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START headlines a week of Trinity festivals connecting research, researchers and the public
Trinity is excited to welcome the public to a week of festival activities, events and demos headlined by the START (Start Talking About Research Today) Festival, which takes centre stage on Friday.
23 Sep 2025
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Dr Abeba Birhane joins world leaders at AI summit at the Vatican
Dr Birhane, Director of the AI Accountability Lab (AIAL) in the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre at the School of Computer Science and Statistics in Trinity, recently took part in the gathering on AI and the future of humanity at the World Meeting on Human Fraternity.
19 Sep 2025
Culture|Research|Science|Society
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Linda Djougang named as brand ambassador for Trinity Sport
Linda Djougang said: “Being named a Trinity Sport ambassador is a true honour. Trinity has been central to my journey, both academically and in rugby and I hope to inspire the next generation of athletes to believe in their potential and embrace the opportunities that sport and education can offer.”
18 Sep 2025
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Trinity team to improve electric vehicle batteries after winning National Challenge Fund prize
A team from Trinity’s School of Engineering has won a prize in the National Challenge Fund competition, which was established under the Government of Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP).
17 Sep 2025
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Flags, failure and fighting climate change — the Arts & Humanities Research Festival has it all!
Trinity’s annual Arts and Humanities Research Festival returns from 22-26 September with a week-long programme of talks, panel discussions, and performances.
16 Sep 2025
Culture|Research|Society
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Scientists discover how nanoplastics disrupt brain energy metabolism
Scientists from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) have discovered how nanoplastics – even smaller than microplastics – disrupt energy metabolism in brain cells. Their findings may have implications for better understanding a suite of neurodegenerative diseases.
15 Sep 2025
Environment|Health|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Managing ‘ditch-scapes’ can strengthen communities and the environment
A global study reframes ditches as multifunctional waterways with the potential to improve community resilience, water quality, biodiversity and environmental outcomes.
15 Sep 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Parents see quality of life improvements in children with impaired walking thanks to mobility assistance dogs
Parents report improvements in physical activity, social engagement and family life in their children in the first qualitative assessment of its type led by researchers from Trinity.
12 Sep 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Social lifetime experiences have long-lasting effects on mental and brain health
Lifetime significant experiences, in particular the social ones, are the fabric of our identity. But what about their impact in our health?
12 Sep 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Real-time Liffey data drives community engagement and environmental planning
The River Liffey Water Sensors Pilot, developed by UTS Technologies in collaboration with Smart Docklands, has demonstrated how real-time environmental data can empower local communities, support sustainability, and improve decision-making for everyone who interacts with the river.
10 Sep 2025
Community|Environment|Research|Sustainability
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Child poverty at similar levels to financial crisis when housing costs accounted for
The latest ESRI report on child poverty was co-authored by Trinity economists Barra Roantree, Mide Griffin, and Tara Mitchell.
9 Sep 2025
Research|Society
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Project on consent in Irish maternity care secures Research Ireland funding
A new research project, investigating consent to medical treatment in Irish maternity care, has received funding from Research Ireland under the COALESCE programme.
9 Sep 2025
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Trinity spin-out ProVerum secures $80 million in funding to accelerate commercialisation of innovative medical device
The largest investor funding round ever raised by a company to have spun out from an Irish university will help develop a device that reshapes enlarged prostates and relieves symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
9 Sep 2025
Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science
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TILDA findings highlight the urgent need to rethink health and social care for older people
The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) has released its ‘Wave 6’ findings which points to challenging times for Ireland’s older population.
9 Sep 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Why the Norman conquest still has a powerful hold over British culture and politics
Britain appears to be a nation on the verge of Norman-conquest mania, writes Millie Horton-Insch, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, History of Art Department, in a piece for The Conversation.
8 Sep 2025
Culture|Research
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Immunotherapy before surgery offers a potential new treatment for rare cancer
An early phase clinical trial published in Nature Medicine show that patients with mesothelioma - a rare cancer of the lining of the lung - who received a combination of two immunotherapy drugs before surgery had successful surgeries and encouraging early outcomes
8 Sep 2025
Health|Innovation|Research
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Voluntary nature market with nature ‘credits’ could unlock private finance for Irish ecosystems
A Voluntary Nature Market – featuring nature ‘credits’– has the potential to close the multi-billion-euro nature funding gap in Ireland, according to a new report published today by Trinity College Dublin and BiOrbic Research Ireland Centre for Bioeconomy.
5 Sep 2025
Business|Research|Society|Sustainability
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Culture Night 2025
See the range of events taking place in Trinity College Dublin for Culture Night on Friday 19th September
5 Sep 2025
Community|Culture
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Oíche Chultúir 2025
Féach ar na himeachtaí éagsúla a bheidh ar siúl i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath, don Oíche Chultúir an Aoine bheag ar 19ú Meán Fómhair
5 Sep 2025
Community|Culture
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New wearable scanner a game-changer for brain research in Ireland
A new €2M scanning system in Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience will help researchers understand the brain and identify earliest signs of brain disorders.
4 Sep 2025
Research|Science|Society
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Geneticist Dr Lara Cassidy secures ERC Starting Grant to bring a millennium of hidden human history to life
Dr Cassidy’s success makes her the eighth researcher in Trinity’s Department of Genetics (School of Genetics and Microbiology) to secure a prestigious ERC award.
4 Sep 2025
Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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Free public lecture series explores artificial intelligence and society
The School of Social Sciences and Philosophy is hosting a free public lecture series, 'AI: The Age of Disruption', exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on human life.
2 Sep 2025
Research|Society
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Scientists harness Taylor Swift concert to boost science engagement
The seismic activity generated by Taylor Swift’s concerts in Dublin in 2024 provided a unique opportunity for scientific engagement and education, according to new research from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and Trinity's School of Education.
2 Sep 2025
Culture|Research|Society
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Electrical stimulation reprogrammes immune system to heal the body faster
Scientists from Trinity have discovered that electrically stimulating “macrophages” – one of the immune system's key players – can “reprogramme” them in such a way to reduce inflammation and encourage faster, more effective healing in disease and injury.
2 Sep 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Dublin’s Hidden Histories: a new podcast from the Trinity Long Room Hub and Near FM
Dublin’s slavery mansions and the forgotten stories of the Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry are among the intriguing topics featured in a new series of recorded talks now available on podcast.
28 Aug 2025
Culture|Research|Society
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Distinguished Investigator Award 2025 for Prof. Mark Cunningham
The award from Neuroscience Ireland recognises an outstanding long-standing member of the neuroscience community of Ireland demonstrating international standing in academic and intellectual achievement.
28 Aug 2025
Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research
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Trinity’s points rise as strong demand offsets lower grade inflation
Data from the Central Applications Office showed that 11,233 students made first preference applications to Trinity’s Level 8 courses this year, up from 10,015 in 2024. This is a 12% increase in first preference applications from 2024.
27 Aug 2025
Community|Students
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Scientists discover how genetic mutations drive Weaver syndrome
Scientists have discovered how mutations in a specific gene drive the rare developmental disorder Weaver syndrome, which is marked by intellectual disability and overgrowth and predisposes people with the condition to cancer.
26 Aug 2025
Research|Science
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AI can democratise higher education if used wisely
Professor Orla Sheils, Vice-Provost and Chief Academic Officer, writes in The Irish Times about the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence to the higher education sphere, and argues that they should be embraced.
25 Aug 2025
Community|Innovation|Society|Students
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Why people embrace conspiracy theories: it’s about community, not gullibility
A sense of community activism is attracting people to these ideas, according a new research study co-authored by Stephen Murphy, Trinity Business School.
22 Aug 2025
Business|Culture|Research
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Why Ireland’s mild temperatures won’t protect it from the climate crisis
Prof. Graham Dwyer from the Trinity Centre for Social Innovation and Prof. Karen Wilshire, Professor of Climate Sciences at Trinity, write about a topical issue for The Conversation.
22 Aug 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Kneecap trial spotlights challenges for Irish speakers in British and Irish courts
Many would rather use the language they know best to answer questions on which their liberty or livelihood could depend, writes Dr Róisín Á Costello, School of Law, in an article first published in The Irish Times.
21 Aug 2025
Research|Society
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Music of 19th-century women composers brought to life
An international conference and free recital series, hosted Trinity's Department of Music and the Royal Irish Academy of Music, will spotlight the work of 19th-century woman composers.
20 Aug 2025
Culture|Research
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Dírítear ar shaol agus ar oidhreacht dhomhanda Dhónaill Uí Chonaill ag comhdháil i gColáiste na Tríonóide
Agus 250 bliain caite ó rugadh ‘An Fuascailteoir’ Dónall Ó Conaill, d’óstáil Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath, siompóisiam dhá lá a scrúdaigh a shaol, a oidhreacht agus dúshláin chearta an duine ar scála domhanda.
