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From ashes to concrete

Engineers have devised a means of transforming biomass ash byproduct into high-quality concrete, which reduces carbon emissions by over 50%.

6 May 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

‘MAGIC-I’ hopes to optimise treatment of child and adolescent cancer

Prof. Owen Smith hopes MAGIC-I project will lead to every child and adolescent with cancer in Ireland receiving deep genome analysis to determine best way to manage their illness

5 May 2025

Health|Innovation|Research

Mothers lead the way in their children's use of technology

A newly launched report shows the surprising impact of OurKidsCode family coding clubs, an initiative of Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics, which offer a new way for parents to get involved in their children's computing education.

2 May 2025

Community|Science

Trinity’s Campus Security team declared 2025 Team of the Year

The team was declared Estates/Facilities Team of the Year 2025 at the AUDE Conference Awards Dinner and also won a Bronze award in the EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) category for work on student mental health and wellbeing.

1 May 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Society

Law School receives gift to bolster Centre for Constitutional Governance

This gift will strengthen TriCON's role as a world-leading centre for constitutional scholarship, bringing together academics, legal practitioners, judges, and other stakeholders to discuss the challenges facing constitutional democracy today.   

1 May 2025

Awards and Funding|Research|Society

BNT162b2 vaccine not only targets COVID-19 virus, but may also help reduce and control innate inflammation

New findings suggest the vaccine may reduce the production of pro-inflammatory mediators to bacterial, fungal or viral infections by reprogramming innate immune cells to regulate inflammation

28 Apr 2025

Health|Research|Science

New Scholars and Fellows announced at Trinity

Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: "On behalf of the Trinity community, I offer my warmest congratulations to everyone who has been elected to Fellowship and Scholarship.These are fantastic academic achievements and the new Fellows and Scholars deserve to feel very proud today."

28 Apr 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Students

Remembering the cold: scientists discover how memories control metabolism

New multidisciplinary research led by Prof. Tomás Ryan from Trinity shows that the brain forms memories of cold experiences and uses them to control our metabolism.

23 Apr 2025

Health|Research|Science

Trinity welcomes students and researchers from Gaza

The students - eight of whom are postgraduates and two undergraduates - will begin their studies at Trinity as soon as possible. All fees have been waived for these students.

18 Apr 2025

Community|Research|Students

Simple water-saving technologies could shave nearly €10 million in state water costs by 2030

Installing efficient water-saving technologies (taps, showers, toilets) in new build homes in Ireland could save €280 annually in a four-person house when associated energy savings are also included.

17 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

A day of curiosity and possibility: future doctors step into 'Mini Med Day'

The Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) Primary School Med Day is designed to spark curiosity and plant the seeds for future careers in medicine and healthcare.

16 Apr 2025

Community|Health|Science|Society

Viewing art can boost wellbeing by giving meaning to life

The simple act of looking at a piece of visual art can boost your wellbeing, a new research study from the School of Psychology has found, and this benefit can be gained in a hospital setting as well as an art gallery.

16 Apr 2025

Research|Society

New research outlines pitfalls of posthuman, AI governance in real-world “city brain” project

The work underscores what can go wrong when an AI that manages city transport, safety, health and environmental monitoring predicts the future and intervenes in the present, significantly influencing urban governance and public policy development.

16 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Links between sport-related brain injury and dementia examined in new study

Retired high-performance contact sports athletes are being asked to participate in a ground-breaking research study led by the School Psychology and the School of Medicine investigating the links between sport-related brain injury and dementia risk in later life.

15 Apr 2025

Research|Science|Society

Dublin Theatre Festival donates letter by Samuel Beckett to Trinity Library

The donation was made by the Dublin Theatre Festival through the support of board member, Tom Clinch and his wife Méav Ní Mhaolchatha.

15 Apr 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Culture

Leading for good in sport and business – Trinity Business Summit 2025

Trinity Business Summit 2025 will bring together sports leaders and business experts to share insights on how to harness the power of sport for organisational success.

14 Apr 2025

Business|Research

Trinity marks life-long learning milestone as 1,000 complete micro-credentials

"It has re-ignited my appetite for lifelong learning. I am currently on my third microcred.”

14 Apr 2025

Business|Innovation|Students

School of Medicine honours its researchers

Six emerging bright stars in health and clinical research have been honoured in the latest round of the Trinity School of Medicine Research Awards 2025.

10 Apr 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Medical fitness to drive guidelines launch by School of Psychology

The Road Safety Authority and National Office for Traffic Medicine in the School of Psychology have launched a major update to Ireland’s medical fitness to drive guidelines.

7 Apr 2025

Research|Society

Four Trinity-led projects secure funding to inspire STEM public engagement

Funding from the Research Ireland Discover Programme will enable project teams to enhance public engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

4 Apr 2025

Awards and Funding|Research|Science