Articles
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The Gene that Affects Alcohol Responses
The gene is important in dictating similar responses to alcohol in people and in fruit flies. Understanding how alcohol use disorders develop may help us design therapies for those affected by abuse and addiction.
15 Jul 2015
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Trinity Academic Helps to Promote Equity and Inclusion in Central American Social Policy
Professor Mac MacLachlan, Director of the Centre for Global Health and member of the School of Psychology in Trinity College Dublin, participated in a recent high-level ministerial meeting on social inclusion in Panama.
9 Feb 2015
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ADAPT Researcher is Youngest Ever IBM ‘Master Inventor’
Haytham Assem, 26, has been rewarded for being a leading role model for the technical and scientific community.
30 Nov 2015
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Irish Chamber of Commerce (Singapore) Raises Money for Trinity Cancer Institute
At the recent Stamford American Singapore Ireland Golf Invitational, the Irish Chamber of Commerce raised over €22,500 for an integrated cancer facility, Trinity Cancer Institute, being developed by Trinity College Dublin, St James’s Hospital and their partners.
10 Dec 2015
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Trinity Graduate William Campbell Awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
Professor William Campbell, who graduated with first class honours in zoology from Trinity in 1952, has been jointly awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
5 Oct 2015
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Trinity Welcomes Transformative Chemist
Internationally renowned inorganic chemist, Professor Karl Wieghardt, delivered the 2015 Cocker Lecture.
16 Mar 2015
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Botanists discover critically endangered new species
Botanists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a beautiful new tree species from the coffee family.
23 Nov 2015
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Why we don’t hear about the 10,000 French deaths at Gallipoli
Professor John Horne on why the Gallipoli campaign, which became a foundation myth in Australia and the Turkish ,was eventually forgotten in France.
27 Apr 2015
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Trinity Professor Honoured by HM The Queen for Child and Adolescent Cancer Research
Professor Owen Patrick Smith, CBE was awarded Honorary CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by HM Queen Elizabeth for his life-long work on cancer in children and adolescents on 27 November 2015.
8 Dec 2015
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Prof Roy Foster Explores the Challenges of Commemoration at Public Lecture
In his lecture, 'Historians and the Memory of the Irish Revolution', Prof Foster explored the agendas and implications of commemorating events in Irish history.
20 Oct 2015
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Nature at Heart of Decision-Making in New ‘Irish Forum on Natural Capital’
Academic, public, private and NGO sectors will come together to value, protect and restore Ireland's natural capital and ecosystem services.
18 Jun 2015
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‘Irish People Paying €600m More in Healthcare Than in 2007’ – New Research
Plans for universal access to healthcare are in disarray, according to new research from the Centre for Health Policy and Management in the School of Medicine.
24 Sep 2015
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Irish Times Debating Competition Team Award goes to Trinity
The team winners of the Annual Irish Times debating competition were Ronan O'Connor and Hugh Guidera of Trinity’s Philosophical Society.
25 Feb 2015
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New Target Could Eliminate Lurking Cancer Stem Cells
Scientists have found a protein that can kick cancer stem cells into action so that target therapies have better prospects of destroying them.
26 Nov 2015
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One Minute’s Silence in Memory of those Killed at Garissa University College
Trinity to Hold One Minute’s Silence on 27 April in Memory of those Killed at Garissa University College, Kenya
24 Apr 2015
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Lightning Talks Deliver 120 Seconds of Natural Science
The fascinating diversity of research emanating from the School of Natural Sciences was showcased in two-minute talks.
9 Nov 2015
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CONSENSUS ‘HomeLabs’ Shine Light on Sustainable Living
Following in-home trials designed to assess the efficacy of combining interventions to support sustainability in our daily lives, Trinity geographers present a number of key findings.
12 Mar 2015
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Raise & Give Week
Get involved in Trinity’s annual 'Raise and Give' Week to support Trinity charities. Find out more about the Trinitones, Table Quiz, Triathlon and other events
13 Jan 2015
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Online Depression Therapy Proves A Success
Study shows 50% of those with depression were observed to be either in remission or recovered from their symptoms at three and six-month follow-ups
30 Nov 2015
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HomeSick – Science Gallery Exhibition
HOMESICK, an exhibition exploring the nature of home, for better or worse.
6 Jun 2015
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Major Breakthrough in Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
The Trinity researchers believe that periodic clearance of a specific protein across the blood brain barrier could hold tremendous potential for new therapies.
21 Sep 2015
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Law and Religion In Contemporary Society Explored at Conference
Religious freedom, human rights and Islam and patronage in education were among topics explored at a conference hosted by the Irish School of Ecumenics and the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff
10 Nov 2015
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What does the internet say about you?
Trinity's QR Code - What was it all about?
23 Jan 2015
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Trinity Academic Receives Best Higher Education Teacher Award
Assistant Professor Sheila Ryder, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, was presented an award by The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education.
18 Dec 2015
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Trinity Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity
Trinity’s Maths and Physics Societies welcomed Professor Petros Florides to talk on the centenary of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.
11 Nov 2015
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Trinity Students Take Home 10 Awards at National Student Media Awards
Trinity was the outright winner of the National Student Media Awards – Smedias which this year received over 1,000 entries from student journalists, broadcasters and producers from all across Ireland.
21 Apr 2015
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Trinity Scientists Homing in on New Hepatitis C Vaccine
Trinity researchers have commenced a new study to evaluate a new vaccine for the prevention of Hepatitis C infection in HIV patients, who are at increased risk of contracting the infection.
23 Nov 2015
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Irish Lives in War and Revolution MOOC
Trinity's MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), Irish Lives in War and Revolution: Exploring Ireland’s History 1912-1923, will run again on 14th March 2016.
2 Mar 2016
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Irish-Scottish World in the Middle Ages Conference
The crowning of a Scotsman as the last High King of Ireland was marked at a major international conference focusing on the 700th anniversary of the Bruce Invasion of Ireland in Trinity College Dublin in September, 2015.
8 Oct 2015
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Study Identifies Impacts of Women’s Socio-Economic Status on Infant Health
Latest report, led by Trinity researchers, argues better maternal health education and community health investment needed to improve prenatal and infant health in Ireland
16 Jan 2015