18 Aug 2025
Culture|Research|Society
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Understanding how cells in small intestine of patients with coeliac disease communicate with one another
A new comprehensive atlas of cells fills gaps in knowledge on how different cells in the intestine act together to drive coeliac disease, potentially opening new avenues for future therapeutic intervention
18 Aug 2025
Health|Research|Science
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From wardrobes to water – exhibition aims to turn the tide on climate apathy
A new exhibition by artist and World Champion Freediver Nina McGowan opens to the public today in Wexford County Hall. It is a key feature of the House on the Beach Creative Climate Action project, which involved collaboration with Trinity researchers and professional staff.
15 Aug 2025
Arts|Awards and Funding|Environment|Sustainability
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North-South team to establish Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the Island of Ireland
Researchers from Trinity and Queen's University Belfast have secured funding of approximately €3.7 million to establish a Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the Island of Ireland.
11 Aug 2025
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Spore Watch Ireland is looking for citizen scientists!
A new nationwide citizen science project is calling on volunteers this autumn to help fight a growing global health threat—right from their own homes and communities.
11 Aug 2025
Community|Health|Research
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Sun newspaper boycott made people in Liverpool more left wing, study shows
The Department of Political Science study focused on the longstanding Liverpool boycott of The Sun newspaper after it blamed the 1989 Hillsborough Stadium crush on Liverpool F.C. supporters.
8 Aug 2025
Research|Society
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Did the Sun boycott make Liverpool more leftwing? My study indicates it may have shifted views
Lucas da Silva, Department of Political Science, examines how the longstanding boycott of the rightwing tabloid the Sun in Liverpool affected people’s political attitudes up to 2004.
8 Aug 2025
Research|Society
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New electronic voting platform preserves voter anonymity and electoral integrity
Researchers from Trinity and the Research Ireland ADAPT Centre have developed the platform, zkBallot, which resolves one of the core challenges in digital elections: ensuring both voter anonymity and public auditability.
31 Jul 2025
Innovation|Research|Science
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HRB invests a further €1 million into collaborative dementia network
This recently awarded funding will strengthen dementia research and improve care and quality of life for patients.
31 Jul 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Health|Innovation|Research|Society
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Life and global legacies of Daniel O’Connell under the spotlight
Marking 250 years since the birth of ‘The Liberator’ Daniel O’Connell, Trinity Long Room Hub is hosting a two-day symposium looking at his life, legacy and global human rights challenges.
30 Jul 2025
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Irish scientists unlock nature’s 500-million-year-old colour secrets with nano-tech breakthrough
Half a billion years ago nature evolved a remarkable trick: generating vibrant, shimmering colours via intricate, microscopic structures in feathers, wings and shells that reflect light in precise ways. Now, researchers from Trinity have taken a major step forward in harnessing it for advanced materials science.
30 Jul 2025
Health|Innovation|Research|Science
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New research dispels myth of conspiracy theorists as isolated outsiders
Dr Stephen Murphy, from Trinity Business School, said: “The uncertainty and fear caused by the pandemic created the initial spark for conspiracy beliefs to prosper. In both places, there was a lot of anger around lockdown restrictions, vaccinations and the way that authorities were handling the situation.”
29 Jul 2025
Business|Community|Research
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Trinity names its first professor specialising in cerebral palsy
The first Associate Professor of Cerebral Palsy has been appointed at Trinity College, supported by philanthropic funding through the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
28 Jul 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Trinity alumni receive Fulbright awards for 2025-26
Awardees will research, innovate and collaborate across a diverse range of fields including multimedia arts, philosophy, medicine, agriculture, education, art history, AI technology in medicine, AI technology in education, visual arts, and health.
25 Jul 2025
Awards and Funding|Students
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Seeing the unseen: Trinity team builds game-changing particle impact machine
The new machine, the first of its kind in Europe, allows users to visualise what happens when tiny particles hit a surface three times faster than a bullet. This information will enable engineers to make better materials and coatings for aircraft parts, medical implants, and help to simulate intergalactic collisions.
24 Jul 2025
Innovation|Research|Science
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Twenty-four Trinity labs earn sustainable certifications
The 24 have today been awarded sustainable lab certifications under a Research Ireland-led programme piloted in partnership with Impact Laboratories and My Green Lab.
16 Jul 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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National survey of intercountry adoption experiences launches
A new national survey of the lived experience of intercounty adoption for parents of children aged 0-12 has been launched today by researchers in Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork.
15 Jul 2025
Community|Research|Society
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Universities need restructuring for climate and community needs, study finds
Higher education institutions offer critical social infrastructure with untapped potential to contribute to more equitable and sustainable futures, according to new research.
15 Jul 2025
Culture|Environment|Research|Society|Students
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Why the Nazis stole a fragment of the Bayeux tapestry
Millie Horton-Insch, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the History of Art Department, Trinity, tells the tale of how a fragment of the Bayeux tapestry ended up in the Schleswig-Holstein state archives. This piece was first published by The Conversation.
15 Jul 2025
Arts|Culture|Research
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ERC funds two research projects exploring potential of AI in conflict forecasting and language description and preservation
Thomas Chadefaux, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, and Timotheus Bodt, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, will explore the potential of AI to address challenges in conflict forecasting and language description and preservation.
14 Jul 2025
Awards and Funding|Culture|Research
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Political instability, environmental conditions, and social inequality accelerate aging
A new study redefines healthy aging as an environmental, social, and political phenomenon, and calls on public health strategies to expand beyond lifestyle prescriptions to address structural inequalities and governance deficits.
14 Jul 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Ireland’s only protected insect stars in new comic to spotlight importance of the bioeconomy
The latest Beo and Raja comic stars the beautiful Marsh Fritillary butterfly. The comic focuses on the importance of insects with the aim of engaging younger audiences in issues of biodiversity.
11 Jul 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity welcomes President and First Lady of Lithuania to Old Library
The President and First Lady of Lithuania visited Trinity on Thursday to view the Book of Kells and other precious objects in Trinity’s collections.
10 Jul 2025
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Artists and dreamers of all ages invited to discover forgotten music of 19th-century women composers
The call out for creative responses from artists, writers, musicians, and dreamers of all ages is being led by Trinity's Department of Music and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
7 Jul 2025
Community|Culture|Research
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Will the Government really put McDonald’s ahead of children in poverty?
The reason child poverty persists is that whenever the opportunity comes to translate words into action there is always some higher priority. This year that higher priority looks to be the hospitality sector, writes economist Barra Roantree
7 Jul 2025
Culture|Health|Society
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Sustainable aviation in the spotlight as Trinity hosts international conference
Researchers from around the globe will this week attend the inaugural International Conference on Sustainable Aviation Research (ICSAR).
7 Jul 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity hosts Ireland’s first BioBrillouin microscope
Trinity now has Ireland’s first and only BioBrillouin microscope, which will enable researchers to make giant strides in the fields of inflammation, cancer, developmental biology and biomedical materials, among others.
4 Jul 2025
Research|Science
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Trinity welcomes Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as Old Library Benefactor
A celebratory event was held to recognise the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as a new benefactor of the Old Library Redevelopment Project.
3 Jul 2025
Awards and Funding|Culture
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Trinity’s groundbreaking carbon capture tech takes off at Dublin Airport
Trinity's carbon capture tech initiates its first industrial-scale field test at Dublin Airport, demonstrating its potential for revolutionising carbon capture in aviation and e-fuel industries.
1 Jul 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Scientists hunt for clues behind the development of curved spines
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin are assessing how the development of spinal ligaments provide mechanical stability and impact postural support in the spine – with a view to better understanding how developmental “missteps” may contribute to spinal deformations, such as the characteristic curved spines that develop in people with scoliosis.
1 Jul 2025
Health|Research|Science
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175,000 new historical records released by Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland
Among new treasures freely available online today for the first time are 60,000 pre-and-post famine names for family historians to explore in the new Population Portal.
30 Jun 2025
Culture|Research|Science
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Craft My Street: young people reimagine Dublin with Minecraft in Smart Docklands pilot
In a city increasingly defined by data, design, and digital connectivity, a new pilot project is giving some of its youngest residents a powerful tool for change – Minecraft.
30 Jun 2025
Community|Research|Society|Students
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175,000 taifead stairiúil nua eisithe ag Maoinchiste Annála Samhalta na hÉireann
50,000 ainm ón ré roimh an nGorta agus an ré ina dhiaidh ar fáil lena scrúdú ag lucht stair an teaghlaigh ar Thairseach nua na nDaonáireamh
30 Jun 2025
Culture|Research|Science
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Rent reforms are the sticking plaster on a crisis – only radical change will work
By offering something to landlords and tenants with new rental rules, the Government is taking something from both, writes Sarah Hamill, School of Law, in the Irish Independent.
27 Jun 2025
Research|Society
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There is no loneliness epidemic – so why do we keep talking as if there is?
Most people experience periods of loneliness, isolation or solitude in their lives, but these are different things, writes Brendan Kelly, School of Medicine, in a piece for The Conversation.
