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Researchers begin study investigating shared languages and identities on the island of Ireland

The new research project based between Trinity and Queen's University Belfast will collect information about the rich linguistic and cultural diversities of communities from every county in Ireland north and south.

20 Nov 2025

Culture|Research|Society

Trinity receives first philanthropic donation in cryptocurrency

The funds will be used to support Pathways to Business, a programme run by Trinity Business School and Trinity Access Programmes that bridges gaps for second-level and undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds, helping them pursue careers in business.

20 Nov 2025

Business|Community|Innovation|Students

Male vulnerability still ridiculed in contemporary societies, making it difficult for abused men to seek support

A new study, called the MENCALLHELP2 project, has explored the content, nature and characteristics of call data received by the Men’s Aid Ireland national helpline service over one calendar year (2022)

19 Nov 2025

Health|Research

From that Small Island documentary scoops award at Newport Beach Film Festival

From that Small Island documentary, which features a host of Trinity researchers, traces the story the Irish—from first inhabitants to a global diaspora of 80 million plus.

19 Nov 2025

Culture|Research

Trinity welcomes three new Pro-Chancellors

Professor Gerard McHugh, Hugo MacNeill, and Mark Orr have been inaugurated as Pro-Chancellors of Trinity College Dublin at special ceremonies in the university.

18 Nov 2025

Community

Trinity places 29th in world in 2026 QS sustainability ranking

Trinity’s Vice-President for Biodiversity and Climate Action Jane Stout said: “There are now a huge number of people across the whole university working towards a shared vision for a better future, including our student body, colleagues in Estates and Facilities, Academic Practice, the Library, Catering, the Health Service, as well as the academic schools. We can be proud of what we have achieved so far."

18 Nov 2025

Environment|Health|Society|Students|Sustainability

Study identifies powerful opportunity to act on dementia prevention

New research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) highlights a widespread prevalence of treatable risk factors for dementia among older adults in Ireland, many of which remain under-treated.

17 Nov 2025

Health|Research|Society

Transforming Care: collective research leads the way in tackling multimorbidity

A comprehensive programme of new research from the Health Research Board (HRB) Collaborative Doctoral Award (CDA) in Multimorbidity has provided crucial insights and evidence-based solutions to improve healthcare and outcomes for people living with multiple long-term conditions (multimorbidity).

14 Nov 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Trinity researchers secure Frontiers for the Future funding to pursue cutting-edge projects

Researchers from Trinity are leading seven newly announced research projects funded via Research Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future Programme.

14 Nov 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Link between gut microbiome and autism not backed by science, researchers say

There’s no scientific evidence that the gut microbiome causes autism, a group of scientists argue in an opinion paper publishing today in international Cell Press journal Neuron.

13 Nov 2025

Health|Research|Science

Ireland’s first novel for children under the spotlight at Trinity symposium

Ireland’s ‘first’ novel for children, a coming-of-age tale published in 1794, is the focus of a talk celebrating the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the Pollard Collection of Children’s Books to the Library of Trinity College Dublin.

13 Nov 2025

Culture|Research

Time capsule installed in Trinity Business School to connect with future business leaders

A time capsule designed to resemble a bank vault has been installed in the foyer of Trinity Business School. It preserves 155 messages from the graduating class of 2025, current students, and staff, and is set to be opened by the Dean of the School in 2075.

13 Nov 2025

Business|Community

“AIdeology” – research coins a radical new description of AI and how it is shaping societal beliefs

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a mere technological tool. It has already evolved into a new ideology — a system of values and beliefs that is shaping how society understands progress, sustainability, and even humanity itself.

12 Nov 2025

Culture|Research|Science

Study suggests speaking more languages might keep you younger

An international study led by Dr. Agustín Ibáñez and co-authors reveals that speaking multiple languages may slow the biological processes of aging and protect against age-related decline.

11 Nov 2025

Health|Research|Society

Learners urged to take part in 2025 College Awareness Week

Now in its twelfth year, CAW celebrates the importance of post-secondary education and highlights the diverse pathways available to learners of all ages—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds.

