Articles
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Bioengineer wins ERC funding to develop implant for treating cartilage damage
Professor Daniel Kelly has been awarded €150,000 in funding through the European Research Council’s Proof of Concept Grants -- his third such ERC award.
6 Sep 2017
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A Contested Experience: The Multiple Meanings Of ‘Hearing Voices’
Dr. Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, writes in a piece in The Huffington Post UK how voices can be many things and suggests that people need information and the freedom to explore what their voices mean, in a supportive environment.
27 Apr 2017
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Scientists unlock four-fold boost in performance of green energy catalyst
Nanoscale stretching or compressing significantly boosts the performance of ceria -- a material widely used in catalytic converters and clean-energy technologies.
18 May 2017
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The common path that governed the evolution of human societies across the globe
Scientific historians say a single dimension of ’social complexity' measures the development of around 400 past societies that existed over the last 10,000 years.
21 Dec 2017
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Trinity unveils precious Irish manuscripts from the Dark Ages
Four priceless medieval Irish manuscripts have been conserved and digitised online by Trinity.
1 Jun 2017
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Film director Martin Scorsese visits Trinity
The film director was presented with the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage by the President of the Society, Matthew Nuding
24 Feb 2017
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A major uprising in Jerusalem and beyond is just a few missteps away
Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies, Carlo Aldrovandi says the summer crisis in Jerusalem makes it clear that a major conflagration in Israel-Palestine could just happen.
17 Aug 2017
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Trinity scientist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry award
Professor Aidan McDonald, an inorganic chemistry expert, is the Royal Society of Chemistry Sir Edward Frankland Fellowship winner for 2017.
9 May 2017
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Trinity astrophysicist to help direct missions with European Space Agency
Professor Peter Gallagher will oversee and implement a number of space missions under the ESA’s Cosmic Vision 2015 - 2025 strategy.
10 Mar 2017
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Not such a ’simple’ sugar – glucose may be important in the fight against cancer
Scientists have discovered that glucose, the most important fuel used in our bodies, plays a vital role in the immune response.
30 May 2017
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Opportunity knocks for five up and coming Trinity health researchers
The HRB Emerging Investigator Awards are designed to enable researchers at the mid stage of their career to shift gear to become independent investigators.
15 Aug 2017
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Trinity’s Open Day attracts 10,000 people
Held across the College's city centre campus, our Open Day offered secondary school students and their parents, mature students, teachers and guidance counsellors an opportunity to gain a real insight into student life at Trinity.
17 Dec 2017
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New TILDA study examines retirement income and quality of life in older age
A new report released by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Trinity College Dublin, reveals that retirement income is positively associated with quality of life. The research investigates the relationship between income and quality of life in older age in Ireland.
20 Jun 2017
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Why China’s audacious building plans could be a huge strain on African economies
PhD Candidate in Geography, Ricardo Reboredo, discusses the potential impact of building plans described by Chinese president Xi Jinping as the "project of the century".
8 Sep 2017
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COO officially launches 30% Club scholarship
Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald praises scholarship programme
13 Apr 2017
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European universities call for immediate rethink of Trump’s executive order
The European Universities Association is asking President Trump to recall his executive order temporarily preventing entrance into the US of persons from seven Muslim-majority countries.
31 Jan 2017
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Concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end
Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, says that the concept of schizophrenia has been fatally wounded by psychiatry, the very profession that once sustained it.
24 Aug 2017
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Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) launched
TTMI will bridge and consolidate all our areas of expertise. It will consolidate patient-orientated research across Trinity and the affiliated hospitals, creating a viable process, based on international best practice, for delivering basic to translational biomedical research.
11 Apr 2017
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New TILDA report on ageing in Ireland launched
The report presents findings from Wave 3 of TILDA, which impact on the health and well-being of Ireland’s adult population aged 54 years and over and maps changes that have occurred since the first wave of TILDA data collection in 2010.
7 Mar 2017
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Brain stimulation, boosting creativity and hearing inspirational voices
Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity, Simon McCarthy-Jones, with an opinion piece published by The Conversation.
21 Aug 2017