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Three Trinity researchers win highly competitive ERC Consolidator Grants

The awardees are Professor Mary Rogan and Dr Brian Barry from the School of Law and Dr Mark Ward from the School of Medicine.

9 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Research

First international JOINER node hosted by CONNECT

The Joint Open Infrastructure for Networks Research (JOINER) is a UK-wide experimentation platform created to accelerate future communications and networks research, exploitation and adoption.

9 Dec 2025

Innovation|Research|Science

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

Dr Tian Carey secures Royal Society-Research Ireland University Research Fellowship

Dr Carey, from Trinity’s School of Physics and the AMBER Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, will now build an independent research group in Trinity.

5 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Nanoscience breakthrough puts low-cost, printable electronics on the horizon

The breakthrough has a huge potential impact – one that brings us much closer to quickly and cheaply producing printable electronics such as wearable health sensors or flexible displays.

5 Dec 2025

Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity researcher awarded €4.6 million Wellcome Career Development Award

Trinity is proud to announce that Dr. Irina Kinchin, Research Assistant Professor in Health Economics at the School of Medicine, has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award worth €4.6 million over eight years. This is a largest individual research fellowship in Ireland to date.

5 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Increasing plant diversity in agricultural grasslands boosts yields, reducing reliance on fertiliser

Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen fertiliser. That is the headline finding of a landmark, international study led by Trinity that paints a promising picture for more sustainable agriculture.

4 Dec 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Enterprise Ireland backs new AI-powered ed-tech spinout, Meso

Meso, a spinout company from the Research Ireland ADAPT Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology at Trinity, has designed a solution to ease teacher workload.

4 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Research

Seolann dream scannánaíochta as Coláiste na Tríonóide an chéad scannán riamh a rinneadh sa tSean-Suiméiris

Is féidir an scannán a fheiceáil ar YouTube le fotheidil i 25+ teanga, Gaeilge, Araibis, Mandairínis agus Seoirsis san áireamh

4 Dec 2025

Arts|Culture|Research

World’s first film in ancient Sumerian released by Trinity filmmakers

The short film starring Trinity students and directed by Prof Martin Worthington is available on YouTube with subtitles in 27 languages including Irish, Arabic, Mandarin and Hungarian.

4 Dec 2025

Culture|Research|Society