Articles
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Shortlist for the Pollard Poetry Prize announced
Administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre in the School of English, the annual prize is awarded for an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language.
22 Feb 2023
Awards and Funding|Culture
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Trinity takes key steps to improve funding for PhD researchers
The Board of Trinity has approved a proposal to consolidate the University’s three internal postgraduate research schemes and increase their associated stipends to €25,000.
22 Feb 2023
Awards and Funding|Students
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Is Irish sign languages legislation fit for purpose?
A conference this week will bring together policy makers, academics, community leaders and civil servants to evaluate if legislation recognising sign languages is fit for purpose.
22 Feb 2023
Innovation|Research|Society
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Trinity to return human remains to Inishbofin
Trinity Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: “I am sorry for the upset that was caused by our retaining of these remains and I thank the Inishbofin community for their advocacy and engagement with us on this issue. We will now work with the community to ensure that the remains are returned in a respectful manner and in accordance with the community’s wishes."
22 Feb 2023
Community|Research|Society
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Study explores conversion therapy practices in Ireland
Research findings from the School of Nursing and Midwifery indicate that conversion therapy practices take place in Ireland
24 Feb 2023
Health|Research|Society
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Trinity appoints new Dean of Research, Professor Sinéad Ryan
Trinity College Dublin is delighted to announce the appointment of the new Dean of Research, Professor Sinéad Ryan FTCD.
24 Feb 2023
Community|Research
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Ireland has lost almost all of its native forests – here’s how to bring them back
Martha O'Hagan Luff, Associate Professor in Trinity Business School, explains why it is important that we re-establish native forests in Ireland and how we can do it in this piece first published by The Conversation.
27 Feb 2023
Environment|Science|Sustainability
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Why are so many Irish films and filmmakers nominated for Oscars?
They might have little else in common, but Banshees and The Quiet Girl are the products of a network of influences, a long tradition of acting talent that now moves comfortably between LA and Ireland, writes Professor Ruth Barton in this piece originally published in The Conversation.
28 Feb 2023
Arts|Culture|Research
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Unique national skills platform will help close Ireland’s digital skills gap
The strategic research partnership is being led by The Learnovate Centre in Trinity College Dublin, Cisco and Skillnet Ireland
28 Feb 2023
Research
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Scientists synthesise cerium mineral which holds promise for biomedical research
Trinity geoscientists have developed a cheap and environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of the rare earth mineral which holds promise for the treatment of diseases associated with inflammation, including cancer.
1 Mar 2023
Environment|Health|Research|Science
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School of Physics hosts Diversity in Quantum Event
The School of Physics joined forces with SandboxAQ, a US based quantum technology company, to celebrate and promote diversity in the rapidly growing field of quantum science and technology.
1 Mar 2023
Research|Science
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677 students receive Trinity Entrance Exhibition Awards
The students come from 460 different schools and from 31 counties on the island of Ireland as well as 31 countries overseas.
2 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Students
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Bees’ pesticide risk is species and landscape-dependent
In a new study, ecologists have shown that bees' pesticide exposure depends upon their interaction with the environment, meaning different species face different risks in any given environment.
2 Mar 2023
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Deep roots of rebellion tracked from the Great Irish Famine to the Irish Revolutionary period
Irish rebels who revolted against British rule were more likely to come from families and locations most affected by the Great Irish Famine, according to new research from economic historians.
2 Mar 2023
Culture|Research|Society
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Ryan McGowan wins prestigious Hamilton Prize
Ryan, a final year student in the School of Mathematics, has won the prestigious undergraduate Hamilton Prize as the top student in his programme at Trinity. He is one of nine winners from across the universities in Ireland to have received the award from the Royal Irish Academy (RIA).
2 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Students
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Rianú déanta ar fhréamhacha doimhne an éirí amach ón nGorta Mór go dtí tréimhse Réabhlóideach na hÉireann
De réir taighde nua ó staraithe eacnamaíocha, bhí sé níos dóchúla gurbh as na teaghlaigh agus na ceantair ba mó a raibh tionchar ag an nGorta Mór orthu do reibiliúnaigh na hÉireann a d’éirigh amach in aghaidh riail na Breataine.
2 Mar 2023
Culture|Research|Society
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Five Trinity teams to inspire public engagement with STEM via SFI Discover Programme awards
The winning projects are among those to have secured funding in the latest Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme competition, which is designed to empower and inspire deep public engagement with STEM education.
6 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Science
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‘Team Phoenix' soars as Trinity researchers win Air Quality Data Hack 2023 Event
Six researchers from Trinity’s Schools of Engineering and Computer Science and Statistics scooped the top prize of €1500 as winners of the recent Air Quality Data Hack 2023 Event.
6 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research
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Windsor Framework is as good as it gets for unionism. Will it be enough?
The DUP’s response to the Windsor Agreement will determine whether we will celebrate the Good Friday Agreement’s 25th next month, its very future and that of these islands, says Etain Tannam, Associate Professor in international Peace Studies, in a piece originally published by The Irish Times.
6 Mar 2023
Research|Society
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Three Trinity graduates feature in An Post stamps celebrating outstanding women
The stamps mark the outstanding contribution of Women in Public Life and feature Mary Robinson, Susan Denham, Jennie Wyse Power and Thekla Beere.
6 Mar 2023
Culture|Society