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Tree of the Month - Dawn Redwood

This month we are featuring the Dawn Redwood or Metasequoia glyptostroboides, which is significant to have in our collection due to its status as an endangered species. One can be found in New Square in front of the Book of Kells experience, and another specimen can be found in Trinity’s Botanic Gardens in the Western arboretum.

4 Jul 2024

Community|Sustainability

Operation of the ‘in camera’ rule in Irish family law system to be examined

A new research project being undertaken by social policy experts in the School of Social Work and Social Policy and legal experts in University College Cork will uncover how the 'in camera rule' works in practice in Ireland.

8 Jul 2024

Research|Society

Scientists discover how to improve vaccine responses to potentially deadly bacterium

The researchers from Trinity have taken a leap forward in understanding how we might fight back against the potentially deadly MRSA bacterium.

8 Jul 2024

Health|Research|Science

Great white sharks in Ireland? International team plots September search

A group of Irish shark scientists will this September host OCEARCH, a US-based great white shark research non-profit, with the goal of documenting the first records of the famous species in Irish waters.

10 Jul 2024

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity ranked 26th in Europe by QS University Rankings

QS assessed 685 institutions in the Europe region, using 12 performance indicators, some of which differ to those used for the QS World University Rankings 2025, in which Trinity ranked 87th.

10 Jul 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Students