Articles - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin

Trinity team's new chip-scale light technology could power faster AI and data centre communications

Researchers at Trinity have developed a new light-based technology on a tiny chip that could help make the data centres behind cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and global internet services faster and more efficient.

31 Mar 2026

Innovation|Research|Science|Sustainability

Centre for Academic Practice awarded National SATLE Impact Award

The award recognises the Centre for Academic Practice’s initiative, ‘Embedding Education for Sustainable Development across the Disciplines at Trinity", which supports the integration of sustainability into teaching, learning and curriculum design across the University.

1 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Sustainability

'Age is an advantage': independent contractors aged over 60 earn 72% more than equivalent employees

Independent contractors aged over 60 years earn 72% more than employees in equivalent occupations, according to new research from the Ireland’s Project Economy survey conducted by the Trinity Business School.

2 Apr 2026

Business|Research

Trinity-led project will build a more trustworthy Internet for public knowledge

Researchers from Trinity and the ADAPT Centre are leading a new interdisciplinary research programme to investigate whether public trust in expertise has been weakened by the way institutions have adapted to the internet.

2 Apr 2026

Research|Science|Society

Trinity College Dublin Instagram Competition: Win a T-Ball 2026 Ticket

Terms and conditions for the Trinity College Dublin Instagram competition

2 Apr 2026

Community|Culture|Students

Scientists unveil molecular map that could unlock new treatments for heart and lung diseases

The map uncovers how an important human receptor involved in blood clotting and inflammation works. This advance could help us design better drugs for conditions such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers.

7 Apr 2026

Health|Research|Science

Researchers show physical and social environmental exposures shape biological brain age worldwide

The latest findings from the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity College identify important brain health implications for prevention, public health, and policy.

6 Apr 2026

Health|Research|Society

The Conversation: Wildflower once used to treat wounds and sore throats shows promise in fighting dangerous superbugs

Prof. John J Walsh, Pharmacy speaks on the latest collaborative research which has now shown that not only does tormentil have antimicrobial activity, it may also be powerful enough to fight microbes that are resistant to modern antibiotics

8 Apr 2026

Health|Research|Science|Society

E3 at Trinity spotlights future of logistics and supply chain management

Over 1,000 delegates will next week (Thursday 16th April) engage with a vibrant series of events celebrating European Supply Chain Day at an online conference hosted by E3 at Trinity College Dublin.

9 Apr 2026

Business|Research|Sustainability

Five tips to make your memory work more effectively

Elva Arulchelvan, Lecturer in Psychology and PhD Researcher in Psychology and Neuroscience at Trinity, with some handy advice for those seeking a memory boost. This article was first published by The Conversation.

13 Apr 2026

Health|Science

Early Onset Cancer rates rising faster than in older adults, conference to hear

Cancer is no longer a disease of old age- people under 50 are now the only age group globally where cancer incidence has risen continuously for more than 25 years.

14 Apr 2026

Health|Research

Trinity establishes Centre for Digital Security and Societal Resilience

The new research centre brings together multidisciplinary expertise and positions Ireland at the forefront of digital resilience, infrastructure protection and AI accountability.

14 Apr 2026

Community|Innovation|Research|Science|Society

ADAPT Centre and Azure Forum for Contemporary Security Strategy to collaborate

After signing a Memorandum of Understanding the two will work together on research, policy development, and public engagement in the areas of cyber security and societal resilience.

14 Apr 2026

Innovation|Research|Science|Society

Archives reveal hardship faced by the families of those killed in 1916 Rising

Lindsey Earner-Byrne, School of Histories and Humanities, writes for The Conversation about what the archives reveal about the hardships faced by the families of those killed in 1916.

14 Apr 2026

Culture|Research

The surprising power of seashells: how oyster waste can recapture rare earth elements

Prof. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco and his team in Trinity's School of Natural Sciences, are exploring how waste shells can "grab" critically needed rare earth elements.

15 Apr 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Iconic sharks and tunas are overheating; face “double jeopardy” in warming seas

A new study led by researchers from Trinity and the University of Pretoria, reveals that some of the ocean’s most powerful predators are running hotter, and that they are likely paying an increasingly steep price for it.

16 Apr 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Modern language scholars receive honorary degrees at Trinity

As part of the year-long celebrations to mark 250 years of modern languages at Trinity, four outstanding individuals were conferred today with honorary degrees of the university for their exceptional contributions to this field.

17 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Community|Culture|Society

Information for New Scholars 2026

Important and useful information for new Scholars 2026.

17 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Students

“A quiet and determined powerhouse”: Mother of six graduates from Trinity

PhD student Rose Doolan-Maher was congratulated by all six of her children today as she graduated from the School of Social Work & Social Policy at Trinity.

17 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Students

Trinity celebrates new Scholars and Fellows

Trinity College Dublin today celebrated a new cohort of Fellows and Scholars as Trinity Monday’s annual highlight took centre stage in Front Square.

20 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Students