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Trinity researcher to develop advanced AI-guided conflict prevention tools

Thomas Chadefaux, Professor in Political Science in Trinity’s School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, has secured European Research Council Proof of Concept funding to develop tools that will bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world conflict prevention.

27 Jan 2026

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Society

Trinity geneticists seek new treatments for devastating childhood dementia

European Rare Diseases Research Alliance funding of €440,000 will allow the team to seek new treatments for Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency, an ultra-rare, deadly, inherited disorder where the body can't properly break down fats and sugars.

27 Jan 2026

Health|Research|Science

What can philosophy teach us about power, wealth, science, and emotion?

Trinity’s popular Philosophy Today series returns for 2026 with six public lectures asking how philosophy can help us make sense of today’s world.

25 Jan 2026

Research|Society

Minister O'Brien visits Trinity College Dublin SAF Research Facility at SMBC Aviation Capital Headquarters

Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien visited the Trinity College Dublin Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Research Facility at SMBC Aviation Capital's headquarters in Dublin earlier this week.

21 Jan 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Food & drink in sixteenth-century Ireland explored in FoodCult lecture series at Dublin Castle

Trinity’s FoodCult research project is partnering with Dublin Castle to present a six-part public lecture series in February, exploring how food and drink shaped everyday life, social relationships, and authority in sixteenth-century Ireland.

21 Jan 2026

Culture|Research

Blocking immune cells in the brain can prevent infant forgetting

Blocking microglia prevents infant forgetting and improves memory in mice, suggesting that these specialist immune cells in the brain may actively manage memory formation and dictate what, and when, we forget.

21 Jan 2026

Health|Research|Science

€6.5 million PEACE-Air project to improve air quality

Researchers from Trinity are working with collaborators across the island of Ireland on a major cross-border initiative to improve air quality.

20 Jan 2026

Environment|Health|Research|Science

New ALMA astronomical survey reveals teenage years and “growing pains” of new worlds

Astronomers have, for the first time, captured a detailed snapshot of planetary systems in an era long shrouded in mystery.

20 Jan 2026

Research|Science

SEAGROW project to advance sustainable seaweed cultivation and ecosystem restoration across EU waters

Europe is backing a new flagship initiative to help scale sustainable seaweed cultivation while strengthening marine ecosystems across European waters.

17 Jan 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Water erosion contributes to generation of micro and nanoplastics linked to cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases

A team of scientists, led by researchers from the AMBER Research Ireland Centre in Trinity, has determined that microbubble-induced erosion releases micro and nanoplastics (MNPs) into water.

16 Jan 2026

Environment|Health|Research|Science

Substantial under-diagnosis of high blood pressure in the over 50s

TILDA’s most recent data shows that 62% of people aged 50 and over have high blood pressure that is not being managed leading to serious potential health risks.

15 Jan 2026

Health|Research

High skilled freelancers’ confidence in the Irish economy declines, but remains positive

A 2026 Outlook published by Trinity Business School today contains early results from the annual Ireland’s Project Economy survey of high skilled independent contractors in Ireland.

15 Jan 2026

Business|Research|Society

OpenIreland testbed transitions to ADAPT; expands into AI-driven network sensing

The OpenIreland testbed, a nationally significant and internationally connected research infrastructure supporting experimental research in open, programmable networking, is entering a new phase within the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre at Trinity.

15 Jan 2026

Innovation|Research|Science

Legal aid reform under the spotlight at School of Law and FLAC conference

Trinity’s School of Law in collaboration with FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) hosted a high-level conference on civil legal aid reform in Ireland this week.

14 Jan 2026

Research|Society

Engines of light: new theory suggests we could increase useful energy obtained from sunlight

Physicists from Trinity believe new insights into the behaviour of light may offer a new means of solving one of science’s oldest challenges – how to turn heat into useful energy.

9 Jan 2026

Research|Science

Nine exciting discoveries from Trinity researchers in 2025

Trinity researchers have made significant discoveries this year enriching our culture, building better futures and broadening our understanding of the world.

23 Dec 2025

Culture|Health|Research|Science|Society

The five best films of 2025 – according to experts

Ruth Barton, School of Creative Arts, contributes to this article in The Conversation about the best films of 2025.

23 Dec 2025

Culture|Research

EU team to detect earthquakes and infrastructure damage using internet cables

Researchers have begun a new €5 million EU-funded project that will allow fibre optic cable lines under our roads, fields and seas to double up as sensors that spot earthquakes and infrastructure damage, monitor traffic, and detect changes in the natural environment.

22 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Environment|Innovation|Research|Science

How many cervical cancers have been prevented so far through screening in Ireland?

The team has uncovered that the Irish Cervical Cancer Screening programme has prevented over 5500 cancers in Ireland, that would over wise have occurred in the lifetime of women screened.

19 Dec 2025

Health|Research|Science

The establishment and management of Addiction Research Network Ireland (ARNI)

The Network will be established as a national collaborative platform and led by Professor Jo-Hanna Ivers at the Department of Public Health & Primary Care at School of Medicine at Trinity.

18 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Society