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Former Governor of Central Bank, Prof Honohan gives Henry Grattan lecture

Professor Patrick Honohan spoke on 'Reflections on the Irish Economy – 1916-2016' at annual Henry Grattan Lecture.

25 May 2016

Trinity Engineering Students to Develop Next-Gen Ferraris

Two internships with the iconic Italian motor company will see engineering students develop innovations to reduce car weight and improve safety.

25 Jan 2016

SHARECITY team launches first global database on ICT-enabled food-sharing

Dublin has 42 ICT-enabled food-sharing enterprises while London leads the way globally with 198.

4 Oct 2016

Trinity researchers win Royal Society University Research Fellowships

Dr Richard Hobbs, Dr John Goold, and Dr Aidan McDonald secured the prestigious awards and have now joined Trinity.

14 Dec 2016

Trinity Professor Elected 2016 IEEE Fellow

Professor John Heywood, Fellow Emeritus, School of Education has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the world’s largest association for the advancement of technology.

5 Feb 2016

Trinity Wins Knowledge Transfer Impact Awards

Trinity was the only institution to win two awards; these were in the License to Market and Consultancy Impact categories.

27 Jun 2016

Inside Trinity

The four part series on a year in the life of Trinity

28 Sep 2016

International team makes fundamental physics breakthrough

The team discovered that electrons with no mass can acquire a mass in the presence of a high magnetic field.

30 Aug 2016

Litany of undiagnosed, under-reported and untreated health problems for mothers

The interim findings of MAMMI, an Irish longitudinal study on the health of first-time mothers, has revealed a litany of hidden health problems affecting every aspect of mother’s lives.

8 Nov 2016

Creating Batteries of the Future

Pioneering research focusing on creating a new type of extremely long lasting battery is being led by Professor Valeria Nicolosi.

15 Jul 2016

Grandparent Carers Let Down by Social Services

Poor collaboration between child protection and adult addiction services causing additional hardships for children of drug-using parents and their grandparent carers.

9 Feb 2016

Trinity’s Architecture Celebrated during Open House Dublin 2016

Trinity College Dublin will open its doors to the public as part of Open House Dublin 2016, on the 14th – 16th October.

13 Oct 2016

Summer Sports Camp

Trinity's multi-sport summer camps for children aged 4 to 15 years

29 Jul 2016

Cognitive Computing Research for Children with Cochlear Implants

Trinity College Dublin, The National Centre for Cochlear Implants at Beaumont Hospital and IBM have launched a research project using cognitive computing to help predict speech perception in children with cochlear implants. It will improve device tuning and speed, but most critically it will improve overall patient outcomes in children with severe to profound hearing loss.

17 Jun 2016

Trinity researchers win Horizon 2020 funding for deep learning

Trinity researchers, Professor Rozenn Dahyot and Professor David Gregg of Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics have been awarded €608,800 in prestigious Horizon 2020 funding for the project 'Bonseyes'.

13 Dec 2016

‘Careers Pathways’ Wins National Occupational Therapists Award

The transition to employment project for students and graduates with mental health difficulties was awarded the Ann Beckett Award from the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland.

29 Mar 2016

Professors Jane Grimson and David McConnell Inaugurated as New Pro-Chancellors

Appointment to the office of Pro-Chancellor is considered one of the highest accolades the University can bestow.

7 Apr 2016

Trinity and Marino Institute partner up in new International Programme

The International Foundation Programme will start in September 2016.

18 May 2016

Cycle to raise money for ovarian cancer

A group of cyclists from West Limerick cycling clubs are cycling from Newcastle West in Limerick to St. James’s Hospital in Dublin to raise awareness for ovarian cancer and to raise vital funds for the ovarian cancer charities (SOCK and Ovacare) who are leading the way in turning the tide on research, knowledge and awareness.

20 Sep 2016

Trinity Researchers Secure Prestigious European Research Council Grants

Professor Martin Sokol and Professor Valeria Nicolosi secured highly prized ERC Consolidator Grants.

15 Feb 2016

The Proclamation was a speech by Pearse, not a constitution

The Easter Rising document did not reflect the range of views of its seven signatories.

28 Mar 2016

Frozen in Time, The Fagel Collection in the Library of Trinity College Dublin

The collection is an enormously rich resource of books, pamphlets and maps in French, Dutch, English and other European languages, ranging in date from 1460 to 1799.

19 Dec 2016

Restrict free markets and other freedoms may be curtailed

Markets are not without limitations, but they allow freedom, according to Professor of Economics John O'Hagan

18 Jan 2016

Moroccan Ambassador Visits Trinity

His Excellency Mr Anas Khales visited Trinity to meet with Dr Omar Mamad, a postdoctoral researcher at the Trinity Institute of Neuroscience and the Vice President for Global Relations.

18 Mar 2016

2016 US Presidential Election:Trinity experts give their views and predictions

Hilary Clinton & Donald Trump on free trade, climate change, race, class and gender.

4 Oct 2016

Dr Paul Brennan awarded 2016 Burkitt Medal for contribution to cancer research

The award recognises people with the integrity, compassion and dedication matching that of Denis Burkitt, a Trinity graduate who is known for his discovery of Burkitt lymphoma.

1 Nov 2016

Trinity Global Business Forum – The Future of Business

Trinity School of Business inaugural Global Business Forum will focus on the pivotal issues facing business today.

9 May 2016

New research charts the evolution of the Irish family

New research on the evolution of the Irish family by academics from Trinity College Dublin offers an intriguing picture of persistently resilient and increasingly diverse Irish families who have adapted to a period of changing socio-economic realities since the state’s foundation.

8 Dec 2016

PROBE

Research uncovered at Trinity College Dublin

19 Sep 2016

Nobel Prize Winner William Campbell returns to his alma mater

Professor Campbell’s interest in parasitology first started in Trinity where he studied zoology.

30 Sep 2016