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National AI Leadership Forum unites sectors to secure Ireland’s AI future

Hosted today at William Fry’s Dublin office, the Forum brought together senior representatives from Government, academia, industry, regulators, and civil society. The ongoing goal is to develop a shared roadmap for Ireland’s global leadership in the development and use of safe, ethical, and human-centric AI, to build a successful AI future.

25 Sep 2025

Business|Innovation|Research|Society

New exhibitions spotlight 400 years of Ireland in maps

Rare 16th century sea maps of Ireland, Cromwellian-era land surveys and 19th tourist maps feature in a new exhibition in the Old Library, Trinity College Dublin.

7 Oct 2025

Culture|Research

The EU’s 10% natural habitat target is insufficient for pollinator recovery

Bees, butterflies and other insects have too little natural habitat around them to survive, according to a new study published in leading international journal Science.

26 Sep 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Northern Lights feature in today’s weather report… from a rogue planet

Strong Northern Lights-like activity is the standout feature of today’s weather report, which is coming at you from a strange, extrasolar world, instead of a standard TV studio.

26 Sep 2025

Research|Science

Six things to know about the Irish Presidential election

Now that the list of candidates for the Irish Presidential Election is confirmed, political scientist Gail McElroy offers a quick explainer on the role of the President, the powers and limitations of the office, and how the election process works.

30 Sep 2025

Research|Society

Exploration matters more than perfection in STEM learning

Dr Paul Irving, STEM Community Manager at Trinity Walton Club, argues that science doesn’t want perfection but curiosity instead. And that's what we should be nurturing in young learners.

29 Sep 2025

Science|Students

Trinity welcomes recipients of 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships

Ten Trinity research proposals secured funding in the 2024 call and, with some scheduled to begin in the coming months, Trinity now warmly welcomes all winners.

1 Oct 2025

Awards and Funding|Research

Bone health screening game changer for people with intellectual disability

New research at IDS-TILDA at the School of Nursing and Midwifery has led to improved outcomes for people with intellectual disability who are unable to access a traditional DXA bone scan.

1 Oct 2025

Health|Research|Society

Paul Lynch and translators celebrate International Translation Day

Award-winning Irish author Paul Lynch was joined by four of his translators at an event hosted by Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation to mark International Translation Day.

3 Oct 2025

Culture|Research

Avista partners with Trinity to offer intellectual disability nursing student placements

This new academic partnership builds upon existing research links between Avista and the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability (TCAID) which is situated within the School of Nursing & Midwifery.

2 Oct 2025

Community|Health

Astronomers detect explosive, toxic gas in ancient brown dwarf

The detection of phosphine in the atmosphere of Wolf 1130C raises questions as to why it’s not more prevalent in other brown dwarfs.

3 Oct 2025

Research|Science

International study shows creative experiences delay brain aging

Engaging in creative experiences such as music, dance, visual arts, and even specific video games can slow brain aging and promote healthier brain function, according to a trailblazing international study published today in Nature Communications

3 Oct 2025

Health|Research|Society

Ireland’s role in the American Revolution under spotlight at Trinity conference

Organised by the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland in association with the Trinity Long Room Hub, the conference will mark the approach of the 250th anniversary in 2026 of this transformative period in American history.

6 Oct 2025

Book of Kells: exploring the evidence that points to Pictish origins

Whether based in Pictland, Iona or Ireland, the makers of the Book of Kells may have come together from a variety of locations, and they certainly had an international outlook, writes Rachel Moss, School of Histories and Humanities in The Conversation.

7 Oct 2025

Culture|Research

Imagine if Ireland could lay rail tracks as quickly as it builds roads

Now Metrolink is going ahead, what’s the next rail project for Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway?

9 Oct 2025

Community|Environment

Could targeted steroid use offer a universal complimentary treatment to fight TB?

Researchers wanted to understand how steroids selectively affect human macrophages, which are a key cellular player in the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb); the bacteria which causes TB.

9 Oct 2025

Health|Research|Science

Trinity’s Rosie Lavan co-edits definitive collection of Seamus Heaney’s poetry

The long-awaited publication of the definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry co-edited by Dr Rosie Lavan, School of English, was celebrated at an event in Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy.

20 Oct 2025

Culture|Research

Irish schools face a ‘homework apocalypse’ because of unregulated AI

AI and learning expert Rita Bateson called for schools to implement AI policies before it overwhelms them, at this year’s Learnovation Summit.

14 Oct 2025

Community|Innovation|Society

Secondary students search for “ein Stein” in classic mathematics challenge

Researchers from Trinity’s Experimental Mathematics Lab, partnering with staff in Trinity Access Programmes (TAP), welcomed 18 TY students from Coláiste Bríde and Marian College to take part in a classic “ein Stein” challenge as Maths Week takes centre stage in Ireland this week.

14 Oct 2025

Research|Science|Students

Trinity retains top Executive MBA spot in Ireland amid intensifying global competition

Trinity Business School continues to be recognised as Ireland’s leading provider of an Executive MBA in the Financial Times EMBA 2025 Rankings.

