College News
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Trinity creates Associate Dean of Graduate Studies role
Prof Wladislaw (Wlad) Rivkin has been appointed Trinity’s first Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. This newly created role was approved at the December Board meeting in line with the delivery of Thrive: Trinity’s Strategic Plan 2025-2030.
12 Dec 2025
Community
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Trinity welcomes investment in research infrastructure through INSPIRE programme
Trinity welcomes the launch of INSPIRE, the Government of Ireland’s new €750 million programme to renew and strengthen research infrastructure across the higher education sector.
5 Dec 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Innovation|Research
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Trinity College Dublin helps shape international ‘Limerick Framework for Action’ to advance health-promoting campuses
The Limerick Framework for Action, a new international roadmap to embed health and wellbeing across the higher education sector, was formally launched in Dublin this week. The Framework sets out a bold and coordinated vision for creating healthier, more inclusive and supportive learning environments across Ireland’s universities and colleges.
3 Dec 2025
Community|Health|Students|Sustainability
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The Eddie Jordan Foundation to Support Formula Trinity
Cleavon Castelino, Team Advisor of Formula Trinity, said: "The Eddie Jordan Foundation’s involvement gives our students access to expertise and opportunities that are genuinely transformative. We are incredibly grateful and excited to begin this journey together."
3 Dec 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Innovation|Science|Students
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First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska is welcomed to Trinity
To mark the historic visit, Dr Linda Doyle presented the First Lady with a gift edition of Ireland’s most famous manuscript, the Book of Kells.
2 Dec 2025
Community|Society
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FGM Activist Ifrah Ahmed receives Trinity honorary degree
Ifrah Ahmed, Mei Lin Yap, Ambassador Liaison Officer with the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability , computer visionary Pietro Perona and Kathy Prendergast, one of Ireland's foremost living artists, all received Trinity’s highest honour.
28 Nov 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Society
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Trinity awards posthumous degree to writer Christy Nolan
This unique award comes in the year of the 25th anniversary of Trinity’s disAbility service, and celebrates the fact that Christy, despite immense physical barriers, found a community in Trinity that recognised his potential and his voice.
27 Nov 2025
Arts|Community|Society
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Trinity’s Bookmarks programme celebrates creativity and inclusion with Ballyfermot Traveller Action Project
This partnership forms part of the PATH 5 initiative supporting Traveller and Roma communities, with outreach activities carried out in collaboration between Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and Royal College of Surgeons Ireland.
24 Nov 2025
Arts|Community|Society
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Trinity receives first philanthropic donation in cryptocurrency
The funds will be used to support Pathways to Business, a programme run by Trinity Business School and Trinity Access Programmes that bridges gaps for second-level and undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds, helping them pursue careers in business.
20 Nov 2025
Business|Community|Innovation|Students
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Trinity welcomes three new Pro-Chancellors
Professor Gerard McHugh, Hugo MacNeill, and Mark Orr have been inaugurated as Pro-Chancellors of Trinity College Dublin at special ceremonies in the university.
18 Nov 2025
Community
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Trinity places 29th in world in 2026 QS sustainability ranking
Trinity’s Vice-President for Biodiversity and Climate Action Jane Stout said: “There are now a huge number of people across the whole university working towards a shared vision for a better future, including our student body, colleagues in Estates and Facilities, Academic Practice, the Library, Catering, the Health Service, as well as the academic schools. We can be proud of what we have achieved so far."
18 Nov 2025
Environment|Health|Society|Students|Sustainability
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Professor John Kelleher delivers inaugural lecture as Chair of Computer Science at Trinity
Prof. Kelleher delivered his lecture “Aging, Artificial Intelligence, and Outcomes: Modeling Age in Stroke Risk and Patient Prognosis” to a full house in the Trinity Business School last week.
14 Nov 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity researchers feature in Highly Cited Researchers List of 2025
Three researchers from Trinity -- Profs. Valeria Nicolosi, Alan Irvine MD DSc, and Jonathan Coleman -- featured today in the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 List.
12 Nov 2025
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science
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Learners urged to take part in 2025 College Awareness Week
Now in its twelfth year, CAW celebrates the importance of post-secondary education and highlights the diverse pathways available to learners of all ages—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds.
10 Nov 2025
Community|Students
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CONNECT celebrates a decade of pioneering research and innovation
The CONNECT Research Ireland Centre this week marked its tenth anniversary with a vibrant showcase celebrating a decade of pioneering research, innovation, and collaboration in future networks and communications.
