College News - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin

Artist Isabel Nolan and Douglas Hyde Gallery set for 61st Venice Art Biennale

The selection of the team to represent Ireland was made following an open, competitive process, with international jury members.

6 Nov 2024

Arts|Culture

New Trinity Taskforce to hold first meeting on November 22

The Taskforce will have 26 members, including three nominated by the Trinity Students Union, two by the Central Societies’ Committee and four nominated by the Group of Unions.

6 Nov 2024

Community|Research|Society|Students

Discover the future of urban living at the Smart Cities Urban Quest in Dublin’s Docklands

The Smart Cities Urban Quest: Adventure in the Docklands invites the public to dive into an exciting, hands-on experience that combines augmented reality, games, and quizzes, and offers a fresh perspective on smart city technology and its impact on urban life.

5 Nov 2024

Community|Society|Sustainability

Trinity researchers win Women in STEM awards

Dr Brooke Tornifoglio and Prof. Brendan Tangney were among the winners at last night’s Women in STEM Summit and Awards ceremony.

25 Oct 2024

Awards and Funding

From Connemara to Colombia: Trinity flies the flag for nature positive at COP16

Dr Siobhan McQuaid will be representing Trinity at COP16, the UN conference on Biological Diversity taking place in Cali, Columbia. She will address the conference today, 23 October, during a panel discussion entitled ‘Bridging global perspectives on transformative change towards a nature positive economy’ with colleagues representing Colombia, Mexico, China and the European Union.

23 Oct 2024

Environment|Research|Sustainability

International Climate Action Day – E3 researchers to outline how we can make global impact

A multidisciplinary online panel discussion will explore the vital role of research in tackling the climate crisis and highlight the innovative solutions emerging from various fields.

21 Oct 2024

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Prof. Jennifer Edmond appointed as National Coordinator for Ireland’s participation in DARIAH ERIC

Professor Edmond, in her role as National Coordinator for DARIAH, will facilitate engagement between Ireland-based researchers and DARIAH, and work to enhance DARIAH’s footprint in Ireland in collaboration with the coordinators across Europe and other key stakeholders.

17 Oct 2024

Arts|Research

Professor Karen Wiltshire on Ireland’s Climate Change

These are the Irish climate stripes- representing the change in Irish air temperature as a function of time.

14 Oct 2024

Sustainability

Trinity renames its main Library after poet Eavan Boland

Eavan Boland was one of the foremost women in Irish literature, publishing many collections of poetry, a memoir Object Lessons (1995), as well as teaching and lecturing in Ireland and in the US.

9 Oct 2024

Arts|Community|Culture|Society|Students

Trinity welcomes the President of Vietnam

Mr Lâm was greeted at the Old Library of Trinity by Vice Provost Prof. Orla Sheils and by Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

2 Oct 2024

Community|Society|Students

Trinity and Queen’s University Belfast students to tackle Inspire Impact Innovation Challenge

Students will aim to develop solutions to pressing social challenges related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)..

2 Oct 2024

Business|Environment|Innovation|Sustainability

Trinity breaks new ground with Ploughing debut

Vice-President of Global Engagement Emma Stokes said the experience had been “fantastic”. “We had hundreds of visitors each day to our booth. Students at all stages of their education, as well as parents and many of our alumni.”

19 Sep 2024

Community|Society|Students

Trinity welcomes two new Pro-Chancellors

Rachel Hussey and Professor Jürgen Barkhoff have been inaugurated at special ceremonies in the University.

18 Sep 2024

Community

Key stakeholders work to restore pollinator habitats across agricultural landscapes

Researchers in the People and Nature group (from Trinity’s Department of Botany) recently delivered the first Irish RestPoll stakeholder workshop, with the goal of restoring pollinator habitats across agricultural landscapes by working in tandem with farmers, land managers and other groups to deliver win-win solutions.

