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Year Zero – 40th Anniversary of the Clash’s historic concert at Trinity

Year Zero is a symposium celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Clash’s two shows at Trinity in 1977.

20 Oct 2017

TCGEL to guide 10th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education

TCGEL (the Trinity Centre for Gender Equality and Leadership) will play a leading role in shaping the 10th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education.

23 Nov 2017

Trinity team sets sights on International Engineering and Commerce competition

The team, comprising four Trinity undergraduates, won the ESB Inter-Colleges Challenge in which they designed a solution for the emerging markets of eHeat and eTransport tech.

10 Nov 2017

Street artist Joe Caslin installs mural in Trinity’s Front Square

This new piece, commissioned as part of the Trinity Creative Challenge, is the first of a three-part series entitled The Volunteers which aims to highlight the importance of volunteerism in some of the most pressing issues in Irish society.

14 Jul 2017

Innovation Academy and School of Chemistry awarded funding for new projects

The Innovation Academy and the Trinity School of Chemistry have been awarded €1.54 million in funding to provide three new educational projects due to start in 2018.

28 Jun 2017

New link between volcanic eruptions, Nile flooding and revolt in ancient Egypt

Major revolts in ancient Egypt’s famous Ptolemaic era may have been triggered by volcanic eruptions that resulted in the suppression of the Nile summer flooding, according to new research led by historians in Trinity and Yale.

17 Oct 2017

Student engineers showcase the autonomous vehicle tech of tomorrow

Budding engineers showcased prototype technology solutions designed for the autonomous vehicles of the future, which include a disability-friendly sports car and an expanding ambulance.

3 Apr 2017

Trinity receives funding to involve public in research process from the start

The Health Research Board and Irish Research Council have announced a new €1.75million initiative to help researchers involve the public at the very start of the health research process.

31 May 2017

Husband and wife scientists made Chevaliers by French government

Professor in Physics at Trinity, Peter Gallagher, and his wife, Professor Emma Teeling, UCD, were invested as Knights of the Order of Academic Palms.

17 May 2017

Researchers make breakthrough in materials design

Knowing how materials form at the nano scale will impact how they are designed -- ultimately enabling more efficient devices and extending battery life.

28 Jul 2017

Lively day of racing at annual Regatta

This year's event attended by 181 national and international crews

18 Apr 2017

Time of day affects severity of autoimmune disease

Understanding the interplay between 24-hour day-night cycles and the immune system may help inform drug-targeting strategies to alleviate autoimmune disease.

12 Dec 2017

Will Amazon’s Whole Foods deal go the same way as L’Oréal and Body Shop?

Assistant Professor of Ethical Business at Trinity, Tanusree Jain, wonders whether Whole Foods will be able to retain its 'conscious capitalism'.

22 Jun 2017

One in eight older adults in Ireland are deficient in vitamin D

Provinces such as Connacht/Ulster and Munster have higher incidences of deficiency compared to Leinster across all seasons.

4 Sep 2017

Up to 460,000 people at risk from unsafe radon exposure in Ireland

Up to 460,000 people at risk from unsafe radon exposure in Ireland.

23 May 2017

Abortion in Modern Ireland

As part of the Trinity Long Room Hub’s Behind the Headlines forum, the panel included experts from Trinity’s School of Law, School of Social Work and Social Policy and School of Histories and Humanities.

15 Mar 2017

Trinity Business Student of the Year 2017

Business and Law student Benn Hogan has been announced as the winner of the 2017 Trinity Business Student of the Year for his outstanding academic achievements and contribution to University life.

15 May 2017

Quantum physicist wins prestigious ERC award to pursue next-gen research

Dr John Goold will use the ERC Starting Grant to establish his own research group in the School of Physics and pursue next-gen research in the field of quantum systems.

15 Sep 2017

Play penned by secondary students notes Ireland’s failure to welcome refugees

The event showcasing Development Education at the School of Education featured the play entitled ÉIRE: Land of a Hundred Thousand Welcomes.

16 Jun 2017

New research points to treatment breakthrough for globally devastating viruses

An international collaboration, including scientists from Trinity College Dublin has potentially unlocked the door to better treatment of viral diseases, including the flu and the common cold.

12 Jul 2017