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Pride of Trinity Trails Tour

Take a 45 min walking tour through Trinity College Dublin's historic campus, while learning about the university’s involvement in LGBTQ+ history.

5 Jun 2024

Community|Culture

A wise and gentle spirit – Trinity pays tribute to Gerald Dawe

It is with deep sadness that the College community has learned of the death of distinguished poet, writer and colleague Professor Gerald Dawe.

30 May 2024

Arts|Culture|Research

The Royal Irish Academy elects 28 new members

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) celebrated Admittance Day on 24th May when 28 newly elected Members were officially admitted to the Academy for their exceptional contributions to the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as to public service.

27 May 2024

Arts|Culture|Science|Society

Trinity’s Samuel Beckett Theatre celebrates 30 years

Trinity’s Samuel Beckett Theatre celebrate its 30th anniversary this week with a programme of events celebrating the unique nature of the theatre as a space where students learn, and then return as artists.

20 May 2024

Arts|Community|Culture|Research

It’s written in the stars - Trinity Assyriologist solves archaeological mystery from 700 BC

Ancient symbols on a 2,700-year-old temple, which have baffled experts for over a century, have been explained by Dr Martin Worthington from the School of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies.

3 May 2024

Culture|Research

The Conversation: Five things our research uncovered when we recreated 16th century beer (and barrels)

Susan Flavin and Charlie Taverner, Dept of History write in The Conversation about their ERC-funded FoodCult project which is investigating the food and diet of early modern Ireland.

23 Apr 2024

Culture|Research|Science|Society

Trinity research on Valentia Slate results in its designation as a Heritage Stone

The natural stone, which only occurs in Co. Kerry and which has been used since at least 1816, has recently been awarded the Status of “International Union of Geological Sciences Heritage Stone”. The sustainable stone features on the Rubrics roofs in Trinity.

22 Apr 2024

Culture|Environment|Research

Patrick James Errington wins Pollard International Poetry Prize

Administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre at the School of English the prize is awarded to an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language

11 Apr 2024

Awards and Funding|Culture

Hiding in plain sight! AI helps uncover hidden voices of women in early modern Ireland

A ground-breaking research project will harness powerful new digital technologies to uncover women’s experiences of extreme trauma and civil war in early modern Ireland.

11 Apr 2024

Culture|Research

All female reboot of Raphael’s ‘School of Athens’ fresco

An art project depicting a full-scale re-enactment of Raphael’s School of Athens fresco with an all-women cast has been devised by the art collective Na Cailleacha and staged in collaboration with Trinity’s History of Art and Architecture Department in the Museum Building.

6 Apr 2024

Arts|Culture|Research|Society