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Voluntary nature market with nature ‘credits’ could unlock private finance for Irish ecosystems

A Voluntary Nature Market – featuring nature ‘credits’– has the potential to close the multi-billion-euro nature funding gap in Ireland, according to a new report published today by Trinity College Dublin and BiOrbic Research Ireland Centre for Bioeconomy.

5 Sep 2025

Business|Research|Society|Sustainability

Geneticist Dr Lara Cassidy secures ERC Starting Grant to bring a millennium of hidden human history to life

Dr Cassidy’s success makes her the eighth researcher in Trinity’s Department of Genetics (School of Genetics and Microbiology) to secure a prestigious ERC award.

4 Sep 2025

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

New wearable scanner a game-changer for brain research in Ireland

A new €2M scanning system in Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience will help researchers understand the brain and identify earliest signs of brain disorders.

4 Sep 2025

Research|Science|Society

Electrical stimulation reprogrammes immune system to heal the body faster

Scientists from Trinity have discovered that electrically stimulating “macrophages” – one of the immune system's key players – can “reprogramme” them in such a way to reduce inflammation and encourage faster, more effective healing in disease and injury.

2 Sep 2025

Health|Research|Science

Scientists harness Taylor Swift concert to boost science engagement

The seismic activity generated by Taylor Swift’s concerts in Dublin in 2024 provided a unique opportunity for scientific engagement and education, according to new research from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and Trinity's School of Education.

2 Sep 2025

Culture|Research|Society

Free public lecture series explores artificial intelligence and society

The School of Social Sciences and Philosophy is hosting a free public lecture series, 'AI: The Age of Disruption', exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on human life.

2 Sep 2025

Research|Society

Dublin’s Hidden Histories: a new podcast from the Trinity Long Room Hub and Near FM

Dublin’s slavery mansions and the forgotten stories of the Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry are among the intriguing topics featured in a new series of recorded talks now available on podcast.

28 Aug 2025

Culture|Research|Society

Trinity’s points rise as strong demand offsets lower grade inflation

Data from the Central Applications Office showed that 11,233 students made first preference applications to Trinity’s Level 8 courses this year, up from 10,015 in 2024. This is a 12% increase in first preference applications from 2024.

27 Aug 2025

Community|Students

Scientists discover how genetic mutations drive Weaver syndrome

Scientists have discovered how mutations in a specific gene drive the rare developmental disorder Weaver syndrome, which is marked by intellectual disability and overgrowth and predisposes people with the condition to cancer.

26 Aug 2025

Research|Science

AI can democratise higher education if used wisely

Professor Orla Sheils, Vice-Provost and Chief Academic Officer, writes in The Irish Times about the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence to the higher education sphere, and argues that they should be embraced.

25 Aug 2025

Community|Innovation|Society|Students

Why people embrace conspiracy theories: it’s about community, not gullibility

A sense of community activism is attracting people to these ideas, according a new research study co-authored by Stephen Murphy, Trinity Business School.

22 Aug 2025

Business|Culture|Research

Music of 19th-century women composers brought to life

An international conference and free recital series, hosted Trinity's Department of Music and the Royal Irish Academy of Music, will spotlight the work of 19th-century woman composers.

20 Aug 2025

Culture|Research

Understanding how cells in small intestine of patients with coeliac disease communicate with one another

A new comprehensive atlas of cells fills gaps in knowledge on how different cells in the intestine act together to drive coeliac disease, potentially opening new avenues for future therapeutic intervention

18 Aug 2025

Health|Research|Science

From wardrobes to water – exhibition aims to turn the tide on climate apathy

A new exhibition by artist and World Champion Freediver Nina McGowan opens to the public today in Wexford County Hall. It is a key feature of the House on the Beach Creative Climate Action project, which involved collaboration with Trinity researchers and professional staff.

15 Aug 2025

Arts|Awards and Funding|Environment|Sustainability

North-South team to establish Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the Island of Ireland

Researchers from Trinity and Queen's University Belfast have secured funding of approximately €3.7 million to establish a Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the Island of Ireland.

11 Aug 2025

Arts|Awards and Funding|Research|Society

Spore Watch Ireland is looking for citizen scientists!

A new nationwide citizen science project is calling on volunteers this autumn to help fight a growing global health threat—right from their own homes and communities.

11 Aug 2025

Community|Health|Research

Sun newspaper boycott made people in Liverpool more left wing, study shows

The Department of Political Science study focused on the longstanding Liverpool boycott of The Sun newspaper after it blamed the 1989 Hillsborough Stadium crush on Liverpool F.C. supporters.

8 Aug 2025

Research|Society

HRB invests a further €1 million into collaborative dementia network

This recently awarded funding will strengthen dementia research and improve care and quality of life for patients.

31 Jul 2025

New electronic voting platform preserves voter anonymity and electoral integrity

Researchers from Trinity and the Research Ireland ADAPT Centre have developed the platform, zkBallot, which resolves one of the core challenges in digital elections: ensuring both voter anonymity and public auditability.

31 Jul 2025

Innovation|Research|Science

Irish scientists unlock nature’s 500-million-year-old colour secrets with nano-tech breakthrough

Half a billion years ago nature evolved a remarkable trick: generating vibrant, shimmering colours via intricate, microscopic structures in feathers, wings and shells that reflect light in precise ways. Now, researchers from Trinity have taken a major step forward in harnessing it for advanced materials science.

30 Jul 2025

Health|Innovation|Research|Science

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sustainable aviation in the spotlight as Trinity hosts international conference

Researchers from around the globe will this week attend the inaugural International Conference on Sustainable Aviation Research (ICSAR).

7 Jul 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Will the Government really put McDonald’s ahead of children in poverty?

The reason child poverty persists is that whenever the opportunity comes to translate words into action there is always some higher priority. This year that higher priority looks to be the hospitality sector, writes economist Barra Roantree

7 Jul 2025

Culture|Health|Society

Artists and dreamers of all ages invited to discover forgotten music of 19th-century women composers

The call out for creative responses from artists, writers, musicians, and dreamers of all ages is being led by Trinity's Department of Music and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

7 Jul 2025

Community|Culture|Research

Trinity welcomes Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as Old Library Benefactor

A celebratory event was held to recognise the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as a new benefactor of the Old Library Redevelopment Project.

3 Jul 2025

Awards and Funding|Culture

Scientists hunt for clues behind the development of curved spines

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin are assessing how the development of spinal ligaments provide mechanical stability and impact postural support in the spine – with a view to better understanding how developmental “missteps” may contribute to spinal deformations, such as the characteristic curved spines that develop in people with scoliosis.

1 Jul 2025

Health|Research|Science

Trinity’s groundbreaking carbon capture tech takes off at Dublin Airport

Trinity's carbon capture tech initiates its first industrial-scale field test at Dublin Airport, demonstrating its potential for revolutionising carbon capture in aviation and e-fuel industries.

1 Jul 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Craft My Street: young people reimagine Dublin with Minecraft in Smart Docklands pilot

In a city increasingly defined by data, design, and digital connectivity, a new pilot project is giving some of its youngest residents a powerful tool for change – Minecraft.

30 Jun 2025

Community|Research|Society|Students

175,000 new historical records released by Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland

Among new treasures freely available online today for the first time are 60,000 pre-and-post famine names for family historians to explore in the new Population Portal.

30 Jun 2025

Culture|Research|Science

TSJCI receives prestigious Comprehensive Cancer Centre status

The Trinity St James's Cancer Institute's new designation - the first Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Ireland - places TSJCI at the forefront of cancer care in Ireland alongside other leading cancer centres in Europe.

26 Jun 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Health|Research|Society

Pervasive surveillance of people is being used to access, monetise, coerce, and control

Analyses of over 40,000 documents, computer vision papers and downstream patents spanning four decades indicates the extent of this surveillance and the rise of obfuscating language that helps to normalise such approaches.

25 Jun 2025

Culture|Research|Society

James Webb Space Telescope discovers its first exoplanet

The exoplanet – TWA 7 b – is similar in mass to Saturn, and around 10 times lighter than anything we have previously been able to image from afar.

25 Jun 2025

Research|Science

Trinity researchers secure Research Ireland Pathway awards

Four Trinity researchers have secured awards worth a combined total of €2.57 million under Research Ireland’s Pathway funding programme.

25 Jun 2025

Awards and Funding|Culture|Health|Research|Science

Custodian of Romanian Crown visits Trinity

Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, and His Royal Highness Prince Radu came to Trinity today as part of their visit to Ireland.

24 Jun 2025

Conference explores trauma, the workforce and the workplace

Over 200 delegates were in attendance, with representation from over 20 countries across the world for the annual ENTER Mental Health Conference hosted this year by the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

24 Jun 2025

Health|Research|Society

Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, the creator of Sfera con Sfera, has died

Catherine Giltrap, Curator and Head of the University Art Collections expressed her heartfelt sympathy to Pomodoro’s colleagues and family, and plans to continue with Trinity's preparations to commemorate 100 years since his birth in 2026.

23 Jun 2025

Arts|Community|Society

A genomic wormhole – rapidly reorganised genomes likely helped species switch from the sea to the land

A comparative study shows that marine worms shattered their genome and rebuilt it in a radically different form when they first emerged from the sea 200 million years ago

23 Jun 2025

Research|Science

Trinity researchers receive €500,000 to develop AI platform to help teachers

The €500,000 funding was granted under Enterprise Ireland’s Commercialisation Fund, which supports third-level researchers to translate their research into innovative and commercially viable products, services and companies.

23 Jun 2025

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Science

Three new Trinity projects to address climate challenges

Dr John Kennedy, Prof. Wolfgang Schmitt, and Matthew Chersich have secured Environmental Protection Agency funding to support related research.

19 Jun 2025

Trinity climbs to 75th place in 2026 QS World University Rankings

Trinity’s Provost and President Dr Linda Doyle said: “The rankings news encourages us to be even bolder in our ambition for Trinity and, indeed, for Ireland - an ambition that should be championed and defended regardless of the rankings. "

19 Jun 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Research

Scientists solve 30-year micronutrient mystery, opening door to new medical research

The discovery will help scientists now explore the important role of “queuosine”, a microscopic molecule first discovered in the 1970s, in cancer and human health.

18 Jun 2025

Health|Research|Science

New video series teaches long-term impacts of political conflict

The Centre for Economics, Policy and History has collaborated on a new video series for students showing how data can help us understand the long-term impacts of political conflict.

18 Jun 2025

Research|Society

Exploring Kindness at Creative Brain Week 2025

Local and international academic and research experts—alongside individuals with lived experience—came together to explore the powerful intersection of brain science and creativity, and the potential benefits it can bring to humanity

17 Jun 2025

Irish language champion Linda Ervine receives Trinity honorary degree

Dermot Smurfit, renowned osteoporosis expert Moira O’Brien, and Sir Donnell Deeny also all received Trinity’s highest honour from Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.

13 Jun 2025

Awards and Funding|Business|Community|Society

More supports needed for children and young adults experiencing domestic violence and abuse

The main consideration of the research was to elevate and centre children’s voices, to clearly show that they have distinct needs that must be addressed separately from adult survivors.

12 Jun 2025

Health|Society

Trinity PhD candidate wins 2025 EU 3-Minute Thesis competition

With her presentation, called "Triggering Healing: Materials that outsmart Brain Cancer", Almudena had emerged victorious from the final of Trinity's internal 3MT competition, which took place in March.

12 Jun 2025

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Students

Centre for Forced Migration Studies hosts Wole Soyinka Lecture

Trinity's Centre for Forced Migration Studies recently hosted the 27th Wole Soyinka Lecture, titled "Building Resilient, Cohesive Communities and the Challenges of Global Migration".

10 Jun 2025

Community|Society

Silicate clouds discovered in atmosphere of distant exoplanet

Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant “exoplanets” form and what their atmospheres can look like, after using the James Webb Telescope to image two young exoplanets in extraordinary detail.

10 Jun 2025

Research|Science

Trinity chefs go hyperlocal, serving herbs grown on campus

Trinity Catering chefs will cook meals from ingredients grown in a newly installed kitchen garden, called Trinity Beo, on the roof of Trinity Business School. The garden has hardier plants like rosemary, thyme, mint and nasturtium, along with fruits like strawberries, apples and pears.

9 Jun 2025

Sustainability

Eavan Boland Award celebrates creativity, connection & cross-border exchange in poetry

The award is open to submissions from early-career poets based in the UK and mid-career poets based in Ireland.

6 Jun 2025

Awards and Funding|Culture|Research

From That Small Island TV series features Trinity researchers and treasures

A host of Trinity researchers will feature in a new four-part documentary series on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player which traces 8,000 years of Irish history, with the first episode airing on Sunday, June 8th.

5 Jun 2025

Culture|Research|Science|Society

Heatwaves greatly influence parasite burden; likely spread of disease

New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin strongly implies that heatwaves have a major influence on the spread of many diseases – and that many existing predictive models have overlooked this complexity.

4 Jun 2025

Environment|Health|Research|Science|Sustainability

Irish family law system causes ‘secondary victimisation’

The report was authored by social scientists from the School of Social Work and Social Policy and legal experts from University College Cork.

4 Jun 2025

Research|Society

Immunotherapy before surgery improves lung cancer survival in global clinical trial

Study published in New England Journal of Medicine shows that the use of immunotherapy with chemotherapy before lung cancer surgery reduces the risk of cancer returning and improves long term survival for patients.

4 Jun 2025

Health|Research

Conference celebrates 50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s collection North

The 50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s landmark collection 'North' will be marked at a conference hosted by the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with Trinity’s School of English.

3 Jun 2025

Arts|Culture|Research

Pioneering Sea-Scan project aims to detect and classify “dark vessels” in Irish waters

Researchers from Trinity are developing a system that uses undersea telecommunications cables for advanced maritime surveillance, with the aim of enhancing Ireland’s ability to detect and classify vessels operating without active transponders.

30 May 2025

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Trinity Innovation and Enterprise collaborates on South African region project

Trinity is one of three European universities partnering on the UNIICo-create project, which is tackling graduate unemployment in the Southern African Development Community region.

30 May 2025

Community|Innovation

IrelandQCI launches mobile quantum engagement trailer

The innovative mobile engagement unit, designed to bring quantum technologies to life for the Irish public, was launched in Trinity's Front Square by IrelandQCI with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.

29 May 2025

Research|Science|Society

Trinity trio elected Members of the Royal Irish Academy

Profs. Orla Sheils, Jane Farrar and Holger Claussen have been elected as new Members of the Royal Irish Academy for their exceptional contribution to the sciences.

26 May 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

2025 Dermot McAleese Teaching Assistant Awards

The awards recognise outstanding contributions to undergraduate teaching across the disciplines of Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology.

26 May 2025

Research|Society

Geography PhD candidate wins 2025 Mary Mulvihill Award

Kevin O’Leary, a second-year PhD candidate in Geography in the School of Natural Sciences, is the co-winner of the 2025 Mary Mulvihill Award – a science media competition that commemorates the legacy of science journalist and author Mary Mulvihill (1959–2015).

23 May 2025

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Students

In Camera Rule Report published by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan

The report was authored by social policy experts in Trinity's School of Social Work and Social Policy and legal experts in University College Cork.

22 May 2025

Research|Society

Trust in scientists in Ireland lower in younger generation

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|Society

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In a world dominated by loud, divisive politics, the cardinals found an antidote in Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV was a choice few saw coming, and is a figure of humility, steadiness and introspective strength, writes Bronagh Ann McShane in an opinion article first published by The Irish Times.

12 May 2025

Research|Society

Trinity Long Room Hub’s ‘Behind the Headlines’ series turns 10

10 years of public engagement on the pressing issues of our time will be celebrated this week by Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

12 May 2025

Culture|Research|Society

Fat-rich fluid fuels immune failure in ovarian cancer

New research led by Irish scientists has uncovered how lipid-rich fluid in the abdomen, known as ascites, plays a central role in weakening the body’s immune response in advanced ovarian cancer.

9 May 2025

Health|Research|Science

Gustav Parker Hibbett wins 2025 Pollard International Poetry Prize

Valued at €10,000, the prize is sponsored by the John Pollard Foundation and administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre in the School of English at Trinity.

8 May 2025

Awards and Funding|Culture

Winners of Christy Nolan inspired creativity competition announced

The creative competition was held to honour the legacy of Irish author, Christy Nolan, and to mark the 25th Anniversary of Trinity disAbility Service.

8 May 2025

Community|Culture|Research

Trinity projects awarded Research Ireland ‘New Foundations’ funding

Seven Trinity research projects have received funding from Research Ireland under its New Foundations programme. 

8 May 2025

Research|Society

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

Applications for the 2025 EdTech Accelerator Programme are now open

EdTech technology start-ups are being urged to apply to the second year of the successful EdTech Accelerator Programme run by The Learnovate Centre and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

2 Apr 2025

Business|Innovation

Blended workforces creating high quality jobs in the project economy – new report

Blended workforces are creating high quality jobs in the project economy, according to the 2025 Project Economy report published today by Trinity Business School.

2 Apr 2025

Business|Research|Society

Unlocking nature's code: innovative research draws parallels between AI models and genetic encoding

Researchers propose an innovative analogy between AI models and genetic encoding to help us understand how genes encode the complex information that enables them to create an organism.

2 Apr 2025

Research|Science

Microplastics pollution from glitter can disrupt marine biomineralisation

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralisation processes in marine environments, raising fresh concerns about the long-term environmental impact of microplastic pollution on marine ecosystems.

1 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Public asked to help document Dublin’s old street signs

Led by the School of Histories and Humanities, the CLÓSCAPE project will document and preserve Dublin’s old bilingual street signs with their unique Gaelic typeface.

31 Mar 2025

Community|Culture|Research|Society

Iarrtar ar an bpobal cúnamh a thabhairt chun seanchomharthaí sráide Bhaile Átha Cliath a thaifeadadh

Tá dream taighde i gColáiste na Tríonóide ag iarraidh ar an bpobal cuidiú le tuairisc a choinneáil de sheanchomharthaí sráide Bhaile Átha Cliath, na comharthaí ar a mbíodh an Cló Gaelach in úsáid, a bhfuil a líon ar shráideanna na príomhchathrach ag dul i laghad go tréan.

31 Mar 2025

Culture|Research

Two Trinity projects awarded over €5million in latest awards from Research Ireland

These awards will contribute to the advancement of high-quality and high-impact research activities at the faculties of STEM and Health Sciences.

28 Mar 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Oral contraceptives and smoking impact steroid hormone levels in healthy adults

Steroid hormone levels are also influenced by other lifestyle choices and factors such as biological sex and age, according to new research that has just been published in leading international journal Science Advances.

28 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Science

An unsavoury problem – dog faeces parasite most commonly found at park entrances and playgrounds

New research from zoologists at Trinity College Dublin has pinpointed park entrances and playgrounds in Dublin as hotspots for roundworm eggs, with subsequent analysis strongly implying they have come from dog faeces.

27 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Science

Dublin children's Bookmarks Exhibition on display in Old Library

An exhibition of 44 handmade books, written and illustrated by Dublin primary school students takes up residence in the Long Room.

27 Mar 2025

Community|Culture|Science

Bohs and Trinity launch first national study of LGBTQI+ inclusivity in Irish football

The study in partnership with Bohemian Football Club will examine the experiences of LGBTQI+ people regarding participation, openness, discrimination and harassment, barriers and positive/protective factors in football settings in the Republic of Ireland.

25 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Society

Sustainable, shared community mobility project among National Challenge Fund finalists

Professor Brian Caulfield, from Trinity’s School of Engineering, is involved with project "CONUNDRUM", which has received Grow Phase funding as a finalist under the National Challenge Fund programme.

25 Mar 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Research|Sustainability

Campaign highlights history & experiences of one-parent families

To mark international Single Parents Day, Trinity College Dublin has partnered with One Family and Glasgow Caledonian University to launch a new campaign highlighting the history, lived experiences and misconceptions facing one-parent families

21 Mar 2025

Culture|Research|Society

Trinity Water Centre launches ahead of World Water Day 2025

The Trinity Water Centre—a pioneering hub dedicated to advancing research, innovation, and education in water—which will primarily address global water challenges, inform resource management, and deliver technological advancements.

21 Mar 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

New eMobility eHub offering electric cars, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes for the public launches in Galway City

The eHubs offer a range of shared public travel options, providing residents and visitors with convenient, sustainable, and cost-effective travel choices.

21 Mar 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Five student start-ups to take part in Phase 2 of LaunchBox programme

LaunchBox Phase 2 will take place over the summer months, with coworking space on campus and a bespoke programme aiming to accelerate our top student startups.

19 Mar 2025

Innovation|Students

Climate change fuelling mental health crisis in areas most affected by climate crisis

Climate change is not just an environmental issue — it’s a mental health crisis impacting on adolescent wellbeing right now in areas most affected by climate change, according to new research from the School of Psychology.

18 Mar 2025

Environment|Research|Society|Sustainability

Building a healthy Tallaght: new research launched

The report reviews the health and wellbeing landscape in Tallaght, Dublin 24 and reveals important information on the health of the community over the last 23 years.

18 Mar 2025

Community|Health|Research

New study shows promise for gamified app in managing MS-related fatigue

Trinity researchers have developed a new gamified mobile health (mHealth) app designed to help people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) manage fatigue, one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of the disease.

14 Mar 2025

Health|Innovation|Research

New €5 million project will transform fibre optic cables into active sensors, safeguarding networks from damage

The project will help to safeguard telecommunications networks from damage – accidental and malicious – as well as boosting how we communicate and understand our environment

14 Mar 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Dr Jo-Hanna Ivers speaks at the United Nations on Irish Citizen’s Assembly on Drug Use

Speaking as one of a three-person panel to discuss ‘Models of Deliberative Democracy to inform Drugs Policy’, Dr Ivers was joined by representatives from Cyprus and Colombia.

13 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Society

AI expected to add €250bn to Ireland’s economy by 2035

AI adoption in Ireland has surged to 91% , nearly doubling from 49% in 2024, according to new research from Trinity Business School.

13 Mar 2025

Business|Research|Society

Six students receive 2024/25 Three Ireland Connect to STEM Scholarships

Trinity celebrated six student recipients of the 2024/25 Three Ireland Trinity College Dublin Connect to STEM Scholarships for Women at an evening ceremony.

Female contractors in Ireland earn a higher average daily rate than their male counterparts, according to a new study from the Ireland’s Project Economy survey conducted by researchers in Trinity Business School.

5 Mar 2025

Business|Research|Society

Trailblazer Aoife McLysaght stars on new Women in STEM stamp

Issuing just ahead of International Women’s Day 2025 on 8th March, An Post’s new stamps acknowledge the achievements of Women in STEM and the challenges.

5 Mar 2025

Culture|Science|Society

Astrophysicists discover complex weather of starless “Super-Jupiter”

An international team of researchers has discovered that variations in brightness must be the result of complex weather, providing crucial new insights into the 3-D complexity of gas giant atmospheres within and beyond our solar system.

3 Mar 2025

Research|Science

One-in-five people who use alcohol and other drugs have symptoms of ADHD

Professor Catherine Comiskey and a research team at the School of Nursing and Midwifery in partnership with the national Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign called for Immediate training in neurodiversity for drugs services’ staff at all levels.

28 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Society

Untapped potential of seaweed farming the focus of new Irish Seaweed Association

Hosted by the Centre for Social Innovation at Trinity Business School and the School of Natural Sciences, the Irish Seaweed Association is a spin out from the C-FAARER research project.

28 Feb 2025

Business|Research|Science|Sustainability

America is suffering from an epidemic of mass cowardice

The US is not yet a fascist society, but acting as if it is risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy, writes Prof. Daniel Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, in a comment piece in The Irish Times

27 Feb 2025

Research|Society

Trinity lays to rest human remains found during E3 works

“These remains, now entrusted to our care, are the remnants of real people, each with their own stories, who lived at a time when the study of anatomy was in its infancy."

27 Feb 2025

Community|Society

Seven Trinity projects scoop Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future funding

Researchers from Trinity have scooped a combined €6.5 million to lead research projects tackling challenges that range from enhancing the performance of 2D nanomaterials to bioengineering corneas.

26 Feb 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Cookies, identifiers “silently stored” on Android phones by Google apps

A recent measurement study by Prof. Doug Leith, Professor of Computer Systems in Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics, shows that advertising and tracking cookies and other device and user identifiers are sent by Google servers and stored on a handset, even when no Google apps have ever been opened by the user.

25 Feb 2025

Innovation|Research

Irish study identifies financial and canvassing barriers for disabled political candidates

The first Irish study of disabled political candidates was conducted by researchers in the School of Education and colleagues in the University of Galway.

25 Feb 2025

Research|Society

Ireland’s protected dunes are thriving – thanks to well-managed tourism

Biodiversity is proliferating within one of Ireland’s Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) according to new research from Trinity, which is at odds with the often-held assumption that tourism and conservation make for poor bedfellows.

25 Feb 2025

Shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize announced

The shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize 2025 has been announced today by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre.

24 Feb 2025

Trinity's iconic Campanile re-emerges after repairs

Trinity’s Estates and Facilities team have worked since the summer of 2024 towards a comprehensive upgrade of the 100-foot bell tower, which was constructed in 1853, and is the first major structure visitors to Trinity see after coming through the Front Arch.

21 Feb 2025

Community|Environment

Researchers secure EPA funding to pursue seven “green living” projects

Seven researchers from Trinity have secured Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding totalling €4.4 million to pursue research projects with a focus in climate change, environmental and human health, and more sustainable living

20 Feb 2025

Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity and Dublin City Council launch Ireland’s first local government Generative AI Lab

The ADAPT Research Ireland Centre at Trinity is leading a new model of collaboration to support the safe and trusted adoption of GenAI opportunities within Dublin City Council.

20 Feb 2025

Business|Community|Innovation|Research

Trinity welcomes significant step towards Ireland’s CERN membership

Ireland has been accepted in principle into the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) as an associate member, opening the door to next-gen research facilities and teaching opportunities for researchers, teachers and students alike.

19 Feb 2025

Research|Science

Report examines non-fatal overdoses over ten years in Dublin’s North Inner City

The report authored by academics from Trinity’s Department of Public Health and Primary Care was launched by the Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor

18 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Society

“Bioprospecting” scientist sleuthing for crop-aiding fungi brings their spectacular beauty to life

Diego Bianchi, a PhD candidate in the School of Natural Sciences, has launched the Fungal Galaxies gallery to show off the spectacular beauty of some of his new agricultural allies.

18 Feb 2025

Environment|Research|Science

New blood test could improve Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis

Up to half of all people living with Alzheimer’s Disease in Ireland remain undiagnosed. A new blood test may have the potential to transform patient care, allowing for better diagnosis, earlier interventions and more targeted treatments

14 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Science

Research brings hope for improved early detection of pancreatic cancer

The discovery of a 'biomarker panel' could have a profound impact on the ability to identify patients at risk of developing PC at an earlier stage.

14 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Science

From collisions to stellar cannibalism – the surprising diversity of exploding white dwarfs

Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after assessing almost 4,000 such events captured in detail by a next-gen astronomical sky survey.

14 Feb 2025

Research|Science

Trinity researchers highlight need for dementia-friendly travel environments

Researchers call for collaboration among people living with dementia, caregivers, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to ensure that travel remains an inclusive experience for all

13 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Society

Trinity to headquarter new €31.6 million Research Ireland ARC Hub for Therapeutics

The overall goal of the Hub is to take world-leading research to commercialisation outcomes such as spinouts and licenses. Along with Trinity, University College Dublin (UCD) and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences (RCSI) are consortium partners.

12 Feb 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Pharmacy reforms needed to boost Ireland’s pandemic preparedness

Health system reforms to further integrate the community pharmacy sector are required to strengthen Ireland’s pandemic preparedness, according to new research conducted by health policy analysts from the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.

11 Feb 2025

Health|Research|Society

Exciting and dynamic rugby to flow from Irish AI research

A groundbreaking research project funded by Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software, and the IRFU is deploying AI to analyse the tackle event in rugby to enhance player welfare and performance.

11 Feb 2025

Research|Science

Telecoms for Everyone to highlight benefits of digital connectivity for Dublin

A new campaign has launched today with the goal of empowering residents with clear, factual information about the benefits and safety of telecoms infrastructure that supports digital connectivity in their local areas.

6 Feb 2025

Innovation|Research

Trinity researchers secure Research Ireland industry-focused fellowships

Eleven researchers from Trinity have secured fellowships with industry partners via the Research Ireland Industry Research, Development, and Innovation Fellowship (IRDIF) Programme.

3 Feb 2025

Awards and Funding|Business|Research

Aubrey McCarthy, Lynn Ruane and Tom Clonan elected Senators in University of Dublin constituency

Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: "This is an historic moment as it is the last time the University of Dublin constituency will elect senators to the Seanad. Trinity warmly welcomes the expansion of the franchise and I would like to thank each of the senators who have represented the university so well in the Upper House of the Oireachtas since the 1930s.”

31 Jan 2025

Community|Society

Old Library reveals New Treasures

John Banville, Christy Nolan, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Annie West are among the writers and artists featured in a new exhibition showcasing new treasures acquired by the Library.

30 Jan 2025

Arts|Culture|Research|Society

Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans

The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fuelled by sheep herding and people exploiting their milk.

30 Jan 2025

Culture|Research|Science

Genome of Ireland research project launches to aid development of a European reference genome

Researchers from Trinity and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) are leading the Irish component of the Genome of Europe project, which aims to map the genomes of a representative sample of the residents of Europe.

30 Jan 2025

Health|Research|Science

Bad hair bears! Greasy hair gives polar bears fur with anti-icing properties

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur – something that allows one of the planet’s most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates. That secret? Greasy hair.

29 Jan 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Counting continues in Seanad election

Regular updates here of the count in the University of Dublin constituency in the 2025 Seanad election.

29 Jan 2025

Community|Society

Biomedical engineer secures €600,000 Enterprise Ireland funding to develop respiratory sensor

Dr Conor Hayden, from the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre and Trinity’s School of Engineering, seeks to commercialise the “Ribbon device”, a non-invasive respiratory sensor that may reduce the impact of undetected respiratory compromise on healthcare costs and patient outcomes.

28 Jan 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Trinity Business School celebrates 100th birthday

Mary Robinson joined staff and students in a first view of new planting, marking the beginning of the School’s initiative to 'green' the foyer of its eco-friendly building — a reflection of its ongoing commitment to sustainability.

28 Jan 2025

Business|Innovation|Society|Sustainability

Trinity will open as usual today, Saturday 25th January

The university suffered very little damage during Storm Éowyn but temporary safety barriers may be installed while some areas await repair. Thank you for your co-operation and understanding.

25 Jan 2025

Trinity welcomes Nobel Prize winner, Prof. Ben Feringa

Prof. Feringa delivered a research seminar to over 250 people on “the art of building small” and met with early career researchers in the School of Chemistry during his visit.

24 Jan 2025

Research|Science

€1.75M HRB award for further research into ageing and intellectual disability

The award paves the way for the next phase of the study, to provide valuable data to inform evidence-based policies and practices to support people with intellectual disabilities, their family, friends and healthcare professionals.

23 Jan 2025

Awards and Funding|Health

Trinity scientists win European Research Council Proof of Concept awards

Profs. Valeria Nicolosi and Matthew Campbell have won the awards, valued at €150,000 each, to explore the innovation potential of ideas arising from their previously funded ERC projects.

23 Jan 2025

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Science

The partnership will establish the Ripple Blockchain Collaboratory, a new initiative that will focus on advancing research into blockchain, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, and FinTech.

20 Jan 2025

Awards and Funding|Research

Irish public trust in scientists ahead of global averages

The research, conducted by an international team including researchers from the School of Education, is the largest post-pandemic study on public trust in scientists.

20 Jan 2025

Research|Science|Society

Astrophysicists reveal structure of 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars in landmark survey

Crystal-clear images show light being emitted from millimetre-sized pebbles within the belts that orbit 74 nearby stars of a wide variety of ages – from those that are just emerging from birth to those in more mature systems like our own Solar System.

17 Jan 2025

Research|Science

Christine Casey named 2024 ‘Researcher of the Year’ (IRC legacy Awards)

Daniel Gilligan, Professor Seamus Martin, Dr Mary Canavan and Dr Esther Murphy were also celebrated at the awards, which were announced today by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland

17 Jan 2025

Awards and Funding|Research

Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women

A groundbreaking study led by geneticists from Trinity finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with their wife’s community.

15 Jan 2025

Research|Science

Trinity joins global research network focussing on cardiovascular disease in women

‘CARAMEL’ will work to deliver an innovative, AI-supported model for personalised cardiovascular risk assessment and preventive healthcare to address the urgent public health need for women

15 Jan 2025

Health|Innovation|Research

Seanad hustings event held at Trinity

The candidates took part in two debates, hosted by broadcaster Áine Kerr, followed by audience questions. Among the issues discussed were education, disability, housing, health, climate and data centres.

15 Jan 2025

Community|Environment|Society

Scientists develop “Malteser-like” molecules with potential applications in targeted drug delivery

The scientists have taken a major step forwards in tackling one of the greatest abiding challenges in chemistry, by learning how to programme the self-assembly of molecules in such a way that the end result is predictable and desirable.

13 Jan 2025

Health|Research|Science

Syria: how the fall of Assad has affected the asylum debate in Europe

The European Union and its member states must find a balanced approach that prioritises human rights while addressing domestic political pressures, writes Morgiane Noel, PhD Candidate in EU & International Law for The Conversation.

13 Jan 2025

Research|Society

Irish economic outlook upbeat despite Trump concerns, say contractors

Results from the 2025 Ireland’s Project Economy (IPE) report reveal an optimistic outlook for the Irish economy, with high-skilled independent contractors forecasting improved performance in the year ahead.

13 Jan 2025

Research|Society

Trinity to hold Seanad hustings

Ahead of the upcoming Seanad election, a hustings will take place in Trinity Business School from 5pm on 14 January.

10 Jan 2025

Community|Society

Lecture series to help public channel their inner philosopher

From the value of truth and war & peace to the role of wonder and the importance of self-care, Trinity’s philosophers are asking the public to explore the relevance of philosophy in today’s world and offer fresh perspectives on some of our most pressing issues over six lectures.

9 Jan 2025

Community|Research

Societal inequality linked to reduced brain health in ageing and dementia

The study reveals a direct link between structural inequality—such as socioeconomic disparities measured by a country-level index (GINI)—and changes in brain structure and connectivity associated with aging and dementia.

30 Dec 2024

Health|Research|Society

Six early career Trinity researchers win Research Ireland Enterprise Partnership funding

This scheme provides funding to help bring together researchers with an enterprise or employer to collaborate on research of mutual interest.

20 Dec 2024

Awards and Funding|Research

Three awards announced for Trinity researchers in new HRB Evidence for Policy programme

The School of Medicine researchers won three out of seven awards given for patient-oriented research to generate evidence that will strengthen policy development or evaluate how policy is currently implemented.

20 Dec 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Society

Critical need for advance care planning in enhancing end-of-life experiences for older adults

New research from TILDA and NICOLA provides a first-of-its kind snapshot of end-of-life experience for older people on the island of Ireland.

19 Dec 2024

Health|Research

Trinity joins the Alliance for Open Media

Researchers will now collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to drive open standards for cutting-edge video, audio, and multimedia advancements worldwide.

18 Dec 2024

Innovation|Research|Science

Exploring role of understudied dysfunctional immune cells in severe COVID-19

Study focuses on understanding how ‘notoriously understudied’ immune cells behave abnormally in patients with severe COVID-19 and provides insights into mechanism behind COVID-19 disease progression.

18 Dec 2024

Health|Research|Science

Professor Mary McCarron wins HRCI research impact award

Professor McCarron was presented with the award for her work on transforming dementia care for people with intellectual disabilities.

13 Dec 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Akara Robotics deploys two decontamination robots to NHS hospital

The Irish robotics startup, which spun out from Trinity, has developed two decontamination robots that have been deployed in a UK hospital, with the important mission of cleaning its wards and operating theatres more efficiently.

11 Dec 2024

Health|Innovation|Research|Society

Christine McGarrigle awarded prestigious National Institutes of Health grant for spousal caregivers research

Research will explore resilience of spousal caregivers across a number of countries, who face unique challenges in supporting partners living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD).

10 Dec 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Network raising awareness of ovarian cancer wins Irish Healthcare Award 2024

The Irish Network of Gynaecological Oncology (INGO) is coordinated by Dr Sharon O’Toole in the School of Medicine

9 Dec 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Society

16 candidates nominated to contest Seanad election

This is the last time that the University of Dublin constituency will elect three Senators to the upper house of the Oireachtas. From 2026, Trinity graduates, along with graduates of other higher education institutions who hold Irish citizenship, will elect six Senators to the Seanad’s Higher Education constituency.

6 Dec 2024

Community|Society

The announcement of exit poll results, mere seconds after polling stations close at 10pm, is one of the most eagerly awaited moments of any Irish election campaign, writes Prof Gail McElroy in a piece for RTE.

29 Nov 2024

Research|Society

Ian Robertson receives Trinity honorary degree

Neuroscientist Prof. Ian Robertson, geologist John Feehan and former European Commission Secretary General Catherine Day received Trinity’s highest honour from Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.

29 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Society

Céim onórach de chuid Choláiste na Tríonóide bronnta ar Ian Robertson, Néareolaí

Bhronn an Seansailéir, an Dr Máire Mhic Ghiolla Íosa, an gradam is airde atá le bronnadh ag Coláiste na Tríonóide ar an Ollamh Ian Robertson, néareolaí, ar John Feehan, geolaí, agus ar Catherine Day, Ard-Rúnaí Choimisiún na hEorpa tráth, ag searmanas arna riar i Laidin sa Téatar Poiblí.

29 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Society

Trinity's Dept of Political Science collaborates on national exit poll

The Department of Political Science is collaborating with RTÉ, TG4 and The Irish Times on an exit poll for general election 2024.

29 Nov 2024

Research|Society

Trinity project Climate Smart showcased at Climate Education Day 2024

Professor Anna Davies has been working for the past three years developing resources with and for Transition Year students in Ireland to help them get to grips with the wicked problem of climate change adaptation.

28 Nov 2024

Environment|Science|Students|Sustainability

Trinity establishes AI Accountability Lab

The AI Accountability Lab, led by Dr Abeba Birhane, will be housed in the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre in Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics.

28 Nov 2024

Research|Science|Society

Europe’s largest companies embrace AI disclosures, but governance gaps remain

Europe’s largest companies are increasingly responding to investor, regulatory and public demand for transparency in AI practices new research by Trinity Business School and FTI Consulting.

27 Nov 2024

Business|Research|Society

80-year experiment put in the hands of Ireland’s young scientists

The National Pitch Tar Drop Event, run by Trinity's School of Physics in collaboration with the AMBER Research Ireland Centre and the Institute of Physics. will see a School in every county participate in Citizen Science.

27 Nov 2024

Research|Science|Students

Herodotus' theory on Armenian origins debunked by first whole-genome study

Researchers also shed light on the population structure and genetic variation of different Armenian groups, finding that populations from the eastern, western, and central parts of the Armenian highlands show a relatively high level of similarity.

25 Nov 2024

Culture|Research|Science

Research programme focuses on early-detection and PREVENT-ion of dementia and Alzheimer’s

The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) recently hosted the PREVENT General Assembly where 50 global experts in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease came together to discuss and present on research findings into the prevention and early-detection of these diseases.

25 Nov 2024

Health|Research

Rising heat exposure threatens maternal and newborn health, requiring urgent interventions

Largest review of evidence shows that heat exposure poses serious and wide-ranging health risks for pregnant women and their babies, including preterm birth, diabetes, hypertension and congenital anomalies

25 Nov 2024

Environment|Health|Society

AIB commits €10m investment to AIB Trinity Climate Hub

The AIB Trinity Climate Hub will bring researchers together to address challenges around maintaining a stable and liveable climate, securing biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided by nature, adapting to climate change, and reversing water degradation.

25 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Business|Community|Environment|Sustainability

Professor Seamus Martin awarded 2025 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal

Prof. Martin MRIA, Smurfit Professor of Medical Genetics within Trinity’s School of Genetics and Microbiology, won the Medal in Life and Medical Sciences. He was recognised for making a demonstrable and internationally recognised outstanding scholarly contribution in his field.

22 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Six Trinity researchers recognised as future research leaders in HRB awards

Trinity researchers have received awards for 6 projects out of a total 13 projects in the most recent call, and €5.3 million out of a €12.5 million investment from the Health Research Board (HRB)

22 Nov 2024

Arts|Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Trinity celebrates its innovators and entrepreneurs at 2024 Awards

The Provost's Innovation Award was presented to Professor Jane Farrar, a transformative figure in the field of inherited ocular diseases, advancing innovation and commercialising research at Trinity College Dublin.

21 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Innovation|Research|Students

Researchers discover new cognitive blueprint for making and breaking habits

Cognitive neuroscientists in the School of Psychology have published new research describing a brand new approach to making habit change achievable and lasting.

19 Nov 2024

Research|Science|Society

Four Trinity scientists named on Highly Citied Researchers list for 2024

The researchers from the Schools of Computer Science, Immunology and Biochemistry, Chemistry and Physics feature on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2024 list from Clarivate, which has been announced today.

18 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Society

Medical Gerontology celebrates 25 years of excellence

The celebratory occasion honoured the discipline’s history and achievements, and recognised outstanding contributions from undergraduate and postgraduate students.

18 Nov 2024

Community|Health|Research

An féidir le féinfhostaíocht moill a chur le scor? Is féidir má tá do shláinte agus saibhreas agat

Tá féinfhostaíocht ábalta athrú gairme malartach a chur ar fáil go dtí scor, ach sin dóibhsean amháin a bhfuil dea-shláinte agus gairmeacha ar phá ard acu, de réir taighde a rinne Scoil Ghnó Choláiste na Tríonóide.

18 Nov 2024

Research|Science|Society

€3M TechConnect project sets sights on transforming human-tech collaboration in the digital era

How emerging technologies like AI and robotics can be harnessed to enhance human work, rather than replace it, is the focus of the new €3M TechConnect research project led by Trinity Business School.

14 Nov 2024

Business|Health|Research|Society

Misinformation really does spread like a virus

How misinformation gets around can be effectively described using mathematical models designed to simulate the spread of pathogens, writes David Robert Grimes from the School of Medicine, and Sander Van Der Linden at University of Cambridge.

14 Nov 2024

Health|Research|Science|Society

Genetic legacy of Jomon hunter-gatherers linked to increased BMI in modern Japanese

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher BMI, underlining that ancient human ancestors can leave a genetic legacy with impacts on health in modern day populations.

14 Nov 2024

Health|Research|Science

Can self-employment delay retirement? Only if you are healthy and wealthy

Self-employment can provide an alternative career transition to retirement, but only for those in good health and in high-paying careers, research from Trinity Business School reveals.

14 Nov 2024

Business|Research|Society

Genetic changes linked to testicular cancer offer fresh insights into the disease

Scientists have identified new gene faults and evolutionary patterns contributing to testicular cancer. Their findings offer profound insights into the development of the disease and into potential treatment strategies.

13 Nov 2024

Health|Research|Science

Researchers team up with CKDelta to take AI approach to tackling key challenges of utilities sector

Researchers from Trinity and the ADAPT Centre, funded by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, are partnering with CKDelta to take an AI-driven approach to addressing some of the key efficiency and sustainability challenges..

12 Nov 2024

Research|Science|Sustainability

Ian Robertson: how to cope when the world is in turmoil

Taking action in spite of adversity is a powerful antidote to uncertainty, writes Ian Robertson, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, in an article first published in The Irish Times.

12 Nov 2024

Research|Society

Top ten priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric meds

Study hopes to inform the research agenda and help future research to focus on the questions that are most important to key stakeholders.

11 Nov 2024

Health|Research

Biodiversity COP: Global climate efforts and gains made, but no clear agreement

Dr Siobhan McQuaid writes about her experience of COP16, the latest biodiversity summit, in an opinion piece for the Journal. She says there are many reasons to have hope.

11 Nov 2024

Business|Environment|Society|Sustainability

Trinity Celebrates its 2024/25 Sport Scholars

Trinity's new batch of  Sport Scholarship students for 2024/2025 will be celebrated tonight at an event in the Dining Hall. During the event Trinity Sport student athletes will take part in a panel discussion on the ‘high-performance mindset’.

11 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Students

New insights into the Denisovans – the new hominin group that interbred with modern day humans

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered “hominin” group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding events that helped shape early human history.

8 Nov 2024

Research|Science

TCIN artist-in-residence set for show at Molesworth Gallery

The show is the culmination of a year-long collaboration between the artist and the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, supported by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, formerly Science Foundation Ireland.

8 Nov 2024

Arts|Research|Society

Next four years of a Trump presidency won’t be as bad as the first four – they will be worse

In 2016, Trump relied on staff who did not share his aims. Now, he will return to the presidency with loyal staff members who have a clear agenda, writes Daniel Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, in an article first published in The Irish Times.

7 Nov 2024

Research|Society

EVEREST Project aims to revolutionise study of extracellular vesicles

The project will bring together 21 institutions from 11 countries with a budget of €1.3 million to advance the study of extracellular vesicles.

7 Nov 2024

Innovation|Research|Science

Minister Colm Burke launches Professor Catherine Comiskey’s book “Addiction Research and Evaluation”

A new book from Catherine Comiskey, Professor in Healthcare Modelling and Statistics at the School of Nursing and Midwifery bridges the gap between research and practice in the complex field of addiction.

7 Nov 2024

Health|Research

Power grids supplied largely by renewable sources experience lower intensity blackouts

New research into the vulnerability of power grids served by weather-dependent renewable energy sources (WD-RESs) such as solar and wind paints a hopeful picture as Ireland attempts to meet its climate emissions targets.

7 Nov 2024

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Artist Isabel Nolan and Douglas Hyde Gallery set for 61st Venice Art Biennale

1 Nov 2024

Ancient DNA brings to life history of the iconic aurochs

Geneticists from Trinity, together with an international team of researchers, have deciphered the prehistory of aurochs – the animals that were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art, and whose tale is intertwined with climate change and human culture.

30 Oct 2024

Culture|Research|Science

What animal societies can teach us about ageing

A collection of 16 studies have been published as part of a special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, investigating ageing and society across the natural world, and co-edited by Dr Greg Albery, Assistant Professor in Trinity College Dublin’s School of Natural Sciences.

29 Oct 2024

Environment|Research|Society

School of Medicine hosts 'Farming is Medicine' event

School of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed physician and author Professor Rupa Marya for public event.

28 Oct 2024

Environment|Health|Research|Society|Sustainability

New book celebrates poetic achievements of Derek Mahon

The poetic distinctiveness of the Belfast-born Derek Mahon is celebrated in a major new publication edited by Nicholas Grene and Tom Walker from the School of English.

28 Oct 2024

Culture|Research

Professor Samson Shatashvili awarded Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

Prof. Samson Shatashvili, University Chair of Natural Philosophy (1847) in Trinity’s School of Mathematics, and Director of the Hamilton Mathematics Institute, was recognised for outstanding publications in the field, in which he has made several significant contributions over the past four decades.

25 Oct 2024

Awards and Funding|Research

Intimate partner abuse leaves disabled women feeling hurt, disbelieved and isolated

New research from the School of Social Work and Social Policy has found that 98% of abused disabled women feel that having a disability has major impacts on seeking help and coping with intimate partner abuse.

24 Oct 2024

Research|Society

Time to reboot how we think about human and machine interactions

We need a radical overhaul of our understanding of human and machine interactions to combat new and urgent social challenges, according to a new study by an international team of researchers, including a researcher from the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.

24 Oct 2024

Research|Science|Society

Trinity 13 secure Frontiers for the Future funding

The researchers will lead Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future projects to make significant impact by boosting our knowledge and delivering innovations in a wide variety of disciplines and settings.

23 Oct 2024

Awards and Funding|Environment|Health|Research|Science

Businesses to fund wildlife ponds, hedgerows and woodlands as part of ReFarm project

Launched by Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity, the ReFarm project is a collaboration between Trinity, Burrenbeo Trust and local and international businesses.

22 Oct 2024

Business|Society|Sustainability

Drowning in disinformation? Can we train social media to meet our needs?

As an election looms, David Landy writes that when it comes to social media, people aren’t “sociological dopes”, blindly reacting to online prompts and unable to understand and change their own behaviour.

18 Oct 2024

Research|Society

New patient safety research network welcomes 100 delegates to Trinity

A new national patient safety research network, led by the School of Psychology, welcomed over 100 patient partners, academics and healthcare professionals to Trinity for the EQUIPS network's first in-person event.

17 Oct 2024

Research|Science|Society

Prof. Jennifer Edmond appointed as National Coordinator for Ireland’s participation in DARIAH ERIC

Professor Edmond, in her role as National Coordinator for DARIAH, will facilitate engagement between Ireland-based researchers and DARIAH, and work to enhance DARIAH’s footprint in Ireland in collaboration with the coordinators across Europe and other key stakeholders.

17 Oct 2024

Arts|Research

“Two for the price of one” – scientists discover new process to drive anti-viral immunity

The scientists have discovered a new process in our immune systems that leads to the production of an important family of anti-viral proteins called interferons. They hope the discovery will now lead to new, effective therapies for people with some autoimmune and infectious diseases.

16 Oct 2024

Health|Research|Science

‘From Decadence to Despair’ — the rise and fall of Oscar Wilde mapped out in Trinity exhibition

The rise and fall of Oscar Wilde is the focus of an exhibition in the Old Library, being held to mark 170 years since the acclaimed playwright was born on 16 October, 1854.

16 Oct 2024

Culture|Research

Wild birds’ health is affected by the gut microbiome

Researchers have just discovered that the gut microbiome affects the health of wild birds, which could in turn impact their survival rates and ultimately population sizes.

15 Oct 2024

Environment|Research|Science

Online opportunity to explore the potential of natural products in advancing sustainable practices

Trinity invites you to explore natural products in a free online course brought to you by the NatPro Centre as part of their collaboration with IKC3.

14 Oct 2024

Health|Research

Hearing and vision health support vital in dementia care

Study across five European countries is the largest randomised controlled trial to date evaluating the efficacy of a combined hearing and vision rehabilitation intervention for people with dementia living at home.

14 Oct 2024

Health|Research

Researchers find ‘natural killer’ cells that live in the lung are ready for a sugar rush

Research provides a foundation for further exploration of NK cells for the development of future treatments and therapies for a range of lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer and tuberculosis.

10 Oct 2024

Health|Research

Citizen science study sheds fresh light on dementia risk factors and cognition

How a person rates their own memory is more strongly associated with dementia risk factors than their performance in standard cognitive tests, according to new research from the School of Psychology.

9 Oct 2024

Research|Science|Society

Athainmnítear Príomh-Leabharlann Choláiste na Tríonóide in ómós do Eavan Boland, file

Beidh Leabharlann Eavan Boland ar an gcéad fhoirgneamh ar champas Choláiste na Tríonóide i lár na cathrach a bheidh ainmnithe i ndiaidh ban.

9 Oct 2024

Arts|Community|Culture

Trinity renames its main Library after poet Eavan Boland

Eavan Boland was one of the foremost women in Irish literature, publishing many collections of poetry, a memoir Object Lessons (1995), as well as teaching and lecturing in Ireland and in the US.

9 Oct 2024

Arts|Community|Culture|Society|Students

GreenTech healthcare call launched to future proof health sector with sustainable alternatives

Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI), with the HSE and Irish College of GPs is launching the GreenTech in healthcare call, searching for innovative products and services that promote environmental sustainability in both primary and secondary healthcare.

8 Oct 2024

Health|Innovation|Research

Trinity's Prof. Aoife McLysaght is appointed Government Science Advisor

The Government Science Advisor will chair the new National Science Advice Forum, comprising up to twelve experts drawn from those with internationally recognised scientific expertise in a range of key disciplines.

8 Oct 2024

Innovation|Science

Study finds breastfeeding support groups provide connection and social support

Research findings increase our understanding of breastfeeding peer support and how it is accessed and valued by women.

