College News - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin

New art acquisitions

Over 200 new works have been added to Trinity's art collections in the past decade, 90% of which are by living artists, and 80% of all the artists represented are completely new to our collections.

6 Apr 2017

Bee hotels buzzing

Six bee hotels have been installed on campus to help make Trinity’s grounds more pollinator-friendly and to raise awareness of pollinators.

6 Apr 2017

Martin Scorsese receives Trinity’s Philosophical Society’s Gold Medal

Renowned film director, Martin Scorsese became an Honorary Patron of the University Philosophical Society (The Phil) in February.

6 Apr 2017

Trinity Walton Club goes global

Trinity's STEM education enrichment programme is open to international students for the first time this summer.

30 Mar 2017

Inaugural Seán Freyne Memorial Lecture

Prof Freyne established the first non-denominational setting for the study of the Bible and theology within the humanities at an Irish university.

24 Mar 2017

Eyes in the sky — how ground-bound animals follow vultures to a free lunch

On the plains of Africa, jackals and hyenas follow scavenging vultures to pick up an easy meal.

21 Mar 2017

Japanese manga exhibition opens in Trinity

The exhibition introduces similarities and differences between modern Japanese manga comics and the 'Hokusai Manga', a collection of 15 volumes of sketches by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849).

21 Mar 2017

Comets or volcanoes? Where did Earth’s water come from?

Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Trinity, Balz Kamber, with an opinion piece published on The Conversation.

8 Mar 2017

Why Africa should be high on Donald Trump’s list of priorities

PhD candidate in Geography at Trinity, Ricardo Reboredo, with an opinion piece published on The Conversation.

6 Mar 2017

Renowned film director Béla Tarr to deliver ‘masterclass’ in Trinity

Other masterclasses on editing and music scoring will also take place in Trinity as part of the 5th Silk Road International Film Festival.

1 Mar 2017

Visiting speaker Dr Catherine Vidal asks: Does the brain have a sex/gender?

Dr Catherine Vidal argues against gender being an innate aspect of our biology -- instead pointing to research that suggests learning and experiences 're-shape' our brains as we grow.

15 Feb 2017

Hamilton Mathematics Institute welcomes two Fields Medal winners

Trinity welcomed two Fields Medal winners, Maxim Kontsevich (IHES) and Andrei Okounkov (Columbia University), to the HMI mini-conference.

13 Feb 2017

Trinity Secondhand Booksale – 21 to 23 February

The event, which features thousands of novels, journals, pamphlets, guides and reference books, is the largest charity booksale in Ireland.

13 Feb 2017

Exhibition: Ireland’s first female botanist

Many of Ellen Hutchins' (1785 - 1815) early drawings, specimens and letters are on display at a special exhibition in Trinity.

9 Feb 2017

SHARECITY team shortlisted for food waste solution award

The team's SHARECITY100 Database disseminates information between planners, business owners and city residents that encourages more sustainable food production in cities across the world.

3 Feb 2017

Trinity academic awarded Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal

Prof Louis Cullen, professor emeritus of history at Trinity has been presented the RIA Gold Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the humanities.

1 Feb 2017

Trinity celebrates Chinese New Year

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Trinity College Dublin’s front façade was lit up red to welcome in the Year of the Rooster.

30 Jan 2017

Stalwarts of patient safety – Trinity welcomes international nursing researchers

Trinity’s School of Nursing and Midwifery is hosting the 2017 Winter Summit of the European Academy of Nursing Science.

26 Jan 2017

Trinity graduate Ruth Negga nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress

Trinity graduate Ruth Negga has been nominated for best actress at the 89th Academy Awards.

26 Jan 2017

Data — the key to solving our problems, or just a weapon for sabotage?

Trinity marks Data Protection Day with events focused on the potential -- and danger -- of sharing personal data.

25 Jan 2017

New online course in legal training for child protection & welfare practitioners

This CPD course is being provided by Trinity’s School of Social Work and Social Policy in collaboration with Mason Hayes & Curran.

24 Jan 2017

F.W. de Clerk presented the Trinity Praeses Elit Award

Nobel Peace Prize winner F.W. de Klerk was presented the award in recognition of his key role in ending apartheid and his outstanding contribution to reconciliation in South Africa.

20 Jan 2017

Summer Grants Now Available for Undergraduate Students to Study in the U.S

Undergraduate students can now apply for the 'Study of the U.S. Institutes for European Student Leaders in Social Entrepreneurship' hosted by the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

13 Jan 2017

Launch of Online CPD Course in Instrumental Dysphagia Evaluation

This course has been designed both for speech and language therapists and any health and social care professionals with an interest in dysphagia.

12 Jan 2017

Trinity team leading drive for faster wireless Internet

The €5 million project will focus on 5G technology, which will enable applications from ultra-high definition video to the Internet of Things.

12 Jan 2017

Winter lethargy? Badgers feel it too…

Two of Trinity's zoologists talk about their work with one of Ireland’s most iconic species on RT€1.

26 Dec 2016

Students from Trinity recognised by ‘Junior Nobel Prize’

The Undergraduate Awards is the world’s largest international academic awards programme, recognising excellent research and original work across the sciences, humanities, business and creative arts.

21 Dec 2016

Trinity Pinks Awarded for Outstanding Athletic Performance

'University Pinks', the highest sporting award Trinity can bestow, have just been announced. This year’s recipients are: Cian Flynn (rowing), Lucy Johnson (fencing), Phillip Cripwell (fencing) and Scott Flanigan (sailing).

19 Dec 2016

Frozen in Time, The Fagel Collection in the Library of Trinity College Dublin

The collection is an enormously rich resource of books, pamphlets and maps in French, Dutch, English and other European languages, ranging in date from 1460 to 1799.

19 Dec 2016

Christmas Trinity book ideas

If you are looking for ideas for Christmas gifts, you may wish to consider some of the following Trinity books...

19 Dec 2016