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Trust in scientists in Ireland lower in younger generation, new study
Trust in scientists in Ireland is ahead of global averages, but lower among younger people, according to new research from the School of Education.
22 May 2025
Research|Science
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Breakthrough in childhood brain cancer research reveals possible new target for therapies
An international group of scientists has identified a key molecular process that drives a deadly form of childhood brain cancer, potentially offering a much-needed, new therapeutic target.
21 May 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Book of Leinster on display in Long Room following conservation project
Written in Old and Middle Irish in the 12th century, the Book of Leinster, or Leabhar Laighean, is an important source of Irish literature and history from the medieval period.
21 May 2025
Arts|Culture|Research
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Professor Patrick Geoghegan announced as new Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub
Professor Patrick Geoghegan, School of Histories and Humanities, will succeed Professor Eve Patten whose term as Director ends in June.
21 May 2025
Arts|Culture|Research
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Trinity Walton Club celebrates 10 years of transforming STEM education in Ireland
Trinity Walton Club (TWC) has delivered STEM learning experiences to over 7,000 students in its first decade of operation. TWC launched its new impact report as club leaders, educators and alumni gathered to mark the milestone.
20 May 2025
Science|Students
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Professors Jennifer McElwain and Jonathan Coleman elected Fellows of the Royal Society
Prof. McElwain’s research on fossil plants has shaped our understanding of how the atmosphere has changed over millions of years, while Prof. Coleman developed a transformative technique for producing 2D nanomaterials like graphene from layered solids such as graphite.
20 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science
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Ancient ocean sediments link changes in currents to cooling of Northern Hemisphere 3.6 million years ago
New research from an international group has for the first time shown a strong correlation between the two. Differences in sediment composition imply profound changes in the circulation of deep water currents occurred at this time in Earth's history.
16 May 2025
Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity Long Room Hub announces O’Mahony Music Research Fellowship
The new fellowship in music is dedicated to music and music-related research and will be awarded annually.
16 May 2025
Awards and Funding|Research
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Plastic manufacturing technologies jeopardise food safety and the environment
AMBER Centre researchers based in Trinity have discovered that the way many everyday plastics are manufactured builds unseen stress into the material—stress that later drives the release of tiny plastic particles into our food and the environment.
13 May 2025
Environment|Health|Research|Science|Sustainability
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The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts
Chris Morash, School of English, joins a panel of researchers to review the novels shortlisted for the 2025 Climate Fiction Prize.
13 May 2025
Culture|Environment|Research|Sustainability