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Professor Abeba Birhane named to TIME’s inaugural TIME100 AI list

TIME today named Professor Abeba Birhane to the first-ever TIME100 AI list, which highlights 100 individuals advancing major conversations about how AI is reshaping the world.

7 Sep 2023

Research|Science

Launch of new All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History and Policy

A new research centre devoted to the study of economic history located in Trinity College Dublin and Queen’s University Belfast was launched today by Provost Dr Linda Doyle.

7 Sep 2023

Research|Society

Student start-up Hebe Adventures wins LaunchBox contest

This year, ten teams collectively representing seven Trinity schools were selected to partake in the LaunchBox programme, which is the oldest of its kind in Ireland, and which is currently seeking a new sponsor.

7 Sep 2023

Awards and Funding|Business|Innovation|Students

Deputy Róisín Shortall awarded Trinity’s Edward Kennedy Health Policy Award

Deputy Shortall’s award presentation took place at the inaugural Edward Kennedy Annual Guest Lecture with Professor Greg Marchildon, University of Toronto.

8 Sep 2023

Health|Research|Society

Trinity hosts educational conference on domestic violence and child protection

Over 200 participants came to Trinity today to attend the Domestic Violence and Child Protection Conference.

8 Sep 2023

Researchers join National Challenge Fund to help Ireland prepare for green transition and digital transformation

Six researchers from Trinity – who make up four teams – are among those taking part in the latest round of the National Challenge Fund. While pursuing different projects, they share the goal of helping Ireland prepare for its green transition and digital transformation.

11 Sep 2023

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Sustainability

Palliative care study finds patients and caregivers feel obliged to give and receive support

Study finds relationships between informal caregiver and patient can impact on possibility for open conversations on decision-making.

11 Sep 2023

Health|Research

Trinity’s rising researchers receive IRC funding for pioneering projects

Funding for 49 Trinity researchers and their projects has been announced as part of the €24.6m in funding under the Irish Research Council’s (IRC) flagship Government of Ireland programmes.

13 Sep 2023

Awards and Funding|Research

The Hist declared world's oldest student society

The 253-year-old debating society has been recognised by Guinness World Records.

18 Sep 2023

Community|Students

AI-driven integrity platform to address ethics and compliance issues in global corporations

A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin has secured €365,000 in funding to develop an AI-driven platform to address failings in ethics and compliance. IntegrityIQ will be a spin-out of Trinity Business School and is supported by The Learnovate Centre.

18 Sep 2023

Business|Research

Culture Night 2023

See the range of events taking place in Trinity College Dublin for Culture Night this Friday 22nd September

18 Sep 2023

Arts|Community|Culture

New festival celebrates cutting-edge research & creativity at heart of Trinity’s Arts and Humanities

A new festival celebrating cutting-edge research and creativity at the heart of Trinity Arts and Humanities will take place from Monday September 25th to Friday 29th.

20 Sep 2023

Arts|Culture|Research

Irish secondary schools among the most socio-economically equal for reading literacy

Irish secondary schools are among the most socially integrated in Europe when it comes to reading literacy, according to a new cross-country comparative study led by a Trinity sociologist.

19 Sep 2023

Research|Society

Range of pesticides, including neonicotinoids, found in pollen of different bee species

New research paints a worrying picture for the different species of bees that provide multi-million-euro pollination services in Ireland each year.

19 Sep 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Largest paediatric trial investigates treatments for severe atopic dermatitis

Findings from a Trinity College/King’s College London clinical trial has recommended methotrexate for children with severe atopic dermatitis, a condition that affects 1 in 5 children in Ireland.

19 Sep 2023

Health|Research

History of the dead body in Ireland explored at conference

The history of the dead body in modern Ireland will be explored at an inter-disciplinary conference hosted by Trinity's Department of History in partnership with Dublin Cemeteries Trust.

20 Sep 2023

Arts|Culture|Research|Science

New strategic plan for School of Nursing and Midwifery

The strategy, ‘Transforming healthcare and creating a better future for all’ outlines an exciting new chapter for the school with a renewed focus on research, education and societal engagement for the next 7 years.

21 Sep 2023

Health|Research

New Trinity Board meets

Trinity’s new Board met on campus yesterday for the first time.

21 Sep 2023

Trinity scientists secure prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowships

Ecologist Dr Richard Nair and immunologist Dr Craig McEntee have secured the awards, funded in Ireland by Science Foundation Ireland, are given to outstanding scientists in the early stages of their research careers who have the potential to become leaders in their field.

22 Sep 2023

Awards and Funding|Environment|Health|Research|Science

Embody your own avatar, channel your inner medieval scribe, and sign up for botany bootcamp at the START Festival

From medieval scribes to virtual avatars and 16th century brewing to contemporary birth stories, the rich and varied world of academic research will be celebrated at the START Festival at Trinity College Dublin on Friday 29th September.

25 Sep 2023