College News
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Pandemic negatively affecting children and young adults from low-income families
Pandemic affects children and young adults from low-income families negatively in terms of internet access, quiet places to study and higher likelihoods of living with someone vulnerable to severe COVID-19 disease.
26 Mar 2021
Research
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Innovative masters programme on sustainability launched
A new international Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability accredited jointly by five leading universities of the CHARM-EU Alliance has been launched.
24 Mar 2021
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Why we should turn meatballs green – new research underlines significant environmental benefits
As part of a major EU study in promoting sustainable diets and food products in Europe, researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick compared the environmental impacts of plant-based and beef meat balls over 16 impact criteria.
23 Mar 2021
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Window to My World: A Celebration of World Poetry Day, 2021
To celebrate World Poetry Day 2021, the Trinity Centre for Post-Conflict Justice in association with the Trinity Long Room Hub has released a series of videos showcasing poetry from refugees, asylum seekers and exiled poets in Ireland.
23 Mar 2021
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Trinity testbed connects with Manhattan in transatlantic telecoms research partnership
The OpenIreland telecoms testbed at the CONNECT Centre in Trinity and COSMOS in New York City are to connect physically as part of a new transatlantic research partnership.
22 Mar 2021
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Trinity researchers tackle the spiders from Mars
Researchers at Trinity have been shedding light on the enigmatic “spiders from Mars”, providing the first physical evidence that these features on the planet’s surface can be formed by the sublimation of CO2 ice.
19 Mar 2021
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Nobel Prize winner Professor William C Campbell awarded SFI St Patrick’s Day Science Medal
Nobel Prize-winner and Trinity alumnus, Professor William C Campbell, was today awarded the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) St Patrick’s Day Science Medal for Academia
16 Mar 2021
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Science Gallery launches IN THESE STRANGE TIMES: a response to the global pandemic
IN THESE STRANGE TIMES features a new series of podcasts, hosted by RTE DJ Tara Stewart and with appearances by researchers and artists working at the cutting edge of biomedical, environmental, behavioural and robotics science.
12 Mar 2021
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Trinity marks the anniversary of lockdown with children’s online exhibition
‘… But then somebody ate a bat and the whole world went CRAZY’: on the anniversary of the first lockdown, the Library of Trinity College has launched an online exhibition showcasing children’s drawings, poems, diaries and fictional accounts in response to lockdown, 2020.
12 Mar 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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CAO applications to Trinity reach record highs
Data from the Central Applications Office issued today shows that first preference applications to Trinity programmes for 2021 have jumped by 38% for a record high of 10,253.
9 Mar 2021
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Translation into Irish of historic 7th March speech by Bangladesh’s Founding Father
The Bangladesh High Commission to the UK and Ireland today unveiled an Irish language translation of a historic speech in the country’s history.
8 Mar 2021
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Latest Behind the Headlines Examines Perils of Political Speech
In the Trinity Long Room Hub’s latest Behind the Headlines, a panel of five distinguished speakers, including Ambassador to the US, Daniel Mulhall, discussed political language and speech and how oratory can persuade, for both good and bad.
4 Mar 2021
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Trinity performs strongly in QS World University Subject Rankings 2021
Trinity College Dublin has reinforced its reputation as Ireland’s leading university with a strong performance in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2021. Trinity has been named as one of the world’s leading universities in 34 subject areas.
3 Mar 2021
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Trinity joins elite top 0.6% of business schools globally
Trinity’s status as an internationally-recognised heavyweight will make its graduates some of the most sought after job applicants, and will ensure that Irish-based multinational corporations, as well as small- and medium-sized businesses, invest in domestic talent.
2 Mar 2021
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Faculty Forum celebrates Trinity’s newly named Faculty of STEM
The name change showcases more clearly just how the disciplines within the faculty contribute to the technologies, devices and materials that make a difference to our lives, and the health of the planet.
1 Mar 2021
Research
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Limited guidance for children with intellectual disabilities impacting progression into workforce and further/higher education
Research published by Trinity College Dublin today, ‘Post-School Transitions for Students with Intellectual Disabilities’ found there is limited guidance for children with intellectual disabilities in Ireland as they prepare to leave school, contributing to a significant underrepresentation within the workforce and further and higher education in the State.
1 Mar 2021
Research
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ADAPT’s online “Think-In” invites public to join conversation on personal health information
Members of the publicwill interact with researchers at the cutting-edge of AI research and development as they discuss some of the most pertinent ethical issues we face in the digital age.
26 Feb 2021
Research
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Trinity COVID-19 Law Observatory finds Government blurred lines on emergency powers
New research published today by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the Commission) and Trinity's COVID-19 Law Observatory has found that the Government has persistently blurred the boundary between legal requirements and public health guidance in its COVID-19 response.
25 Feb 2021
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Beyond 2022 Artist in Residence to explore Decade of Centenaries
Beyond 2022 project to collaborate with Trinity Long Room Hub on a new Artist in Residence scheme funded by the Government. The scheme will create new works and encourage public engagement with the Decade of Centenaries.
23 Feb 2021
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Provost and Mary McAleese launch Green Week: ‘2030: Time for a Game Change’
Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast and Chancellor Mary McAleese launch the annual Green Week today. Titled ‘2030: Time for a Game Change’ the week-long series of events will focus on climate and biodiversity awareness, education and the action which is needed to address our growing climate and biodiversity crises.
22 Feb 2021
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Trinity marks membership of University of Sanctuary network
Trinity College Dublin is today celebrating its new membership of the University of Sanctuary network.
19 Feb 2021
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Trinity College begins two-year investigation into its colonial past
Trinity College Dublin is embarking on an extensive project to examine, interrogate and reflect on its complex colonial legacies. An open competition will be held for a new 24-month postdoctoral research position based in the School of Histories and Humanities and the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.
17 Feb 2021
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Trinity researchers seek solutions to plastic problems in SFI Future Innovator competition
The challenge-based prize funding programme supports Ireland’s best and brightest unconventional thinkers and innovators to develop novel, potentially disruptive, technologies to address significant societal challenges.
15 Feb 2021
Research
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Students’ Pandemic Docu-Film to be Screened at Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
A documentary film by Trinity College students, ‘Is There Anybody Out There? Young Voices From Inside a Pandemic, will be screened for the first time at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival on the 12 March 2021.
10 Feb 2021
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Trinity celebrates Chinese New Year 2021
Trinity’s front façade will light up red and the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies?is hosting a public online talk to mark the Chinese New Year.
10 Feb 2021
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Business School graduates connect students with firms impacted by COVID-19 through innovative platform
Trinity Business School graduates, Paddy Ryder and Rob Muldowney, have been connecting students struggling to find internships with small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic through their platform, Covid Interns.
4 Feb 2021
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Study to assess Independent Contracting and Project Based Working
Important new Irish research by Trinity College Dublin has been commissioned to assess the extent and nature of professional contracting in Ireland’s employment market, as the country’s growing contingent workforce and project-based economy emerges.
4 Feb 2021
Research
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Library unveils Beckett archive of play Rockaby building on its world leading Beckett collections
The Beckett material is being digitised and will be accessible online.
3 Feb 2021
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Trinity launches a new Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Innovation
Trinity College Dublin has launched a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Innovation . Developed by Tangent, Trinity's Ideas Workspace in collaboration with the School of Medicine and Health Innovation Hub Ireland, this Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Innovation brings together the academic expertise with the entrepreneurial capacity of a world class innovation hub to deliver something truly unique.
21 Jan 2021