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Trinity has the highest graduate employment rate in Ireland

Graduates from Trinity College Dublin are among the most employable and successful in the world according to the just published QS World University Rankings for Graduate Employability 2019, which rank Trinity first in Ireland for graduate employment rate and alumni outcomes. Trinity College is among the top 22% universities in the world in the QS […]

11 Sep 2018

Academic staff induction programme showcases Trinity

New academic staff were warmly welcomed to Trinity by the Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast at the beginning of a three-day induction programme.

4 Sep 2018

Multimedia exhibition re-imagines Oscar Wilde’s home

A multimedia exhibition featuring a re-imagining of Wilde’s house in London based on the writings of Wilde’s nephew Arthur Cravan is currently on display in Trinity’s Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing.

4 Sep 2018

The ‘Braveheart effect’ – how companies manipulate our desire for freedom

The powerful urge we get to regain a lost or threatened freedom, even at great cost, is formally called “reactance” but I call it the “Braveheart effect, writes Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology.

4 Sep 2018

Trinity Launches New Free Online Course on Radiation Oncology

Trinity is launching a new, free, online course: “From Diagnosis to Survivorship: An introduction to Radiation Oncology,” from the discipline of Radiation Therapy.

28 Aug 2018

Minister Mitchell O’Connor opens Major European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education

A major European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education hosted by Trinity College Dublin was opened by the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor.

21 Aug 2018

Public discussion on controversial teachings of the Catholic Church

The abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and the marginalisation of women and LGBT persons was the focus of a public discussion at the School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin in advance of the Papal visit later this week.

21 Aug 2018

Papal Visit: transportation and access to Trinity

Please use pubic transport to avoid road closures and delays during the Papal visit this weekend.

21 Aug 2018

Mathematics students complete Hamilton Trust Summer Internship Programme

Undergraduates from Trinity’s School of Mathematics worked on 14 projects ranging from exploring interesting questions in pure mathematics to theoretical physics and applied data analysis and statistics.

17 Aug 2018

Astrophysicists gear up to map Perseid meteor shower

One 'shooting stars' per may be seen each minute with the naked eye at the peak, which should fall at night on Saturday August 12.

10 Aug 2018

Trinity Long Room Hub leads global project on ‘Crises of Democracy’

Understanding why populist and authoritarian approaches to government are becoming more attractive than democracy is the focus of a new international research project led by Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

9 Aug 2018

Irish researchers celebrate contribution to multi-million global graphene market

International scientists are gathering in Dublin to celebrate AMBER researchers unlocking wonder material graphene, which is the thinnest and strongest material known to science.

2 Aug 2018

Researchers ask burning questions on the future of fuels

The biennial 37th International Symposium on Combustion is being held in Ireland for the first time.

30 Jul 2018

Can the work of Samuel Beckett Beckett help us rethink the concept of ‘disability’?

A public discussion on how Samuel Beckett thought and wrote about disability and an exhibition featuring highlights of Trinity College Dublin's world-renowned Beckett collection will form part of Trinity’s annual Samuel Beckett Summer School taking place this week

30 Jul 2018

What is life? Exhibition explores the link between art and science

Professor Cliona O’Farrelly will give a guest talk at the opening of an inspiring exhibition, which links to the upcoming Schrödinger at 75 – The Future of Biology conference.

20 Jul 2018

ADAPT Centre shortlisted for DatSci Awards

Trinity’s ADAPT Centre has been shortlisted for two projects in the 2018 DatSci Awards under the category of ‘Best Contribution to Data Science by an Academic Research Body’

20 Jul 2018

waytoB team are People’s Choice champions at Tech4Good Awards

waytoB is a smart tech solution comprising a smartwatch and app that grants unparalleled independence to people living with an intellectual disability.

19 Jul 2018

Trinity neuroscientist becomes Ireland’s first FENS Kavli Scholar

Professor Tomás Ryan joins a network of 30 outstanding early- to mid-career European neuroscientists

19 Jul 2018

Nano-tech diagnostic can indicate cancer or thrombotic risk in one drop of blood

The automated diagnostic platform can quantify bleeding – and thrombotic risks – in a single drop of blood, within seconds.

17 Jul 2018

Trinity’s first Formula Student team competes at Silverstone

Formula Trinity – the University’s first ever Formula Student team - participated in the international Formula Student Competition at Silverstone Race track in the United Kingdom last week.

17 Jul 2018