Articles
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Beyond Sherlock Holmes: five Victorian detective stories you must read
Arthur Conan Doyle wasn't the only author spinning tales of cunning detectives. Dr Clare Clarke picks five Victorian detective stories you must read in this piece for The Conversation.
6 Jan 2022
Culture|Research
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NatPro Centre Awarded Green Level Certification
"Getting certified is a great feather in the cap of any laboratory, but achieving Green certification shows the depth and breadth of dedication that the team have for minimising the environmental impacts of lab practices."
20 Jan 2022
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Medical device and digital health startups pitch for a place on Medtech Innovator’s Showcase and Accelerator programme
The event taking place today, in Trinity Business School, will feature pitches from the best-in-class medical device and digital health companies in the region, selected from hundreds of applicants internationally.
25 Apr 2022
Research
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“If a female had once passed the gate …”- Exhibition marks 100 years of Trinity Women Graduates
Photographs, letters, administrative records and collected reminiscences trace the long campaign for admission, the achievements of early women graduates and the struggle for equality by female students and staff.
27 Apr 2022
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Pollution and teenage mental health, researchers call for further investigation
A systematic review has been conducted by researchers from the Trinity Centre for Global Health on how pollution exposure impacts teenage mental health.
17 Feb 2022
Research
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Trinity and Queen’s awarded €3.8m to establish All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History & Policy
An All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History and Policy is among 12 Trinity research projects funded under the Shared Island North-South Research Programme.
7 Apr 2022
Research
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100 years on Trinity conference considers the significance of the handover of Dublin Castle
Part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme, the two-day conference is exploring the context of the handover, the impression it made across the world, and the consequences it had for the emerging Irish State.
14 Jan 2022
Research
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EU research bodies encouraged to adopt ‘world class’ resource to enable AHSS integration & interdisciplinarity
A European Commission review of the Horizon 2020-funded SHAPE-ID project endorses its finding that widespread change to the science system is needed to enable interdisciplinary research.
13 Apr 2022
Research
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Low folate linked to risk of cognitive decline in later life – new TILDA study
A new study from researchers at The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin has found strong links between low levels of folate (the natural form of the dietary supplement, folic acid) and accelerated cognitive decline.
14 Jan 2022
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Trinity art installation to honour Sam the fox
Trinity College Dublin has released plans for its next art installation project in recognition of the importance of campus biodiversity and college’s diversity.
1 Apr 2022
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Trinity Business School expands its partnership with the Gaelic Players Association
Trinity Business School and The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) have announced details of an expansion of the scholarship agreement which has been in place between the two bodies since last year. From the 2022/2023 academic year two annual scholarships per annum in waived fees will be available to GPA members in the Trinity Business School […]
24 Mar 2022
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Tom Clonan is elected new Trinity Senator
The bye-election was held to replace Ivana Bacik as Senator after her election to the Dail last year. The election saw registered Trinity graduates choose between 17 candidates.
31 Mar 2022
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Shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize announced
This is the fourth year of the prize, which is awarded annually for an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language.
24 Feb 2022
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World Kidney Day: researchers investigate rare autoimmune disease, AAV
To coincide with World Kidney Day, we highlight the work of PhD researcher Amrita Dwivedi from the Trinity Health Kidney Centre which aims to understand the possible role of these low-density neutrophils in AAV pathogenesis.
10 Mar 2022
Research
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Fenergo and Trinity Access launch new scholarship for leaving cert students
The programme will empower students whose educational journey has been limited to access higher education and progress to successful careers in business and technology.
2 Feb 2022
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Walk-in vaccination centre to open this week
The College community can attend for booster doses, or first or second doses for those who have not yet commenced or completed an initial vaccination course.
7 Feb 2022
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Virtual recreation of 1922 art exhibition that launched the Irish Free State onto world stage
100 years on from the opening of the Exposition D’Art Irlandais in Paris, the 'Seeing Ireland: 1922' project recovers this foundational moment in Irish art history.
28 Jan 2022
Research
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Walk-in vaccination centre open on campus this week
The College Health Service will operate a walk-in Covid-19 vaccination centre in the Dining Hall, Front Square from Monday 10 January until Thursday 14 January 2022 for all Trinity students and staff.
10 Jan 2022
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New research sheds fresh light on the ‘800-pound gorilla’ of presenteeism
Employees who are unwell only engage in presenteeism when they have not met their daily work goals, according to new research from Trinity Business School.
13 Apr 2022
Research
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Stress caused by poverty directly impacts both children and parents
A new study led by a sociologist at Trinity College Dublin has found that economic pressure and psychological distress caused by economic hardship leads to arguments about money between parents and children and between mothers and fathers in two-parent families.
10 Feb 2022
Research
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Taighde nua ar éin iomráiteacha in Oirdheisceart na hÁise, na “sárthrampanna”, a chabhraíonn linn éabhlóid ainmhithe forleathana a thuiscint
Déanann an taighde seo tástáil ar theoiricí a bunaíodh ar na héin seo thar beagnach caoga bliain, agus léiríonn sé go mbíonn tionchar láidir ag iargúltacht na n-oileán ar an éabhlóid, fiú i gcás speiceas a bheadh lán-ábalta eitilt idir eatarthu.
27 Jan 2022
Research
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‘Putin is Hitler’: why we use analogies to talk about the Ukraine war, and how they can lead to peace
The war in Ukraine has produced a disorienting array of analogies. David Mitchell, Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation looks at how analogy is used to both create policy and justify it in this piece for The Conversation.
30 Mar 2022
Research|Society
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Boosting brain health: researchers launch online programme for athletes
The new course is designed to help sportspeople improve their mental and physical health and protect key cognitive functions such as problem solving, focus and decision making.
26 Apr 2022
Research
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Researchers create prototype sponge-like sensor for personalised healthcare
The team’s approach uses a polymer called PEDOT:PSS that is commonly used as a material for electrodes and sensors because it is capable of conducting electricity.
3 May 2022
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School of Medicine wins Athena SWAN Bronze for commitment to gender equality
This award brings to 15 the total number of Bronze awards held by Trinity College Dublin’s academic units, as well as its institutional Bronze award.
31 Mar 2022
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The Lir Academy launches Strategic Plan
The new five-year plan will take The Lir into the next decade.
3 Mar 2022
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Rare Disease Day 2022
The successful event brought together families experiencing rare diseases, researchers, academia and pharmaceutical companies on World Rare Disease Day.
24 Mar 2022
Research
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Can the study of ancient Greek help you live a better life?
In his inaugural lecture Prof Kahane discussed the foundations of his discipline, its topics and its values and what he termed the ‘ethics of philology’.
3 Mar 2022
Research
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Groundwater in the spotlight on World Water Day
Trinity hydrologist Dr Bruce Misstear, who contributed to the just-published 2022 United Nations World Water Development Report, talks about the importance of this precious resource.
22 Mar 2022
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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar launches Irish-led €10 million project to deliver ‘precision medicine’ for Motor Neuron Disease
The programme will result in advanced data-driven prediction models for progression of the disease in patients and next-generation data analysis that facilitates clinical insights and treatment. This unique programme brings together clinicians, computer scientists, information engineers, technologists, and data scientists.
1 Mar 2022
Research