27 Jun 2025
Health|Research|Society
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TSJCI receives prestigious Comprehensive Cancer Centre status
The Trinity St James's Cancer Institute's new designation - the first Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Ireland - places TSJCI at the forefront of cancer care in Ireland alongside other leading cancer centres in Europe.
26 Jun 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Health|Research|Society
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Trinity researchers secure Research Ireland Pathway awards
Four Trinity researchers have secured awards worth a combined total of €2.57 million under Research Ireland’s Pathway funding programme.
25 Jun 2025
Awards and Funding|Culture|Health|Research|Science
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Trinity Women in Sport campaign shortlisted for international gender equality award
Launched in 2024, Trinity's "Women in Sport" campaign is a university-wide initiative aimed at promoting gender equality across all levels of sport at Trinity College Dublin.
25 Jun 2025
Community|Health
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers its first exoplanet
The exoplanet – TWA 7 b – is similar in mass to Saturn, and around 10 times lighter than anything we have previously been able to image from afar.
25 Jun 2025
Research|Science
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Pervasive surveillance of people is being used to access, monetise, coerce, and control
Analyses of over 40,000 documents, computer vision papers and downstream patents spanning four decades indicates the extent of this surveillance and the rise of obfuscating language that helps to normalise such approaches.
25 Jun 2025
Culture|Research|Society
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Custodian of Romanian Crown visits Trinity
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, and His Royal Highness Prince Radu came to Trinity today as part of their visit to Ireland.
24 Jun 2025
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Conference explores trauma, the workforce and the workplace
Over 200 delegates were in attendance, with representation from over 20 countries across the world for the annual ENTER Mental Health Conference hosted this year by the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
24 Jun 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Trinity researchers receive €500,000 to develop AI platform to help teachers
The €500,000 funding was granted under Enterprise Ireland’s Commercialisation Fund, which supports third-level researchers to translate their research into innovative and commercially viable products, services and companies.
23 Jun 2025
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Science
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A genomic wormhole – rapidly reorganised genomes likely helped species switch from the sea to the land
A comparative study shows that marine worms shattered their genome and rebuilt it in a radically different form when they first emerged from the sea 200 million years ago
23 Jun 2025
Research|Science
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Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, the creator of Sfera con Sfera, has died
Catherine Giltrap, Curator and Head of the University Art Collections expressed her heartfelt sympathy to Pomodoro’s colleagues and family, and plans to continue with Trinity's preparations to commemorate 100 years since his birth in 2026.
23 Jun 2025
Arts|Community|Society
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Trinity climbs to 75th place in 2026 QS World University Rankings
Trinity’s Provost and President Dr Linda Doyle said: “The rankings news encourages us to be even bolder in our ambition for Trinity and, indeed, for Ireland - an ambition that should be championed and defended regardless of the rankings. "
19 Jun 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Research
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Three new Trinity projects to address climate challenges
Dr John Kennedy, Prof. Wolfgang Schmitt, and Matthew Chersich have secured Environmental Protection Agency funding to support related research.
19 Jun 2025
Awards and Funding|Environment|Health|Research|Science|Sustainability
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New video series teaches long-term impacts of political conflict
The Centre for Economics, Policy and History has collaborated on a new video series for students showing how data can help us understand the long-term impacts of political conflict.
18 Jun 2025
Research|Society
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Scientists solve 30-year micronutrient mystery, opening door to new medical research
The discovery will help scientists now explore the important role of “queuosine”, a microscopic molecule first discovered in the 1970s, in cancer and human health.
18 Jun 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Exploring Kindness at Creative Brain Week 2025
Local and international academic and research experts—alongside individuals with lived experience—came together to explore the powerful intersection of brain science and creativity, and the potential benefits it can bring to humanity
17 Jun 2025
Arts|Culture|Health|Research|Science|Society
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Irish language champion Linda Ervine receives Trinity honorary degree
Dermot Smurfit, renowned osteoporosis expert Moira O’Brien, and Sir Donnell Deeny also all received Trinity’s highest honour from Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.
13 Jun 2025
Awards and Funding|Business|Community|Society
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Bronnann Coláiste na Tríonóide céim oinigh ar an ngníomhaí Gaeilge Linda Ervine
Bronnann Coláiste na Tríonóide céimeanna oinigh gach bliain chun aitheantas a thabhairt do dhaoine a dhéanann obair eisceachtúil i réimsí éagsúla.
13 Jun 2025
Awards and Funding|Community
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Trinity PhD candidate wins 2025 EU 3-Minute Thesis competition
With her presentation, called "Triggering Healing: Materials that outsmart Brain Cancer", Almudena had emerged victorious from the final of Trinity's internal 3MT competition, which took place in March.
12 Jun 2025
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Students
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More supports needed for children and young adults experiencing domestic violence and abuse
The main consideration of the research was to elevate and centre children’s voices, to clearly show that they have distinct needs that must be addressed separately from adult survivors.
12 Jun 2025
Health|Society
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Celebrating Teaching Excellence at Trinity
The Centre for Academic Practice, Trinity Teaching & Learning, hosted a celebration at which Provost Linda Doyle announced the recipients of the 2025 Teaching Awards — a recognition of those who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching and learning at Trinity College Dublin.
11 Jun 2025
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Silicate clouds discovered in atmosphere of distant exoplanet
Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant “exoplanets” form and what their atmospheres can look like, after using the James Webb Telescope to image two young exoplanets in extraordinary detail.
10 Jun 2025
Research|Science
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Centre for Forced Migration Studies hosts Wole Soyinka Lecture
Trinity's Centre for Forced Migration Studies recently hosted the 27th Wole Soyinka Lecture, titled "Building Resilient, Cohesive Communities and the Challenges of Global Migration".
10 Jun 2025
Community|Society
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Trinity chefs go hyperlocal, serving herbs grown on campus
Trinity Catering chefs will cook meals from ingredients grown in a newly installed kitchen garden, called Trinity Beo, on the roof of Trinity Business School. The garden has hardier plants like rosemary, thyme, mint and nasturtium, along with fruits like strawberries, apples and pears.
9 Jun 2025
Sustainability
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Eavan Boland Award celebrates creativity, connection & cross-border exchange in poetry
The award is open to submissions from early-career poets based in the UK and mid-career poets based in Ireland.
6 Jun 2025
Awards and Funding|Culture|Research
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Update from Board on Taskforce report
On 4 June 2025, Trinity's Board received a report from the Taskforce on Academic and Institutional International Links and Related Matters. The following update was sent to the College community after the meeting.
5 Jun 2025
Community|Society|Students
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From That Small Island TV series features Trinity researchers and treasures
A host of Trinity researchers will feature in a new four-part documentary series on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player which traces 8,000 years of Irish history, with the first episode airing on Sunday, June 8th.
5 Jun 2025
Culture|Research|Science|Society
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Immunotherapy before surgery improves lung cancer survival in global clinical trial
Study published in New England Journal of Medicine shows that the use of immunotherapy with chemotherapy before lung cancer surgery reduces the risk of cancer returning and improves long term survival for patients.
4 Jun 2025
Health|Research
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Irish family law system causes ‘secondary victimisation’
The report was authored by social scientists from the School of Social Work and Social Policy and legal experts from University College Cork.
4 Jun 2025
Research|Society
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Heatwaves greatly influence parasite burden; likely spread of disease
New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin strongly implies that heatwaves have a major influence on the spread of many diseases – and that many existing predictive models have overlooked this complexity.
4 Jun 2025
Environment|Health|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Conference celebrates 50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s collection North
The 50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s landmark collection 'North' will be marked at a conference hosted by the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with Trinity’s School of English.
3 Jun 2025
Arts|Culture|Research
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Trinity Innovation and Enterprise collaborates on South African region project
Trinity is one of three European universities partnering on the UNIICo-create project, which is tackling graduate unemployment in the Southern African Development Community region.
30 May 2025
Community|Innovation
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Pioneering Sea-Scan project aims to detect and classify “dark vessels” in Irish waters
Researchers from Trinity are developing a system that uses undersea telecommunications cables for advanced maritime surveillance, with the aim of enhancing Ireland’s ability to detect and classify vessels operating without active transponders.
30 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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IrelandQCI launches mobile quantum engagement trailer
The innovative mobile engagement unit, designed to bring quantum technologies to life for the Irish public, was launched in Trinity's Front Square by IrelandQCI with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
29 May 2025
Research|Science|Society
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Trinity posts strong surplus for FY 23/24 but warns of challenging landscape
Dr Linda Doyle, Provost of Trinity College Dublin, said: “I am proud of the university’s solid financial performance reflected in the 2023/2024 statement and I want to thank our finance team for their strong stewardship and, indeed, the wider College community.
28 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Business|Research
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2025 Dermot McAleese Teaching Assistant Awards
The awards recognise outstanding contributions to undergraduate teaching across the disciplines of Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology.
