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Seahorse consortium project wins prestigious maritime safety award

Trinity College Dublin is part of the consortium of universities and private companies that aims to make maritime shipping safer.

17 May 2017

New mental health collaboration project receives funding award

The School of Nursing and Midwifery has been successful in securing over €300k in funding for STRENCO, a project to strengthen collaboration between academics and students, service users and practitioners in the field of mental health and in an international context.

6 Dec 2017

A series of musical performances that celebrate ‘silence’ in music

As part of the Trinity Creative Challenge, Professor Adrian Tien and Professor Richard Duckworth, along with a number of renowned musicians, ask the question, can silence be musical?

11 Apr 2017

The IT Service Desk Team

A phenomenal 44,100 enquiries so far this academic year have been responded to by Trinity’s IT Service Desk. Looking after the IT queries of an entire university with some 3,000 staff members and 17,500 students is undoubtedly a busy job.

13 Jul 2017

The two Koreas have tried to make peace before – and they could do so again

As the war of words between Washington and Pyongyang gets ever more lurid, it’s easy to forget that North and South Korea have made serious efforts to defrost their relationship before, explains Dong Jin Kim, Research Fellow, Irish School of Ecumenics.

12 Dec 2017

Data — the key to solving our problems, or just a weapon for sabotage?

Trinity marks Data Protection Day with events focused on the potential -- and danger -- of sharing personal data.

25 Jan 2017

Forgotten memories may be retrievable

Assistant Professor in Trinity's School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Tomas Ryan, recently delivered a TEDMED talk in which he explained how seemingly lost memories may be accessible.

8 Aug 2017

TILDA report gives unique insight into end of life experiences of older people

A new study released today by the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin provides a deep and important understanding of the end-of-life experience of older adults in Ireland. The report examines issues such as where TILDA participants died, which services and care they received and their quality of life, health and disability leading up to their death.

12 Dec 2017

Trinity Innovation Awards 2017 – Celebrating Innovative Research

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin were acknowledged for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the Trinity Innovation Awards 2017 special awards ceremony last night [November 27th, 2017]. The highest accolade, the Provost Innovation Award went to Professor of Biochemistry, Luke O'Neill for his outstanding contribution to innovation throughout his career.

28 Nov 2017

Atlantic Philanthropies’ board members visit the Global Brain Health Institute

During the last meeting in Ireland of Atlantic Philanthropies, board members, executive managers, and representatives of the organisation paid a visit to the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) based in the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience

3 Jul 2017

Homelessness among women in Ireland highest in Europe

Growing numbers of women throughout Europe are experiencing homelessness according to research published by Trinity academic, Dr Paula Mayock.

11 Jul 2017

Does the next industrial revolution spell the end of manufacturing jobs?

Research Assistant in Manufacturing Research Engineering at Trinity, Jeff Morgan, believes that it is up to us to make sure the 'robot workforce' works for us -- freeing us up to focus more on business development and creative science.

20 Jul 2017

Trinity researchers advise caution when treating blood pressure in older people

New research suggests the benefit of aggressively lowering blood pressure in older people should be balanced against the increased the risk of associated falls and blackouts as otherwise it may harm rather than help

14 Aug 2017

Trinity Sport celebrates new scholars

Event for friends and family held in the Dining Hall

23 Jan 2017

Foreign parliaments are not powerless to help the Rohingya

Research Fellow at Trinity, Andreja Pegan, with a co-authored opinion piece published by The Conversation, in which she argues that pressure from foreign parliaments on Myanmar is vital.

27 Nov 2017

Scientists unearth cell ‘checkpoint’ that stops allergic diseases

Their discovery has implications for the treatment of asthma, eczema and other diseases.

1 Aug 2017

Trinity Access Programme students graduate with flying colours

Thirty-eight students graduated from Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) Foundation Course for Higher Education.

16 Jun 2017

Launch of “The Economy of Ireland: Policy-Making in a Global Context”

Minster Donohoe launches the 13th edition of the Economy of Ireland.

5 Oct 2017

Trinity academic awarded Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal

Prof Louis Cullen, professor emeritus of history at Trinity has been presented the RIA Gold Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the humanities.

1 Feb 2017

Trinity Ball 2017 – Access and Arrangements

Trinity will be closed from 5.30 pm on Friday 7 April for the annual Trinity Ball. The following ball arrangements are issued for your guidance on that day.

6 Apr 2017