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Trinity engineers unveil Ireland’s first prototype robot for assisted care

November 2017.

13 Nov 2017

TAP hosts young leadership summit and Education Awards

1,100 second level students are attending the Trinity Access Programme's young leadership summit in Trinity.

3 May 2017

Only one in ten older adults in Ireland rely on public transport – TILDA report

A new report launched today by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin and supported by the Road Safety Authority shows that most older adults rely on cars for transport, as opposed to public transport.

12 Apr 2017

Human Rights and Religious Summer School to take place in Trinity

Summer school to explore relationship between religion, human rights, and the state

16 Jun 2017

Internationally-acclaimed artist Michael Craig-Martin at Trinity

Renowned Irish-born artist Michael Craig gave a public talk about the ideas that have been expressed through his artwork and teaching at an event in Trinity College Dublin on Thursday, November 23, 2017.

27 Nov 2017

CAO applications show upward trend for Trinity degrees

A total of 18,624 students, a fifth of all CAO applications, from all over Ireland applied to the university.

20 Aug 2017

TCD academic joins committee overseeing latest strategy on drug and alcohol use

Professor Catherine Comiskey, Professor in Healthcare Modelling at the School of Nursing and Midwifery has been appointed by Minister Catherine Byrne to the role of sole academic expert to the National Oversight Committee responsible for the implementation of 'Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery – a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025'.

4 Oct 2017

Renowned Architect of Berkeley Library Paul Koralek returns to Trinity

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Berkeley Library, the renowned architect, Paul Koralek who originally designed the iconic modernist building gave a public interview in Trinity.

16 Oct 2017

Trinity remains European leader in producing entrepreneurs

Trinity has been named by PitchBook as the highest-ranked European university for producing graduate entrepreneurs for the third successive year.

7 Sep 2017

Student athletes show their winning ways

Hurling and hockey win prizes on the double at this year's Trinity Sport Awards & Commons

5 Apr 2017

20 year study into dementia and Down syndrome in Ireland paints stark picture

Research found 97.4% of those in the study developed dementia within the twenty year period.

31 Jul 2017

Community National Schools research shows pupils don’t want to be separated

New Research on Community National Schools found that pupils don't want to be separated according to their faith.

22 Jun 2017

Trinity Alumni Awards 2017

The Trinity Alumni Awards recognise and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Trinity alumni in Ireland and across the globe.

14 May 2017

Scientists discover key role of ‘protector’ molecule that fights the common flu

The scientists discovered that a biological molecule – STAT3 – is key in fighting viruses such as the common flu and hope this discovery may lead to new therapeutic options against a suite of viral infections.

26 Jan 2017

Scientists discover shared genetic origin for MND and schizophrenia

The findings have major implications for how we classify diseases and challenge the existing divide between neurology and psychiatry.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers use new eye-tracking technology to ask what drives human choice

Tracking pupil movement across computer screens produces 'heat maps' and ’scan paths' that explain which features are attracting attention – and in what order.

21 Feb 2017

Nerve-guiding ‘labels’ may one day help re-form broken nervous connections

Scientists have identified different labels that attract and control specific nerves in fruit flies. In theory, these labels may re-form nervous connections if delivered to the site of injury in people.

15 Aug 2017