26 May 2025
Research|Society
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Trinity trio elected Members of the Royal Irish Academy
Profs. Orla Sheils, Jane Farrar and Holger Claussen have been elected as new Members of the Royal Irish Academy for their exceptional contribution to the sciences.
26 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science
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Geography PhD candidate wins 2025 Mary Mulvihill Award
Kevin O’Leary, a second-year PhD candidate in Geography in the School of Natural Sciences, is the co-winner of the 2025 Mary Mulvihill Award – a science media competition that commemorates the legacy of science journalist and author Mary Mulvihill (1959–2015).
23 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Students
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Trust in scientists in Ireland lower in younger generation
Trust in scientists in Ireland is ahead of global averages, but lower among younger people, according to new research from the School of Education.
22 May 2025
Research|Science|Society
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Trinity-Columbia Dual BA graduate delivers valedictorian speech
Peter Gorman, a graduate of the Dual BA Program between Trinity and Columbia University, recently delivered the Columbia GS Class of 2025 valedictorian speech.
22 May 2025
Research|Science|Students
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Doris Alexander receives EARMA Lifetime Achievement Award
Doris Alexander, Associate Director of European Engagement and Co-Director of CHARM-EU, has been awarded the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) Lifetime Achievement Award 2025.
22 May 2025
Community|Society
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In Camera Rule Report published by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan
The report was authored by social policy experts in Trinity's School of Social Work and Social Policy and legal experts in University College Cork.
22 May 2025
Research|Society
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Professor Patrick Geoghegan announced as new Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub
Professor Patrick Geoghegan, School of Histories and Humanities, will succeed Professor Eve Patten whose term as Director ends in June.
21 May 2025
Arts|Culture|Research
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Book of Leinster on display in Long Room following conservation project
Written in Old and Middle Irish in the 12th century, the Book of Leinster, or Leabhar Laighean, is an important source of Irish literature and history from the medieval period.
21 May 2025
Arts|Culture|Research
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Leabhar Laighean le cur ar taispeáint i Seomra Fada tar éis mórthionscadal caomhnaithe
Tá leathanaigh ó cheann de na lámhscríbhinní is tábhachtaí a scríobhadh i nGaeilge sna meánaoiseanna agus atá againn go fóill, Leabhar Laighean, le cur ar taispeáint inniu [Dé Céadaoin an 21 Bealtaine] mar chuid de thaispeántas nua i Leabharlann Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath tar éis mórthionscadal caomhnaithe.
21 May 2025
Arts|Culture|Research
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Breakthrough in childhood brain cancer research reveals possible new target for therapies
An international group of scientists has identified a key molecular process that drives a deadly form of childhood brain cancer, potentially offering a much-needed, new therapeutic target.
21 May 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Professors Jennifer McElwain and Jonathan Coleman elected Fellows of the Royal Society
Prof. McElwain’s research on fossil plants has shaped our understanding of how the atmosphere has changed over millions of years, while Prof. Coleman developed a transformative technique for producing 2D nanomaterials like graphene from layered solids such as graphite.
20 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity Walton Club celebrates 10 years of transforming STEM education in Ireland
Trinity Walton Club (TWC) has delivered STEM learning experiences to over 7,000 students in its first decade of operation. TWC launched its new impact report as club leaders, educators and alumni gathered to mark the milestone.
20 May 2025
Science|Students
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Sandbox AQ scholarship students represent Trinity at NYU-Abu Dhabi Hackathon
Gaurang Belekar and Sara Taha from the MSc in Quantum Science and Technology in Trinity’s School of Physics took part in the 13th annual NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Hackathon for Social Good, where Gaurang’s team won 2nd prize for canQr, a quantum tool to optimise cancer drug design.
19 May 2025
Innovation|Research|Science|Students
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Waste not: CHARM-EU students tackle real-world sustainability challenges
Trinity will today host the final day of XHIBIT, an intensive learning programme during which CHARM-EU students teamed up with local organisations to develop sustainability solutions.
16 May 2025
Environment|Students|Sustainability
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Trinity Long Room Hub announces O’Mahony Music Research Fellowship
The new fellowship in music is dedicated to music and music-related research and will be awarded annually.
16 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Research
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Ancient ocean sediments link changes in currents to cooling of Northern Hemisphere 3.6 million years ago
New research from an international group has for the first time shown a strong correlation between the two. Differences in sediment composition imply profound changes in the circulation of deep water currents occurred at this time in Earth's history.
16 May 2025
Environment|Research|Science
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The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts
Chris Morash, School of English, joins a panel of researchers to review the novels shortlisted for the 2025 Climate Fiction Prize.
13 May 2025
Culture|Environment|Research|Sustainability
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Plastic manufacturing technologies jeopardise food safety and the environment
AMBER Centre researchers based in Trinity have discovered that the way many everyday plastics are manufactured builds unseen stress into the material—stress that later drives the release of tiny plastic particles into our food and the environment.
13 May 2025
Environment|Health|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity Long Room Hub’s ‘Behind the Headlines’ series turns 10
10 years of public engagement on the pressing issues of our time will be celebrated this week by Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.
12 May 2025
Culture|Research|Society
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In a world dominated by loud, divisive politics, the cardinals found an antidote in Pope Leo XIV
Leo XIV was a choice few saw coming, and is a figure of humility, steadiness and introspective strength, writes Bronagh Ann McShane in an opinion article first published by The Irish Times.
12 May 2025
Research|Society
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Professor John G Byrne added to Royal Irish Academy Dictionary of Irish Biography
Prof. Byrne, founder of Trinity’s Department of Computer Science and Head for 32 years, who was known by many as the “Father of Computing in Ireland”, was a distinguished computer scientist, dedicated public servant and Senior Fellow at Trinity.
9 May 2025
Research|Science
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Fat-rich fluid fuels immune failure in ovarian cancer
New research led by Irish scientists has uncovered how lipid-rich fluid in the abdomen, known as ascites, plays a central role in weakening the body’s immune response in advanced ovarian cancer.
9 May 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Winners of Christy Nolan inspired creativity competition announced
The creative competition was held to honour the legacy of Irish author, Christy Nolan, and to mark the 25th Anniversary of Trinity disAbility Service.
8 May 2025
Community|Culture|Research
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Trinity projects awarded Research Ireland ‘New Foundations’ funding
Seven Trinity research projects have received funding from Research Ireland under its New Foundations programme.
8 May 2025
Research|Society
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Gustav Parker Hibbett wins 2025 Pollard International Poetry Prize
Valued at €10,000, the prize is sponsored by the John Pollard Foundation and administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre in the School of English at Trinity.
8 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Culture
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From ashes to concrete
Engineers have devised a means of transforming biomass ash byproduct into high-quality concrete, which reduces carbon emissions by over 50%.
6 May 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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‘MAGIC-I’ hopes to optimise treatment of child and adolescent cancer
Prof. Owen Smith hopes MAGIC-I project will lead to every child and adolescent with cancer in Ireland receiving deep genome analysis to determine best way to manage their illness
5 May 2025
Health|Innovation|Research
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Mothers lead the way in their children's use of technology
A newly launched report shows the surprising impact of OurKidsCode family coding clubs, an initiative of Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics, which offer a new way for parents to get involved in their children's computing education.
2 May 2025
Community|Science
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Glitter’s sparkle hides a darker side – it can change the chemistry of our oceans
Drs. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco and Kristina Petra Zubovic from Trinity's School of Natural Sciences write about some important research of theirs in this piece first published by The Conversation.
2 May 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Law School receives gift to bolster Centre for Constitutional Governance
This gift will strengthen TriCON's role as a world-leading centre for constitutional scholarship, bringing together academics, legal practitioners, judges, and other stakeholders to discuss the challenges facing constitutional democracy today.
1 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Research|Society
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Trinity’s Campus Security team declared 2025 Team of the Year
The team was declared Estates/Facilities Team of the Year 2025 at the AUDE Conference Awards Dinner and also won a Bronze award in the EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) category for work on student mental health and wellbeing.
1 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Society
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New Scholars and Fellows announced at Trinity
Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: "On behalf of the Trinity community, I offer my warmest congratulations to everyone who has been elected to Fellowship and Scholarship.These are fantastic academic achievements and the new Fellows and Scholars deserve to feel very proud today."
28 Apr 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Students
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Race to succeed Pope Francis begins with his funeral, as informal alliances of cardinals emerge
The ritual of conclave is ancient, but the stakes are unmistakably modern, writes Bronagh Ann McShane, School of Histories and Humanities, in a piece originally published in the Irish Times.
28 Apr 2025
Culture|Research
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BNT162b2 vaccine not only targets COVID-19 virus, but may also help reduce and control innate inflammation
New findings suggest the vaccine may reduce the production of pro-inflammatory mediators to bacterial, fungal or viral infections by reprogramming innate immune cells to regulate inflammation
28 Apr 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Remembering the cold: scientists discover how memories control metabolism
New multidisciplinary research led by Prof. Tomás Ryan from Trinity shows that the brain forms memories of cold experiences and uses them to control our metabolism.
