Articles
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Living humanely: perspectives from law, morality and science
An event organised by the Loyola Institute last week explored the interaction between law, morality and science against the backdrop of the Referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
19 Apr 2018
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European Research Council Awards €3 million to leading Neuroscientist at Trinity
The Thomas Mitchell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Rhodri Cusack, at Trinity College Dublin has been awarded an EU European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant valued at €3 million.
6 Apr 2018
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Trinity co-hosts World Congress of Biomechanics 2018
The event, which will welcome over 4,000 delegates, is a significant boost for Ireland’s growing international reputation for bioengineering research.
9 Jul 2018
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Students win €50,000 Investment Fund for Entrepreneurs
Trinity Students win €50,000 Investment Fund for Entrepreneurs for their new product that fights hospital infections
1 Jun 2018
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IP pop-up for World Intellectual Property Day
Staff and students were welcomed to one-on-one consultations with knowledge transfer experts from the Office of Corporate Partnership and Knowledge Exchange
11 May 2018
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Is stakeholder capitalism making a comeback?
Over two centuries, capitalist ethos has swung from profit-taking for the few, to a distribution of wealth to the many, and back again. Is the pendulum poised to swing once more? asks Professor Louis Brennan in this piece for The Conversation.
8 Oct 2018
Research
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Trinity Business Student of the Year 2018
The Award recognises and celebrates students who have achieved excellence in a number of categories, including academic, athletic, entrepreneurial, and social engagement.
23 Apr 2018
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World’s largest autism grant will transform research landscape
The €115 million grant, titled Autism Innovative Medicine Studies-2-Trials (AIMS-2-Trials), will increase our understanding of autism and help develop new therapies to improve health outcomes and quality of life for autistic people.
18 Jun 2018
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Trinity student wins 2018 Hamilton Prize
Ronan O’Gorman was honoured as one of Ireland’s leading young mathematicians on the anniversary of Trinity alumnus’ William Rowan Hamilton’s quaternions discovery.
18 Oct 2018
Research
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Can an exhausted lung cell of a smoker fight bacterial infection?
New research uncovers the life of an 'exhausted macrophage' or lung cell of a smoker and why it is unable to fight infectious diseases, such as TB.
1 Nov 2018
Research
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Beyond 2022 project to recreate public record office destroyed in 1922 fire
February 2018
26 Feb 2018
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Health benefits of Irish heather honey comparable to those of Manuka honey
The findings showed that there was a similar overall presence of powerful antioxidants called phenolic compounds in Irish heather honey as in Manuka honey.
3 Sep 2018
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Trinity is the only Irish university among the top 150 institutions in THE 2018 Global University Employability Rankings
Graduates from Trinity College Dublin are among the most employable and workplace ready in the world according to the just published Times Higher Education 2018 Global University Employability Rankings.
15 Nov 2018
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New research project to help women stop smoking
Trinity College Dublin together with the Irish Cancer Society and the HSE are conducting research on new approaches into helping women quit smoking in their own communities.
15 Feb 2018
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Engineers trial new tech to stop energy going down the drain
Working with The National Trust and Bangor University, engineers from Trinity are trialling a new heat recovery technology at Penrhyn Castle in Wales.
18 Apr 2018
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Nanoparticles may cause DNA damage to brain cells across a a cellular barrier
New Research shows nanoparticles may cause DNA damage to brain cells across a cellular barrier.
5 Apr 2018
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New 14 Expeditions book showcases globetrotting adventures of botanists
The new book showcases 14 unique and often surprising research tales told by the researchers who lived them.
1 Oct 2018
Research
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New lecture series marks centenary of 1918
A new lecture series marks the centenary of 1918 with an examination of the origins of nation states in Europe and the pivotal events and legacy of 1918.
18 Oct 2018
Research
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Trinity has the highest graduate employment rate in Ireland
Graduates from Trinity College Dublin are among the most employable and successful in the world according to the just published QS World University Rankings for Graduate Employability 2019, which rank Trinity first in Ireland for graduate employment rate and alumni outcomes. Trinity College is among the top 22% universities in the world in the QS […]
11 Sep 2018
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Does Robert The Bruce offer a 700 year old solution to Brexit impasse?
Historical precedents for some of the big questions arising from Brexit were explored in an inaugural lecture by Seán Duffy, newly appointed Professor of Medieval Irish and Insular History.
30 Nov 2018