8 Oct 2024

Health|Research

Ice cream-inspired physics – Trinity team uncovers a quantum Mpemba effect, with a host of “cool” implications

Initially investigating out of pure curiosity, the discovery has bridged the gap between Aristotle's observations two millennia ago and modern-day understanding, and opened the door to a whole host of “cool” – and “cooling” – implications.

8 Oct 2024

Research|Science

Was the budget designed to help the country’s poorest children or those of the richest?

Sending the same amount cutting inheritance tax as went to permanent payments targeted at the poorest children was an odd choice, writes Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, in an article first published in The Irish Times.

3 Oct 2024

Research|Society

DECODE to support the development of paediatric and orphan devices

The EU4health co-funded DeCODe consortium aims to catalyse innovation and address the unique healthcare needs of people living with rare diseases.

3 Oct 2024

Health|Innovation|Research

Trinity welcomes the President of Vietnam

Mr Lâm was greeted at the Old Library of Trinity by Vice Provost Prof. Orla Sheils and by Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

2 Oct 2024

Community|Society|Students

Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology partners with CONNECT Centre

The partnership will further enhance collaborative research and innovation in Ireland, with IADT set to lead a new interdisciplinary research project in future communications.

1 Oct 2024

Community|Innovation|Research

Revolutionising biomedical data sharing and AI-driven healthcare solutions

The Synthetic hEalthcare dAta goveRnanCe Hub (SEARCH) launches today and aims to accelerate healthcare innovation by generating FAIRified synthetic data for use in AI/ML models.

1 Oct 2024

Health|Innovation|Research

Democracy at a crossroads – new public lecture series

Global challenges to democracy is the subject of a new public lecture series entitled Democracy at a Crossroads hosted by the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.

30 Sep 2024

Research|Society

Lower attention ability in adolescence predicts substance use in later life

Lower attention ability in adolescence can predict cigarette and cannabis use in young adulthood, according to new research from the School of Psychology and School of Medicine.

30 Sep 2024

Research|Science|Society

Translating Anne Enright – author and translators gather to celebrate European Day of Languages

Bestselling Irish author Anne Enright was joined by two of her translators at an event hosted by Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation to mark European Day of Languages on Thursday, September 26th.

27 Sep 2024

Culture|Research

ADAPT Research Ireland Centre Impact Report reveals over €1 billion contribution to Ireland’s economy and society

The impact report, which showcases the Centre’s significant contributions to the Irish economy and society, valued at over €1.1 billion, was launched today by Jack Chambers, Minister for Finance.

26 Sep 2024

Business|Research

Research offers potential for early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention for rheumatoid arthritis

Published study proposes a better understanding of the site of inflammation in the disease

26 Sep 2024

Health|Research

Trinity introduces interdisciplinary sustainability education

In September, approximately 600 new students will be taking a very different kind of module in Trinity. The module, called Enacting Sustainable Development, will be mandatory for new students in Trinity’s Business School. The overall aim is that similar modules focusing on sustainable development issues and the development of ESD competencies will be available throughout the University.

26 Sep 2024

Business|Sustainability

Scientists enlist “Witness Trees” to track climate change and pinpoint which species can best clean our air

The scientists, from the School of Natural Sciences in Trinity, will collect data over the next 30 years to assess how the climate is changing and outline which species are best at filtering out dangerous “smog” from the atmosphere.

23 Sep 2024

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

New digital archive captures the artistic legacy of the Irish border

Ireland’s Border Culture is a groundbreaking open access digital archive of the literature, visual art, memoir and film of Ireland’s ‘cultural borderscape’ from 1921 to the present day.

23 Sep 2024

Culture|Research

IntegrityIQ becomes first campus company to spin out from Trinity Business School this year

IntegrityIQ’s AI-driven platform is designed to address ethics and compliance failures in global corporations, with companies losing €4.7 trillion each year to employee fraud. IntegrityIQ is supported by The Learnovate Centre, the global research and innovation centre in learning technologies in Trinity.

23 Sep 2024

Business|Innovation|Research

Trinity breaks new ground with Ploughing debut

Vice-President of Global Engagement Emma Stokes said the experience had been “fantastic”. “We had hundreds of visitors each day to our booth. Students at all stages of their education, as well as parents and many of our alumni.”

19 Sep 2024

Community|Society|Students

Trinity welcomes two new Pro-Chancellors

Rachel Hussey and Professor Jürgen Barkhoff have been inaugurated at special ceremonies in the University.

18 Sep 2024

Community

Trinity health researchers win 11 HRB awards valued at €4.75m

Eleven researchers across multiple disciplines of health science research have been awarded funding in the Health Research Board’s (HRB) most recent Investigator-Led Projects (ILP) award scheme, announced today. Each project will be funded for a maximum of four years.

17 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Society

School of Medicine launches Policy and Civic Engagement Report 2024

The 'Advancing engagement for better health impacts' report is a testament to the dedication and impact of both Trinity staff and the School's external stakeholders in driving meaningful societal change.

17 Sep 2024

Community|Health|Research|Society

Arts and Humanities Research Festival is back with a bang!

The Arts and Humanities Research Festival returns this September with a week-long programme of free talks and screenings spotlighting the fascinating work being undertaken by the university’s arts and humanities researchers.

17 Sep 2024

Arts|Culture|Research|Society

Meet Trinity’s top researchers in a week of festivals

The last week of September this year will see Trinity College Dublin’s campus open its gates to the public for an up-close look at the fascinating research that is shaping our world, and the brilliant researchers who are tackling some of our world’s most pressing issues – as well as some you may not expect.

16 Sep 2024

Community|Culture|Research|Society

Culture Night comes to Trinity

From Terry Pratchett to chamber music to volcanoes, join us as we celebrate Culture Night in Trinity on Friday 20 September!

16 Sep 2024

Arts|Community|Culture|Research|Society

Matheson EU Law Partnership with Trinity - Assistant Professor Announced

Dr Sarah Arduin will focus on advancing research in the field and strengthening Trinity Law School’s teaching and research profile in commercial EU law, in areas such as financial services, intellectual property law, competition law, and information technology law.

16 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding|Students

All the fun of Front Square at Trinity's Child Health Research Festival

Trinity is set to throw open its gates and welcome families and the general public onto Front Square on Wednesday, September 25th for an evening of celebration and discovery.

13 Sep 2024

Community|Health|Research|Society

Provost calls on Trinity community to back higher education funding campaign

In a letter sent today to students, staff and alumni, Dr Doyle argued that, without sustainable funding, “universities are facing the risk of a quiet and gradual decline, a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness”.

13 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Society|Students

Secure tenancies drive the desirability of Cost Rental homes – new report

The first major piece of research into cost rental housing in Ireland, led by researchers from the School of Natural Sciences and colleagues, has found that that the long-term stability of Cost Rental housing is a key factor for nearly two thirds of respondents.

12 Sep 2024

Research|Science|Society

Trinity AI-assisted startup funded to transform content licensing

ADAPT Centre startup Contenseo, based in Trinity, has secured €390,000 funding from Enterprise Ireland to pioneer new technology aimed at streamlining content licensing

10 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding|Business|Innovation

TILDA joins Global WHO Network for Ageing and Life Course Research

This prestigious designation recognises the ongoing collaborative efforts between TILDA and WHO in supporting research and initiatives to promote healthy ageing across the life course.

9 Sep 2024

Health|Research|Science|Society

Belief in academic ability key factor in academic success for low-income students

A strong belief in their own academic ability can help children from low-income families defy the odds and achieve academic success, according to new research from the School of Psychology.

9 Sep 2024

Research|Society

Trinity team’s gene therapy offers promise for treating glaucoma – as well as AMD

Scientists from Trinity have developed a highly promising gene therapy to treat glaucoma – a debilitating eye condition that can lead to complete vision loss, and which affects around 80 million people worldwide

9 Sep 2024

Innovation|Research|Society

Dr Josep Figueras awarded Edward Kennedy Health Policy Award

The award spotlights the importance of key individuals, organisations or initiatives that have made meaningful contributions to health system and policy reform, driving positive and sustained changes in healthcare delivery and outcomes.

6 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding|Business|Research

Weather in deep space and brain repair – Trinity duo win ERC Starting Grants

Dr Johanna Vos and Dr Michael-John Dolan will respectively pursue research aimed at better understanding weather patterns in extrasolar worlds deep in the galaxy, and at uncovering the secrets of brain disorders and repair.

5 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Material deprivation rises for children as inflation erodes real incomes – new report

A new report published today by the Economic and Social Research Institute and co-authored by Trinity economist Dr Barra Roantree has found that around 230,000 children are going without basic items and activities for a comfortable life.

5 Sep 2024

Research|Society

Áine Griffin appointed as new Director of Trinity Communications

A highly experienced communications professional, Áine has held senior positions across strategic communications, media relations, outreach and engagement, and internal communications in the public service.

4 Sep 2024

Community|Culture

Learnovate plays key role in new diversity project for EU semiconductor sector

The European Chips Diversity Alliance (ECDA) project brings together a consortium of 11 partner organisations from industry and education with the aim of helping the sector retain and grow its existing workforce by developing a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across its entire value chain.

2 Sep 2024

Innovation|Research|Society

Trinity bioengineer secures Wellcome funding to develop new tissue engineering approach

Dr Josephine Wu, from Trinity’s School of Engineering and the Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, has secured a Wellcome Early Career Award to pursue a tissue engineering project that could provide an exciting new approach to regenerative medicine.

Over 300 young geographers from across the world came to Trinity yesterday to close out the 2024 International Geography Olympiad (iGEO).

24 Aug 2024

Widespread fragmentation of services, no information, no support for tuberous sclerosis complex

Researchers call on policymakers, decision-makers, and ‘those who hold the purse strings’ to listen to the evidence and take action to enable individuals with TSC to receive the internationally recommended coordinated care they require to live full lives.

23 Aug 2024

Health|Research

New blood test for Alzheimer’s Disease could change how the disease is detected and diagnosed

Research undertaken in the Institute of Memory & Cognition at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) and published in the Alzheimer's Research and Therapy journal could change the way Alzheimer’s Disease is detected.

22 Aug 2024

Health|Research

School of Medicine podcast cuts through the noise on health science

The Off-Script’ podcast is an intersection of medicine, science and society and explores deep questions about the health and well-being of Ireland and the world through conversations with a host of Trinity College experts.

22 Aug 2024

Health|Research|Science|Society

Trinity students win European Universities Debate Championships

The victory marks the second time in three years that a Trinity team has won, and the first time that an Irish woman has won the Championships.

21 Aug 2024

Students

Bioengineers develop hybrid grafts to combat cardiovascular disease

Researchers from AMBER and Trinity, led by Dr David Hoey, have successfully replicated the behaviour of a blood vessel and its guiding structure to regenerate damaged tissue.

20 Aug 2024

Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity welcomes Professor Karen Wiltshire as first CRH Chair of Climate Science

An expert in coastal research and a Trinity alumna, Professor Wiltshire returns to the university from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany, where she served as Vice-Director in combination with a professorship in Shelf Sea Ecology at the University of Kiel.

19 Aug 2024

Environment|Innovation|Research|Science|Sustainability

Scientists revolutionise microscopy by reimagining the logic of imaging

Their new method significantly reduces the time and damaging radiation used to image fragile specimens.

2 Aug 2024

Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity researchers to receive Grow Phase funding under the National Challenge Fund

Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, announced the first nine teams to receive Grow Phase funding under the €65 million fund to work on solutions to major environmental and societal issues.

31 Jul 2024

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Science|Sustainability

ADAPT Centre and University of Pittsburgh sign MOU on AI Safety

The partnership will focus on advancing research, AI safety assessments, and best practices for the development of AI technologies.

31 Jul 2024

Innovation|Research

ELPIS study brings hope to patients of rare genetic condition, CDD

Trinity College spin-out company (2019), Ulysses Neuroscience is bringing hope to patients of a rare genetic condition: CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), through an award funded project, ELPIS,

30 Jul 2024

Health|Innovation|Research

UKCRF Poster Prize winning entry from the Wellcome-HRB CRF at St James’s Hospital

The prize is an acknowledgment of the hard work and continuous efforts of the CRF to improve its processes, and validates the dedication that the CRF put into enhancing the quality of their work and patient care.

30 Jul 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation

Ancient DNA analyses imply brucellosis evolved with development of farming

Scientists analysed ancient DNA extracted from an 8,000-year-old sheep bone and detected the Brucella melitensis pathogen. Brucellosis affects millions of people every year and causes significant harm to the welfare of livestock.

26 Jul 2024

Research|Science

Elon Musk says he’s a ‘cultural Christian’ – why some leading thinkers are embracing Christianity

In The Conversation, Simon McCarthy-Jones considers the implications of why some conservatives are embracing Christianity but struggle to accept Christianity’s central supernatural claims, like Christ’s resurrection.

26 Jul 2024

Culture|Society

Electrical currents may make body’s cancer-killing cells even better killers

The scientists behind the discovery hope their promising findings may open the door to new combined therapies for people living with certain brain tumours, such as glioblastoma.

25 Jul 2024

Health|Research|Science

“Shark fitbit” provides first-ever data detailing basking shark response to boat strike

Data showing the immediate response of marine megafauna (e.g. whales, and large sharks) to boat strikes, which pose an increasing threat world-wide, had never been recorded before.

24 Jul 2024

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity team’s wastewater heat recovery solution earns runner-up prize in Sustainable Development Goals Challenge

The REHEATZ team, led by Professors Aonghus McNabola, Padraig Carmody and Paul Coughlan have worked to develop the first hybrid wastewater heat recovery technology for application in Zambian food production.

22 Jul 2024

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Sustainability

Irish scientists pinpoint new drug target for RSV

The scientists have discovered how the dangerous Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) defuses our immune response and, in doing so, have pinpointed an exciting new target for drug developers.

18 Jul 2024

Health|Research|Science

Physicists develop new theory describing the energy landscape formed when quantum particles gather together

Understanding the exact shape of energy landscapes of quantum particles can potentially make computer simulations of materials far more accurate. Such simulations are helping to design next-gen materials for use in physics, chemistry, and green technologies.

17 Jul 2024

Research|Science

Irish peat soils – vital for the environment – are far more vast than we realised

Irish researchers have unveiled a new Irish Peat Soils Map (IPSM), which estimates that peat soils cover an area of 1.66 million hectares, which equates to over 23% of the country.

15 Jul 2024

Environment|Research|Science

Formula Trinity team launches new race car in Front Square

Students from Formula Trinity, a team of over 100 representing the university in the international Formula Student engineering competition, unveiled their brand new race car at a special launch event in Front Square last week.

15 Jul 2024

Research|Students

Scientists create computer program that “paints” the structure of molecules in the style of Piet Mondrian

Scientists from Trinity have created a computer program that “paints” the structure of molecules in the style of famous Dutch artist, Piet Mondrian, whose beautiful artworks will be instantly recognisable to many.

15 Jul 2024

Arts|Science

If this analysis of Dublin's transport plan was submitted by a student, I would fail it

In an opinion piece originally published by The Journal, Trinity economist Barra Roantree us critical of new economic analysis that claims to show a lot of problems with the new Dublin city transport plan – but it doesn’t stack up

15 Jul 2024

Community|Environment|Sustainability

Taha Yasseri named inaugural Workday Professor for Technology and Society at Trinity and TU Dublin

Professor Yasseri, who takes up his role on August 1 2024, will also be Director of a new TCD-TU Dublin joint centre for Sociology of Humans and Machines.

15 Jul 2024

Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel research unit gets new home

The SAF research facility will focus on the research, development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels.

12 Jul 2024

Environment|Research

Trinity researchers secure SFI-IRC Pathway awards

Dr Conor Finlay, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, and Dr Colm Delaney, Chemistry, have been awarded funding under the Pathway programme announced by Minister Patrick O’Donovan.

11 Jul 2024

Research|Science

Men’s experience of childhood with an imprisoned father focus of new research project

The School of Psychology research project will explore the experience of male children and the effect of imprisonment on their relationships with their father.

11 Jul 2024

Research|Society

Trinity ranked 26th in Europe by QS University Rankings

QS assessed 685 institutions in the Europe region, using 12 performance indicators, some of which differ to those used for the QS World University Rankings 2025, in which Trinity ranked 87th.

10 Jul 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Students

Great white sharks in Ireland? International team plots September search

A group of Irish shark scientists will this September host OCEARCH, a US-based great white shark research non-profit, with the goal of documenting the first records of the famous species in Irish waters.

10 Jul 2024

Environment|Research|Science

New study advances understanding of brain responses to emotionally-charged scenes

A new study published by Prof Sonia Bishop in Nature Communications advances our understanding of how the brain responds to emotionally charged objects and scenes.

9 Jul 2024

Research|Science

Scientists discover how to improve vaccine responses to potentially deadly bacterium

The researchers from Trinity have taken a leap forward in understanding how we might fight back against the potentially deadly MRSA bacterium.

8 Jul 2024

Health|Research|Science

Operation of the ‘in camera’ rule in Irish family law system to be examined

A new research project being undertaken by social policy experts in the School of Social Work and Social Policy and legal experts in University College Cork will uncover how the 'in camera rule' works in practice in Ireland.

8 Jul 2024

Research|Society

Docs, Clocks and a Fox: New book tells Trinity’s tale in 50 objects

Trinity in 50, The Story of a University, was launched this week. From the works of Samuel Beckett to the busts that line the Old Library, this book depicts Trinity’s many treasures, material and abstract, the meanings they hold and the stories they tell about the university’s history.

4 Jul 2024

Community

Low-dose aspirin could help prevent pregnancy complications caused by flu infections

The study - a collaboration between Trinity College, Royal Melbourne Institute (RMIT), Australia and University of South Australia - has been published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology.

3 Jul 2024

Health|Research

New research finds Dublin second most expensive European city to build apartments

Dublin is the second most expensive place to build apartments in Europe, according to a new construction cost report published today by Trinity College Dublin and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.

3 Jul 2024

Research|Society

Dr Martin Worthington wins €2.5m ERC Advanced Grant

Dr Martin Worthington of Trinity’s School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies has won a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advance Grant.

2 Jul 2024

Awards and Funding|Culture|Research

25,000 new historical records released by Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland

25,000 new historical records have been made freely available to the public to mark the 102nd anniversary of the destruction of the Public Record Office of Ireland.

1 Jul 2024

Culture|Research|Science|Society

Prof Joseph Keane recognised by the American Thoracic Society

The recent award was in appreciation of his exemplary support and commitment to the pulmonary infection and tuberculosis assembly.

27 Jun 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Trinity Student Counselling receives prestigious accreditation

Trinity Student Counselling Services has become the first European university service of its kind to be accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS), which sets benchmarks for professional counselling on college and university campuses worldwide.

27 Jun 2024

Community|Health|Students

Researchers from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences have revealed a novel route to the formation of bastnäsite, a crucial mineral for the extraction of rare earth elements (REEs).

25 Jun 2024

Environment|Research|Science

From politicians to the public, hundreds gather to reimagine the concept and role of economic growth in Ireland

Politicians, policymakers, researchers, thought leaders and members of civil society from around the island of Ireland are coming together to reimagine the entire concept and role of economic growth at the Rethinking Growth Conference.

25 Jun 2024

Business|Environment|Society

Secondary school students prepare for iGeo in Trinity

Ireland will host the International Geography Olympiad (iGeo) for the first time from the 19-24 August.

24 Jun 2024

Reimagining the Jews of Ireland: new book launched at Trinity

The book looks as key areas such as Irish Jewish historiography, communal traditions, antisemitism, nationalism (Jewish and Irish) and representations in popular media.

21 Jun 2024

Arts|Research|Society

Scientists devise algorithm to engineer improved enzymes

The new method has wide-ranging applications across a suite of industries, from food production to degrading plastics, and in drug design and human health.

20 Jun 2024

Research|Science

European leaders converge at Trinity to tackle AI's greatest challenges and opportunities

From healthcare to human rights, today's landmark conference organised by the ADAPT Centre at Trinity is driving global dialogue on AI's transformative power.

19 Jun 2024

Culture|Health|Research|Science

Partnership with Naas General Hospital adds nursing placements

NGH has been designated as an Academic Nurse Teaching Hospital in partnership with Trinity, serving as one of the primary clinical bases and parent hospitals for the Bachelor of Science in General Nursing programme. From September, 12 Trinity nursing students will have the opportunity to complete clinical placements there.

19 Jun 2024

Health|Students

New study reveals urgent need for region-specific models to improve brain health in diverse settings

Researchers outline the requirement for comprehensive and harmonised data collection efforts to capture the diverse factors influencing healthy aging in Latin America.

17 Jun 2024

Research|Science|Society

Trinity awards honorary degrees to four exceptional individuals

The European Council’s first president and the pioneering woman who runs the National Ploughing Championships are among this summer’s recipients of honorary degrees.

14 Jun 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Society

Are Ireland’s tuna in hot water? Ocean warming pushes giant Atlantic bluefin northwards

A new study led by Irish scientists has found giant Atlantic bluefin tuna are moving further north in response to marine heatwaves off the Irish coast.

11 Jun 2024

Environment|Research|Science

St James’s Hospital celebrates 40th anniversary of Ireland's first bone marrow transplant

Home to the National Adult Stem Cell Transplant Centre, over 3,750 stem cell and bone marrow transplants have taken place at the hospital since 1984

10 Jun 2024

Community|Health|Innovation|Research

Splitting hairs – Trinity team applies science of biomechanics to understand our bad hair days

We all have a bad hair day from time to time, and split ends are a common problem. However, the science behind this kind of hair damage is poorly understood, which is why the Trinity team, led by Professor David Taylor, is investigating this knotty problem.

10 Jun 2024

Research|Science

Children, Adolescents and Climate Change: The case for urgent action

In a letter originally submitted to the UN Climate Change Secretariat, Trinity researchers argue for additional focus on the acute impact of climate change on children in low and middle-income countries.

10 Jun 2024

Environment

The Parthenon marbles evoke particularly fierce repatriation debates – an archaeologist explains why

The Parthenon marbles are probably the most renowned example of a country calling for heritage objects to be returned, writes Prof. Christine Morris, School of Histories and Humanities in The Conversation.

10 Jun 2024

Arts|Culture|Research|Society

The Yeats sisters and Irish design celebrated in exhibitions at home & abroad

The significant contribution of the Yeats sisters to Irish craft culture is being celebrated in a new exhibition in the Old Library.

7 Jun 2024

Arts|Culture|Research

A cracking discovery – eggshell waste can recover rare earth elements needed for green energy

This egg-cellent discovery has the potential to make a significant impact in the sustainable recovery of rare earth elements (REEs), which are in increasing demand for use in green energy technologies.

5 Jun 2024

Environment|Research|Science

Do exercise interventions work for people in homelessness and addiction?

Researchers say that people experiencing homelessness and addiction should not be excluded from lifestyle interventions as the benefits can be life-changing and wide reaching

5 Jun 2024

Health|Research|Society

Babies use ‘helpless’ infant period to learn powerful foundation models, just like ChatGPT

Babies’ brains are not as immature as previously thought, rather they are using the period of postnatal ‘helplessness’ to learn powerful foundation models similar to those underpinning generative Artificial Intelligence, according to a new study led by a researcher at the School of Psychology.

5 Jun 2024

Research|Science

Trinity places 87th in 2025 QS World University Rankings

This is the third year in a row that Trinity has placed in the Top 100 in the QS rankings, having been ranked 98th for 2023 and 81st for 2024.   

4 Jun 2024

Consumers struggle to identify ‘Greenwashing’ in advertisements

Consumers struggle to distinguish between genuine environmental claims made in advertisements and ‘greenwashed’ ones that mislead on how environmentally friendly a product or business is, according to new research from the School of Psychology and the ESRI.

4 Jun 2024

Research|Society

A wise and gentle spirit – Trinity pays tribute to Gerald Dawe

It is with deep sadness that the College community has learned of the death of distinguished poet, writer and colleague Professor Gerald Dawe.

30 May 2024

Arts|Culture|Research

What makes some plant groups so successful?

Irish researchers involved in cataloguing the world’s plant species are hunting for answers as to what makes some groups so successful.

29 May 2024

Environment|Research|Science

Tree of the month - Wollemi Pine

Wollemi Pine is one of three living groups of trees from the Araucariaceae, which is an ancient plant family from the Triassic period. It was first discovered about thirty years ago, and that discovery is said to be the equivalent of finding a small dinosaur still alive on earth.

28 May 2024

Environment|Sustainability

Trinity twelve secure funding for new healthcare, climate and tech research

The successful dozen will lead or co-lead a total of 11 STEM-related research projects via Science Foundation Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future programme, which is funded in collaboration with the Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

27 May 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Trinity spinout Altach secures €1.2 million investment to transform treatments for cartilage injuries

Founded in 2022 and originating from pioneering research at Trinity, Altach has developed a novel biomimetic scaffold made from Type II collagen.

23 May 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Extremely rare immune cells predict how well treatments work for recurrent hives

The School of Medicine study examines treatment for chronic spontaneous urticaria which has far reaching and profound impacts on people affected by the condition.

21 May 2024

Health|Research

New research unveils extreme complexity in formation of rare earth mineral vital for tech industry

In a ground-breaking study, researchers from Trinity have unveiled that myriad, intricate factors influence the genesis and chemistry of bastnäsite and rare earth carbonates, which are critically needed for today’s tech industry and its hardware outputs.

20 May 2024

Research|Science

Trinity’s Samuel Beckett Theatre celebrates 30 years

Trinity’s Samuel Beckett Theatre celebrate its 30th anniversary this week with a programme of events celebrating the unique nature of the theatre as a space where students learn, and then return as artists.

20 May 2024

Arts|Community|Culture|Research

Trinity scores 1st in Ireland in global FT executive education rankings

Trinity performed well globally across specific categories, including International Clients (7th), Faculty Diversity (12th), Overseas Programmes (14th), Partner Schools (16th), Future Use (20th), New Skills and Learning (24th), Aims Achieved (29th) and Growth (29th).

20 May 2024

Business

New national strategy progresses the fight against tuberculosis

The government recently launched the Striving to End Tuberculosis – A Strategy for Ireland 2024 – 2030. The strategy progresses the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and outlines the priorities, objectives, actions and enablers needed to end TB in Ireland.

16 May 2024

Health|Research|Society

Professor Dan Bradley elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Bradley, a geneticist whose pioneering work with ancient DNA has helped to bring stories of early human and animal evolution to life, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

16 May 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Researchers launch new app providing personalised driving feedback to promote electric vehicle adoption in Ireland

In a bid to revolutionise transportation habits and combat climate change, researchers from Trinity's School of Engineering have unveiled the TRACT EV app, designed to encourage the widespread adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) across Ireland.

14 May 2024

Environment|Research|Science

Government announces €104 million investment for science research

Trinity is a partner institution with three of the four research centres announced today by Science Foundation Ireland as recipients of the funding.

14 May 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Women’s narratives in Afghan war rugs focus of new exhibition

A collection of 21 Afghan war rugs are on display at Trinity’s School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies.

10 May 2024

Arts|Community|Research|Society

Scientists pinpoint new vaccine “booster” that promotes potent anti-tumour immunity

Scientists from Trinity have made an important breakthrough that offers promise for developing new immune therapies for cancer.

9 May 2024

Health|Research|Science

David Miliband delivers 2024 Henry Grattan lecture in London

Irish Ambassador Martin Fraser and Mrs Deirdre Fraser welcomed Trinity alumni and members of the London Irish community, as well as diplomats, politicians, and journalists, to the Embassy in London for the event.

9 May 2024

Arts|Society

The impact of escalating environmental and social challenges on our brains and the planet

A new research paper explores how the ‘brain economy’ can contribute to harmonise and improve the health of humans, animals, and the environment.

9 May 2024

Health|Research|Society

Ryanair and Trinity extend sustainable aviation research partnership

Ryanair, Europe’s no. 1 airline, announced today the extension to the end of the decade and made a further €2.5 m donation (€4 m total) to fund the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre.

9 May 2024

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Tailored vaccine could one day treat eczema in children

New research from a multi-disciplinary team at Trinity suggests a “tailored vaccine” might hold the key to treating bacteria-driven flares in children.

8 May 2024

Research|Science

Student encampment and blockade at Trinity to end

Update at 7pm, 8 May 2024 - Student encampment and blockade at Trinity to end.

8 May 2024

Community|Students

Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water launches as over 100 stakeholders come together to shape a more sustainable future

The new Co-Centre will deliver solutions to the most pressing challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity decline and water degradation across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

8 May 2024

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

It flickers, then it tips – study identifies early warning signals for the end of the African Humid Period

A newly published study shows that at the end of the African Humid Period (AHP) intense dry and wet events alternated – or “flickered” – regularly over a period of around 1,000 years before a dry climate prevailed around 6,000 years ago.

7 May 2024

Environment|Research|Science

It’s written in the stars - Trinity Assyriologist solves archaeological mystery from 700 BC

Ancient symbols on a 2,700-year-old temple, which have baffled experts for over a century, have been explained by Dr Martin Worthington from the School of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies.

3 May 2024

Culture|Research

Mental health needs of people affected by war and forced migration focus of conference

Experts in forced displacement, peace-building and development meet this week in Trinity to discuss the mental health needs of people affected by war and forced migration.

3 May 2024

Research|Society

More than half of older adults with intellectual disability take psychotropic medicines

The study - the first of its kind - highlights the need for comprehensive, regular reviews of medicine use to avoid inappropriate prescribing of multiple psychotropic medicines.

2 May 2024

Health|Research

Study challenges one-size-fits-all approach to vitamin D supplementation guidelines

A new study from the School of Medicine sheds light on the complexities of achieving optimal vitamin D status across diverse populations.

2 May 2024

Health|Research

Call for dedicated funding for culturally appropriate mental health supports for new mothers

Urgent supports for new mothers highlighted at conference to coincide with World Maternal Mental Health Day hosted by the Trinity Centre for Maternal Care Research (TCMCR) and the National Women's Council.

1 May 2024

Health|Research|Society

Significant mental health challenges experienced by Ireland's young LGBTQI+ population: report

Findings of a new study from the School of Nursing and Midwifery and published in association with Belong To show that mental health and wellbeing have declined amongst the LGBTQI+ population since 2016.

25 Apr 2024

Health|Research|Society

Five things our research uncovered when we recreated 16th century beer (and barrels)

Susan Flavin and Charlie Taverner, Dept of History write in The Conversation about their ERC-funded FoodCult project which is investigating the food and diet of early modern Ireland.

23 Apr 2024

Culture|Research|Science|Society

Trinity research on Valentia Slate results in its designation as a Heritage Stone

The natural stone, which only occurs in Co. Kerry and which has been used since at least 1816, has recently been awarded the Status of “International Union of Geological Sciences Heritage Stone”. The sustainable stone features on the Rubrics roofs in Trinity.

22 Apr 2024

Culture|Environment|Research

Trinity celebrates its new Scholars and Fellows

In total, there are 73 new Scholars this year, 43 new Fellows, three new Professorial Fellows and four Honorary Fellows across a range of disciplines.

22 Apr 2024

School of Physics celebrates 300-year anniversary as inspiring Ernest Walton exhibition opens

Memorabilia belonging to Walton, one of Ireland’s most influential scientists, is on display in a special exhibition in the Library as the School of Physics celebrates its tercentenary with a series of engaging events, many of which are open to the public.

18 Apr 2024

Research|Science

Trinity Olympians exhibition opens

The new exhibition celebrating Trinity students, staff and alumni who have taken part in the Olympic and Paralympic Games will run in the Exam Hall on April 18-19 from 10-4pm.

18 Apr 2024

Stellar surprise – astronomers uncover methane emission on a cold brown dwarf for the first time

Astronomers have pinpointed methane emission on a brown dwarf. Their discovery, which was a major surprise for such a cold, distant world, was made using the next-gen James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

17 Apr 2024

Research|Science

Colm O’Reardon delivers 2024 Henry Grattan Lecture

In his lecture, the Secretary General of the Department of Further and Higher Education focused on the transformative journey of Ireland's higher education landscape and the challenges facing the third level sector.

17 Apr 2024

Society

Research uncovers new reasons to target neutrophils for TB therapy

New research from Trinity team at St James's Hospital improves our understanding of how tuberculosis infection causes lung damage and how we might prevent this.

16 Apr 2024

Health|Research

All the buzz of Mini Med Day 2024

The inaugural ‘TAP Primary School Med Day’ allowed primary school children to interactively explore what a career in medicine might look like.

11 Apr 2024

Community|Health|Society

Patrick James Errington wins Pollard International Poetry Prize

Administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre at the School of English the prize is awarded to an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language

11 Apr 2024

Awards and Funding|Culture

Hiding in plain sight! AI helps uncover hidden voices of women in early modern Ireland

A ground-breaking research project will harness powerful new digital technologies to uncover women’s experiences of extreme trauma and civil war in early modern Ireland.

11 Apr 2024

Culture|Research

Trinity performs well in QS World University Subject Rankings 2024

Overall Trinity ranks for 40 subjects. Of these, 20 climbed the table, 3 dropped, 13 remained unchanged and 4 ranked for the first time.

10 Apr 2024

Awards and Funding|Students

New project aims to bring down the cost of offshore wind turbines

David Igoe, Assistant Professor in Trinity’s School of Engineering, will use a newly secured Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) grant of about €250,000 to support research into the effects of pile ageing for offshore wind foundation design.

10 Apr 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Sustainability

Computer scientists release new Pytch web-app to help students write their own programs

The new version of the free “Pytch” app is the fruit of a development process in which a community of young coders and educators around the world have worked to create and improve a fantastic resource for students and new programmers.

9 Apr 2024

Research|Science|Students

All female reboot of Raphael’s ‘School of Athens’ fresco

An art project depicting a full-scale re-enactment of Raphael’s School of Athens fresco with an all-women cast has been devised by the art collective Na Cailleacha and staged in collaboration with Trinity’s History of Art and Architecture Department in the Museum Building.

6 Apr 2024

Arts|Culture|Research|Society

Research offers insight into the future understanding of MS and its treatments

Trinity scientists have developed a novel test - using an existing diagnostic procedure as its basis - that has the potential to be applied in clinical trials that target the Epstein Barr Virus.

4 Apr 2024

Health|Research

Prof. Ann Carlos named as recipient of inaugural Alice Murray Award

Professor Ann Carlos, University of Colorado, has been announced as the recipient of the inaugural Alice Murray Award, which is administered by the Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH).

3 Apr 2024

I spy with my speedy eye – scientists discover speed of visual perception ranges widely in humans

The work suggests some people have an innate advantage in certain settings where response time is crucial, such as in ball sports, or in competitive gaming.

1 Apr 2024

Research|Science

Genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries

Researchers from Trinity have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these microbiomes reveal major changes in the oral microenvironment from the Bronze Age to today.

27 Mar 2024

Health|Research|Science

Trinity success in 2023 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships awards

Eight Trinity research proposals secured funding under the recently announced 2023 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships results.

25 Mar 2024

Awards and Funding|Research

ESB and Trinity’s ADAPT and CONNECT research centres to accelerate technology innovation in energy sector

The research involves two main projects with a goal of enabling large energy users to make better energy choices, helping the environment and supporting the Government's green agenda.

25 Mar 2024

Environment|Innovation|Research

What impact did the cessation of the universal BCG vaccination have on paediatric TB epidemiology in Ireland?

Findings emphasise the need for timely surveillance of paediatric TB cases to monitor for the emergence of increasing trends or emergent risk groups in the identified mainly unvaccinated population.

24 Mar 2024

Health|Research

New research shows promise for novel treatments for tuberculosis

Collaborative research from Trinity and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is recently published in the European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and marks World TB Day, today (24th March 2024).

23 Mar 2024

Health|Research

Eight compete in Trinity’s Three-Minute Thesis competition final

Eight speakers competed in the final event, which requires researchers to present their research, armed with just one slide, in a manner that makes sense to a non-specialist audience, and within a fixed time limit of three minutes.

22 Mar 2024

Research|Students

Books written and illustrated by schoolchildren go on exhibit in the Long Room

An exhibition of 52 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary school students was launched in the Long Room of Trinity’s Old Library on Tues, March 19th.

20 Mar 2024

Community|Culture

Scientists uncover new secrets to natural appetite control, offering promise in the battle against obesity

New research shows the diabetes drug Metformin and solid foods elevate a hunger-reducing factor (Lac-Phe) in the body, whereas sugary drinks have minimal effect.

20 Mar 2024

Health|Research|Science

Virtual meetings can boost well-being and performance, study finds

Dr Wladislaw Rivkin, an Associate Professor at Trinity Business School, led the research which entailed two comprehensive daily studies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns.

20 Mar 2024

Business|Research

Laidlaw Foundation to fund new research and innovation library at Trinity

The new research and innovation library will be Trinity’s first stand-alone digital library and is expected to open in 2027, focusing on embracing modern and collaborative working and studying approaches.  

19 Mar 2024

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Students

Learnovate secures €9.6m funding to support firms addressing skills gaps

The announcement of €9.6 million funding means the Centre can expand its research and innovation agenda into the future.

13 Mar 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Society

Trinity and Irish School of Ecumenics sign new Memorandum of Understanding

Trinity College Dublin and the Irish School of Ecumenics Trust have announced the signing of a revised Memorandum of Understanding.

13 Mar 2024

Research|Society

Professor Mary McCarron appointed to the Commission on Care for Older People

The Commission on Care for Older People will examine the health and social care services and supports for older people across the continuum of care, and make recommendations for their strategic developments.

11 Mar 2024

Community|Health|Society

Trinity attracts 26% of CAO applications in 2024

9,312 students picked Trinity College Dublin as their first university choice.

9 Mar 2024

Students

A quiet revolution: Trinity’s women employees over the years

On International Women’s Day 2024, Trinity is celebrating not only its graduates, but also the many wonderful women who have worked in administration, catering and a whole range of other functions without which the university could not operate.

8 Mar 2024

Community|Culture|Society

Mary Harney becomes first female president of Trinity’s Hist

Mary Harney, who served as the student debating society’s first ever female auditor as an economics student at Trinity in 1976-1977, succeeds Professor David McConnell who has been the Hist president since 2002.

8 Mar 2024

Community|Students

Inclusive minds: nurturing brain health for all

GBHI Atlantic Fellow Eléonore Bayen explores the complex relationship between disability, inclusion, and brain health, emphasizing the pivotal role of inclusive environments in promoting cognitive well-being and social equity, as exemplified by the MyBrainRobbie initiative.

Today, a team of scientists from Trinity College Dublin and investigators from FutureNeuro announced a major discovery that has profound importance for our understanding of brain fog and cognitive decline seen in some patients with Long COVID.

22 Feb 2024

Health|Research|Science

Alpaca wins Learnovate and Amazon Web Services accelerator programme

The EdTech Accelerator Programme for learning technology start-ups ran from December 5, 2023 to February 20, 2024 with ten companies involved.

21 Feb 2024

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

Secret, undeclared pesticide ingredients may pose a risk to people, pollinators and the environment

Scientists are calling for greater transparency in the full ingredient list of pesticides, arguing that farmers and consumers deserve to know exactly what is in them.

21 Feb 2024

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Researchers win €5.3 million Wellcome Trust award to tackle fatal bloodstream infections

This female-led project brings together experts from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, APC Microbiome Ireland, a world leading SFI Research Centre based at University College Cork (UCC), the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol.

20 Feb 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Weston Foundation Scholarship to fund MSc in Responsible Business & Sustainability

Applications have opened for the new Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation Scholarship, which aims to support young people from under-represented socio-economic backgrounds in taking on Trinity Business School’s newly launched MSc in Responsible Business & Sustainability.

19 Feb 2024

Awards and Funding|Business|Students

Online exhibition showcases forgotten contribution of crafts people to built heritage

A new digital exhibition from the CRAFTVALUE research project showcases the painstaking craft practices of the stonemasons, plasterers, joiners and carvers who constructed our beautiful 18th-century buildings.

16 Feb 2024

Culture|Research

Care leavers ten years on — first phase of landmark study commences

Minister Roderic O’Gorman met with the research team leading a major new study exploring the experiences of young adults who have left the Irish care system.

15 Feb 2024

Research|Society

Scientists develop colour-changing dyes that light up cellular activity

This work, which enables "time travel" within cells, may revolutionise bio-sensing and imaging approaches. The dyes promise to have multiple medical applications, as well as uses beyond chemistry and biology.

15 Feb 2024

Health|Innovation|Research|Science

New patient safety research network announced

A new patient safety research network led by Samuel Cromie, Assistant Professor, Psychology, has been announced by the Health Research Board and the Health Service Executive.

15 Feb 2024

Health|Research|Society

New era dawns for the retrofitted Rubrics

The beautiful red-brick building, built between 1699 and 1705, will now be home to new staff while they ‘find their feet’ in Dublin, as well as provide short-term accommodation for visiting scholars, student accommodation and a new reading room

15 Feb 2024

Community|Sustainability

Lecture series on the history and culture of Europe’s eastern regions

A free weekly public lecture series commencing this month aims to cast a spotlight on parts of our continent which are less familiar to Irish audiences.

14 Feb 2024

Culture|Research

Trinity researchers secure EPA funding to support sustainability and societal transformation projects

Four researchers from Trinity – Dr Patrick Morrissey, Dr Paul Liston, Professor Margaret Jackson and Professor Pete Akers – have won funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pursue new research projects.

14 Feb 2024

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Society|Sustainability

Westport food security project wins community climate action collaboration

A Westport climate action project that will cultivate mini-forests and edible landscapes to enhance food security has been announced as the national winner of a community climate justice project call out by Trinity College Dublin.

14 Feb 2024

Business|Community|Environment|Sustainability

Trinity welcomes Prof. John D. Kelleher as Chair of Computer Science and Director of ADAPT

The combined position will see Prof. Kelleher taking responsibility for further enhancing Trinity’s leadership in the fundamentally important ICT area of AI and providing long-term strategic leadership and vision for the ADAPT Centre to achieve and sustain research excellence.

14 Feb 2024

Research|Science

The Trinity MBA surges 21 places in the FT 2024 Global Ranking

Trinity Business School’s Full-Time MBA Programme has risen 21 places in this year’s Global MBA Ranking, published today by the Financial Times, placing 66th globally.

12 Feb 2024

Business

Referendums on family and care: No place like home?

This week Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute hosted a "Behind the Headlines" expert panel on the upcoming referendum proposals and the meanings of ‘home’ in contemporary Ireland.

12 Feb 2024

Culture|Research|Society

€4.88m SFI research award for leading cell therapy scientist

Professor Sakis Mantalaris, a leading figure in cell therapy research, has been awarded €4.88 million as part of the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland Research Professorship Programme.

7 Feb 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

“It might sound like science fiction fantasy, but AI urbanism is not far away”

An international group of researchers is warning against the creation of AI-led autonomous cities, outlining fears that diverse AIs may eventually perform social and managerial functions in an unsupervised manner without human input.

6 Feb 2024

Culture|Research|Society|Sustainability

New lab allows scientists to test impacts of climate change in precisely controlled infrastructure

Scientists in Ireland are now able to study the impacts of past, current and future climate change in precisely controlled climatic and atmospheric conditions.

6 Feb 2024

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Mindset change needed to fight biodiversity loss

If our loved ones were at risk of collapse, we’d do anything to help them recover. We need to do the same for the planet, writes Prof. Jane Stout in The Irish Times

6 Feb 2024

Community|Sustainability

Eight students graduate from Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities

The graduates - James Conlan, Jodie Daly, Oscar Daly, Conor Dunne, Liam Foley, Jack McFadden, Cliodhna O’Rourke and Diarmuid Owens - completed 18 modules over two years of full-time study.

1 Feb 2024

Community|Students

Instapoetry is successful and there’s nothing wrong with that

Instagram poetry should be taken more seriously by the establishment, writes Rafael Mendes Silva, PhD candidate at the School of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies in this piece for The Conversation.

1 Feb 2024

Culture|Research

Medieval chants bring 15th century St Brigid’s Day celebrations back to life

Sacred chants found in precious medieval manuscripts are shedding fresh light on the cult of St Brigid and how her feast day was celebrated in 15th century Ireland.

1 Feb 2024

Culture|Research

Ever wondered what could have been?

Researchers from Trinity hope to improve brain health for people of all ages after securing approximately €1.7 million in funding via the Science Foundation Ireland Infrastructure Programme. The money will buy a next-gen, powerful computer and associated equipment that will open doors to new research approaches.

17 Jan 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Scientists reverse amnesia caused by head injury in early model study

A model (mouse) study designed to shed light on memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes, suggests the condition could potentially be reversed.

16 Jan 2024

Health|Research|Science

The power and potential of forgiveness, right now

Professor Brian Lawlor of the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity writes how forgiveness is crucial in resolving human conflict and bringing relief to the forgiver and the forgiven.

15 Jan 2024

Health|Society

New €2.3 million project seeks to deliver next-gen, sustainable 6G networks

The collaborative ENERGISE project, led by researchers from CONNECT at Trinity College Dublin, and involving Intel and other key industry partners targets significant energy reduction in mobile networks.

15 Jan 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Sustainability

Abuse survivors’ experience of family law focus of new research

The research is being undertaken by the School of Social Work and Social Policy in conjunction with Women's Aid and University College Cork.

8 Jan 2024

Research|Society

Trinity hosts major world conference on school effectiveness

Trinity researchers win distinguished IRC Advanced Laureate Awards

Seven researchers across a range of disciplines at Trinity have been announced as successful applicants to the Irish Research Council (IRC) Advanced Laureate Awards (ALA) programme.

12 Dec 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science|Society

Even a brief experience of poverty is enough to harm a child's development

A one-off experience of poverty is enough to impact on a child’s development, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Dept of Sociology.

11 Dec 2023

Research|Society

Paul Murray appointed Trinity Long Room Hub 2024 Rooney Writer Fellow

The fellowship, beginning in January 2024, will see the author engage with the themes and community of TLRH and partner schools in the Arts and Humanities.

7 Dec 2023

Culture

Trinity Corporate Governance Lab launched

Tech integrity and the governance of frontier technology are among pressing issues in the corporate world to be investigated at a new governance research and innovation lab launched by Trinity Business School.

6 Dec 2023

Society

Mary McGee awarded the Praeses Elit prize

The 50th anniversary of the legalisation of contraception in Ireland was marked by a conference on the landmark McGee v Attorney General case hosted by the Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance.

4 Dec 2023

University alliance to foster impactful translational research

The Translational Medicine Alliance Ireland (TMAI) brings together the strengths of multiple institutions, creating a collaborative ecosystem to address the complex hurdles associated with translating scientific discoveries into practical healthcare applications and interventions.

3 Dec 2023

Health|Innovation|Research

Honorary degrees conferred at Trinity

Journalist Susan McKay, musician Fergus Sheil, Judge Mary Irvine and scientist Michael Coey received Trinity’s highest honour from Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.

1 Dec 2023

Awards and Funding|Community|Students

Long Room echoes with medieval chant to launch manuscript project

The Library of Trinity College Dublin celebrated the launch of the Manuscripts for Medieval Studies Project which is making precious medieval manuscripts freely available to the public for the first time.

1 Dec 2023

Arts|Culture|Research

Darndale urban forest collaboration led by Trinity and Dublin City Council

The Dublin suburb of Darndale has today become the location of a new innovative ‘urban forest’ as part of an EU funded city tree-planting initiative. It has joined Milan, Barcelona and the Romanian city of Brasov as one of four forests being planted in the ‘UForest’ project.

1 Dec 2023

Community|Environment

Why reading nursery rhymes and singing to babies may help them to learn language

New research shows that babies learn from rhythmic information – the changing emphasis of syllables in speech – which, unlike phonetic information, can be heard in the womb.

1 Dec 2023

Research|Science

Bees are still being harmed despite tightened pesticide regulations

A new study has confirmed that pesticides, commonly used in farmland, significantly harm bumblebees – Ireland’s most important wild pollinators. In a huge study spanning 106 sites across eight European countries, researchers have shown that despite tightened pesticide regulations, far more needs to be done.

29 Nov 2023

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity tree of the month - the Himalayan Dogwood

November’s tree of the month is the Cornus capitata, or Himalayan Dogwood located in the Provost’s garden. It is just over 11 m tall with a short trunk about one metre in girth. Currently the tree is estimated to store 333 kg of carbon.

29 Nov 2023

Environment|Sustainability

Trinity students and staff attend COP28

The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place for the next two weeks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This year, Trinity has gained observer status which means representatives access seminars, panels and networking opportunities, but not the negotiations.

29 Nov 2023

Environment|Society|Sustainability

The Health-Wealth Divide in Ireland: Leaving no one behind

Over 1,000 delegates including health professionals, researchers and policymakers, from across Ireland and Northern Ireland and beyond, will come together online today for the 2023 Joint North South Public Health Conference.

29 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Hidden reality of hygiene poverty in Ireland revealed

Hygiene poverty is a pervasive and hidden problem in Ireland and cuts across all income levels, according to new research from the School of Social Work and Social Policy.

29 Nov 2023

Research|Society

Research on ageing with an intellectual disability overwhelmingly positive but concerns also found

People ageing with an intellectual disability are in better health, living in their communities, with more opportunities, and having greater control in how they live their lives but women’s health, oral health and dementia findings are concerning

28 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Trinity to headquarter Climate+ Co-Centre

The new €41.3 million research centre will be the home of research, innovation, and policy development across the interlinked challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and water degradation on the islands of Ireland and Britain.

28 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Deoxygenation levels similar to today’s played key role in marine extinctions during major past climate change event

Newly published research serves as a further warning that present day marine ecosystem stability is likely more fragile than apparent. And marine deoxygenation is projected to significantly increase in response to global warming and increased nutrient run-off from continents.

27 Nov 2023

Research|Science

Trinity welcomes Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf

Mr Yousaf greeted the special Scottish gathering with a "Dia dhaoibh" and went on to talk about how vital the friendship was between Scotland and Ireland, noting that 23,000 Irish citizens live in Scotland.

27 Nov 2023

Community|Environment|Society

What were they thinking? The logic of the cuneiform script, our earliest writing system

The mysterious logic of the world’s first writing systems will be explored by ancient language expert Dr Martin Worthington at a free public talk this week organised by Trinity Centre of the Book.

27 Nov 2023

Arts

Booker prize 2023: shortlisted novels are a ‘golden age’ of Irish writing

Booker short list authors Paul Murray and Paul Lynch are part of a “golden age” of Irish writing, writes Orlaith Darling, School of English, for The Conversation.

24 Nov 2023

Arts|Culture|Research

New work by a team led by Dr Tomás Ryan shows that learning occurs through the continuous formation of new connectivity patterns between specific "engram" cells in different regions of the brain.

21 Nov 2023

Research|Science

Seven Trinity researchers and staff receive IRC Research Ally awards

Irish Research Council honours supervisors, mentors, and research and technical support officers for their valuable contributions to research.

21 Nov 2023

Professor Anne-Marie Healy wins SFI Mentorship Award

The award recognises Professor Healy’s commitment to over thirty years mentoring both students and graduate researchers working in the fields of formulation science and drug delivery.

21 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Professor Anna Davies wins Irish Research Council Impact Award

Anna, Professor of Geography, Environment and Society at Trinity, has won the 2023 Irish Research Council Impact Award for her longstanding commitment to world-class research that focuses on facilitating action for a more sustainable society.

21 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Sustainability

College Awareness Week Celebrates 10 years with the TY Challenge Finals in Cork!

To celebrate 10 years of College Awareness Week, MTU Cork hosted the launch to coincide with the TY Challenge finals.

20 Nov 2023

Community|Students

Giving voice to children in refuge from domestic violence

Trinity study which represents the first time that research has been conducted in Ireland with children in refuge, will be launched by Ombudsman for Children, Niall Muldoon

20 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Trinity hosts LERU Rectors’ Assembly

LERU is an association of research-intensive universities with common viewpoints on higher education and research.

20 Nov 2023

Trinity launches Civic Engagement Action Plan

What is a civically-engaged university? Trinity now has a plan that sets out its goals.

20 Nov 2023

Community|Research|Society

Building national capacity for open research

Three Trinity projects have received funding under the National Open Research Forum (NORF) as part of a drive to build national capacity and infrastructure for open research.