23 Apr 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Earth Day Action Forum
Today, Tuesday 22nd April marks the 55th anniversary of the global initiative Earth Day with the theme Our Power, Our Planet! Trinity marked the day with a forum to discuss Our 51% Challenge, the reduction in energy-related emissions we must meet by 2030.
22 Apr 2025
Sustainability
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Pope Francis promoted women to unprecedented heights of power in the church
Dr Bronagh Ann McShane, Research Fellow on the VOICES project in Trinity's School of Histories and Humanities, with a piece first published by The Conversation in the wake of Pope Francis' death.
22 Apr 2025
Society
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Trinity welcomes students and researchers from Gaza
The students - eight of whom are postgraduates and two undergraduates - will begin their studies at Trinity as soon as possible. All fees have been waived for these students.
18 Apr 2025
Community|Research|Students
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Simple water-saving technologies could shave nearly €10 million in state water costs by 2030
Installing efficient water-saving technologies (taps, showers, toilets) in new build homes in Ireland could save €280 annually in a four-person house when associated energy savings are also included.
17 Apr 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Primary students showcase the future of smart cities at Trinity
The Academy of the Near Future is proud to announce the inaugural Connective Detective Exhibition, taking place on 9–10 May in Trinity.
16 Apr 2025
Community|Innovation|Students
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New research outlines pitfalls of posthuman, AI governance in real-world “city brain” project
The work underscores what can go wrong when an AI that manages city transport, safety, health and environmental monitoring predicts the future and intervenes in the present, significantly influencing urban governance and public policy development.
16 Apr 2025
Environment|Research|Science
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How mobility assistance dogs can improve quality of life in children with cerebral palsy
Heather Kennedy Curtin, Specialist Physiotherapist in Gait Analysis, Trinity, writes about new research findings from her team in this piece first published by The Conversation.
16 Apr 2025
Research|Science
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Viewing art can boost wellbeing by giving meaning to life
The simple act of looking at a piece of visual art can boost your wellbeing, a new research study from the School of Psychology has found, and this benefit can be gained in a hospital setting as well as an art gallery.
16 Apr 2025
Research|Society
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A day of curiosity and possibility: future doctors step into 'Mini Med Day'
The Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) Primary School Med Day is designed to spark curiosity and plant the seeds for future careers in medicine and healthcare.
16 Apr 2025
Community|Health|Science|Society
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Links between sport-related brain injury and dementia examined in new study
Retired high-performance contact sports athletes are being asked to participate in a ground-breaking research study led by the School Psychology and the School of Medicine investigating the links between sport-related brain injury and dementia risk in later life.
15 Apr 2025
Research|Science|Society
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Trinity and St Patrick’s Mental Health Services to give occupational therapy training
The new partnership will provide occupational therapy students with clinical placements in mental healthcare settings.
15 Apr 2025
Health|Research|Students
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Dublin Theatre Festival donates letter by Samuel Beckett to Trinity Library
The donation was made by the Dublin Theatre Festival through the support of board member, Tom Clinch and his wife Méav Ní Mhaolchatha.
15 Apr 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Culture
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Trinity marks life-long learning milestone as 1,000 complete micro-credentials
"It has re-ignited my appetite for lifelong learning. I am currently on my third microcred.”
14 Apr 2025
Business|Innovation|Students
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Leading for good in sport and business – Trinity Business Summit 2025
Trinity Business Summit 2025 will bring together sports leaders and business experts to share insights on how to harness the power of sport for organisational success.
14 Apr 2025
Business|Research
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Sam, the beloved Trinity Fox, has passed away
Sam was a familiar sight on campus and became a celebrity during the pandemic when he was spotted having the run of Dublin city centre
10 Apr 2025
Community
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School of Medicine honours its researchers
Six emerging bright stars in health and clinical research have been honoured in the latest round of the Trinity School of Medicine Research Awards 2025.
10 Apr 2025
Awards and Funding|Health|Research
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Medical fitness to drive guidelines launch by School of Psychology
The Road Safety Authority and National Office for Traffic Medicine in the School of Psychology have launched a major update to Ireland’s medical fitness to drive guidelines.
7 Apr 2025
Research|Society
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Four Trinity-led projects secure funding to inspire STEM public engagement
Funding from the Research Ireland Discover Programme will enable project teams to enhance public engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
4 Apr 2025
Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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Extraordinary tales of Trinity’s Zoological Museum brought to life in new book
Dr Martyn Linnie, curator of Trinity College Dublin’s Zoological Museum, has just launched a new book, bringing to life the many tales of the museum’s history and that of its permanent residents.
4 Apr 2025
Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity on the Move 2025 raises €3,275
Thank you to everyone who participated in Trinity on the Move 2025. €3,275 was raised and we'd like to thank everyone who donated.
3 Apr 2025
Community
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Unlocking nature's code: innovative research draws parallels between AI models and genetic encoding
Researchers propose an innovative analogy between AI models and genetic encoding to help us understand how genes encode the complex information that enables them to create an organism.
2 Apr 2025
Research|Science
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Blended workforces creating high quality jobs in the project economy – new report
Blended workforces are creating high quality jobs in the project economy, according to the 2025 Project Economy report published today by Trinity Business School.
2 Apr 2025
Business|Research|Society
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Applications for the 2025 EdTech Accelerator Programme are now open
EdTech technology start-ups are being urged to apply to the second year of the successful EdTech Accelerator Programme run by The Learnovate Centre and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
2 Apr 2025
Business|Innovation
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Microplastics pollution from glitter can disrupt marine biomineralisation
New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralisation processes in marine environments, raising fresh concerns about the long-term environmental impact of microplastic pollution on marine ecosystems.
1 Apr 2025
Environment|Research|Science
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Public asked to help document Dublin’s old street signs
Led by the School of Histories and Humanities, the CLÓSCAPE project will document and preserve Dublin’s old bilingual street signs with their unique Gaelic typeface.
31 Mar 2025
Community|Culture|Research|Society
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Iarrtar ar an bpobal cúnamh a thabhairt chun seanchomharthaí sráide Bhaile Átha Cliath a thaifeadadh
Tá dream taighde i gColáiste na Tríonóide ag iarraidh ar an bpobal cuidiú le tuairisc a choinneáil de sheanchomharthaí sráide Bhaile Átha Cliath, na comharthaí ar a mbíodh an Cló Gaelach in úsáid, a bhfuil a líon ar shráideanna na príomhchathrach ag dul i laghad go tréan.
31 Mar 2025
Culture|Research
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Two Trinity projects awarded over €5million in latest awards from Research Ireland
These awards will contribute to the advancement of high-quality and high-impact research activities at the faculties of STEM and Health Sciences.
28 Mar 2025
Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science
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Oral contraceptives and smoking impact steroid hormone levels in healthy adults
Steroid hormone levels are also influenced by other lifestyle choices and factors such as biological sex and age, according to new research that has just been published in leading international journal Science Advances.
28 Mar 2025
Health|Research|Science
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GBHI's new Site Director gives introductory address
Iracema Leroi, the new Site Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity, set out a bold vision for the future, titled 'GBHI at Trinity: Advancing global brain health through interdisciplinary approaches and shared values.'
28 Mar 2025
Community|Health|Research
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Dublin children's Bookmarks Exhibition on display in Old Library
An exhibition of 44 handmade books, written and illustrated by Dublin primary school students takes up residence in the Long Room.
27 Mar 2025
Community|Culture|Science
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An unsavoury problem – dog faeces parasite most commonly found at park entrances and playgrounds
New research from zoologists at Trinity College Dublin has pinpointed park entrances and playgrounds in Dublin as hotspots for roundworm eggs, with subsequent analysis strongly implying they have come from dog faeces.
27 Mar 2025
Health|Research|Science
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New course will equip healthcare professionals with practical AI skills
The co-designed course stands out for its international, interdisciplinary approach, that enables professionals to gain real-world, evidence-based training on how to integrate AI into their daily work.
26 Mar 2025
Health|Innovation|Research
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Sustainable, shared community mobility project among National Challenge Fund finalists
Professor Brian Caulfield, from Trinity’s School of Engineering, is involved with project "CONUNDRUM", which has received Grow Phase funding as a finalist under the National Challenge Fund programme.
25 Mar 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Research|Sustainability
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Bohs and Trinity launch first national study of LGBTQI+ inclusivity in Irish football
The study in partnership with Bohemian Football Club will examine the experiences of LGBTQI+ people regarding participation, openness, discrimination and harassment, barriers and positive/protective factors in football settings in the Republic of Ireland.
