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New study finds one in eight older adults in Ireland are deficient in vitamin B12

One in eight of the adults over 50 in the study were vitamin B12-deficient, while one in seven were folate-deficient.

27 Jun 2018

Democracy and populism debated on eve of US elections

A public discussion in Trinity College Dublin looked at the rise of populism, the erosion of democracy and the past events and ‘cultural trauma’ which might be to blame.

6 Nov 2018

Research

Nano-tech diagnostic can indicate cancer or thrombotic risk in one drop of blood

The automated diagnostic platform can quantify bleeding – and thrombotic risks – in a single drop of blood, within seconds.

17 Jul 2018

The Victorians portrayed paedophiles as strangers – and the myth persists today

Research Fellow, Ailise Bulfin, with a thought-provoking article published by The Conversation.

4 Apr 2018

Trinity and Church of Ireland Theological Institute sign MOU

Trinity and the Church of Ireland Theological Institute have signed a Memorandum of Understanding revised agreement for the continued joint delivery of the Master’s course in Theology.

6 Sep 2018

Pioneering work of Prof Colker honoured with exhibition and journal publication

The pioneering work of Professor M.L. Colker, who created the first comprehensive catalogue of the Library’s medieval Latin manuscript collection, was honoured with the publication of a special issue of the journal ‘Hermathena’ and an exhibition in the Library.

15 Feb 2018

Proclamation Day at Trinity College Dublin

As part of the many Trinity events marking the Centenary of 1916 Rising on Proclamation Day there will be a public reading and a symposium.

11 Mar 2016

TLRH artist in residence Dan Hoyle performs his ‘Real Americans’ show

Award-winning American actor and writer Dan Hoyle, who is currently artist in residence at Trinity Long Room Hub, performed his solo show 'The Real Americans', at the Samuel Beckett Theatre in Trinity College Dublin earlier this week.

26 Apr 2018

Trinity neuroscientist becomes Ireland’s first FENS Kavli Scholar

Professor Tomás Ryan joins a network of 30 outstanding early- to mid-career European neuroscientists

19 Jul 2018

Inaugural Organ Concert and Restoration

On Friday, 30th November, the Trinity community and organ music lovers gathered for the Inaugural Organ Concert in celebration of the installation of the new Goetze & Gwynn organ and restoration of the iconic 1684 Pease organ case in Trinity's Public Theatre.

4 Dec 2018

Portlaoise Hospital Maternity Services and Trinity sign teaching and research MOU

The MOU will enable Portlaoise Maternity Services and the School of Nursing and Midwifery to co-operate in establishing teaching, research and clinical links.

22 Oct 2018

Research

Can the work of Samuel Beckett Beckett help us rethink the concept of ‘disability’?

A public discussion on how Samuel Beckett thought and wrote about disability and an exhibition featuring highlights of Trinity College Dublin's world-renowned Beckett collection will form part of Trinity’s annual Samuel Beckett Summer School taking place this week

30 Jul 2018

Failure rate in some surgical mesh treatments unacceptably high

Failure rates in products used to treat prolapse injury are unacceptably high according to a medical materials expert.

18 Sep 2018

Conference on Religion in Irish Primary Schools

Educationalists and Sociologists discussed religion in Irish Primary Schools at aÂ Trinity Conference.

31 May 2018

Trinity Performs Strongly in QS World University Subject Rankings 2018

Trinity College Dublin continues to perform strongly in the just published QS Subject Rankings 2018, with a top 50 ranking in four subjects across universities worldwide, and top 100 ranking in a further sixteen subjects.

28 Feb 2018

Books written and illustrated by schoolchildren join Book of Kells exhibition

An exhibition of 70 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary schoolchildren was unveiled by award-winning children’s book author Chris Judge in the iconic Old Library of Trinity College Dublin yesterday evening, Tuesday, March 20th, 2018.

20 Mar 2018

Professor Emeritus Colm O’ Moráin honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor O’Moráin has been honoured by the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) for his contributions to gastroenterology.

13 Nov 2018

Public discussion on controversial teachings of the Catholic Church

The abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and the marginalisation of women and LGBT persons was the focus of a public discussion at the School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin in advance of the Papal visit later this week.

21 Aug 2018

School of English to breathe new life into ‘Frankenstein’ this Halloween

Trinity will join with around 700 worldwide institutions in a marathon public reading of the iconic novel Frankenstein this Halloween to mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of the Gothic tale.

23 Oct 2018

Research

Trinity joins International Sustainable Campus Network

Trinity today became the first Irish university to be accepted for its commitment to the ISCN’s sustainability goals.

12 Feb 2018

Provost’s Professional Staff Award

Nominate an administrative or support colleague or team for a Provost's Professional Staff Award

30 Mar 2016

Trinity Innovation Awards 2018 – Celebrating Innovative Research

The University's leading researchers and inventors were acknowledged for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the Trinity Innovation Awards 2018 special awards ceremony.

20 Dec 2018

Research

Trinity awarded €1.5m to build interdisciplinary research toolkit

Trinity College Dublin has been awarded funding of €1.5 million to lead an international research project to build a toolkit to promote interdisciplinary research.

4 Dec 2018

Research

Minister Paschal Donohoe presents at-risk young adults from Dublin’s north inner city with ‘Career LEAP’ certificates of participation

A pioneering work-readiness ‘Career LEAP’ programme developed by education experts at Trinity College Dublin is leading the way in supporting an inclusive labour activation agenda for at-risk young people in Dublin’s north inner city.

6 Dec 2018

New consortium will train experts in neonatal brain injury care

A Trinity-led team will use funding from a Health Research Board Collaborative Doctoral Award to train PhD students to monitor and care for babies with neonatal brain injury.

1 Jun 2018

Trinity to launch new digital health accelerator programme

The EIT Health Validator will provide entrepreneurial support to budding startups seeking to revolutionise healthcare – applications to the programme close on April 15.

9 Apr 2018

War and Revolution: Framing 100 years of Cultural Opposition in Ukraine

Ukraine’s complex historical legacies was the focus of a public discussion to mark the launch of a new exhibition entitled 'War and Revolution: Framing 100 years of Cultural Opposition in Ukraine’ in Trinity Long Room Hub.

12 Apr 2018

AMBER unveils global 3D bioprinting lab at Trinity

A collaboration between AMBER and multinational healthcare company, Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. will transform healthcare delivery for patients.

21 Feb 2018

Scientists discover how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to control TB

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital, Dublin, have discovered how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to deal with tuberculosis (TB). The findings have just been published in a top respiratory journal, the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.

14 Jun 2018

Why China won’t let people compare Xi Jinping with an imperial predecessor

Assistant Professor in Chinese History, Isabella Jackson, with an opinion piece published by The Conversation.

7 Mar 2018