20 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science|Society

Dr Nollaig Bourke wins Wellcome Career Development Award

The prestigious award valued at €2 million is the 6th Wellcome Career Development Award in Ireland and Northern Ireland and the second awarded to a Trinity researcher

20 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Fewer staff, students are walking and cycling, survey finds

The numbers walking fell to 20% from a high of 28% in 2018, while the cycling rate was sharply down (-59%) from 2011.

20 Nov 2023

Community|Environment|Students

Plants might be able to absorb more CO2 from human activities than previously expected

This research paints an uncharacteristically upbeat picture for the planet, but despite the headline finding, the environmental scientists behind the work say it does not mean the world’s governments can take their foot off the brake in their obligations to reduce carbon emissions as fast as possible.

17 Nov 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity wins European Social Services Award for child-centred research

Judges noted that “internationally, relatively few examples of research exist that represent the authentic voice of the child in the child protection system”.

17 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Community|Research

Trinity celebrates sport scholars for the 2023/24 season

This year’s awardees, comprising 36 Trinity Sport scholars and 28 club academy scholars will represent Trinity this season across seventeen sports including rugby, basketball, GAA, soccer, rowing, and cricket.

15 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Community|Students

Trinity invites submissions on legacy issues and renaming of the library

"It is important for us to listen to as many voices as possible, as we embark on a further evidence-based review of legacy issues. This website offers us an important mechanism to do that.”

15 Nov 2023

Community|Research|Society|Students

World COPD day: research, advances and collaboration

Today, November 15th, is World COPD Day. Professor Suzanne Cloonan writes about the disease, its incidence in Ireland, current research and the establishment of an international research network which was founded to expand our understanding of COPD.

15 Nov 2023

Health|Research

Accounting for nature a priority for Ireland’s prosperity – new report

The team behind a pioneering project for nature, INCASE, has issued a series of recommendations to value, restore and protect Ireland’s resources through applying a natural capital accounting framework as a national priority.

15 Nov 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Celebrating Student Life: TAP marks 30th birthday with contemporary art exhibition

As well as an online auction, the 'Essence of Student Life' exhibition will run daily from November 14th to 17th in the Exam Hall in Trinity College with artist walkthrough sessions and other activities happening daily.

14 Nov 2023

Arts|Community|Culture

Opinion: Supreme Court’s interpretation of Judicial Appointments Bill matters greatly

Prof Oran Doyle, School of Law, provides an explainer on the upcoming Supreme Court hearing of legal argument about the constitutionality of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill. This was first published in the Irish Independent.

13 Nov 2023

Research|Society

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill under the spotlight this week

The Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance (TriCON) is hosting a conference this week on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill.

13 Nov 2023

Research|Society

Storm Debi Update: Trinity reopens

The university has reopened as of 11 am, Monday 13 November.

12 Nov 2023

Community

Storm Debi Update

The university will be closed until the red warning expires which is currently at 8.00am, Monday 13 November.

12 Nov 2023

Community|Students

New research offers hope for reduced muscle wastage for cancer patients

Researchers from Trinity, in collaboration with Artelo Biosciences, have made a breakthrough in cancer cachexia. Their work shows the drug ART27.13 protects against the muscle degeneration associated with colon and lung cancers (cachexia) and believe it may also positively impact life expectancy.

10 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Science

“Monstrous” Women in history, politics, & law

Renowned historian Professor Joanna Bourke will deliver the 8th annual Edmund Burke Lecture on Thursday, November 16th.

9 Nov 2023

Culture|Research|Society

Autism brain states hold the key to unlocking childhood memories

Neuroscientists have discovered a fascinating connection between the retention of early life memories and brain developmental trajectories associated with autism. Their research reveals that “infantile amnesia” – the forgetting of memories formed during early infancy – is both reversible and preventable.

9 Nov 2023

Research|Science

Trinity Innovation Awards celebrate academics’ contribution to research and innovation

Dr Bruce Murphy, a prolific innovator and translational researcher working in medical device design, received the headline Provost’s Innovation Award at the annual event that brings Trinity’s stellar innovation and enterprise community together.

8 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

People experiencing homelessness impeded from full access to health services

Call for national strategy to guide integrated, coordinated health services for people experiencing homelessness as research finds high degree of fragmentation in mainstream health services impeding full access to healthcare.

8 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Competition inspires students to focus on proficiency in specialised care of older patients

Teams of under-graduate medical students from the medical schools in Ireland will compete for the Dr Jack Flanagan Medal in Gerontology.

Health|Research|Society

Foghlaim gan teorainneacha – ceiliúradh ag Coláiste na Tríonóide ar 20 bliain den oideachas ionchuimsitheach

Tagann an tAire Simon Harris le chéile le mic léinn na linne seo agus na mblianta a caitheadh chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar a bhfuil bainte amach ag Lárionad Choláiste na Tríonóide do Dhaoine faoi Mhíchumas Intleachta

27 Oct 2023

Learning without limits – Trinity celebrates 20 years of inclusive education

Minister Simon Harris joined students, past and present, at the ‘Learning Without Limits’ conference. Together they celebrated the achievements of the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities, which has hit a 20-year milestone of inclusive education.

27 Oct 2023

Community|Society|Students

Michael Magee awarded 2023 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

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

24 Oct 2023

Arts|Awards and Funding|Culture

ET phone Dublin? Astrophysicists scan the Galaxy for signs of life

The astrophysicists, from Trinity and the Breakthrough Listen team and Onsala Space Observatory in Sweden, are scanning the Universe for “technosignatures” emanating from distant planets that would provide support for the existence of intelligent, alien life.

24 Oct 2023

Research|Science

The Hist wins Guinness World Record for longest debate marathon

The student debate went on for 27 hours, 58 minutes, with eight speakers addressing 26 motions run back to back, all under careful supervision of Guinness World Records.

23 Oct 2023

Students

Taoiseach speaks at Hist debate

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar gave a keynote speech on the importance of student debate.

20 Oct 2023

Trinity honours ten high-achieving graduates at 2023 Alumni Awards

The acclaimed author Anne Enright joined nine other high achievers from a wide variety of fields who were celebrated at the 2023 Trinity College Dublin Alumni Awards.

20 Oct 2023

Awards and Funding|Community|Society

Call out for community climate action projects to join forces with Trinity researchers

Interested in taking action on the climate crisis but don’t know how to make it happen? Researchers from Trinity College Dublin are looking to collaborate with communities on a locally-led 18-month project focusing on climate action.

19 Oct 2023

Community|Society|Students|Sustainability

New project chases net-zero renewable energy systems for the Atlantic Area

Researchers from Trinity are leading a €3.2 million project (HY4RES) that will see them develop hybrid renewable energy systems for the green transition of the Atlantic area of Europe.

19 Oct 2023

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trees of the month – Santry Sports Grounds

We are doing something slightly different in honour of Climate and Biodiversity Action week by featuring not just one tree, but an entire woodland area filled with native and naturalised trees at Trinity’s Santry Sports Grounds. Here you will find Oak, Horse Chesnut and Pine trees along with more exotic species such as Sweet Chesnut, Ginkgo and Redwoods.

18 Oct 2023

Environment|Sustainability

People with ID often diagnosed late when cancer is well advanced

Many people with intellectual disability are diagnosed with cancer when it has already spread (metastasized) and the odds of survival are lower, writes Martin McMahon for The Conversation

18 Oct 2023

Health|Research

Mental health of staff working in nursing homes declined further despite COVID-19 pandemic restrictions easing

Follow-on findings from an initial study showed that nursing home staff working after Ireland’s pandemic restrictions had been lifted reported substantially higher levels of post-traumatic stress, moral injury, low mood and suicidal thinking than during the pandemic.

16 Oct 2023

Health|Research|Science

New research sheds fresh light on mystery of infant consciousness

There is evidence that some form of conscious experience is present by birth, and perhaps even in late pregnancy, an international team of researchers including Trinity neuroscientists has found.

12 Oct 2023

Science|Society

Adapt and Meta address safe and responsible use of AI in European healthcare

The announcement extends an existing collaboration between the two in response to the European Commission’s (EC) recent legislative proposal to establish a European health data space. The new initiative aims to address value chain challenges in health data sharing.

12 Oct 2023

Health|Research

School of Psychology launches new micro-credential course

The course in Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies was created in partnership with the International Federation of the Red Cross' Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support.

10 Oct 2023

Students

A happy day as Printing House Square gets official launch

"The students bring this place to life and are the heart and soul of it, " said Provost Dr Linda Doyle.

9 Oct 2023

Community|Health|Society|Students

Lived experiences of poverty in Dublin mapped out in walk-and-talk study

Stigma of place is a core feature of extreme poverty in Ireland, according to new research published by the School of Social Work and Social Policy.

6 Oct 2023

Arts|Community|Research|Society

Key insights in precision diabetes medicine delivered in new report

Diabetes is a significant global health concern but there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to treatment. A new report published in Nature Medicine suggests the adoption of precision medicine in diabetes prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

5 Oct 2023

Health|Research

Matheson backs EU law initiatives at Trinity Law School

The collaboration will support the appointment of a new Assistant Professor in EU Law, award a PhD scholarship in EU law, and create a new Trinity Matheson EU seminar series.

5 Oct 2023

Awards and Funding|Research

Trinity researchers receive €1.3 m from HRB for postdoctoral research fellowships

Dr Cilian Ó’Maoldomhnaigh and Dr Robert Briggs have been awarded Clinician Scientist Fellowships from the Health Research Board (HRB) as part of a €6.4 million investment to support the career development of outstanding researchers in health and social care.

4 Oct 2023

Awards and Funding|Health

Five Fellows to develop Trinity’s programme of Education for Sustainable Development

Trinity has announced a new strategic initiative to embed Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) throughout the curriculum. Five members of academic staff from across all three faculties have been seconded to work with Trinity’s Centre for Academic Practice (Trinity Teaching & Learning) and Trinity Sustainability.

2 Oct 2023

Environment|Research|Sustainability

Drunk? Adventures in 16th-Century Brewing – food historian debunks myth that pre-industrial beer was weaker

A new documentary following food historian Dr Susan Flavin as she recreated a beer last brewed in Dublin Castle 450 years ago was premiered at the closing evening of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival.

30 Sep 2023

Arts|Research|Science

Scannán nua ina mbréagnaítear an miotas go raibh an bheoir a bhí ann sa tréimhse réamhthionsclaíoch níos laige

Bhíodh lucht oibre in Éirinn sa 16ú haois ag ól beoir a bhí an- chosúil leis an mbeoir atá againn sa lá atá inniu ann, a raibh ABV 5% ann agus suas le 270 calraí in aghaidh an phionta.

29 Sep 2023

Culture|Research|Science

Bí i d’abhatár, bain triail as bheith i do scríobhaí meánaoiseach agus cláraigh do dhianchampa luibheolaíochta ag Féile START

Is cuid d’Oíche Thaighdeoirí na hEorpa í Féile START (Start Talking About Research Today), imeacht poiblí ar fud na hEorpa, ina dtaispeántar an éagsúlacht taighde agus an tionchar a bhíonn aige ar shaol laethúil saoránach ar bhealaí spraíúla spreagúla. I mbliana beidh imeachtaí á reáchtáil in 26 tír ar fud na hEorpa.

29 Sep 2023

Arts|Innovation|Research|Science|Society

Provost expresses significant concern regarding forthcoming budget

College community urged to contact public representatives.

28 Sep 2023

Translating Sebastian Barry – author and translators celebrate European Day of Languages

Bestselling Irish author Sebastian Barry was joined this week by three of his translators at an event in Trinity College Dublin to mark European Day of Languages [Tues, Sept 26th].

27 Sep 2023

Arts|Culture|Research

High-end geospatial technology company ai mapit spins out of Trinity

ai mapit, a spinout company from the SFI ADAPT Centre at Trinity, has launched into the global geographic information systems (GIS) market with a revolutionary geotagging solution that promises to enhance productivity, reduce operational costs and carbon footprint by minimising the number of site visits.

26 Sep 2023

Business|Environment|Innovation|Research

Scientists unearth potential new target for treating debilitating skin disease

A team, led by scientists from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI), has unearthed the possible target for treating the debilitating skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which is a painful, chronic, inflammatory skin condition that can last decades.

26 Sep 2023

Health|Research|Science

Bound to please: Exhibition of fore-edge paintings and bindings go on display in Long Room

Intricate scenes painted on book edges depicting landscapes, flowers and buildings are the subject of a new exhibition in the Library of Trinity College Dublin.

25 Sep 2023

Embody your own avatar, channel your inner medieval scribe, and sign up for botany bootcamp at the START Festival

From medieval scribes to virtual avatars and 16th century brewing to contemporary birth stories, the rich and varied world of academic research will be celebrated at the START Festival at Trinity College Dublin on Friday 29th September.

25 Sep 2023

Trinity scientists secure prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowships

Ecologist Dr Richard Nair and immunologist Dr Craig McEntee have secured the awards, funded in Ireland by Science Foundation Ireland, are given to outstanding scientists in the early stages of their research careers who have the potential to become leaders in their field.

22 Sep 2023

Awards and Funding|Environment|Health|Research|Science

New Trinity Board meets

Trinity’s new Board met on campus yesterday for the first time.

21 Sep 2023

New strategic plan for School of Nursing and Midwifery

The strategy, ‘Transforming healthcare and creating a better future for all’ outlines an exciting new chapter for the school with a renewed focus on research, education and societal engagement for the next 7 years.

21 Sep 2023

Health|Research

History of the dead body in Ireland explored at conference

The history of the dead body in modern Ireland will be explored at an inter-disciplinary conference hosted by Trinity's Department of History in partnership with Dublin Cemeteries Trust.

20 Sep 2023

Arts|Culture|Research|Science

New festival celebrates cutting-edge research & creativity at heart of Trinity’s Arts and Humanities

A new festival celebrating cutting-edge research and creativity at the heart of Trinity Arts and Humanities will take place from Monday September 25th to Friday 29th.

20 Sep 2023

Arts|Culture|Research

Largest paediatric trial investigates treatments for severe atopic dermatitis

Findings from a Trinity College/King’s College London clinical trial has recommended methotrexate for children with severe atopic dermatitis, a condition that affects 1 in 5 children in Ireland.

19 Sep 2023

Health|Research

Range of pesticides, including neonicotinoids, found in pollen of different bee species

New research paints a worrying picture for the different species of bees that provide multi-million-euro pollination services in Ireland each year.

19 Sep 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Irish secondary schools among the most socio-economically equal for reading literacy

Irish secondary schools are among the most socially integrated in Europe when it comes to reading literacy, according to a new cross-country comparative study led by a Trinity sociologist.

19 Sep 2023

Research|Society

Culture Night 2023

See the range of events taking place in Trinity College Dublin for Culture Night this Friday 22nd September

18 Sep 2023

Arts|Community|Culture

AI-driven integrity platform to address ethics and compliance issues in global corporations

A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin has secured €365,000 in funding to develop an AI-driven platform to address failings in ethics and compliance. IntegrityIQ will be a spin-out of Trinity Business School and is supported by The Learnovate Centre.

18 Sep 2023

Business|Research

The Hist declared world's oldest student society

The 253-year-old debating society has been recognised by Guinness World Records.

18 Sep 2023

Community|Students

Trinity’s rising researchers receive IRC funding for pioneering projects

Funding for 49 Trinity researchers and their projects has been announced as part of the €24.6m in funding under the Irish Research Council’s (IRC) flagship Government of Ireland programmes.

13 Sep 2023

Awards and Funding|Research

Palliative care study finds patients and caregivers feel obliged to give and receive support

Study finds relationships between informal caregiver and patient can impact on possibility for open conversations on decision-making.

11 Sep 2023

Health|Research

Researchers join National Challenge Fund to help Ireland prepare for green transition and digital transformation

Six researchers from Trinity – who make up four teams – are among those taking part in the latest round of the National Challenge Fund. While pursuing different projects, they share the goal of helping Ireland prepare for its green transition and digital transformation.

11 Sep 2023

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Sustainability

Deputy Róisín Shortall awarded Trinity’s Edward Kennedy Health Policy Award

Deputy Shortall’s award presentation took place at the inaugural Edward Kennedy Annual Guest Lecture with Professor Greg Marchildon, University of Toronto.

8 Sep 2023

Health|Research|Society

Student start-up Hebe Adventures wins LaunchBox contest

This year, ten teams collectively representing seven Trinity schools were selected to partake in the LaunchBox programme, which is the oldest of its kind in Ireland, and which is currently seeking a new sponsor.

7 Sep 2023

Awards and Funding|Business|Innovation|Students

Launch of new All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History and Policy

A new research centre devoted to the study of economic history located in Trinity College Dublin and Queen’s University Belfast was launched today by Provost Dr Linda Doyle.

Scoping review from Trinity College Dublin highlights the poor health of Travellers and the health disparity between Travellers and the general population in Ireland

29 Aug 2023

Health|Research

Ukrainian exhibition launches at Pearse Station

Inner Light, an exhibition documenting the stories of Ukrainian women living in Ireland, has opened in Pearse Station.

24 Aug 2023

Community|Society

Trinity welcomes Executive Director of UN World Food Programme

Researchers from the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies welcomed the new Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Cindy McCain, to Trinity.

24 Aug 2023

Health|Society

Clinicians publish first guidelines for treating patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia

A collaborative group led by Trinity researchers has published the first guidelines for treating patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) – a high-mortality condition that describes people admitted to ICU.

21 Aug 2023

Health|Research

Neuroscientists successfully test theory that forgetting is actually a form of learning

The team designed tests to explore the idea that “forgetting” might not be a bad thing, and that it may represent a form of learning – and outline results that support their core idea.

17 Aug 2023

Health|Research|Science

Trinity-IBM team simulates super diffusion on a quantum computer

Trinity’s quantum physicists in collaboration with IBM Dublin have successfully simulated super diffusion in a system of interacting quantum particles on a quantum computer.

17 Aug 2023

Innovation|Research|Science

Can a special immune protein in the body be harnessed to stop ovarian cancer?

A major new study, published in Nature, has discovered the anti-tumour activities of the immune protein interferon epsilon, which in pre-clinical models blocks the metastasis of ovarian cancer cells by instructing immune cells to kill the cancer cells.

16 Aug 2023

Health|Research|Science

Student accommodation: Without decent housing it’s hard to get a decent education

The issues students face in securing accommodation are closely linked to the broader housing crisis, writes Dr Sarah Hamill

15 Aug 2023

Society|Students

Trinity research looks to Latin America for clues on healthy ageing

Researchers study the factors influencing healthy brain ageing in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries and find the lessons learned there, can also be applied to home.

10 Aug 2023

Health|Research

New prostate cancer biomarkers provide hope to millions of men

Trinity researchers - as part of an international team of scientists - have identified three new biomarkers for prostate cancer to help identify and differentiate potentially aggressive cases of the disease.

10 Aug 2023

Health|Research

How secondary cities can compete with superstar cities

Local universities, global connectivity and entrepreneurship can help secondary cities combat the geographic polarisation of innovation in superstar cities, according to new research conducted in Trinity Business School and Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

3 Aug 2023

Business|Community|Research

Professor Rose Anne Kenny appointed first ever female Regius Professor of Physic (1637) at Trinity

An event to mark Professor Kenny’s appointment also celebrated the School of Medicine’s female ‘full professors’

31 Jul 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Eoin McNamee takes up inaugural Charlotte Maxeke-Mary Robinson Chair

As holder of the inaugural Maxeke-Robinson Chair, Professor McNamee will give a keynote lecture entitled ‘Sequins, Pearls and Amobarbital: the Border in Ireland as Unconcluded Space’, at the CHR’s celebrated international Winter School in August 2023.

31 Jul 2023

Arts|Research

Academy of the Near Future and Cellnex Foundation partner to upskill students on smart technologies and digital connectivity

The partnership, which will run for three years, will develop young people’s understanding of smart technologies and digital connectivity in primary schools across Dublin and nationwide.

27 Jul 2023

Awards and Funding|Society|Students

“Live” human brain biosamples to revolutionise translational neuroscience research

Researchers from Trinity are collaborating with those from the University of Oxford on a new project that will provide access to high quality, “live” human brain biosamples. They believe this approach has the potential to revolutionise research for the benefit of patients.

26 Jul 2023

Health|Research|Science

New study identifies association between lower levels of vitamin d and inflammation in older adults

Ageing experts at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick have shown associations of vitamin D status with C-reactive protein (CRP, a measure of inflammation) in older adults.

21 Jul 2023

Health|Research|Science

Professor Jane Ohlmeyer elected Fellow of the British Academy

Professor Ohlmeyer, from Trinity’s School of Histories and Humanities, has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy, which today welcomed a new group of leading international humanities and social sciences researchers to its Fellowship for 2023.

21 Jul 2023

Awards and Funding|Culture

Shark shock – scientists discover filter-feeding basking sharks are warm-bodied like great whites

Approximately 99.9% of fish and shark species are “cold-blooded”, meaning their body tissues generally match the temperature of the water they swim in – but researchers have just discovered the mighty basking shark is a one-in-a-thousand exception.

20 Jul 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity team installs world's first user adjustable pole-piece electron microscope lens at Sandia National Laboratories

A team of researchers from the Ultramicroscopy Research Group at Trinity has recently completed the installation of a world-first UAP transmission electron microscope lens.

19 Jul 2023

Innovation|Research|Science

Hubs offering electric cars, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes to test potential of shared e-mobility to decarbonise transport

Researchers from Trinity, together with collaborators from the Atlantic Technological University (ATU), ESB and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, will lead a €1.35 million shared electric mobility project.

19 Jul 2023

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research

Dr Tamara Boto wins Wellcome Career Development Award 2023

Assistant Professor in Physiology, Trinity College Institute for Neuroscience, Dr Tamara Boto studies how features of importance, or salience, are processed in the brain, and how they affect memories, in health and disease.

19 Jul 2023

Awards and Funding|Research

Prof Christine Casey wins prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

Professor Casey, School of Histories and Humanities, has won a European Research Council Advanced grant valued at €2.5 million to explore collective achievement in classical architecture of Ireland & Britain.

13 Jul 2023

Arts|Awards and Funding|Culture|Research

Understanding the challenges of participation in nursing home research: New Trinity study

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have this week launched a survey to find out why gathering this data for nursing home research is proving difficult.

11 Jul 2023

Community|Health|Research

Fresh insights into how glucose drives tuberculosis vaccine responses offer hope for improved efficacy

BCG is a live bacterial vaccine, of limited effectiveness for tuberculosis, but it's the only one we've got. However, scientists in the TB Immunology group at Trinity College Dublin and St. James's Hospital have provided fresh insights into the behaviour of a crucial cell in vaccine mechanisms, which may offer a fresh target for scientists seeking to improve vaccine efficacy.

6 Jul 2023

Health|Research|Science

The weeds shall inherit the Earth

Human land use is now comparable to climate in driving global patterns of plant occurrence, with new research showing that species are not affected equally; slow-growing plants like trees are less able to cope with more intensive human land use than disturbance-tolerant species like grasses.

4 Jul 2023

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Scientists discover how anti-viral cytokines can blunt the immune response to tuberculosis

A new study, published in the journal Cellular Immunology, is closing the research gap on the actions of an important protein of the immune system; type 1 interferon, whose actions remain poorly understood.

3 Jul 2023

Health|Research

The tide of medicinal plants and natural products is rising: conference hears

Trinity hosts the 71st GA2023 conference to explore the opportunities of unlocking nature’s pharmacy

3 Jul 2023

Environment|Health|Innovation|Research|Sustainability

No Mow May gives life to rare orchid

A rare orchid has appeared on Trinity's campus as an unexpected outcome of its decision to allow wildflowers bloom in the month of May. Trinity stopped mowing several formal lawns across campus for the month of May as part of the international No Mow May initiative. This allowed wildflowers like clovers and daisies to bloom and provided food for pollinating insects, which are currently in decline.

3 Jul 2023

Environment|Sustainability

A new bacterial blueprint to aid in the war on antibiotic resistance

A team of scientists from around the globe, including those from Trinity, has gained high-res structural insights into a key bacterial enzyme, which may help chemists design new drugs to inhibit it and thus suppress disease-causing bacteria.

1 Jul 2023

Health|Research|Science

“The start of something big” – first compelling evidence of low-frequency gravitational waves in the cosmos

Scientists from Trinity are part of the European Pulsar Timing Array, which joins teams worldwide in today announcing evidence for gravitational wave signals of cosmological origin. They believe these ripples in space-time, predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity, are produced by pairs of supermassive black holes.

29 Jun 2023

Research|Science

Trinity placed 81st in world in QS University Rankings

Trinity’s Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: "We need proper sustained long-term investment in people and infrastructure to ensure the conditions exist for our students and staff to excel. Investment such as this in higher education benefits our students, our society, and Ireland’s standing in the world.”

27 Jun 2023

Awards and Funding|Community|Research

JFK Moonshot: Patrick Collison in fireside chat at Trinity

To mark the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland, Trinity hosted this year’s JFK Moonshot in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the Kennedy Summer School.

27 Jun 2023

Generative AI models are encoding biases and negative stereotypes in their users

Mass fabrication has the potential to influence human belief as the models that drive it become increasingly common, populating the World Wide Web, new findings conclude.

23 Jun 2023

Innovation|Research|Society

Reframing active travel planning is key to creating more cycling and walking-friendly towns and cities

Researchers from the Centre for Transport Research analysed a sample of 150 public consultation submissions opposing redistributive active travel measures put forward as part of an ‘Active School Travel’ scheme in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

21 Jun 2023

Environment|Research

Unlocking the Fagel Collection – Trinity's Old Library celebrates its Dutch treasures

The achievements of the Unlocking the Fagel Collection Project will be celebrated today with the opening of an exhibition by Ambassador of the Netherlands to Ireland, Adriaan Palm, and a conference in the Trinity Long Room Hub.

21 Jun 2023

Culture|Research

Trinity gives voice to MND for global awareness day

A special knowledge-exchange event hosted by the research team in the Academic Unit of Neurology in collaboration with the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association is taking place to mark the day.

21 Jun 2023

Health|Research

Cryo conservation – a cool solution to saving species from extinction

In the face of the biodiversity crisis, and alarming data showing a 69% decline in global animal populations since 1970, researchers are banking on a cool solution to help save species from extinction.

20 Jun 2023

Environment|Research|Science

New anti-coagulants discovered in Trinity may help treat sepsis and COVID-19

Scientists have just discovered that the drug dimethylfumarate can block blood clotting during infection. Their work offers hope that it could be used to treat a number of conditions, such a life-threatening disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC), which can occur in serious infections with bacteria that lead to sepsis or in response to viral infections such as COVID-19.

19 Jun 2023

Health|Research|Science

BioNTech founders among recipients of Trinity honorary degrees

Philanthropist Dr Beate Schuler and scientist Joan Steitz - known for her pioneering work on RNA (ribonucleic acid) - also received Trinity’s highest honour from Trinity’s Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.

16 Jun 2023

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Science

Orla Sheils becomes Doctor in Science, joins WHO Scientific Council

Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: "These honours are richly deserved. In her busy role as Vice-Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Trinity, Orla Sheils is a pivotal force in the University, while her research has enhanced Trinity's reputation as an international leader in cancer research.

16 Jun 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

First digital directory of Irish publishers launched on Bloomsday 2023

The first digital directory of Irish publishers has been launched on Bloomsday, to celebrate a brave publisher who took a risk on a dangerous book.

16 Jun 2023

Community|Culture

Trinity join HSE to mark global day for elder abuse awareness

The School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Health Service Executive held a conference today, highlighting the need to support the human rights of older people to live safely within their communities or care facilities.

15 Jun 2023

Health|Research|Society

National economies recover faster when countries are powered by renewable energy

Researchers from Trinity looked for patterns in data from 133 systemic economic crises that affected 98 countries over a 40-year span en route to their main finding, which has profound implications for global energy policy.

14 Jun 2023

Business|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Walking the talk for dementia

The innovative, adventurous and immersive Camino experience involved people working, researching and living with dementia.

14 Jun 2023

Health|Research|Society

Trinity Researchers among 47 teams awarded National Challenge funding

Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, has today (12 June) welcomed 47 new teams to compete in the €65 million fund to work on solutions to major environmental and societal issues.

12 Jun 2023

Awards and Funding|Research

Five Trinity researchers receive Fulbright awards for 2023/24

The Fulbright bilateral exchange programme is known for selecting outstanding candidates from Ireland to study and work with US institutions across all disciplines ranging from health, science, technology and business to the arts and culture.

9 Jun 2023

Awards and Funding|Research

30th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality marked by School of English

The one-day conference will feature writers, activists, legal experts and cultural and literary scholars.

7 Jun 2023

Community|Culture|Research|Society

Trinity renovation project to create innovation hub in Silicon Docks

Portal is financed through a combination of government support, philanthropy and university investment. The hub in a former warehouse will link industry with Trinity's pioneering research.

7 Jun 2023

Business|Environment|Innovation|Research

New technique to help the brain ‘unlearn’ phantom perceptions to be discussed at tinnitus conference

Hosted by the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, the conference will also feature a public event aimed at people living with tinnitus.

6 Jun 2023

Health|Research|Science|Society

New report shows the impact of arts, creative and cultural activities on the lives of older people

New research from TILDA and the Creative Ireland programme confirms that participating in arts, creative and cultural activities is associated with higher quality of life and lower levels of depression, stress, worry and loneliness.

1 Jun 2023

Health|Research|Society

Outstanding contributions to research honoured in Research Excellence Awards

The recipients of Trinity’s 2023 Research Excellence Awards were honoured at a ceremony hosted by the Dean of Research this week.

1 Jun 2023

Awards and Funding|Research

Seolann Patrick O’Donovan, Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta, líonra nua NEARTÚ i gcomhar le ABAIR

D’fhógair Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta, Patrick O’Donovan, líonra nua – NEARTÚ – ina dtugtar le chéile grúpaí pobail ar spéis leo teicneolaíochtaí inrochtaineachta don Ghaeilge.

1 Jun 2023

Culture|Research|Society

Get on board to read Ulysses in 80 days

The online club, the brainchild of Prof. Cliona O'Farrelly, runs from June 1 to August 19, dividing James Joyce's epic novel into 80 daily chunks of 6 to 8 pages.

31 May 2023

Arts|Community|Culture

Trinity researchers recognised in latest SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme Awards

Twelve Trinity projects have received funding this week from Science Foundation Ireland across a range of research disciplines.

31 May 2023

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

Geneticists discover hidden “whole genome duplication” that may explain why some species survived mass extinctions

Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has significant implications for the way we understand evolution.

31 May 2023

Research|Science

New HRB awards for School of Medicine researchers to address health challenges

The Definitive Intervention and Feasibility Awards (DIFA) 2023 have been announced today for four clinical researchers to investigate significant challenges in patient care and treatment.

31 May 2023

Awards and Funding|Health

Michelle Olmstead appointed as new Chief Innovation and Enterprise Officer

Trinity College Dublin has appointed Michelle Olmstead as its Chief Innovation and Enterprise Officer.

31 May 2023

Innovation|Research|Sustainability

New study finds homebirths overwhelmingly more positive experience for women

Continuity of care, bodily integrity and informed consent were reasons cited for more positive homebirth experience, according to a study conducted by researchers from the School of Social Work & Social Policy and the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

30 May 2023

Health|Research|Society

Royal Irish Academy elects 28 new members

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) celebrated Admittance Day on 26th May when 24 of 28 newly elected Members were officially admitted to the Academy for their exceptional contributions to the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as to public service.

29 May 2023

John Major delivers 2023 Henry Grattan lecture

The former British prime minister sat down with Rory Carroll, Trinity alumnus and Ireland correspondent for The Guardian, to further discuss the peace process and the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement.

25 May 2023

Community|Society

New paediatric dental database removes access barriers to information

This new interactive dashboard – allowing open access exploration of oral health-related data from multiple national children cohort surveys - has been developed by researchers at the Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin.

23 May 2023

Health|Research

Cerebral Palsy Foundation launches plan to revolutionise CP care in Ireland

An estimated 3,000 children and young people and 9,500 adults are living with CP in Ireland. Backed by $12.5 million in philanthropic funding, this five-year programme will change the trajectory of their lives.

22 May 2023

Health|Innovation|Research

People fear AI tech, but not enough to avoid autonomous cars

A significant percentage of people fear AI tech, but not enough to avoid using autonomous cars when they become available. That is according to new research that goes against the “Frankenstein complex”, where humans are predicted to be hostile to robots and AI because they are afraid of them.

22 May 2023

Research|Science|Sustainability

Senoptica, innovative foodtech startup that combats food waste, closes funding round

Senoptica Technologies, a deep-tech packaging sensor technology company that spun out from Trinity College Dublin, announced today a first close of €550,000 on its €1.5m bridge funding round.

18 May 2023

Innovation|Sustainability

First radio signal reveals supernova origin

Astronomers from around the globe, including those from Trinity, today reveal the origin of a thermonuclear supernova explosion through the first ever detection of radio waves from an exploding white dwarf star.

17 May 2023

Research|Science

Trinity signs new five-year Memorandum of Understanding with Al Quds University

A renewed five-year Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Trinity College Dublin’s School of Religion, Theology & Peace Studies and Al Quds University Human Rights Clinic at an event in Al Quds University Human Rights Clinic, Jerusalem Old City last week.

16 May 2023

Research|Society

Lifelong learning for climate justice focus of new €2.4m Trinity-led research project

The establishment of a national network to connect stakeholders in Ireland working on climate justice will be explored at a public consultation in Trinity Long Room Hub this week.

16 May 2023

Environment|Research|Society|Sustainability

Multi-million investment will foster outstanding cancer care in Ireland

Irish Cancer Society partners with the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute to fund new programmes integrating scientific discovery with patient care to pioneer novel ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer.

16 May 2023

Health|Innovation|Research|Society

Positive attitudes towards LGBTQ+ young people in paediatric ED settings but knowledge gaps exist

Trinity researchers and colleagues in Children’s Health Ireland and University College Dublin found that healthcare professionals held positive attitudes towards LGBTQ+ young people but were less confident in their knowledge of specific health issues.

11 May 2023

Health|Research|Society

Trinity economist traces historic roots of economic nationalism

New research by Trinity economist Dr Marvin Suesse explores the deep history underpinning the revival of economic nationalist policies and explains their appeal and inherent conflicts.

11 May 2023

Research|Society

Trinity hosts Knowledge Transfer Impact and Valorisation conference

The IKTA conference brings together the Knowledge Transfer community from Research Performing Organisations across Ireland with their key stakeholders.

11 May 2023

Business|Innovation|Research

Dr Pablo Gracia secures ERC Consolidator Grant

Dr Pablo Gracia, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, has secured a prestigious European Research Council Consolidator Grant to explore links between digital use and social inequalities in adolescents’ well-being.

10 May 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Society

Trinity Quantum Alliance established to create vibrant quantum ecosystem in Ireland

Today saw the launch of the Trinity Quantum Alliance, a collaboration that brings together experts from research and industry, and which includes a new customised space in Trinity East for innovative projects in quantum science and technology, simulation, education and computation.

5 May 2023

Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity’s child health research excellence captured in new report

The report which outlines the extensive and life-changing range of child health research taking place across multiple disciplines in Trinity College was launched as part of an exploration event to look towards Trinity’s Vision for Child Health 2040.

4 May 2023

Health|Research

Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason delivers Henry Grattan Lecture

The School of Social Sciences and Philosophy lecture series has been running since 2013, featuring speakers including former Taoiseach Mr John Bruton, former President of Ireland Mary McAleese and Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank.

3 May 2023

Society

Victoria Adukwei Bulley wins Pollard International Poetry Prize

Administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre in the School of English the prize is awarded to an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language.

3 May 2023

Awards and Funding|Culture

Tackling the problem of safe participation in women’s rugby union

Trinity researchers highlight the complexity of tackle skill learning and tackle injury mitigation in women’s rugby union by uncovering how rugby culture and interactions with teammates, coaches, clubs and wider society shape player behaviours and experiences.

2 May 2023

Health|Research

‘Through the Eyes of the Child’ – children’s experiences of Tusla services documented

Trinity College Dublin and Tusla – Child and Family Agency announce the launch of a research report entitled, ‘Through the Eyes of the Child: A Study of Tusla Child Protection and Welfare Intervention’.

26 Apr 2023

Research|Society

Trinity College Dublin to dename the Berkeley Library

The name has been judged inconsistent with the University’s core values. Trinity is to dename the Berkeley Library while adopting a retain-and-explain approach to a stained-glass window commemorating George Berkeley.

26 Apr 2023

Community|Culture|Society

mRNA vaccine pioneer Dr Katalin Karikó receives 2023 Dawson prize in Genetics

Dr Katalin Karikó, whose work was central to the development of the mRNA based COVID-19 vaccines used all over the world, received the 2023 Dawson prize in Genetics in Trinity.

25 Apr 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Trinity celebrates new Scholars and Fellows

In total, 62 new Scholars, 37 new Fellows, seven new Professorial Fellows and two Honorary Fellows were announced across a range of disciplines.

24 Apr 2023

Awards and Funding|Students

Medical device and digital health startups pitch for their places on Medtech Innovator’s Showcase and Accelerator programme

The programme supports the development of the most promising innovations in the field. Partners, Trinity College Dublin and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, play host to the event.

24 Apr 2023

Awards and Funding|Business|Health|Innovation

360-million-year-old Irish fossil provides oldest evidence of plant self-defence in wood

An international team of scientists, co-led by Dr Carla J. Harper, Assistant Professor in Botany in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity, has discovered the oldest evidence of plant self-defence in wood in a 360-million-year-old fossil from south-eastern Ireland.

21 Apr 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Political bravery required to reconcile cybersecurity and rights to privacy

An overhaul of our approach to making technology law is required to achieve cybersecurity while safeguarding privacy and data protection, according to Dr Maria Grazia Porcedda, School of Law, in a new publication launched this week.

20 Apr 2023

Research|Society

Machines – not humans – to drive future wireless demands, expert predicts

Professor Holger Claussen shares his assessment of the future of wireless networks as he becomes Joint Professor of Wireless Communications at UCC, Trinity, and Tyndall in an Irish first.

20 Apr 2023

Research|Science

Scientists develop novel gene therapy for glaucoma

The scientists announce a significant development towards a new therapeutic treatment of glaucoma, with approximately 80 million people globally affected by the condition.

19 Apr 2023

Health|Research|Science

The heavy toll of the Troubles on brain health in Northern Ireland

Professor Brian Lawlor writes on the toll of the Troubles, reflected by the high numbers of people that developed anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder and one of the highest uses of antidepressants in Europe.

19 Apr 2023

Health|Research|Society

Get it over and done with! The secret to managing tasks we don’t like

New research from Trinity Business School and colleagues in Germany suggests that working on the tasks you really dislike and getting them over and done with is the best way to manage your workload.

17 Apr 2023

Business|Research|Society

New Dean elected at Trinity Business School

Laurent Muzellec steps into the role after many years at the Business School. He has made a significant contribution to the development of the school, setting up the Centre for Digital Business and Analytics, and establishing the Masters in Digital Marketing Strategy.

13 Apr 2023

Business|Research

400 years after publication, Ireland’s only copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio goes on display

Trinity’s copy of the first edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays is the centrepiece of a new exhibition in the Library of Trinity College Dublin entitled “Shakespeare the Irishman” marking 400 years since the Bard’s complete works were first published.

13 Apr 2023

Culture|Research

A cellular identity discovery with the potential to impact cancer treatments

A team of scientists led by those in Trinity has discovered new mechanisms involved in establishing cellular identity, a process that ensures the billions of different cells in our bodies do the correct job.

7 Apr 2023

Health|Research|Science

Trinity honorary degrees mark Good Friday Agreement anniversary

Senior political adviser Martin Mansergh, former Downing Street Chief of Staff Jonathan Powell, activist Monica McWilliams, and American foreign policy strategist Nancy Soderberg received Trinity’s highest honour from Trinity’s Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre

6 Apr 2023

Awards and Funding|Community|Society

Pesticides detected in pollen and nectar may pose a long-term hazard for pollinators

Pesticides have been detected in flowers not targeted with the chemicals that could be an additional, underestimated threat to pollinators according to new findings by Trinity and DCU, published in the Science of the Total Environment.

6 Apr 2023

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Translation of Trinity research leads to FDA approval of Rett syndrome treatment

Dr Daniela Tropea’s story is an exciting example of success in translational research where findings in basic science translate into clinical applications, providing hope for patients and their families.

6 Apr 2023

Health|Research

How commercial actors influence and impact health and society

Trinity’s Dr Mélissa Mialon is co-author on two publications within the new Lancet Series that explores how companies shape our physical and social environments and highlights the need for clear frameworks to examine and differentiate among commercial entities, to understand how they help or hinder public health.

6 Apr 2023

Health|Research|Society

Rare 14-ft smalltooth sand tiger shark washes up on Wexford shore

A huge 14ft smalltooth sand tiger shark washed up at Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, this weekend. Scientists believe it to be the first official record of the species being found in Ireland’s waters.

4 Apr 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Books written and illustrated by Dublin schoolchildren join Book of Kells Exhibition

An exhibition of 61 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary school students was unveiled in the Long Room. The exhibition marks the culmination of the Trinity Access Programmes' Bookmarks initiative.

30 Mar 2023

Arts|Community|Society

Jane Ohlmeyer wins prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grant

Professor Ohlmeyer's €2.5 million VOICES project will recover the lived experiences of women in early modern Ireland

30 Mar 2023

Awards and Funding|Culture|Research|Society

Researchers tackle parasitic worms that infect millions worldwide

A new study published in the journal Immunity, by researchers at Trinity College and the University of Manchester has cast new light on how our immune system deals with parasitic worm infection.

29 Mar 2023

Health|Research|Society

Jo-Hanna Ivers to advise Citizen’s Assembly on Drugs Use

Jo-Hanna Ivers, Associate Professor in Addiction and Associate Dean of Civic Engagement & Social Innovation at Trinity College has been appointed a member of the Advisory Support Group to the Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use.

28 Mar 2023

Health|Society

Prison oversight project wins ERC Proof of Concept grant

Dr Rogan, School of Law, has won a highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept grant to continue her work on human rights and prison oversight.

27 Mar 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Society

New nurse-driven Irish TB smartphone study published on World TB Day

The study from the HIHI Trinity Hub at St James’s Hospital shows remarkable health system savings, increases treatment access and supports self-management in the community.

24 Mar 2023

Health|Innovation|Research

Speeding up labour: what do women think?

Researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery say that clinical guidelines and hospital policies for speeding up labour must change to be informed by research that includes women’s views and experiences, Their research is published in the journal ‘Midwifery’.

22 Mar 2023

Health|Research

Dr Susan Murphy wins highly prestigious ERC Starting Grant award

The funding of €1.5 million will help Trinity team transform the field of international development governance theory and practice.

21 Mar 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Attitudes to conscientious objection in abortion services investigated by Trinity researchers

The survey forms part of Trinity’s CORALE Study, which brings together researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the School of Law and the School of School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies.

21 Mar 2023

Health|Research|Society

Green Week kicks off with launch and new sustainability awards

The launch of Trinity’s 21st annual Green Week: ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’ took place Monday morning with a 21st birthday theme at Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace. We heard from Former President and Adjunct Professor of Climate Justice Mary Robinson, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Caroline Conroy, Provost Linda Doyle, Vice President for Biodiversity and Climate Action Jane Stout and Students’ Union Environmental Officer Erin O’Dowd.

21 Mar 2023

Sustainability

Indigenous Ashaninka DNA helps geneticists write new chapters of pre-colonial history in South America

Geneticists have written new chapters in the reconstruction of pre-colonial Americas history after using DNA from the indigenous Ashaninka people from Amazonian Peru.

16 Mar 2023

Research|Science

Rock stars solve long-standing diamond conundrum

Three researchers from Queensland University of Technology and Trinity College Dublin have solved a long-held geological conundrum about how diamonds formed in the deep roots of the earth’s ancient continents.

The funding will enable Trinity to transform, digitise and safeguard its herbarium by providing physical infrastructure and enable the digitisation of 400,000 specimens, some of which are centuries old – making them easily accessible to the international research community as well as the public.

8 Mar 2023

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science

Creativity and brain science collide at Creative Brain Week 2023

The exciting week-long event puts Ireland on the world stage, hosting global experts to discuss creativity's impact on our health and well-being through the themes of conflict, joy and imagination.

6 Mar 2023

Three Trinity graduates feature in An Post stamps celebrating outstanding women

The stamps mark the outstanding contribution of Women in Public Life and feature Mary Robinson, Susan Denham, Jennie Wyse Power and Thekla Beere.

6 Mar 2023

Culture|Society

Deep roots of rebellion tracked from the Great Irish Famine to the Irish Revolutionary period

Irish rebels who revolted against British rule were more likely to come from families and locations most affected by the Great Irish Famine, according to new research from economic historians.

2 Mar 2023

Culture|Research|Society

Bees’ pesticide risk is species and landscape-dependent

In a new study, ecologists have shown that bees' pesticide exposure depends upon their interaction with the environment, meaning different species face different risks in any given environment.

2 Mar 2023

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

677 students receive Trinity Entrance Exhibition Awards

The students come from 460 different schools and from 31 counties on the island of Ireland as well as 31 countries overseas.

2 Mar 2023

Awards and Funding|Students

Scientists synthesise cerium mineral which holds promise for biomedical research

Trinity geoscientists have developed a cheap and environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of the rare earth mineral which holds promise for the treatment of diseases associated with inflammation, including cancer.

1 Mar 2023

Environment|Health|Research|Science

Study explores conversion therapy practices in Ireland

Research findings from the School of Nursing and Midwifery indicate that conversion therapy practices take place in Ireland

24 Feb 2023

Health|Research|Society

Trinity to return human remains to Inishbofin

Trinity Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: “I am sorry for the upset that was caused by our retaining of these remains and I thank the Inishbofin community for their advocacy and engagement with us on this issue. We will now work with the community to ensure that the remains are returned in a respectful manner and in accordance with the community’s wishes."

22 Feb 2023

Community|Research|Society

Is Irish sign languages legislation fit for purpose?

A conference this week will bring together policy makers, academics, community leaders and civil servants to evaluate if legislation recognising sign languages is fit for purpose.

22 Feb 2023

Innovation|Research|Society

Trinity takes key steps to improve funding for PhD researchers

The Board of Trinity has approved a proposal to consolidate the University’s three internal postgraduate research schemes and increase their associated stipends to €25,000.

22 Feb 2023

Awards and Funding|Students

Shortlist for the Pollard Poetry Prize announced

Administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre in the School of English, the annual prize is awarded for an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language.

22 Feb 2023

Awards and Funding|Culture

School of Engineering has six projects shortlisted for national climate challenge fund

The six teams were short-listed among a group of 26 teams for their exciting proposals to create real-world solutions to support Ireland’s drive towards climate neutrality by 2050.

16 Feb 2023

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science

Financial strain and material deprivation linked to child behavioural difficulties

More nuanced measures of economic hardship required to help address cost-of-living crisis and its effects on children

16 Feb 2023

Research|Society

New study highlights how little we know about the vitamin D status of ethnic minorities in Ireland

The study provides the most up to date findings on vitamin D intake and factors affecting vitamin D status of adults in Ireland, and has been published in the British Journal of Nutrition.

15 Feb 2023

Health|Research

Orla Hardiman wins eminent HRB Impact Award 2023

The award recognises how Professor Hardiman's exceptional contribution to research has informed policy and practice in a way that positively impacts both the care and well-being of patients living with neurodegenerative conditions and their families.

10 Feb 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Majority of tourism visits have no identifiable impact on environment

New research from the School of Natural Sciences suggests the “Conservation versus tourism” narrative is false.

7 Feb 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity lead network of ‘the best minds in Ireland' studying oesophageal cancer

Researchers from the School of Medicine are leading the first all-Ireland Cancer Research Network (AllCaN) which has launched to coincide with World Cancer Day 2023.

7 Feb 2023

Health|Research

95% of internationally trained doctors did not receive inter-cultural supports

A lack of inter-cultural supports for internationally trained doctors coming to work in Irish hospitals is putting further pressure on our already fragile health care system, according to new research from Trinity Business School.

2 Feb 2023

Health|Society

Trinity named 16th most international university in the world

Trinity College Dublin is the 16th most international university in the world in 2023, based on staff, students, research collaboration and international reputation, according to a new list from Times Higher Education (THE).

2 Feb 2023

Innovation|Research|Students

Google and Apple dominate as a 'duopoly' with their health app stores

Google and Apple are walking a tightrope between enforcement and oversight as distributors and developers for health apps, according to researchers in a new scientific article published in the prestigious journal NPJ Digital Medicine.

2 Feb 2023

Health|Research

Public lecture series on history and culture of Ukraine

As we approach the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia (Feb 24th) Trinity is launching a free public lecture series which aims to give an overview of Ukraine's complex history and rich cultural heritage.

2 Feb 2023

Culture|Research|Society

First sculptures of women installed in Trinity's Old Library

The new sculptures, the first to be commissioned in more than a century, will be displayed among the 40 marble sculptures that line Trinity’s historic Long Room, which were hitherto all of men.

1 Feb 2023

Culture|Society

Professor Cliona O’Farrelly named 2022 AAAS Fellow

Cliona has been honoured for her outstanding achievements as a researcher in the field of comparative immunology.

31 Jan 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Trinity researchers secure prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant awards

Drs Sarah Doyle and Marius de Leeuw have been successful in the latest round of results, which have been released today. They will explore how we can harness our immune system to fight blindness and seek models that could help us understand and explore uncharted sub-fields of physics.

31 Jan 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Novel gene therapy shows promise for treating multiple eye diseases

The gene therapeutic approach, which shows promise for treating age related macular degeneration (AMD), may also be effective in treating other eye conditions such as glaucoma. It provided benefit in three additional models of mitochondrial dysfunction, including cells taken from patients living with an optic neuropathy.

30 Jan 2023

Health|Research|Science

How the EU got Brexit done: in conversation with Stefaan De Rynck

Trinity Long Room Hub will host a panel discussion with Stefaan De Rynck, Senior Advisor to the EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier.

26 Jan 2023

Research|Society

Brigit of Ireland: Saint or Goddess? Celebrating Ireland's complex icon

A study day to consider how best to celebrate the complex figure of Brigit will be hosted this weekend by Trinity's Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies in collaboration with Woman Spirit Ireland.

26 Jan 2023

Arts|Culture|Research|Society

Size matters! Flock numbers and new faces are important in boosting flamingo populations

Flocking flamingos in groups of 50 or more and introducing new faces to a population may hold the keys to encouraging successful reproduction, according to a study published this month in Zoo Biology, which was led by Trinity zoologists.

26 Jan 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity duo win ERC Proof of Concept grants

Drs Sarah McCormack and David Finlay have won highly competitive Proof of Concept grants and will now use the funds to take their ground-breaking research ideas towards exciting, impactful innovations.

24 Jan 2023

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

Discovery offers significant hope for improved vaccines

Scientists have discovered there is a “Goldilocks” effect in identifying the size of a “vaccine adjuvant” that can trigger strong immune responses and, as an example, have shown that a safe, biodegradable adjuvant can boost the action of cancer-killing cells – if the particles are the correct size.

20 Jan 2023

Health|Research|Science

Research indicates wider benefit to AstraZeneca vaccine

Data suggests that the vaccine may boost immune responses to bacterial infections and therefore protect the recipient from more than COVID-19.

18 Jan 2023

Health|Research

Separation leads to significant gender differences in parent-child time

After parental split up mother-child time doubles, two-parent time declines threefold, and father-child time remains low, according to new research from sociologists in Trinity and UNED Madrid, Spain.

17 Jan 2023

Research|Society

Bees exposed to EU’s most common weedkiller via wildflower nectar

Bees may be at risk from exposure to glyphosate – an active ingredient in some of the EU’s most commonly used weedkillers – via contaminated wildflower nectar, according to new research from Trinity and DCU scientists.

