Articles
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Trinity tree of the month - the Common Lime
In February we are featuring our Tilia, or Common Lime trees which can be found on the grass bank of the Parsons Building. They’re 23 and 25 metres tall, just over 2.5 metres in girth and together they store over 5,000 kg of carbon.
28 Feb 2024
Sustainability
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Trinity duo win SFI Discover Programme funding to inspire STEM public engagement
Two researchers from Trinity – Dr John O’Donoghue and Cian McLoughlin – have won Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme funding to lead projects that will encourage a deeper understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
28 Feb 2024
Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Society
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Three secrets to successful climate litigation
Courts around the world are handling an increasing number of climate and environmental cases due to the urgent need to combat worsening warming and ecosystem destruction. Morgiane Noel, School of Law, writes for The Conversation about the secrets to successful climate litigation.
28 Feb 2024
Environment|Society
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Trinity researchers to develop new tools to predict future car types in Ireland
New forecasting tools to predict the next generation of private vehicle fleets in Ireland will be developed by a research project being undertaken by a team of economists and civil engineers.
29 Feb 2024
Science|Society|Sustainability
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Creative Brain Week returns for 2024
Now in its third year, the ground-breaking event will explore the themes of Attention, Connection and Love, through a series of public events, activities and exhibitions in the arts and neuroscience.
4 Mar 2024
Arts|Health|Research|Science|Society
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The UK’s two-child limit on benefits is hurting the poorest families
Yekaterina Chzhen, Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, is the co-author of this article in The Conversation about the effects of the UK's two-child limit on benefits.
4 Mar 2024
Society
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Jane Harris: celebrating the British abstract painter you’ve probably never heard of
Artist Jane Harris, belonged to a generation of painters who chose to play with the wealth of visual effects and associations offered by decoration, writes Timothy Stott, Department of Art History & Architecture, in this piece for The Conversation.
4 Mar 2024
Arts|Culture|Research
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Bryan Murray and Deirdre Kinahan win inaugural Pratchett Prize
The Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation has awarded the actor and playwright the inaugural Pratchett Prize for challenging the stigma of Alzheimer’s Disease in their 2023 play 'An Old Song, Half Forgotten'.
4 Mar 2024
Community|Culture|Research|Science
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Shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize announced
The shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize 2024 has been announced today, 28th February 2024 by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre.
5 Mar 2024
Awards and Funding
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Shortlist for 2024 Pollard Poetry Prize announced
The shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize 2024 has been announced by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre.
6 Mar 2024
Awards and Funding|Culture
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626 students receive Entrance Exhibition awards from Trinity
The students come from 445 different schools and from all 32 counties on the island of Ireland as well as 28 countries overseas.
6 Mar 2024
Awards and Funding|Students
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Ocean farmers join forces with researchers to explore potential of nature-positive economy
The GoNaturePositive! research project, led by Trinity Business School and involving 20 partners across 14 countries, was launched by Minister Malcolm Noonan.
6 Mar 2024
Business|Community|Research|Society
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Towards Sustainable Work & Employment: Navigating the Paradoxes of Job Deconstruction
The Inaugural Lecture of Prof David Collings, Professor of Sustainable Business (2021) will take place on Tuesday 12th March at 6pm in the McNabb Theatre in Trinity Business School.
6 Mar 2024
Business
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Launching Trinity Research
This week kicked off with the launch of Trinity Research.
7 Mar 2024
Research
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Inclusive minds: nurturing brain health for all
GBHI Atlantic Fellow Eléonore Bayen explores the complex relationship between disability, inclusion, and brain health, emphasizing the pivotal role of inclusive environments in promoting cognitive well-being and social equity, as exemplified by the MyBrainRobbie initiative.
7 Mar 2024
Health|Research|Society
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Mary Harney becomes first female president of Trinity’s Hist
Mary Harney, who served as the student debating society’s first ever female auditor as an economics student at Trinity in 1976-1977, succeeds Professor David McConnell who has been the Hist president since 2002.
8 Mar 2024
Community|Students
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A quiet revolution: Trinity’s women employees over the years
On International Women’s Day 2024, Trinity is celebrating not only its graduates, but also the many wonderful women who have worked in administration, catering and a whole range of other functions without which the university could not operate.
8 Mar 2024
Community|Culture|Society
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Trinity attracts 26% of CAO applications in 2024
9,312 students picked Trinity College Dublin as their first university choice.
9 Mar 2024
Students
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Professor Mary McCarron appointed to the Commission on Care for Older People
The Commission on Care for Older People will examine the health and social care services and supports for older people across the continuum of care, and make recommendations for their strategic developments.
11 Mar 2024
Community|Health|Society
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Trinity and Irish School of Ecumenics sign new Memorandum of Understanding
Trinity College Dublin and the Irish School of Ecumenics Trust have announced the signing of a revised Memorandum of Understanding.
13 Mar 2024
Research|Society
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Learnovate secures €9.6m funding to support firms addressing skills gaps
The announcement of €9.6 million funding means the Centre can expand its research and innovation agenda into the future.
13 Mar 2024
Awards and Funding|Research|Society
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Ramadan brings fresh fears of escalation on both Gaza Strip and West Bank
Carlo Aldrovandi, Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies at Trinity College Dublin, writes in The Conversation about fresh fears of escalation during Ramadan on both Gaza Strip and West Bank due to lack of access to aid.
13 Mar 2024
Research|Society
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Free measles catch up vaccination clinic on campus
In response to a number of cases of measles on the Island of Ireland over the past few weeks, the HSE is providing a free MMR catch up vaccination clinic on campus.
15 Mar 2024
Students
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Laidlaw Foundation to fund new research and innovation library at Trinity
The new research and innovation library will be Trinity’s first stand-alone digital library and is expected to open in 2027, focusing on embracing modern and collaborative working and studying approaches.
19 Mar 2024
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Students
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Scientists uncover new secrets to natural appetite control, offering promise in the battle against obesity
New research shows the diabetes drug Metformin and solid foods elevate a hunger-reducing factor (Lac-Phe) in the body, whereas sugary drinks have minimal effect.
20 Mar 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Books written and illustrated by schoolchildren go on exhibit in the Long Room
An exhibition of 52 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary school students was launched in the Long Room of Trinity’s Old Library on Tues, March 19th.
20 Mar 2024
Community|Culture
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A call for Olympic stories
Do you have a connection with the Olympics?
20 Mar 2024
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Trinity on the Move raises over €10,000 for student hardship funds
The day of sponsored sport saw students, staff and alumni come together as a community to raise money for the student hardship funds.
20 Mar 2024
Community|Health|Students
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Eight compete in Trinity’s Three-Minute Thesis competition final
Eight speakers competed in the final event, which requires researchers to present their research, armed with just one slide, in a manner that makes sense to a non-specialist audience, and within a fixed time limit of three minutes.
22 Mar 2024
Research|Students
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New research shows promise for novel treatments for tuberculosis
Collaborative research from Trinity and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is recently published in the European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and marks World TB Day, today (24th March 2024).
23 Mar 2024
Health|Research