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Summer Grants Now Available for Undergraduate Students to Study in the U.S

Undergraduate students can now apply for the 'Study of the U.S. Institutes for European Student Leaders in Social Entrepreneurship' hosted by the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

13 Jan 2017

New website will help institutions road-map their journeys to gender equality

The Systemic Action for Gender Equality (SAGE) website provides a suite of tools and resources to aid higher education and research institutions.

30 Nov 2017

Scientists discover the engine that powers cancer-killing NK cells

The engine used by cancer-killing 'Natural Killer' cells is turned on by a protein called Srebp, which can be blocked by certain sterols like cholesterol.

18 Sep 2017

TCD researcher awarded €3.9 million for extracellular vesicles cancer research

Professor Lorraine O'Driscoll at Trinity’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences has been awarded almost €4 million Horizon 2020 funding for a programme entitled ‘Training in Extracellular vesicles for benefit in Health and Disease’.

8 Nov 2017

Can’t you hear them? The science and significance of hearing voices

A new book on the experience of 'hearing voices', by Trinity College Dublin academic and psychologist, Associate Professor Simon McCarthy Jones explains new ways to think about voice-hearing, and provides access to the state-of-the-art work being done in this field by a collective of scientists, voice-hearers, and voice-hearing scientists.

27 Apr 2017

International influences on the Irish Free State

The Irish Free State was much more open to international influence than scholarship has traditionally allowed, according to historian Dr Anne Dolan, speaking at the Contemporary Irish History Research Seminar Series this week.

16 Nov 2017

Launch of New Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability

More than 150 people with intellectual disabilities, their families and carers gathered in Trinity for the official opening of the new Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability and to celebrate ten years of their participation in a longitudinal study on ageing for people with intellectual disability.

21 Sep 2017

New research could pave way for preventative treatment for oesophageal cancer

New research from scientists at Trinity has unlocked a clue into how chronic heartburn damages the oesophagus, potentially paving the way for new treatments.

24 Oct 2017

New pollinator guidelines aim to get Ireland’s farmland buzzing again

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan’s 'Farmland Guidelines: Actions to help Pollinators' offer evidence-based actions farmers can take to help protect bees and their own livelihoods.

21 Sep 2017

Goldilocks genes hold clues to a plethora of diseases

Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin have used our evolutionary history to shine light on a plethora of neurodevelopmental disorders and diseases.

8 Feb 2017

Global ICT leader Huawei announces research partnership with Trinity

At the event at Trinity, Guo Ping, Huawei Deputy Chairman & Rotating CEO, also announced the expansion of the company’s Cork R&D operation.

11 Dec 2017

Public invited to a behind-the-scenes look at cancer research

Members of the public are invited to a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing research work taking place in Trinity College Dublin at a special public symposium on cancer research frontiers at Trinity on Friday 29th September. The event has been organised as part of the third annual Cancer Week Ireland.

25 Sep 2017

Trinity Sport announces 64 new scholars

This year saw the highest level of interest the scholarship programme has ever received

27 Oct 2017

Trinity launches Campus Pollinator Plan and asks public to ‘Name Our Queen Bee’

Trinity seeks a name for its Queen Bee, who is overseeing the work of thousands of honeybees in a newly installed campus beehive – tweet us using #TrinityQueen.

11 Apr 2017

BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition winners secure Trinity scholarships

Four winners of the BTYSTE 2017 competition will continue their studies at Trinity.

18 Dec 2017

US-Irish Symposium discusses ‘Factions, Fears, and Fake News’

Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute has collaborated with the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities, Columbia University, New York in the joint event.

8 Nov 2017

A pre-Brexit aviation agreement is needed to avoid travel chaos

Lecturer in Strategy and Researcher in Aviation at Trinity, Padraic Regan, feels Brexit may spell trouble for aeroplane passengers unless an aviation agreement is prioritised.

10 Aug 2017

Scientists switch on world-leading radio telescope

Joining the the international low frequency array (LOFAR) telescope network will allow astrophysicists based in Ireland to study the early Universe and better understand the effects of the Sun on Earth.

27 Jul 2017

Trinity duo wins 2017 Irish James Dyson award

Two Trinity engineering graduates won the award for inventing a new software solution that helps people with intellectual disabilities navigate independently.

7 Sep 2017

Can one powerful person change the course of history?

The critical role played by powerful leaders in transforming the path of history was the focus of the annual Edmund Burke lecture delivered by Prof Margaret MacMillan.

26 Oct 2017

Statisticians celebrate 50 years of the discipline at Trinity

World-leaders in statistics will discuss what lies ahead on the 50th anniversary of the discipline in Trinity.

14 Nov 2017

From zombie critters to plant sensors at the School of Natural Sciences showcase

Researchers and postgraduate students from the School showcased the fascinating -- and hugely varied -- research they are currently conducting.

16 Nov 2017

New anti-protest laws are incompatible with American democracy

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Laura Graham, notes that civil protest is deeply embedded in American democratic history.

7 Apr 2017

New research to assess how lasers may provide more energy-efficient Internet

Professor John Donegan from the School of Physics has been awarded €1.46m by Science Foundation Ireland to assess the impact lasers could have.

21 Feb 2017

Ancient DNA analysis recreates genetic history of Portugal and Spain

Bronze Age Iberia received fewer Steppe invaders than the rest of Europe. The relative lack of invasion may explain why a pre-European language, Euskera, still exists in Iberia.

28 Jul 2017

Eyes in the sky — how ground-bound animals follow vultures to a free lunch

On the plains of Africa, jackals and hyenas follow scavenging vultures to pick up an easy meal.

21 Mar 2017

Viewing protein folding helps scientists home in on neurodegenerative disease

Scientists have, for the first time, observed how proteins fold in real time, which has implications for understanding diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

16 May 2017

A digital exhibition exploring J.M. Synge’s ‘The Playboy of the Western World’

A digital exhibition exploring J.M. Synge’s most celebrated play launched on 110th anniversary

26 Jan 2017

‘From Decadence to Despair’: An chéad taispeántas mór faoi Oscar Wilde in Éirinn

Tá tús curtha leis an gcéad taispeántas mór riamh in Éirinn maidir le Oscar Wilde i Leabharlann Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath.

12 Oct 2017

Liffey Trust teams up with Trinity Business School to fund MBA scholarships

The scholarship was awarded to John Drumm, founder of Glencar Healthcare, which specialises in funding Irish healthcare infrastructure.

25 Aug 2017