17 Jan 2023

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Predisposition to accidental awareness under anaesthesia identified

New markers in brain structures and function which could help identify people who require a higher than average dose of anaesthetic have been identified by researchers in the School of Psychology.

12 Jan 2023

Health|Research

What's behind the rise in caesarean births for first-time mums in Ireland?

A new study from the School of Nursing and Midwifery has found that factors influencing a clinician’s decision to perform a caesarean-section on a first-time mother, are complex and multifactorial.

11 Jan 2023

Health|Research

Voting behaviour and exposure to Russian Twitter campaigns during 2016 US election

Voting behaviour in the 2016 US presidential election was not affected by foreign disinformation campaigns on Twitter according to a new study conducted by an international team of researchers.

9 Jan 2023

Research|Society

What is hope and why do we need it?

Professor Brian Lawlor (Global Brain Health Institute) discusses why hope is not a given, and why we have to work at it, and connect outside of ourselves.

2 Jan 2023

Health|Research

Research Highlights 2022

Over the past 12 months Trinity’s researchers have made some incredible contributions to their fields and to society. In this reflective piece, we highlight 12 pieces of work/impacts that made waves and sparked discussion in 2022.

30 Dec 2022

Research

The Old Library in 2022: A year of great change

The monumental task of decanting the Library collections - involving a team of more than 75 staff and assistants - began last Spring, with a staggering 3.5 kilometres of books removed.

27 Dec 2022

Culture|Sustainability

Accessible digital skills education programme for adults with intellectual disability continues to grow

Researchers from Trinity, who are spearheading an accessible digital skills education programme that will support better health and social inclusion outcomes for adults with intellectual disabilities, have international plans for 2023 – with a roadshow in the UK an early highlight.

26 Dec 2022

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Society

Finding festive treats in the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland

The Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland is an online treasure trove of historical records where we can learn a lot about Christmas of the past, explains Ciarán Wallace, in this article that was first published by RTE History.

26 Dec 2022

Culture|Innovation|Research

Cuala Press Christmas cards visualised the ideals of the Irish Revivalist movement

A Gaelicised Virgin Mary ironing beside a red-headed baby Jesus and a bedraggled Father Time on Dublin’s quays are among some of the striking images featured in Christmas and New Year greeting cards produced by Cuala Press.

22 Dec 2022

Culture|Research

Innovative teaching techniques to increase intake of student nurses

The School of Nursing and Midwifery is rising to the challenge of increasing its student intake under limited capacity with innovative teaching techniques, to replace some hospital clinical internship hours.

21 Dec 2022

Health|Students

Christmas greetings - Trinity holiday closure arrangements

For full details about Trinity's opening and closing arrangements over the holiday period

21 Dec 2022

Humans continue to evolve with the emergence of new genes

Modern humans evolutionarily split from our chimpanzee ancestors nearly 7 million years ago, yet we are continuing to evolve – with new analyses conducted by scientists from Trinity highlighting that two new human-specific “microgenes” have arisen from scratch.

20 Dec 2022

Research|Science

Immune surprise: unexpected function for recently evolved alarm molecule in driving inflammation

Scientists from Trinity have made an important breakthrough in understanding how inflammation is regulated. They have just discovered that a key immune alarm protein previously believed to calm down the immune response actually does the opposite.

16 Dec 2022

Health|Research|Science

Voices of young children ‘starkly absent’ from Ireland’s family law system

The new report is the first study to present qualitative evidence on how contact arrangements for children of separated and divorced parents are currently being managed in Irish family law cases.

13 Dec 2022

Research|Society

Establishing the National Irish COVID-19 Biobank (NICB) as an important piece of biobanking infrastructure

The launch of the operational phase of the National Irish Covid-19 Biobank (NICB) marks an important advance in national research structures that ensures Ireland retains a competitive research presence in international pandemic response and is part of future preparedness.

12 Dec 2022

Health|Research

TCAID celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities

The celebration with Provost Linda Doyle at the weekend highlighted the abilities of people with an intellectual disability and the value and benefits of inclusion – in particular, in the workplace.

9 Dec 2022

Health|Research|Society

Trinity joins worldwide Nature Positive Universities Alliance committed to reversing biodiversity decline

Through the Alliance, 111 Universities, including Trinity, have taken an official pledge and begun assessing their environmental impact, in order to make tailored actions to improve their ecological footprint on our planet.

8 Dec 2022

Environment|Research|Society

Professor Luke O’Neill appointed to ERC Scientific Council

Composed of 22 distinguished researchers representing the European scientific community, the Council is the independent governing body of the European Research Council (ERC). Its main role is setting the ERC strategy and selecting the peer review evaluators.

8 Dec 2022

Research|Science

Ancient amphibians had their bones cooked

Scientists have solved a decades-long mystery as to why ancient tetrapods – amphibian-like creatures that lived over 300 million years ago – preserved in one of Ireland’s most important fossil sites seemingly had their bones cooked after they died.

7 Dec 2022

Environment|Research|Science

Five students receive first Three Ireland Connect to STEM scholarships for women

Administered by the Faculty of STEM and Trinity Access and worth €20,000 each over a four-year undergraduate degree programme, the scholarship scheme to benefit 25 students in total aims to attract women from Ireland to study STEM subjects at Trinity.

6 Dec 2022

Awards and Funding|Community|Innovation|Students

Genetic causes of bone tumours discovered in 1,000-year-old Irish skeletons

Two men buried long ago in a medieval graveyard in Co. Donegal had a genetic condition called Multiple Osteochondromas, which causes benign bone tumours. One of the disease mutations is a new discovery, so this is the first time such information has been unlocked from ancient genomic data.

5 Dec 2022

Health|Research|Science

Trinity spinouts celebrate Knowledge Transfer Ireland Awards success

Trinity spinouts SilverCloud Health and ProVerum Medical secured the Commercialisation Impact and People’s Choice awards respectively when the annual Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) Impact Awards ceremony took place this week.

2 Dec 2022

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

Four exceptional individuals receive honorary degrees at Trinity

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre CEO Noeline Blackwell, artist Dorothy Cross, theologian David Ford and the former editor-in-chief of the Guardian newspaper Alan Rusbridger were conferred today with honorary degrees of the University of Dublin at Trinity College Dublin.

2 Dec 2022

Awards and Funding|Culture|Society|Students

Scientists homing in on why COVID-19 affects people so differently

Researchers from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, St. James’s Hospital Dublin and Trinity are getting closer to understanding what makes some people so vulnerable to COVID-19-induced illness, which in turn may guide the development of new therapeutic strategies.

1 Dec 2022

Health|Research|Science

Using technology to transform how we identify neurodegenerative disease

In a new study published in Translational Psychiatry, researchers at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) and the School of Psychology at Trinity College describe how technology can help detect early signs of cognitive decline in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

30 Nov 2022

Health|Research|Science

New badger research has implications for managing bovine TB

Badgers living with helminth parasite infections are more likely to have tuberculosis (TB), according to new research, which may influence policymakers trying to manage TB infection within cattle and wildlife populations

29 Nov 2022

Environment|Research|Science

New early detection programme offers new insights for frailty detection

A newly-launched research programme - FRAILMatics - is discovering new objective signals of frailty that could translate into the next generation of transdisciplinary diagnostics for ageing adults.

29 Nov 2022

Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Why silly distractions at work can actually be good for you

Positive interventions that distract us from difficult tasks help you deal with unloved tasks and negative emails reduce, according to new research.

28 Nov 2022

Business|Research

Authentic voice of Oliver Cromwell revealed in new publication

The collected letters, writings, and speeches of Oliver Cromwell will allow us to move beyond the caricature of one of the most controversial figures in Irish, Scottish and English history, according Prof Micheál Ó Siochrú.

28 Nov 2022

Culture|Research

Trinity College Dublin Launches Legacies Review Working Group

Submissions have been invited from the public on the name of the Berkeley Library and future of Inishbofin human remains stored in Trinity.

25 Nov 2022

Community|Students

Trinity trio win Royal Society University Research Fellowships

Three researchers – Drs Lara McManus, Mark Mitchison and Matthew Walters – have won highly competitive Royal Society University Research Fellowships that will help them build their research careers at Trinity.

25 Nov 2022

Awards and Funding|Research

School of Medicine celebrates six HRB Knowledge Transfer Awards

The School scooped six awards across a range of disciplines in the latest round of funding from the Health Research Board (HRB).

24 Nov 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Trinity Sport Scholars celebrated at Dining Hall Ceremony

Linda Doyle, Provost, Trinity College Dublin said: “It is impressive to see how the students balance their commitment to sport with their commitment to their studies"

22 Nov 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Students

The changing social worlds of Ireland's 9-year-olds

A Growing Up In Ireland study looks at how the lives of nine-year-olds have changed over a decade in terms of their relationships with family and friends, their pastimes and their school experiences.

22 Nov 2022

Research|Society

Three Trinity researchers win prestigious European Research Council Starting Grants

Dr Kenneth Silver, Dr Colm Delaney and Dr Elaine Corbett were among just seven researchers in Ireland to receive the coveted awards worth up to €5 million from the ERC.

22 Nov 2022

Awards and Funding|Business|Research|Science

Orla Hardiman named 2022 SFI Researcher of the Year

Trinity researchers won three of nine awards at the 2022 SFI Summit event to celebrate the best of Irish research.

22 Nov 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland team awarded prestigious Ellis Prize

The Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland) has awarded the prestigious Ellis Prize to the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland. Considered the ‘Oscar’ for the recordkeeping sector, the award has been given for only the tenth time in 50 years.

21 Nov 2022

Arts|Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Poetry of Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin celebrated to mark poet’s 80th birthday

Literary experts and leading Irish poets will gather in Trinity College Dublin this weekend for an event to mark the 80th birthday of the celebrated poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin later this month.

17 Nov 2022

Arts|Research

Experiences of methadone service users explored in human rights-based study

The study - published in the International Journal of Drug Policy - found that people who want or need to recover often end up feeling more marginalised because of their experiences of methadone services.

17 Nov 2022

Health|Research

New project will equip police with advanced technologies to combat disinformation linked to crime

VIGILANT is a €4 million Horizon Europe project aimed at curbing the spread of disinformation and combating its negative effects such as promoting hate speech, human trafficking, and bogus medical cures.

16 Nov 2022

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

Eight Trinity researchers among the most cited in the world

Eight researchers affiliated with Trinity feature on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2022 list from Clarivate, which identifies researchers who have demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.

15 Nov 2022

Research

New study explores IL-25 as potential target for inflammatory disease

A new study, published recently in the journal Antibody Therapeutics, describes the discovery of a novel antibody which may have therapeutic potential by blocking the progression of inflammation caused by the cytokine interleukin-25 (IL-25).

15 Nov 2022

Health|Innovation|Research

15 ways to reforest the planet: international scientists call for decade of global action

Scientists are calling for a “decade of global action” to reforest the planet following the publication of new research involving botanists from Trinity. The landmark issue of the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions reveals the latest scientific advances in forest restoration with the aim of benefiting people as well as nature.

14 Nov 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Incredible difference-making researchers and inventors honoured at Trinity Innovation Awards

Trinity’s leading researchers and inventors have been recognised for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the 2022 Trinity Innovation Awards. Orla Hardiman, Professor of Neurology, received the headline Provost Innovation Award, while Werner Blau, Fellow Emeritus in the School of Physics, won the Lifetime Achievement Award.

8 Nov 2022

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

Trinity team unearths potential secret to viral resistance

Researchers worked with women infected by hepatitis C following exposure to contaminated anti-D medication in the 1970s. Some of these women exposed to the virus never showed symptoms and now – over 40 years on – the researchers believe they know why.

4 Nov 2022

Health|Research|Science

Promising results from psilocybin therapy trial for treatment-resistant depression

Trinity researchers have participated in the largest and most rigorous clinical trial to date of psilocybin. Their findings are published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

3 Nov 2022

Health|Research|Science

Connemara Marble designated a Heritage Stone

Connemara Marble, seen to beautiful effect in Trinity College Dublin’s iconic Museum Building, has been designated a Heritage Stone. One of ten stone types to be designated as such this year, Connemara Marble is now one of only 32 Heritage Stones worldwide.

3 Nov 2022

Arts

Ten-year dataset yields vital clues for supporting Ireland’s precious pollinators

Ecologists from Trinity College Dublin have unearthed vital clues for how we can best support Ireland’s precious pollinators after interrogating a ten-year dataset containing information from 119 sites across the country.

2 Nov 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Marine biologists team up with tiger sharks to help discover the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem

Today one of the biggest marine discoveries of the last decade is being announced: the largest seagrass ecosystem in the world, an area in The Bahamas estimated to be up to 92,000 km2. Published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the study details a unique partnership with tiger sharks that played a key role in mapping and ultimately validating the main findings.

1 Nov 2022

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity physicist to lead €2.9 million Quantum Technologies Flagship project

Professor Mark Mitchison has won an EU Quantum Technologies Flagship research grant worth €2.9 million. He will lead a team of researchers seeking to understand nature’s timekeeping limitations and querying whether precision measurements can be more energy efficient.

1 Nov 2022

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Support & Befriending service reduces health decline in older people

New research funded by the Health Research Board and ALONE, and hosted by the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), shows that support and befriending services for older people can reduce health decline.

28 Oct 2022

Health|Research

Seán Hewitt awarded 2022 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

The Rooney Prize, awarded annually since 1976, celebrates an outstanding body of work by an emerging Irish writer under 40 years of age. It is administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English.

27 Oct 2022

Concerning 20-year knowledge gap on young adult brain health

Researchers at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity College have highlighted a stark knowledge gap on brain health spanning 20 years in young adults, in an editorial recently published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

27 Oct 2022

Health|Research

Several beautiful new bird species found on remote Indonesian islands

Zoologists from Trinity, working with a research team in Indonesia, have found several new species of colourful, tropical sunbirds. The zoologists have identified a new species, the “Wakatobi Sunbird” (Cinnyris infrenatus), which lives on the tiny Wakatobi Islands in central Indonesia. They also examined the more widespread Olive-backed Sunbirds and Black Sunbirds, and found that individuals named as such actually belonged to multiple unrecognised species.

25 Oct 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity offers a sneak-peak at the sweet spot for innovation at the SUGAR Global Kick Off 2022/23

Innovation thought leaders will unveil the secrets behind innovating so that companies can take their products and services to the next level, and outline how to effectively engage in collaborative innovation at the SUGAR Global Kick Off 2022/23, which is this week hosted by Trinity.

24 Oct 2022

Business|Innovation|Research|Students

ProMotion Rewards secures €725,000 pre-seed investment

Pharmacy graduates and former Tangent LaunchBox winners (2020), Bidemi Afolabi and Lauren O’Reilly created ProMotion Rewards to help brands understand consumer behaviours.

24 Oct 2022

Awards and Funding|Business|Innovation|Students

Medical device regulation challenges put children's surgeries at risk

Research led by Trinity College has found that a regulation which came into effect in May 2021 with the aim of improving the oversight of medical devices in Ireland is leading to unintended consequences which may put some surgeries for children, and the treatment of rare diseases, at risk. The study has been published in the journal Pediatric Cardiology.

20 Oct 2022

Health|Research

Speak of the Devil! The enduring appeal of the demonic in politics and culture

From biblical times to contemporary US Christian nationalist movement and Japanese computer games – international experts will gather in Trinity this week to share their research on the numerous and complex ways in which demons continue to live with and influence us today.

20 Oct 2022

Research

Old Library moves collections in landmark conservation project

Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan visited the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin this week to see at close quarters the monumental task of decanting the Library collections as part of the Old Library Redevelopment Project.

20 Oct 2022

Our brains use quantum computation

Scientists from Trinity believe our brains could use quantum computation after adapting an idea developed to prove the existence of quantum gravity to explore the human brain and its workings. The discovery may shed light on consciousness, the workings of which remain scientifically difficult to understand and explain.

19 Oct 2022

Research|Science

Verbal skills main educational challenge for migrant children

Gaps in verbal skills are the biggest educational challenge being experienced by young children of migrant origin, according to new research conducted by sociologists in Trinity College Dublin.

18 Oct 2022

Research

New machine-learning technique for classifying key immune cells

The technique accurately classifies the state of macrophages, which is important because these cells can modify their behaviour and act as pro- or anti-inflammatory agents in the immune response. As a result, the work has a suite of implications for research and has the potential to one day make major societal impact.

18 Oct 2022

Health|Research|Science

2022 Burkitt Medal awarded to Dr Eileen O’Reilly

Established in 2013, the prestigious Burkitt Medal recognises an individual who demonstrates extraordinary achievement and advancement in the field of cancer internationally.

17 Oct 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Scientists classify the entire planet’s ecosystems for the first time

A global cross-disciplinary team of scientists led by UNSW Sydney researchers, and including those from Trinity College Dublin, has developed the first comprehensive classification of the world’s ecosystems across land, rivers and wetlands, and seas. The ecosystem typology will enable more coordinated and effective biodiversity conservation, critical for human wellbeing.

12 Oct 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Living your best life after cancer: public symposium at Trinity

An international cancer conference hosted by the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute will look at cancer survivorship as part of the ‘harnessing fundamental, translational and clinical research for the benefit of cancer patients’ conference theme.

12 Oct 2022

Health|Research

Pioneering system ensures money doesn't follow water down the drain

National Trust Cymru have been working with researchers from Trinity and Bangor University on a pioneering heat recovery system at Penrhyn Castle. Results show it reduces energy consumption by 230 kWh per month, equivalent to £1,770 per annum in heat savings.

11 Oct 2022

Innovation|Research|Sustainability

‘Democracy & the Legacy of Revolutionary Violence’

Democracy and the Legacy of Revolutionary Violence was the theme of the sixth Annual Edmund Burke Lecture delivered by Canadian writer, historian and former politician Michael Ignatieff.

11 Oct 2022

Geneticists discover new wild goat subspecies via ancient DNA

Geneticists from Trinity, together with a team of international collaborators, have discovered a previously unknown lineage of wild goats over ten millennia old. The new goat type, discovered from genetic screening of bone remains and referred to as “the Taurasian tur”, likely survived the Last Glacial Maximum (the ice age), which stranded their ancestors in the high peaks of the Taurus Mountains in Turkey where their remains were found.

6 Oct 2022

Research|Science

Fishing for sharks: hot or not?

New research from marine scientists raises potential red flags for sharks that are caught and released by anglers. The team has discovered that the ocean’s iconic predators typically spike temperatures after they have been caught, which may have physiological and behavioural impacts.

5 Oct 2022

Environment|Research|Science

Supporting midwives to empower and educate mothers on breastfeeding: Trinity conference

A two-day conference begins today at Trinity, celebrating the normality of breastfeeding and the vital role of midwives in supporting new mothers to initiate and maintain breastfeeding.

4 Oct 2022

Health

‘Democracy and the Legacy of Revolutionary Violence’ – Michael Ignatieff to deliver 6th Annual Burke Lecture

Hosted by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, the Annual Edmund Burke Lecture celebrates Trinity’s strong connection with the 18th-century philosopher, historian and politician Edmund Burke.

3 Oct 2022

Research

New maternity care research centre launched

The new Trinity Centre for Maternity Care Research (TCMCR) will identify and address issues in maternity and neonatal services, improve these services and work with maternity and children’s hospital colleagues to implement these changes to align with research findings.

30 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Translating Sally Rooney – author and translators gather to celebrate International Translation Day

Bestselling Irish author Sally Rooney was joined by three of her translators at an event hosted by Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation to mark International Translation Day.

30 Sep 2022

Arts|Research

New research network to enhance dementia care, outcomes and offer access to clinical trials

Dementia Trials Ireland (DTI) , led by Trinity College Dublin, is an exciting new national dementia research network hat will offer every person in Ireland living with or at risk of dementia, the opportunity to access clinical trials. Over 65,000 people in Ireland are living with the condition.

29 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Science and art collide to open eyes and minds to impact of climate change on storm surge levels around Irish coastline

The Línte na Farraige project’s visual light installations, by Finnish artists Timo Aho and Pekka Niittyvirta, indicate the projected rise in sea levels from future storm surges. Installations will open at Spanish Arch, Galway, and will be followed by other coastal locations in the coming months.

29 Sep 2022

Arts|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Decipher the earliest languages, debate AI and learn about climate change research at START

START (Start Talking About Research Today ) features music, debate, games, storytelling, screenings, and live experiments. Over 40 free events will showcase how Irish research is shaping society and offer people the chance to engage with the researchers leading the way.

26 Sep 2022

Belong To and Trinity College Dublin have partnered for a national study: Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland which will examine the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ people in the Republic of Ireland and investigate public attitudes towards LGBTQI+ people.

14 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Slowing of continental plate movement controlled timing of Earth’s largest volcanic events

Scientists have shed new light on the timing and likely cause of major volcanic events that occurred millions of years ago and caused such climatic and biological upheaval that they drove some of the most devastating extinction events in Earth’s history.

9 Sep 2022

Environment|Research|Science

Age, sex and blood pressure medications impact brain blood oxygen during standing

Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College have found differences in the brain blood oxygen response to standing associated with age, sex and blood pressure medications.

9 Sep 2022

Health|Research|Science

Record number of CAO applicants pick Trinity as first choice

The number of CAO applicants opting for Trinity as their first choice has been rising steadily and is up 45% since 2019.

8 Sep 2022

TILDA study to support older family carers receives funding

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity has been awarded a new grant as part of the Health Research Charities Ireland/Health Research Board Joint Funding Scheme.

6 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Trinity researchers lead €3.2 million project targeted at degenerative retinal diseases

The project (EYE-D) will target diseases that can result in severe loss of vision and are estimated to affect 224,000 people in Ireland, and 40 million people worldwide.

5 Sep 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Ecode wins Launchbox 2022 student entrepreneurship competition

Teams of talented young entrepreneurs have pitched for backing at TCD LaunchBox 2022 Demo Day

5 Sep 2022

Innovation|Students|Sustainability

Eleven Trinity researchers awarded €4 million to tackle global health challenges

The newly announced Investigator-Led Projects for Health (ILP) 2022 from the Health Research Board (HRB) will drive advancements in treatments and therapies across a broad range of human health and disease including neurodegenerative disease, respiratory disease, bloodstream infection, arthritis, cancer, and depression.

30 Aug 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Trinity researchers secure eight SFI-IRC Pathway awards

Researchers applying from Trinity have secured eight Science Foundation Ireland – Irish Research Council (SFI-IRC) Pathway awards worth a combined total of around €4.4 million.

29 Aug 2022

Awards and Funding|Research

Water fluoridation: effective prevention for tooth decay and a win for the environment

Research findings also strengthen the case internationally for water fluoridation programmes to reduce dental decay, particularly in the most vulnerable populations.

29 Aug 2022

Research

Trinity spinout ETU receives strategic growth investment

ETU, Trinity College Dublin and SFI ADAPT Centre spinout, secures significant investment that will support accelerated growth for the learning technology leader.

25 Aug 2022

Awards and Funding|Business

Boxing clever: the simple conservation strategy saving threatened Roseate terns

A simple conservation strategy deployed by conservationists and scientists from BirdWatch Ireland, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin is greatly assisting in the extraordinary success of threatened Roseate terns on Rockabill Island, off the coast of Dublin

23 Aug 2022

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity team’s new gene therapy shows promise for treating eye condition affecting millions across the globe

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have developed a new gene therapy approach that shows promise for treating the dry form of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – a progressive eye disease that affects up to 10% of adults over 65 years of age and is a leading cause of severe vision impairment and blindness in this age group.

23 Aug 2022

Research

Developmental biologists map multi-gene activity hotspots in developing embryos for the first time

Years of work by developmental biologists from Trinity, working with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Human Genetics Unit, has yielded a resource of unparalleled detail that will help researchers assess how key genes control the differentiation of tissues and organs of developing embryos.

19 Aug 2022

Research|Science

Trinity partners with ESB in new pilot e-bike project in Dublin suburbs

Researchers from Trinity’s School of Engineering are working with ESB, micro-mobility providers Bleeper and Moby, innovation partner Dogpatch Labs and co-founding partner Interreg North-West Europe to examine a new pilot e-bike project in the Dublin suburbs.

18 Aug 2022

Environment|Research|Sustainability

Equine MediRecord secures eight-figure US private equity investment

Equine Technology company Equine MediRecord, initially nurtured by Tangent's student accelerator, LaunchBox, has closed an investment for an undisclosed eight-figure amount, thought to be just over €10 million.

4 Aug 2022

Awards and Funding|Business|Innovation|Students

HRB Emerging Investigator Awards for three Trinity academic researchers

Trinity has won three of nine new Emerging Investigator Awards for Health (EIA) 2022 from the Health Research Board (HRB). All three awardees are from the School of Medicine at Trinity.

28 Jul 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Female and financially stretched students most likely to be affected by Covid-19 stress

A new study examining Covid-19 stress among Irish college students has shown that certain sociodemographic groups were more likely to experience Covid-19-related stress.

28 Jul 2022

Health|Research|Science

World Head and Neck Cancer Day 2022

For World Head and Neck Cancer Day, we explore this cancer type that makes up 6% of all diagnoses worldwide with Professor Sinead Brennan, Consultant Radiation Oncologist and Clinical Associate Professor in Clinical Medicine at Trinity.

27 Jul 2022

Health|Research

Trinity study finds up to one in four children in Dublin are vitamin D deficient

Scientists found deficiency was most prevalent in females, older children (aged over 12), children from socio-economically disadvantaged areas and during winter months.

27 Jul 2022

Health|Research

CHARM-EU secures €12.8m funding to expand and implement its innovative vision

The new CHARM-EU proposal has won a grant of €12.8 million in the 2022 Erasmus+ European Universities Call. Alongside the three new partners joining the Alliance, CHARM-EU will continue to deepen, intensify and expand the effectiveness of the existing cooperation to advance the higher education transformation process towards full ‘European Universities’ and increase its impact.

27 Jul 2022

Awards and Funding|Research

New research suggests “wonder cells” in the liver help to prevent rejection after transplantation

Scientists believe “wonder cells” in the liver may explain why liver transplant patients typically require less treatment with immunosuppressant drugs to prevent rejection than patients of other organ transplants, a new study has outlined.

26 Jul 2022

€3 million funding for US-Ireland R&D partnership on Quantum Internet foundations

A combined investment of €3 million in the CoQREATE (Convergent Quantum REsearch Alliance in TElecommunications) US-Ireland R&D Partnership has been announced to investigate technologies that will form the foundations of a quantum internet.

25 Jul 2022

Trinity part of new Construction Technology Centre consortium

The Centre, hosted by NUI Galway, will leverage the skills and talent to support a vital sector in Ireland. Funding for €5 million, over 5 years, was announced yesterday by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

21 Jul 2022

Environment|Innovation|Research|Sustainability

Rose Anne Kenny appointed Regius Professor of Physic (1637)

Professor Rose Anne Kenny has been appointed Regius Professor of Physic (1637) at Trinity College Dublin. The Regius Professorship of Physic is the oldest professorship in Ireland and one of the oldest Medical Professorships in Europe (the Latin, Physic, referring to the art or practice of healing disease).

18 Jul 2022

Health|Research|Science

Scientists discover novel mutation associated with alternating hemiplegia of childhood

The work, which may assist in the clinical management of patients with the condition, involved a multidisciplinary team of geneticists, neurologists and radiologists from Ireland and France.

12 Jul 2022

Health

New study finds Irish abortion services working well, but needs of some women not being met

Abortion services in Ireland are working well overall and are being delivered by committed healthcare staff, however the needs of women seeking services for severe foetal abnormality are not being met, according to new research.

12 Jul 2022

Health|Research

Remaining physically active protects against risk of mortality for older people

Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) have created a “mortality risk index” to identify those at high mortality risk, flagging individuals who may benefit from additional care and support.

11 Jul 2022

Minister O’Gorman announces research into conversion therapy that will inform ban on the practice

Research into conversion therapy is being conducted by Trinity’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. The research will inform legislation that will prohibit the practice of conversion therapy.

8 Jul 2022

Higher cortisol levels may help predict risk of people developing depression in the future

Higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol may increase the risk of developing depression, according to new research from Trinity.

5 Jul 2022

Research

Dublin hospital staff report high levels of post-traumatic stress

Dublin hospital staff report high levels of post-traumatic stress, low mood, suicidal thinking and moral injury during COVID-19 pandemic.

1 Jul 2022

Health|Research|Science

Trinity, St. James’s and Legend Biotech: strategic collaboration explores solid tumours

The new collaboration seeks to further the development of CAR-T therapies in solid tumours through 3-D modeling.

27 Jun 2022

Research

Archives around the world unite to bring Ireland’s destroyed Public Record Office back to life

Step back in time to explore the immersive digital recreation of the Public Record Office and its collections

27 Jun 2022

Culture|Innovation|Research|Science

Are babies the key to the next generation of artificial intelligence?

New research proposes a new direction to overcome limitations of machine learning.

22 Jun 2022

One of the world’s finest medieval manuscripts, the Book of St Albans, is digitised for the first time

The Library of Trinity College Dublin makes a 13th-century masterpiece globally accessible.

21 Jun 2022

Honorary degrees awarded at Trinity College in June

Three exceptional individuals – former Chief Justice of Ireland Susan Denham, Oxford University Professor of Vaccinology Adrian Hill and Trinity’s own Director of College Health Service Dr David McGrath – were today conferred with honorary degrees of the University of Dublin at Trinity College Dublin.

17 Jun 2022

Trinity ranked among top 100 universities worldwide

Trinity College Dublin has risen again in the QS university rankings. The university rose three places to reach 98th in the world and was named Ireland’s leading institution in the QS World University Rankings 2023.

8 Jun 2022

Make everyday a Bloomsday – 28th International James Joyce Symposium celebrates one hundred years of Ulysses

A public talk on how to make every day a Bloomsday, a new documentary on the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses and Joycean musings on Guinness, the #MeToo movement and Sally Rooney are all part of the busy programme of the 28th International James Joyce Symposium being held in Dublin next month.

6 Jun 2022

Prof Darryl Jones is on the trail of the ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’

Darryl Jones delivered a public lecture exploring the background to the writing of Arthur Conan Doyle’s highly successful Hound of the Baskervilles last week.

1 Jun 2022

Arts|Research

Trinity researchers contribute to Ireland’s new radon map

Trinity researchers have laid the foundation for Ireland’s new legislative radon map. The original research, published in 2017, in collaboration with Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) showcased a novel methodology to combine geological information with measurements of indoor radon concentrations to produce a stepwise change in how radon is mapped.

12 May 2022

Research

€2.2million awarded to European digital inclusion programme for adults with intellectual disabilities

Dr. Esther Murphy, School of Engineering at Trinity, has been awarded €2.2million 3 years education innovation programme funding from EIT Health.

11 May 2022

‘We Persist Therefore We Have Hope’: Protest Art from Hong Kong

A new art exhibition featuring protest artists from Hong Kong goes on display in the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute this evening.

11 May 2022

Research

Trinity’s world-class research awarded in SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme

16 research projects funded in the latest round of funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)

10 May 2022

Study identifies barriers for women returning to work after breast cancer

Occupational therapy researchers find women living with and beyond breast cancer in Ireland are not aware of their employment entitlements and in response to findings have developed the occupational therapy-led ‘Work and Cancer’ programme that focuses on these entitlements and strategies for managing physical and psychological health in the workplace.

10 May 2022

Research

World Ovarian Cancer Day: Research and Public Education at TSJCI

Today, Sunday 8th May is World Ovarian Cancer Day, a global day to raise awareness of the disease, and an opportunity to highlight the work of the Trinity St James’ Cancer Institute (TSJCI) in this area of research and education.

6 May 2022

Research

Trinity Business School to become net carbon neutral by 2030 with new strategy

With a number of sweeping strategic objectives set across all levels of teaching and operations, Trinity seeks to be Europe’s business school of choice for students looking to ‘transform business for good’.

6 May 2022

Trinity’s TAP access programme inspires Oxford and Cambridge foundation courses

More than 100 students from under-represented backgrounds will this year gain access to a fully-funded place at Oxford or Cambridge after both British universities launched their first full foundation year programmes inspired by the hugely successful Trinity Access Programmes (TAP).

6 May 2022

Reality of maternal mental health for first time mums in Ireland: study

The study, which looks at depression, anxiety and stress symptoms experienced by first-time mothers, has been published in the journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health and coincides with Maternal Mental Health Week

5 May 2022

Research

Outstanding contributions to research honoured by School of Medicine Research Awards

Seven recipients of the Trinity College Med Research Awards 2022 were honoured at a special awards ceremony. The grants are designed to support early innovative studies and to advance research impact.

4 May 2022

Research

Poemathon 2022 captures thoughts of older generation on climate crisis

Climate crisis themes of change, justice and action are captured in Poemathon with Older People 2022 unveiled today, National Poetry Day.

28 Apr 2022

Ukraine – changing how we bear witness to war

The role of the traditional war correspondent and the Ukrainian and Russian uses of social media took place in Trinity Long Room Hub recently.

27 Apr 2022

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“If a female had once passed the gate …”- Exhibition marks 100 years of Trinity Women Graduates

Photographs, letters, administrative records and collected reminiscences trace the long campaign for admission, the achievements of early women graduates and the struggle for equality by female students and staff.

27 Apr 2022

Official launch of SEURO digital health programme for older adults

The official launch has taken place at Trinity College Dublin this week of the three-year SEURO digital health programme. The Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation is co-ordinating SEURO, an ambitious EU project to support older adults self-managing with multiple chronic health conditions. It targets Europe’s 50 million multi-morbid patients. The consortium involves 12 partners […]

27 Apr 2022

Boosting brain health: researchers launch online programme for athletes

The new course is designed to help sportspeople improve their mental and physical health and protect key cognitive functions such as problem solving, focus and decision making.

26 Apr 2022

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Researchers discover drug-resistant environmental mould is capable of infecting people

The researchers found six cases of people infected with a drug-resistant form of a fungi called Aspergillus fumigatus that could be traced back to spores in the environment.

25 Apr 2022

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Gail McConnell's debut book 'The Sun Is Open' focuses on the life and death of the poet’s father, who was murdered by the IRA outside their Belfast home in 1984.

12 Apr 2022

Trinity immunologists unravel battle plans of deadly coronaviruses

The immunologists, led by Dr Nigel Stevenson, have discovered how SARS and MERS proteins block the induction of antiviral proteins, which prevents us from mounting a strong innate immune response against infection.

12 Apr 2022

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Childhood trauma key indicator of suicide ideation in college students

New research from the School of Psychology has shown that cumulative exposure to childhood trauma was a key indicator of suicide ideation among university students.

11 Apr 2022

Project Economy report shows “gig” economy is no longer a dirty word

High-skilled independent contractors earn more than equivalent employees and those working in the project economy earn 73% more than similar occupation employees.

11 Apr 2022

Honorary degrees awarded at Trinity College

The degrees, Trinity’s highest honour, were awarded by Trinity’s Pro-Chancellor Shane Allwright in a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.

8 Apr 2022

Books written and illustrated by Dublin schoolchildren go on display in Long Room

The exhibition marks the culmination of the annual Bookmarks programme organised by Trinity Access Programmes (TAP)

7 Apr 2022

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Trinity performs strongly in QS World University Subject Rankings 2022

The QS 2022 Subject Rankings are compiled by QS Quacquarelli Symonds based on a review of 1,543 universities from 161 locations and across 51 academic disciplines

7 Apr 2022

RISING brings climate action to Dublin’s Docklands community

The diverse group had participated in regular RISING creative climate action workshops since November 2021, in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin and Brokentalkers Theatre company.

6 Apr 2022

Two international landmark studies reveal clear genetic signals for schizophrenia

Researchers from Trinity and NUI Galway studied data from over 2,000 patients in Ireland to contribute to both studies, published in the journal Nature today.

6 Apr 2022

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Professors Ruth Byrne and Jennifer McElwain receive RIA Gold Medals

"The global pandemic highlighted how important research and innovation and the contribution of the Higher Education sector is for policymakers and citizens. We want to further improve that flow of ideas into the future."

4 Apr 2022

Former Chief Justice Frank Clarke inaugurated as Pro-Chancellor

He joins the University’s five other Pro-Chancellors: The Honorable Sir Donnell Deeny, Prof Jane Grimson, Dr Stanley Quek, Prof Shane Allwright and Prof Ignatius McGovern.

1 Apr 2022

School of Medicine wins Athena SWAN Bronze for commitment to gender equality

This award brings to 15 the total number of Bronze awards held by Trinity College Dublin’s academic units, as well as its institutional Bronze award.

31 Mar 2022

Counting of Seanad bye-election underway

On the first count, Hugo MacNeill topped the poll with 2,068 votes followed by Tom Clonan (1,947) and Maureen Gaffney (1,882).

31 Mar 2022

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Health Sciences public lecture series launches

The series will bring Visiting Professors to Trinity throughout 2022, across a range of topics including racism and bias in health sciences education, accessibility, inclusion and action in medical education, breastfeeding supports for women, medicine and gender, queer mental health and more.

31 Mar 2022

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Tom Clonan is elected new Trinity Senator

The bye-election was held to replace Ivana Bacik as Senator after her election to the Dail last year. The election saw registered Trinity graduates choose between 17 candidates.

31 Mar 2022

Trinity professor links with Artelo to investigate Fatty Acid Binding Protein inhibition in cancer

"This collaboration with Artelo will further elucidate the specific mechanisms by which targeted FABP inhibition may prevent tumour growth and halt its spreading."

30 Mar 2022

Biodiversity loss has knock-on effects on global markets

Losses in countries with smaller, less-developed economies, impact large, developed economies, according to a new study that shows pollinator declines and potential loss of pollination services can have widespread implications for global trade in food.

The study lays bare the daily challenges family carers face since the onset of the pandemic, leading researchers to conclude that family carers are a ‘taken for granted workforce’.

22 Mar 2022

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First 5G test licence awarded by ComReg will enable next-gen communications networks research

The licence provides access to a portion of radio spectrum, allowing researchers to carry out experiments in real-world outdoor scenarios to assess the effect of the environment on coverage and connection speed of a mobile network.

21 Mar 2022

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Two Trinity researchers secure prestigious ERC awards

Two Trinity researchers – Dr Emma Tomlinson and Dr Fiona Smyth - have received prestigious awards from the European Research Council (ERC) in the latest round of results announced.

17 Mar 2022

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Find your Balance! College Health and Sports week: March 21-25

“We want to encourage everyone to find their balance now that life is starting to become more normal again,” said Trinity Health Promotion Officer Martina Mullin.

16 Mar 2022

School’s out: How lockdown highlighted educational inequality in Ireland

Remote learning required access to technologies that may have not been available to all students, and different levels of support may also have been provided by different schools.

15 Mar 2022

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Three Trinity teams awarded funding in US-Ireland Research Programme

These three teams – led by Professors Marco Ruffini, Paula Murphy and Graham Cross – are among the seven announced, which together will support more than 14 research positions in Ireland and 10 in Northern Ireland for three to five years.

14 Mar 2022

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Trinity study raises privacy fears over data collection by Google apps

The study finds that sensitive data is collected by Dialer and Messages apps, which are used to make and receive calls or to send and receive SMS and other messages, and are pre-installed on many Android phones.

14 Mar 2022

Creative Brain Week at Trinity

Creative Brain Week is a celebration and exploration of how the brain and creativity collide to build new ideas in the areas of social development, technology, entrepreneurship, brain health and physical wellbeing.

13 Mar 2022

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Researchers launch Universal Design Guidelines for improving quality of life and COVID-19 infection control in residential care settings

The guidelines take into account many aspects of the physical environment across all parts of a setting and therefore, take a holistic and integrated approach across all spatial scales.

11 Mar 2022

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World Kidney Day: researchers investigate rare autoimmune disease, AAV

To coincide with World Kidney Day, we highlight the work of PhD researcher Amrita Dwivedi from the Trinity Health Kidney Centre which aims to understand the possible role of these low-density neutrophils in AAV pathogenesis.

10 Mar 2022

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Discovery of new immune process that regulates inflammation in human fat may help manage obesity

There is a global epidemic in obesity in adults and children, with obese people predisposed to develop diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. New therapies are needed to help tackle this issue.

9 Mar 2022

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14% of CAO applicants pick Trinity as first preference for 2022

In Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), first preference applications for the Environmental Science and Engineering programme, which was introduced in 2021, increased by 49%.

9 Mar 2022

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Syndrome: the most common preventable cause of intellectual disability

Dr Katy Tobin, School of Medicine and the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity leads the FASDcare project, focussing on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - a range of conditions that occur following exposure to alcohol before birth.

9 Mar 2022

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Poemathon with Older People launches with climate crisis theme

Mary Robinson Former President of Ireland and Adjunct Professor for Climate Justice at Trinity College Dublin, writes first line of collaborative poem to give voice to the older generation in Ireland.

7 Mar 2022

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Government funding of over €1 million will support renewable energy and decarbonising transport research

One project will focus on improving wind farm performance, while the other will examine the ability of mobility hubs and nudges to promote the switch to electric vehicles, with the goal of decarbonising the transport sector.

7 Mar 2022

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This research shows that Putin’s popularity to a large extent rests on real – not manufactured or imaginary – foundations. These foundations will be severely shaken by his cold-blooded war-making.

2 Mar 2022

Seachtain na Gaeilge i gColáiste na Tríonóide

Déanfar ceiliúradh ar ár dteanga agus ár gcultúr Gaelach trí réimse leathan imeachtaí a bheidh ar siúl idir 1-17 Márta 2022. Beidh fáilte roimh chách freastal ar na hócáidí seo.

2 Mar 2022

Trinity researchers discover new therapeutic target for severe asthma

Ireland has one of the highest rates of asthma in the world, with almost 500,000 people affected. As many as 1 in 5 children will have asthma at some point, and there is a pressing need for better treatments.

2 Mar 2022

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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar launches Irish-led €10 million project to deliver ‘precision medicine’ for Motor Neuron Disease

The programme will result in advanced data-driven prediction models for progression of the disease in patients and next-generation data analysis that facilitates clinical insights and treatment. This unique programme brings together clinicians, computer scientists, information engineers, technologists, and data scientists.

1 Mar 2022

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Trinity condemns invasion of Ukraine

Trinity College Dublin condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people at this most difficult time. The university is currently offering support to students, staff and other members of the Trinity community impacted by the crisis.

27 Feb 2022

New research underlines environmental impact of hand-sanitising practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

The use of hand sanitising gels and increased hand-washing practices throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the environment and—by extension—public health.

25 Feb 2022

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Shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize announced

This is the fourth year of the prize, which is awarded annually for an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language.

24 Feb 2022

New therapeutic options for childhood inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers from Trinity’s School of Medicine, working closely with paediatric gastroenterologists at CHI-Crumlin, hope their work will advance efforts to support IBD patients with a new therapeutic option.

23 Feb 2022

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Leading researchers and inventors celebrated at Trinity Innovation Awards

Trinity’s leading researchers and inventors were recognised for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the 2021 Trinity Innovation Awards, which were deferred from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John O’Leary, Professor of Pathology, received the Provost Innovation Award.

22 Feb 2022

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Trinity goes plant-based for 20th anniversary of Green Week

The week-long series of events will focus on the problems with, and solutions to our food systems from farm to fork.

21 Feb 2022

Scientists pinpoint genetic target with promise for treating many forms of blindness

The scientists have highlighted that a specific gene (SARM1) is a key driver in the damage that ultimately leads to impaired vision (and sometimes blindness), and—in a disease model—showed that deleting this gene protects vision.

17 Feb 2022

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Pollution and teenage mental health, researchers call for further investigation

A systematic review has been conducted by researchers from the Trinity Centre for Global Health on how pollution exposure impacts teenage mental health.

17 Feb 2022

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Substantial inequalities in children’s engagement with remote schooling during first lockdown

A new study has shown that Irish primary school children were more engaged with remote schooling during the first Covid-19 lockdown if they had access to adequate digital technologies and had help from parents and teachers.

Entitled ‘Falling out of Love with Dublin?’ Trinity Loon Room Hub's latest ‘Behind the Headlines’ discussion asks: where next for the capital’s civic future?

9 Feb 2022

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Trinity receives Government funding for its European University Alliance

As a member of the CHARM-EU Alliance, Trinity will receive €442,000 which will help to implement and sustain a joint strategy with its fellow partner universities.

8 Feb 2022

Five Trinity researchers win European Research Council Proof of Concept grants

Professors Valeria Nicolosi, Tríona Lally, Anna Davies, John Goold and Dr Matthew Campbell will each use funding of €150,000 to take their ground-breaking research ideas towards exciting, impactful innovations.

7 Feb 2022

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Trinity scientists hopeful for new lung cancer treatments

To coincide with World Cancer Day we spoke to Dr Martin Barr, from the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute, about his research into drug resistance and the development of new drug candidates for this disease.

"Getting certified is a great feather in the cap of any laboratory, but achieving Green certification shows the depth and breadth of dedication that the team have for minimising the environmental impacts of lab practices."

20 Jan 2022

Trinity named 12th most international university in the world: Times Higher Education

The international reputation metric draws on THE’s annual Academic Reputation Survey, which asks leading scholars to name the world’s best universities for teaching and research in their field.

19 Jan 2022

Low folate linked to risk of cognitive decline in later life – new TILDA study

A new study from researchers at The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin has found strong links between low levels of folate (the natural form of the dietary supplement, folic acid) and accelerated cognitive decline.

14 Jan 2022

100 years on Trinity conference considers the significance of the handover of Dublin Castle

Part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme, the two-day conference is exploring the context of the handover, the impression it made across the world, and the consequences it had for the emerging Irish State.

14 Jan 2022

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Why do we forget? New theory proposes ‘forgetting’ is actually a form of learning

The scientists behind the new theory suggest that rather than being a bug, forgetting may be a functional feature of the brain, allowing it to interact dynamically with the environment to enhance decision-making.

The Trinity Academic Cancer Trials Group, a Health Research Board (HRB) partnership supporting cancer clinical trials to improve health and care. The funding will improve survival and quality of life for patients with cancer.

21 Dec 2021

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Overcoming the challenge of digital inclusion for adults with intellectual disability

The Digi-ID project, in the Trinity Centre for Ageing with an Intellectual Disability (TCAID) aims to address the challenge of digital inclusion and low usage of digital technologies amongst people with intellectual disability (ID).

21 Dec 2021

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First patient in Ireland receives ground-breaking cell therapy for blood cancer

The patient in Ireland received the treatment at Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute. Patient is infused with own genetically modified cells using innovative CAR-T therapy.

20 Dec 2021

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Christmas greetings – Trinity holiday closure arrangements

Trinity College Dublin will be closed from the end of business hours on Thursday December 23rd to the start of normal business hours on Tuesday January 4th 2022

20 Dec 2021

OncoMark acquired by US molecular diagnostic company, Cepheid Inc.

Trinity's Professor Adrian Bracken spearheaded the research that initially led to the identification of a panel of genetic drivers of breast cancer, and which gave rise to a novel cancer test developed by the company.

16 Dec 2021

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Severe-COVID patients risk an increase in mortality rate when cared for outside of an ICU

Study points to Ireland having one of the lowest numbers of ICU beds in Europe and prompts calls from critical care consultants for urgent investment in critical care beds

15 Dec 2021

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The programme will provide exceptional PhD candidates with the unique opportunity to work with scientists tackling real-world problems, while simultaneously gaining industry experience.

13 Dec 2021

Celebrating Irish Sign Language Day – Trinity shines a blue light on the subject

14th December 2017 is a cherished date for the Irish Deaf community because it marks the successful passing of the Irish Sign Language (ISL) Bill in the Houses of Oireachtas. The Bill was brought forward by Senator Mark Daly and is one of just 6 Bills that began life as a Private Members Bill to have entered into law in the past 80 years.

13 Dec 2021

From flashing fireflies to cheering crowds – physicists unlock secret to synchronisation

This new discovery has a suite of potential applications, including developing new types of computer technology that uses light signals to process information.

13 Dec 2021

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Trinity College researchers develop test to accurately diagnose active kidney injury

The test will improve the care of people living with Vasculitis which affects an estimated 1,000 people in Ireland currently, with 100 new cases being diagnosed every year.

9 Dec 2021

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IDS-TILDA remembers those who have played a significant role in its research

IDS-TILDA - 'one of the most significant studies on the ageing of people with ID in the world' - hosted commemorative ceremony to respectfully remember participants who have given so generously to the study, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

8 Dec 2021

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Honorary degrees awarded at Trinity

Biologist David Wallach, historian James Ivan McGuire and sculptor Deirdre McLoughlin were today conferred with honorary degrees at Trinity College Dublin.

8 Dec 2021

Trinity, UCD and Coillte to examine multiple benefits of forests and enhance sustainable management of woodlands

The newly launched FOR-ES research project will see the three organisations co-develop tools for sustainable forestry management decision-making.

8 Dec 2021

Trinity College Dublin campus to reopen Wednesday 8th December

Trinity's campus will open as normal tomorrow, Wednesday 8th December, following today’s closure due to the storm warning. Tuesday's scheduled commencement ceremonies will now take place tomorrow (Wednesday) at the same time and in the same place as originally planned.

7 Dec 2021

Believing that willpower is limitless makes your workday more productive after a bad night’s sleep

Lack of sleep negatively affects daily work performance by reducing willpower and emotional as well as motivational resources, according to new research from Trinity Business School.

7 Dec 2021

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Trinity College Dublin campus closed Tuesday 7th December due to Storm Barra

As per the government announcement this evening, Trinity College Dublin campus will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 7th December, due to Storm Barra. Trinity's libraries will also close and scheduled commencements will not take place. Online activities will continue as normal in most cases.

6 Dec 2021

Intentional inclusion of people with disabilities in the fight against hunger

The event marked the first year of a research partnership between Trinity and the WFP.

Trinity Researchers from the PELCI research group have collaborated with Irish Hospice Foundation to examine causes and places of death in Ireland between 2013 and 2018.

25 Nov 2021

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), low mood, and suicidal thinking were among the issues reported by nursing staff. The researchers behind the work will now progress to phase two of the study.

16 Nov 2021

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Ireland’s great recession had detrimental effect on junior certificate results

New research has shown that the economic strain experience by families during Ireland’s great recession between 2009 and 2014 had a detrimental impact on young people’s performance in state exams at the age of 15.

16 Nov 2021

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‘The Wire that Changed the World’ – Trinity event examines legacy of 1858 Valentia-Newfoundland transatlantic cable

The event explored the contribution of the remote western isle to the history of the global communications industry and the launch of a report to support its UNESCO World Heritage bid.

12 Nov 2021

Repeated link between volcanic eruptions and dynastic collapse in China’s Imperial Era identified

Volcanic eruptions may have triggered abrupt climate changes contributing to the repeated collapse of Chinese dynasties over the past 2,000 years, according to new research published today.

11 Nov 2021

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A fresh look at joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Trinity researchers are examining the condition which currently affects about 1% of the world’s population, withabout 2,000 new cases diagnosed annually in Ireland.

11 Nov 2021

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Trinity academic provides Babylonian translations for Marvel Studios’ ‘Eternals’

Translations into the long-dead language were provided by Trinity Assyriologist Dr Martin Worthington.

9 Nov 2021

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Taoiseach launches All-Island Climate and Biodiversity Research Network

The AICBRN is a researcher-led initiative, bringing together experts from multiple disciplines across the island of Ireland to undertake the research necessary to address the climate and biodiversity emergencies.

9 Nov 2021

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Tangent launches the Open Incubator, a next-generation innovation platform

"This dynamic entrepreneurial network will further Trinity’s reach and consolidate its innovation efforts by creating a digital platform for the best and brightest innovators Ireland has to offer."

4 Nov 2021

Trinity says talks to continue on future of Science Gallery Dublin

Trinity remains committed to the Science Gallery network and intends to consult with members on how best to re-imagine Science Gallery Dublin in the future.

3 Nov 2021

Fast fashion solutions to be explored in the 2021 Provost’s Innovation Challenge

The Provost Challenge @Tangent asks students to address the Fast Fashion problem from multiple perspectives and to break it down into manageable ideas and solutions for a new product or service at the 3-day Hackathon weekend from 12th -14th November.

