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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

Four researchers win new UK-Ireland Social Sciences Networking Grants

Four researchers from Trinity College Dublin have won ESRC-IRC UK-Ireland Social Sciences Networking Grants from the Irish Research Council. The new awards, designed to foster the development of long-term relationships between social science researchers in the UK and Republic of Ireland have been given to Fiona Newell, Joe Barry, Martine Smith and Yekaterina Chzhen.

19 Jan 2021

Trinity launches Ireland’s first Postgraduate Certificate in Climate Entrepreneurship

Trinity has launched a brand new Postgraduate Certificate in Climate Entrepreneurship, the first of its kind in Ireland, to address the climate change emergency we all face.

13 Jan 2021

Secondary students win Trinity College Dublin E3 Global Challenges Award

The winners, from Synge Street CBS in Dublin focused on developing useful models to predict COVID-19 infection rates over time.

12 Jan 2021

School of English launches new MPhil in Modern and Contemporary Literary Studies

The School of English has launched a new MPhil in Modern and Contemporary Literary Studies, which can be studied full time for 1 year or part time for 2 years.

11 Jan 2021

Professor Jonathan Coleman secures ERC proof of concept grant

The Print-SENSE project will examine the economic and technical feasibility of using nanomaterial-based inks for high-performance sensing applications, particularly within medical diagnostics.

7 Jan 2021

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New Year Top Tips – Staying Positive Amidst Uncertainty

New Year is traditionally a time of reflection and a time to look to the year ahead, but in the middle of a global pandemic, amidst a host of restrictions and a wealth of uncertainty, how can we still use this time positively? Here, Psychologists from Trinity College Dublin share their top tips.

1 Jan 2021

The Library invites you to be inspired by its magnificent collections in a new online exhibition

Highlights of the collections of the Library of Trinity College Dublin and their fascinating history are showcased in a new online exhibition 'Director’s Choice Uncut'.

18 Dec 2020

Trinity neurologist wins prestigious Healey Foundation Award

The award honours the work of Professor Hardiman and the international consortium she participates in, that works to better understand and find treatments for ALS/MND.

15 Dec 2020

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Funds saved by energy recovery tech donated to Wells of Life

The tech, installed by a team of researchers from Trinity in part of Ireland’s water network, made financial savings, which will help provide clean water to a community in Uganda.

14 Dec 2020

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Participants invited for study on the impact of COVID-19 on teenagers

Researchers from NUI Galway and Trinity College Dublin are inviting teenagers to take part in a study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in their lives

11 Dec 2020

Trinity researchers drive lung cancer research toward non-animal models

The research work of Dr Dania Movia and Prof Adriele Prina-Mello is among those cited in a knowledge base developed by the EU Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing.

9 Dec 2020

Trinity COVID-19 Law Report Recommends Key Policy Changes

A report, ‘Law and Policy Responses to COVID-19 in Ireland: Supporting Individuals, Communities, Businesses, and the Economy (Response Report)', by the COVID-19 Legal Observatory at the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, has identified a number of recommendations for policy makers and private parties with respect to socio-economic issues arising in the wake of COVID-19.

9 Dec 2020

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Douglas Hyde Gallery welcomes Rachel Botha as the inaugural Provost’s Curatorial Fellow

The Douglas Hyde Gallery is delighted to welcome Rachel Botha to the team as the inaugural Provost’s Curatorial Fellow.

4 Dec 2020