7 Nov 2025
Innovation|Research|Science
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We’ve done the science — let’s get on with climate action
Marking the launch of Trinity's Climate Gateway, Professor Karen Wiltshire issues a call to action: "This is no longer about whether climate change is real. It’s about how we adapt and how we mitigate — decisively, collectively, and intelligently."
3 Nov 2025
Community|Environment
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Trinity student honoured at 2025 Hamilton Prize ceremony
Ronan Zaletel, an undergraduate in Trinity’s School of Mathematics, was honoured at the 2025 Hamilton Prize ceremony on 16th October – the day on which famed Trinity scientist William Rowan Hamilton discovered quaternion algebra in 1843.
23 Oct 2025
Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Students
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Trinity celebrates Haddad Foundation as fellowship programme extended
The Haddad Fellowships, which are worth some €40,000 for each student, are mainly focused on the arts and humanities, and are designed to advance the intellectual and cultural landscape in Brazil.
23 Oct 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Culture
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"It changed my life”: 90-year-old former Trinity English student recalls university in the 1950s
“It changed my life at that age. I went there straight from a very strict English boarding school so the freedom was just wonderful. We just talked and talked and talked.”
20 Oct 2025
Arts|Community
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Secondary students search for “ein Stein” in classic mathematics challenge
Researchers from Trinity’s Experimental Mathematics Lab, partnering with staff in Trinity Access Programmes (TAP), welcomed 18 TY students from Coláiste Bríde and Marian College to take part in a classic “ein Stein” challenge as Maths Week takes centre stage in Ireland this week.
14 Oct 2025
Research|Science|Students
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Irish schools face a ‘homework apocalypse’ because of unregulated AI
AI and learning expert Rita Bateson called for schools to implement AI policies before it overwhelms them, at this year’s Learnovation Summit.
14 Oct 2025
Community|Innovation|Society
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Invest in students + invest in research = invest in Ireland
Provost Linda Doyle and TCDSU-AMLCT* Education Officer Buster Whaley and Oifigeach na Gaeilge Aoife Ní Bhriain today (3 October 2025) sent a message to Government seeking increased funding for students and research in Tuesday's Budget.
3 Oct 2025
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Avista partners with Trinity to offer intellectual disability nursing student placements
This new academic partnership builds upon existing research links between Avista and the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability (TCAID) which is situated within the School of Nursing & Midwifery.
2 Oct 2025
Community|Health
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Trinity welcomes recipients of 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships
Ten Trinity research proposals secured funding in the 2024 call and, with some scheduled to begin in the coming months, Trinity now warmly welcomes all winners.
1 Oct 2025
Awards and Funding|Research
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From 17 students to 2,800: A printed history marks 100 years of Trinity Business School
The publication charts the school’s evolution from modest beginnings with just 17 students in 1925 (when classes were only held in afternoons to accommodate the students’ work commitments) to the current enrolment of 2,800 students, from more than 60 countries.
25 Sep 2025
Business|Society|Students
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Trinity becomes 3rd university awarded NTA's gold-level Smarter Travel Mark
After its investment in campus infrastructure, promoting behaviour change initiatives and advocating for better walking, cycling and public transport provision, Trinity is proud to be recognised as a leader in smart, sustainable travel.
24 Sep 2025
Community|Environment|Sustainability
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Dr Abeba Birhane joins world leaders at AI summit at the Vatican
Dr Birhane, Director of the AI Accountability Lab (AIAL) in the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre at the School of Computer Science and Statistics in Trinity, recently took part in the gathering on AI and the future of humanity at the World Meeting on Human Fraternity.
19 Sep 2025
Culture|Research|Science|Society
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Linda Djougang named as brand ambassador for Trinity Sport
Linda Djougang said: “Being named a Trinity Sport ambassador is a true honour. Trinity has been central to my journey, both academically and in rugby and I hope to inspire the next generation of athletes to believe in their potential and embrace the opportunities that sport and education can offer.”
18 Sep 2025
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Culture Night 2025
See the range of events taking place in Trinity College Dublin for Culture Night on Friday 19th September
5 Sep 2025
Community|Culture
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Geneticist Dr Lara Cassidy secures ERC Starting Grant to bring a millennium of hidden human history to life
Dr Cassidy’s success makes her the eighth researcher in Trinity’s Department of Genetics (School of Genetics and Microbiology) to secure a prestigious ERC award.
4 Sep 2025
Awards and Funding|Research|Science