2 Nov 2021

Improving academic performance, emotional well-being and social integration for migrant and refugee children

The REFUGE-ED project will ensure that children have access to quality education and a protective learning environment which is key to restoring their emotional security and sense of place.

28 Oct 2021

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Eclipsing of older people in the pandemic: ageist approaches must not underpin guidance for future crises

A new qualitative study from researchers at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin provides, for the first time, a depth of understanding of the everyday experience of the COVID-19 pandemic for older people in Ireland.

28 Oct 2021

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Common antidepressant should no longer be used to treat people with dementia

A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a new study, published in The Lancet.

27 Oct 2021

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Trinity welcomes German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

The President and First Lady Elke Büdenbender were greeted by Trinity Provost Linda Doyle and her partner Simon Tonge. President Steinmeier paid a visit to Trinity’s Long Room in the historic Old Library, under the guidance of Deputy Librarian Mrs Jessie Kurtz.

27 Oct 2021

Trinity Business School’s Executive MBA ranked first in Ireland by FT

The latest FT ranking result sees the Trinity EMBA surpass a number of major global providers, including the Ivey Business School in Canada, Henley Business School in the UK, and Copenhagen Business School in Denmark

22 Oct 2021

Scientists discover tap water produces a protective shield against microplastics

Tap water produces a natural protective shield against harmful microplastics, which can help prevent household products such as plastic kettles from releasing them. That’s according to a team of scientists from AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research, Trinity, and University College Dublin. The research published in the Chemical Engineering Journal reveals […]

21 Oct 2021

Health related quality of life improved by exercise rehabilitation in cancer survivors

Contrary to historical advice, Trinity study shows that health related quality of life is improved by exercise rehabilitation in survivors of oesophagogastric cancer.

21 Oct 2021

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Scientists discover new ways to block inflammatory cells implicated in a suite of diseases

The team has found two new ways to limit the production of prostaglandins from front-line immune cells, which are very important drivers of acute inflammation and can also cause fever.

19 Oct 2021

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Irish scientists among global group hunting for genetic explanation to COVID-19 resistance

The COVID-19 Human Genome Effort (COVIDHGE) led by Jean Laurent Casanova of the Rockefeller Institute in New York and Helen Su of the National Institutes of Health in the US involves teams from over 50 countries, including one from Trinity spearheaded by Professor Cliona O'Farrelly.

18 Oct 2021

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Trinity spinout OneProjects secures $17 million in new financing to advance development of 4D cardiac imaging technology

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Study reveals scale of data-sharing from Android mobile phones

These vendor-customised Android variants transmit substantial amounts of information to the OS developer and to third parties such as Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Facebook that have pre-installed system apps.

11 Oct 2021

Intel signs new 5G optical networks research partnership with CONNECT Centre at Trinity

The research partnership, worth €600,000, will help deliver new applications such as high-speed mobile streaming, augmented reality and autonomous driving.

8 Oct 2021

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New gene therapy to treat children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy approved in Ireland

Development welcomed by Trinity College, St James's Hospital and Children’s Health Ireland following first successful clinical trials on four Irish babies and children.

8 Oct 2021

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Professor Yvonne Buckley named Vice President for Biodiversity and Climate Action

Trinity College Dublin underlines its commitment to biodiversity and climate action by becoming the first Irish university to champion this new role, which will place sustainability at the centre of Trinity’s governance and operations by making it a key focus at the highest levels within the university.

7 Oct 2021

Trinity neuroscientists developing potential novel treatments for rare genetic disorder in children

Trinity neuroscientists studying a rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder in children have identified previously unknown target areas for potential new treatments.

7 Oct 2021

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Fresh hope for improving treatments for deadly lung disease

Trinity researchers are focused on identifying potential host-directed therapies that can target a patient’s own immune response to help them recover from TB.

6 Oct 2021

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Higher levels of education and higher income mean better health for older adults: TILDA study

Key international study on older adults offers fresh insight on disease patterns and risk factors in four countries; Ireland, Canada, U.S and England.

5 Oct 2021

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Redefining community health: APCC Lecture Series 2021/22 begins

The Lecture Series will bring Trinity academics to the local community in Tallaght to deliver high quality, accessible talks with a view to stimulating debate and community engagement on some of healthcare's most pertinent topics.

4 Oct 2021

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Niamh Campbell awarded 2021 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature is valued at €10,000 through the generosity of Dr Peter Rooney, who continues the Rooney family’s association with Irish literature and support for the longest-established literary prize in Ireland.

4 Oct 2021

TILDA: making Ireland the best place in the world to grow old

On the International Day of the Older Person, Dr Mark Ward, Research Fellow at TILDA, talks about his research, the broad impact of TILDA, and the positive contributions of older people to Irish life.

1 Oct 2021

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Most patients with Type 1 diabetes not meeting the recommended exercise goals

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and Tallaght University Hospital have studied how well patients with type 1 diabetes in Ireland comply with physical exercise guidelines, and what the barriers to compliance are.

29 Sep 2021

Trinity Long Room Hub goes ‘Behind the Headlines’ on the crisis in Afghanistan

The first ‘Behind the Headlines’ of the academic year, reflecting on the ethics of intervention and the humanitarian responsibilities of the international community following the Taliban take-over of Afghanistan.

29 Sep 2021

Trinity graduate chasing EU Sustainable Energy Award success for world-first hydropower station in mine

The technology uses modular water pumps to create low-cost, small-scale hydropower stations capable of exploiting untapped energy within existing water pipes.

28 Sep 2021

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EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness addresses climate change in Henry Grattan Lecture

In a speech entitled ‘The EU – COVID Impact and Facing up to Climate Change', Commissioner McGuinness noted that expectations were for faster economic growth and recovery than had been expected several months ago.

24 Sep 2021

Trinity scores top for Employer Reputation in latest QS global rankings for Graduate Employability

Trinity is ranked first in Ireland for employer reputation and alumni outcomes and is among the top 50 in the world for graduate employment rate.

23 Sep 2021

An unveiling ceremony took place during his visit, marking a major donation Prince Albert II has made to the conservation of the iconic Old Library at Trinity College.

3 Sep 2021

Trinity rises to 146th in THE World University Rankings

Trinity has risen to 146th in the 2022 rankings, up from 155th in 2021. This year’s result was helped by strong performances in research and citations (two of the main categories on which the overall score is based).

2 Sep 2021

Left-hooks, doorings, poor road surface conditions, LUAS tracks and kerbs often involved in Irish cycling collisions

New research into cycling road traffic collisions has identified a list of common collision scenarios for Ireland and underlined previously underappreciated issues on our roads.

1 Sep 2021

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Trinity Board approves new senior leadership team

The Board of Trinity College Dublin has today approved the appointment of a new senior leadership team. All new officers take up their positions with immediate effect.

1 Sep 2021

Tech startup Field of Vision wins LaunchBox 2021

Field of Vision offers a groundbreaking handheld device, which allows visually impaired individuals to feel the action of live sport. Those behind the startup comprised one of 10 student entrepreneur teams, who sought investment from venture capitalists and angel investors at the conclusion of LaunchBox 2021.

30 Aug 2021

Trinity welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron

President Macron visited the Book of Kells and met students to discuss topics that included post-COVID Europe, climate change and digital equality for all citizens. President Macron’s discussions with students took place in Trinity’s beautiful Public Theatre, which was designed by George III’s architect Sir William Chambers and completed in 1786.

26 Aug 2021

Trinity Ability Co_op launches project to make clubs and societies more inclusive

Students with disabilities are often excluded from the social aspect of the student experience and this project will make real changes in the individual lives of Trinity students.

25 Aug 2021

Understanding the variability in responses to COVID-19 illness in older adults

Researchers from the School of Medicine and Tallaght University Hospital are represented amongst an international consortium of leading clinical research institutes investigating the variability in older people's responses to COVID-19.

Two researchers – Dr Michael Gibbons and Dr Michelle Browne – will join Trinity after winning University Research Fellowships to pursue research addressing issues of sustainability.

5 Aug 2021

Trinity launches new, flexible micro-credentials for future-fit, agile learning

Trinity’s first ever micro-credentials lead the way with cutting-edge content in the fields of leadership, sustainability, social impact and health.

4 Aug 2021

Legal experts find significant lack of transparency around key COVID-19 decisions taken in Ireland

In the report (Public Health Law During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland), the experts address many different facets of life impacted by such decisions, including the impact on people living in prisons and direct provision centres, and on Ireland’s approach to counting deaths from COVID-19.

4 Aug 2021

Researchers find inappropriate and unnecessary vitamin D testing in Dublin

Researchers found that one in four patients have their vitamin D frequently checked by their GP, and yet some remain deficient after several tests. Young adults and males were most likely to have low vitamin D but were retested the least.

4 Aug 2021

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The music of silence: imagining a song triggers similar brain activity to moments of mid-music silence

Researchers have discovered that our brains encode musical predictions even without music. These new insights into sensory prediction also have implications in clinical settings.

3 Aug 2021

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“That’s not another dogfish…” Researchers film large, prehistoric looking shark off Co. Clare coast

In what is a European first, a team of marine biologists from Trinity, Queen’s University Belfast and Fjordstrong have filmed a giant sixgill shark swimming in Irish coastal waters.

30 Jul 2021

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Three Ireland launches new STEM scholarship with Trinity to fund diversity and inclusion initiatives

The new partnership will fund the creation of 25 Three Ireland Scholarships for Women in STEM over five years and two Three Ireland Trinity Access Teacher Fellowships for three years.

30 Jul 2021

Depression has been recognised by the World Health Organisation as the leading cause of disability globally. In Ireland, over 200,000 people experience a depressive episode each year.

15 Jul 2021

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Trinity names artists to create first sculptures of women for the Old Library

The sculptures will represent the scientist Rosalind Franklin, the folklorist, dramatist and theatre-founder Augusta Gregory, the mathematician Ada Lovelace and the pioneering women’s rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.

14 Jul 2021

The “Salt Sheep” of Chehrabad – ancient history brought to life by DNA from 1,600-year-old Iranian sheep mummy

This remarkable specimen has revealed sheep husbandry practices of the ancient Near East and underlined how natural mummification can affect DNA degradation.

14 Jul 2021

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Spotlight on: Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne

In the first of a brand-new Spotlight On series which will highlight some of the great research underway at Trinity, we meet Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne, Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution, and hear about his research into the Palestinian Bedouin communities who many believe are at risk of forced displacement around Jerusalem.

13 Jul 2021

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Scientists blueprint bacterial enzyme believed to play “stealthy” role in suppressing immune response

Blueprints such as these allow drug designers to uncover potential weaknesses in bacterial arsenals as they seek to develop new therapeutics that may help us win the war against antibiotic resistance.

12 Jul 2021

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Trinity Researchers Raise Grave Concerns for Palestinian Bedouins

"This research is so vital because without spotlighting the imminent forced displacement of the Bedouin, their very livelihoods will be further destroyed.”

8 Jul 2021

Scientists home in on recipe for entirely renewable energy

The Trinity team behind the work has taken a major leap forward in searching for the “holy grail” of green catalysts that would allow us to produce clean energy from water. The work could one day make a huge contribution to reducing humanity’s carbon dioxide emissions.

7 Jul 2021

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Frailty identification can positively impact Ireland’s future health and social care policy

The new TILDA study contains pertinent information for healthcare providers and planners to help prepare and improve the future of overall care for Ireland’s growing ageing population, using targeted interventions.

6 Jul 2021

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A biodiversity action plan to maximise the benefits of wind farms

The Nature+Energy project will develop new ways of accounting for the value of nature on wind farms and establish a state-of-the-art environmental monitoring system across the country that will revolutionise how we measure and monitor biodiversity.

5 Jul 2021

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Why are some fish warm-blooded? Research points to a crucial speed advantage

Warm-blooded fish, like the white shark, swim faster than cold-blooded relatives. This ability does not, however, allow them to live in broader temperature ranges – so they are likely just as vulnerable to rising ocean temperatures

1 Jul 2021

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The Farm Zero C team, which includes Trinity's Professor Jane Stout, has been awarded €2 million to help deliver the climate-neutral farm in Cork after winning the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Future Innovator Prize.

21 Jun 2021

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Loyola Institute and Trinity College Dublin sign an MOU

In an increasingly diverse and complex society, one of the Institute’s main priorities is to foster religious understanding through ecumenical dialogue and through dialogue between faith and culture.

18 Jun 2021

Business experts seek European SMEs interested in diversifying company age structure

The engagement is driven by a Horizon 2020-funded research project (DINNOS), which aims to address the challenges of age heterogeneous team composition via an innovation support programme.

18 Jun 2021

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Something fishy from the past but for the future – a new approach to sustainable seafood

A new book is being launched to inspire a unique approach to sustainable seafood consumption. Darina Allen from Ballymaloe Cookery School is joined by leading researchers in a webinar open to all.

17 Jun 2021

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Spirituality and spiritual awareness central to good healthcare practice

There is an increasing body of evidence around spiritual care, competence, assessment and an awareness that person’s religious beliefs and spirituality should be sensitively explored and routinely considered as an essential component of care delivery.

17 Jun 2021

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Dr Sheila Cannon wins Trinity’s Civic Engagement Award

Dr Cannon has worked for Trinity for the past five years. She has worked with and supported 80 social enterprises in Ireland and internationally in various ways through teaching, research, and engagement.

15 Jun 2021

Public invited to enjoy VR Ulysses Live to celebrate Bloomsday 2021

Part of the opening scene of Joyce’s classical modernist work of literature will be performed live in AltSpaceVR for the first time.

14 Jun 2021

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Kinsella Challenge-Based E3 awards go to four multi-disciplinary projects

The awards, made possible through the generous philanthropic support of Eric and Barbara Kinsella, strive to foster innovative cross-disciplinary research that inspired by the E3 global challenges or perspectives.

14 Jun 2021

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New Toolkit to Transform Collaborative Research Approaches

For more than 2 years, the EU-funded SHAPE-ID project at Trinity College Dublin has been working with European partners with a particular focus on how to strengthen the integration of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) in inter-and transdisciplinary research

10 Jun 2021

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Louise Grubb appointed Chair at Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace

A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Louise holds a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics from the university, as well as an MBS in International Marketing from DCU. She succeeds Brian Caulfield as Chair.

9 Jun 2021

Trinity ranks 101st in QS World University Rankings 2022

Trinity saw a rise in academic reputation but a countervailing decline in global scores associated with staff-student ratios, where all Irish universities struggle to do well.

8 Jun 2021

10,000-year-old DNA pens the first tales of the earliest domesticated goats

The findings, assimilated from DNA taken from the remains of 32 goats that died some 10,000 years ago in the Zagros mountains, provide clues to how early agricultural practices shaped the evolution of these animals.

8 Jun 2021

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Secondary infections inflame the brain and further disrupt cognition in Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 5% of those over 60 and this distressing, debilitating condition causes difficulties for a huge number of people across the globe.

3 Jun 2021

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Taoiseach attends ceremony as Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute names co-directors

The Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute, jointly operated by Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital, has named Professor Maeve Lowery and Professor John Kennedy as joint directors.

3 Jun 2021

The politics of public health during the COVID-19 pandemic on the island of Ireland

The study shows that inter-jurisdictional commitments for health as contained in the Good Friday Agreement provide a framework for cooperation and coordination of population health on the island of Ireland

3 Jun 2021

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Tuberculosis in Irish Prisons: new study recommends increased testing

The research shows that tuberculosis is an issue in Irish prisons and supports the need for improving early TB diagnosis and care within the system.

1 Jun 2021

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Experts say legislation is needed to set in stone the right of Irish workers to disconnect

While remote working offers great flexibility, it poses challenges for work-life balance. There is a particular risk that remote working gives rise to an organisational culture of constant availability.

1 Jun 2021

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Larger sample sizes needed to avoid false negative findings in vitamin D trials

The study demonstrated that individual differences in vitamin D status among trial participants coupled with seasonal fluctuations can have a detrimental impact on a trial's ability to detect true causal effects.

31 May 2021

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Philanthropists Eric and Barbara Kinsella donate €30m to Trinity College

Donation will kickstart Trinity East, the first new campus proposed by Trinity in its 429-year history, to be modelled on innovation districts such as Cambridge Square in Boston and similar districts in Toronto, Rotterdam and Barcelona.

27 May 2021

NatPro Centre unlocks the power of natural products to benefit human health and society

The Centre will advance research and innovation of naturally derived products to deliver human health benefits and innovative life science solutions across sectors.

26 May 2021

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Biodiversity audit of Trinity’s campus and properties will quantify species and habitat diversity

This exciting project will quantify the habitat and species diversity across the 47-acre College Green campus, along with Trinity’s satellite properties.

22 May 2021

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Lancet publishes pivotal results from clinical trial for the chronic condition, atopic dermatitis

Results of the study led by Professor Alan Irvine are hugely encouraging and will hopefully offer an additional treatment option for patients.

21 May 2021

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Government announces €25 million in funding for Trinity College’s Old Library

The Old Library is home to the magnificent Long Room and precious manuscripts, including the 9th century Book of Kells. This marks the most significant funding award for the cultural heritage sector this year.

20 May 2021

Trinity Research Stories campaign shines a spotlight on our research

The eye-opening new video-based campaign kicks off today to showcase the variety and quality of research taking place at Trinity, to raise awareness of its importance and foster a deeper understanding of how research impacts our day-to-day lives.

19 May 2021

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Researchers launch world class trials infrastructure to tackle the rapidly increasing impact of dementia

The project aims to triple the number of clinical trials available for people living with dementia in Ireland by 2026.

19 May 2021

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Young adults vastly more affected by COVID pandemic than older people

“We’re meant to be crossing over … but the bridge is broken”: 2020 university graduates’ experiences of the pandemic in Ireland. A new study from Trinity College Dublin investigating the impact of the COVID pandemic on young adults finds that they are vastly more affected than older people, and the reverberations of the disruption to […]

13 May 2021

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University Bridge Fund II to invest €80m in next generation of global companies

Trinity Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast said the fund demonstrates how Irish universities can collaborate to create real impact from research for Ireland.

12 May 2021

Professor Dan Bradley wins Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal

Professor Bradley is a globally recognised pioneer in ancient genomics research, who has spearheaded such projects as the one that sequenced the first genomes of ancient Irish humans.

12 May 2021

Science Gallery adds TU Berlin to its international network

Science Gallery Internationalnhas today announced TU Berlin as the latest signing to its international roster of leading higher education institutions.

11 May 2021

Trinity study looking at the experiences of baby loss invites public participation

The Spaces Between Us project is gathering information from parents and family members who lost a baby 20+ years ago in Ireland.

11 May 2021

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The study also shows that increased physical activity can positively modify, or even negate, this reduction in brain blood flow in people over the age of 50 years.

5 May 2021

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Researchers develop new graphene-based sensor technology for wearable medical devices

The team’s printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the industry standard and outperform other comparable nano-enabled sensors in an important metric seen as a game-changer in the industry: flexibility.

4 May 2021

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Trinity awards honorary degrees to pioneer of international family law and editor of Samuel Beckett letters

Recognised editor and author Martha Dow Fehsenfeld and pioneer of international family law and reform, William Duncan were awarded Trinity’s highest honour by the Chancellor of the University, Professor Mary McAleese.

4 May 2021

Trinity researchers publish ‘State of the Methods’ article for qualitative research

State of the Methods papers are written by experts in the field and their purpose is to outline and illustrate key advancements and innovation in research methods.

29 Apr 2021

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New alcohol policy research network launched across Ireland and UK

The network (ACORN) aims to build capacity and drive innovation in alcohol policy research to support effective policy development, enactment, implementation and evaluation.

Trinity College Dublin has been named 6th best university in the world in terms of Gender Equality and ranks in the top 50 in 7 total categories in the 2021 University Impact Rankings from Times Higher Education (THE).

21 Apr 2021

National Arthritis Week: spotlight on Trinity-led rheumatoid arthritis research

To coincide with National Arthritis Week (April 12 – 16) we caught up with Trinity’s Professor Ursula Fearon to shine the spotlight on her research into rheumatoid arthritis.

15 Apr 2021

Trinity announces Brendan Kennelly Literary Archive to mark poet’s 85th birthday

The Brendan Kennelly Literary Archive was launched today in Trinity College Dublin at a celebratory online event marking the poet’s eighty-fifth birthday.

15 Apr 2021

New research shows how immune response to TB differs in babies

The research offers hope for improving treatments for what remains a deadly disease, with TB still one of the biggest infectious killers in the world.

14 Apr 2021

Professor Linda Doyle set to become Trinity’s first female Provost

Professor Linda Doyle is set to become Provost of Trinity College Dublin, the first woman to ever hold this role in the University’s 429-year history. She will be the 45th Provost of the University and take over from the current Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast, on August 1st this year.

10 Apr 2021

Rising Sika deer populations linked to bovine TB infections

Although TB infection rates have decreased in general in recent decades, county-level data shows a correlation between higher Sika numbers and local TB infections – with County Wicklow a particular hotspot.

6 Apr 2021

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Scientists pinpoint our most distant animal relatives

Their work finds strong evidence that sponges – not more complex comb jellies – were our most distant relatives.

31 Mar 2021

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Trinity secures three more Athena SWAN awards for commitment to gender equality

Trinity's Schools of Histories and Humanities, Computer Science and Statistics, and Engineering have secured Athena SWAN Bronze awards in the latest round of awards to recognise commitment to gender equality.

31 Mar 2021

We must enhance environmental policy coherence to meet Sustainable Development Goals – new research

Economic, social, and environmental policies must be aligned and share common — and not contrasting — goals for this to happen.

29 Mar 2021

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New study raises fresh privacy concerns about Apple and Google mobile phones

Apple iPhones and Google Android phone share data with Apple and Google on average every four and a half minutes, even when the phone is not being used.

29 Mar 2021

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The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025: an ambitious new plan to save our bees

The plan provides a new five-year roadmap to help bees, other pollinating insects, and our wider biodiversity – and promises to engage more stakeholders and address more specific actions.

26 Mar 2021

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Art meets science as CONNECT secures SFI funding to inspire primary school students

CONNECT has partnered with artist Ed Devane to create a musical gyroscope, to communicate some of the complex ideas in quantum communications.

25 Mar 2021

Pandemic experiences of older people brought to life through Poemathon

The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity collaborated with Poetry Ireland and Neuroscience Ireland to create a poem of 355 contributors which captures the mood of our older population.

24 Mar 2021

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Why we should turn meatballs green – new research underlines significant environmental benefits

As part of a major EU study in promoting sustainable diets and food products in Europe, researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick compared the environmental impacts of plant-based and beef meat balls over 16 impact criteria.

23 Mar 2021

Window to My World: A Celebration of World Poetry Day, 2021

To celebrate World Poetry Day 2021, the Trinity Centre for Post-Conflict Justice in association with the Trinity Long Room Hub has released a series of videos showcasing poetry from refugees, asylum seekers and exiled poets in Ireland.

23 Mar 2021

Trinity STEM public engagement and education projects backed by Science Foundation Ireland

Three Trinity College Dublin-led STEM public engagement and education initiatives will be supported as part of a new national investment of €5.2 million through the Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme.

22 Mar 2021

Brain Awareness Week 2021: The developing brain’s response to stress

Dr Eva Jimenez-Mateos is bringing her knowledge of seizures in adults to neonatal care in order to understand how the brain responds to our first days of life.

21 Mar 2021

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Brain Awareness Week 2021: The lesser known Lewy Body Disorder

Researchers at the Global Brain Health Institute and St James Hospital are attempting to raise awareness of the disorder in Ireland and provide an education forum for the public and health professionals in Ireland,

19 Mar 2021

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Trinity researchers tackle the spiders from Mars

Researchers at Trinity have been shedding light on the enigmatic “spiders from Mars”, providing the first physical evidence that these features on the planet’s surface can be formed by the sublimation of CO2 ice.

19 Mar 2021

Scientists find that binding iron improves the effect of the anti-TB drug Bedaquiline

Scientists at Trinity and St James's Hospital have recently applied the 'trick' of binding iron to support the immune system to the treatment of TB,

18 Mar 2021

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Brain Awareness Week 2021: Understanding rare genetic changes in brain biology

Professor Louise Gallagher and her research group are looking at rare genetic changes to understand the biology of psychiatric and neurological conditions.

18 Mar 2021

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Brain Awareness Week 2021: Tackling Motor Neurone Disease through research

Professor Orla Hardiman and her team’s world class MND research strengths are in clinical evaluation, epidemiology, neuropsychology, genetics, brain imaging and neural engineering.

17 Mar 2021

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National Brain Awareness Week: Arresting brain tumour related seizure activity

Professor Mark Cunningham's research aims to develop better ways to arrest seizure activity in patients with tumour related seizures which are more difficult to control with conventional anti-seizure drugs.

16 Mar 2021

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Nobel Prize winner Professor William C Campbell awarded SFI St Patrick’s Day Science Medal

Nobel Prize-winner and Trinity alumnus, Professor William C Campbell, was today awarded the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) St Patrick’s Day Science Medal for Academia

16 Mar 2021

Prof Catherine Comiskey appointed to Research Data Governance Board

The Board, established by Government, will review applications from registered researchers to access data for valid COVID-19 related research purposes.

15 Mar 2021

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National Brain Awareness Week: Let’s get moving on Parkinson’s disease

Professor Andrew Harkin discusses transforming research and discovering promising directions for new treatments for Parkinson's disease, as part of our week-long series showcasing Trinity's brain research.

15 Mar 2021

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Science Gallery launches IN THESE STRANGE TIMES: a response to the global pandemic

IN THESE STRANGE TIMES features a new series of podcasts, hosted by RTE DJ Tara Stewart and with appearances by researchers and artists working at the cutting edge of biomedical, environmental, behavioural and robotics science.

12 Mar 2021

Growing Up in Ireland report documents mental health outcomes for 13-year olds

16% of 13-year-olds rated themselves as having symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of ‘depression’, according to the new Growing Up in Ireland report written by Trinity's Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology

11 Mar 2021

New research offers hope for improved treatment of infants with eczema

Treating skin inflammation reduces the levels of inflammatory signals in the blood, which adds an important new dimension to our understanding of the systemic effects of eczema.

9 Mar 2021

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CAO applications to Trinity reach record highs

Data from the Central Applications Office issued today shows that first preference applications to Trinity programmes for 2021 have jumped by 38% for a record high of 10,253.

9 Mar 2021

I want to ride my bicycle! People set to change mobility choices post-lockdown

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 16% of those surveyed walked and 10.4% cycled to Trinity. Once the campus re-opens fully, 27.3% intend to walk and 27.8% intend to cycle.

5 Mar 2021

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FloWaste secures $270,000 pre-seed funding to develop food analytics platform

The company, nurtured via Trinitys School of Engineering, and LaunchBox, uses proprietary image recognition technology to empower cafeterias, fast-food and quick-service restaurants to reduce food waste.

3 Mar 2021

Art, music, and brain health intersect in new drama ‘UnRavelled’

Research on brain health from GBHI contributes to drama which explores the relationship between art, music and brain health.

3 Mar 2021

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Virtual Trinity Library – A Major Digitisation Initiative of the Library of Trinity College is Launched

It will conserve, catalogue, curate, digitise and research unique collections of national importance, making them accessible to a global audience, from schoolchildren to scholars. Using the most advanced technology the Library’s new Digital Collections platform will showcase the breadth of these collections, ranging from precious manuscripts to scientific papers.

2 Mar 2021

Researchers publish first ever detailed description of Sierra Negra eruption

A volcanic eruption in the Galápagos Islands has given scientists a fresh insight into how volcanoes behave and provided vital information that will help to predict future hazards on the islands.

2 Mar 2021

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Trinity joins elite top 0.6% of business schools globally

Trinity’s status as an internationally-recognised heavyweight will make its graduates some of the most sought after job applicants, and will ensure that Irish-based multinational corporations, as well as small- and medium-sized businesses, invest in domestic talent.

2 Mar 2021

A laser to generate randomness for next-gen information security and encryption

Our ever-increasing reliance on e-commerce, internet based financial services and virtual social contacts, depends on how well and how fast random processes and interactions can be protected.

2 Mar 2021

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V-SENSE team leads learning project to improve the virtual classroom experience

This project builds on previous work by exploring emergent learning practices and demonstrating workflows that create unique, virtual learning environments (VLEs) for modern social virtual reality platforms.

1 Mar 2021

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The study highlights the adaptive qualities of older adults who were able to reduce their mind-wandering through lower levels of anxiety and greater task motivation.

10 Feb 2021

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RTÉ and Trinity Access launch new Tech2Students campaign to bridge the #DigitalDivide

This project aims to secure 5,000 donated laptops or €1 million for devices needed for young people around the country who are disconnected from their teachers and other students during remote learning due to COVID 19.

5 Feb 2021

Trinity set to appoint first woman Provost

The current Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast, will complete his term of office on the 31st of July and the new Provost will take office on the 1st of August 2021.

5 Feb 2021

World Cancer Day: The importance of public engagement in research

Researchers at the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute (TSJCI) recognised World Cancer Day by encouraging patient participation in cancer research and highlighted the vital role of patients to enhance research and improve future outcomes. The organised event: ‘Why are biobanks important in cancer research?’ was a free, open, online information seminar which saw the […]

4 Feb 2021

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Scientists develop new technique that rapidly quantifies immune response following vaccination

The technique can also reveal the timeline and stage of pathogen infection, and in a fraction of the time taken by the current gold-standard approach.

4 Feb 2021

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Researchers investigate treatment of cancer cachexia in collaboration with Artelo Biosciences

Cachexia is a wasting syndrome that affects up to 80% of all cancer patients and is believed to hasten death in this population of people.

3 Feb 2021

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Trinity joins national effort to involve public in research process from the start

Given its success to date, Trinity is the national lead for advancing the conversation on quality and impact of patient involvement in health-related research.

2 Feb 2021

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Trinity-led ADAPT and CONNECT SFI Research Centres among five receiving €193 million investment

The investment, which will support approximately 1,060 graduate and Post-Doctoral students and Research Fellows employed by the Centres, is further backed by 200 industry partners that are committing over €91 million in cash and in-kind contributions.

1 Feb 2021

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TILDA report shows scale of COVID crisis for Ireland’s older people

The wide-ranging report shows impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the lives of older adults.

28 Jan 2021

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Trinity ranked most international university in EU by Times Higher Education

Trinity College Dublin has been ranked the most international university in the European Union in 2021 based on staff, students and international reputation, according to a new list from the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.

28 Jan 2021

Public invited to create, share and interact with unique COVID-19 stories via “Virtual Field Trips”

People will create their stories by using open-source tools, ambient noise and photos taken from their chosen locations, and a free-to-use social virtual reality (VR) platform.

27 Jan 2021

Trinity researchers join international experts in pioneering digital mental health treatments

Scientists from the E-mental Health Group at Trinity's School of Psychology were among 23 international partners exploring mental health care and psychological/ psychiatric services innovation.

27 Jan 2021

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527 students receive Entrance Exhibition awards

Students from every county in Ireland and 15 countries in the EU won awards having achieved the highest points among entrants from their secondary school, above a minimum of 500 CAO points (or equivalent).

26 Jan 2021

Findings reveal stark health impacts of ‘cocooning’ for older people

The study showed that 1 in 5 older persons did not leave their home since being advised to 'cocoon', while over 57% reported loneliness.

25 Jan 2021

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Trinity receives funding to help students with disabilities

Trinity Disability Service is delighted to announce that it has been successful in a funding application to develop strategic initiatives to provide additional supports to Trinity's students with disabilities and to make Trinity a more inclusive and accessible University.

22 Jan 2021

Trinity joins Poetry Ireland to highlight the creativity of older people

The Global Brain Health Institute collaborates to host this nationwide call encouraging Ireland's older people to imagine, to create and to write.

19 Jan 2021

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New €7 million sustainable crop production project focuses on underutilised crops

The €7 million funding will be used to promote underutilised crops in Europe. The Trinity team will develop a toolkit to assess these production systems in terms of nutritional, environmental and ecological impact.

18 Jan 2021

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TILDA reveals vital evidence to inform HSE COVID vaccine roll-out

Researchers release key recommendations to boost uptake and efficacy of vaccine in older adults.

New TILDA research highlights the social, financial, physical and emotional demands family caring places on those caring.

7 Dec 2020

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Research details impact of COVID-19 on persons ageing with an intellectual disability

The report was launched to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and calls for further COVID-19 restrictions for people with ID to be data-driven.

3 Dec 2020

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Trinity partners with World Food Programme to address disability inclusion in food assistance programming

The research collaboration seeks to develop an evidence base for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in WFP food and nutrition assistance programmes.

3 Dec 2020

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Vitamin D deficiency highly prevalent in the Irish Asian community

The study, published in the journal Nutrients, is the first in Ireland to investigate vitamin D in an ethnic minority community.

1 Dec 2020

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Introducing Palaeontology – new book underlines importance of the fossil record for informing today’s conservation decisions

The book, by Patrick Wyse Jackson, from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, provides a timely reminder of how the fossil record can inform critical conservation decisions of the future.

1 Dec 2020

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The scientist Rosalind Franklin, the folklorist, dramatist and theatre-founder Augusta Gregory, the mathematician Ada Lovelace and the writer and pioneering women’s rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft have been chosen from a list of more than 500 suggestions.

26 Nov 2020

Increased access to mental health services vital for survivors of sexual violence

The research from Trinity and Maynooth University is the first to study the incidence and effects of sexual violence in Ireland, since the SAVI Report of 2002.

25 Nov 2020

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International Sustainable Campus Network grant will help Trinity shine a light on Irish biodiversity

Researchers will create a new series of documentaries on the biodiversity of Trinity’s campus, bringing the public closer to the newly established wildflower meadows.

20 Nov 2020

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Máirtín Ó Cadhain 2020 | Comhdháil lae ar líne

Tá leathchéad bliain imithe ó cuireadh an mórscríbhneoir Máirtín Ó Cadhain i gcré na cille.

20 Nov 2020

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The work underlines the great potential that acoustic surveys have for characterising the biodiversity of habitats while also highlighting some major potential pitfalls.

16 Nov 2020

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Trinity welcomes Justice George Birmingham as its new Judicial Visitor

Trinity College Dublin welcomes the appointment by the Government of Mr Justice George Birmingham as its new Judicial Visitor.

13 Nov 2020

Scientists pinpoint two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis

A collaborative team of scientists has pinpointed two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis – a painful inflammatory disease that affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of Inflammatory arthritis, affecting 1-2% of the world’s population. It is characterised by progressive joint inflammation, damage and disability, […]

12 Nov 2020

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21 investigator-led projects have been awarded almost 30% of total funding granted in the programme.

2 Nov 2020

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Trinity research finds open fires could pose substantial hazard to older people’s health

Collaborative research from scientists at the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Lancaster in the UK, examines the risk factors associated with open fire use, revealing a variety of potentially negative consequences for health.

30 Oct 2020

Trinity announces new Sport Scholars for 2020/21

Trinity College Dublin today unveiled its Sport Scholarship students for 2020/21. Student athletes from a wide variety of sports are featured in this year’s programme.

29 Oct 2020

Mind, Body, Boost Project awarded over €391,000 by EU Commission’s Erasmus+ Sport 2020

Mind, Body, Boost Project awarded over €391,000 in funding from EU Commission’s Erasmus+ Sport 2020 programme. The Trinity Sport led project was submitted under the ‘collaborative partnerships action’ category.

23 Oct 2020

Four Trinity researchers secure SFI Public Service Fellowships

The fellowships will foster innovation within the Public Sector by supporting the development and implementation of data-driven and evidence-based approaches.

22 Oct 2020

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Trinity launches the Trinity Education – an undergraduate curriculum for the 21st century

Trinity College Dublin unveiled a new curriculum for undergraduate students today which places emphasis on critical thinking, global citizenship, engagement with employers and flexible learning.

21 Oct 2020

A pioneering platform to support the growing nature-based economy

This novel marketplace directly connects increasing global market demand for nature-based solutions (from public and private sector ‘buyers’) with supply (innovative enterprises developing new sustainable nature-based solutions).

21 Oct 2020

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High levels of microplastics released from infant feeding bottles during formula prep

The research also indicates a strong relationship between heat and microplastic release, such that warmer liquids (formula or water used to sterilise bottles) result in far greater release, underlining the need for appropriate mitigation strategies and new plastic technologies.

19 Oct 2020

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The demon is in the detail – Trinity team discovers uniquely quantum effect in erasing information

The surprising discovery, which may have significant implications for the design of quantum computing chips, brings back to life the paradoxical “Maxwell’s demon”, which has tormented physicists for over 150 years.

16 Oct 2020

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How do you communicate when you have language learning difficulties?

Researchers are highlighting a unique study to mark International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day.

16 Oct 2020

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Study finds athletes fear being judged as weak when they experience pain or injury

Researchers have undertaken the first multi-centred, international, qualitative study exploring the rower experience of sporting low back pain (LBP).

15 Oct 2020

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Trinity first in Europe for producing entrepreneurs for sixth successive year

Since 2006, Trinity alumni produced 277 entrepreneurs, formed 254 venture-backed companies, and raised capital of approximately US 4.8 billion.

12 Oct 2020

3Set delivers Ireland’s first student mental health and suicide prevention framework

3Set is a collaborative project led by Trinity and supported by UCD and AIT. The launch of the national framework coincides with World Mental Health Day.

10 Oct 2020

Dublin City Council gives greenlight to redevelopment plans for the Old Library

The redevelopment project will draw on the best 21st-century design and technology to safeguard the Old Library building and conserve its precious collections for future generations.

8 Oct 2020

Zoologists uncover new example of rapid evolution in Southeast Asia – meet the Sulawesi Babblers

The zoologists have discovered that male and female Sulawesi Babblers (Pellorneum celebense, a species of bird) have evolved to attain different sizes on small islands, and in quick-fire time.

8 Oct 2020

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Derek Mahon 1941-2020: A tribute

Derek Mahon, the gifted Belfast-born poet whose poem ‘Everything is Going to Be All Right’ struck a chord with many this year, has died aged 78. Nicholas Grene, Professor of English Literature, has written a personal tribute to a man whose loss is especially sharply felt at Trinity College Dublin.

2 Oct 2020

Researchers develop global consensus on sustainability in the built environment

The Global Consensus on Sustainability in the Built Environment (GLOBE) highlights the global challenges associated with the built environment as a main contributor to climate change.

1 Oct 2020

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Trinity’s commitment to gender equality recognised by five new Athena SWAN bronze awards

The Schools of Social Work and Social Policy, Physics, Genetics and Microbiology, Pyschology and Law have all secured bronze Athena SWAN awards in the latest round.

28 Sep 2020

New €2.3 million EU research project will use big data toolkit to study debilitating condition of Vasculitis

The project will link vasculitis registries across Europe into a single European dataset, and thus open the door to new research into these challenging diseases.

25 Sep 2020

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New study reveals why flu can be devastating for pregnant women

The pre-clinical study has overturned current scientific thinking on the reasons why flu infections affect pregnant women and their babies so severely, suggesting the virus does not stay in the lungs but spreads throughout the mother’s body.

22 Sep 2020

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Key insights for sustainable food sharing under COVID-19 feature at #SHARECITY2020

Sustainable food sharing in the era of COVID-19 is the primary focus of the #SHARECITY2020 virtual conference, which takes place this week.

22 Sep 2020

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Landmark deal for UQ-Trinity inflammation startup

A Trinity College Dublin campus company developing treatments for inflammatory diseases based on Trinity research has been acquired in a landmark deal – one of the largest in Irish biotech history.

21 Sep 2020

Dementia diagnosis vital for people with an intellectual disability

15 Sep 2020

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Ceangal leis an Iorua agus caidreamh le muintir na háite léirithe sna chéad seichimh ghéanóim ar Lochlannaigh na hÉireann

D’athraigh na Lochlannaigh stair na hÉireann agus d’fhág siad leagáid buan ar linn na ngéinte ar an oileán. Tá aithne againn orthu mar ionróirí, foghlaithe mara agus gaiscígh fhionna, a thaistil ar muir ó Chríoch Lochlann chun cur fúthu anseo ar deireadh thiar.

13 Sep 2020

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Trinity to welcome record number of students following CAO results

Trinity has created an extra 180 places across a range of courses to meet unprecedented demand.

11 Sep 2020

Large variations in vitamin D levels depending on Dublin postcode

In one of the largest studies ever carried out in Europe, researchers at MISA have found that vitamin D deficiency is widespread across Dublin and surrounding areas. The research is published in the journal 'Nutrients'.

9 Sep 2020

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Student entrepreneurs pitch for backing at first ever online Launchbox 2020 Demo Day

Ten teams of student entrepreneurs at Trinity College Dublin pitched their company plans at Trinity’s LaunchBox 2020 Demo Day

4 Sep 2020

Trinity researchers secure prestigious ERC awards

Assistant Professor Claire Gillan and Dr Alessandro Lunghi have been awarded European Research Council Starting Grant Awards worth €3 million in the latest round of results, while Al Maktoum Associate Professor, Mohamed Ahmed, recently began his project here, which was retained on the funding list from a previous round.

3 Sep 2020

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Study investigates what shapes child well-being in rich countries

Study on child well-being ranks Ireland 12th out of 38 OECD/EU countries but cautions on the effects of the pandemic.

3 Sep 2020

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Trinity rises in Times Higher Education global rankings

Trinity College Dublin has risen nine places as Ireland’s leading university in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings

2 Sep 2020

Trinity researchers in breakthrough trial for motor neuron disease

The enrolment of an Irish patient into the trial allows Ireland to compete on the world-stage in early clinical trials for MND.

1 Sep 2020

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School closures, exam uncertainty hurt student wellbeing, finds Trinity survey

A new survey of second-level students in schools in areas of social disadvantage shows school closures as a result of Covid-19 negatively impacted on their mental health.

28 Aug 2020

Book of Kells Creative Competition 2020 launches

This year, contestants are invited to share art and writing that evokes the theme of ‘colours in the Book of Kells’. There are entry categories for adults and school-aged children at both primary and second level.

26 Aug 2020

A quantum thermometer to measure the coldest temperatures in the universe

The physicists' proposed thermometer is based on quantum entanglement and can accurately measure temperatures a billion times colder than those in outer space. It would be used to answer fundamental research questions and to study how matter behaves in extreme quantum states.

20 Aug 2020

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Trinity researchers secure funding from Irish Research Council’s enterprise partnership scheme

Eleven Trinity College Dublin enterprise-focused research projects were among 50 that received a total of €4.3 million in funding under the Irish Research Council’s 2020 Enterprise Partnership Scheme.

17 Aug 2020

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Ecosystem ‘tipping points’ unhelpful for developing environmental policies – largest ever synthesis of global climate change research

4 Aug 2020

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Cure your “plant blindness” with a virtual stroll through Ireland’s diverse habitats

The wonderful flora of Ireland is featured in five-minute videos, each of which puts the spotlight on five species living in one of the country’s many varied habitats.

29 Jul 2020

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The explosive secret hidden beneath seemingly trustworthy volcanoes

Some volcanoes hide chemically diverse magmas in their underground plumbing systems – including some with the potential to generate sudden explosive activity.

28 Jul 2020

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Aerobic exercise could have the final say on fatty livers

The study is the first to demonstrate significant improvements in MAFLD using an exercise-only intervention, without clinically significant weight loss.

The research suggests that therapies focusing on brain energy metabolism may offer new routes to mitigating delirium, which is particularly common in the elderly and in those hospitalised with COVID-19.

15 Jul 2020

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Four Trinity researchers announced in the top twelve emerging new health researchers in the country

The fellowship awards were announced by the Health Research Board.

14 Jul 2020

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Research highlights increased loneliness in lock-down for the over-70s

The joint report from TILDA and ALONE highlights the effects of COVID-19 measures on our older population.

14 Jul 2020

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Second-level teacher survey details lockdown-era barriers to education

A new survey of second-level teachers has provided a snapshot of what teaching and learning was like during the period of school closures as a result of COVID-19

8 Jul 2020

Improving the learning experience for students with intellectual disabilities

The generous gift to the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) has come from The Rory McDonagh Trust.

8 Jul 2020

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Transforming innovative research into practice to benefit older people

Novel collaboration between TILDA, NCPOP, HSE and RCPI is to benefit Ireland’s older people through innovative Frailty Education Programme.

8 Jul 2020

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Scientists create new device to light up the way for quantum technologies

Their innovative new device will emit single particles of light, or photons, from quantum dots that are the key to practical quantum computers, quantum communications, and other quantum devices.

7 Jul 2020

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Trinity welcomes further investment in COVID-19 Research Project

Trinity College Dublin has welcomed the Government’s €4.8M investment into a collaborative partnership at the university researching the immune response to COVID-19.

3 Jul 2020

Researchers kick off Ireland’s first project to measure real-world driving emissions using remote sensing

The team will measure and model real-world emissions from more than 150,000 vehicles at four locations over a 16-week period in Dublin.

1 Jul 2020

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Astrophysicists investigate a cosmic mystery – the disappearance of a massive star

The star's absence, discovered with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, could indicate that it either became less bright and partially obscured by dust, or that it collapsed into a black hole without producing a supernova.

The findings of a new study offer fresh insight into COVID-19’s impact across countries, and the factors that influence its severity.

18 Jun 2020

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Trinity remains Ireland's leading institution, with the rise in the rankings due to the significant positive movement in the academic reputation category.

10 Jun 2020

Trinity Global Engagement Awards 2020

The awards honour staff members who have distinguished themselves in their work, and acts as an inspiration to others and a means of highlighting the value of this work to both internal and external audiences.

10 Jun 2020

TCPID announce new scholarship programme

The new programme for incoming students to the 2-year Certificate in Arts, Science and Inclusive Applied Practice in Trinity College Dublin has been announced.

8 Jun 2020

Who has been infected with COVID-19 and why?

Dr Nollaig Bourke's research was awarded funding through the Rapid Response Call for Covid-19 from the Health Research Board and the Irish Research Council.

8 Jun 2020

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Crowd simulation system visualises social distancing on campus

The scene, which uses a crowd simulation system developed by V-SENSE, provides a first-person walk-through of how a student could safely negotiate crowds on campus to reach the library.

5 Jun 2020

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Trinity 2020/21 teaching to start on September 28th

Orientation for all new students will take place in the week before teaching resumes, starting from September 21st, and there will be some face-to-face teaching for all students.

3 Jun 2020

The Tech2Students initiative is part of Trinity's Access Programme and ensures the devices will be delivered to schools in the greater Dublin area within the next two weeks.

5 May 2020

Professor Eve Patten announced as new director of Trinity Long Room Hub

A Professor in modern literature and culture, Professor Patten is also a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. She has served as Head of School, Director of the Oscar Wilde Centre and Co-ordinator of the MPhil in Irish Writing.

1 May 2020

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Disentangling the psychological, behavioural, media and governmental responses to COVID-19 via a cross-border analysis

The research project is one of six Trinity projects awarded funding through the recent HRB/IRC 'Covid-19 Rapid Response Call'

30 Apr 2020

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Six innovative Trinity research projects to wage war on COVID-19

The research projects have been funded by the government's Covid-19 Rapid Response Call to tackle the nationwide pandemic.

29 Apr 2020

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Democracy in an age of pandemics

The Trinity Long Room Hub’s latest online-only Behind the Headlines discussion tackled the topic of democracy and pandemics, with an international panel of speakers.

29 Apr 2020

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ADAPT and OSi enable open data access for COVID-19 app developers and researchers

Open access to the COVID-19 Health surveillance monitor via the Geohive’s Dataportal and the government’s Open Data portal will be a major help to researchers and app developers.

28 Apr 2020

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Trinity engineers use 3D printers at home in battle to tackle shortage of PPE

A father-sons team has produced over 1,000 face shield frames to date for the PPE-Hub and a further 300 full face shields, which have been donated to front line medical staff in hospitals, nursing homes and GP practices.

27 Apr 2020

Meet Violet – the robot on a mission to tackle COVID-19

Violet harnesses ultraviolet (UV-C) light as a virus-destroying weapon and when deployed has the added benefit of limiting direct exposure of front-line cleaning staff to harmful pathogens.

25 Apr 2020

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Experts release videos to help parents teach young children at home

The videos, which were released on UNESCO World and Copyright Book Day, aim to support literacy at home in a simple way and are targeted at children in early primary school and their parents.

24 Apr 2020

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Vitamin D: a factor determining severity in COVID-19, new TILDA research

There are significant discrepancies in mortality rates related to Vitamin D levels at different latitudes globally; the high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in Northern Hemisphere countries; and the possible role of Vitamin D in suppressing the severe inflammatory responses seen in very ill COVID-19 patients and in COVID-19 deaths.

23 Apr 2020

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Trinity places 14th in THE global impact rankings

Trinity is among the global leaders in sustainability/equality according to the latest global impact rankings, ranking third in the gender equality metric.

22 Apr 2020

Timely and appropriate COVID-19 care urgent for people with an intellectual disability

It is vital that people with an intellectual disability (ID) get the care that they need during the COVID-19 pandemic says Professor Mary McCarron, Director of TCAID.

21 Apr 2020

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Trinity celebrates its 2020 Scholars and Fellows

Staff, students, friends and families are unable to celebrate on campus this year due to COVID-19 restrictions and yet all are united in their appreciation for the exceptional achievements of the students and academics who have today been elected Scholars and Fellows.

20 Apr 2020

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Researchers pinpoint potential new therapeutic target for eye disease

Millions of people worldwide suffer varying degrees of vision-loss due to irreversible retinal degenerative diseases. This research offers hope that improved treatments are on the horizon.

20 Apr 2020

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New studies show Irish diet is unsustainable – nutritionally, financially and ethically

Multiple sources of animal protein in our diets score poorly from a nutritional-financial cost perspective, while alcohol consumption accounts for less than 7% of calorie intake but 25% of daily cost for Irish adults.

17 Apr 2020

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Study investigates how the nation is coping with COVID-19

The multi-wave study was carried out by researchers from the Trinity Centre for Global Health to better understand how people are responding, understanding and coping with the pandemic in Ireland.

16 Apr 2020

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Camara Education and Trinity Access appeal to homes and businesses to donate disused laptops for students

The laptops will mainly be distributed to DEIS school students with no access to technology at home.

14 Apr 2020

The shift to a more sustainable food system is inevitable – here’s how to make it happen

A new report from SAPEA, co-authored by Professor Anna Davies from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, lays out the social science evidence on how a transition can happen in an inclusive, just and timely way.

This research has obvious implications for fisheries and their management, but the crucial message is that warming seas may have significant, unanticipated impacts on entire food webs.

7 Apr 2020

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Vitamin D could help fight off Covid-19 – new TILDA research

New TILDA research highlights the key role of Vitamin D in the body’s immune response to fight infection and emphasises the importance of increasing intake while staying at home/’cocooning’.

3 Apr 2020

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Vitamin D may help build resistance to respiratory infections, including COVID-19

The authors recommend that adults living in Ireland take 20-50 micrograms of vitamin D per day.

3 Apr 2020

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David Norris, Ivana Bacik and Lynn Ruane re-elected to the Seanad

Three incumbent Senators in the University of Dublin constituency (David Norris, Ivana Bacik and Lynn Ruane) have been re-elected to the Seanad. A total of eight counts were completed on the Trinity College campus.

2 Apr 2020

Sitryx announces major licensing and research collaboration with Lilly

the collaboration holds huge promise for the development of wholly new anti-inflammatory medicines that have the potential to bring tremendous benefits to patients with inflammatory diseases.

1 Apr 2020

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Professor Dan Bradley wins second prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

He will use the grant to pursue ground-breaking inter-disciplinary research in the field of ancient epigenetics that will help write new chapters of ancient human history.

31 Mar 2020

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New online democracy curriculum shows cultural trauma has lasting impact on societies

This provides a necessary tool to deepen knowledge and understanding of the current crises, enhancing people’s awareness and capacity to make informed choices and take action in the public sphere.

