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Trinity spin-out ProVerum secures $80 million in funding to accelerate commercialisation of innovative medical device

The largest investor funding round ever raised by a company to have spun out from an Irish university will help develop a device that reshapes enlarged prostates and relieves symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

9 Sep 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Real-time Liffey data drives community engagement and environmental planning

The River Liffey Water Sensors Pilot, developed by UTS Technologies in collaboration with Smart Docklands, has demonstrated how real-time environmental data can empower local communities, support sustainability, and improve decision-making for everyone who interacts with the river.

10 Sep 2025

Community|Environment|Research|Sustainability

TILDA findings highlight the urgent need to rethink health and social care for older people

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) has released its ‘Wave 6’ findings which points to challenging times for Ireland’s older population.

9 Sep 2025

Health|Research|Society

Distinguished Investigator Award 2025 for Prof. Mark Cunningham

The award from Neuroscience Ireland recognises an outstanding long-standing member of the neuroscience community of Ireland demonstrating international standing in academic and intellectual achievement.

28 Aug 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research

Parents see quality of life improvements in children with impaired walking thanks to mobility assistance dogs

Parents report improvements in physical activity, social engagement and family life in their children in the first qualitative assessment of its type led by researchers from Trinity.

12 Sep 2025

Health|Research|Science

Scientists discover how nanoplastics disrupt brain energy metabolism

Scientists from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) have discovered how nanoplastics – even smaller than microplastics – disrupt energy metabolism in brain cells. Their findings may have implications for better understanding a suite of neurodegenerative diseases.

15 Sep 2025

Environment|Health|Research|Science|Sustainability

Social lifetime experiences have long-lasting effects on mental and brain health

Lifetime significant experiences, in particular the social ones, are the fabric of our identity. But what about their impact in our health?

12 Sep 2025

Health|Research|Society

Flags, failure and fighting climate change — the Arts & Humanities Research Festival has it all!

Trinity’s annual Arts and Humanities Research Festival returns from 22-26 September with a week-long programme of talks, panel discussions, and performances.

16 Sep 2025

Culture|Research|Society

Managing ‘ditch-scapes’ can strengthen communities and the environment

A global study reframes ditches as multifunctional waterways with the potential to improve community resilience, water quality, biodiversity and environmental outcomes.

15 Sep 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity team to improve electric vehicle batteries after winning National Challenge Fund prize

A team from Trinity’s School of Engineering has won a prize in the National Challenge Fund competition, which was established under the Government of Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP).

17 Sep 2025

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Science|Sustainability

Linda Djougang named as brand ambassador for Trinity Sport

Linda Djougang said: “Being named a Trinity Sport ambassador is a true honour. Trinity has been central to my journey, both academically and in rugby and I hope to inspire the next generation of athletes to believe in their potential and embrace the opportunities that sport and education can offer.”

18 Sep 2025

Dr Abeba Birhane joins world leaders at AI summit at the Vatican

Dr Birhane, Director of the AI Accountability Lab (AIAL) in the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre at the School of Computer Science and Statistics in Trinity, recently took part in the gathering on AI and the future of humanity at the World Meeting on Human Fraternity.

19 Sep 2025

Culture|Research|Science|Society

START headlines a week of Trinity festivals connecting research, researchers and the public

Trinity is excited to welcome the public to a week of festival activities, events and demos headlined by the START (Start Talking About Research Today) Festival, which takes centre stage on Friday.

23 Sep 2025

Trinity becomes 3rd university awarded NTA's gold-level Smarter Travel Mark

After its investment in campus infrastructure, promoting behaviour change initiatives and advocating for better walking, cycling and public transport provision, Trinity is proud to be recognised as a leader in smart, sustainable travel.

24 Sep 2025

Community|Environment|Sustainability

From 17 students to 2,800: A printed history marks 100 years of Trinity Business School

The publication charts the school’s evolution from modest beginnings with just 17 students in 1925 (when classes were only held in afternoons to accommodate the students’ work commitments) to the current enrolment of 2,800 students, from more than 60 countries.

25 Sep 2025

Business|Society|Students

One Battle After Another – this movie is a powerful exploration of US today

The new film, One Battle After Another, suggests that there is still a place for challenging filmmaking in today’s culture, writes Ruth Barton, School of Creative Arts, in a piece for The Conversation.

25 Sep 2025

Culture|Research

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

Trinity spin-out ProVerum secures $80 million in funding to accelerate commercialisation of innovative medical device

Real-time Liffey data drives community engagement and environmental planning

TILDA findings highlight the urgent need to rethink health and social care for older people

Distinguished Investigator Award 2025 for Prof. Mark Cunningham

Parents see quality of life improvements in children with impaired walking thanks to mobility assistance dogs

Scientists discover how nanoplastics disrupt brain energy metabolism

Social lifetime experiences have long-lasting effects on mental and brain health

Flags, failure and fighting climate change — the Arts & Humanities Research Festival has it all!

Managing ‘ditch-scapes’ can strengthen communities and the environment

Trinity team to improve electric vehicle batteries after winning National Challenge Fund prize

Linda Djougang named as brand ambassador for Trinity Sport

Dr Abeba Birhane joins world leaders at AI summit at the Vatican

START headlines a week of Trinity festivals connecting research, researchers and the public

Trinity becomes 3rd university awarded NTA's gold-level Smarter Travel Mark

From 17 students to 2,800: A printed history marks 100 years of Trinity Business School

One Battle After Another – this movie is a powerful exploration of US today

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

Paul Lynch and translators celebrate International Translation Day