10 Nov 2025

Community|Students

Trinity student delegates attend COP30 in Belém

Two delegates will represent Trinity at the 2025 United Nation Climate Change Conference (COP30), taking place in Belém, Brazil from 10-21 November. Trinity Sustainability gained observer status to the conference in 2023 and was allocated two in-person delegates and ten virtual delegates for 2025. Trinity’s representatives will access seminars, panels and networking opportunities, but not the negotiations.

10 Nov 2025

Community|Environment|Society|Students|Sustainability

Ferdia Lennon awarded 2025 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

The €10,000 Rooney Prize, administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English, celebrates an outstanding body of work by an emerging Irish writer under 40 years of age.

10 Nov 2025

Arts|Awards and Funding|Culture

ARC Hub for Therapeutics supports new nasal vaccine with potential to transform respiratory disease prevention

A research team from Trinity has unveiled a groundbreaking new approach to vaccination that could redefine how we protect against respiratory infections.

10 Nov 2025

Health|Innovation|Research|Science

€10 million ERC grant to investigate coercive interrogation practices awarded to Trinity researcher and colleagues

An international, interdisciplinary team of researchers, including Trinity’s Shane O'Mara and colleagues from Dublin City University, De Montfort University and Tilburg University, has secured a €10 million European Research Council grant to investigate coercive and abusive interrogation practices.

6 Nov 2025

Awards and Funding|Research

First, simple memory tool for early recognition of rare types of lymphoma

Trinity researchers, along with UK collaborators, have created a simple but powerful diagnostic tool, which they believe will change a patient’s life in the diagnosis of a type of blood cancer that shows up on the skin.

5 Nov 2025

Health|Research

Universities and colleges unite to boost safety on campuses

Funded by the Higher Education Authority, Speak Out’s dataset will be used to inform future responses to abuse and harassment in higher education, and to encourage formal reporting.

4 Nov 2025

Community|Society|Students

Trinity launches Climate Gateway to build momentum for a resilient future

Professor of Climate Science Karen Wiltshire has spearheaded the Climate Gateway, which is designed to inform policy, develop innovative solutions, and build shared accountability. Anyone interested is encouraged to visit the Climate Gateway website and get involved.

4 Nov 2025

We’ve done the science — let’s get on with climate action

Marking the launch of Trinity's Climate Gateway, Professor Karen Wiltshire issues a call to action: "This is no longer about whether climate change is real. It’s about how we adapt and how we mitigate — decisively, collectively, and intelligently."

3 Nov 2025

Community|Environment

Redefining pneumonia and sepsis care

Two landmark international studies led by Professor Ignacio Martin-Loeches have been recently published in The Lancet and Nature Medicine — placing Irish critical care research firmly on the global stage.

31 Oct 2025

Health|Research

New research project will integrate agentic AI in mobile and wireless communication systems

The NAIRA project (Native AI for Energy Efficient and Sustainable Radio Access Networks) is a pioneering initiative that envisions a new generation of intelligent, energy-aware networks capable of learning, adapting, and optimising themselves in real time.

29 Oct 2025

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Marine scientists aim to restore native flat oyster reefs around the coast

Researchers from Trinity are collaborating on a new €1.5 million all-island project, funded by the Marine Institute, to restore native flat oyster reefs and enhance coastal resilience.

24 Oct 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Study reveals how a stubborn lung infection evolves inside patients over years

Researchers wanted to know what allows the infection to hang on or come back, and whether it develops new tricks or resistances while living inside the lungs.

23 Oct 2025

Health|Research

Ireland’s IT skills supply insufficient to meet future demand predictions

A new report co-authored by Trinity Business School has found that Ireland faces a considerable challenge to meet the future skills needs of its indigenous IT sector.

23 Oct 2025

Business|Research

Trinity celebrates Haddad Foundation as fellowship programme extended

The Haddad Fellowships, which are worth some €40,000 for each student, are mainly focused on the arts and humanities, and are designed to advance the intellectual and cultural landscape in Brazil.

23 Oct 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Culture

No benefit of ketamine for patients hospitalised with depression, clinical trial reports

Researchers from Trinity College, St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland, investigate use of twice-weekly ketamine infusions as an add-on treatment for inpatients with serious depression

22 Oct 2025

Health|Research