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Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Pick up an instrument or take a foreign trip

New research from Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and the Global Brain Health Institute has found that engaging in physically, socially, and intellectually stimulating activities in middle age is one of the most powerful ways to boost cognition.

22 Apr 2026

Research|Science|Society

CONUNDRUM team wins National Challenge funding to scale public engagement in transport planning

Researchers from Trinity are among those to have won National Challenge funding to scale public engagement in transport planning

21 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Iconic sharks and tunas are overheating; face “double jeopardy” in warming seas

A new study led by researchers from Trinity and the University of Pretoria, reveals that some of the ocean’s most powerful predators are running hotter, and that they are likely paying an increasingly steep price for it.

16 Apr 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

The surprising power of seashells: how oyster waste can recapture rare earth elements

Prof. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco and his team in Trinity's School of Natural Sciences, are exploring how waste shells can "grab" critically needed rare earth elements.

15 Apr 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

ADAPT Centre and Azure Forum for Contemporary Security Strategy to collaborate

After signing a Memorandum of Understanding the two will work together on research, policy development, and public engagement in the areas of cyber security and societal resilience.

14 Apr 2026

Innovation|Research|Science|Society

Trinity establishes Centre for Digital Security and Societal Resilience

The new research centre brings together multidisciplinary expertise and positions Ireland at the forefront of digital resilience, infrastructure protection and AI accountability.

14 Apr 2026

Community|Innovation|Research|Science|Society

Five tips to make your memory work more effectively

Elva Arulchelvan, Lecturer in Psychology and PhD Researcher in Psychology and Neuroscience at Trinity, with some handy advice for those seeking a memory boost. This article was first published by The Conversation.

13 Apr 2026

Health|Science

The Conversation: Wildflower once used to treat wounds and sore throats shows promise in fighting dangerous superbugs

Prof. John J Walsh, Pharmacy speaks on the latest collaborative research which has now shown that not only does tormentil have antimicrobial activity, it may also be powerful enough to fight microbes that are resistant to modern antibiotics

8 Apr 2026

Health|Research|Science|Society

Scientists unveil molecular map that could unlock new treatments for heart and lung diseases

The map uncovers how an important human receptor involved in blood clotting and inflammation works. This advance could help us design better drugs for conditions such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers.

7 Apr 2026

Health|Research|Science

Trinity-led project will build a more trustworthy Internet for public knowledge

Researchers from Trinity and the ADAPT Centre are leading a new interdisciplinary research programme to investigate whether public trust in expertise has been weakened by the way institutions have adapted to the internet.

2 Apr 2026

Research|Science|Society