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Trinity Leads in Europe in Producing Entrepreneurs

Trinity has produced more entrepreneurs than any other university in Europe over the last five years, according to The Universities Report by private equity and venture capital-focused research firm, PitchBook.

17 Dec 2015

Irish Researchers ‘Pull On Heart Strings’ In World-First Study To Test Durability of Cardiac Tendons

Researchers at the Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research Centre have taken the next step in understanding the life span of the heart.

13 Oct 2015

Trinity Library Sets out Vision for 21st Century Research Library

In its new strategy, the Library of Trinity College Dublin outlines steps it will take to help define the nature and role of a major research library in the 21st Century.

12 Oct 2015

The Migrant Crisis Public Talk – Policy Failures and Potential Responses

A public discussion on the migrant crisis featured current research from the fields of economics, political science, sociology and philosophy.

29 Sep 2015

New Study on Brain Exercises for Healthy Ageing in People with Down syndrome

The first of its kind research in Ireland addresses a gap in proactive health ageing resources for a population at high risk of developing early onset dementia.

19 May 2015

Provost Attends Nobel Prize Award Ceremony

Trinity graduate, William Campbell was presented the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the recent Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies in Stockholm. The Provost attended the ceremony.

17 Dec 2015

Unique Handmade Books from Dublin Children Join Long Room Shelves in Trinity’s Old Library

An exhibition of 86 handmade books designed and illustrated by Dublin primary school children and inspired by works from Trinity’s Special Collections opened this week in the Long Room of the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin.

26 Mar 2015

Linking Ireland’s Geospatial Data Could Help Mitigate Natural Disasters

Ordnance Survey Ireland and the ADAPT Centre are recording 'Linked Data' on the web to deliver innovative location-based services.

8 Dec 2015

John Banville on the Art of Writing

Humanities research and the creative process was the focus of a public interview with novelist John Banville.

3 Dec 2015

Chemists Make Self-Healing, Luminescent Wonder Gels

Easy and cheap to make, the gels could one day reduce scarring in skin graft operations, as well as protecting cars, phones and TV screens from scratches.

5 May 2015

Students Look Under the Bitcoin Bonnet

Students at Trinity College Dublin are aiming to build a Bitcoin 'credit-check' database, which could make the crypto-currency more transparent, and in turn encourage more businesses to use it.

4 Feb 2015

Honorary Degrees – 27 November

Honorary Degrees

27 Nov 2015

Trinity and Cambridge University debate Impact of a Brexit on EU

Teams from Trinity College Dublin and Cambridge University debated the motion This House Believes that a Brexit would be good for the EU at the recent Student Economic Review debate co-hosted with the College Historical society (The Hist).

4 Dec 2015

10% of Diabetes Cases among Adults aged 50+ are Undiagnosed

The research is just published by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.

13 Nov 2015

Hall of Honour Memorial Stone Unveiled

The engraved stone was unveiled at the Hall of Honour in Trinity’s Front Square.

25 Sep 2015

Society of International Affairs Hosts Inaugural Ambassadors Ball

The purpose of the Ball was to raise funds for vulnerable children round the world through UNICEF, and to provide a space for students with an interest in international relations and foreign affairs to meet with diplomats.

20 Mar 2015

8,000 Secondary Students Enjoy Open Day

The College's academic staff gave over 150 presentations and interactive demonstrations.

9 Dec 2015

Bitcoin: A Currency without a Country

Professor in Computer Science at Trinity, Donal O'Mahony, believes the crypto-currency genie is now well and truly out of the bottle.

3 Feb 2015

‘Ecolonisation’ – Why a ‘Greener’ Future Paints a Less Than Rosy Picture for Africa

Large-scale land acquisitions (or 'land grabs') in Africa by powerful multinationals are displacing locals and deepening their dependency on the State

25 May 2015

Trinity Green Week encourages Students and Staff to ‘Go Green in 2015’

Go Green in 2015 is the theme for the College’s 13th Annual Green Week which is running from 16th – 20th February.

17 Feb 2015