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Are diesel cars really more polluting than petrol cars?

A fact-check piece co-authored by Associate Professor in Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Aonghus McNabola, which underlines that older diesel vehicles are more damaging to human health than their petrol counterparts.

2 May 2017

Trinity’s maintenance team

Over 5,000 planned and over 20,000 unplanned reactive maintenance tasks per year are looked after by a dedicated team in Estates and Facilities.

7 Apr 2017

German novels of the 19th century still relevant for today’s entrepreneurs

Literature makes available to us the experience of previous generations ' Professor Barkhoff explains at his inaugural lecture .

20 Jan 2017

Major national study on Irish voters’ attitudes

'A Conservative Revolution: Electoral Change in Twenty-First Century Ireland', edited by Trinity’s Political Science Professors, Gail McElroy and Michael Marsh, along with UCD’s David Farrell examines underlying voter attitudes in the period 2002-11.

31 Mar 2017

New aquarium will support marine biology research at Trinity

Funding provided by the Marine Institute will allow researchers to test experimentally for the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems.

22 Nov 2017

Latest ‘Growing Up In Ireland’ report examines impact of free GP care

The importance of access to GP care regardless of ability to pay was highlighted in a new study co-authored by Trinity Professor of Sociology, Richard Layte.

9 Nov 2017

Europe is training military forces in weak states – and that’s seriously risky

Jesse Dillon Savage, Assistant Professor of Global Politics at Trinity College Dublin and Jonathan Caverley, Associate Professor, US Naval War College advise that the US and the EU should be careful to consider what the military training they provide might one day amount to, in a piece published in the Conversation.

26 Sep 2017

Scientists produce battle-plan blueprints for attacking disease-causing bacteria

X-ray crystallography helped scientists to look under the bonnet of two common bacteria that opportunistically infect people, so as to better understand the mechanics involved.

9 Aug 2017

Trinity Students Win 2017 International Undergraduate Awards

The Undergraduate Awards is the world’s leading undergraduate awards programme which recognises top undergraduate work, shares this work with a global audience and connects students across cultures and disciplines.

17 Nov 2017

Trinity College Dublin to re-open as normal on Tuesday

Trinity College Dublin will re-open on Tuesday morning as normal following Monday’s closure.

15 Oct 2017

Trinity climbs in Times Higher Education World University Ranking

Trinity College Dublin has been ranked in 117th position in the just published Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018, climbing 14 places from 131st place last year*.

5 Sep 2017

Renowned film director Béla Tarr to deliver ‘masterclass’ in Trinity

Other masterclasses on editing and music scoring will also take place in Trinity as part of the 5th Silk Road International Film Festival.

1 Mar 2017

Trinity students heading to prestigious LERU doctoral summer school

PhD students Shauna Quinn, Rebecca Amet and Camila Perera will be attending this year’s highly prestigious event in Zurich.

10 May 2017

Scientists find brain area linked to social deficit in Autism Spectrum Disorder

The part of the brain that tracks the expectations and outcomes of other people’s choices functions differently in people with ASD.

5 Jan 2017

First Trinity Graduate elected Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar studied Medicine at Trinity and completed his six year degree in April 2003.

14 Jun 2017

New project will assess the impacts of Nitrogen Dioxide on public health

The research will place particular emphasis on the effects on vulnerable groups including children, the elderly and the socio-economically disadvantaged.

25 Oct 2017

Trinity launches visual identity handbook and branding document

An updated Trinity Visual Identity Handbook and new Trinity Branding Document have been launched. The Trinity Identity project has made significant progress towards a clear and consistent visual identity for the University over the past two years.

14 Jul 2017