College News
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The Team Behind Trinity’s Trees
With the arrival of Autumn, the 600 trees on Trinity’s campus show a striking display of Autumnal colours which are enjoyed by staff, students and visitors alike.
22 Sep 2014
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Ice Bucket Challenge Pours Money into Trinity Research
Did you take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge? If so, you were one of the 500,000 people across Ireland to deliberately drench yourself to raise funds for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research.
22 Sep 2014
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Trinity’s Green Data Centre Leads the Way in Energy Efficiency
To become more energy-efficient while also continuing to grow and change with technology to meet daily business needs, Trinity opened a Green Data Centre.
22 Sep 2014
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Trinity Wins Gold for Alumni and Donors
Trinity has been awarded a Grand Gold and Gold prize by CASE (The Council for Advancement and Support of Education) for its work in reaching out to volunteers and supporters of the College.
22 Sep 2014
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Cobble Stone Project Complete in Front Square
Over the past number of months, a cobble stone relaying project has been underway.
22 Sep 2014
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Trinity Appoints New Librarian and College Archivist
Helen Shenton is Trinity College Dublin’s newly appointed Librarian and College Archivist.
22 Sep 2014
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Trinity Now eZine – Provost’s Message
Welcome to another Trinity year! After the buzz of Freshers' Week, we bring you this brand new eZine, Trinity Now, which highlights some of the best recent stories of college life, from research awards to 'greening' the campus.
22 Sep 2014
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Trinity Professor Receives €1.2 million in Funding for Research into the Memory Systems of the Brain
Shane O'Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research at the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience has become the first and, to date, only recipient in Ireland of a Senior Investigator Award under the SFI, HRB and Wellcome Trust Biomedical Partnership.
22 Sep 2014
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Trinity Hockey Reaches International Standards
On Saturday 13th September 2014, students, alumni, parents and guests gathered at Trinity Sports Grounds in Santry for the official opening of the new international standard water based hockey pitch.
22 Sep 2014
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Trinity Hosts One Young World Summit Sessions
The One Young World Summit taking place in Dublin next month will see 1,100 young leaders from across the world debate, formulate and share innovative solutions for the pressing issues the world faces including the topics of Sustainable Development, Youth Entrepreneurship, Climate Justice and Peace and Reconciliation among others.
22 Sep 2014
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Freshers’ Week Kick Starts New Academic Year
Freshers' Week 2014 started the new academic year on a high note. Front Square was buzzing with activity as over 150 Trinity student societies and clubs encouraged new members to join at their stalls.
22 Sep 2014
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Explore, Experience and Enjoy Culture Night 2014 at Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College will once again open its doors to the public for Culture Night 2014 on Friday 19th September from 5pm.
17 Sep 2014
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Trinity Launches Career Pathways – Transition to Employment Service
Career Pathways, a new transition to employment service for students and graduates with disabilities was recently launched by Trinity’s Dean of Students
12 Sep 2014
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Provost’s Welcome to New Students
The Provost will welcome new students at a special welcome event where students will have the opportunity to hear about the campus, curriculum and life at Trinity.
8 Sep 2014
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World-leading Mathematicians Welcomed to Trinity
Mathematicians from around the world took part in a recent workshop, at which interdisciplinary research in topology and geometry was discussed.
4 Sep 2014
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Over 400 Graduates Return to Trinity for the Annual Alumni Weekend
Alumni and friends, from the early 2000s to as far back as the 1950s, enjoyed an action packed programme at the 2014 Trinity Alumni Weekend.
29 Aug 2014
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Trinity’s Leading Neurologist, Staff and Politicians Take on the Ice Bucket Challenge
Over 100 people including Trinity College’s leading lights in MND research, College staff and politicians, gathered in Trinity’s Front Square to collectively take on the Ice Bucket Challenge watched on by many supporters.
29 Aug 2014
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Provost’s Teaching Awards Recognise Lecturers’ Commitment to Teaching and Learning
The Trinity College Dublin annual Provost's Teaching Awards were presented by Dr Patrick Prendergast to five members of staff in recognition of their enthusiasm and commitment to ensuring students receive quality teaching and learning.
30 Jul 2014
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Children’s Research Centre hosts International Summer School in Child and Youth Welfare
The Children’s Research Centre (CRC) at Trinity College Dublin hosted 27 students and staff from Israel, Russia, Ireland and Germany at a week-long Summer School as part of the EU Tempus Project.
30 Jul 2014
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Five Trinity Researchers Win Starting Investigator or Development Awards
The grants, awarded by Science Foundation Ireland, are designed to help Ireland’s most promising young researchers to embark on fully independent research careers.
28 Jul 2014
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Trinity Sports Scholarship Students Head for Commonwealth Games
Trinity Sports Scholarship students, Victoria Mullin and Prakash Vijayanath will represent their countries in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
22 Jul 2014
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Owen Patrick Smith becomes new Regius Professor of Physic (1637)
The regius professor of physic is the oldest chair of medicine in Ireland and it is among the oldest in Europe.
22 Jul 2014
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Trinity’s Science Gallery Director Wins ‘Great Science Communicator’ Award
Lynn Scarff, Interim Director of Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin, has won the Lundbeck Foundation prize for best communication at the Euroscience Open Forum in Copenhagen.
14 Jul 2014
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Researchers Discover World-First New Material which could Revolutionise IT
Scientists at AMBER, the materials science centre based at Trinity College Dublin have discovered a completely new material, which could revolutionise information technology, computer processes and data storage.
3 Jul 2014
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Trinity Gerontologist awarded Honorary Fellowship of Gerontological Society of America
Professor Des O'Neill is the first researcher in ageing in Ireland to be awarded this Honorary Fellowship.
3 Jul 2014
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New Book Provides Insights for Sustainable Consumption in the Modern World
Trinity geographers launched the new book after five years of research that identified, developed and evaluated more sustainable practices.
30 Jun 2014
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Trinity Plays Key Role in Marking 750th Anniversary of First Recorded Parliament in Ireland
Seanad debate held to mark the 750th anniversary of the first documented sitting of an administrative gathering to call itself a parliament in Ireland.
27 Jun 2014
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Knighthood for Professor John Pethica
Professor John Pethica was knighted in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours list 2014 for services to science.
23 Jun 2014
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New book on Mental Health in Ireland launched
The book provides a critical analysis of recent developments that may affect those experiencing mental and emotional distress in Ireland today.
17 Jun 2014
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SteppingUp.ie website developed at Trinity wins major healthcare award
Developed in Trinity’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, the website recently won an award at the 2014 Health Literacy Awards.
12 Jun 2014