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Trinity joins League of European Research Universities (LERU)

It is the first and only university on the island of Ireland to become a member of Europe’s leading network of research-intensive universities that includes Oxford and Cambridge.

18 Nov 2016

Trinity Chemist Recognised for Shedding Light on Mechanics of DNA Damage

Emeritus Professor John Kelly's work should help related research in the fields of cancer medicine and drug development.

25 May 2016

Launchbox Demo Day 16

Ten weeks, fourteen startups, thirty-six students, over twenty-five events, and countless cups of coffee... Come along to the GMB for the final Launchbox company pitches - hear how the teams got on during the programme and celebrate their achievements with us!

12 Aug 2016

Trinity’s ‘Executive Breakout’ Programme Launches

Trinity’s Executive Breakout programme was launched with an information breakfast held at the Innovation Academy.

26 Sep 2016

Trinity expert to help protect precious global groundwater resources

Professor Bruce Misstear from the School of Engineering will promote awareness surrounding global groundwater development and protection after being elected Secretary General of the International Association of Hydrogeologists.

7 Oct 2016

Powerful New Digital Tool to Transform How Historians Write History

CENDARI - one of the largest historical archive platforms worldwide.

15 Jan 2016

Violent winds collide in one of the heaviest stars in our galaxy

These are the first ever images to show the collision between two winds on a star. This data helps astronomers understand how stars evolve and die in our galaxy.

19 Oct 2016

Violent winds collide in one of the heaviest stars in our galaxy

A revolutionary study involving researchers from Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with an international team including the Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy (MPIfR) in Germany and NASA in the USA, has obtained the sharpest ever images of one of the heaviest stars in our galaxy.

19 Oct 2016

‘International Collaborations in Education, Research and Innovation’

Joint Faculty Symposium with Trinity College Dublin, Boston College and Georgia Tech

26 Aug 2016

Pre-emptive action — not reactive mitigation — needed to save pollinators

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is now releasing guidelines to enable public and private bodies to help conserve pollinators across the island of Ireland.

9 Aug 2016

AMBER led project awarded over €4.4m in European funding programme

Trinity researchers at AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre, will lead an international project worth over €4.4 million under the European-funded ‘Future and Emerging Technologies - Open’ (FET Open) programme.

3 Nov 2016

Lightning talks see researchers deliver 120-second bolts of natural science

Twenty-seven researchers from the School of Natural Sciences showcased their research in the 4th annual lightning talks showcase.

7 Nov 2016

International Conference – The Role of Church in a Pluralist Society

Trinity's Loyola Institute is hosting a major international conference entitled The Role of Church in a Pluralist Society: Good Riddance or Good Influence?

27 May 2016

International employers view Trinity graduates among the elite

Trinity is the only Irish university to appear in the 2016 Global Employability University Rankings.

25 Nov 2016

Promoting inclusion and diversity in the workplace

Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities launches business partners programme to promote inclusion and diversity in the workplace.

24 Oct 2016

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