Articles
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Docs, Clocks and a Fox: New book tells Trinity’s tale in 50 objects
Trinity in 50, The Story of a University, was launched this week. From the works of Samuel Beckett to the busts that line the Old Library, this book depicts Trinity’s many treasures, material and abstract, the meanings they hold and the stories they tell about the university’s history.
4 Jul 2024
Community
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Tree of the Month - Dawn Redwood
This month we are featuring the Dawn Redwood or Metasequoia glyptostroboides, which is significant to have in our collection due to its status as an endangered species. One can be found in New Square in front of the Book of Kells experience, and another specimen can be found in Trinity’s Botanic Gardens in the Western arboretum.
4 Jul 2024
Community|Sustainability
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Operation of the ‘in camera’ rule in Irish family law system to be examined
A new research project being undertaken by social policy experts in the School of Social Work and Social Policy and legal experts in University College Cork will uncover how the 'in camera rule' works in practice in Ireland.
8 Jul 2024
Research|Society
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Scientists discover how to improve vaccine responses to potentially deadly bacterium
The researchers from Trinity have taken a leap forward in understanding how we might fight back against the potentially deadly MRSA bacterium.
8 Jul 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Great white sharks in Ireland? International team plots September search
A group of Irish shark scientists will this September host OCEARCH, a US-based great white shark research non-profit, with the goal of documenting the first records of the famous species in Irish waters.
10 Jul 2024
Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity ranked 26th in Europe by QS University Rankings
QS assessed 685 institutions in the Europe region, using 12 performance indicators, some of which differ to those used for the QS World University Rankings 2025, in which Trinity ranked 87th.
10 Jul 2024
Awards and Funding|Research|Students
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Men’s experience of childhood with an imprisoned father focus of new research project
The School of Psychology research project will explore the experience of male children and the effect of imprisonment on their relationships with their father.
11 Jul 2024
Research|Society
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Trinity researchers secure SFI-IRC Pathway awards
Dr Conor Finlay, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, and Dr Colm Delaney, Chemistry, have been awarded funding under the Pathway programme announced by Minister Patrick O’Donovan.
11 Jul 2024
Research|Science
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How to start weightlifting after 60
Being strong as you age can help you maintain independence for longer, make you more resistant to injuries and falls and is great for overall wellbeing. Julie Broderick and Fiona Kennedy from the School of Medicine write in The Conversation on how to start to build your strength when you are over 60.
11 Jul 2024
Health|Research
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Trinity’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel research unit gets new home
The SAF research facility will focus on the research, development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels.
12 Jul 2024
Environment|Research