30 Mar 2020

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Response to Covid-19 shows striking similarities with pandemics past

Be it quarantine or social distancing, responses to the current Covid-19 pandemic have not changed much since the pandemics of the past, speakers noted in the Behind the Headlines discussion Plagues and Pandemics which was livestreamed to over 7000 viewers on Thursday evening, March 26th 2020.

27 Mar 2020

Adults over 70 the fabric of their community, new findings released

The findings come at a time when the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on our older population are being discussed nationally.

25 Mar 2020

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People with an intellectual disability vulnerable to adverse outcomes of COVID-19 warns Trinity expert

Professor Mary McCarron, Director of the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disablity has highlighted her concerns on the impact of the crisis on those with an intellectual disability.

24 Mar 2020

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Trinity College Dublin launches Strategic Plan 2020-2025

Trinity College Dublin launched its Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025 today, March 10. The five-year plan, entitled Community and Connection, will shape the future of the university to benefit Irish society and the wider world.

10 Mar 2020

President of Ireland honours four Trinity researchers

All four have been recognised as 'research leaders with exceptional accomplishments in scientific and engineering domains'.

5 Mar 2020

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Taoiseach addresses future of Europe event as part of Hist250 celebrations

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New discovery has important implications for treating common eye disease

Scientists from Trinity have discovered that the molecule TLR2, which recognises chemical patterns associated with infection in the body, also seems to play an important role in the development of retinal degeneration.

20 Feb 2020

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Trinity Long Room Hub celebrates 10 years as flagship research institute

The Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute yesterday celebrated its 10th anniversary by highlighting the contribution of the Arts and Humanities to public debates in Ireland and internationally over the past ten years.

20 Feb 2020

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Scientists make fresh call for policy makers to protect pollinators

More than 20 pollinator experts from 18 different countries looked at a range of wildlife habitats on farmland and found that despite investing in Ecological Focus Areas are failing to provide all the resources insect pollinators require.

17 Feb 2020

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Genes from scratch – far more common and important than we thought

The majority of unique genes in the species the scientists looked at do not result from simple divergence from genes existing in others. This is surprising -- as is the discovery that genes evolving from scratch can have the potential to confer significant advantages to species adapting to their environments.

17 Feb 2020

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By blueprinting how the antibiotics function against MRSA, the scientists have provided new options for drug designers seeking to hold back the global threat that antimicrobial resistance poses humanity.

9 Jan 2020

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Scientists discover how TB puts the brakes on our immune engines

The scientists have also discovered how we can kick-start those engines back into gear – providing hope that improved treatment options could soon be on the horizon.

8 Jan 2020

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Trinity welcomes Cabinet approval of Grand Canal Innovation District Plan

Cabinet accepted a report by the Grand Canal Innovation District advisory Group and its recommendations. The report, published today, provides a clear strategy and road map to underpin the development and progression of this district to ensure that Ireland has an innovation district to rival the best in the world.

3 Jan 2020

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SEAI grants of almost €700,000 awarded to two Trinity professors

David Igoe, an assistant professor in the School of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at Trinity College Dublin, was awarded €348,950 from SEAI’s research and development programme to lead a research project exploring the dynamic interactions between the foundations and soils for offshore wind turbines. Eleanor Denny, an associate professor in the Economics Department at Trinity College Dublin, was awarded a research grant of €348,000 from SEAI’s research and development programme to conduct research into electric vehicles and consumer investment behaviour.

23 Dec 2019

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Professor Brendan Browne opens the world of medicine to North Belfast teenagers

A project led by Trinity professor Brendan Browne to introduce teenagers from disadvantaged areas of Belfast to the medical world has just completed a successful eight-week run.

20 Dec 2019

Robotics expert honoured in MIT Review’s Innovators Under 35 Europe list

Conor McGinn, Assistant Professor in Trinity’s School of Engineering and lead developer of Ireland’s first socially assistive robot, Stevie, is among the 35 outstanding innovators honoured.

20 Dec 2019

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Global study unearths myriad meanings for “nature” in different cultures

After studying what “nature” means in more than 60 different languages, including some indigenous peoples’ languages, it is easier to see why unifying environmental and conservation policies is so hard.

Trinity scientists have found that with rising CO2 levels, evergreen trees and shrubs are more efficient in using water than deciduous plants in cooler climate locations.

12 Dec 2019

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Three Trinity researchers win prestigious European Research Council awards

Researchers from Trinity College won three of the six grants awarded to researchers at Irish universities.

10 Dec 2019

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Major funding for the conservation of the Dutch Fagel Collection at the Library of Trinity College Dublin

The European partnership between the Library of Trinity College Dublin and the KB, the National Library of the Netherlands, will enable open access to one of the most important libraries in modern Europe.

9 Dec 2019

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Pioneering Trinity ecologist wins IRC Early Career Researcher of the Year

Pioneering ecologist, Dr Jeremy J Piggott, Assistant Professor in Zoology in Trinity College Dublin’s School of Natural Sciences, has won the prestigious 2019 Irish Research Council Early Career Researcher of the Year award.

6 Dec 2019

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Celebrating Innovative Research at Trinity

Leading researchers and inventors at Trinity College Dublin were acknowledged for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the Trinity Innovation Awards 2019 special awards ceremony. The highest accolade, the Provost Innovation Award went to Trinity Alumni Sean Mitchell and David Moloney for their leadership in the highly competitive semiconductor industry. Sean Mitchell Having completed […]

6 Dec 2019

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Honorary Degrees 2019

Professor McAleese was presiding at her first honorary degree ceremony following her inauguration as Chancellor of the University earlier in the day.

6 Dec 2019

Behind the Headlines asks: ‘What’s going on in Hong Kong?’

Hong Kong and the ongoing unrest in the region was the focus of the Trinity Long Room Hub’s latest Behind the Headlines.

4 Dec 2019

What is college like for gender minority students?

The report is based on over 100 survey responses that were collected from transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students in Irish higher education programmes this past summer.

3 Dec 2019

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How sex, violence and exclusion shaped masculine expectations in medieval Europe

How sex, violence and exclusion shaped masculine expectations in medieval Europe was explored in an inaugural lecture by Ruth Mazo Karras, Lecky Professor of History at Trinity College Dublin.

29 Nov 2019

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New spatial index maps relationships between poverty and accessibility in Northeast Brazil

Poor transportation availability can result in poor access to health care and employment, reinforcing the cycle of poverty, low life expectancy and high child mortality.

28 Nov 2019

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National Deprivation Index for Ireland published

Researchers at Trinity College have published the National Deprivation Index for Ireland.

28 Nov 2019

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Book of Kells Creative Competition winners announced

Winners of all ages were announced at the annual awards ceremony which celebrated the most famed medieval manuscript through art and writing.

28 Nov 2019

The Poetics of Print: The Private Press Tradition and Irish Poetry

The remarkable story of Susan and Elizabeth Yeats, a pioneering duo in Irish publishing and design during the twentieth century, is brought to life in a new digital exhibition from the School of English at Trinity College.

27 Nov 2019

Using tech for better mental health — tackling perinatal depression in women

Dr Gavin Doherty, Associate Professor in Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity, focuses his research on designing healthcare technology – particularly to support better mental health.

The astrophysicists assisted hundreds of people, young and old, in viewing the Transit through a high-power telescope, while Mercury’s progress was also screened live on a large-screen TV.

11 Nov 2019

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Scientists take giant stride towards entirely renewable energy

Scientists from Trinity have taken a giant stride towards solving a riddle that would provide the world with entirely renewable, clean energy from which water would be the only waste product.

8 Nov 2019

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Trinity appoints first Associate Vice-Provost for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Professor Clodagh Brook will advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion across the university to support all of our students and staff.

5 Nov 2019

Scientists to conduct biodiversity audit at Áras an Uachtaráin

Over the next 12 months, the team will quantify both habitat and species diversity on the 130-acre site.

4 Nov 2019

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Professor Mary McAleese to become Chancellor of the University of Dublin

Professor McAleese is expected to soon take up the Chancellor’s role that was until recently filled by Dr Mary Robinson.

1 Nov 2019

Stevie the robot enjoys pride of place on TIME’s new front cover

Stevie, designed and developed by a team led by Trinity's Professor Conor McGinn from the School of Engineering, made a big impression when put through its paces in a retirement community in the US this summer.

25 Oct 2019

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Trinity’s historic Botany building welcomes a tropical forest

London-based artist, Josephine Hicks, has painted a mural that links historic plant-hunting to the tropical biodiversity and conservation research carried out today.

24 Oct 2019

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Student entrepreneurs travel to the US with their new businesses

Seven Trinity student and alumni-created startups are this week tapping into the stateside market as ‘Tangent Pioneers’.

24 Oct 2019

Scientists pinpoint nature-based farming solutions to help address the climate and biodiversity emergency

Ireland’s leading scientists propose six evidence-based Ecological Principles that can support the design and implementation of effective solutions.

23 Oct 2019

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Vitamin D deficiency and poor muscle function in the over-60s

Trinity researchers have shown that vitamin D deficiency increased the likelihood of poor muscle function in older adults and confirms the protective effect of physical activity.

23 Oct 2019

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Trinity teams secure prestigious SFI Research Infrastructure Programme awards

Two Trinity teams have secured prestigious SFI Research Infrastructure Programme awards to fund innovative, high-impact projects.

22 Oct 2019

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Major public discussion on the Future of Ireland’s borders calls for a return to the John Hume spirit of the “island of communities” – not uniting territory but uniting people.

18 Sep 2019

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Surgical mesh damage can be measured in simple lab experiments

Such experiments should have been conducted before surgical mesh was used to operate on people – many of whom are now living with serious, debilitating consequences.

16 Sep 2019

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Trinity’s ‘Green Flag’ was officially raised by the Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast in recognition of the campus’s green status.

3 Sep 2019

Fr Tony Coote Assistant Professor in MND announced

Trinity College announces the Tony Coote Assistant Professor in Motor Neuron Disease (MND).

3 Sep 2019

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Trinity scientists among world’s elite

Eighty-one scientists from Trinity feature in a new citation metrics database that systematically and objectively ranks 100,000 of the most-cited scientists across the globe.

29 Aug 2019

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Why dogs really are a person’s best friend: new TILDA research

Walking your dog is linked to greater physical activity and social participation according to new TILDA research.

26 Aug 2019

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16 Jul 2019

Trinity neuroscientist to chair European network of brain researchers

Professor Tomás Ryan will work to further our understanding of brain function and assist policy makers working in the area of mental health.

15 Jul 2019

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Trinity pair earn prestigious Royal Society-SFI University Research Fellowships

Dr Andrea Droghetti and Dr Lewys Jones will use their Fellowships to build independent research careers and to become future leaders in their fields.

15 Jul 2019

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Geneticists unlock ancient tales of cattle herding and evolution

The team deciphered the history of early bovines by sequencing 67 ancient genomes from both wild and domestic cattle sampled from across eight millennia.

11 Jul 2019

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Researchers identify cancer-killing capability of lesser known immune cells

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have identified, for the first time in oesophageal cancer, the cancer killing capability of a lesser-known type of immune cell, presenting a new potential therapeutic target.

10 Jul 2019

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Prestigious Cochrane Review published for School of Dental Science

Researchers from the School of Dental Science at Trinity have carried out the first review of the effectiveness of oral hygiene interventions specifically designed for people with intellectual disabilities.

8 Jul 2019

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Live fast and die young, or play the long game? Scientists map 121 animal life cycles

The results have important implications for conservation strategies and for predicting which species will be the winners and losers from the global environment crisis.

8 Jul 2019

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Trinity launches postgraduate programme in Innovation & Enterprise Development

Aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs and those who wish to bring innovative solutions to their organisations, it will be offered through four new regional centres in Waterford, Tipperary, Cavan and Longford.

5 Jul 2019

How an afternoon tipple made from peas could help save the rainforest

Using peas instead of wheat to produce gin significantly reduces the environmental footprint associated with the process.

4 Jul 2019

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Trinity establishes Al Maktoum Centre for Middle Eastern Studies

Four new professors in Middle Eastern Studies will join the Centre with the vision and purpose of promoting Middle Eastern Studies within Ireland and globally.

1 Jul 2019

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GBHI reaches milestone, sets sights on continued impact for brain health

The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) reached a significant milestone when Atlantic Philanthropies finalised a gift to UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Trinity College Dublin to continue to address the global dementia epidemic.

1 Jul 2019

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Trinity students to represent Ireland at Enactus World Cup

The trip to Silicon Valley is the reward for winning the national version of a competition that celebrates positive innovations created at third-level institutions.

28 Jun 2019

Trinity installs first disabled bicycle parking facilities

Trinity College is proud to announce the installation of the first disabled cycle parking facilities in Ireland on its green campus.

28 Jun 2019

Two Trinity researchers involved in publication of major new report on ageing

The best way to improve life outcomes in old age is to anticipate and tackle them in youth and middle age. This is the key conclusion from a major new Evidence Review Report entitled Transforming the Future of Ageing, published by SAPEA.

28 Jun 2019

Trinity College awarded Green Flag for environmental management and enhancement

Trinity College Dublin has successfully renewed the internationally recognised and prestigious ‘Green Flag’ by An Taisce’s Green-Campus programme for the second time.

28 Jun 2019

Social enterprises among 13 new startups seeking investment

A total of 13 teams are currently being nurtured by experts in Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace, as LaunchBox kicks into gear for its seventh season.

27 Jun 2019

Researchers use parish incomes to map 14th century Ireland in unprecedented detail

Using parish incomes as proxies for wealth enabled has shone new light on the economics, politics and culture of medieval Ireland.

26 Jun 2019

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Trinity among newly announced European University alliances in pioneering initiative

These European University alliances will enhance the quality and attractiveness of European higher education and boost cooperation between institutions, their students and staff.

26 Jun 2019

AMBER to create 350 new research positions from 2019-2025

AMBER, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and Bio-Engineering Research headquartered at Trinity will see 350 new research positions created between 2019-25.

24 Jun 2019

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Station-less bike sharing in Dublin – faster, healthier, greener

Around 7.5% of the 6,000 weekly trips made via Bleeperbike could have happened by car or taxi, which saves an estimated five tonnes of carbon per year.

20 Jun 2019

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Joint winners of second annual Registrar’s Civic Engagement Award announced

Registrar’s Civic Engagement Award 2019 announced with joint winners IDS TILDA research team led by Prof Mary McCarron & Professor Michael Shevlin, Director of the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID)

The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College have presented the findings of their independent evaluation of the HSE's Schwartz Rounds; an initiative which aims to support healthcare professionals with the emotional impact and experiences of their roles.

29 May 2019

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Trinity introduces Joint Honors course combinations

In 2019/20, a student may enter to study two subjects or ‘Joint Honors’.

28 May 2019

Scientists uncover exotic matter in the Sun’s atmosphere

The scientists used large radio telescopes and ultraviolet cameras on a NASA spacecraft to better understand the exotic “fourth state of matter” known as plasma.

23 May 2019

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Trinity Access Foundation Course provides model for new Oxford initiative

Oxford University has announced a major access initiative modelled on the Trinity Access Foundation Course.

22 May 2019

Tangent incubator to nurture 15 new digital health start-ups

Fifteen digital health start-ups from across Europe today embark on a bespoke incubator programme organised by Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace at Trinity College Dublin, which aims to identify and develop new technologies promoting healthy living, active ageing and innovative healthcare systems. Backed by the European Union, EIT Health (network of best-in-class health innovators) and Trinity, […]

22 May 2019

Public invited to shape the future of social media via ‘Heliosphere’

The scientists behind Heliosphere want to hear how people use and engage with social media, as well as their hopes and fears for its future.

21 May 2019

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Energy saving tech cuts consumption by 25% in water supply network

A low-cost turbine in the water supply network is reducing energy consumption from the Blackstairs Group Water Scheme in Co. Wexford.

20 May 2019

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Trinity researchers find stark social inequalities in children’s body mass index

Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children’s body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years and widen across childhood and into early adolescence

20 May 2019

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Trinity scientists call for immediate action to stem biodiversity losses

As the spotlight falls on Biodiversity Week 2019, two of Trinity's scientists speak out about the seriousness of the global biodiversity loss crisis.

18 May 2019

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Minister Mitchell O’Connor launches gender equality charter

A charter to promote gender equality in the university sector was formally launched by Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O'Connor at an event hosted by Trinity College Dublin.

15 May 2019

Robotics engineers unveil ‘Stevie II’ – Ireland’s first socially assistive AI robot

Stevie II is the successor to Stevie, a prototype assistance robot who took the country by storm in 2017. Stevie II embodies significant technological upgrades and advanced AI capabilities.

15 May 2019

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Lost in indirect translation — researchers tackle problems of indirect translation

24 Apr 2019

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Trinity Week explores theme of ‘Silence’

The Trinity Week programme for 2019 includes film screenings, literary events, health and well being workshops, nature walks and public discussions all focusing on the theme of ‘silence’.

24 Apr 2019

Honorary Degrees 2019

Chancellor of the University, Mary Robinson, presided over the ceremony for the last time after 21 years in the position.

18 Apr 2019

Trinity at heart of European conversation about re-use of health data

Trinity College Dublin and Tallaght University Hospital researchers have coordinated a successful H2020 bid with a value of €4.05 million for a collaborative project involving 23 partners across Europe, linking healthcare data in autoimmune disease. HELICAL: HEalth data LInkage for ClinicAL benefit is a MSCA innovative training network comprising 17 academic and 9 non-academic/industry partners […]

18 Apr 2019

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Trinity and Inland Fisheries Ireland to collaborate on fisheries research

Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today that will enable both institutions to collaborate closely across fisheries research projects. Minister of State with responsibility for the inland fisheries sector, Sean Canney, attended the signing and welcomed the formalisation of the partnership. The MOU was signed […]

17 Apr 2019

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Hannah Sullivan wins John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize

This is the first year of the prize, which will be awarded on an annual basis to the author of an outstanding debut poetry book collection in the English language.

16 Apr 2019

Six Trinity researchers win Irish Research Council Advanced Laureate Awards

Each awardee will receive up to €1 million in funding over a period of up to four years to pursue frontier basic research.

11 Apr 2019

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Trinity’s Business Student of the Year 2019

Final year Business and French student, Marie-Louise O’Callaghan, was the winner on the 25th anniversary of the programme.

10 Apr 2019

Books written and illustrated by Dublin schoolchildren join Book of Kells exhibition

An exhibition of 80 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary schoolchildren was unveiled by award-winning children’s book author Dave Rudden in the iconic Old Library of Trinity College Dublin last night.

10 Apr 2019

International leading figure of the #MeToo movement Celeste Kidd visits Trinity

Celeste Kidd, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley and one of the leading figures of the global #MeToo movement visited Trinity as part of the 2019 TCD Neurohumanities Public Talks series to discuss and explore how sexual harassment is especially salient in academia.

10 Apr 2019

Co-cup scheme launched at Trinity, DCU and Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council in collaboration with Trinity, Dublin City University, and 2GoCup Ltd. have launched the pilot Co-Cup Deposit and Return Scheme in the City Council’s Civic Offices today, 8 April.

8 Apr 2019

Trinity to develop educational resources to support responsible research

Project INTEGRITY, which will last three years, has received funding of €2.4 million via the EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

5 Apr 2019

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Trinity 28th in the world in University Impact Rankings

Trinity was named 28th best university in the world when it comes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the new THE University Impact Rankings.

3 Apr 2019

Public discussion: Does race matter?

In a recent public discussion in Trinity College Dublin, panellists were asked the question ‘Does Race Matter?’ The ‘Behind the Headlines’ discussion explored how racism has manifested in different ways throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, and why racism prevails today.

2 Apr 2019

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Trinity College Dublin to name new Vice-Provost

Prof Chris Morash said today he will step down from his role as vice-provost and chief academic officer after more than three years in the role to resume his fulltime role as inaugural Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing.

2 Apr 2019

Students celebrate Trinity Employability Awards 2019 success

Over 130 students recently celebrated their success in the Trinity Employability Award programme at ceremonies marking their participation.

27 Mar 2019

Winning ideas from Trinity’s ‘hack homelessness’ event announced

Winning ideas from the Provost's Innovation Challenge at Tangent, Trinity Ideas Workspace were announced at a special event to 'hack homelessness'.

27 Mar 2019

Trinity spin-out Azadyne completes €1.75million funding round

Trinity spin-out Azadyne, which is developing a new approach to the treatment of autoimmune diseases, announced that it has raised £1.5million (€1.75 million) in its most recent funding round.

27 Mar 2019

What a failed Johannesburg project tells us about mega cities in Africa

Ricardo Reboredo explores how and why a major development billed as a game changed in the urban footprint of Johannesburg six years ago failed and how that relates to the broader African urban context.

26 Mar 2019

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Acclaimed writer Adam Mars-Jones in residence at Trinity

The School of English recently hosted an evening in celebration of the residency of Adam Mars-Jones as the inaugural Briena Staunton Visiting Fellow in the Oscar Wilde Centre.

25 Mar 2019

World Down Syndrome Day Summit explores 20 years of Trinity research into Down syndrome and dementia

The Trinity Centre for Ageing with an Intellectual Disability (TCAID) marked World Down Syndrome Day 2019 by presenting and exploring the science of Dementia and Down syndrome.

22 Mar 2019

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‘Painting Music’ to celebrate Brain Awareness Week

20 Feb 2019

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Trinity academics play leading role at first official National Biodiversity Conference

A high-profile national conference will take place in Dublin Castle this week on February 20th & 21st, focussing on the future of our natural environment.

20 Feb 2019

New regional postgraduate certificate for entrepreneurs and innovators

Trinity has launched a new regional postgraduate certificate aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs, which will be offered through four centres in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Dublin.

20 Feb 2019

Can stories save the world? Can history make sense of climate change?

Can stories save the world? What can history literature, film and art teach us to make sense of the contemporary environmental challenges we face? Trinity Long Room Hub’s latest Behind the Headlines public discussion series, which took place last week, looked to the arts and humanities to face up to and address climate change. As […]

18 Feb 2019

Trinity Green Week 2019 to focus on UN Sustainable Development Goals

Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin and former president of Ireland Dr Mary Robinson launched Trinity’s annual Green Week at an event in Front Square today, Monday, February 18th, 2019.

18 Feb 2019

Trinity launches the Provost’s Innovation Challenge @ Tangent

The social innovation programme that provides supports, creative outlets, mentorship and the chance to have a real impact on a global problem, has been launched.

12 Feb 2019

Exhibition charts the extraordinary history of the Gwynn family

A new exhibition in the Library of Trinity College Dublin charts the extraordinary history of the Gwynn family.

11 Feb 2019

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First HRB Impact Award recognises Professor Mary McCarron

The Health Research Board presents its first HRB Impact Award to Dean of Health Sciences Professor Mary McCarron recognising how her research has transformed the health, care and living environments of people ageing with ID.

8 Feb 2019

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Trinity’s front façade goes red to celebrate the Dublin Chinese New Year festival

Trinity announced a major expansion of its Chinese Studies programme at the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies to mark the arrival of the Year of the Pig.

4 Feb 2019

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It all started with a bang. Or did it? Prof Luke O’Neill on what it means to be human

Professor Luke O’Neill, Trinity College Dublin, talked about our amazing existence and the future of humankind as part of the Trinity Long Room Hub’s new speaker series ‘What does it mean to be Human in the 21st Century?’

4 Feb 2019

Lámhscríbhinn speisialta, Apacailipsis Bhaile Átha Cliath, le fáil ar fud an domhain trí ardán ar líne

Tá Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath ag ceiliúradh digitiú ‘Apacailipsis Bhaile Átha Cliath’, ceann de mhórsheoda na Leabharlainne ón meánaois.

4 Feb 2019

Trinity announces Book of Kells Creative Competition winners

The winners have been announced for the second annual Book of Kells Creative Competition which attracted 1,600 entries in art and writing.

1 Feb 2019

Precious Dublin Apocalypse manuscript now available to a global online audience

Trinity College Dublin is celebrating the digitisation of the Dublin Apocalypse, one of great medieval treasures of the Library.

30 Jan 2019

Keeping fit: how to do the right exercise for your age

Julie Broderick, Assistant Professor, Physiotherapy writes about how the type and amount of exercise should change depending on your age and gives a simple guide to follow.

30 Jan 2019

Trinity teams up with Rugby Players Ireland to assess health of retired elite athletes

A new research project led by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration Rugby Players Ireland is seeking to shed new light on the general health and wellness of retired elite athletes, with a particular focus on impact sports and brain health.

30 Jan 2019

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Irish women writers: looking back and looking forward

The work of two distinguished Irish writers, Deirdre Madden and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, was celebrated at an evening of readings and discussion focusing on women's writing in Ireland in Trinity College Dublin.

29 Jan 2019

Epigenetics: What impact does it have on our psychology?

Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity, Kevin Mitchell asks whether we can overwrite the genes that dictate our innate traits and predispositions, in this opinion piece written for The Conversation.

28 Jan 2019

Trinity and MSF collaborate in hackathon to solve complex real-life humanitarian challenges

Trinity is teaming up with international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to host a 12-week hackathon where students will work on providing innovative solutions to some of the problems MSF faces in delivering healthcare to patients around the world.

23 Jan 2019

Trinity joins newly launched European University

Together with other prestigious universities, including the University of Barcelona, Utrecht University, the University of Montpellier and Eötvös Loránd University, Trinity has signed a foundational agreement for the Charm European University (Charm-EU) which will focus on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) providing an interdisciplinary, challenge-based education.

15 Jan 2019

Molecular diagnostics and the future of oncology

Professor of Molecular Diagnostics, Orla Sheils and Director of the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) at the School of Medicine delivered her inaugural Trinity lecture recently.

14 Jan 2019

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Researchers develop new tuberculosis treatment

The newly developed medicine could be used to treat hundreds of thousands of patients with tuberculosis.

8 Jan 2019

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Variable venom – why are some snakes deadlier than others?

Comparing records of venom potency and quantity for over 100 venomous snake species shows that potency depends on what a species eats.

8 Jan 2019

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Ten ‘1916 Learners and Leaders’ to study at Trinity

Ten ‘Leaders and Learners’ were awarded 1916 Bursaries to study at Trinity in a special ceremony recently which also saw the launch of a new initiative to establish Dublin as a Learning City, as defined by UNESCO.

7 Jan 2019

Professor Aoife McLysaght asks ‘Who am I?’ in 2018 CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The 2018 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, airing on BBC Four, will use biology as a powerful way of answering the most fundamental of questions.

20 Dec 2018

Trinity research sheds light on the workings of the unconscious brain

Research led by neuroscientists at Trinity College Dublin has found for the first time that regions of the brain responsible for complex thought do not shut off in the unconscious state.

18 Dec 2018

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In the age of GDPR, how can social computing data be legally used?

A new book addresses how social computing data can be used in emergency management and explores more broadly how the GDPR affects big data interpretation.

18 Dec 2018

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Stair cheilte Fhoirgneamh an Mhúsaeim i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath nochta

Tá Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath, ag seoladh tionscadal taighde ceannródaíoch inniu a thabharfaidh an stair cheilte a bhaineann le ceann de na foirgnimh Victeoiriacha is mó aithne i mBaile Átha Cliath chun solais arís.

17 Dec 2018

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A new physiological mechanism for short-term memory storage in the brain

Scientists have discovered “a new form of short-term memory”.

17 Dec 2018

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Hidden history of Trinity’s Museum Building uncovered

The ‘Making Victorian Dublin’ project has launched a new interactive website documenting the remarkable craft and quarry networks in operation during the golden era of Irish decorative stone.

12 Dec 2018

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Trinity academic selected for Prague UNESCO City of Literature residency

Justin MacGregor, Assistant Professor in Film Studies, School of Creative Arts, Trinity has been selected to be a Writer in Residence of Prague UNESCO City of Literature 2019.

12 Dec 2018

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Professor Anna Davies wins Irish Research Council ‘Researcher of the Year’

In addition to Professor Davies’ major award, two postgraduate researchers from Trinity—Joanna Poetz and Hannah Prendeville—won Medals of Excellence.

6 Dec 2018

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Study finds link between vitamin D-deficient older adults and depression

A new study completed by TILDA researchers at Trinity found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a 75% increase in the risk of developing depression.

5 Dec 2018

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Trinity awarded €1.5m to build interdisciplinary research toolkit

Trinity College Dublin has been awarded funding of €1.5 million to lead an international research project to build a toolkit to promote interdisciplinary research.

4 Dec 2018

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What does it mean to be human?

From AI and genetic manipulation to transhumanism, conflict and design, a new Trinity discussion series will explore how we understand ourselves, the world, and our place within it

Dr Laura Cleaver and Dr Aline Vidotto have secured highly competitive ERC Consolidator Grant awards, valued at €2 million each, to pursue frontier research and strengthen their research teams.

29 Nov 2018

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Engineers win Inclusion & Empowerment World Summit Award with waytoB

waytoB, a smart tech solution that gives independence back to people with intellectual disability, was judged one of the world’s finest digital innovations with impact on society.

28 Nov 2018

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Recapturing the spirit of the ancient library of Alexandria in the 21st Century

The founding director of the new Library of Alexandria shared how he set about recapturing the spirit of the ancient Library of Alexandria 1600 years after its destruction at a free public lecture in Trinity College Dublin.

27 Nov 2018

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Sports scholars celebrated

Ceremony to mark this year’s sports scholarships

23 Nov 2018

Why do we love to be scared? Launch of new book by Prof Darryl Jones

In his new book Trinity’s Professor Darryl Jones delves into the darkest corners of the horror genre to explore why horror stories disturb us, and how they reflect society's taboos.

21 Nov 2018

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Scientists develop potential new treatment for common soft-tissue childhood cancer

CRISPR “genetic screens” and new approaches to drug design have provided a potential new therapy, which blocks the progression of synovial sarcoma tumours in pre-clinical trials.

20 Nov 2018

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Researchers improve potential to identify diet-disease relationships

Researchers have developed a new method of mapping scientific data to improve the capacity to identify diet-disease relationships.

20 Nov 2018

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Get involved in College Awareness Week 2018!

All schools, colleges and community groups are being encouraged to get involved in College Awareness Week 2018 which starts next week (19th - 24th November 2018).

15 Nov 2018

Professor Emeritus Colm O’ Moráin honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor O’Moráin has been honoured by the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) for his contributions to gastroenterology.

13 Nov 2018

Scientists shine new light on link between obesity and cancer

The body’s immune surveillance systems stutter and fail in the presence of excess fat, which reduces their ability to fight cancer and disease.

12 Nov 2018

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Trinity researchers win Science Foundation Ireland 2018 Science Awards

Four researchers won prestigious awards, which recognise them as key leaders in the Irish research community.

12 Nov 2018

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Growing Up in Ireland: Key findings on the lives of 9-year-olds launched

New Growing Up in Ireland research highlights how lives of 9-year-olds and their families were affected by the recession.

9 Nov 2018

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Top prize in British architectural history awarded to Trinity scholar

The top prize in British architectural history, the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion, has been awarded to Christine Casey, Professor in Architectural History, at Trinity College Dublin.

8 Nov 2018

Professor in Genetics at Trinity, Aoife McLysaght, will join Professor Alice Roberts in delivering the 2018 CHRISTMAS LECTURES.

2 Nov 2018

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Open letter on Brexit from Trinity College Dublin

An open letter to the Financial Times, penned by Trinity College Dublin, on Brexit is published today, Thursday, November 1st, 2018.

1 Nov 2018

Can an exhausted lung cell of a smoker fight bacterial infection?

New research uncovers the life of an 'exhausted macrophage' or lung cell of a smoker and why it is unable to fight infectious diseases, such as TB.

1 Nov 2018

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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon explores rights of artist in public lecture

The role of the artist in society was the focus of a public lecture delivered by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon.

31 Oct 2018

Sports scholars announced for 2018-2019

This year's programme features diverse range of developing and internationally recognised athletes

30 Oct 2018

The first edition of the letters of Oliver Goldsmith in almost a century was recently launched by the Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin, Mary Robinson at an event in the Long Room.

15 Oct 2018

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Housing issues in Dublin over the last century – public discussion

Housing issues in Dublin over the last century and beyond was the focus of a public discussion in Trinity College Dublin yesterday evening, Thursday, October 11.

12 Oct 2018

Trinity Centre for New Irish Studies launches

The Centre will provide an important focus for the Making Ireland research theme across a wide range of disciplines in Trinity.

10 Oct 2018

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New bio-pharma company, Sitryx, to develop immunometabolism therapies

Trinity's Chair of Biochemistry, Luke O’Neill, is one of the co-founders of Sitryx, which has raised $30 million after its Series A round of financing.

10 Oct 2018

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International symposium addresses latest research in Hepatitis C and related viruses

Researchers, clinicians and public health experts are discussing the latest in research and patient care in Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Zika, HIV and Dengue.

9 Oct 2018

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Launch of major new programme to help parents teach children creative computing

Trinity and National Parents Council join forces to demystify computer coding and help parents/guardians and children work together to develop essential skills.

9 Oct 2018

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Marley & Me: An Evening with John Grogan

American journalist and author of the bestseller ‘Marley & Me’ John Grogan will give a public talk and interview in Trinity College Dublin on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018.

2 Oct 2018

Portrait of Patient: Trinity art exhibition charts experience of chronic illness

Four paintings charting one patient’s experience of long-term chronic illness are on display in the Trinity Centre for Health Science at St James’s Hospital.

1 Oct 2018

PROBE: Research Uncovered at Trinity College Dublin

Members of the public are again invited to journey through the best Irish research has to offer with an intimate, engaging, and interactive programme at this pop-up festival, PROBE.

28 Sep 2018

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‘Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace’: meet Dublin’s new home for entrepreneurs and innovators

‘Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace’ will re-enforce Trinity’s position as a European leader in innovation and entrepreneurship and Dublin as a location of choice for technology investment and new start-up creation.

27 Sep 2018

Reframing ’68 – the year of ‘global revolt’ 50 years on

The year 1968 is often regarded as a year of ‘global revolt’ as revolutions around the globe cut across national boundaries, from student protests in France to the Cultural Revolution in China. Marking the 50th anniversary of the iconic year of protest, historians and cultural experts from around the world will gather in Trinity this week to ask what does 1968 mean in 2018?

27 Sep 2018

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Trinity is Ireland’s leader in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019

Trinity has been ranked in 120th position, a slight decrease on last year’s 117th place. It is the only Irish university to sit in the top 120.

26 Sep 2018

New developments in swallowing disorder research focus of conference

Over 800 delegates from 46 countries will attend the 8th annual European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) Congress taking place in Dublin this week.

25 Sep 2018

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The rise of ‘barbaric nationalism’ – 2018 Humanities Horizons lecture

The rise of ‘barbaric nationalism’ and the global migration crisis was the focus of the 2018 Humanities Horizons lecture delivered by Harvard’s Professor Homi K Bhabha.

25 Sep 2018

Research

Writer Caitriona Lally wins 2018 Rooney Prize

Writer Caitriona Lally was announced as winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2018 for emerging Irish writers at Trinity College Dublin this evening.

25 Sep 2018

Truth serum, zero-G and the Vomit Comet: the hunt for deep space flight solutions

The research team is primarily concerned with better understanding how water behaves in the absence of gravity (in space), with water (or steam, specifically) seen as the golden bullet for powering spacecraft deep into space.

25 Sep 2018

Minister Donohoe launches ADAPT Centre’s new FinTech strategy

The ADAPT Centre at Trinity College Dublin will lead the €5 million research programme ‘FinTech Fusion’, which will advance innovations in Blockchain and FinTech research.

21 Sep 2018

Basking sharks can jump as high and as fast as great whites

The second-largest fish in the world can swim more than twice as fast as the average man in the Olympic 50m freestyle.

20 Sep 2018

The Book of Durrow to play key role in British Library exhibition

A new online exhibition has also been launched by Library of Trinity College Dublin.

20 Sep 2018

Failure rate in some surgical mesh treatments unacceptably high

Failure rates in products used to treat prolapse injury are unacceptably high according to a medical materials expert.

18 Sep 2018

Cuireadh ag foghlaimeoirí ar fud an domhain foghlaim faoi ‘Leabhar Cheanannais’ ar chúrsa ar líne atá á chur ar fáil saor in aisce ag Coláiste na Tríonóide

Tá cúrsa nua saor in aisce ar líne curtha le chéile ag Coláiste na Tríonóide a ligfidh do lucht foghlama ar fud an domhain gnéithe de stair na hÉireann a scrúdú trí dhíriú ar Leabhar Cheanannais.

17 Sep 2018

Ten years on from the Irish banking crisis what has changed?

Ten years on from the Irish banking crisis, a public discussion in Trinity College Dublin explored whether enough has changed in the Irish financial, business and cultural sectors.

13 Sep 2018

Discover the iconic ‘Book of Kells’ through Trinity’s free online course

A new, free, online course developed by Trinity College Dublin will allow learners worldwide to explore the history of Ireland through the remarkable Book of Kells — one of the world's most famous medieval manuscripts.

11 Sep 2018

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins prestigious Breakthrough Prize

The Prize, valued at $3 Million, recognizes Bell Burnell’s 1967 detection of pulsars (radio signals from rapidly spinning, super-dense neutron stars) and her lifetime of inspiring scientific leadership.

7 Sep 2018

Trinity is first in Europe for producing entrepreneurs

Graduates from Trinity College Dublin founded more venture-backed companies than graduates from any other European university over the last 13 years, according to new independent research.

6 Sep 2018

Trinity and Church of Ireland Theological Institute sign MOU

Trinity and the Church of Ireland Theological Institute have signed a Memorandum of Understanding revised agreement for the continued joint delivery of the Master’s course in Theology.

6 Sep 2018

Watch live as Nobel winners ponder the future of biology at Schrödinger at 75

Trinity will later this week welcome five Nobel winners as speakers to a major international meeting that marks 75th anniversary of Erwin Schrödinger’s What is Life? lectures.

3 Sep 2018

Health benefits of Irish heather honey comparable to those of Manuka honey

The findings showed that there was a similar overall presence of powerful antioxidants called phenolic compounds in Irish heather honey as in Manuka honey.

3 Sep 2018

Student entrepreneurs seek startup investment at LaunchBox 2018 Demo Day

This year’s companies address a variety of unmet market needs, including an online booking platform for performers, a product that identifies, prevents and treats healthcare-associated infections, and a hub that connects SMEs with a talented student workforce

31 Aug 2018

Researchers discover new solution to problem plastic

Researchers at AMBER and BEACON, the Bioeconomy Research Centre have discovered a blend of biodegradable plastic that completely degrades under typical home-composting conditions.

31 Aug 2018

Bioengineers unveil surprising sensory and self-healing abilities of seashore creatures

Limpets sense damage to the structurally vital elements of their shells and self-heal in a way that is biologically similar to how broken bones mend in mammals.

30 Aug 2018

Welcome to the inaugural cohort of Trinity/Columbia Dual BA students!

Students of the inaugural Trinity and Columbia University Dual BA Programme in the arts and humanities were warmly welcomed on campus.

30 Aug 2018

Trinity tech spin-out, DataChemist, launches

The company uses new semantic AI techniques to turn messy ‘big data’ into valuable intelligence.

28 Aug 2018

AMBER announces research collaboration to transform orthopaedic treatments

The collaboration between AMBER, DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company and Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., will transform treatments, particularly for patients with osteoarthritis.

23 Aug 2018

New European charter to promote gender equality in the university sector

The SAGE charter sets out 12 principles to eradicate discrimination in research and higher education.

22 Aug 2018

Sharp increase in falls in women in midlife

Falls are not just a problem of advanced age, according to researchers in Trinity College Dublin, who have identified a sharp increase in falls after the age of 40, particularly in women.

21 Aug 2018

Strong demand for Trinity degrees in CAO applications

Entry points for many courses were very near to last year’s levels, although there has been strong demand for entry to the new Science programmes.

20 Aug 2018

Trinity geographer elected to International Science Council

Professor Anna Davies, an expert in sustainability research, will work to advance science as a global public good.

14 Aug 2018

New connectivity pathways unlocked

These winner-take-all connectivity pathways in random networks, where memory is distributed across the network but encoded in specific connectivity pathways, are similar to those found in biological systems.

13 Aug 2018

Measure of belly fat in older adults is linked with cognitive impairment

Data from over 5,000 adults over the age of 60 indicates that as waist:hip ratio increases, so does cognitive impairment.

1 Aug 2018

Fear of litigation is a key factor in decision to perform C-sections

Fear of litigation and perceived safety concerns and are among the key factors influencing the decision to perform a caesarean section, according to an international literature review conducted by researchers at the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

30 Jul 2018

Trinity researchers secure prestigious ERC Starting Grant awards

Four newly funded projects will see researchers develop novel nanotherapeutics, explore influences on the initiation of technological support required long-term to sustain a child’s life, pursue selective therapies, and investigate the genetics of human evolution and disease.

27 Jul 2018

Researchers use papal tax assessments to map medieval economy of Ireland

Detailed maps show wide variations in wealth in Ireland circa 1300, and also indicate the significant impact of the Great European Famine and the Bruce Invasion.

25 Jul 2018

Atlantic Philanthropies announces 6 Atlantic Fellows at Global Brain Health Institute

The Fellows, working at the Global Brain Health Institute, which is a partnership between Trinity College Dublin and the University of California, San Francisco, are among 267 changemakers solving pressing inequality issues around the world.

24 Jul 2018

Pioneering Career LEAP training programme gets young adults work-ready

Over 90% of at-risk young adults who participated remain in full-time employment or in formal education two years later.

16 Jul 2018

Trinity unveils plans for Grand Canal Innovation District centred on a new campus in the heart of Dublin’s docklands

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar T.D. and Provost Patrick Prendergast have launched a far-reaching plan for the creation of the Grand Canal Innovation District in Dublin.

12 Jul 2018

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex receive a warm welcome at Trinity

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Trinity College Dublin where they received a warm welcome from members of the public, joined by College staff and students gathered in the University’s Front Square.

11 Jul 2018

Immune discovery should lead to improved vaccines for infants and newborns

The scientists believe the discovery could reduce both the age at which vaccines can be first administered, and the need for multiple booster shots.

10 Jul 2018

An Gorta Mór agus an leigheas

Bhí Cruinniú na Nollag ag Acadamh na Lianna i gColáiste na Tríonóide ar an 9 Nollaig 2017; cumann Gaelach do dhochtúirí é an t-Acadamh, le cúpla ball ó na gairmeacha gaolmhara.

10 Jul 2018

Trinity experts in Motor Neurone Disease support Walk While You Can campaign

The aim is to raise money to support those living with the condition today and to expedite effective treatments for those facing up to it tomorrow.

9 Jul 2018

Trinity Business School’s Executive MBA in global top 50 of The Economist’s rankings

The Economist’s global rankings for 2018 have Trinity Business School’s Executive MBA programme at 44th place worldwide, rising 15 places from 59th place last year.

6 Jul 2018

Ancient genome analyses reveal mosaic pattern of goat domestication

Farmers were selecting specific traits in goats such as coat colour and production ability as early as 8,000 years ago.

6 Jul 2018

Dementia-friendly hospital guidelines from a Universal Design approach

The guidelines should help physical hospital environments provide a better experience for people with dementia, as well as their families and caregivers.

2 Jul 2018

Former President Mary McAleese gives Henry Grattan lecture

The former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese delivered the annual Henry Grattan lecture in conversation with RTÉ’s Northern editor, Tommie Gorman.

29 Jun 2018

Study finds similar outcomes for voluntary and involuntary ECT treatment

People who have involuntary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression have similar outcomes to those who have voluntary treatment, according to new research from the Department of Psychiatry.

28 Jun 2018

Trinity trio secure SFI-National Natural Chinese Science Foundation funding

Trinity researchers, Professors John Donegan, Luiz Da Silva, and Plamen Stamenov, won three of the eight new funding awards.

28 Jun 2018

Intergovernmental cooperation essential to limit Brexit damage to Northern Ireland

The difficulties surrounding the Northern Irish border issue in Brexit negotiations could have been eased by stronger intergovernmental cross-border cooperation, according to Trinity academic Dr Etain Tannam.

28 Jun 2018

€9 million Horizon 2020 project – PoshBee – will protect global bee health

The five-year project will quantify the impacts of multiple pressures on a range of bee species and develop new tools to help protect them.

27 Jun 2018

New study finds one in eight older adults in Ireland are deficient in vitamin B12

One in eight of the adults over 50 in the study were vitamin B12-deficient, while one in seven were folate-deficient.

27 Jun 2018

Trinity student nurses to benefit from cutting edge simulated learning

The students will learn and practice clinical skills in a cutting-edge new simulation suite.

26 Jun 2018

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers public lecture

Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, delivered a public lecture in Trinity College Dublin today. The lecture was followed by a conversation with the Chancellor of the University Mary Robinson.

22 Jun 2018

Psychiatric Disorders share a new underlying genetic basis

Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder often run in families, according to a new international study led by researchers at Trinity College Dublin and at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

22 Jun 2018

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes centre stage at Honorary Degrees

The impressive line-up included prominent US philanthropist, Dr James Simons; President of the Confederation of British Industry, Paul Drechsler; Archivist at the Irish Architectural Archive, Ann Rowan; and co-founder of the Young Scientist Exhibition, Dr Tony Scott.

22 Jun 2018

Trinity launches new European digital health incubator programme

Digital health start-ups from across Ireland and Europe are embarking on a brand new European incubator programme hosted by Trinity College Dublin which aims to identify new technologies that promote healthy living, support active ageing and improve health care systems.

19 Jun 2018

World’s largest autism grant will transform research landscape

The €115 million grant, titled Autism Innovative Medicine Studies-2-Trials (AIMS-2-Trials), will increase our understanding of autism and help develop new therapies to improve health outcomes and quality of life for autistic people.

18 Jun 2018

New Report on Irish Government’s Transparency

A new report on the Irish government’s transparency shows no progress in anti-corruption measures, or climate policy development, but does find significant progress in the governance of charities,

17 Jun 2018

Student entrepreneurs seek investment as LaunchBox 2018 journey begins

Ten student entrepreneur teams will today commence Trinity’s highly successful accelerator programme.

15 Jun 2018

Drugs targeting tumour metabolism will not stop our ‘Natural Killer’ cells

Glutamine is a key fuel for many tumours but it is not so for Natural Killer cells, which highlights the therapeutic potential for targeting glutamine metabolism to treat cancer.

14 Jun 2018

Scientists discover how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to control TB

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital, Dublin, have discovered how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to deal with tuberculosis (TB). The findings have just been published in a top respiratory journal, the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.

14 Jun 2018

Volograms to bring advanced Augmented & Virtual Reality technologies to market

Trinity spin-out, Volograms Ltd., has raised €600,000 in seed investment for a technology that transforms video footage from different viewpoints into volumetric holograms.

13 Jun 2018

Researchers develop device that increases heart function after heart attack

Their implantable tool that can deliver therapy directly to the heart multiple times from a port under the skin.

12 Jun 2018

Hospital birth culture emphasises technology over support – Trinity academic

Fear, lack of support, and hospital staffing can have greater influence on epidural use than a woman’s level of pain, according to a new book on the future of maternity care co-authored by Trinity academic and midwife Dr Elizabeth Newnham.

12 Jun 2018

Second annual SciFest@TCPID student exhibition

The second annual SciFest@TCPID event was recently hosted by Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) in association with Abbott Ireland.

11 Jun 2018

Bioengineers identify safer way to make rugby tackles

Video analysis, 3D motion analysis lab trials and model-based image-matching techniques show that tackling the lower trunk of the ball carrier’s body -- not the upper trunk or upper legs – is safer for head injury prevention.

6 Jun 2018

Could the future of the Korean peninsula look like Ireland?

An international documentary on how the Irish peace process could offer insights for the Korean peninsula was made by Korean MBC channel with assistance from academics from the Irish School of Ecumenics.

5 Jun 2018

New consortium will train experts in neonatal brain injury care

A Trinity-led team will use funding from a Health Research Board Collaborative Doctoral Award to train PhD students to monitor and care for babies with neonatal brain injury.

1 Jun 2018

Students win €50,000 Investment Fund for Entrepreneurs

Trinity Students win €50,000 Investment Fund for Entrepreneurs for their new product that fights hospital infections

1 Jun 2018

Revolutionary healthcare proposal – DigiTwins – seeking EU Flagship success

DigiTwins is onto the second stage (of three) in the competition for EU Flagship status; if successful, it would be financed by Horizon 2020 funding worth €1 bn over 10 years.

1 Jun 2018

Conference on Religion in Irish Primary Schools

Educationalists and Sociologists discussed religion in Irish Primary Schools at aÂ Trinity Conference.

31 May 2018

Language-learning projects can help revise destructive understandings of history

Language learning has the potential to build empathy between groups in conflict and help revise destructive understandings of history, according to researchers in Trinity College Dublin, who have conducted a study of the Turas Irish-language centre in East Belfast.

31 May 2018

Trinity welcomes the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Mr Lee Nak-yon, visited Trinity College Dublin today.

28 May 2018

President Higgins gives address on Africa Day

The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins gave a keynote address on ‘Africa-Ireland Relations: Current and Future’ at a special event in celebration of Africa Day.

25 May 2018

Trinity unveils plans for E3 Institute in Engineering, Energy and Environment

Plans for the €60 million new E3 Institute to be funded by major Irish philanthropic donation and Government funding.

25 May 2018

Rugby’s Silvester is Sports Person of Year

Annual awards celebrate year's sporting highlights

24 May 2018

Trinity Student wins 2018 Mary Mulvihill Award

Trinity's environmental science student Katie Carbonara is the 2018 winner of the Mary Mulvihill Award, the science media competition for third level students that commemorates the legacy of science journalist and author Mary Mulvihill (1959–2015).

23 May 2018

Healthcare researchers to tap into AI for innovative solutions

The Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation has expanded its research collaboration with IBM Research Ireland, and this will result in exciting new healthcare research collaborations

22 May 2018

Link between long-term memory and neurodegenerative disease

Scientists have just discovered that a small region of a cellular protein that helps long-term memories form also drives the neurodegeneration seen in motor neuron disease (MND).

22 May 2018

Precious Irish-language manuscripts showcased at conference and exhibition

Medieval Brehon law texts detailing bee-keeping laws and the Irish ‘book of genesis’ are among precious Irish-language manuscripts will be the focus of an academic conference and exhibition in Trinity College Dublin on Thursday opening today, Thursday, May 17th, 2018.

17 May 2018

Tribute to one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights – Tom Murphy

Marking his sad passing, we are revisiting his wonderful contribution to Irish theatre captured in an online Library exhibition Tom Murphy: a Life in the Theatre based on his papers acquired by the Library of Trinity College.

16 May 2018

Introduction of free GP care for U6s led to significant increase in service use

A new study, conducted by researchers at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at Trinity’s School of Medicine, has found that the introduction of free GP care has led to a significant increase in visits by children under 6 years to both daytime and out-of-hours services.

15 May 2018

IP pop-up for World Intellectual Property Day

Staff and students were welcomed to one-on-one consultations with knowledge transfer experts from the Office of Corporate Partnership and Knowledge Exchange

11 May 2018

Official Opening of HSE Tallaght Integrated Academic Primary Care Centre

On Friday 4th May 2018 Taoiseach Leo Varadkar & Minister for Health officially launched the HSE Tallaght Integrated Academic Primary Care Centre, The Russell Centre, Tallaght Cross, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

10 May 2018

The Yogi masters were right – breathing exercises can sharpen your mind

A new study by researchers at Trinity College Dublin explains for the first time the neurophysiological link between breathing and attention.

10 May 2018

Palliative care improves hospital care for seriously ill patients

Palliative care provided by specialist medical and nursing teams to patients with complex health needs significantly improves their experience of care, new research from Trinity College Dublin shows.

4 May 2018

Trinity community votes how to eliminate disposable plastics using online tool

Trinity has trialled the use of a new social engagement platform, OneStepCloser, in order to poll the campus population on its decision to eliminate disposable plastics on campus.

3 May 2018

Benefits of a bilingual education for children with special needs

Perspectives and research on bilingual education for children with speech, language and communication difficulties with particular reference to Irish-medium and Gaeltacht education was the focus of an event hosted in Trinity College Dublin.