17 Sep 2024

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Meet Trinity’s top researchers in a week of festivals

The last week of September this year will see Trinity College Dublin’s campus open its gates to the public for an up-close look at the fascinating research that is shaping our world, and the brilliant researchers who are tackling some of our world’s most pressing issues – as well as some you may not expect.

16 Sep 2024

Community|Culture|Research|Society

Culture Night comes to Trinity

From Terry Pratchett to chamber music to volcanoes, join us as we celebrate Culture Night in Trinity on Friday 20 September!

16 Sep 2024

Arts|Community|Culture|Research|Society

Matheson EU Law Partnership with Trinity - Assistant Professor Announced

Dr Sarah Arduin will focus on advancing research in the field and strengthening Trinity Law School’s teaching and research profile in commercial EU law, in areas such as financial services, intellectual property law, competition law, and information technology law.

16 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding|Students

Provost calls on Trinity community to back higher education funding campaign

In a letter sent today to students, staff and alumni, Dr Doyle argued that, without sustainable funding, “universities are facing the risk of a quiet and gradual decline, a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness”.

13 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Society|Students

TILDA joins Global WHO Network for Ageing and Life Course Research

This prestigious designation recognises the ongoing collaborative efforts between TILDA and WHO in supporting research and initiatives to promote healthy ageing across the life course.

9 Sep 2024

Health|Research|Science|Society

Trinity celebrates the disAbility Inclusive Internship Programme

Empowering students with disabilities and strengthening inclusivity on Trinity’s campus

5 Sep 2024

Community|Students

Áine Griffin appointed as new Director of Trinity Communications

A highly experienced communications professional, Áine has held senior positions across strategic communications, media relations, outreach and engagement, and internal communications in the public service.

4 Sep 2024

Community|Culture

Trinity College Dublin Schools celebrate Athena Swan Awards

Congratulations to the School of Genetics and Microbiology, the School of Law and the School of Social Work and Social Policy who have all successfully renewed their Athena Swan Bronze awards and the School of Psychology and School of Physics who have advanced from Bronze to Silver Athena Swan award status.

3 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding

Tree of the month - ‘Rouge de Touilliere’

This month we are bringing you a very special newly planted tree. Albizia julibrissin, or ‘Rouge de Touilliere’ is commonly known as ‘Chinese or Persian Silk Tree’ and is described by Barcham Tree Specialists as the "Holy Grail of trees". You can find this tree nearly centrally located in the lawn behind Rubrics, facing the Book of Kells Experience.

30 Aug 2024

Sustainability

Trinity welcomes International Geography Olympiad

Over 300 young geographers from across the world came to Trinity yesterday to close out the 2024 International Geography Olympiad (iGEO).

24 Aug 2024

Trinity students win European Universities Debate Championships

The victory marks the second time in three years that a Trinity team has won, and the first time that an Irish woman has won the Championships.

21 Aug 2024

Students

Trinity student named in Top 30 Under 30 Environmental Educators in the World

Trinity PhD candidate Luke Gibbons has been selected by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) as one of the Top 30 Under 30 Environmental Educators in the World 2024.

20 Aug 2024

Awards and Funding|Environment|Students|Sustainability

ADAPT Centre and University of Pittsburgh sign MOU on AI Safety

The partnership will focus on advancing research, AI safety assessments, and best practices for the development of AI technologies.

31 Jul 2024

Innovation|Research

International experts shed new light on old conundrum of quantum measurement

Almost 100 leading experts from around the globe came to Trinity last week to discuss recent cutting-edge theoretical advances in hitherto unconnected fields – particularly from quantum foundations and quantum thermodynamics.

25 Jul 2024

Research|Science

Taha Yasseri named inaugural Workday Professor for Technology and Society at Trinity and TU Dublin

Professor Yasseri, who takes up his role on August 1 2024, will also be Director of a new TCD-TU Dublin joint centre for Sociology of Humans and Machines.

15 Jul 2024

Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel research unit gets new home

The SAF research facility will focus on the research, development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels.

12 Jul 2024

Environment|Research