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Rare 14-ft smalltooth sand tiger shark washes up on Wexford shore

A huge 14ft smalltooth sand tiger shark washed up at Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, this weekend. Scientists believe it to be the first official record of the species being found in Ireland’s waters.

4 Apr 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity-led SHAPE-ID project at the forefront of new LERU report

LERU provides an important update to its seminal 2016 study on interdisciplinarity whose findings have been referenced worldwide. It also acknowledges the key insights that the SHAPE-ID (Shaping Interdisciplinary Practices in Europe) consortium has made to the field of interdisciplinary research since the 2016 report.

3 Apr 2023

Innovation|Research

Jane Ohlmeyer wins prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grant

Professor Ohlmeyer's €2.5 million VOICES project will recover the lived experiences of women in early modern Ireland

30 Mar 2023

Awards and Funding|Culture|Research|Society

Researchers tackle parasitic worms that infect millions worldwide

A new study published in the journal Immunity, by researchers at Trinity College and the University of Manchester has cast new light on how our immune system deals with parasitic worm infection.

29 Mar 2023

Health|Research|Society

Are criminal proceedings the only route to truth for Baby John?

Dr Catherine Conlon writes about her research on concealed pregnancy in contemporary Ireland in this piece that was first published in The Irish Examiner.

29 Mar 2023

Research|Society