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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

Trinity pair win European Research Council Starting Grants

Dr Casey Platnich and Dr Gabriela Kronemberger have won the highly prestigious awards, which are valued at €1.5 million each, and allow outstanding early career researchers to lead five-year, frontier projects.

3 Sep 2026

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Trinity research highlights impact of eczema on child growth, and points to effective treatment

The study led by the School of Medicine investigated the effect of a drug commonly used to treat eczema on growth and bone biomarkers in children with severe eczema.

27 Aug 2026

Health|Research|Science

Trinity medtech startup NOVAP Medical wins IDEATE 2026; sets sights on tackling ventilator-associated pneumonia

The team are now building a clear pathway towards commercialisation and hope to secure more funding in the near future to test and ultimately bring their innovation into hospitals where it can improve patient care in the coming years.

20 Aug 2026

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity welcomes hundreds to international conference focused on improving access to dental care for disabled people

This week saw the launch of a World Health Organization policy brief that outlined the dire waits, and general lack of access to preventive treatment, that people from this cohort experience in Ireland. The launch kickstarted the International Association for Disability & Oral Health conference.

20 Aug 2026

Health|Research|Science|Society

Legacy of colonial biodiversity exploitation explains poverty in biodiversity-rich countries – new research

New research suggests that colonial exploitation of biodiversity by now-rich countries created poverty legacies that persist today.

19 Aug 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Society|Sustainability

Steroids reduce inflammation in chronic mycobacterial lung infections without limiting antimicrobial defence

Researchers from Trinity and St. James’s Hospital have shown that dexamethasone, a commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory steroid, can reduce harmful inflammation triggered by Mycobacterium avium without weakening the ability of human immune cells to control the infection.

11 Aug 2026

Health|Research|Science

Scientists take to the skies to observe 2026 Solar Eclipse from Flying Observatory

On 12 August a team of scientists from Ireland and Italy will take to the skies off Ireland’s west coast to observe one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena: a total solar eclipse.

10 Aug 2026

Research|Science