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Smart Docklands funds four projects in biodiversity, accessibility, and community innovation

The newly funded pilot projects will enable another cohort of innovators to tackle some of Dublin Docklands’ urban challenges.

8 May 2026

Awards and Funding|Community|Environment|Innovation

Trinity raises fifth consecutive Green Flag

Today we raised Trinity’s fifth Green Flag, an honour we have held since 2013.

12 May 2026

Sustainability

European Movement Ireland and Frances Fitzgerald receive Trinity European Laureate Award

The European Movement Ireland and Frances Fitzgerald were conferred with Trinity European Laureate Awards at a double ceremony in the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

13 May 2026

Awards and Funding|Community

Alzheimer's therapeutic breakthroughs may be financially inaccessible

A newly published study shows that while disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) may offer substantially greater health benefits than usual care, their real-world impact will depend on whether they are priced in ways that health systems can afford.

13 May 2026

Community|Health|Research

HIV’s protein disables lung immune cells, fuelling TB risk even in treated patients

Trinity researchers address why people living with HIV remain vulnerable to tuberculosis, pointing to a new metabolic target for therapy.

11 May 2026

Health|Research

Trinity marks 1st European Doctoral Day

Trinity celebrated the inaugural European Doctoral Day on Wednesday 13 May 2026 with students, academics, employers and policy makers joining an event exploring the theme of ‘Better Together: Amplifying research and innovation through collaboration’.

14 May 2026

Community|Research|Society

Primary schools track air pollution and traffic using classroom sensors

Delivered through the Academy of the Near Future - a smart cities education initiative developed by Dublin City Council and CONNECT Centre, headquartered at Trinity - the programme gave primary school students an active role in shaping conversations around active travel, sustainability, and healthier cities.

15 May 2026

Community|Science|Students

Trinity joins European Quantum Academy

Trinity, as a key Irish partner, has joined the newly funded European Quantum Academy (EQA). This major pan-European initiative is designed to strengthen Europe’s quantum education, skills and workforce pipeline.

15 May 2026

Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Students

Big AI’s control of narrative and regulation poses significant threat to rule of law

New research led by Trinity College Dublin’s AI Accountability Lab pinpoints the growing threat posed by the influence AI companies have over the rule of law, and people's lives, as well as outlining how society can stem the tide.

18 May 2026

Research|Science|Society

Trinity partners with Jaipur Literature Festival for first all-island of Ireland edition of international festival

The Dublin leg of the Jaipur Literature Festival Island of Ireland programme is being hosted by the Trinity Long Room Hub and the School of Histories and Humanities

18 May 2026

Community|Culture

STEM PhD candidates collaborate at Intel Ireland

Twenty-Five PhD candidates from across Trinity’s Faculty of STEM recently visited the Intel Ireland campus in Leixlip, Co. Kildare, where they collaborated on a multi-disciplinary problem, took a site tour, and enjoyed a training session.

19 May 2026

Science|Students

Grokipedia selectively drawing on more right-leaning news sources, new study

Conducted by researchers at the Centre for Sociology of Humans and Machines (SOHAM) in Trinity and TU Dublin, the study compared nearly 18,000 Wikipedia pages with articles on the same topic on the new Grokipedia platform.

19 May 2026

Culture|Research|Society

Immune system overreaction linked to deadly flu in pregnancy

Researchers have discovered why influenza can lead to life-threatening complications during pregnancy.

19 May 2026

Health|Research|Science

Celebrating 30 years of the School of Nursing & Midwifery

Professor Linda Doyle, Provost of Trinity College Dublin, said: “I am immensely proud of our School of Nursing & Midwifery and all that it has achieved over the past 30 years."

19 May 2026

Community|Health

Tá móramh soiléir sa dá dhlínse anois i bhfabhar na Gaeilge

Noel Ó Murchadha, Scoil an Oideachais, agus Colin J. Flynn, Scoil na nEolaíochtaí Teangeolaíochta, Urlabhra agus Cumarsáide i gColáiste na Tríonóide, a rinne an staidéar i gcomhar le Ipsos B&A.

20 May 2026

Culture|Research

Creative Futures Forum explores future of creativity, AI and digital transformation

Participants collectively explored how artificial intelligence (AI), immersive technologies, and digital transformation are reshaping creativity, authorship, education, innovation, and the future of creative work.

21 May 2026

Arts|Business|Community

Trinity’s Cian Morgan wins 2026 Mary Mulvihill Award

Medical student Cian Morgan won the €2,000 top prize in the annual science media competition for third-level students, while Aoibheann Kearins, who has just completed a BA in Physics at Trinity, received a €500 judges’ highly commended award.

21 May 2026

Awards and Funding|Students

Humans bring gender bias to their interactions with AI – new study

Humans bring gender biases to their interactions with Artificial Intelligence, according to new research from Trinity and Ludwig-Maximilians Universität (LMU) Munich.

20 Nov 2025

Research|Society

CONNECT Centre awards over €500,000 to fund women-led STEAM research projects

Four awardees will now lead innovative projects with goals that range from improving the communications systems used by autonomous vehicles to creating eco-friendly options for powering wearable technologies.

7 Jan 2025

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Sustainability

Societal inequality linked to reduced brain health in ageing and dementia

The study reveals a direct link between structural inequality—such as socioeconomic disparities measured by a country-level index (GINI)—and changes in brain structure and connectivity associated with aging and dementia.

30 Dec 2024

Health|Research|Society