3 May 2018

‘The Cambridge History of Ireland’ – a landmark survey of Irish history

The launch of 'The Cambridge History of Ireland' ? a landmark survey of Irish history from 600 to the present day.

1 May 2018

Action-packed April’s medal haul

Student athletes shine in several events this month

1 May 2018

Research pinpoints radon priority areas based on expected lung cancer incidence

The work combines average indoor radon concentration by small area with population data to produce a map showing the expected distribution of radon-related lung cancers.

30 Apr 2018

“Dementia should be viewed as a disability” – says Trinity academic

In her new book, 'Dementia and Human Rights' the author challenges clinical conventional thinking on dementia, recasting it as a disability and a human rights concern.

29 Apr 2018

Major global conference on digital mental health

The conference on digital mental health discussed online interventions for the management of mental health conditions and well-being.

29 Apr 2018

TLRH artist in residence Dan Hoyle performs his ‘Real Americans’ show

Award-winning American actor and writer Dan Hoyle, who is currently artist in residence at Trinity Long Room Hub, performed his solo show 'The Real Americans', at the Samuel Beckett Theatre in Trinity College Dublin earlier this week.

26 Apr 2018

Scientists unearth vital link between fat, immunity and heat regulation

The scientists have discovered a key role for a population of cells that live in our fat, which opens the door to future treatments in which weight loss or gain is the desired goal.

24 Apr 2018

New home for Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation

A celebration of Seamus Heaney in poetry and song marked the opening of new home for Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation.

24 Apr 2018

The Future of News in an Age of Social Media

‘The Future of News in an Age of Social Media’ was discussed by leaders in business and media at a recent packed event at Trinity.

24 Apr 2018

Trinity Business Student of the Year 2018

The Award recognises and celebrates students who have achieved excellence in a number of categories, including academic, athletic, entrepreneurial, and social engagement.

23 Apr 2018

Conferences celebrate nursing care for people with intellectual disability

More than 500 delegates from Ireland and the UK will attend over the next two days.

19 Apr 2018

Living humanely: perspectives from law, morality and science

An event organised by the Loyola Institute last week explored the interaction between law, morality and science against the backdrop of the Referendum on the Eighth Amendment.

19 Apr 2018

Low socio-economic status linked to significant reduction in physical mobility

Low socio-economic status is linked as strongly with reduced physical function in adults as obesity, diabetes and lack of exercise.

18 Apr 2018

Engineers trial new tech to stop energy going down the drain

Working with The National Trust and Bangor University, engineers from Trinity are trialling a new heat recovery technology at Penrhyn Castle in Wales.

18 Apr 2018

Trinity launches 40 fully funded Provost’s PhD Project Awards

These 40 doctoral awards are generously funded through alumni donations and profits derived from Trinity’s Commercial Revenue Unit.

17 Apr 2018

Scientists discover how HIV evades the immune system

HIV uses our own cellular machinery to disable a signalling pathway (an assembly line of molecules) that produces anti-viral weaponry in the body.

17 Apr 2018

Trinity and Inflection Biosciences to collaborate in immuno-oncology research

The research will focus on two molecules that have shown promise in delivering a heightened immune response against cancer.

16 Apr 2018

New partnership with Cricket Leinster

College Park named as the new home ground for Leinster youth and seniors

13 Apr 2018

War and Revolution: Framing 100 years of Cultural Opposition in Ukraine

Ukraine’s complex historical legacies was the focus of a public discussion to mark the launch of a new exhibition entitled 'War and Revolution: Framing 100 years of Cultural Opposition in Ukraine’ in Trinity Long Room Hub.

12 Apr 2018

Scientists warn of continuing, dangerous declines in global biodiversity

Human well-being is at risk according to a landmark report, which highlights options to protect and restore nature and its vital contributions.

12 Apr 2018

Energy at Any Age photo competition winner

The exhibition expresses the mission of Age-Friendly Trinity, which is to welcome staff, students and visitors of all ages and to harness the unique opportunities that age diversity brings.

11 Apr 2018

Exciting climax to rugby Colours

Disappointment for the women's team and a dramatic victory for the men

9 Apr 2018

Trinity announces new Scholars and Fellows

College staff and students gathered in Front Square to applaud New Scholars and Fellows. This year there are 73 Scholars, 16 Fellows and two Honorary Fellows.

9 Apr 2018

European Research Council Awards €3 million to leading Neuroscientist at Trinity

The Thomas Mitchell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Rhodri Cusack, at Trinity College Dublin has been awarded an EU European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant valued at €3 million.

6 Apr 2018

Trinity Week to explore the impact of energy on research and culture

This year’s varied programme features free energy-themed events from lectures to theatrical productions, all of which are open to the public.

6 Apr 2018

Nanoparticles may cause DNA damage to brain cells across a a cellular barrier

New Research shows nanoparticles may cause DNA damage to brain cells across a cellular barrier.

5 Apr 2018

New discovery helps explain why cells with identical genes perform unique jobs

A newly discovered family of proteins -- present in humans and all complex animals -- are key players in controlling how stem cells specialise and embryos develop.

5 Apr 2018

Enduring Fictions: Celebrating ‘The Long Gaze Back’

A literary and musical celebration of the tradition of women’s writing in Ireland was hosted by the School of English this week in Trinity's Regent House.

29 Mar 2018

What have the French ever done for us?

From the existentialist café to making the planet great again Professor Michael Cronin explored the relevance of French writing to contemporary debates in his inaugural lecture.

29 Mar 2018

Mantle plume billions of years ago may have helped establish land on Earth

Secrets buried within an ancient sample from southern Africa imply that the stable craton that helps support the continent was formed by a mantle plume.

28 Mar 2018

Trinity agrees to find solutions to supplemental fees

The Board of Trinity College Dublin agreed with the Students’ Union proposal to return to the status quo regarding modular billing and fees for taking supplemental assessments.

28 Mar 2018

Scientists discover promising off-switch for inflammation

The switch puts the brake on overactive immune cells at the heart of many inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, IBD, and heart disease.

28 Mar 2018

Students celebrate 2018 Trinity Employability Award success

The programme aims to prepare students for future employment by enhancing their career readiness.

27 Mar 2018

Royal Irish Academy’s Charlemont Grants awarded to Trinity researchers

Three Trinity students were recently rewarded for their success in research with Royal Irish Academy’s Charlemont Grant awards.

27 Mar 2018

New study hopes to identify early signs of dementia

A new research project entitled 'Prevent' hopes to identify the earliest signs of the dementia in mid-life, some 20-30 years before symptoms, such as memory loss and confusion, develop.

27 Mar 2018

Molecular blueprint of key bacterial enzyme may aid drug design

The blueprint provides clues about how the enzyme works at a molecular level, which should offer insights into how it might be exploited for the design of new drugs.

23 Mar 2018

Thirteen Trinity researchers to receive Irish Research Council Laureate Awards

Thirteen researchers from Trinity College Dublin were among the thirty-six successful applicants of the Irish Research Council (IRC) Laureate Awards programme.

23 Mar 2018

Books written and illustrated by schoolchildren join Book of Kells exhibition

An exhibition of 70 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary schoolchildren was unveiled by award-winning children’s book author Chris Judge in the iconic Old Library of Trinity College Dublin yesterday evening, Tuesday, March 20th, 2018.

20 Mar 2018

Predicting the impact of global warming on disease proliferation

Scientists have devised a new method to better understand the likely impact of global warming on diseases such as malaria.

20 Mar 2018

University open to visitors on Sunday, March 18

Campus open to all students, staff and visitors. Book of Kells now open.

18 Mar 2018

Trinity welcomes Student Unions’ decision to wind down their protest

Trinity welcomes the decision by the Students’ Union and Graduate Students’ Union to wind down protests .

15 Mar 2018

‘Who reads poetry?’ asks Ireland’s Professor of Poetry Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

The relationship between the poet and their reader was the focus of the annual Ireland Chair of Poetry lecture lecture delivered by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin in Trinity College Dublin this week.

15 Mar 2018

New research shows why babies need to move in the womb

Researchers from the School of Natural Sciences have discovered why babies need to move in the womb to develop strong bones and joints.

13 Mar 2018

‘Powering STEM’ celebrates graduating Trinity Walton Club students

The special event will mark the completion of four years’ hard work and commitment from the inaugural secondary school club members of the Trinity Walton Club.

9 Mar 2018

Story Spinners: Irish Women and Children’s Books

A new exhibition forms part of Children’s Books Ireland’s nationwide BOLD GIRLS initiative, which seeks to celebrate strong, confident, intelligent, brave women and girls in children’s books.

8 Mar 2018

‘#MeToo – Then and Now’ public discussion marks International Women’s Day

'Behind the Headlines' public discussion explored if and how the position of women in society has changed over the last century since gaining the right to vote.

8 Mar 2018

‘Violence, ridicule and silence: Irishwomen’s road to the vote’ ? new exhibition

Trinity Library Exhibition marks 100 years of Women’s Suffrage in Ireland.

7 Mar 2018

Engineers’ Zero-G space research shows how to build stronger metal components

Stronger components will open new doors in additive manufacturing, which had a global market of £3.59bn in 2015, and which has grown at an annual rate of 31.5%.

7 Mar 2018

Prospective entrepreneurs pitch for a place on LaunchBox 2018

Fourteen hopeful teams will pitch their nascent business ideas in the hope of earning a place on this year’s LaunchBox roll call.

7 Mar 2018

World-class 3D printing lab opens at AMBER

Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) is a revolutionary technology that is changing the face of innovation in a market projected to be worth over 200 billion US dollars by 2025.

5 Mar 2018

From Six Nations to Sigerson

Sports round-up for February

5 Mar 2018

Trinity campus to re-open on Sunday at 10am

Normal weekend service to resume from Sunday. Book of Kells to re-open at noon.

3 Mar 2018

Trinity Performs Strongly in QS World University Subject Rankings 2018

Trinity College Dublin continues to perform strongly in the just published QS Subject Rankings 2018, with a top 50 ranking in four subjects across universities worldwide, and top 100 ranking in a further sixteen subjects.

28 Feb 2018

Professor Luiz DaSilva is new Director of CONNECT Centre

Professor of Telecommunications at Trinity College Dublin, Luiz DaSilva, has been appointed Director of CONNECT.

27 Feb 2018

Scientists discover a brain signal that indicates if speech has been understood

The uniqueness of the signal means that it could have a number of potential applications, such as tracking language development.

23 Feb 2018

Trinity-Yunus Emre Institute link supports Turkish Cultural History lectureship

Trinity is the first Irish university to sign an agreement with non-profit organisation, the Yunus Emre Institute, which will open new doors to students.

23 Feb 2018

The future of policing in Ireland under the spotlight at public discussion

Kathleen O’Toole, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland, was among speakers to address a public discussion on the challenges and changing context of policing in the 21st century in Trinity College Dublin this week.

22 Feb 2018

AMBER unveils global 3D bioprinting lab at Trinity

A collaboration between AMBER and multinational healthcare company, Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. will transform healthcare delivery for patients.

21 Feb 2018

New research project to help women stop smoking

Trinity College Dublin together with the Irish Cancer Society and the HSE are conducting research on new approaches into helping women quit smoking in their own communities.

15 Feb 2018

Trinity Signs Strategic Partnership with Columbia University

Trinity College Dublin joins forces with Columbia University to offer dual degree programmes in the arts and humanities.

15 Feb 2018

Trinity welcomes the Italian President Sergio Mattarella

During his visit he was accompanied by the College Registrar along with the College Librarian and Archivist, Helen Shenton.

15 Feb 2018

Pioneering work of Prof Colker honoured with exhibition and journal publication

The pioneering work of Professor M.L. Colker, who created the first comprehensive catalogue of the Library’s medieval Latin manuscript collection, was honoured with the publication of a special issue of the journal ‘Hermathena’ and an exhibition in the Library.

15 Feb 2018

Trinity celebrates Chinese New Year

To welcome the Year of the Dog, the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies is hosting public lectures with different perspectives on the significance and years of the dog in Chinese culture.

14 Feb 2018

‘Super-Ranger’ badgers may hold the key to limiting the spread of bovine TB

Researchers have discovered a new ranging behaviour in male badgers, which will aid the implementation of the newly announced nationwide TB vaccination programme.

14 Feb 2018

Trinity joins International Sustainable Campus Network

Trinity today became the first Irish university to be accepted for its commitment to the ISCN’s sustainability goals.

12 Feb 2018

Statement on female genital mutilation

Trinity College Dublin utterly condemns female genital mutilation in all circumstances. Both the university’s teaching body and students believe that the practice is always wrong.

12 Feb 2018

State-of-the-art learning space will support new MSc in Computer Science

The space will support the teaching and learning of postgraduate students specialising in Data Science, Intelligent Systems, Future Networks, and Augmented and Virtual Reality.

9 Feb 2018

Digital project to recreate public record office destroyed by Four Courts fire

A ground-breaking project to digitally recreate the building and contents of the Public Record Office of Ireland, destroyed by fire at Dublin’s Four Courts at the outset of the Irish Civil War, has been announced by Trinity College Dublin.

8 Feb 2018

New startup to bring multi-billion euro horse racing industry into 21st Century

Equine MediRecord solves a previously unmet need by allowing proper, timely recording of all regulatory medicines records and vaccinations administered to racehorses and other bloodstock.

7 Feb 2018

Untold stories of women in the Holocaust

A feminist history of the Holocaust was the focus of the 2018 Annual Holocaust Memorial Lecture delivered by Oxford’s Dr Zoe Waxman.

7 Feb 2018

Doing theology in dangerous times focus of Loyola Institute public lecture

Former French politician Sylvie Goulard and theologian Dr Patrick Riordan are among speakers at the Loyola Institute lecture series this Spring.

5 Feb 2018

Conference focuses on the cultural and literary challenges of cosmopolitanism

The cultural, literary and educational challenges of cosmopolitanism were explored at a conference hosted by the School of English.

5 Feb 2018

Sports round-up for January

It was a good month for rugby; not so Gaelic football

1 Feb 2018

Chemistry breakthroughs open new doors to drug developers and cancer researchers

The discoveries involved adding new materials to a previously unstable chemical scaffold and building molecules onto the “pigments of life”.

1 Feb 2018

ENABLE will engage the public in developing Internet of Things solutions

ENABLE is a new €14.5 million Science Foundation Ireland research programme that will examine how the Internet of Things can improve the quality of life for citizens living in urban environments.

1 Feb 2018

Trinity Creative Challenge Award Winners Announced

?Awards totalling €40,000 to fund innovative creative arts projects were announced.

31 Jan 2018

Primo Levi reading marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Trinity hosted a reading of the English translation of Primo Levi’s ‘Canto of Ulysses’ from his If This is a Man to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

29 Jan 2018

Scientists reveal genetics of Ireland and Britain in high resolution

The results show genomic legacies of the Vikings, the movement between peoples of Scotland and Ulster, and the role geography has played in genetic variation.

26 Jan 2018

Homelessness associated with a dramatic increase in A&E attendance

Homeless people use emergency department 20 times more than their housed counterparts and have 10 times more inpatient bed days, according to a new study carried out by researchers at Trinity College Dublin.

25 Jan 2018

Trinity scientists win SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Awards

Dr Lydia Lynch and Dr Tomás Ryan received the prestigious awards to support research into obesity-related disease and understanding how memories are stored in the brain.

25 Jan 2018

Bank of Ireland to partner with Trinity on Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hub

It will support students and graduates developing innovation and entrepreneurial skills at the university’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) Hub.

23 Jan 2018

The seemingly unremarkable crystals that could help predict volcanic eruptions

The new approach may also prove useful for studying volcanoes that have remained dormant.

23 Jan 2018

What medieval handwriting can tell us about modern neurological diseases

Trinity Long Room Hub public talk explored how new technologies can help us diagnose neurological diseases in long-dead medieval scribes.

22 Jan 2018

Oncologist at Spanish National Cancer Research Centre receives Burkitt Award

The award recognises people with the integrity, compassion and dedication matching that of Denis Burkitt.

19 Jan 2018

Trinity announces Book of Kells Creative Competition winners

1,500 budding artists and writers of all ages from all over Ireland participated in the Book of Kells Creative Competition.

19 Jan 2018

Trinity partners with Irish Times on Citizen Science initiative

Throughout 2018, a number of Citizen Science projects will be developed and promoted -- people are warmly encouraged to contribute.

18 Jan 2018

The common path that governed the evolution of human societies across the globe

Scientific historians say a single dimension of ’social complexity' measures the development of around 400 past societies that existed over the last 10,000 years.

21 Dec 2017

The students dreaming of a Red Christmas

Two undergraduate teams are keeping a close eye on developments at the Mars Desert Research Station, where their Red Planet-themed research projects are up and running.

21 Dec 2017

waytoB — giving people with an intellectual disability greater independence

The tech solution, named waytoB, was invented by Talita Holzer Saad and Robbie Fryers, two recent engineering graduates from Trinity.

20 Dec 2017

New report on how the ocean can help satisfy global demand for food

'Business as usual' is not a sustainable option when it comes to developing policies on extracting food from the oceans, according to a new evidence review report developed for the European Commission with contributions from a Trinity environmental history expert.

19 Dec 2017

New €8.2 million EU project will supply next-gen, abrasion-resistant surfaces

The project will pilot the mass production of anti-reflective, scratch- and abrasion-resistant surfaces that can be applied on camera lenses, car components and mobile phones.

19 Dec 2017

Trinity’s Open Day attracts 10,000 people

Held across the College's city centre campus, our Open Day offered secondary school students and their parents, mature students, teachers and guidance counsellors an opportunity to gain a real insight into student life at Trinity.

17 Dec 2017

How our ability to see, feel and hear tells us about the workings of the brain

'Perception in mind: how our ability to see, feel and hear tells us about the workings of the human brain'

15 Dec 2017

New research shows link between hearing loss and dementia

People with age-related hearing loss had an increased risk for cognitive decline including executive function, processing speed and episodic memory, as well as cognitive impairment and dementia.

14 Dec 2017

ERC awards will support genetics and immunology research

Professor Aoife McLysaght and Dr David Finlay's won prestigious ERC Consolidator Awards, which will help them expand their research teams.

14 Dec 2017

Time of day affects severity of autoimmune disease

Understanding the interplay between 24-hour day-night cycles and the immune system may help inform drug-targeting strategies to alleviate autoimmune disease.

12 Dec 2017

TILDA report gives unique insight into end of life experiences of older people

A new study released today by the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin provides a deep and important understanding of the end-of-life experience of older adults in Ireland. The report examines issues such as where TILDA participants died, which services and care they received and their quality of life, health and disability leading up to their death.

12 Dec 2017

Global ICT leader Huawei announces research partnership with Trinity

At the event at Trinity, Guo Ping, Huawei Deputy Chairman & Rotating CEO, also announced the expansion of the company’s Cork R&D operation.

11 Dec 2017

Researchers make important discovery in oral pre-cancer condition

Researchers at trinity have examined the microbiome of oral leukoplakia in order to determine if certain bacteria were associated with oral leukoplakia and whether the type of bacteria could predict whether these condition become malignant.

11 Dec 2017

Trinity researchers awarded Irish Research Council medals of excellence

The awards which recognise top-ranked postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers were presented to Miriam Cummins, Aisling Heeran, and Dr Natalia Muñoz-Wolf.

11 Dec 2017

Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor turns sod on new student residences at Trinity

The new Printing House Square development on Pearse Street will provide accommodation for 250 students, as well as a student health centre, disability service centre and sports facilities.

8 Dec 2017

Irish Rugby player Brian O’Driscoll awarded another cap at Honorary Degrees

Other Honorary Degree Candidates included one of Ireland’s foremost journalists, Olivia O'Leary and archivist, Caitriona Crowe along with leading neuroscientist, Gero Miesenböck and astronomer, George Miley.

8 Dec 2017

Scientists discover how malaria tricks the immune system

Malaria parasites trigger an immune response that effectively diverts attention from where the real infection is taking hold in our red blood cells.

7 Dec 2017

Trinity buys Iveagh Grounds for the development of student sports facilities

Trinity students to benefit from a combined total of fifty acres of sports facilities.

7 Dec 2017

New report highlights challenges of ageing with an intellectual disability

Increased rates of important health screenings and access to GPs amongst people with an intellectual disability have been highlighted in a new report launched this week by the Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA)

5 Dec 2017

Dealing with disclosure – how to tell someone you have epilepsy

Researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Trinity College Dublin have been working with people with epilepsy in Ireland to identify the common strategies that are used in the process of telling others about their epilepsy.

4 Dec 2017

Economic impact of the League of European Research Universities

In 2016, the 23 member universities of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) generated a collective economic value of €99.8 billion in Gross Value Added and 1.3 million jobs.

1 Dec 2017

World’s first nutrigenomic supplement for horses will boost exercise performance

Developed by Plusvital, the supplement will be given to thoroughbred racehorses with certain genetic types that under-produce a key compound that supports muscles during exercise.

30 Nov 2017

Genocide and ethnic cleansing in our times: from Rwanda to the Rohingyas

Genocide and ethnic cleansing was the focus of a public discussion in Trinity this week organised as part of Trinity Long Room Hub’s Behind the Headlines discussion series.

30 Nov 2017

Nobel Laureate Prof William Campbell launches Undergraduate Science Programme

The Nobel laureate who has said about Trinity that “there’s no other university I would rather have been to,” launched the new Undergraduate Science Programme during a special return visit to his alma mater.

29 Nov 2017

Researchers harness new technology to find improved ways of understanding MND

Researchers in the Academic Unit of Neurology at Trinity College Dublin have been studying brain wave patterns in the neurodegenerative condition Motor Neuron Disease (MND). They have made the surprising discovery that some specific parts of the brain are ‘over-connected’ in MND, while other parts show reduced activity as the brain networks disintegrate.

29 Nov 2017

Sports scholars celebrated

Public Theatre event to celebrate this year’s 63 athletes

28 Nov 2017

Trinity Innovation Awards 2017 – Celebrating Innovative Research

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin were acknowledged for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the Trinity Innovation Awards 2017 special awards ceremony last night [November 27th, 2017]. The highest accolade, the Provost Innovation Award went to Professor of Biochemistry, Luke O'Neill for his outstanding contribution to innovation throughout his career.

28 Nov 2017

Internationally-acclaimed artist Michael Craig-Martin at Trinity

Renowned Irish-born artist Michael Craig gave a public talk about the ideas that have been expressed through his artwork and teaching at an event in Trinity College Dublin on Thursday, November 23, 2017.

27 Nov 2017

Trinity-NASA research shows how solar variability affects Earth’s atmosphere

Pulses in the electrified layer of Earth's atmosphere – called the ionosphere – mirrored X-ray oscillations during a C-class flare that occurred in July last year.

21 Nov 2017

New Directions in Ecohorror and the Ecogothic

How ecogothic literature and film can help society face up to the challenges of real-word climate catastrophe was the focus of a two-day conference organised by the School of English last week.

21 Nov 2017

Boundaries for biodiversity: the implausible science of a ’safe operating space”

The notion that global environmental processes have ‘tipping points’ and that we can deplete the environment until we hit them is not supported by science.

17 Nov 2017

International influences on the Irish Free State

The Irish Free State was much more open to international influence than scholarship has traditionally allowed, according to historian Dr Anne Dolan, speaking at the Contemporary Irish History Research Seminar Series this week.

16 Nov 2017

European Universities meet to discuss Internationalisation of the Curriculum

Trinity hosted the high level seminar which also marked the 30 year celebration of the Erasmus Programme. University rectors and vice-rectors from universities of the Coimbra Group took part.

15 Nov 2017

Trinity engineers unveil Ireland’s first prototype robot for assisted care

The prototype robot has been designed to work in assisted care facilities and to interact socially with the elderly and with people living with disability.

13 Nov 2017

Helping unemployed adults in Dublin’s North Inner City transition to employment

Career LEAP' is a pioneering programme to help young unemployed adults in Dublin’s North Inner City transition to employment.

13 Nov 2017

Latest ‘Growing Up In Ireland’ report examines impact of free GP care

The importance of access to GP care regardless of ability to pay was highlighted in a new study co-authored by Trinity Professor of Sociology, Richard Layte.

9 Nov 2017

Nature+ launches to better connect sustainability science with industry

The Nature+ group comprises scientists with a deep understanding of natural systems and how to manage them sustainably so that we can benefit from the goods and services they provide.

9 Nov 2017

New gym space officially opened

COO, Dean of Students on hand to mark the occasion

9 Nov 2017

Health Minister launches new programme to train future clinical academic leaders

A unique all-Ireland programme to train the next generation of clinician scientists has been launched today by Minister for Health, Simon Harris.

9 Nov 2017

US-Irish Symposium discusses ‘Factions, Fears, and Fake News’

Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute has collaborated with the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities, Columbia University, New York in the joint event.

8 Nov 2017

Nano and Materials Science supports 14,000 jobs in Ireland

AMBER's impact assessment report also shows that AMBER and its predecessor CRANN supported an output of over half a billion Euro over the last 10 years.

8 Nov 2017

Concussion in sport – what’s the current state of play?

Hoping to shine the clear light of current evidence based research on concussion and its effects, Trinity College Dublin have organised a public lecture on concussion featuring two of the US’s most eminent researchers on the subject.

8 Nov 2017

Legacy of Conor Cruise O’Brien examined at Trinity public lecture and symposium

The centenary of the birth of Conor Cruise O'Brien was marked with a public lecture and symposium exploring the legacy of the politician, journalist, historian and Trinity graduate.

2 Nov 2017

Trinity conference to shine spotlight on ethics in sport

The 4th annual Ethics in Sport conference, hosted by Department of Religion and Theology at the Confederal School of Religions, Peace Studies and Theology, will probe this question along with some of the most pressing ethical issues in sport today. The event, to be held in the Trinity Long Room Hub, will hear from key figures in the sporting industry, including legendary Irish sports figures: broadcaster George Hamilton; Galway hurler, Joe Canning; Armagh legend and mental health campaigner Oisin McConville and sports agent and former RTE broadcaster, Fintan Drury.

1 Nov 2017

Russian revolution to be remembered 100 years on at public lecture series

The centenary of the Russian Revolution will be remembered in a new public lecture series at Trinity College Dublin, which will explore its impact and legacy and the complex relationship between utopia and dystopia which ultimately sealed the fate of the Soviet state.

31 Oct 2017

Winters on Mars are shaping the Red Planet’s landscape

Blocks of carbon dioxide ice, which freeze from CO2 gas in winters, seem to be responsible for creating elongated furrows and pits on Mars' sand dunes.

27 Oct 2017

Trinity Sport announces 64 new scholars

This year saw the highest level of interest the scholarship programme has ever received

27 Oct 2017

New minerals processing project to reduce CO2 emissions and improve efficiency

Project 'MetalIntelligence' will address key questions facing society, which relies on the minerals processing industry to support almost every aspect of modern life.

26 Oct 2017

Can one powerful person change the course of history?

The critical role played by powerful leaders in transforming the path of history was the focus of the annual Edmund Burke lecture delivered by Prof Margaret MacMillan.

26 Oct 2017

How Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ was inspired by traditional Irish folk tales

The significance of Celtic folklore and Halloween in the creation of Bram Stoker’s 'Dracula' will be the focus of a public lecture delivered by renowned author and horror scholar David J. Skal on Halloween night.

26 Oct 2017

Trinity educational innovators receive funding award from Social Innovation Fund

Two educational innovation projects at Trinity have secured significant awards from the Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI)’s Education Fund.

25 Oct 2017

New project will assess the impacts of Nitrogen Dioxide on public health

The research will place particular emphasis on the effects on vulnerable groups including children, the elderly and the socio-economically disadvantaged.

25 Oct 2017

New research could pave way for preventative treatment for oesophageal cancer

New research from scientists at Trinity has unlocked a clue into how chronic heartburn damages the oesophagus, potentially paving the way for new treatments.

24 Oct 2017

Trinity researchers secure prestigious Investigator Awards

Funding of around €5.5 million will support research into more effective MRSA treatment options, sequencing ancient Irish human genomes and exploring how the brain regulates access to feelings.

23 Oct 2017

Year Zero – 40th Anniversary of the Clash’s historic concert at Trinity

Year Zero is a symposium celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Clash’s two shows at Trinity in 1977.

20 Oct 2017

Plant protein may hold the key to fighting hunger and global warming

New research shows that plant protein sourced from legumes such as peas, beans and lentils has the highest nutrient density and the lowest environmental production costs.

20 Oct 2017

€30 billion up for grabs in Horizon 2020 work programme 2018-2020

The national launch of the Horizon 2020 work programme 2018-2020 referenced the €30 billion final work programme of Horizon 2020.

18 Oct 2017

New link between volcanic eruptions, Nile flooding and revolt in ancient Egypt

Major revolts in ancient Egypt’s famous Ptolemaic era may have been triggered by volcanic eruptions that resulted in the suppression of the Nile summer flooding, according to new research led by historians in Trinity and Yale.

17 Oct 2017

Risks and rewards of artificial intelligence

The risks and rewards of artificial intelligence and the dangers of digital manipulation were among topics explored at a public lecture in Trinity College Dublin.

16 Oct 2017

Renowned Architect of Berkeley Library Paul Koralek returns to Trinity

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Berkeley Library, the renowned architect, Paul Koralek who originally designed the iconic modernist building gave a public interview in Trinity.

16 Oct 2017

Trinity College Dublin to re-open as normal on Tuesday

Trinity College Dublin will re-open on Tuesday morning as normal following Monday’s closure.

15 Oct 2017

Launch of first major Irish exhibition on Oscar Wilde

The highly personal exhibition featuring letters, photographs, theatre programmes and memorabilia maps out the Anglo-Irish playwright's meteoric rise to fame and also his dramatic fall from grace.

12 Oct 2017

Trinity Centre for Gender Equality and Leadership is launched

The new Centre seeks to deliver sustainable structural and cultural change across all academic disciplines and support areas of Trinity College Dublin and act as a national leader for other Irish higher education institutions.

11 Oct 2017

Scientists identify new mechanism for the development of schizophrenia

Dysfunctional brain blood vessels may be associated with the development of schizophrenia. There is potential for new treatments via new drugs that target these abnormal blood vessels.

10 Oct 2017

Innovative education practices improve students’ College-going ambitions

Secondary school students who had direct engagement with a University or its students were more than twice as likely to say they plan to do a degree.

9 Oct 2017

Ireland’s 3rd National Biodiversity Action Plan launches

A total of 119 specific actions will help government, civil and private sectors come together to achieve Ireland’s vision for biodiversity.

5 Oct 2017

Tom Murphy: a Celebration at Trinity

Tom Murphy is Ireland’s greatest living playwright, recently elected Saoi of Aosdána, an honour conferred on him by President Michael D. Higgins.

5 Oct 2017

New use for alcohol aversion drug in treatment of chemo resistant lung cancer

Scientists have had positive results from a laboratory-based study using a well-known alcohol aversion drug to try to combat chemotherapy resistance in the most common type of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

4 Oct 2017

Discovery of rogue messengers that hinder body’s immune response to cancer

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have made a discovery around treatment-resistant breast cancer that may turn the phrase, 'don't shoot the messenger', on its head. The scientists have found that cell to cell messengers released by cancer cells which are not responding to treatment, can negatively affect the body’s immune system response against the cancer.

3 Oct 2017

More students from Kuwait to study and research at Trinity

'Memorandums of Understanding signed in Ministry of Education and Kuwait University.

3 Oct 2017

History of far right movement examined at Trinity public lecture

The deep historic links between white nationalist movements in Europe and the US and how they have led to remarkable political changes in the UK and US was examined at a public lecture in Trinity.

2 Oct 2017

Trinity Creative Challenge

Trinity is pleased to announce the call for applications for the third round of the Trinity Creative Challenge for 2017- 2018.

2 Oct 2017

Fusion of art, science and engineering brings Trinity Trees exhibition to life

Visual artist, Olivia Hassett, will this Friday launch the incredible Trinity Trees exhibition, which features eight artworks in eight of Trinity College Dublin’s iconic trees.

28 Sep 2017

Trinity celebrates the 425th anniversary of the University

Trinity celebrated 425 years of the university’s founding with a special commemorative symposium opened by An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar.

26 Sep 2017

Trinity manuscripts project offers public rare window into the medieval world

Eight remarkable and rarely-seen medieval manuscripts from the Library of Trinity College Dublin will be introduced to the world through public lecture series and digitisation project.

26 Sep 2017

Trinity joins Age-Friendly Universities Network

The commitment will ensure that Trinity is inclusive of students, staff and visitors of all ages, and make its community aware of the benefits older adults bring to university life.

26 Sep 2017

Public invited to a behind-the-scenes look at cancer research

Members of the public are invited to a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing research work taking place in Trinity College Dublin at a special public symposium on cancer research frontiers at Trinity on Friday 29th September. The event has been organised as part of the third annual Cancer Week Ireland.

25 Sep 2017

Governor General of Australia announces scholarship for Australian students

A €200,000 scholarship fund for Australian students to study on the Trinity MBA has been established.

25 Sep 2017

Cancer Week 2017 – recognising thousands working to transform cancer landscape

Members of the public are invited to a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing research work taking place in Trinity College Dublin at a special public symposium on cancer research frontiers at Trinity on Friday 29th September. The event has been organised as part of the third annual Cancer Week Ireland.

25 Sep 2017

Writer Elizabeth Reapy awarded Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2017

The prize is awarded for a body of work by a young Irish writer that shows exceptional promise.

25 Sep 2017

President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi speaks at Trinity

Mr Draghi's talk was on 'Youth unemployment in the euro area' .

22 Sep 2017

Launch of New Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability

More than 150 people with intellectual disabilities, their families and carers gathered in Trinity for the official opening of the new Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability and to celebrate ten years of their participation in a longitudinal study on ageing for people with intellectual disability.

21 Sep 2017

New project will develop light-activated molecules to fight cancer and infection

A new Horizon 2020 project aims to improve treatment options for cancer patient. Uniquely, it will also fund 10 PhD students who will study at different universities and work with industry partners.

19 Sep 2017

From Strabane to Seoul: Peacemaking in Ireland and Korea

Borders and peacemaking in Ireland and Korea was the focus of an international conference hosted by the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin in the Ulster Museum, Belfast on 18th and 19th of September, 2017.

19 Sep 2017

New evidence supports the case for universal healthcare

New research by Trinity College Dublin healthcare experts has suggested that the full introduction of the Sláintecare model of universal healthcare would fundamentally change the funding of healthcare in Ireland with the share of household out of pocket payments falling from 15.4% currently to 8.5% in 2027.

19 Sep 2017

Scientists discover the engine that powers cancer-killing NK cells

The engine used by cancer-killing 'Natural Killer' cells is turned on by a protein called Srebp, which can be blocked by certain sterols like cholesterol.

18 Sep 2017

Tribute to acclaimed author, playwright and poet JP Donleavy

It is with deep sadness that the College community today learned of the death of JP Donleavy. The acclaimed American born author, playwright and poet had a long standing relationship with Trinity.

14 Sep 2017

New radio telescope in Birr detects huge solar storms

The newly installed I-LOFAR telescope helped a team of astrophysicists track and understand the effects of huge solar storms on Earth.

14 Sep 2017

Experts discuss next-gen approaches to reducing aircraft noise

International experts will discuss research with a focus on 'Aircraft Noise Generated from Ducted or Un-Ducted Rotors' with a view to reducing related noise pollution.

13 Sep 2017

New €2.9m EU project will boost energy efficiency and cut water costs

The multidisciplinary project, REDAWN, will install micro-hydropower tech at key points in water networks to lighten the environmental footprint.

11 Sep 2017

Trinity remains European leader in producing entrepreneurs

Trinity has been named by PitchBook as the highest-ranked European university for producing graduate entrepreneurs for the third successive year.

7 Sep 2017

Next-gen drone footage puts Trinity on the 3D map

A collaborative project involving Intel and Movidius has provided high-res video and imagery that will help compile a 3D map of Trinity's campus and have a variety of other research uses.

5 Sep 2017

Trinity climbs in Times Higher Education World University Ranking

Trinity College Dublin has been ranked in 117th position in the just published Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018, climbing 14 places from 131st place last year*.

5 Sep 2017

One in eight older adults in Ireland are deficient in vitamin D

Provinces such as Connacht/Ulster and Munster have higher incidences of deficiency compared to Leinster across all seasons.

4 Sep 2017

Student start-ups target investors at LaunchBox 2017’s Demo Day

This year’s ten companies address unmet market needs across a variety of sectors, including online ticket re-sales, language education, online dating and bespoke tourism.

30 Aug 2017

Calling on the Nation to Get Creative!

Trinity calls on Ireland’s budding artists and writers of all ages to get involved in the Book of Kells Creative Competition.

29 Aug 2017

Scientists discover how tuberculosis hijacks the immune system

Irish and UK scientists have unlocked a key element in understanding how human lungs fight tuberculosis. They hope their research findings will help pave the way towards new treatment approaches for the disease.

28 Aug 2017

Minister meets with Ireland’s clinician scientists of the future

Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell-Connor met with junior doctors embarking on a new training scheme which will support them to undertake critical research projects alongside their standard clinical training in hospitals around the country.

28 Aug 2017

Liffey Trust teams up with Trinity Business School to fund MBA scholarships

The scholarship was awarded to John Drumm, founder of Glencar Healthcare, which specialises in funding Irish healthcare infrastructure.

25 Aug 2017

CAO applications show upward trend for Trinity degrees

A total of 18,624 students, a fifth of all CAO applications, from all over Ireland applied to the university.

20 Aug 2017

Nerve-guiding ‘labels’ may one day help re-form broken nervous connections

Scientists have identified different labels that attract and control specific nerves in fruit flies. In theory, these labels may re-form nervous connections if delivered to the site of injury in people.

15 Aug 2017

Opportunity knocks for five up and coming Trinity health researchers

The HRB Emerging Investigator Awards are designed to enable researchers at the mid stage of their career to shift gear to become independent investigators.

15 Aug 2017

World’s biggest climate innovation summer school comes to Trinity

Students from around the world will develop climate-positive business ideas at Trinity before pitching these at the programme end in Riga, Latvia.

14 Aug 2017

Trinity researchers advise caution when treating blood pressure in older people

New research suggests the benefit of aggressively lowering blood pressure in older people should be balanced against the increased the risk of associated falls and blackouts as otherwise it may harm rather than help

14 Aug 2017

Homeless children relying on takeaways

Trinity research highlights how parents living in in emergency homeless accommodation struggle to provide healthy meals for their children and themselves

10 Aug 2017

Scientists produce battle-plan blueprints for attacking disease-causing bacteria

X-ray crystallography helped scientists to look under the bonnet of two common bacteria that opportunistically infect people, so as to better understand the mechanics involved.

9 Aug 2017

Scientists unearth cell ‘checkpoint’ that stops allergic diseases

Their discovery has implications for the treatment of asthma, eczema and other diseases.

1 Aug 2017

Rough Magic donate their chapter of Irish Theatrical History to Trinity Library

Over 115 productions and 33 years later this remarkable company is donating the Company Archive to the Library of Trinity College Dublin, as part of a series of events marking the 50th anniversary of the Berkeley Library in 2017.

1 Aug 2017

20 year study into dementia and Down syndrome in Ireland paints stark picture

Research found 97.4% of those in the study developed dementia within the twenty year period.

31 Jul 2017

Ancient DNA analysis recreates genetic history of Portugal and Spain

Bronze Age Iberia received fewer Steppe invaders than the rest of Europe. The relative lack of invasion may explain why a pre-European language, Euskera, still exists in Iberia.

28 Jul 2017

A “fundamental breakthrough” for the future of designing materials

A new understanding of how materials form at the nano scale will impact how they are designed -- ultimately enabling more efficient devices and extending battery life.

28 Jul 2017

Trinity marks centenary of the Irish Convention

Two former Taoisigh, John Bruton, Bertie Ahern, and some of Ireland’s leading historians gathered for 'The Irish Convention, 1917-1918: A Centenary Symposium'.

27 Jul 2017

Scientists switch on world-leading radio telescope

Joining the the international low frequency array (LOFAR) telescope network will allow astrophysicists based in Ireland to study the early Universe and better understand the effects of the Sun on Earth.

27 Jul 2017

Trinity appoints new community liaison officer

The community liaison officer facilitates and promotes engagement with the college.

19 Jul 2017

Researchers uncover new treatment options for common debilitating skin disease

The researchers pinpointed 'Th17' cells as mediating the disease (Hidradenitis suppurativa). A number of existing treatments target the same pathway and may be effective in treating HS.

19 Jul 2017

New research points to treatment breakthrough for globally devastating viruses

An international collaboration, including scientists from Trinity College Dublin has potentially unlocked the door to better treatment of viral diseases, including the flu and the common cold.

12 Jul 2017

Innovators of tomorrow showcase next-gen prototype vehicle and robotic solutions

Trinity students demonstrated innovative, next-gen autonomous vehicles, robots for education and the educational collaborative spaces of tomorrow at the 4E5 showcase.

11 Jul 2017

Homelessness among women in Ireland highest in Europe

Growing numbers of women throughout Europe are experiencing homelessness according to research published by Trinity academic, Dr Paula Mayock.

11 Jul 2017

Trinity welcomes Queen Medb as public names our campus VIP

Hundreds of name suggestions rolled in for Trinity's queen bee via a social media competition. Queen Medb sits on her throne in a beehive installed in Trinity as part of its campus pollinator plan.

7 Jul 2017

Trinity team leads €12m EU-funded project to bring nature into cities

Through Connecting Nature, 11 European cities will invest in large-scale implementation of nature-based solutions and share their experiences on a global scale.

5 Jul 2017

Trinity academics win prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowships

Marius de Leeuw and Dr David Wilson, both of the Trinity School of Mathematics, scoop two of the three prizes on offer.

5 Jul 2017

Researchers take to Zero-G ‘Vomit Comet’ to study steam-powered spaceccraft

Dr Robinson was assessing how water evaporates in space for the European Space Agency, with his work focused on the potential of steam for powering next-gen spacecraft.

5 Jul 2017

Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute to play major role in new cancer strategy

Trinity and St James’s Hospital jointly welcomed the announcement of the national cancer strategy and the key role that a new comprehensive cancer care centre will have as part of its delivery.

5 Jul 2017

Ireland joins leading international astronomy collaboration

Ireland is to join the International LOFAR Telescope collaboration, which will enable researchers to study solar activity and exploding stars, search for new planets, and explore the distant universe.

29 Jun 2017

Scientists build giant ‘molecular cages’ for energy conversion and drug delivery

The porous, ’sponge'-type molecules have an enormous internal surface area, which allows their use as 'molecular flasks' that change the reactivity of encapsulated molecules.

29 Jun 2017

Trinity researchers lauded for outstanding achievement in European research

Professor Anna Davies, Professor Poul Holm and Professor Linda Doyle received special awards at Ireland’s Champions of EU Research event.

28 Jun 2017

Trinity student wins World Chemistry Congress international award

Recent Trinity PhD graduate, Dr Fergus Poynton, is one of five winners of a prestigious International Award for Young Chemists.

26 Jun 2017

Bob Geldof takes centre stage at the Honorary Degrees 2017

The stellar cast, including a world leading scientist, an Irish historian, an environmentalist and leading global medical researcher were awarded Trinity’s highest honour by the Chancellor of the University.

23 Jun 2017

Businesses and beekeepers unite to address biodiversity issues

Irish businesses, beekeepers and researchers took part in a ‘Biodiversity Forum’ to discuss how to tackle current biodiversity loss.

23 Jun 2017

Trinity immunologist and LaunchBox graduate among Ireland’s Most Powerful Women

Professor Lydia Lynch and FoodCloud co-founder, Iseult Ward, were named in the Top 25 of WXN 2017 Ireland's Most Powerful Women.

22 Jun 2017

Community National Schools research shows pupils don’t want to be separated

New Research on Community National Schools found that pupils don't want to be separated according to their faith.

22 Jun 2017

New TILDA study examines retirement income and quality of life in older age

A new report released by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Trinity College Dublin, reveals that retirement income is positively associated with quality of life. The research investigates the relationship between income and quality of life in older age in Ireland.

20 Jun 2017

New app launched to tackle drug resistant stomach infections

A new app to help reverse the falling rates of successful treatment of the stomach infection H.pylori in Ireland has just been launched. H.pylori affects between 25-30% of people in Ireland.

19 Jun 2017

Trinity Access Programme students graduate with flying colours

Thirty-eight students graduated from Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) Foundation Course for Higher Education.

16 Jun 2017

Human Rights and Religious Summer School to take place in Trinity

Summer school to explore relationship between religion, human rights, and the state

16 Jun 2017

Student entrepreneurs chase business investment via LaunchBox 2017

Trinity College Dublin’s hugely successful business incubator programme LaunchBox has created 40 startups and raised €6.1m in investment and funding since 2013. 10 new teams take part this year.

16 Jun 2017

Earning a living in a changing climate – the plant perspective

Some of the world’s plants are using 'last-stand' strategies to survive rather than thrive as global climate change gathers apace.

14 Jun 2017

First Trinity Graduate elected Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar studied Medicine at Trinity and completed his six year degree in April 2003.

14 Jun 2017

High levels of mental health issues for spousal carers of people with dementia

The largest study undertaken in Ireland to examine the health and wellbeing of people caring for their spouse with dementia was launched during national carers Week.

13 Jun 2017

Trinity set to deliver two Springboard+ postgrad certificate courses for HEA

The two courses will take place in the autumn for 18 weeks on a part-time basis.

13 Jun 2017

Former Taoiseach John Bruton gives Annual Henry Grattan Lecture

Former Taoiseach, John Bruton speaks on Political Consequences of Brexitat Annual Henry Grattan Lecture hosted by Irish Embassy in London.

13 Jun 2017

Provost’s Teaching Awards recognise lecturers’ committed to teaching & learning

The Awards are Trinity’s principal means of celebrating academic staff who have made an outstanding contribution in the pursuit of teaching excellence.

9 Jun 2017

Trinity College Dublin rises in QS World University Rankings 2018

It represents an increase of ten places on last year’s 98th position.

8 Jun 2017

How healthy is your bicycle commute in Dublin?

A new study shows that the overall societal health benefits of cycling to work can mask some detrimental effects such as increased collision risk and exposure to pollutants.

7 Jun 2017

Celebrating Jonathan Swift at Trinity on 350th anniversary

Library exhibition and international conference to mark Swift350.

6 Jun 2017

Street artist Joe Caslin installs his latest work in Trinity’s front square

His latest large-scale black-white artwork is part of a new collaborative multimedia piece entitled The Volunteers.

6 Jun 2017

Global experts discuss regional inequalities at international conference

Regional inequalities and their differing spatial impacts across the globe are the key topics to be discussed at The Great Awakening: New Directions conference.

4 Jun 2017

Trinity unveils precious Irish manuscripts from the Dark Ages

Four priceless medieval Irish manuscripts have been conserved and digitised online by Trinity.

1 Jun 2017

New CONSENSUS report yields clues to meeting sustainability challenges

The CONSENSUS II: Segmentation, Experimentation, and Biographies for Sustainability report shows a number of ways in which we can all live more sustainable lives.

1 Jun 2017

The transformative power of peer support in recovering from mental illness

New Irish research by academics in Trinity has provided important evidence about the transformative power that peer support programmes can have for people recovering from mental illness. The research is presented in a new book entitled Narratives of Recovery from Mental Illness and is published by Routledge.

31 May 2017

University Times wins international award for best non-daily student newspaper

The University Times has won an international award for the best non-daily student newspaper from the Mark of Excellence awards presented by the Society of Professional Journalism (SPJ) based in the US.

30 May 2017

Not such a ’simple’ sugar – glucose may be important in the fight against cancer

Scientists have discovered that glucose, the most important fuel used in our bodies, plays a vital role in the immune response.

30 May 2017

New research finds young people who are homeless living in limbo

Only 24% young people left homelessness during the 2- year course of study, a significant drop on previous studies.

29 May 2017

Trinity Professor of Geography honoured with Royal Irish Academy membership

Professor Anna Davies was among the 18 new members of the RIA announced today, elected in recognition of their world-class contribution to science and the humanities.

26 May 2017

M?ori delegation visits Trinity to discuss the preservation of native languages

Delegation of M?ori speakers to attend a series of talks on language revitalisation with particular reference to Irish.

23 May 2017

Up to 460,000 people at risk from unsafe radon exposure in Ireland

A new radon risk map that combines geological data with indoor radon concentration data shows up to 10% of the population at risk.

23 May 2017

Scientists unlock four-fold boost in performance of green energy catalyst

Nanoscale stretching or compressing significantly boosts the performance of ceria -- a material widely used in catalytic converters and clean-energy technologies.

18 May 2017

Deadly flower power? Imported tulip bulbs may spread anti-fungal resistance

Tulip and narcissus bulbs imported from the Netherlands may be acting as vehicles for the international spread of a drug-resistant fungus -- with potentially fatal consequences.

18 May 2017

Viewing protein folding helps scientists home in on neurodegenerative disease

Scientists have, for the first time, observed how proteins fold in real time, which has implications for understanding diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

16 May 2017

Colombian delegation involved in peace process visit Irish School of Ecumenics

Colombian delegation visit ISE campuses in Dublin and Belfast to explore the Irish experience of peace-making.

16 May 2017

Lessons from gold and silver: Professor Brian Lucey gives inaugural lecture

In his inaugural lecture, Professor Brian Lucey discussed how the economics of gold and silver can help us understand the challenges facing financial economics.

15 May 2017

Trinity Alumni Awards 2017

The Trinity Alumni Awards recognise and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Trinity alumni in Ireland and across the globe.

14 May 2017

Trinity showcases incredible ERC-funded ‘Research at the Frontier’

Six of Trinity's world-leading researchers funded by the prestigious European Research Council spoke about their work to a packed audience.

11 May 2017

Trinity students heading to prestigious LERU doctoral summer school

PhD students Shauna Quinn, Rebecca Amet and Camila Perera will be attending this year’s highly prestigious event in Zurich.

10 May 2017

Yogurt consumption in older Irish adults linked with better bone health

The largest observational study to date of dairy intakes and bone and frailty measurements in older adults has found that increased yogurt consumption was associated with a higher hip bone density and a significantly reduced risk of osteoporosis in older women and men on the island of Ireland, after taking into account traditional risk factors.

9 May 2017

Ancient meteorite impact sparked long-lived volcanic eruptions on Earth

Large impacts were common on the early Earth and were likely much more important than previously thought in shaping our planet's structure.

3 May 2017

TAP hosts young leadership summit and Education Awards

1,100 second level students are attending the Trinity Access Programme's young leadership summit in Trinity.

3 May 2017

Trinity’s Cumann Gaelach wins top national prize for student society

The student Irish language society, An Cumann Gaelach, has capped yet another exceptional year by winning the Glór na nGael national competition for best Irish language student society.

28 Apr 2017

Can’t you hear them? The science and significance of hearing voices

A new book on the experience of 'hearing voices', by Trinity College Dublin academic and psychologist, Associate Professor Simon McCarthy Jones explains new ways to think about voice-hearing, and provides access to the state-of-the-art work being done in this field by a collective of scientists, voice-hearers, and voice-hearing scientists.

27 Apr 2017

Hockey alumni’s extra special guest

Dorothea Findlater graduated in 1932 but retains strong links to Trinity ladies hockey

27 Apr 2017

Social media monitoring system will help emergency services respond to disasters

The Slándáil Emergency Management System integrates information propagated via social media in the form of text, imagery and video to help emergency services respond to disaster situations.

26 Apr 2017

Ryanair Foundation funds new Business School Professor of Entrepreneurship

The new professorship will drive and direct entrepreneurship and innovation at the Business School and across the university.

24 Apr 2017

Lively day of racing at annual Regatta

This year's event attended by 181 national and international crews

18 Apr 2017

COO officially launches 30% Club scholarship

Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald praises scholarship programme

13 Apr 2017

Trinity Business School #1 in Ireland for all postgrad management programmes

The School also performed strongly across the whole of Western Europe in the 'Best Masters' rankings compiled by independent body 'Eduniversal'.

