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Trinity researchers lauded for outstanding achievement in European research

Professor Anna Davies, Professor Poul Holm and Professor Linda Doyle received special awards at Ireland’s Champions of EU Research event.

28 Jun 2017

Winters on Mars are shaping the Red Planet’s landscape

Blocks of carbon dioxide ice, which freeze from CO2 gas in winters, seem to be responsible for creating elongated furrows and pits on Mars' sand dunes.

27 Oct 2017

Sensing the dead is perfectly normal — and often helpful

Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity, Simon McCarthy-Jones, argues that we shouldn't feel afraid to talk about these experiences -- which are surprisingly common.

20 Jul 2017

Student entrepreneurs chase business investment via LaunchBox 2017

Trinity College Dublin’s hugely successful business incubator programme LaunchBox has created 40 startups and raised €6.1m in investment and funding since 2013. 10 new teams take part this year.

16 Jun 2017

Trinity student wins World Chemistry Congress international award

Recent Trinity PhD graduate, Dr Fergus Poynton, is one of five winners of a prestigious International Award for Young Chemists.

26 Jun 2017

Inaugural Seán Freyne Memorial Lecture

Prof Freyne established the first non-denominational setting for the study of the Bible and theology within the humanities at an Irish university.

24 Mar 2017

Trinity engineer’s new book — Water Wells and Boreholes

The revised second edition focuses on wells that are used for drinking, industry, agriculture and other supply purposes, featuring examples from over the globe.

7 Apr 2017

New project will develop light-activated molecules to fight cancer and infection

A new Horizon 2020 project aims to improve treatment options for cancer patient. Uniquely, it will also fund 10 PhD students who will study at different universities and work with industry partners.

19 Sep 2017

Provost’s Teaching Awards recognise lecturers’ committed to teaching & learning

The Awards are Trinity’s principal means of celebrating academic staff who have made an outstanding contribution in the pursuit of teaching excellence.

9 Jun 2017

The beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ – a first for Trinity and Ireland

Trinity graduate Fr John Sullivan SJ will be beatified on 13 May 2017 by Cardinal Angelo Amato, representing Pope Francis in Gardiner Street Church, the first beatification to take place in Ireland.

10 May 2017

Ireland’s 3rd National Biodiversity Action Plan launches

A total of 119 specific actions will help government, civil and private sectors come together to achieve Ireland’s vision for biodiversity.

5 Oct 2017

Minister meets with Ireland’s clinician scientists of the future

Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell-Connor met with junior doctors embarking on a new training scheme which will support them to undertake critical research projects alongside their standard clinical training in hospitals around the country.

28 Aug 2017

The students dreaming of a Red Christmas

Two undergraduate teams are keeping a close eye on developments at the Mars Desert Research Station, where their Red Planet-themed research projects are up and running.

21 Dec 2017

New report highlights challenges of ageing with an intellectual disability

Increased rates of important health screenings and access to GPs amongst people with an intellectual disability have been highlighted in a new report launched this week by the Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA)

5 Dec 2017

Trinity Business School #1 in Ireland for all postgrad management programmes

The School also performed strongly across the whole of Western Europe in the 'Best Masters' rankings compiled by independent body 'Eduniversal'.

12 Apr 2017

Ryanair Foundation funds new Business School Professor of Entrepreneurship

The new professorship will drive and direct entrepreneurship and innovation at the Business School and across the university.

24 Apr 2017

Visiting speaker Dr Catherine Vidal asks: Does the brain have a sex/gender?

Dr Catherine Vidal argues against gender being an innate aspect of our biology -- instead pointing to research that suggests learning and experiences 're-shape' our brains as we grow.

15 Feb 2017

Student engineers win Kinsella Scholarships

Three budding engineers secured the 2016/17 awards having shown outstanding potential in their field at Trinity.

8 May 2017

Trinity celebrates Chinese New Year

To welcome the Year of the Dog, the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies is hosting public lectures with different perspectives on the significance and years of the dog in Chinese culture.

14 Feb 2018

US Open Days – experiencing Trinity stateside

A record number of over 600 people attended Trinity’s recent series of Open Days across five cities in the US organised by the Global Relations Office.

6 Apr 2017