Articles
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“It might sound like science fiction fantasy, but AI urbanism is not far away”
An international group of researchers is warning against the creation of AI-led autonomous cities, outlining fears that diverse AIs may eventually perform social and managerial functions in an unsupervised manner without human input.
6 Feb 2024
Culture|Research|Society|Sustainability
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€4.88m SFI research award for leading cell therapy scientist
Professor Sakis Mantalaris, a leading figure in cell therapy research, has been awarded €4.88 million as part of the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland Research Professorship Programme.
7 Feb 2024
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science
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Five signs that you might be rightwing
Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity College Dublin writes in The Conversation about what being "rightwing" actually means and why people become rightwing.
8 Feb 2024
Health|Research|Society
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Trinity welcomes STEMM community to ItsHer Summit
The summit (March 7 and 8) will bring the STEMM community together to share ideas and celebrate achievements in support of International Women’s Day.
9 Feb 2024
Community|Research|Society
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Referendums on family and care: No place like home?
This week Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute hosted a "Behind the Headlines" expert panel on the upcoming referendum proposals and the meanings of ‘home’ in contemporary Ireland.
12 Feb 2024
Culture|Research|Society
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The Trinity MBA surges 21 places in the FT 2024 Global Ranking
Trinity Business School’s Full-Time MBA Programme has risen 21 places in this year’s Global MBA Ranking, published today by the Financial Times, placing 66th globally.
12 Feb 2024
Business
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Trinity to feature in ‘My Uni Life’ series on RTÉ
This exciting series returns to our screens for a second season as cameras capture life across a busy year on campus, beginning on Friday February 16th at 8pm on RTE One or RTÉ Player.
13 Feb 2024
Community|Society|Students
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Westport food security project wins community climate action collaboration
A Westport climate action project that will cultivate mini-forests and edible landscapes to enhance food security has been announced as the national winner of a community climate justice project call out by Trinity College Dublin.
14 Feb 2024
Business|Community|Environment|Sustainability
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Trinity welcomes Prof. John D. Kelleher as Chair of Computer Science and Director of ADAPT
The combined position will see Prof. Kelleher taking responsibility for further enhancing Trinity’s leadership in the fundamentally important ICT area of AI and providing long-term strategic leadership and vision for the ADAPT Centre to achieve and sustain research excellence.
14 Feb 2024
Research|Science
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Trinity researchers secure EPA funding to support sustainability and societal transformation projects
Four researchers from Trinity – Dr Patrick Morrissey, Dr Paul Liston, Professor Margaret Jackson and Professor Pete Akers – have won funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pursue new research projects.
14 Feb 2024
Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Society|Sustainability
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Lecture series on the history and culture of Europe’s eastern regions
A free weekly public lecture series commencing this month aims to cast a spotlight on parts of our continent which are less familiar to Irish audiences.
14 Feb 2024
Culture|Research
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New era dawns for the retrofitted Rubrics
The beautiful red-brick building, built between 1699 and 1705, will now be home to new staff while they ‘find their feet’ in Dublin, as well as provide short-term accommodation for visiting scholars, student accommodation and a new reading room
15 Feb 2024
Community|Sustainability
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New patient safety research network announced
A new patient safety research network led by Samuel Cromie, Assistant Professor, Psychology, has been announced by the Health Research Board and the Health Service Executive.
15 Feb 2024
Health|Research|Society
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Scientists develop colour-changing dyes that light up cellular activity
This work, which enables "time travel" within cells, may revolutionise bio-sensing and imaging approaches. The dyes promise to have multiple medical applications, as well as uses beyond chemistry and biology.
15 Feb 2024
Health|Innovation|Research|Science
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Care leavers ten years on — first phase of landmark study commences
Minister Roderic O’Gorman met with the research team leading a major new study exploring the experiences of young adults who have left the Irish care system.
15 Feb 2024
Research|Society
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Online exhibition showcases forgotten contribution of crafts people to built heritage
A new digital exhibition from the CRAFTVALUE research project showcases the painstaking craft practices of the stonemasons, plasterers, joiners and carvers who constructed our beautiful 18th-century buildings.
16 Feb 2024
Culture|Research
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Weston Foundation Scholarship to fund MSc in Responsible Business & Sustainability
Applications have opened for the new Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation Scholarship, which aims to support young people from under-represented socio-economic backgrounds in taking on Trinity Business School’s newly launched MSc in Responsible Business & Sustainability.
19 Feb 2024
Awards and Funding|Business|Students
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Researchers win €5.3 million Wellcome Trust award to tackle fatal bloodstream infections
This female-led project brings together experts from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, APC Microbiome Ireland, a world leading SFI Research Centre based at University College Cork (UCC), the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol.
20 Feb 2024
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science
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Secret, undeclared pesticide ingredients may pose a risk to people, pollinators and the environment
Scientists are calling for greater transparency in the full ingredient list of pesticides, arguing that farmers and consumers deserve to know exactly what is in them.
21 Feb 2024
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Alpaca wins Learnovate and Amazon Web Services accelerator programme
The EdTech Accelerator Programme for learning technology start-ups ran from December 5, 2023 to February 20, 2024 with ten companies involved.
21 Feb 2024
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research