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GBHI's new Site Director gives introductory address

Iracema Leroi, the new Site Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity, set out a bold vision for the future, titled 'GBHI at Trinity: Advancing global brain health through interdisciplinary approaches and shared values.'

28 Mar 2025

Community|Health|Research

Microplastics pollution from glitter can disrupt marine biomineralisation

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralisation processes in marine environments, raising fresh concerns about the long-term environmental impact of microplastic pollution on marine ecosystems.

1 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Unlocking nature's code: innovative research draws parallels between AI models and genetic encoding

Researchers propose an innovative analogy between AI models and genetic encoding to help us understand how genes encode the complex information that enables them to create an organism.

2 Apr 2025

Research|Science

Blended workforces creating high quality jobs in the project economy – new report

Blended workforces are creating high quality jobs in the project economy, according to the 2025 Project Economy report published today by Trinity Business School.

2 Apr 2025

Business|Research|Society

Applications for the 2025 EdTech Accelerator Programme are now open

EdTech technology start-ups are being urged to apply to the second year of the successful EdTech Accelerator Programme run by The Learnovate Centre and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

2 Apr 2025

Business|Innovation

Trinity on the Move 2025 raises €3,275

Thank you to everyone who participated in Trinity on the Move 2025. €3,275 was raised and we'd like to thank everyone who donated.

3 Apr 2025

Community

Four Trinity-led projects secure funding to inspire STEM public engagement

Funding from the Research Ireland Discover Programme will enable project teams to enhance public engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

4 Apr 2025

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Extraordinary tales of Trinity’s Zoological Museum brought to life in new book

Dr Martyn Linnie, curator of Trinity College Dublin’s Zoological Museum, has just launched a new book, bringing to life the many tales of the museum’s history and that of its permanent residents.

4 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

eMol eSoghluaiseachta nua a chuireann gluaisteáin leictreacha, rothair leictreacha agus rothair leictreacha lasta ar fáil don phobal seolta i gCathair na Gaillimhe

Cuireann eMoil raon roghanna taistil phoiblí comhroinnte ar fáil, ag soláthar roghanna taistil atá áisiúil, inbhuanaithe agus éifeachtúil ó thaobh costas de do mhuintir na háite agus do chuairteoirí.

21 Mar 2025

Environment|Research|Sustainability

Medical fitness to drive guidelines launch by School of Psychology

The Road Safety Authority and National Office for Traffic Medicine in the School of Psychology have launched a major update to Ireland’s medical fitness to drive guidelines.

7 Apr 2025

Research|Society

Sam, the beloved Trinity Fox, has passed away

Sam was a familiar sight on campus and became a celebrity during the pandemic when he was spotted having the run of Dublin city centre

10 Apr 2025

Community

School of Medicine honours its researchers

Six emerging bright stars in health and clinical research have been honoured in the latest round of the Trinity School of Medicine Research Awards 2025.

10 Apr 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Trinity marks life-long learning milestone as 1,000 complete micro-credentials

"It has re-ignited my appetite for lifelong learning. I am currently on my third microcred.”

14 Apr 2025

Business|Innovation|Students

Leading for good in sport and business – Trinity Business Summit 2025

Trinity Business Summit 2025 will bring together sports leaders and business experts to share insights on how to harness the power of sport for organisational success.

14 Apr 2025

Business|Research

Links between sport-related brain injury and dementia examined in new study

Retired high-performance contact sports athletes are being asked to participate in a ground-breaking research study led by the School Psychology and the School of Medicine investigating the links between sport-related brain injury and dementia risk in later life.

15 Apr 2025

Research|Science|Society

Trinity and St Patrick’s Mental Health Services to give occupational therapy training

The new partnership will provide occupational therapy students with clinical placements in mental healthcare settings.

15 Apr 2025

Health|Research|Students

Primary students showcase the future of smart cities at Trinity

The Academy of the Near Future is proud to announce the inaugural Connective Detective Exhibition, taking place on 9–10 May in Trinity.

16 Apr 2025

Community|Innovation|Students

New research outlines pitfalls of posthuman, AI governance in real-world “city brain” project

The work underscores what can go wrong when an AI that manages city transport, safety, health and environmental monitoring predicts the future and intervenes in the present, significantly influencing urban governance and public policy development.

16 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

How mobility assistance dogs can improve quality of life in children with cerebral palsy

Heather Kennedy Curtin, Specialist Physiotherapist in Gait Analysis, Trinity, writes about new research findings from her team in this piece first published by The Conversation.

16 Apr 2025

Research|Science

Viewing art can boost wellbeing by giving meaning to life

The simple act of looking at a piece of visual art can boost your wellbeing, a new research study from the School of Psychology has found, and this benefit can be gained in a hospital setting as well as an art gallery.

16 Apr 2025

Research|Society

Simple water-saving technologies could shave nearly €10 million in state water costs by 2030

Installing efficient water-saving technologies (taps, showers, toilets) in new build homes in Ireland could save €280 annually in a four-person house when associated energy savings are also included.

17 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

A day of curiosity and possibility: future doctors step into 'Mini Med Day'

The Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) Primary School Med Day is designed to spark curiosity and plant the seeds for future careers in medicine and healthcare.

16 Apr 2025

Community|Health|Science|Society

Trinity welcomes students and researchers from Gaza

The students - eight of whom are postgraduates and two undergraduates - will begin their studies at Trinity as soon as possible. All fees have been waived for these students.

18 Apr 2025

Community|Research|Students

Dublin Theatre Festival donates letter by Samuel Beckett to Trinity Library

The donation was made by the Dublin Theatre Festival through the support of board member, Tom Clinch and his wife Méav Ní Mhaolchatha.

15 Apr 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Culture

Earth Day Action Forum

Today, Tuesday 22nd April marks the 55th anniversary of the global initiative Earth Day with the theme Our Power, Our Planet! Trinity marked the day with a forum to discuss Our 51% Challenge, the reduction in energy-related emissions we must meet by 2030.

22 Apr 2025

Sustainability

Pope Francis promoted women to unprecedented heights of power in the church

Dr Bronagh Ann McShane, Research Fellow on the VOICES project in Trinity's School of Histories and Humanities, with a piece first published by The Conversation in the wake of Pope Francis' death.

22 Apr 2025

Society

Remembering the cold: scientists discover how memories control metabolism

New multidisciplinary research led by Prof. Tomás Ryan from Trinity shows that the brain forms memories of cold experiences and uses them to control our metabolism.

23 Apr 2025

Health|Research|Science

New Scholars and Fellows announced at Trinity

Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: "On behalf of the Trinity community, I offer my warmest congratulations to everyone who has been elected to Fellowship and Scholarship.These are fantastic academic achievements and the new Fellows and Scholars deserve to feel very proud today."

28 Apr 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Students

Race to succeed Pope Francis begins with his funeral, as informal alliances of cardinals emerge

The ritual of conclave is ancient, but the stakes are unmistakably modern, writes Bronagh Ann McShane, School of Histories and Humanities, in a piece originally published in the Irish Times.

28 Apr 2025

Culture|Research

BNT162b2 vaccine not only targets COVID-19 virus, but may also help reduce and control innate inflammation

New findings suggest the vaccine may reduce the production of pro-inflammatory mediators to bacterial, fungal or viral infections by reprogramming innate immune cells to regulate inflammation

28 Apr 2025

Health|Research|Science