Articles
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Free measles catch up vaccination clinic on campus
In response to a number of cases of measles on the Island of Ireland over the past few weeks, the HSE is providing a free MMR catch up vaccination clinic on campus.
15 Mar 2024
Students
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Laidlaw Foundation to fund new research and innovation library at Trinity
The new research and innovation library will be Trinity’s first stand-alone digital library and is expected to open in 2027, focusing on embracing modern and collaborative working and studying approaches.
19 Mar 2024
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Students
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Scientists uncover new secrets to natural appetite control, offering promise in the battle against obesity
New research shows the diabetes drug Metformin and solid foods elevate a hunger-reducing factor (Lac-Phe) in the body, whereas sugary drinks have minimal effect.
20 Mar 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Books written and illustrated by schoolchildren go on exhibit in the Long Room
An exhibition of 52 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary school students was launched in the Long Room of Trinity’s Old Library on Tues, March 19th.
20 Mar 2024
Community|Culture
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A call for Olympic stories
Do you have a connection with the Olympics?
20 Mar 2024
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Trinity on the Move raises over €10,000 for student hardship funds
The day of sponsored sport saw students, staff and alumni come together as a community to raise money for the student hardship funds.
20 Mar 2024
Community|Health|Students
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Eight compete in Trinity’s Three-Minute Thesis competition final
Eight speakers competed in the final event, which requires researchers to present their research, armed with just one slide, in a manner that makes sense to a non-specialist audience, and within a fixed time limit of three minutes.
22 Mar 2024
Research|Students
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New research shows promise for novel treatments for tuberculosis
Collaborative research from Trinity and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is recently published in the European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and marks World TB Day, today (24th March 2024).
23 Mar 2024
Health|Research
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What impact did the cessation of the universal BCG vaccination have on paediatric TB epidemiology in Ireland?
Findings emphasise the need for timely surveillance of paediatric TB cases to monitor for the emergence of increasing trends or emergent risk groups in the identified mainly unvaccinated population.
24 Mar 2024
Health|Research
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ESB and Trinity’s ADAPT and CONNECT research centres to accelerate technology innovation in energy sector
The research involves two main projects with a goal of enabling large energy users to make better energy choices, helping the environment and supporting the Government's green agenda.
25 Mar 2024
Environment|Innovation|Research
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Trinity success in 2023 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships awards
Eight Trinity research proposals secured funding under the recently announced 2023 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships results.
25 Mar 2024
Awards and Funding|Research
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Trinity chemistry student, Áine Coogan, joins prestigious CAS Future Leaders™ Program
The unique programme provides early-career scientists with leadership training and connections to peers from around the world.
25 Mar 2024
Awards and Funding|Science|Students
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Virtual meetings can boost well-being and performance, study finds
Dr Wladislaw Rivkin, an Associate Professor at Trinity Business School, led the research which entailed two comprehensive daily studies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns.
20 Mar 2024
Business|Research
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Genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries
Researchers from Trinity have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these microbiomes reveal major changes in the oral microenvironment from the Bronze Age to today.
27 Mar 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity Tree of the Month – Japanese Cherry
This month we are featuring one of Trinity’s most photographed trees, our famous Japanese Cherry tree, or Prunus ‘Shogetsu.’ Its Latin name means moonlight on the pines, or pine tree, in Japanese.
27 Mar 2024
Sustainability
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Trinity co-hosts Women in STEMM Summit 2024
The resounding success of the summit co-hosted by the School of Physics underscores the importance of fostering diversity and inclusivity in STEMM fields.
7 Mar 2024
Innovation|Research|Science
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Professor Gerry Hanna appointed to Chair of Clinical Oncology
Professor Hanna has been appointed to Chair of Clinical Oncology at Trinity College, the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute and St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network (SLRON). He takes up his post next month.
27 Mar 2024
Health
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Researchers use willow trees to revolutionise wastewater treatment in rural Ireland
In a groundbreaking initiative, researchers from the Environmental Engineering group in Trinity’s School of Engineering have embarked on a mission to transform wastewater treatment in rural Ireland.
31 Mar 2024
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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I spy with my speedy eye – scientists discover speed of visual perception ranges widely in humans
The work suggests some people have an innate advantage in certain settings where response time is crucial, such as in ball sports, or in competitive gaming.
1 Apr 2024
Research|Science
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Good Name, Social Belonging and the Reform of Irish Defamation Law
The Inaugural Lecture of Prof Neville Cox, Professor of Law and Morality (2021), will take place on Tuesday 9th April at 6pm in the Public Theatre.
3 Apr 2024
Society