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Statisticians celebrate 50 years of the discipline at Trinity

World-leaders in statistics will discuss what lies ahead on the 50th anniversary of the discipline in Trinity.

14 Nov 2017

Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health mulls shortfall of workers

Trinity is co-convening the week-long forum, which places the health worker crisis under the spotlight; by 2030, the world may face a deficit of 18 million workers.

14 Nov 2017

Trinity team sets sights on International Engineering and Commerce competition

The team, comprising four Trinity undergraduates, won the ESB Inter-Colleges Challenge in which they designed a solution for the emerging markets of eHeat and eTransport tech.

10 Nov 2017

TCD researcher awarded €3.9 million for extracellular vesicles cancer research

Professor Lorraine O'Driscoll at Trinity’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences has been awarded almost €4 million Horizon 2020 funding for a programme entitled ‘Training in Extracellular vesicles for benefit in Health and Disease’.

8 Nov 2017

JUSTISIGNS Project Wins European Language Label For Improving Access To Justice

If you were a deaf person, who uses a sign language, and you had to report a crime, how would you do it? How would you engage with emergency services?

8 Nov 2017

What can we learn from the drought threatening South Africa’s water reserves?

Groundwater systems can provide important buffers when surface water reserves are low.

3 Nov 2017

Lean on Us Campaign Launched

A new visual art campaign showcasing current and former Trinity students how leaning on student support services was important for them in completing their studies.

2 Nov 2017

Engineers turn to the sea to reduce the environmental cost of energy production

Smaller, lighter devices that fix tidal arrays to the sea-floor may hold the key to making the tides a financially viable means of powering our 21st Century lives.

1 Nov 2017

Nov 2 is Vitamin D Day – Why is that important and what is Trinity doing ?

Researchers agree that at least one third of the world is deficient in vitamin D, and some scientists even think a greater percent of people are deficient in vitamin D.

1 Nov 2017

TV documentary charts installation of Ireland’s world-leading I-LOFAR telescope

13 Billion Light Years from Birr showcases the installation of I-LOFAR, with major input from Trinity astrophysicists. It will air at 10:15 pm on RTÉ One, Thursday October 19.

19 Oct 2017

Trinity start-up Zorin OS stars in international TechStars competition

Zorin OS – an alternative to Windows and Mac OS – placed third overall at Blackstone LaunchPad’s international TechStars competition.

17 Oct 2017

Students debate with Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Minister of Environment and Climate Change for Canada, Catherine McKenna, led a debate and Q&A with environmental postgraduate and undergraduate students at Trinity.

12 Oct 2017

Irish Time Symposium at Long Room Hub

Irish Time? Temporalities in Irish Literature and Culture is the theme of a symposium taking place in the Trinity Long Room Hub on 12-14 October.

11 Oct 2017

Trinity’s Architecture Celebrated during Open House Dublin 2017

Trinity will open its doors to the public as part of Open House Dublin 2017, 13th – 15th October. Open House Dublin is a unique experience, presented by the Irish Architecture Foundation, inviting you to explore the rich architecture of Dublin.

11 Oct 2017

Colombia’s Ambassador to the UK and Ireland addresses Trinity audience

His Excellency Nestor Osorio recently addressed a capacity audience in the Long Room Hub. The event was entitled 'The Colombian Peace Process: Opportunities and Challenges'.

10 Oct 2017

Launch of “The Economy of Ireland: Policy-Making in a Global Context”

Minster Donohoe launches the 13th edition of the Economy of Ireland.

5 Oct 2017

TCD academic joins committee overseeing latest strategy on drug and alcohol use

Professor Catherine Comiskey, Professor in Healthcare Modelling at the School of Nursing and Midwifery has been appointed by Minister Catherine Byrne to the role of sole academic expert to the National Oversight Committee responsible for the implementation of 'Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery – a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025'.

4 Oct 2017

Innovation Academy completes first Postdoc bootcamp

The Innovation Academy’s first foray into training Postdocs took place last week. This three day Bootcamp focused on the fundamentals of creative thinking, teambuilding and communications with an overarching aim of supporting Postdoctoral professional development.

27 Sep 2017

Zoology student seeks to tread in Nobel Prize winner’s footsteps at Trinity

PhD Candidate, Gwendoline Deslyper, has won the Frank Jeal studentship to pursue studies in parasite biology – the same field from which Trinity alumnus, Professor William C Campbell, was honoured with the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

25 Sep 2017

Engineers of tomorrow inspired by Maurice F Fitzgerald Prize winner, Áine Cahill

Trinity College Dublin’s 185 new undergraduates were inspired by the perfect role model as Maurice F Fitzgerald Prize winner, Áine Cahil, returned to her alma mater.

23 Sep 2017

New pollinator guidelines aim to get Ireland’s farmland buzzing again

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan’s 'Farmland Guidelines: Actions to help Pollinators' offer evidence-based actions farmers can take to help protect bees and their own livelihoods.

21 Sep 2017

Quantum physicist wins prestigious ERC award to pursue next-gen research

Dr John Goold will use the ERC Starting Grant to establish his own research group in the School of Physics and pursue next-gen research in the field of quantum systems.

15 Sep 2017

Switch on Culture Night 2017 at Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College will once again open its doors to the public for Culture Night 2017.

12 Sep 2017

Trinity duo wins 2017 Irish James Dyson award

Two Trinity engineering graduates won the award for inventing a new software solution that helps people with intellectual disabilities navigate independently.

7 Sep 2017

Bioengineer wins ERC funding to develop implant for treating cartilage damage

Professor Daniel Kelly has been awarded €150,000 in funding through the European Research Council’s Proof of Concept Grants -- his third such ERC award.

6 Sep 2017

Trinity Walton Club team takes top prize at Ultimate Pitch Event

The successful team, comprised of teenage 'Alphas', designed a backpack that minimises back pain.

5 Sep 2017

Trinity ecologist honoured for outstanding public engagement

Professor in Botany, Jane Stout, won the Ecological Engagement Award as a leading 'ecologist who has bridged the gap between ecology and the public.'

29 Aug 2017

Making Victorian Dublin, a closer look at Trinity’s Museum Building

In January 2017 an interdisciplinary project, 'Making Victorian Dublin', was initiated by Trinity’s Department of History of Art and Architecture and Department of Geology, focusing on the materials and craftsmanship of the University’s Museum Building.

22 Aug 2017

Trinity student’s stress-free alarm idea wins LERU citizen science competition

PhD Candidate in Biochemistry and Immunology, Shauna Quinn -- and her team -- will receive seed funding to kick-start the 'Letswakeapp' project, which will bank alarm tones to ensure a non-stressful wake-up experience.

16 Aug 2017

Irish Clinical Academic Training Programme appoints its first clinical fellows

The Wellcome-HRB Irish Clinical Academic Training Programme (ICAT) has welcomed its first intake of fellows at an induction event, held this year in RCSI.

14 Aug 2017