College News
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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