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Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans

The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fuelled by sheep herding and people exploiting their milk.

30 Jan 2025

Culture|Research|Science

Old Library reveals New Treasures

John Banville, Christy Nolan, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Annie West are among the writers and artists featured in a new exhibition showcasing new treasures acquired by the Library.

30 Jan 2025

Arts|Culture|Research|Society

Belfast student wins Trinity scholarship for Northern Ireland undergraduates

Titanic Belfast supports generous bursary worth €20,000 over four years

31 Jan 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Students

Aubrey McCarthy, Lynn Ruane and Tom Clonan elected Senators in University of Dublin constituency

Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: "This is an historic moment as it is the last time the University of Dublin constituency will elect senators to the Seanad. Trinity warmly welcomes the expansion of the franchise and I would like to thank each of the senators who have represented the university so well in the Upper House of the Oireachtas since the 1930s.”

31 Jan 2025

Community|Society

Trinity researchers secure Research Ireland industry-focused fellowships

Eleven researchers from Trinity have secured fellowships with industry partners via the Research Ireland Industry Research, Development, and Innovation Fellowship (IRDIF) Programme.

3 Feb 2025

Awards and Funding|Business|Research

St. Brigid’s Day: Courageous Women

Professor Jane Ohlmeyer celebrates the lives of courageous women across history – ‘the viragos and matrons’ from Brigid to Bishop Budde – who have inspired, advocated for the oppressed, and never hesitated to speak truth to power.

5 Feb 2025

Research

Telecoms for Everyone to highlight benefits of digital connectivity for Dublin

A new campaign has launched today with the goal of empowering residents with clear, factual information about the benefits and safety of telecoms infrastructure that supports digital connectivity in their local areas.

6 Feb 2025

Innovation|Research

A tribute to Michael Purser 1937 – 2025

Michael Purser, who passed away recently, taught in Trinity for four decades and left a lasting impression on students and colleagues alike.

7 Feb 2025

Community|Science|Students

Exciting and dynamic rugby to flow from Irish AI research

A groundbreaking research project funded by Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software, and the IRFU is deploying AI to analyse the tackle event in rugby to enhance player welfare and performance.

11 Feb 2025

Research|Science

Pharmacy reforms needed to boost Ireland’s pandemic preparedness

Health system reforms to further integrate the community pharmacy sector are required to strengthen Ireland’s pandemic preparedness, according to new research conducted by health policy analysts from the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.

11 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Society

Trinity to headquarter new €31.6 million Research Ireland ARC Hub for Therapeutics

The overall goal of the Hub is to take world-leading research to commercialisation outcomes such as spinouts and licenses. Along with Trinity, University College Dublin (UCD) and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences (RCSI) are consortium partners.

12 Feb 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity researchers highlight need for dementia-friendly travel environments

Researchers call for collaboration among people living with dementia, caregivers, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to ensure that travel remains an inclusive experience for all

13 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Society

Trinity on the Move 2025

We want as many students, staff and alumni to join us on Wednesday 19th March for this day of sponsored movement and physical activity, raising money for student hardship funds

14 Feb 2025

Community|Health|Students

From collisions to stellar cannibalism – the surprising diversity of exploding white dwarfs

Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after assessing almost 4,000 such events captured in detail by a next-gen astronomical sky survey.

14 Feb 2025

Research|Science

Research brings hope for improved early detection of pancreatic cancer

The discovery of a 'biomarker panel' could have a profound impact on the ability to identify patients at risk of developing PC at an earlier stage.

14 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Science

New blood test could improve Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis

Up to half of all people living with Alzheimer’s Disease in Ireland remain undiagnosed. A new blood test may have the potential to transform patient care, allowing for better diagnosis, earlier interventions and more targeted treatments

14 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Science

Report examines non-fatal overdoses over ten years in Dublin’s North Inner City

The report authored by academics from Trinity’s Department of Public Health and Primary Care was launched by the Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor

18 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Society

Onscreen chemistry: New book considers the portrayal of chemical science in film and TV

From Transylvania and Chernobyl to colourful glassware and narcotics, explore the fascinating world of the big and small screen through a chemist’s eye as cinema and television are passed under the microscope in a new book authored by Trinity’s Dr John O’Donoghue.

17 Feb 2025

Research|Science

“Bioprospecting” scientist sleuthing for crop-aiding fungi brings their spectacular beauty to life

Diego Bianchi, a PhD candidate in the School of Natural Sciences, has launched the Fungal Galaxies gallery to show off the spectacular beauty of some of his new agricultural allies.

18 Feb 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity welcomes significant step towards Ireland’s CERN membership

Ireland has been accepted in principle into the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) as an associate member, opening the door to next-gen research facilities and teaching opportunities for researchers, teachers and students alike.

19 Feb 2025

Research|Science

Trinity and Dublin City Council launch Ireland’s first local government Generative AI Lab

The ADAPT Research Ireland Centre at Trinity is leading a new model of collaboration to support the safe and trusted adoption of GenAI opportunities within Dublin City Council.

20 Feb 2025

Business|Community|Innovation|Research

Researchers secure EPA funding to pursue seven “green living” projects

Seven researchers from Trinity have secured Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding totalling €4.4 million to pursue research projects with a focus in climate change, environmental and human health, and more sustainable living

20 Feb 2025

Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity's iconic Campanile re-emerges after repairs

Trinity’s Estates and Facilities team have worked since the summer of 2024 towards a comprehensive upgrade of the 100-foot bell tower, which was constructed in 1853, and is the first major structure visitors to Trinity see after coming through the Front Arch.

21 Feb 2025

Community|Environment

Shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize announced

The shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize 2025 has been announced today by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre.

24 Feb 2025

Ireland’s protected dunes are thriving – thanks to well-managed tourism

Biodiversity is proliferating within one of Ireland’s Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) according to new research from Trinity, which is at odds with the often-held assumption that tourism and conservation make for poor bedfellows.

25 Feb 2025

Irish study identifies financial and canvassing barriers for disabled political candidates

The first Irish study of disabled political candidates was conducted by researchers in the School of Education and colleagues in the University of Galway.

25 Feb 2025

Research|Society

Seven Trinity projects scoop Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future funding

Researchers from Trinity have scooped a combined €6.5 million to lead research projects tackling challenges that range from enhancing the performance of 2D nanomaterials to bioengineering corneas.

26 Feb 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Trinity lays to rest human remains found during E3 works

“These remains, now entrusted to our care, are the remnants of real people, each with their own stories, who lived at a time when the study of anatomy was in its infancy."

27 Feb 2025

Community|Society

America is suffering from an epidemic of mass cowardice

The US is not yet a fascist society, but acting as if it is risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy, writes Prof. Daniel Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, in a comment piece in The Irish Times

27 Feb 2025

Research|Society

Dírithe ag Cumann Feamainne nua na hÉireann ar an acmhainneacht neamhshaothraithe atá ag saothrú na feamainne

Tá Cumann nuabhunaithe Feamainne na hÉireann (ISA) chun díriú ar an acmhainneacht nach bhfuil leas bainte as fós maidir le saothrú feamainne. Seolfar an cumann ag imeacht i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath tráthnóna inniu.

28 Feb 2025

Business|Research|Science|Society