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Scientists solve 30-year micronutrient mystery, opening door to new medical research

The discovery will help scientists now explore the important role of “queuosine”, a microscopic molecule first discovered in the 1970s, in cancer and human health.

18 Jun 2025

Health|Research|Science

New video series teaches long-term impacts of political conflict

The Centre for Economics, Policy and History has collaborated on a new video series for students showing how data can help us understand the long-term impacts of political conflict.

18 Jun 2025

Research|Society

Exploring Kindness at Creative Brain Week 2025

Local and international academic and research experts—alongside individuals with lived experience—came together to explore the powerful intersection of brain science and creativity, and the potential benefits it can bring to humanity

17 Jun 2025

Trinity PhD candidate wins 2025 EU 3-Minute Thesis competition

With her presentation, called "Triggering Healing: Materials that outsmart Brain Cancer", Almudena had emerged victorious from the final of Trinity's internal 3MT competition, which took place in March.

12 Jun 2025

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Students

Silicate clouds discovered in atmosphere of distant exoplanet

Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant “exoplanets” form and what their atmospheres can look like, after using the James Webb Telescope to image two young exoplanets in extraordinary detail.

10 Jun 2025

Research|Science