25 Mar 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Campaign highlights history & experiences of one-parent families
To mark international Single Parents Day, Trinity College Dublin has partnered with One Family and Glasgow Caledonian University to launch a new campaign highlighting the history, lived experiences and misconceptions facing one-parent families
21 Mar 2025
Culture|Research|Society
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Trinity gets Google backing for Computer Science education programme
As well as the Hedge School, this funding from Google.org will support a new pre-university Computer Science module, a professional development programme for teachers, and research into best practices for integrating Generative AI in education.
21 Mar 2025
Community|Science|Society|Students
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New eMobility eHub offering electric cars, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes for the public launches in Galway City
The eHubs offer a range of shared public travel options, providing residents and visitors with convenient, sustainable, and cost-effective travel choices.
21 Mar 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity Water Centre launches ahead of World Water Day 2025
The Trinity Water Centre—a pioneering hub dedicated to advancing research, innovation, and education in water—which will primarily address global water challenges, inform resource management, and deliver technological advancements.
21 Mar 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity geologists release new book for walkers interested in Dublin’s built heritage
Prof. Patrick Wyse Jackson and Dr Louise Caulfield, from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, have released The Decorative & Building Stones of Dublin: a walking guide.
21 Mar 2025
Culture|Environment|Society
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eMol eSoghluaiseachta nua a chuireann gluaisteáin leictreacha, rothair leictreacha agus rothair leictreacha lasta ar fáil don phobal seolta i gCathair na Gaillimhe
Cuireann eMoil raon roghanna taistil phoiblí comhroinnte ar fáil, ag soláthar roghanna taistil atá áisiúil, inbhuanaithe agus éifeachtúil ó thaobh costas de do mhuintir na háite agus do chuairteoirí.
21 Mar 2025
Environment|Research|Sustainability
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Five student start-ups to take part in Phase 2 of LaunchBox programme
LaunchBox Phase 2 will take place over the summer months, with coworking space on campus and a bespoke programme aiming to accelerate our top student startups.
19 Mar 2025
Innovation|Students
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Climate change fuelling mental health crisis in areas most affected by climate crisis
Climate change is not just an environmental issue — it’s a mental health crisis impacting on adolescent wellbeing right now in areas most affected by climate change, according to new research from the School of Psychology.
18 Mar 2025
Environment|Research|Society|Sustainability
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Building a healthy Tallaght: new research launched
The report reviews the health and wellbeing landscape in Tallaght, Dublin 24 and reveals important information on the health of the community over the last 23 years.
18 Mar 2025
Community|Health|Research
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Why Ireland needs sustainable funding for higher education and research
Why Ireland needs sustainable funding for higher education and research
16 Mar 2025
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Coláiste na Tríonóide ag Gluaiseacht 2025
Ba mhaith linn go mbeadh an oiread mac léinn, ball foirne agus céimithe agus is féidir inár dteannta Dé Céadaoin an 19 Márta don lá gluaiseachta agus gníomhaíochta coirp urraithe seo, ag bailiú airgid do chistí cruatain mac léinn
14 Mar 2025
Community|Health|Society|Students
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New €5 million project will transform fibre optic cables into active sensors, safeguarding networks from damage
The project will help to safeguard telecommunications networks from damage – accidental and malicious – as well as boosting how we communicate and understand our environment
14 Mar 2025
Environment|Research|Science
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New study shows promise for gamified app in managing MS-related fatigue
Trinity researchers have developed a new gamified mobile health (mHealth) app designed to help people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) manage fatigue, one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of the disease.
14 Mar 2025
Health|Innovation|Research
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AI expected to add €250bn to Ireland’s economy by 2035
AI adoption in Ireland has surged to 91% , nearly doubling from 49% in 2024, according to new research from Trinity Business School.
13 Mar 2025
Business|Research|Society
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Sustainability Leadership Awards 2025
Provost Linda Doyle and Vice President for Biodiversity and Climate Action Jane Stout kicked off the awards held in Portal on Wednesday, March 12th as part of Trinity's 23rd annual Green Week. The awards are in their third year running, an initiative conceived and led by Sustainability Manager Jane Hackett.
13 Mar 2025
Sustainability
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Dr Jo-Hanna Ivers speaks at the United Nations on Irish Citizen’s Assembly on Drug Use
Speaking as one of a three-person panel to discuss ‘Models of Deliberative Democracy to inform Drugs Policy’, Dr Ivers was joined by representatives from Cyprus and Colombia.
13 Mar 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Fake news spreads further on X if the story is about the future
The more a fake news story talks about the future, the more likely it is to be spread on X (formerly Twitter), research from Trinity Business School has found – and this is linked to human evolution.
12 Mar 2025
Business|Research|Society
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Trinity ranks highly in 42 subjects in 2025 QS World University Rankings
Trinity has four subjects in the top 50 globally in the latest ranking.
12 Mar 2025
Community|Research
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Six students receive 2024/25 Three Ireland Connect to STEM Scholarships
Trinity celebrated six student recipients of the 2024/25 Three Ireland Trinity College Dublin Connect to STEM Scholarships for Women at an evening ceremony.
12 Mar 2025
Awards and Funding|Science|Students
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Trinity celebrates renaming of Library after poet Eavan Boland
Librarian and College Archivist Helen Shenton said: "Under its new name, it provides an inclusive and inspirational space for current and future students, now bolstered by Eavan Boland’s scholarly and feminist reputation.”
11 Mar 2025
Arts|Community|Culture|Society|Students
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Trinity sees strong rise in CAO applicants for the 2025/6 academic year
10,569 students picked Trinity as their first choice for level 8 courses, an increase of 13.5%.
11 Mar 2025
Community|Students
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Green week 2025 launches with new sustainable accreditation
Trinity kicks off Green Week 2025 as the first university in the Republic of Ireland to receive the Responsible Futures accreditation following a student-led audit to measure Trinity’s progress in embedding sustainability in the curriculum, in our governance and in our operations. The week launched with a student Q&A with former President and Adjunct Lecturer for Climate Justice Mary Robinson on Monday, March 10th.
11 Mar 2025
Sustainability
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Vision of Pope Francis has signalled shift in how Vatican views women in leadership
Do recent reforms signify a genuine commitment to inclusivity or are they merely symbolic gestures aimed at appeasing critics, ask Dr Bronagh McShane in an article first published in the Irish Times.
11 Mar 2025
Culture|Research|Society
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Ceiliúrann Coláiste na Tríonóide athainmniú na Leabharlainne i ndiaidh an fhile Eavan Boland
Is é Leabharlann Eavan Boland an chéad fhoirgneamh ar champas na hOllscoile i lár na cathrach atá ainmnithe i ndiaidh mná.
11 Mar 2025
Community|Culture|Society|Students
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Leading mathematicians and physicists come to Trinity as conference honours Sir William Rowan Hamilton
Later this week Trinity’s Hamilton Mathematics Institute (HMI) plays host to the international research conference honouring one of Trinity’s (and Ireland’s) greatest ever mathematicians and scientists. The timing is fitting as 2025 marks the 220th anniversary of Hamilton’s birth, and the 20th of the HMI.
10 Mar 2025
Research|Science
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The future is bright for Down syndrome research
The research group 'DISCO' aims to progress research that will provide improved outcomes for children who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome
10 Mar 2025
Health|Research
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New advocacy group aims to develop cohesive concussion guidelines across all sporting codes
Trinity is today hosting the inaugural meeting of a new concussion advocacy group, which brings together researchers, medics, sportspeople and charities, and puts the burning issue of concussive brain injuries in sports such as rugby, GAA, football and boxing firmly in the spotlight.
7 Mar 2025
Health|Research|Science|Society
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Decolonising Ireland’s education system remains vital despite the country’s wealth and privilege
Ireland urgently needs to decolonise its higher education system, write Aoife Lynam, Conor McGuckin and Lucie Ehiwe from the School of Education in this piece for The Conversation.
6 Mar 2025
Research|Society
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Trailblazer Aoife McLysaght stars on new Women in STEM stamp
Issuing just ahead of International Women’s Day 2025 on 8th March, An Post’s new stamps acknowledge the achievements of Women in STEM and the challenges.
5 Mar 2025
Culture|Science|Society
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AI could supercharge human collective intelligence in everything from disaster relief to medical research
By enhancing human decision-making, AI systems offer faster and more accurate insights – whether in medical research, disaster response, or environmental protection, write Hao Cui and Taha Yasseri, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in a piece for The Conversation.
5 Mar 2025
Research|Society
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Female contractors earn higher average daily rate than male counterparts
Female contractors in Ireland earn a higher average daily rate than their male counterparts, according to a new study from the Ireland’s Project Economy survey conducted by researchers in Trinity Business School.
5 Mar 2025
Business|Research|Society
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Mark Little appointed new Director of Trinity Translational Medicine Institute
Professor Mark Little takes office from out-going Director Professor Aideen Long
5 Mar 2025
Health|Research
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If humans are ‘bundles of habits,’ can we take control of them?
Eike Buabang, School of Psychology and Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, shares five essential strategies to master your habits in an article for The Conversation.
