Articles
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Winter eviction ‘ban’ does little more than buy the government time
The problem with the rental market is not over-regulation but bad regulation, poorly enforced, explains Dr Sarah Hamill, School of Law, in this comment piece originally published in The Sunday Business Post.
24 Oct 2022
Research|Society
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What's behind the rise in caesarean births for first-time mums in Ireland?
A new study from the School of Nursing and Midwifery has found that factors influencing a clinician’s decision to perform a caesarean-section on a first-time mother, are complex and multifactorial.
11 Jan 2023
Health|Research
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Green Week kicks off with launch and new sustainability awards
The launch of Trinity’s 21st annual Green Week: ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’ took place Monday morning with a 21st birthday theme at Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace. We heard from Former President and Adjunct Professor of Climate Justice Mary Robinson, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Caroline Conroy, Provost Linda Doyle, Vice President for Biodiversity and Climate Action Jane Stout and Students’ Union Environmental Officer Erin O’Dowd.
21 Mar 2023
Sustainability
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Trinity joins EIT Urban Mobility to create liveable urban spaces
Trinity College Dublin and Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace have announced membership of Urban Mobility (UM), an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Trinity's membership of EIT UM will be officially launched at an event in Tangent, Trinity's Ideas Workspace today, Wednesday 22nd March from 12pm during Green Week.
22 Mar 2023
Sustainability
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Introducing Trinity tree of the month - the Ginkgo
This month we are featuring our two Ginkgo biloba trees, commonly known as Ginkgo which were planted in Library Square in 2019. The north side Ginkgo is 45cm wide and 9 metres tall while the south side tree is 47cm wide and almost 8 metres tall. When these trees are mature, they will store up to 4,954 kilograms of carbon.
23 Mar 2023
Environment
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Eclipsing of older people in the pandemic: ageist approaches must not underpin guidance for future crises
A new qualitative study from researchers at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin provides, for the first time, a depth of understanding of the everyday experience of the COVID-19 pandemic for older people in Ireland.
28 Oct 2021
Research
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Níor cheart frithdhúlagrán coitianta a úsáid a thuilleadh mar chóireáil do dhaoine a bhfuil néaltrú orthu
Níor cheart frithdhúlagrán coitianta a úsáid a thuilleadh mar chóireáil do dhaoine a bhfuil néaltrú orthu, dar le staidéar.
27 Nov 2021
Research
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National Brain Awareness Week: Let’s get moving on Parkinson’s disease
Professor Andrew Harkin discusses transforming research and discovering promising directions for new treatments for Parkinson's disease, as part of our week-long series showcasing Trinity's brain research.
15 Mar 2021
Research
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Left-hooks, doorings, poor road surface conditions, LUAS tracks and kerbs often involved in Irish cycling collisions
New research into cycling road traffic collisions has identified a list of common collision scenarios for Ireland and underlined previously underappreciated issues on our roads.
1 Sep 2021
Research
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Three Trinity researchers win European Research Council Advanced Grants
Professors Jennifer McElwain, Seamus Martin and Daniel Kelly will pursue research projects in botany, immunity and inflammation, and bioengineering. Their awards bring the total number of ERC Investigator Grants awarded at Trinity under the Horizon 2020 funding programme to 44, with a total value of €83 million.
22 Apr 2021
Research
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Scientists develop new strategy that rapidly quantifies transmissibility of COVID-19 variants
Their technique provides a new tool for tracking infection immunity over time and for analysing new vaccine candidates.
13 Oct 2021
Research
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Trinity and Ryanair launch sustainable aviation research centre
A €1.5m donation will seed a multi-disciplinary team to engage in research around 1) sustainable aviation fuels, 2) zero carbon aircraft propulsion systems and 3) noise mapping. Ryanair has committed to 12.5% of its flights using sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.
29 Apr 2021
Research
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Young adults vastly more affected by COVID pandemic than older people
“We’re meant to be crossing over … but the bridge is broken”: 2020 university graduates’ experiences of the pandemic in Ireland. A new study from Trinity College Dublin investigating the impact of the COVID pandemic on young adults finds that they are vastly more affected than older people, and the reverberations of the disruption to […]
13 May 2021
Research
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Scientists secure €1 million grant to develop synthetic tendon and ligament implants modelled on embryonic tendons
Torn ligaments and tendons are the bane of athletes and runners. They are difficult to heal and often require months or years of rehab, meaning existing approaches are very costly and inefficient.
21 Sep 2021
Research
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Aistriúchán Gaeilge déanta ar óráid stairiúil 7 Márta tugtha ag Bunaitheoir na Banglaidéise
Thug bunaitheoir na Banglaidéise, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahaman, óráid fhíorthábhachtach ar an 7 Márta 1971 a spreag muintir na tíre chun éirí amach ar son an neamhspleáchais.
8 Mar 2021
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Trinity researchers and staff honoured in IRC Research Ally awards
Seven Trinity researchers and members of staff were honoured in the inaugural ‘Research Ally’ awards at this year’s Irish Research Council Researcher of the Year awards.
8 Dec 2021
Research
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Growing Up in Ireland report documents mental health outcomes for 13-year olds
16% of 13-year-olds rated themselves as having symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of ‘depression’, according to the new Growing Up in Ireland report written by Trinity's Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology
11 Mar 2021
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Public invited to create, share and interact with unique COVID-19 stories via “Virtual Field Trips”
People will create their stories by using open-source tools, ambient noise and photos taken from their chosen locations, and a free-to-use social virtual reality (VR) platform.
27 Jan 2021
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Extremely high burden of physical and mobility problems for people who are homeless: research
The study found that people homeless in their 20s, 30s and 40s are physically comparable to those housed in their 70s and 80s
10 May 2021
Research
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Tánaiste to deliver Trinity Monday Memorial Discourse on Noël Christopher Browne
Trinity graduate and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar TD will deliver this year’s Trinity Memorial Discourse on 26 April.
22 Apr 2021