15 Oct 2025

Business

Irish buff-tailed bumblebees are genetically distinct from their British counterparts

The news that our native bees are cut from a different cloth has important implications for conservation practices and may also inform the way imported commercial populations are managed.

15 Oct 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Thrive in Trinity: Provost sets out five-year strategic plan

Provost Dr Linda Doyle said at the event: "When we thrive, Trinity thrives. And when Trinity thrives, we are able to challenge and serve society more effectively, and make positive and lasting change in the world".

15 Oct 2025

Community|Culture|Innovation|Students

Professor Karen Wiltshire wins 2025 A.G. Huntsman Medal

Prof. Wiltshire, a marine ecologist and climate scientist from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, was honoured for her innovative and interdisciplinary research in climate science, and for her significant contribution to international organisations, which has built capacity and brought new voices into the marine sciences.

16 Oct 2025

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Ireland’s strengths as a European leader in AI spotlighted at Artificial Intelligence conference

Taking place at the European Commission and Parliament’s headquarters in Dublin, ADVANCE 2025, hosted by ADAPT, the Research Ireland Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology, spotlights Ireland’s role in European innovation, digital security, and an Open Source future.

16 Oct 2025

Business|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Grokipedia: Elon Musk is right that Wikipedia is biased, but his AI alternative will be the same at best

Taha Yasseri, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, writes for The Conversation about Grokipedia – a new project to rival Wikipedia being developed by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI.

16 Oct 2025

Research

TILDA Connecting Generations Student Awards 2025

The awards event brought together students, staff, and guests from across Trinity’s schools and disciplines to explore the theme of ageing and connection through writing, film, and art.

16 Oct 2025

Trinity researcher contributes to landmark European Cancer Prevention Code

Professor Quentin Crowley, from the Discipline of Geology in Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, has contributed to the fifth edition of the European Code Against Cancer (ECAC5), which officially launched this weekend at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress in Berlin.

20 Oct 2025

Environment|Health|Research|Science

"It changed my life”: 90-year-old former Trinity English student recalls university in the 1950s

“It changed my life at that age. I went there straight from a very strict English boarding school so the freedom was just wonderful. We just talked and talked and talked.”

20 Oct 2025

Arts|Community

€4.3m Erasmus Mundus Grant awarded for new international Master’s in Applied Drama and Arts Education

Carmel O’Sullivan and the School of Education help secure the first ever Erasmus Mundus in applied drama and arts education in Europe.

20 Oct 2025

Arts|Culture|Research

Extraordinary story of “world’s first multinational” corporation subject of 2025 Annual Edmund Burke Lecture

Historian and author William Dalrymple told audience of the remarkable rise and fall of the British East India Company at Trinity Long Room Hub’s Annual Edmund Burke Lecture

20 Oct 2025

Culture|Research

National AI Leadership Forum unites sectors to secure Ireland’s AI future

New exhibitions spotlight 400 years of Ireland in maps

The EU’s 10% natural habitat target is insufficient for pollinator recovery

Northern Lights feature in today’s weather report… from a rogue planet

Six things to know about the Irish Presidential election

Exploration matters more than perfection in STEM learning

Trinity welcomes recipients of 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships

Bone health screening game changer for people with intellectual disability

Paul Lynch and translators celebrate International Translation Day

Avista partners with Trinity to offer intellectual disability nursing student placements

Astronomers detect explosive, toxic gas in ancient brown dwarf

International study shows creative experiences delay brain aging

Ireland’s role in the American Revolution under spotlight at Trinity conference

Book of Kells: exploring the evidence that points to Pictish origins

Imagine if Ireland could lay rail tracks as quickly as it builds roads

Could targeted steroid use offer a universal complimentary treatment to fight TB?

Trinity’s Rosie Lavan co-edits definitive collection of Seamus Heaney’s poetry

Irish schools face a ‘homework apocalypse’ because of unregulated AI

Secondary students search for “ein Stein” in classic mathematics challenge

Trinity retains top Executive MBA spot in Ireland amid intensifying global competition

Irish buff-tailed bumblebees are genetically distinct from their British counterparts

Thrive in Trinity: Provost sets out five-year strategic plan

Professor Karen Wiltshire wins 2025 A.G. Huntsman Medal

Ireland’s strengths as a European leader in AI spotlighted at Artificial Intelligence conference

Grokipedia: Elon Musk is right that Wikipedia is biased, but his AI alternative will be the same at best

TILDA Connecting Generations Student Awards 2025

Trinity researcher contributes to landmark European Cancer Prevention Code

"It changed my life”: 90-year-old former Trinity English student recalls university in the 1950s

€4.3m Erasmus Mundus Grant awarded for new international Master’s in Applied Drama and Arts Education

Extraordinary story of “world’s first multinational” corporation subject of 2025 Annual Edmund Burke Lecture

Paul Lynch and translators celebrate International Translation Day