3 Mar 2025
Research|Science|Society
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Astrophysicists discover complex weather of starless “Super-Jupiter”
An international team of researchers has discovered that variations in brightness must be the result of complex weather, providing crucial new insights into the 3-D complexity of gas giant atmospheres within and beyond our solar system.
3 Mar 2025
Research|Science
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Dírithe ag Cumann Feamainne nua na hÉireann ar an acmhainneacht neamhshaothraithe atá ag saothrú na feamainne
Tá Cumann nuabhunaithe Feamainne na hÉireann (ISA) chun díriú ar an acmhainneacht nach bhfuil leas bainte as fós maidir le saothrú feamainne. Seolfar an cumann ag imeacht i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath tráthnóna inniu.
28 Feb 2025
Business|Research|Science|Society
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Untapped potential of seaweed farming the focus of new Irish Seaweed Association
Hosted by the Centre for Social Innovation at Trinity Business School and the School of Natural Sciences, the Irish Seaweed Association is a spin out from the C-FAARER research project.
28 Feb 2025
Business|Research|Science|Sustainability
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One-in-five people who use alcohol and other drugs have symptoms of ADHD
Professor Catherine Comiskey and a research team at the School of Nursing and Midwifery in partnership with the national Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign called for Immediate training in neurodiversity for drugs services’ staff at all levels.
28 Feb 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Trinity lays to rest human remains found during E3 works
“These remains, now entrusted to our care, are the remnants of real people, each with their own stories, who lived at a time when the study of anatomy was in its infancy."
27 Feb 2025
Community|Society
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America is suffering from an epidemic of mass cowardice
The US is not yet a fascist society, but acting as if it is risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy, writes Prof. Daniel Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, in a comment piece in The Irish Times
27 Feb 2025
Research|Society
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Seven Trinity projects scoop Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future funding
Researchers from Trinity have scooped a combined €6.5 million to lead research projects tackling challenges that range from enhancing the performance of 2D nanomaterials to bioengineering corneas.
26 Feb 2025
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science
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Cookies, identifiers “silently stored” on Android phones by Google apps
A recent measurement study by Prof. Doug Leith, Professor of Computer Systems in Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics, shows that advertising and tracking cookies and other device and user identifiers are sent by Google servers and stored on a handset, even when no Google apps have ever been opened by the user.
25 Feb 2025
Innovation|Research
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Ireland’s protected dunes are thriving – thanks to well-managed tourism
Biodiversity is proliferating within one of Ireland’s Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) according to new research from Trinity, which is at odds with the often-held assumption that tourism and conservation make for poor bedfellows.
25 Feb 2025
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Irish study identifies financial and canvassing barriers for disabled political candidates
The first Irish study of disabled political candidates was conducted by researchers in the School of Education and colleagues in the University of Galway.
25 Feb 2025
Research|Society
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Shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize announced
The shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize 2025 has been announced today by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre.
24 Feb 2025
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Trinity's iconic Campanile re-emerges after repairs
Trinity’s Estates and Facilities team have worked since the summer of 2024 towards a comprehensive upgrade of the 100-foot bell tower, which was constructed in 1853, and is the first major structure visitors to Trinity see after coming through the Front Arch.
21 Feb 2025
Community|Environment
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Trinity and Dublin City Council launch Ireland’s first local government Generative AI Lab
The ADAPT Research Ireland Centre at Trinity is leading a new model of collaboration to support the safe and trusted adoption of GenAI opportunities within Dublin City Council.
20 Feb 2025
Business|Community|Innovation|Research
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Researchers secure EPA funding to pursue seven “green living” projects
Seven researchers from Trinity have secured Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding totalling €4.4 million to pursue research projects with a focus in climate change, environmental and human health, and more sustainable living
20 Feb 2025
Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity welcomes significant step towards Ireland’s CERN membership
Ireland has been accepted in principle into the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) as an associate member, opening the door to next-gen research facilities and teaching opportunities for researchers, teachers and students alike.
19 Feb 2025
Research|Science
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Report examines non-fatal overdoses over ten years in Dublin’s North Inner City
The report authored by academics from Trinity’s Department of Public Health and Primary Care was launched by the Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor
18 Feb 2025
Health|Research|Society
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“Bioprospecting” scientist sleuthing for crop-aiding fungi brings their spectacular beauty to life
Diego Bianchi, a PhD candidate in the School of Natural Sciences, has launched the Fungal Galaxies gallery to show off the spectacular beauty of some of his new agricultural allies.
18 Feb 2025
Environment|Research|Science
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Onscreen chemistry: New book considers the portrayal of chemical science in film and TV
From Transylvania and Chernobyl to colourful glassware and narcotics, explore the fascinating world of the big and small screen through a chemist’s eye as cinema and television are passed under the microscope in a new book authored by Trinity’s Dr John O’Donoghue.
17 Feb 2025
Research|Science
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Trinity on the Move 2025
We want as many students, staff and alumni to join us on Wednesday 19th March for this day of sponsored movement and physical activity, raising money for student hardship funds
14 Feb 2025
Community|Health|Students
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From collisions to stellar cannibalism – the surprising diversity of exploding white dwarfs
Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after assessing almost 4,000 such events captured in detail by a next-gen astronomical sky survey.
14 Feb 2025
Research|Science
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Research brings hope for improved early detection of pancreatic cancer
The discovery of a 'biomarker panel' could have a profound impact on the ability to identify patients at risk of developing PC at an earlier stage.
14 Feb 2025
Health|Research|Science
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New blood test could improve Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis
Up to half of all people living with Alzheimer’s Disease in Ireland remain undiagnosed. A new blood test may have the potential to transform patient care, allowing for better diagnosis, earlier interventions and more targeted treatments
14 Feb 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity researchers highlight need for dementia-friendly travel environments
Researchers call for collaboration among people living with dementia, caregivers, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to ensure that travel remains an inclusive experience for all
13 Feb 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Trinity to headquarter new €31.6 million Research Ireland ARC Hub for Therapeutics
The overall goal of the Hub is to take world-leading research to commercialisation outcomes such as spinouts and licenses. Along with Trinity, University College Dublin (UCD) and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences (RCSI) are consortium partners.
12 Feb 2025
Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science
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Exciting and dynamic rugby to flow from Irish AI research
A groundbreaking research project funded by Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software, and the IRFU is deploying AI to analyse the tackle event in rugby to enhance player welfare and performance.
11 Feb 2025
Research|Science
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Pharmacy reforms needed to boost Ireland’s pandemic preparedness
Health system reforms to further integrate the community pharmacy sector are required to strengthen Ireland’s pandemic preparedness, according to new research conducted by health policy analysts from the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.
11 Feb 2025
Health|Research|Society
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A tribute to Michael Purser 1937 – 2025
Michael Purser, who passed away recently, taught in Trinity for four decades and left a lasting impression on students and colleagues alike.
7 Feb 2025
Community|Science|Students
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Telecoms for Everyone to highlight benefits of digital connectivity for Dublin
A new campaign has launched today with the goal of empowering residents with clear, factual information about the benefits and safety of telecoms infrastructure that supports digital connectivity in their local areas.
6 Feb 2025
Innovation|Research
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St. Brigid’s Day: Courageous Women
Professor Jane Ohlmeyer celebrates the lives of courageous women across history – ‘the viragos and matrons’ from Brigid to Bishop Budde – who have inspired, advocated for the oppressed, and never hesitated to speak truth to power.
5 Feb 2025
Research
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Trinity researchers secure Research Ireland industry-focused fellowships
Eleven researchers from Trinity have secured fellowships with industry partners via the Research Ireland Industry Research, Development, and Innovation Fellowship (IRDIF) Programme.
3 Feb 2025
Awards and Funding|Business|Research
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Belfast student wins Trinity scholarship for Northern Ireland undergraduates
Titanic Belfast supports generous bursary worth €20,000 over four years
31 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Students
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Aubrey McCarthy, Lynn Ruane and Tom Clonan elected Senators in University of Dublin constituency
Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: "This is an historic moment as it is the last time the University of Dublin constituency will elect senators to the Seanad. Trinity warmly welcomes the expansion of the franchise and I would like to thank each of the senators who have represented the university so well in the Upper House of the Oireachtas since the 1930s.”
31 Jan 2025
Community|Society
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Genome of Ireland research project launches to aid development of a European reference genome
Researchers from Trinity and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) are leading the Irish component of the Genome of Europe project, which aims to map the genomes of a representative sample of the residents of Europe.
30 Jan 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans
The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fuelled by sheep herding and people exploiting their milk.
30 Jan 2025
Culture|Research|Science
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Old Library reveals New Treasures
John Banville, Christy Nolan, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Annie West are among the writers and artists featured in a new exhibition showcasing new treasures acquired by the Library.
30 Jan 2025
Arts|Culture|Research|Society
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Counting continues in Seanad election
Regular updates here of the count in the University of Dublin constituency in the 2025 Seanad election.
