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Life and global legacies of Daniel O’Connell under the spotlight
Marking 250 years since the birth of ‘The Liberator’ Daniel O’Connell, Trinity Long Room Hub is hosting a two-day symposium looking at his life, legacy and global human rights challenges.
30 Jul 2025
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New research dispels myth of conspiracy theorists as isolated outsiders
Dr Stephen Murphy, from Trinity Business School, said: “The uncertainty and fear caused by the pandemic created the initial spark for conspiracy beliefs to prosper. In both places, there was a lot of anger around lockdown restrictions, vaccinations and the way that authorities were handling the situation.”
29 Jul 2025
Business|Community|Research
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Trinity names its first professor specialising in cerebral palsy
The first Associate Professor of Cerebral Palsy has been appointed at Trinity College, supported by philanthropic funding through the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
28 Jul 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Trinity alumni receive Fulbright awards for 2025-26
Awardees will research, innovate and collaborate across a diverse range of fields including multimedia arts, philosophy, medicine, agriculture, education, art history, AI technology in medicine, AI technology in education, visual arts, and health.
25 Jul 2025
Awards and Funding|Students
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Seeing the unseen: Trinity team builds game-changing particle impact machine
The new machine, the first of its kind in Europe, allows users to visualise what happens when tiny particles hit a surface three times faster than a bullet. This information will enable engineers to make better materials and coatings for aircraft parts, medical implants, and help to simulate intergalactic collisions.
24 Jul 2025
Innovation|Research|Science
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Twenty-four Trinity labs earn sustainable certifications
The 24 have today been awarded sustainable lab certifications under a Research Ireland-led programme piloted in partnership with Impact Laboratories and My Green Lab.
16 Jul 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Universities need restructuring for climate and community needs, study finds
Higher education institutions offer critical social infrastructure with untapped potential to contribute to more equitable and sustainable futures, according to new research.
15 Jul 2025
Culture|Environment|Research|Society|Students
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ERC funds two research projects exploring potential of AI in conflict forecasting and language description and preservation
Thomas Chadefaux, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, and Timotheus Bodt, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, will explore the potential of AI to address challenges in conflict forecasting and language description and preservation.
14 Jul 2025
Awards and Funding|Culture|Research
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Political instability, environmental conditions, and social inequality accelerate aging
A new study redefines healthy aging as an environmental, social, and political phenomenon, and calls on public health strategies to expand beyond lifestyle prescriptions to address structural inequalities and governance deficits.
14 Jul 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Ireland’s only protected insect stars in new comic to spotlight importance of the bioeconomy
The latest Beo and Raja comic stars the beautiful Marsh Fritillary butterfly. The comic focuses on the importance of insects with the aim of engaging younger audiences in issues of biodiversity.
11 Jul 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability