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Honorary Degrees 2015

Painter Camille Souter, poet, Grigory Kruzhkov, Singaporean diplomat and businessman, Stanley Quek, and optical physicist, Margaret Murnane were conferred with honorary degrees.

26 Jun 2015

Botanists Discover Critically Endangered New Species

The botanists discovered a beautiful tree species in Honduras, which is critically endangered, and serves as a 'poster-species' for the current extinction crisis.

23 Nov 2015

Irish Lives in War and Revolution MOOC

Trinity's MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), Irish Lives in War and Revolution: Exploring Ireland’s History 1912-1923, will run again on 16th March 2015.

17 Mar 2015

Immunologists Unearth Key Piece of MRSA Vaccine Puzzle

New research has pinpointed immune cells that could be targeted by an MRSA vaccine.

9 Nov 2015

Staff Awarded for Excellence

Trinity staff have been presented awards for excellence in teaching and promoting global engagement through the time honoured Provost’s Teaching Awards and the newly established Global Engagement Awards.

17 Jul 2015

Suas 8×8 Festival at Trinity

The 8x8 Festival, a development-funded photo exhibition and arts festival, takes place in Trinity College Dublin from Monday 19 October to Friday 23 October 2015.

20 Oct 2015

Trinity is Europe’s Leader in Producing Entrepreneurs

Trinity is PitchBook’s highest-ranked university in Europe for producing undergraduates who go on to found companies receiving venture capitalist backing.

15 Oct 2015

Symposium on Education: Student Perspectives on Junior Cycle Reform

Junior Cycle reform was explored by students and education stakeholders at the symposium.

23 May 2014

The ‘Right’ Amount of Grazing – How Bambi Boosts Biodiversity

Excluding deer from important forest ecosystems enables some plant species to over-dominate, which has a negative, knock-on effect on biodiversity.

28 Jul 2014

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand Opens New Garden as part of Botany Research at Trinity

Trinity College’s Botanists' Newly Discovered Plant in Thailand Named in Honour of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

8 Sep 2014

Trinity Now eZine – Provost’s Message

Welcome to another Trinity year! After the buzz of Freshers' Week, we bring you this brand new eZine, Trinity Now, which highlights some of the best recent stories of college life, from research awards to 'greening' the campus.

22 Sep 2014

Duais Rooney do Litríocht Éireannach 2014 bronnta ar an scríbhneoir Colin Barrett

Bronnadh Duais Rooney do Litríocht Éireannach 2014 ar Colin Barrett mar aitheantas ar an méid as cuimse atá bainte amach aige mar scríbhneoir ficsin. Propast Choláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath, an Dr Patrick Prendergast, a thug an fógra ag fáiltiú i dTeach an Phropaist inniu.

3 Sep 2014

Plato Centre and Senator O’Donnell Host Debate on the Role of Seanad Éireann

The unique event employed Plato’s concept of ’senators as Philosopher Kings' to address key issues in the debate on the role of the Seanad.

7 Nov 2014

Honorary Degrees, December 2014

EU Ambassador to the US, David O’sullivan, Poet, Paul Muldoon, Front Line Defenders Founder, Mary Lawlor and Leading US Scientist Nancy Hopkins Conferred with Honorary Degrees.

8 Dec 2014

CyberEthics Event Examines Influence of Internet on Human Behaviour

The impact of the internet on child development and privacy and the growing issue of cyberbullying were among key issues debated at a CyberEthics Public Forum in Trinity College Dublin recently.

15 Apr 2014

Writer Colin Barrett Awarded The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2014

The award is administered by the Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing at the School of English.

3 Sep 2014

‘Discover Research Dublin’ Lights Up the Amazing World of Research

Over 50 engaging events were open to the public on European Researchers' Night, which was coordinated by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

24 Sep 2014