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12 things we learned in 2023, thanks to Trinity research

In the last year Trinity’s researchers have made significant contributions to their fields, enriching our culture, building better futures and increasing our understanding of the world we live in.

20 Dec 2023

Culture|Health|Research|Science

Tree of the Month - Erman’s Birch

This December, we are bringing you one of the more iconic Trinity trees, Betula emanii or Erman’s Birch. You’ll spot these two on your right and left as you enter through the Front Gate. The Erman’s Birch were planted around 1950 to replace the Oregon Maples that once stood there. One Maple blew down in a storm in 1945 and the decision to remove the other was eventually made to restore symmetry to the area.

19 Dec 2023

Community|Sustainability

How writing 'made us human' – an 'emotional history' from ancient Iraq to the present day

Dr Martin Worthington, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, reviews Walter Stephens's new book 'How Writing Made Us Human' for The Conversation.

19 Dec 2023

Culture|Research

Yes, climate change is a crisis. But let’s stop using the language of war

We talk about the need for improved flood defences, the need to protect ourselves against the forces of nature. But what we really need is to work with nature, writes Prof Iris Möller in an analysis piece first published in The Irish Times.

19 Dec 2023

Research|Science|Sustainability

Who are the new greats of Irish music? Five musicians to watch out for in 2024

The world lost three great Irish musicians in 2023: Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O’Connor and Christy Dignam. Dr Jonathan Hodgers, School of Creative Arts, writes for The Conversation about five musicians to watch out for in 2024.

21 Dec 2023

Culture|Research

Wells and Wellbeing – new book links the water science and traditions behind Irish holy wells

Dr Bruce Misstear, Fellow Emeritus in Trinity’s School of Engineering, recently launched a new book – Wells and Wellbeing, The Hydrogeology of Irish Holy Wells.

21 Dec 2023

Culture|Environment|Science

2023 Highlights from Trinity

As 2023 comes to a close we look back at some of the great stories of the year from across the university.

21 Dec 2023

RTE films Christmas broadcast with Gaia in the Old Library

News presenter Samantha Libreri picked Trinity College Dublin’s Old Library, which is currently home to a revolving sculpture of the globe called Gaia, as the backdrop for a Santa news item shown on Christmas Eve.

24 Dec 2023

Science|Society

Minister for Health announces €15 million investment to support TILDA research on ageing

The funding will enable The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing in Ireland to collect information on health, economic and social circumstances of a representative group of adults, aged 45 years and over, between 2023 and 2030.

28 Dec 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Society

How Ireland served as a laboratory for the British empire

What we are bearing witness to in the Middle East and Ukraine are legacies associated with the collapse of the Ottoman, British and Russian empires, writes Prof Jane Ohlmeyer in an analysis piece first published in the Irish Times.

31 Dec 2023

Culture|Research

Uniphar & Friends of Cross Present €110,000 Donation to Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute

A joint fundraising initiative between Uniphar PLC and the cancer charity ‘Friends of Cross’ was marked at Trinity College on 23rd November with the handover of a cheque amounting to €110,000 to the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute.

24 Nov 2022

Health

Archives around the world unite to bring Ireland’s destroyed Public Record Office back to life

Step back in time to explore the immersive digital recreation of the Public Record Office and its collections

27 Jun 2022

Culture|Innovation|Research|Science

Beauty and the Bleach: the colonial history of colourism explored in BBC documentary

In a recent BBC documentary, entitled Beauty and the Bleach, presenter Tan France (of Queer Eye fame) tackles the issue of colourism.

19 May 2022

Culture|Research|Society

Trinity’s world-class research awarded in SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme

16 research projects funded in the latest round of funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)

10 May 2022

Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy

12 May 2022

Research

Study identifies barriers for women returning to work after breast cancer

Occupational therapy researchers find women living with and beyond breast cancer in Ireland are not aware of their employment entitlements and in response to findings have developed the occupational therapy-led ‘Work and Cancer’ programme that focuses on these entitlements and strategies for managing physical and psychological health in the workplace.

10 May 2022

Research

Record number of CAO applicants pick Trinity as first choice

The number of CAO applicants opting for Trinity as their first choice has been rising steadily and is up 45% since 2019.

8 Sep 2022

€2.2million awarded to European digital inclusion programme for adults with intellectual disabilities

Dr. Esther Murphy, School of Engineering at Trinity, has been awarded €2.2million 3 years education innovation programme funding from EIT Health.

11 May 2022

TCAID celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities

The celebration with Provost Linda Doyle at the weekend highlighted the abilities of people with an intellectual disability and the value and benefits of inclusion – in particular, in the workplace.

9 Dec 2022

Health|Research|Society

686 students receive Entrance Exhibition awards

Changes made to the awards scheme in 2018 meant that students who achieve the highest points among Trinity entrants from their secondary school with a minimum of 500 points in the Leaving Certificate are eligible

3 Mar 2022