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We found a lost copy of the earliest surviving English poem in a medieval manuscript in Rome

Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner, School of English, write in The Conversation about their discovery of a new copy of earliest poem in English in a library in Rome

30 Apr 2026

Culture|Research

Researchers publish ‘playbook’ for understanding pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers

Researchers have published a major new review that brings fresh clarity to one of the deadliest forms of cancer - pancreatic cancer - by mapping how the disease operates at every level. The review is published in the journal Cancer Letters.

30 Apr 2026

Health|Research

New copy of earliest poem in English language discovered by Trinity researchers in Rome

Old fashioned sleuthing and the help of modern technology leads to discovery of manuscript with poem composed by a farm labourer 1,300 years ago.

30 Apr 2026

Culture|Research

Trinity experts call for public health interventions for head injuries in sport

Professor Colin Doherty, Head of the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin, Professor Matthew Campbell of Trinity’s Smurfit Institute of Genetics, and Andrew Dunne, a former professional rugby union player, all addressed the Joint Committee today.

29 Apr 2026

Community|Health|Research|Society

Sticks and stones may break my bones but “hybrid” macrophages could heal me

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have created new “hybrid” immune cells with the potential to help new bone form after a break by simultaneously promoting blood vessel and bone growth.

28 Apr 2026

Health|Research|Science

Barriers to accessing contraception remain for older and marginalised women

Nearly one in three women may experience barriers to access the Free Contraception Scheme according to new research from Trinity's School of Social Work and Social Policy in collaboration with the National Women’s Council.

23 Apr 2026

Research|Society

Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Pick up an instrument or take a foreign trip

New research from Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and the Global Brain Health Institute has found that engaging in physically, socially, and intellectually stimulating activities in middle age is one of the most powerful ways to boost cognition.

22 Apr 2026

Research|Science|Society

EY and Trinity join forces to appoint Assistant Professor in Financial Services

Trinity College Dublin and EY Ireland are to collaborate to create a new academic post of EY Assistant Professor in Financial Services

22 Apr 2026

Business|Community|Research

CONUNDRUM team wins National Challenge funding to scale public engagement in transport planning

Researchers from Trinity are among those to have won National Challenge funding to scale public engagement in transport planning

21 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Iconic sharks and tunas are overheating; face “double jeopardy” in warming seas

A new study led by researchers from Trinity and the University of Pretoria, reveals that some of the ocean’s most powerful predators are running hotter, and that they are likely paying an increasingly steep price for it.

16 Apr 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability