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One Voice for Languages

One Voice for Languages (OVFL) welcomed over 130 participants to 'Live, love, learn languages: The changing faces of Ireland', an evening devoted to celebrating languages through addresses by OVFL patron Mairead McGuinness (MEP) and representatives from education, business and the public.

5 Dec 2016

Trinity College Dublin turns sod on new business school

Minister Richard Bruton and Provost Patrick Prendergast mark landmark new building.

14 Oct 2016

Scientists Reveal Origin of Earth’s Oldest Crystals

New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin suggests that the very oldest pieces of rock on Earth – zircon crystals – are likely to have formed in the craters left by violent asteroid impacts that peppered our nascent planet, rather than via plate tectonics as was previously believed.

28 Apr 2016

Scientists Reveal Origin of Earth’s Oldest Crystals

The tiny crystals probably formed in huge impact craters not long after Earth formed, some 4 billion years ago.

28 Apr 2016

Inside the Mind of the Terrorist and the Terrorised

The causes and effects of terrorism were put under the spotlight at a public event hosted by Trinity Long Room Hub featuring psychologist Ian Robertson and legal expert Neville Cox.

18 Feb 2016

Roy McFadden Library Opens at Oscar Wilde Centre

Rare volumes of poetry and prose by WB Yeats, Patrick Kavanagh and Mary Lavin are among 2,000 books and journals contained in a new library at the Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing.

1 Feb 2016

Winter lethargy? Badgers feel it too…

Two of Trinity's zoologists talk about their work with one of Ireland’s most iconic species on RT€1.

26 Dec 2016

Secondary Students Showcase their Love for STEM at Trinity Walton Club

71 secondary school students – 'Alphas' – showcased their (STEM) knowledge and skills at a graduation event on Saturday May 28.

30 May 2016

Uniphar Group Sponsors CROSS Rugby Legends Cycle for Cancer Research at Trinity

At an official Friends of CROSS annual meeting at Trinity College Dublin on 19 November, Team Uniphar presented officials with a cheque for €42,686.47.

28 Jan 2016

Honorary Degrees

On Friday 24 June 2016, honorary degrees of the University of Dublin will be conferred on Joe Biden, JP Donleavy, Peter Higgs, Hina Jilani, Lia Mills and Josef Veselsky at Commencements Ceremonies in the Public Theatre.

23 Jun 2016

Open House Dublin 2016

Trinity College Dublin will open its doors to the public as part of Open House Dublin 2016.

13 Oct 2016

Library Of Trinity College Dublin & Google Collaborate For Dublin 1916-2016 Exhibition

Rare material shared with global audience

13 Jan 2016

New insights into a billion-person problem: Ascaris roundworm infection

Scientists have shed new light on Ascaris infection, which affects 1 billion people worldwide. Targeting specific liver proteins may offer new preventative options.

5 Aug 2016

AMBER Launches World-leading Electron Microscope that Sees Single Atoms

The arrival of Ireland’s most powerful microscope is a significant game changer for scientific research in the country and beyond.

27 Apr 2016

Paul and Theresa Johnston Graduate Fellowship Fund to Support Engineers

The $1.2 million fund will support exceptional graduate students in engineering and computer science attending Stanford University each year.

29 Jun 2016

Sports medicine programme set to continue

Plans to roll out successful pilot programme to more students

14 Oct 2016

New automated method for detecting breast cancer

An international team comprising engineers, mathematicians and doctors has applied a technique used for detecting damage in underwater marine structures to identify cancerous cells in breast cancer histopathology images.

20 Oct 2016