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Honorary degrees conferred at Trinity

Journalist Susan McKay, musician Fergus Sheil, Judge Mary Irvine and scientist Michael Coey received Trinity’s highest honour from Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.

1 Dec 2023

Awards and Funding|Community|Students

Mary McGee awarded the Praeses Elit prize

The 50th anniversary of the legalisation of contraception in Ireland was marked by a conference on the landmark McGee v Attorney General case hosted by the Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance.

4 Dec 2023

University alliance to foster impactful translational research

The Translational Medicine Alliance Ireland (TMAI) brings together the strengths of multiple institutions, creating a collaborative ecosystem to address the complex hurdles associated with translating scientific discoveries into practical healthcare applications and interventions.

3 Dec 2023

Health|Innovation|Research

How AI can decode ancient scripts – from medieval manuscripts to hieroglyphics

The ethics and dangers of AI have received important attention over the past year, but its power to make legible and navigable our cultural heritage also deserves attention, writes Dr Mark Faulkner in this piece for The Conversation.

5 Dec 2023

Arts|Culture|Science

Even a brief experience of poverty is enough to harm a child's development

A one-off experience of poverty is enough to impact on a child’s development, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Dept of Sociology.

11 Dec 2023

Research|Society

Trinity Corporate Governance Lab launched

Tech integrity and the governance of frontier technology are among pressing issues in the corporate world to be investigated at a new governance research and innovation lab launched by Trinity Business School.

6 Dec 2023

Society

Paul Murray appointed Trinity Long Room Hub 2024 Rooney Writer Fellow

The fellowship, beginning in January 2024, will see the author engage with the themes and community of TLRH and partner schools in the Arts and Humanities.

7 Dec 2023

Culture

SandboxAQ funds two Quantum Science and Technology MSc scholarships for under-represented students

As part of an ongoing collaboration these scholarships, available to students from the Global South, will help train the future quantum workforce and bring greater diversity to the quantum ecosystem.

6 Dec 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Students

Students receive 2023 Three Ireland Connect to STEM Scholarships

Trinity this week announced five student recipients of the 2023 Three Ireland Connect to STEM Scholarships for Women at an evening ceremony hosted by Three Ireland.

6 Dec 2023

Seti: how we’re searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies

Is there life beyond Earth? The question has turned out to be one of the hardest to answer in science. Find out how astrophysicists from Trinity are seeking ET in this piece published by The Conversation.

7 Dec 2023

Research|Science