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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

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

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

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

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