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Health and Sport Week keynote: Dr May van Schalkwyk addresses industry harm

Dr May van Schalkwyk, public health doctor and researcher gave the Health and Sports Week keynote address in Trinity Long Room Hub this week to a full house with attendees from the civil service, health services, non-governmental organisations and activists from a wide range of sectors.

26 Mar 2026

Business|Health|Society|Sustainability

Trinity gains in 2026 QS Subject Rankings

Named as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 43 subjects in all, Trinity now ranks 10th in the world for Nursing, up from 20th in 2025.

25 Mar 2026

Awards and Funding|Health

Irish Cancer Society invests in groundbreaking TSJCI research

To coincide with Daffodil Day 2026, it is a good time to explore four research projects at the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute (TSJCI) that have been funded by the Irish Cancer Society.

20 Mar 2026

Awards and Funding|Health

A record 264 second-level 'Scholars’ graduate from Trinity

Delivered through Trinity Access Programmes (TAP), the Scholars Ireland initiative introduces Junior Cycle students to university-style learning and helps them see higher education as an achievable pathway.

19 Mar 2026

Community|Society|Students

Community and inclusion celebrated at 35th Trinity Student Society Awards

TCD Women’s Health, Trinity VDP, and DUDJ were among the winners at the 2026 Student Society Awards.

18 Mar 2026

Community|Society|Students

Green Week 2026: Trinity gathers to celebrate leadership in sustainability

This will be Trinity’s 24th Green Week, a time when our community gathers to put a spotlight on sustainability through talks, events and workshops. There are over 20 events to choose from, including the inaugural Sustainability Leadership Awards as the unofficial kick-off on Monday 9 March.

5 Mar 2026

Community|Sustainability

Trinity team delivers new universal design guidelines for long-term residential care settings

Researchers from Trinity recently launched new universal design guidelines to enhance quality of life, sustainability, and resilience in long-term residential care settings for older people in Ireland.

3 Mar 2026

Community|Environment|Health|Research|Sustainability

Ruin of Giants on display at Trinity East

Abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman and Jamaican political leader Marcus Garvey are the subjects of two new bronze sculptures which have been installed at Trinity College Dublin’s Trinity East campus.

26 Feb 2026

Community|Culture|Society

Seven students receive Three Ireland Connect to STEM scholarships for women

The awardees, who are first and second-year students at Trinity, are the latest of more than 20 Trinity students to be awarded Three Ireland Connect to STEM Scholarships for Women since the programme began in 2022/23.

24 Feb 2026

Awards and Funding|Students

Trinity College Dublin to become vape-free campus

Trinity will become a tobacco and e-cigarettes free campus from 18th March 2026 onwards.

18 Feb 2026

Community|Environment|Society|Sustainability

Trinity Executive Education to deliver Garda leadership development programme

An Garda Síochána has appointed Trinity Executive Education, Trinity College Dublin, to deliver a national senior leadership development programme over the next four years.

12 Feb 2026

Business

Learnovate launches RAIL initiative on responsible Artificial Intelligence for teaching and learning

Learnovate, a leading global future of work and learning research hub in Trinity College Dublin, is leading a new Community of Practice for AI implementers and practitioners involved in teaching and learning.

10 Feb 2026

Innovation

Joly Cancer Leadership Programme gives third award to TSJCI surgeon

Mr Fitzgerald said: “Through the award, I hope to investigate the immune and metabolic behaviours of head and neck cancers. It is hoped that discoveries from these studies will translate to meaningful clinical insights to guide future clinical decision making and care for head and neck cancer patients."

5 Feb 2026

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Trinity launches first tertiary pathways in Mental Health Nursing and Intellectual Disability Nursing

Applications for tertiary pathways in Mental Health Nursing and Intellectual Disability Nursing will open shortly

3 Feb 2026

Community|Health|Society|Students

Celebrations to mark 250 years of modern languages at Trinity

A series of events will be held throughout the year to commemorate this historic initiative. The ‘Languages 250 at Trinity (1776-2026)’ programme will showcase the important work of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies and promote the cause of modern language education on the island of Ireland.

30 Jan 2026

Arts|Community|Culture|Research

Titanic Belfast scholarship strengthens Trinity’s links with Northern Ireland

Now in its second year, the scholarship provides a €5,000 annual bursary over four years, offering financial support to undergraduate students from Northern Ireland and reinforcing Trinity’s commitment to being a university for the whole island of Ireland.

28 Jan 2026

Awards and Funding|Students

Trinity presents Entrance Awards to 602 students from 32 counties

There are 59 students receiving awards from 39 countries outside Ireland. Of the Irish awardees, 393 are from schools in Leinster, 67 are from Munster, 42 from Connacht and 41 from Ulster.

21 Jan 2026

Awards and Funding|Community|Students

Trinity honours 154 students with inaugural FET distinction awards

These new awards celebrate those who come to Trinity from alternative routes and reflect Trinity’s commitment to widening access routes to the university, as detailed in the Strategic Plan 2025-30 -Thrive.

20 Jan 2026

Awards and Funding|Community|Society|Students

Two Trinity-led mental health research projects receive HRB investment

The HRB is supporting 10 new mental health research projects with a focus on priority and underserved groups through its Applied Partnership Awards scheme.

8 Jan 2026

Awards and Funding|Community

Christmas & New Year Arrangements & Advice

Access to the University over the Christmas and New Year holidays will be reduced at the end of business on Tuesday the 23rd of December 2025 to the start of business on Friday the 2nd of January 2026.

18 Dec 2025