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Bumblebee DNA extracted from museum specimens points to severe genetic declines over time

DNA extracted from over 100 specimens in five museums, including the Natural History Museum, London, was used to study the history of the moss carder bumblebee, which is threatened with extinction in the UK.

18 Sep 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, reopens Trinity College Dublin Herbarium

Trinity’s Herbarium contains up to half a million preserved plant specimens, representing three centuries of Irish botanical research. Its transformation was supported through a €1.5 million investment from the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

17 Sep 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Scientists discover how to decode weather on faraway, deep-space worlds

Scientists from Trinity have developed a powerful way to unravel the changing weather patterns on distant worlds.

15 Sep 2026

Research|Science

Electric dreams, libraries for democracy, & accidental apologies — Arts and Humanities Research Festival returns for 4th year

The annual Arts and Humanities Research Festival returns from 18-28 September with a programme of free talks, panel discussions, and more.

15 Sep 2026

Arts|Community|Culture|Research

Researchers launch global citizen science project “CoastSnap” in Dublin Bay

A team of scientists, led by those from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, have today launched the first in a series of “CoastSnap” stations across the Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

11 Sep 2026

Community|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity research shows agricultural fungicides drive evolution of multidrug resistance in soil microbes

Separate Trinity study finds that the combination of warming temperatures and fungicides disrupts microscopic life beneath our feet, negatively impacting plants growing in the soil.

11 Sep 2026

Environment|Health|Research|Science

New study reveals HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) alters immune cell function and metabolism

A new study from Trinity Translational Medicine Institute and St James’s Hospital reveals HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) alters immune cell function and metabolism

9 Sep 2026

Research|Science

Opinion: The HSE has been ordered to destroy some patient records. This is wrong

Georgina Laragy, School of Histories and Humanities, co-authors an analysis piece in the The Irish Times today about the fine imposed on the HSE for its failure to properly secure patient medical records and argues that these records have immense value.

9 Sep 2026

Culture|Research

As LERU Chair, Provost urges Europe to invest more in research and innovation

"Research and innovation are not one priority among many: they are what makes many of Europe’s other strategic priorities achievable. If Europe wants more from research, it must also be prepared to invest more in it.”

9 Sep 2026

Innovation|Research|Society

Trinity College Dublin Lights Up in Support of Palliative Care Week 2026

This year's Palliative Care Week theme, "It's Not What You Think", seeks to challenge misconceptions about palliative care and encourage greater awareness of the role it plays in supporting people living with life-limiting illness, as well as their families and carers.

7 Sep 2026

Community|Research|Society