29 Jan 2025
Community|Society
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Bad hair bears! Greasy hair gives polar bears fur with anti-icing properties
An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur – something that allows one of the planet’s most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates. That secret? Greasy hair.
29 Jan 2025
Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity Business School celebrates 100th birthday
Mary Robinson joined staff and students in a first view of new planting, marking the beginning of the School’s initiative to 'green' the foyer of its eco-friendly building — a reflection of its ongoing commitment to sustainability.
28 Jan 2025
Business|Innovation|Society|Sustainability
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Biomedical engineer secures €600,000 Enterprise Ireland funding to develop respiratory sensor
Dr Conor Hayden, from the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre and Trinity’s School of Engineering, seeks to commercialise the “Ribbon device”, a non-invasive respiratory sensor that may reduce the impact of undetected respiratory compromise on healthcare costs and patient outcomes.
28 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Health|Research
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A tribute to Michael Longley 1939-2025
Michael Longley, the acclaimed Belfast poet who has died at the age of 85, studied Classics in Trinity where he was awarded an honorary degree in 1999 and was an Honorary Fellow.
27 Jan 2025
Arts|Community|Culture
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Trinity will open as usual today, Saturday 25th January
The university suffered very little damage during Storm Éowyn but temporary safety barriers may be installed while some areas await repair. Thank you for your co-operation and understanding.
25 Jan 2025
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Trinity welcomes Nobel Prize winner, Prof. Ben Feringa
Prof. Feringa delivered a research seminar to over 250 people on “the art of building small” and met with early career researchers in the School of Chemistry during his visit.
24 Jan 2025
Research|Science
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UPDATE: College closure – Friday 24 January, Storm Éowyn
Trinity will remain closed for the rest of today, Friday 24 January. This is in light of further advice from the RSA and continued public transport closures. It is planned that the university will reopen as normal tomorrow, Saturday 25 January 2025, subject to further advice.
23 Jan 2025
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Trinity scientists win European Research Council Proof of Concept awards
Profs. Valeria Nicolosi and Matthew Campbell have won the awards, valued at €150,000 each, to explore the innovation potential of ideas arising from their previously funded ERC projects.
23 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Science
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Cad is fiú an fhírinne i ré na mífhaisnéise? Sraith léachtaí d’fhonn cuidiú leis an bpobal an acmhainn fealsúnachta atá iontu a chothú
Tá fiúntas na fírinne i ré na mífhaisnéise ar cheann de na téamaí a chíorfar i sraith bhliantúil léachtaí poiblí Roinn na Fealsúnachta i gColáiste na Tríonóide an mhí seo chugainn.
23 Jan 2025
Community|Research|Society
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€1.75M HRB award for further research into ageing and intellectual disability
The award paves the way for the next phase of the study, to provide valuable data to inform evidence-based policies and practices to support people with intellectual disabilities, their family, friends and healthcare professionals.
23 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Health
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Inaugural lecture of Professor Gerry Hanna
‘From monotone to symphony: The transformation of lung cancer radiotherapy’, the inaugural lecture of Professor Gerry Hanna will take place on Thursday 30th January 2025.
23 Jan 2025
Community|Health
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593 students receive Entrance Exhibition awards from Trinity
The students come from 452 different schools and from 30 counties on the island of Ireland as well as 38 countries overseas.
22 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Students
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New initiative for young people to explore how Irish language and traditions can inspire environmental innovations
Dublin City Council and the CONNECT Centre's Academy of the Near Future, in partnership with Gael Linn’s Gaelbhratach team, has launched ‘Treoraigh do Thodhchaí’.
22 Jan 2025
Community|Students|Sustainability
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Treoraigh do Thodhchaí
Tionscnamh nua do dhaoine óga chun iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar an gcaoi le nuálaíochtaí comhshaoil a spreagadh tríd an nGaeilge agus traidisiúin a bhaineann léi.
22 Jan 2025
Community|Students|Sustainability
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Professor Jane Humphries announced as the recipient of the second Alice Murray Award
Professor Jane Humphries, University of Oxford, has been announced as the recipient of the second Alice Murray Award by the Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH).
22 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Research|Society
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Trinity Design & Craft Accelerator programme to run for second year
The 2025 programme will be delivered between March and October, with ten companies set to receive €5,000 each.
22 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Business|Community
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Irish public trust in scientists ahead of global averages
The research, conducted by an international team including researchers from the School of Education, is the largest post-pandemic study on public trust in scientists.
20 Jan 2025
Research|Science|Society
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Ripple and ADAPT to collaborate on Blockchain research at Trinity
The partnership will establish the Ripple Blockchain Collaboratory, a new initiative that will focus on advancing research into blockchain, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, and FinTech.
20 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Research
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Regular dog walking improves mobility and reduces falls in older adults
Researchers have found that regular dog walking, defined as at least four times per week, is associated with improved mobility, reduced fear of falling, and a lower likelihood of unexplained falls
20 Jan 2025
Health|Research
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Trinity joins pan-European endeavour to address pressing need for advanced digital skills in healthcare
The School of Medicine is collaborating with leading academic institutions, research centres, and industry stakeholders across Europe to address the pressing need for advanced digital skills in healthcare
20 Jan 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Christine Casey named 2024 ‘Researcher of the Year’ (IRC legacy Awards)
Daniel Gilligan, Professor Seamus Martin, Dr Mary Canavan and Dr Esther Murphy were also celebrated at the awards, which were announced today by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland
17 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Research
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Astrophysicists reveal structure of 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars in landmark survey
Crystal-clear images show light being emitted from millimetre-sized pebbles within the belts that orbit 74 nearby stars of a wide variety of ages – from those that are just emerging from birth to those in more mature systems like our own Solar System.
17 Jan 2025
Research|Science
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Trinity joins global research network focussing on cardiovascular disease in women
‘CARAMEL’ will work to deliver an innovative, AI-supported model for personalised cardiovascular risk assessment and preventive healthcare to address the urgent public health need for women
15 Jan 2025
Health|Innovation|Research
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Seanad hustings event held at Trinity
The candidates took part in two debates, hosted by broadcaster Áine Kerr, followed by audience questions. Among the issues discussed were education, disability, housing, health, climate and data centres.
15 Jan 2025
Community|Environment|Society
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Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women
A groundbreaking study led by geneticists from Trinity finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with their wife’s community.
15 Jan 2025
Research|Science
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An Urban Forest on Campus
Conor Davis worked for Intel for 30 years and decided it was time to do something with more of an impact. That’s when he stumbled on a YouTube video featuring Prof Quentin Crowley on Climate Entrepreneurship and Systems Thinking.
14 Jan 2025
Sustainability
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Irish economic outlook upbeat despite Trump concerns, say contractors
Results from the 2025 Ireland’s Project Economy (IPE) report reveal an optimistic outlook for the Irish economy, with high-skilled independent contractors forecasting improved performance in the year ahead.
13 Jan 2025
Research|Society
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Syria: how the fall of Assad has affected the asylum debate in Europe
The European Union and its member states must find a balanced approach that prioritises human rights while addressing domestic political pressures, writes Morgiane Noel, PhD Candidate in EU & International Law for The Conversation.
13 Jan 2025
Research|Society
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Scientists develop “Malteser-like” molecules with potential applications in targeted drug delivery
The scientists have taken a major step forwards in tackling one of the greatest abiding challenges in chemistry, by learning how to programme the self-assembly of molecules in such a way that the end result is predictable and desirable.
13 Jan 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Astrophysicists honoured for gravitational wave astronomy work
Evan Keane, Associate Professor at Trinity and Director of Trinity’s Rosse Observatory, has been honoured with the Royal Astronomical Society’s Group Achievement Award for his European Pulsar Timing Array (EPTA) work.
13 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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Can native woodland flourish without farmers? They also deserve a just transition
There are ongoing calls and policy targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and afforestation is identified as a vital solution to mitigating impacts, but significant challenges remain.
10 Jan 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity to hold Seanad hustings
Ahead of the upcoming Seanad election, a hustings will take place in Trinity Business School from 5pm on 14 January.
10 Jan 2025
Community|Society
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Toghchánaíocht
Roimh an toghchán Seanaid atá le teacht, beidh toghchánaíocht ar siúl i Scoil Ghnó Choláiste na Tríonóide ó 5pm ar an 14 Eanáir.
10 Jan 2025
Community|Society
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Lecture series to help public channel their inner philosopher
From the value of truth and war & peace to the role of wonder and the importance of self-care, Trinity’s philosophers are asking the public to explore the relevance of philosophy in today’s world and offer fresh perspectives on some of our most pressing issues over six lectures.
9 Jan 2025
Community|Research
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CONNECT Centre awards over €500,000 to fund women-led STEAM research projects
Four awardees will now lead innovative projects with goals that range from improving the communications systems used by autonomous vehicles to creating eco-friendly options for powering wearable technologies.
7 Jan 2025
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Sustainability