12 Apr 2017

Trinity wins at the Knowledge Transfer Ireland Impact Awards

The University Bridge Fund takes home Initiative of the Year Award

12 Apr 2017

Only one in ten older adults in Ireland rely on public transport – TILDA report

A new report launched today by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin and supported by the Road Safety Authority shows that most older adults rely on cars for transport, as opposed to public transport.

12 Apr 2017

Irish winter sunshine important for our Vitamin D levels, study shows

A new study from Trinity College Dublin has put paid to the myth that Irish winter sunshine is too weak to encourage any vitamin D production in the skin during the 'vitamin D winter', estimated to last from about October to April. Using data from European Space Agency (ESA) satellites to measure UVB levels over Ireland, the researchers found that a strong relationship between sunshine and vitamin D persist in the Northern hemisphere, including Ireland, and beyond summertime, contrary to what was previously thought.

11 Apr 2017

A series of musical performances that celebrate ‘silence’ in music

As part of the Trinity Creative Challenge, Professor Adrian Tien and Professor Richard Duckworth, along with a number of renowned musicians, ask the question, can silence be musical?

11 Apr 2017

Trinity launches Campus Pollinator Plan and asks public to ‘Name Our Queen Bee’

Trinity seeks a name for its Queen Bee, who is overseeing the work of thousands of honeybees in a newly installed campus beehive – tweet us using #TrinityQueen.

11 Apr 2017

Trinity announces new Fellows and Scholars

55 New Scholars, 14 Fellows and one Honorary Fellow announced

10 Apr 2017

Students celebrate Trinity Employability Award success

The Trinity Employability Award scheme prepares students for future careers.

10 Apr 2017

Scientists make major breakthrough in smart printed electronics

Their leading innovation could transform everyday products (like your milk carton) into intelligent smart devices.

7 Apr 2017

Trinity 425

To celebrate the 425th anniversary of the founding of Trinity College Dublin, a book of photographs taken by staff, students and alumni and an essay by the Provost has been published.

7 Apr 2017

Enhancing the visitor experience

Over two million visitors come to Trinity each year. This summer they will enjoy an enhanced visitor experience with new developments such as the refurbished entrance at Nassau Street.

6 Apr 2017

Prof Stefano Sanvito receives knighthood from Italian president

An order of knighthood has been bestowed on Prof Sanvito, Director of the CRANN Institute at Trinity and Principal Investigator in the School of Physics and the SFI funded centre, AMBER.

6 Apr 2017

US Open Days – experiencing Trinity stateside

A record number of over 600 people attended Trinity’s recent series of Open Days across five cities in the US organised by the Global Relations Office.

6 Apr 2017

Student athletes show their winning ways

Hurling and hockey win prizes on the double at this year's Trinity Sport Awards & Commons

5 Apr 2017

Creative Challenge to showcase new, ambitious, and innovative works of art

Trinity’s Creative Challenge returns this week with five new innovative projects to be showcased across the University campus.

5 Apr 2017

Professor Sarah Alyn-Stacey named a Knight of France’s National Order of Merit

Associate Professor in French, Sarah Alyn-Stacey, has been recognised with the accolade for her outstanding academic contribution.

5 Apr 2017

Books by Dublin children join Book of Kells for Bookmarks exhibition

An exhibition of 70 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin children, and inspired by works from the Pollard Collection at Trinity College was launched by Laureate na nÓg PJ Lynch in the Long Room of the Old Library at Trinity.

4 Apr 2017

Student engineers showcase the autonomous vehicle tech of tomorrow

Budding engineers showcased prototype technology solutions designed for the autonomous vehicles of the future, which include a disability-friendly sports car and an expanding ambulance.

3 Apr 2017

Major national study on Irish voters’ attitudes

'A Conservative Revolution: Electoral Change in Twenty-First Century Ireland', edited by Trinity’s Political Science Professors, Gail McElroy and Michael Marsh, along with UCD’s David Farrell examines underlying voter attitudes in the period 2002-11.

31 Mar 2017

Trump’s America, 60 Days In

Resistance to Trump’s agenda untold story in new era of American politics.

24 Mar 2017

Scientists discover shared genetic origin for MND and schizophrenia

Researchers say the new findings have major implications for how we classify diseases and that they challenge the existing divide between neurology and psychiatry.

24 Mar 2017

Major study finds serious issues with media reporting of concealed pregnancies

Trinity College Dublin researchers say concealed pregnancies persist and have not been relegated to the era of the Mother and Baby Homes. The research team behind the KISS study call for the development of reporting guidelines in relation to concealed pregnancies.

23 Mar 2017

New discovery to prevent infections spreading on medical devices

Microbiologists from Trinity have discovered how to prevent bacterial 'biofilms' from forming on implanted medical devices such as hip replacements and heart valves.

20 Mar 2017

Abortion in Modern Ireland

As part of the Trinity Long Room Hub’s Behind the Headlines forum, the panel included experts from Trinity’s School of Law, School of Social Work and Social Policy and School of Histories and Humanities.

15 Mar 2017

GAA President launches new pitch

GAA community turns out for official launch of new facilities at Santry

14 Mar 2017

International Conference on National Stereotyping and Cultural Identities

The conference sought to investigate crucial cultural dimensions behind recent European crises.

13 Mar 2017

Trinity astrophysicist to help direct missions with European Space Agency

Professor Peter Gallagher will oversee and implement a number of space missions under the ESA’s Cosmic Vision 2015 - 2025 strategy.

10 Mar 2017

Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture

Rise of 'illiberal politics' marked by 'strongman leadership'.

10 Mar 2017

Trinity sees increase in first preference CAO applications for 2017

A total of 8,142 students selected Trinity as their first choice, an increase of almost 2% on 2016.

9 Mar 2017

New TILDA report on ageing in Ireland launched

The report presents findings from Wave 3 of TILDA, which impact on the health and well-being of Ireland’s adult population aged 54 years and over and maps changes that have occurred since the first wave of TILDA data collection in 2010.

7 Mar 2017

Embracing Disruption: Finding Opportunities in Crises

The Trinity Global Business Forum looked at disruptive forces that currently prevail in the business environment.

3 Mar 2017

Trinity Student Awarded First Schwarzman Scholarship for Ireland

Trinity College Dublin’s Lara Connaughton is the first Irish recipient of a Schwarzman Scholarship in Tsinghua University, Beijing.

3 Mar 2017

Scientists discover how obesity stops ‘guardian immune cells’ doing their job

Special immune cells – ILCs – cannot function properly once obesity is established, and without their help we are at risk from inflammation and diabetes.

2 Mar 2017

Decades-old DNA from taxidermy specimens explains genetic structure of goats

Innovative DNA comparisons made between decades-old taxidermy specimens and modern-day goats show the effect of selective agricultural breeding.

1 Mar 2017

Quantum computers closer to reality following molecular magnets breakthrough

The breakthrough could increase a computer hard-disk’s capacity by 1000 using tiny molecules.

28 Feb 2017

Film director Martin Scorsese visits Trinity

The film director was presented with the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage by the President of the Society, Matthew Nuding

24 Feb 2017

Celebrating 50 years of the Berkeley Library

The 1960’s building was considered a beacon of modernism for Trinity, Dublin and Ireland.

22 Feb 2017

New research to assess how lasers may provide more energy-efficient Internet

Professor John Donegan from the School of Physics has been awarded €1.46m by Science Foundation Ireland to assess the impact lasers could have.

21 Feb 2017

Researchers use new eye-tracking technology to ask what drives human choice

Tracking pupil movement across computer screens produces 'heat maps' and ’scan paths' that explain which features are attracting attention – and in what order.

21 Feb 2017

New Trinity Research in Childhood Centre Launched

The Centre will deliver innovative and collaborative research which will help enhance our understanding of the child's world.

20 Feb 2017

How cancers trick the immune system into helping rather than harming them

Trinity scientists have identified a molecule that sends a 'wound-healing' message from tumour cells. If we can disrupt this messaging system, we may be able to fight certain cancers.

16 Feb 2017

Researchers pinpoint watery past on Mars

A valley on Mars that appears to have held water in years gone by offers a prime target to search for past life forms on the Red Planet.

15 Feb 2017

Sexual activity of Ireland’s older adults analysed in new TILDA research

A new study released by the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing at Trinity College Dublin on Valentine’s day paints a positive picture of the little studied and infrequently discussed sexual lives of older adults in Ireland.

14 Feb 2017

Trinity launches MBA Scholarship to Create Gender Balance in Irish Businesses

This initiative will provide one full scholarship worth €32,000 and six bursaries each worth €5,000 across the Trinity full-time and part-time MBA programmes.

13 Feb 2017

Trinity marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation

The Reformation quincentenary (1517-2017) will be marked in Trinity with a series of events this week, including a two day theological symposium, organised by the Lutheran Church in Ireland and the Confederal School of Religions, Peace Studies and Theology.

13 Feb 2017

Trinity continues to be Ireland’s leading university in Times Higher rankings

Trinity continues to be Ireland’s leading university with a global ranking of 131 by the Times Higher World University Rankings.

10 Feb 2017

The ‘Goldilocks’ genes that hold clues to a plethora of diseases

A relatively short list of genes are candidates for a suite of diseases including autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, and epilepsy.

8 Feb 2017

Super scavengers and the meat-thieving traits that have stood the test of time

Any animal – living or dead – can be placed on a ’scavenging scale' based on variations in a few key biological traits and the environment at hand.

7 Feb 2017

Educational psychologist warns of future challenges of cyberbullying in new book

A new book on cyberbullying co-edited by Dr McGuckin Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology looks at the prevalence of the behaviour, female and male roles, coping strategies and interventions, and future challenges.

7 Feb 2017

Low socioeconomic status reduces life expectancy

Low socioeconomic status reduces life expectancy and should be counted as a major risk factor in health policy, new 'Lancet' study says.

3 Feb 2017

Study finds innovative specialist epilepsy nurse model improves patient care

A new study launched today at Trinity College Dublin has found that an innovative model of care involving specialist epilepsy nurses had a very positive impact of the health of people with epilepsy and is a cost effective way of delivering quality care to thousands of epilepsy patients and their families while reducing attendance at emergency departments.

2 Feb 2017

Geneticists pen new tales of human history with the ink of ancient DNA

Geneticists have shed new light on the movements and evolution of people in East Asia and the Baltic by analysing human remains aged between 5,000 and 8,000 years old.

2 Feb 2017

Green light for new student accommodation

More students will be able to live on campus at Trinity College Dublin after planners granted permission for new student residences.

31 Jan 2017

European universities call for immediate rethink of Trump’s executive order

The European Universities Association is asking President Trump to recall his executive order temporarily preventing entrance into the US of persons from seven Muslim-majority countries.

31 Jan 2017

Scientists discover key role of ‘protector’ molecule that fights the common flu

The scientists discovered that a biological molecule – STAT3 – is key in fighting viruses such as the common flu and hope this discovery may lead to new therapeutic options against a suite of viral infections.

26 Jan 2017

A digital exhibition exploring J.M. Synge’s ‘The Playboy of the Western World’

A digital exhibition exploring J.M. Synge’s most celebrated play launched on 110th anniversary

26 Jan 2017

Trinity Sport celebrates new scholars

Event for friends and family held in the Dining Hall

23 Jan 2017

German novels of the 19th century still relevant for today’s entrepreneurs

Literature makes available to us the experience of previous generations ' Professor Barkhoff explains at his inaugural lecture .

20 Jan 2017

‘Marine repairmen’ – little limpets are construction workers of the seashore

Limpets can repair their damaged shells so that they are as strong as the originals, but are still vulnerable to ’spalling' – a well-known cause of failure in engineering materials.

19 Jan 2017

Cancer stem cell research unlocks clues to treatment resistance

The first of its kind research may help identify resistance to radiotherapy treatment and pave the way for new treatment options for oesophageal cancer.

17 Jan 2017

IT education experts bring computational thinking into the classroom

The CTwins project is backed by Google. It will build confidence in teaching computing so that teachers focus on developing computational thinking skills in second-level students.

16 Jan 2017

2017 Abrivia/Trinity Salary Survey highlights issues around pension & rents

The data was compiled from a survey of 7,400 companies and 40,000 employees across multiple industry sectors.

9 Jan 2017

Scientists find brain area linked to social deficit in Autism Spectrum Disorder

The part of the brain that tracks the expectations and outcomes of other people’s choices functions differently in people with ASD.

5 Jan 2017

Trinity Professor appointed as Chairperson of Mental Health Reform

Agnes Higgins, Professor in Mental Health at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity, has just been appointed Chairperson of Mental Health Reform.

20 Dec 2016

Trinity Sport announces new scholars for 2016-2017

Awards to student athletes in 19 different sports

14 Dec 2016

Trinity divests from fossil fuels as part of global campaign

Trinity decided to divest in response to an impressive 15-month student campaign 'Fossil Free TCD'.

12 Dec 2016

New era in geo-analysis as iCRAG launches micro-beam analysis lab at Trinity

The TIGER, funded by SFI, uses the latest in detector technology. It will be used to develop new approaches to resource and energy efficiency.

9 Dec 2016

New Technology to Scale-up Student Volunteering at Trinity College Dublin

Every year in Ireland thousands of students from our universities and institutes of technology carry out over 100,000 hours of volunteering. Ten third level colleges have now joined forces to develop studentvolunteer.ie - a brand new online resource which matches students' interests with volunteering opportunities.

9 Dec 2016

Honorary Degrees at Trinity

Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Louise Richardson, film maker, David Puttnam, founder of Jones Engineering, Eric Kinsella and former Chief Nursing Officer with the Department of Health, Peta Taaffe, were awarded honorary doctorates.

9 Dec 2016

Scientists use graphene and toy silly putty® to make state-of-the-art sensors

This world-first graphene innovation could be used for applications in medical devices and diagnostics.

9 Dec 2016

New research charts the evolution of the Irish family

New research on the evolution of the Irish family by academics from Trinity College Dublin offers an intriguing picture of persistently resilient and increasingly diverse Irish families who have adapted to a period of changing socio-economic realities since the state’s foundation.

8 Dec 2016

Scientists develop exciting new option for targeted cancer therapy

Coating therapeutic payloads with a sugar molecule ensures they are not active in the body until coming into contact with cancer cells.

8 Dec 2016

Irish tuberculosis expert warns against complacency to global epidemic

An Irish TB expert has warned that we are seeing an increasing number of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases in Ireland, which reflects the pattern seen in Europe, primarily because of the movement of people from countries of high tuberculosis (TB) prevalence. His warning comes as the Centre for Disease Control has today come out with new updated international guidelines on TB diagnosis after 17 years.

8 Dec 2016

Gold Standard hat-trick for Trinity Sport

Trinity Sport awarded for its standards of excellence

7 Dec 2016

Short films about ageing with an intellectual disability bring research to life

The research team from the intellectual disability supplement to the Irish Longitudinal study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) has solved just that with the production of a series of short films featuring people with an intellectual disability, specifically designed for people with ID. The films depict research findings on the complex and unique health and social challenges facing Ireland’s population who are ageing with an intellectual disability through the lens of those who directly experience them.

6 Dec 2016

Study finds new cardiovascular predictor of mortality in older people

When we stand up our heart rate speeds up then settles. The rate at which this happens in older people has been shown for the first time to predict mortality four years later according to new research from TILDA published in Circulation Research, a leading journal of the American Heart Association.

6 Dec 2016

One Voice for Languages

One Voice for Languages (OVFL) welcomed over 130 participants to 'Live, love, learn languages: The changing faces of Ireland', an evening devoted to celebrating languages through addresses by OVFL patron Mairead McGuinness (MEP) and representatives from education, business and the public.

5 Dec 2016

Trinity student is first Irish recipient of Schwarzman Scholarship

Lara Connaughton is the first Irish recipient of a Schwarzman Scholarship in Tsinghua University, Beijing. Lara specialised in Business and Economics in her final year and has just graduated with a first class honors degree.

5 Dec 2016

Trinity excelling in competition for prestigious H2020 funds

Trinity’s researchers have secured well over €50 million in Horizon 2020 funding since 2014, leading the way in Ireland. Trinity sits 19th in the a 1,337-strong list of secondary and higher education establishments.

1 Dec 2016

Sports club captains – a celebration

A new video celebrates the role and achievements of Trinity Sport's club captains

30 Nov 2016

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon visits Trinity College Dublin

Nicola Sturgeon was awarded a gold medal by student debating society, the Philosophical Society.

29 Nov 2016

EIB confirms record education investment in Ireland & announces €70m for Trinity

The EIB support was announced during a visit to Trinity College by Andrew McDowell, Vice President of the European Investment Bank .

24 Nov 2016

Programme to help young unemployed adults in Dublin’s North Inner City

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, launched 'Career LEAP' a pioneering programme to help young unemployed adults in Dublin’s North Inner City gain employment.

23 Nov 2016

Trinity joins League of European Research Universities (LERU)

It is the first and only university on the island of Ireland to become a member of Europe’s leading network of research-intensive universities that includes Oxford and Cambridge.

18 Nov 2016

Solving a putrid camel-pee riddle may aid millions affected by sleeping sickness

Trypanosome parasites that cause sleeping sickness break down amino acids to produce a metabolic by-product that suppresses the immune response. This by-product is a good candidate for anti-trypanosome drugs and therapies.

17 Nov 2016

Syria: ‘the Local and the Global’

The latest discussion in the'Behind the Headlines' brought together Trinity scholars and Syrian-born journalist Razan Ibraheem to explore some of the complexities behind the Syrian conflict.

17 Nov 2016

€1.5 million EU-funded research announced at launch of new TRiSS

€1.5 million EU-funded research in energy consumption announced at launch of new Trinity Research in Social Sciences.

15 Nov 2016

Trinity STEM researchers win SFI awards

Trinity researchers won two awards at Science Foundation Ireland's annual Science Summit, along with another for forging an outstanding partnership with an industry body.

15 Nov 2016

First-of-its-kind inhaler to help treat lung disease

The National Institutes of Health have funded the research, which will also benefit cystic fibrosis sufferers.

14 Nov 2016

Trinity joins forces with top Vietnamese University

Trinity joined forces with the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) during President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins' State Visit to the country.

11 Nov 2016

Litany of undiagnosed, under-reported and untreated health problems for mothers

The interim findings of MAMMI, an Irish longitudinal study on the health of first-time mothers, has revealed a litany of hidden health problems affecting every aspect of mother’s lives. The Health Research Board funded study from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Nursing and Midwifery shows that in terms of sexual health, mental health, pain, and other conditions, prevalence rates are high to very high while the rate at which women are being asked about these conditions by health care professionals is extremely low. The findings are being presented today at a major conference.

7 Nov 2016

ISL recognition one step closer

Research by Centre for Deaf Studies provides strong evidence base for ISL recognition bill

4 Nov 2016

From the Frontline: An Eyewitness Account from the Middle East

The award winning writer and journalist, Robert Fisk addressed a 400-strong audience for the annual Trinity Long Room Hub Edmund Burke Lecture.

4 Nov 2016

Rates of depression are high amongst pregnant women in Ireland

One in six pregnant women – or 16% of pregnant women - attending maternity services across Ireland are at probable risk of depression during their pregnancy, according to a new survey launched today by a Trinity College Dublin research team and the Irish Obstetric Services.

3 Nov 2016

Dublin’s vitamin D map shows major differences in deficiency rates

Innovative geo map shows vitamin D deficiency rates in some Dublin areas such as Lucan and Dublin 8 are five times higher than in others.

2 Nov 2016

Trinity joins forces with Intel to launch new Employability Award for students

The award will give them skills to help secure jobs in the engineering and technology sector.

1 Nov 2016

Seventy new ICT postdoctoral positions to give Irish research the EDGE

New programme 'EDGE' will attract and develop world-leading ICT researchers to Ireland.

28 Oct 2016

Over-fifties’ GP visits affected by medical card entitlement

A new report launched today by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin, details the impact that changes to an older person’s entitlement to a medical card has on their use of health services, such as GP visits, flu vaccines, medications and hospital care. The report authors found that changes in people’s entitlement to medical cards are associated with changes in their use of GP services and level of medications dispensed.

27 Oct 2016

Global expert explains why we must bridge the gender gap in engineering

Trinity welcomed Professor Dame Ann Dowling, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, who explained that the current lack of diversity likely causes a significant loss to the Irish economy.

27 Oct 2016

Abbey hosts Kennelly celebration

The Abbey Theatre hosts an event of words and song to celebrate the legacy of Fellow Emeritus Brendan Kennelly

26 Oct 2016

The tale of the bats, dark matter and a plastic surgeon

Research by Dr David Orr from, a plastic surgeon specialising in the treatment of cleft lip and palate at Our Lady's Children's Hospital and St James's Hospital, zoologist and bat biology expert Professor Emma Teeling of UCD, and paleobiologist Professor John Finarelli of UCD has opened up a vital new avenue to investigate what genetic changes underlie clefting in children.

25 Oct 2016

ADAPT Centre showcases intelligent systems for digital revolution

Future intelligent solutions on display included business intelligence, fraud detection, virtual reality, productivity, smart search and artificial intelligence.

25 Oct 2016

Trinity and Peking University to join forces on ageing collaboration

It formed part of the Irish Government mission to China.

24 Oct 2016

Promoting inclusion and diversity in the workplace

Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities launches business partners programme to promote inclusion and diversity in the workplace.

24 Oct 2016

International team develops automated method for detecting breast cancer

The method was repurposed from one used to detect damage on structures under the sea.

21 Oct 2016

Scientists to study the link between illness, brain dysfunction and dementia

Major US and UK awards will fund an exploration of the molecular links between illness, delirium and dementia.

21 Oct 2016

Millennials: confident yet vulnerable

Opportunity is a double-edged sword for today’s millennials, new research shows

20 Oct 2016

Provost delivers mid-term address

Trinity is almost half way through the lifespan of the university’s strategic plan and half way through the Provost’s tenure. The Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast gave a mid-term address on October 14th.

19 Oct 2016

Violent winds collide in one of the heaviest stars in our galaxy

These are the first ever images to show the collision between two winds on a star. This data helps astronomers understand how stars evolve and die in our galaxy.

19 Oct 2016

Brexit, Brussels and the Big Apple: Where to now for Ireland?

Trinity Long Room Hub’s 'Behind the Headlines' series discusses implications of 'Brexit, Brussels and the Big Apple'

19 Oct 2016

Cancer Week 2016 opens with optimistic outlook on new era in treating cancer

Cancer Week Ireland 2016 kicks off today with a conference at Trinity College Dublin to explore new frontiers in personalised cancer care. Scientists and clinicians will discuss the future of treating cancer and how personalised and targeted therapy using the latest techniques in immunotherapy, surgery and genomic profiling are fundamentally changing the way we approach this disease.

17 Oct 2016

Book highlights Trinity’s theatrical influence

Strong School of English involvement in the first Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Theatre

17 Oct 2016

Trinity and St James’s Hospital announce plans for new cancer institute

The intention to develop a new cancer institute was jointly announced by Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital at the launch of Cancer Week today [October 17th]. The first of its kind in Ireland, the new cancer institute will set a new standard for cancer care nationally, integrating medicine and science in cancer prevention, treatment and survivorship. Based on similar leading international models, it will be located in one designated facility at St James’s Hospital.

17 Oct 2016

Trinity College Dublin turns sod on new business school

Minister Richard Bruton and Provost Patrick Prendergast mark landmark new building.

14 Oct 2016

Sports medicine programme set to continue

Plans to roll out successful pilot programme to more students

14 Oct 2016

Ketamine trialled as new hope to prevent recurrent depression

Researchers from the Department of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin are trialling a potential new treatment option for people who suffer from repeated episodes of depression. The team are investigating whether the children’s anaesthetic ketamine, which has recently been shown to have antidepressant effects, could help people who recover from severe depression to remain well.

13 Oct 2016

Intensely painful trigeminal neuralgia illuminated “from bench to bed”

World experts will discuss treatments as patients share their own experiences at a symposium dedicated to raising awareness about one of the most painful conditions known to science.

7 Oct 2016

Global team to fight dementia begins pioneering training programme at Trinity

Amongst those beginning their studies at Trinity College Dublin this Autumn, a small and highly experienced team of individuals will begin specialist training to become the first of an international network of 'change agents' in the global fight against dementia.

6 Oct 2016

Trinity salutes Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner, Sir Fraser Stoddart

Honorary degree recipient from Trinity, Sir Stoddart, received the prize along with Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Bernard L Feringa for work in producing tiny molecular machines.

5 Oct 2016

‘What has nature ever done for us? Global experts on natural capital explain…

Economists, accountants and environmentalists come together in Dublin this week to put nature at the heart of future political and economic decision-making.

4 Oct 2016

SHARECITY team launches first global database on ICT-enabled food-sharing

Dublin has 42 ICT-enabled food-sharing enterprises while London leads the way globally with 198.

4 Oct 2016

‘Trinity Access 21’ students aim to reduce voting age

Along with senators Lynn Ruane and Fintan Warfield, students aim to reduce voting age to 16

3 Oct 2016

Does having mixed ancestry help protect you from motor neurone disease?

Could the key to unlocking the secret of motor neurone disease lie in the collaboration between two small island nations, Ireland and Cuba? Researchers from Trinity College Dublin are heading to Latin America to begin a major new research project which will examine whether the likelihood of developing motor neurone disease (MND/ALS) is reduced in people with mixed ancestral backgrounds.

3 Oct 2016

Nobel Prize Winner William Campbell returns to his alma mater

Professor Campbell’s interest in parasitology first started in Trinity where he studied zoology.

30 Sep 2016

What we can learn from the 1950s

Public lecture hears how entertainers Little Richard and John Wayne enable us to understand American politics, culture and society past and present

28 Sep 2016

Examine your brainwaves and listen to the sun at PROBE

It features music, debate, comedy, storytelling, screenings, and live experiments.

27 Sep 2016

Scientists make major breakthrough in understanding inflammation

The action of cells that spark inflammation causes a 're-wiring' of their mitochondria, which amplifies the inflammation response.

23 Sep 2016

Revisiting the ‘haunted acres’

Battlefield archaeology conference to hear how historical conflicts still have a relevance today

22 Sep 2016

Trinity Wins Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality Award

Trinity is the Number 1 Public Sector Employer in Ireland for LGBT Inclusion, and 5th overall in the Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality in Ireland in 2016.

22 Sep 2016

Inside Trinity

The 19,985 people that work, live and study on campus are the primary focus of a new documentary 'Inside Trinity'.

22 Sep 2016

People with intellectual disability taking multiple medicines with side effects

Research from Trinity College Dublin and Aston University, UK finds difference in prescribing practices for older people with intellectual disabilities compared to general population of older adults.

22 Sep 2016

Trinity is Europe’s leader in producing entrepreneurs

Trinity is PitchBook’s highest-ranked university in Europe -- the only one in the Top 50 -- for producing undergraduates who go on to found companies receiving venture capitalist backing.

21 Sep 2016

New study launched to discover how ‘super’ immune system can prevent hepatitis c

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin are seeking volunteers who were exposed to anti-D contaminated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) between 1977 and 1979 as they attempt to discover why some people are naturally protected from HCV infection, while others are not.

20 Sep 2016

Author celebrates ‘beauty and repression’ of Ireland in the 1850s

Author celebrates 'beauty and repression' of Ireland in the 1850s

19 Sep 2016

What’s the point of doing philosophy?

Peter Simons, Chair of Moral Philosophy, has just been nominated as 'one of the 50 most influential living philosophers'

14 Sep 2016

New company Inflazome will tackle chronic inflammatory diseases

The company, based on collaboration between Trinity and the University of Queensland, has raised €15 million to develop new therapeutics.

12 Sep 2016

Two out of three ain’t bad… or is it?

New research highlights how efficient our third-level institutions are

12 Sep 2016

Chemists devise revolutionary 3D bone-scanning technique

The technique provides 3D images of an unparalleled resolution without using X-rays and should have major implications for the diagnosis and treatment of bone injuries.

8 Sep 2016

Uncovering the secrets of successful ageing – TILDA explores decade of research

From heart conditions to caring for grandchildren and from undiagnosed diabetes to the power of positive thought, the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) has spent a decade understanding Ireland’s older generation. Trinity College Dublin will celebrate that milestone with 600 of the 8500 participants at a special event today.

8 Sep 2016

Trinity and UCD presidents issue joint statement on third-level funding

Provost of Trinity and President of UCD have issued a joint statement calling for Government action to address funding crisis in higher education.

6 Sep 2016

Poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa awarded Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2016

Ireland’s great writers gather to celebrate 40 years of the Rooney Prize

6 Sep 2016

Chambers Ireland CSR Awards – Trinity wins volunteering prize

On Thursday, 01 September 2016, Trinity was announced as the winner of the Chambers Ireland CSR Award for Excellence in Community – Volunteering for a Large Indigenous Company.

6 Sep 2016

Building the bionic human – TBSI celebrates first five years

TBSI celebrated its fifth anniversary, at which researchers discussed how they had discovered how to replace corneas and reverse engineer cancer cells to reduce their aggressiveness.

5 Sep 2016

3D bioprinting technology could provide alternative bone graft options

In a world-first, researchers have developed a technique for printing bones and other biological materials.

2 Sep 2016

Minister for Education launches Irish-American education and innovation forum

Trinity hosts major symposium as part of Aer Lingus College Football Classic

1 Sep 2016

Immune system plays major role in regulation of body weight

Trinity academic part of new research which reveals that the immune system could be responsible for as much as 40% of our body’s ability to regulate weight.

1 Sep 2016

Mobile phones used to track exposure to air pollution in the Big Apple

Researchers are using data from mobile phones to assess the movements of people in New York and, by extension, their exposure to air pollution.

1 Sep 2016

International team makes fundamental physics breakthrough

The team discovered that electrons with no mass can acquire a mass in the presence of a high magnetic field.

30 Aug 2016

Games show how learning can be fun

IGBL conference unveils new research which finds that computer games in the classroom improve motivation, learning outcomes

29 Aug 2016

Minister for Education to open Irish-American education & innovation symposium

'International collaborations in education, research and innovation' is the topic of a major Irish-American symposium to be hosted by the presidents of Trinity College Dublin, Boston College and Georgia Institute of Technology

29 Aug 2016

AMBER research breakthrough could lead to smarter, greener electronic devices

Irish researchers have created a simpler process to produce germanium-tin nanowires which could lead to smarter and greener electronic devices.

22 Aug 2016

Strong demand for Trinity degrees in CAO applications

3,307 places are being offered to students to study at Trinity.

22 Aug 2016

Trinity College to shape Internet of Things future

Trinity is the first Irish university to join LoRa Alliance

16 Aug 2016

Unearthed: the cannibal sharks of a forgotten age

Scientists have used fossil evidence to determine that a 300-million-year-old shark species cannibalised its own young.

11 Aug 2016

Pre-emptive action — not reactive mitigation — needed to save pollinators

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is now releasing guidelines to enable public and private bodies to help conserve pollinators across the island of Ireland.

9 Aug 2016

Breastfeeding twice as likely after home births than hospital births

A new study by academics in Trinity College Dublin has found that there is a strong positive relationship between planned birth at home and breast feeding: breastfeeding was twice as likely after planned home births compared to hospital births. The research involved the largest population cohorts comprehensively examined to date for an association between breast feeding outcomes and place of birth in low risk pregnancies.

9 Aug 2016

Summer school explores Beckett’s ongoing relevance

Exciting public programme aimed at those with casual interest in Beckett

8 Aug 2016

Scientists seek next-gen whooping cough vaccines

The €28 million project will bring together scientists from 22 countries, with the pre-clinical work led by those from Trinity.

8 Aug 2016

New study provides picture of rare kidney disease in Ireland

Researchers in Trinity College Dublin have published the first study to report national incidence rates of a rare kidney disease, anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease. Their study, published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, also showed clustering of cases in time and space, which suggests that there may be an unidentified environmental trigger for the onset of the disease. Professor and Consultant of Nephrology at Trinity’s School of Medicine, Mark Little.

8 Aug 2016

New insights into a billion-person problem: Ascaris roundworm infection

Scientists have shed new light on Ascaris infection, which affects 1 billion people worldwide. Targeting specific liver proteins may offer new preventative options.

5 Aug 2016

Trinity set to cheer on Green Machine

Pav encouraging all to come out and show support for Ireland men’s hockey team

3 Aug 2016

Six researchers win prestigious SFI awards

The researchers will pursue specific research projects in strategically important areas over the next four to five years.

3 Aug 2016

Geneticists pinpoint three new genes with important roles in MND

The findings sprung from the largest ever MND genetic analysis, which involved scientists from 17 countries across the globe.

26 Jul 2016

Negative Legacy of Direct Provision

Report examines serious challenges faced by those transitioning to life in the wider community

20 Jul 2016

A Mutual Dialogue to Help Save the Planet

We are often told that we must 'sustain' and 'conserve' our environment but policy makers and ecologists are not using the same language.

19 Jul 2016

Researchers Make Groundbreaking Graphene Discovery

The self-assembly of graphene ribbons will herald exciting new technology developments.

14 Jul 2016

Ancient Farmers Had Two Distinct Roots

Ancient DNA analyses sugges that two divergent groups rooted in Zagros and Aegea became the world´s first farmers as humans evolved away from hunting and gathering.

14 Jul 2016

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Shows How We Can All Help to Save Our Bees

20 practical, low-cost actions explain how gardeners can make their outdoor spaces a haven for Ireland’s declining bees.

13 Jul 2016

Trinity and South Korean Government Agree Collaboration

Trinity College Dublin has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Sejong City Government to explore opportunities for collaboration in education and research between Trinity College Dublin, South Korean academic institutions, and industry.

7 Jul 2016

€4.5m SFI Investment in Creative Technologies Research

Trinity College Dublin has appointed Professor Aljosa Smolic, a world-renowned creative technologies researcher to lead a cutting-edge research programme that will increase Ireland’s capability as a global centre of creative industries and production.

4 Jul 2016

Trinity Creative Challenge 2017

Trinity College Dublin launched its creative arts awards scheme this week which aims to foster the development of innovative projects.

3 Jul 2016

Trinity Library marks centenary of the Battle of the Somme with new WW1 website

The new website, 'Fit as fiddles and as hard as nails' - Irish soldiers' voices from the Great War is a rich source of digitised diaries and letters from Irish officers who fought in World War 1.

1 Jul 2016

Brexit and Irish Universities Statement

A statement from the Irish Universities Association about the impact of Brexit on student fees.

27 Jun 2016

Simons Foundation Grant to Develop Hamilton Mathematics Institute

The grant will support a visiting professor and scholar and help to initiate a postdoctoral fellowship programme.

27 Jun 2016

US Vice President Joe Biden Receives Honorary Doctorate from Trinity College

US Vice President Joe Biden received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin today – his first such degree from a university outside the United States.

24 Jun 2016

Leading Physicist Peter Higgs and Author Lia Mills Awarded Honorary Degrees

Nobel Prize winner and world leading physicist, Professor Peter Higgs who discovered Higgs Boson, along with renowned authors, JP Donleavy, Lia Mills, and human rights activist, Hina Jilani were conferred with honorary doctorates at Trinity College.

24 Jun 2016

Trinity Joins Leading US Universities in CASA

Study abroad consortium offers 'unique opportunities' for Trinity students

23 Jun 2016

What Role for the Church in Modern Society?

Loyola Institute international two-day conference gets underway

22 Jun 2016

Scots Pine is Irish Through and Through

Previously thought to have died out in Ireland before being reintroduced, the tree has existed in Co. Clare for thousands of years.

22 Jun 2016

Plant Kingdom Provides Two New Antibiotic Candidates

Peptides from two crop species have antimicrobial effects on bacteria implicated in food spoilage and in food poisoning.

21 Jun 2016

Launchbox 2016’s Student Entrepreneurs Aim to Take Over Business World

Launchbox provides funding and mentorship as student innovators develop investor-ready ventures and social enterprises that aim to solve global problems.

20 Jun 2016

Foundation Course Students A Class Act

TAP gives 'untapped talent' a chance to shine

20 Jun 2016

Nine Trinity Researchers Win Fulbright Awards

The winners will now spend time studying, researching and teaching at top institutions in America.

20 Jun 2016

Trinity and UCD create a €60m start-up fund

Atlantic Bridge has announced a new €60 million investment fund for early stage companies with global potential that are built from world class research from all Irish third-level institutions and universities. The fund will accelerate the commercialisation of ground breaking research generated at Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and all third level research institutions.

17 Jun 2016

New Research on Family Carers of Those with ID

Family caregivers are key to sustainable home environments for older people with an intellectual disability

16 Jun 2016

Democratic Principles Under Attack in Eastern Europe

Rise of right-wing support and xenophobic rhetoric cause for concern in Central and Eastern Europe

16 Jun 2016

New Vice-Provost and Annual College Officers Announced

They were nominated by the Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast and the appointments were ratified by the Trinity Board today.

15 Jun 2016

Students are Catalysts for International Development

Three MSc students in Developmental Practice have been recognized for their work in trying to solve global challenges facing society.

15 Jun 2016

Integration or Disintegration, Brexit or Bremain

School of Social Sciences and Philosophy host final Brexit debate

13 Jun 2016

Researchers Shed New Light on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Dysfunction of brain blood vessels may be important in the development of CTE, which has been linked with mild traumatic brain injuries in athletes and military personnel.

9 Jun 2016

Putting Stress to the Test

Professor Ian Robertson’s new book says that what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger

9 Jun 2016

Autism Registry Project to Identify Gaps in Services

It is hoped that insights will pinpoint exactly what is needed to help families

9 Jun 2016

New Health Technology Project led by Trinity to improve Older People’s Lives

A digital health technology project led by Trinity will enable older people with multiple chronic diseases to self-manage their conditions and to be cared for in their own homes.

8 Jun 2016

TAP Legal Eagles Descend on Trinity

Courtroom drama will be the climax for Pathways to Law summer programme students

8 Jun 2016

Genome Analyses Reveal Possible Dual Origins of Domesticated Dogs

Trinity scientists sequenced the first ancient dog genome using a 4,800-year-old bone from Newgrange, Co Meath.

2 Jun 2016

Secondary Students Showcase their Love for STEM at Trinity Walton Club

71 secondary school students – 'Alphas' – showcased their (STEM) knowledge and skills at a graduation event on Saturday May 28.

30 May 2016

President Michael D. Higgins announces new Ireland Professor of Poetry

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin will be the seventh Irish Professor of Poetry.

27 May 2016

Leading Experts speak on the Future of Business at Global Business Forum

Topics ranged from the prevention of another financial crisis to ethical leadership to the accommodation crisis and its effects on Irish business.

27 May 2016

Three Times as Many Road Traffic Injuries than Official Data Indicate

At least twice as many serious injuries occur than are reported, and ten times as many cyclists experience clinically serious injuries.

27 May 2016

‘Protecting Babies’ and Children’s Brains’

From brain injury at birth to concussion on the sports pitches, Professor Eleanor Molloy’s inaugural lecture examines the child health landscape in Ireland

26 May 2016

Sustainability of City-Based Food Sharing Assessed by SHARECITY

An international team of researchers and an advisory panel of global experts will explore novel pathways to more sustainable food futures.

26 May 2016

TIDI’s Africa Day 2016 Celebrates Human Rights

Audience hears inspiring human rights success stories

26 May 2016

How Do We Measure The Value Of Art And Culture?

Trinity Long Room Hub Humanities Horizons lecture hears that we need to look beyond economic impact and focus more on the individual

26 May 2016

Former Governor of Central Bank, Prof Honohan gives Henry Grattan lecture

Professor Patrick Honohan spoke on 'Reflections on the Irish Economy – 1916-2016' at annual Henry Grattan Lecture.

25 May 2016

Lively Brexit Debate Encourages UK Students to Vote

UK Ambassador is special guest at Trinity Long Room Hub's latest 'Behind the Headlines' discussion

25 May 2016

Traumatic Life Events the Focus of New International PhD Programme

Trinity leads €3.3 million Horizon 2020 project

23 May 2016

Exciting Vision for Library of the Future

A packed-out PACCAR showed up to attend the 'Library Futures' symposium

23 May 2016

Lecture on Irish Immigrants to the US Marks 10 Years of TILDA

Professor James Smith of RAND Corporation gives a talk on education of Irish migrants to the US to mark the 10th anniversary of TILDA

23 May 2016

Students Aim to Build World’s First Decentralised Poker Site

Cryptography would ensure a fair card deal, while Bitcoins would be used for betting to offer a better-value option for players.

20 May 2016

Trinity and Marino Institute partner up in new International Programme

The International Foundation Programme will start in September 2016.

18 May 2016

Trinity and RCSI Host Next-Gen Life Sciences Innovation Showcase

Examples of the next wave of biomedical and life sciences research were featured, along with successful spin-out companies.

18 May 2016

Computer Science Must Become a Core School Subject

Trinity report calls for reform of educational system to fix digital skills gap

17 May 2016

Physicists Discover a New Form of Light

Their revelation will impact our understanding of the fundamental nature of light.

11 May 2016

TAP Celebrates 90 ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’

Secondary school students receive awards for creativity and leadership

9 May 2016

Astrophysicists Bring Mercury Transit to Irish Public

People saw our solar system’s smallest planet move across the Sun through high-tech telescopes at a special event.

9 May 2016

Comet Craters – Literal Melting Pots for Life on Earth

Comets and meteorites delivered the energy and organic materials needed for life on Earth, and the resultant craters provided the nurseries in which it sparked.

4 May 2016

Professor Luke O’Neill Collaborates in GSK Global Immunology Network

He is one of five academics worldwide to join a new immunology research collaboration programme.

4 May 2016

Professor Luke O’Neill is Elected as Fellow to the Prestigious Royal Society

He joins 50 world leaders in science elected as Fellows.

3 May 2016

Trinity Graduates Tackle Youth Homelessness

One For Ireland addresses 'the biggest issue facing Irish society today'

29 Apr 2016

Newly Elected Senators – Ivana Bacik, David Norris and Lynn Ruane

The University of Dublin’s Newly Elected Senators – Ivana Bacik, David Norris and Lynn Ruane.

28 Apr 2016

Scientists Reveal Origin of Earth’s Oldest Crystals

The tiny crystals probably formed in huge impact craters not long after Earth formed, some 4 billion years ago.

28 Apr 2016

New Trinity Centre for Digital Humanities Launched

Trinity's experts from the arts and humanities have joined forces with leaders in computer science and engineering at the new Centre.

27 Apr 2016

Norris Elected on First Count

Long-serving senator first past the post in constituency of the University of Dublin

27 Apr 2016

Artist Grace Weir concludes Trinity Creative Challenge Showcase

'A reflection on light' that tells the history of a painting, 'Let there be Light' by Mainie Jellett.

26 Apr 2016

TAP provides the model for a new Oxford University College Foundation Programme

Lady Margaret Hall an Oxford University College, is to launch a pilot scheme offering a Foundation Year to students from under-represented backgrounds,

25 Apr 2016

Negative Banking Perceptions Hinder Young Companies

A fear of rejection means companies are missing out on investment opportunities

25 Apr 2016

Who is Responsible for Overfishing?

Fishermen are under growing pressure to show their 'environmental performance' in order to gain access to fisheries and seafood markets.

22 Apr 2016

Hearing Colours, Tasting Words and Seeing Auras – Synaesthesia Explored

Synaesthesia causes sensory cross-activation, but technologies that replace senses and create new ones are on the horizon.

21 Apr 2016

Drought in the Dark Ages – a Catalyst for Crisis and Violence

Drought seemed to be a trigger of major societal stress in medieval Europe, with Irish monastery records also suggesting a link to violence and conflict.

20 Apr 2016

Trinity Win Some, Lose Some At This Year’s Bumper Regatta

Seven decades of past rowers help celebrate this year’s 150th anniversary

19 Apr 2016

Capital Gains – the Value in Putting a Price on Nature

We now have a means for assessing how best to manage natural capital, which is worth at least €2.6 billion/year in Ireland.

18 Apr 2016

Rugby Stars Raise Money For Cancer Research at Trinity

Charity cycle this year features Tomas Castaignède and Mike Tindall

15 Apr 2016

Dino Dinner, Dead or Alive!

Many mid-sized, meat-eating dinosaurs may have been expert scavengers, like hyenas are today.

15 Apr 2016

Trinity Kidney Health Centre Receives Research Boost

New study focuses on alternative treatment to biopsies

15 Apr 2016

Trinity Week Symposium Explores the ’science of Memory’

The topic of 'Memory' examined from a variety of perspectives

12 Apr 2016

Scientists Write New Language for Cells

The language deciphers how proteins are modified by sugar molecules, which should help us better understand how cells communicate.

11 Apr 2016

MOOC Explores Why Exercise is the Best Medicine

Trinity's latest online course is geared towards health professionals

11 Apr 2016

Trinity College Announces New Fellows and Scholars

Students and staff celebrated the occasion with colleagues, friends and families in Front Square.

11 Apr 2016

New Project to Improve Energy Efficiency in Irish and Welsh Water Industries

Researchers from Trinity are leading the €3.4m EU-backed project.

7 Apr 2016

Professors Jane Grimson and David McConnell Inaugurated as New Pro-Chancellors

Appointment to the office of Pro-Chancellor is considered one of the highest accolades the University can bestow.

7 Apr 2016

Polypharmacy Common for Older People with Intellectual Disability

Multiple medicines pose risk of side effects

6 Apr 2016

Innovative Art on Show as Trinity’s Creative Challenge Showcase Launches

Five amazing new projects will be showcased in Trinity over the next month.

6 Apr 2016

Friday’s Spatial Music Performance Kicks Off Creative Challenge Showcase

This newly commissioned work involves Trinity composer Enda Bates, Trinity Orchestra, Cue Saxophone Quartet and Miriam Ingram.

6 Apr 2016

How Insects Repair Their ‘Bones’

Insects repair their injured bodies by deploying a DIY cuticle repair kit after meeting with mishap.

6 Apr 2016

Take a Trip Down Memory Lane with Trinity Week 2016

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences get to grips with the theme of 'Memory'

5 Apr 2016

Ancient, Deep-Earth Heat Sources Cause Greenland’s Ice Sheet to Melt Faster

Long-term processes in the deep Earth impact glacial dynamics and the thermo-hydrological state of ice sheets.

4 Apr 2016

Trinity to be Official Welcome Village for Aer Lingus College Football Classic

Boston College and Georgia Tech will compete for the inaugural 'Keough-Naughton' Trophy which has been designed and crafted by Waterford Crystal.

31 Mar 2016

Fast-Charging Network Key to Increasing Electric Vehicle Use

Most users currently charge their electric vehicles at home in the evenings when demand on the power grid is at its peak.

31 Mar 2016

Study Explains Increased Risk of TB for Smokers

'Clogged-up' immune cells are to blame.

24 Mar 2016

Natural Capital the Main Focus of Professor Yvonne Buckley’s Inaugural Lecture

Ecology, technology and industry must lay research foundations to safeguard human wellbeing now and for the decades that follow.

24 Mar 2016

Study Raises Concerns For Young LGBTI

Trinity report one of the largest of its kind

22 Mar 2016

A ‘Game-Changer’ – Latest TB Research From Trinity

New findings especially useful for drug-resistant forms of the disease

21 Mar 2016

Happy Birthday Harry Clarke

Trinity and Google team up to celebrate renowned Irish artist's birthday with new online exhibition.

17 Mar 2016

There’s Life On Earth But Not On Mars – Here’s One Reason Why

Solar 'twin' called Kappa Ceti provides insight into life on early Earth

16 Mar 2016

Could Ireland’s Ecosystems Cope if we Introduced St Patrick’s Scaly Foes?

The legend of St Patrick banishing snakes from the emerald isle some 1,500 years ago is indelibly etched in folklore – even if science suggests snakes were unlikely to have colonised the country following the last ice age.

16 Mar 2016

Readings, Translations & Debate – Trinity Marks Proclamation Day

Trinity marked Proclamation Day with a series of events including the launch of a collection of 17 translations of the 1916 Proclamation.

15 Mar 2016

Trinity Library Exhibition on Easter Rising

The 1916 Proclamation, old photographs, bullets, diaries and other memorabilia form part of exhibition.

14 Mar 2016

Students Study Appliance of Science as They Become Physicists For a Day

Trinity masterclass for secondary schools let students engage with CERN data

14 Mar 2016

Trinity-Harvard Team Leading the Way in Soft Robotics Research

The team's Soft Robotics Toolkit, an open-source resource, is helping designers to create next-gen solutions.

10 Mar 2016

Increase in CAO Applications for Trinity Courses for 2016

The total number of applications to CAO this year increased from 74,194 in 2015 to 76,082 in 2016. 18,469 students applied to Trinity College Dublin, representing 24% of the total number of applications submitted to CAO.

9 Mar 2016

Trinity’s Gene Medicine Spin-Off Genable Technologies Sold to Spark Therapeutics

A potential treatment that targets a form of the eye disease, retinitis pigmentosa, should brought to market following the sale.

9 Mar 2016

Trinity Inspires The Next Generation Of Writers

Unique handmade books from Dublin children join Book of Kells in college’s Old Library

9 Mar 2016

€2 million Award to Support Exciting Next Steps in Inflammation Research

Professor of Biochemistry, Luke O'Neill, will use the funding to seek new therapies for chronic illnesses associated with inflammation.

7 Mar 2016

16 Nominations for the University of Dublin Seanad Elections 2016

Ballot papers will be issued in the constituency on March 21st and the poll will close on April 26 next.

3 Mar 2016

From Guitars to Dragons

Engineering Masters students at Trinity have been designing and building guitars before presenting their business plans in a Dragons' Den format.

3 Mar 2016

More Children With Intellectual Disability Attend Mainstream Schools

Study shows attendance up from 16% to 27% in a 10-year period

3 Mar 2016

Trinity Immunologists Find New Ways To Beat The ‘Bad Guys’

Discovery provides new perspective on vaccine design

2 Mar 2016

The Power of Positivity

Psychology lecture accentuates the positive

26 Feb 2016

Sport at Trinity Enters a New Era

The strategy for sport entitled, 'Raising Our Game', aims to re establish the University as a leading force in all aspects of third level sport.

25 Feb 2016

Trinity Researchers to Develop Offshore Energy Solutions

The team will develop new technologies and next-gen energy solutions while training young researchers to become highly skilled offshore engineers.

22 Feb 2016

Reduced Side Effects From ECT For Those With Severe Depression

New study from Department of Psychiatry says this often misunderstood therapy should be more widely available

22 Feb 2016

Nobel Laureate Speaks at 2016 Trinity Economic Forum

Nobel Laureate in Economics, Vernon Smith, spoke to a packed theatre of students, academics, and policymakers, from Ireland and abroad. His address was the first time a Nobel Prize winner partook in the Forum.

19 Feb 2016

Inside the Mind of the Terrorist and the Terrorised

The causes and effects of terrorism were put under the spotlight at a public event hosted by Trinity Long Room Hub featuring psychologist Ian Robertson and legal expert Neville Cox.

18 Feb 2016

Scientists Blueprint Promising Antimicrobial Candidate

The blueprint could aid the development of more effective drugs to fight common but devastating bacterial infections.

18 Feb 2016

Blackstone LaunchPad Entrepreneurship Programme at Trinity Gets Going

Blackstone LaunchPad at Trinity will foster student entrepreneurs, connecting them with business and provide them with the skills and network necessary to succeed as entrepreneurs.

18 Feb 2016

Dr Vishva Dixit Awarded Dawson Prize in Genetics

Dr Dixit is a leading international authority on the science of cancer and related therapies.

17 Feb 2016

Era of Climate Science Denial Not Over

Climate change denial on the increase an analysis of publications from conservative think tanks finds.

17 Feb 2016

General Election 2016 – Issues, Implications and Predictions

The choices facing the Irish electorate were analysed by political scientists Michael Marsh and Gail McElroy, economist Michael King and sociologist Richard Layte at a public event in Trinity.

17 Feb 2016

New Understanding Of TB Could Lead To Personalised Treatments

Trinity researchers provide breakthrough in how to treat patients

17 Feb 2016

School of Law Puts Spotlight on Copyright in the Digital Age

Conference examines how to modernise copyright in the EU digital single market

16 Feb 2016

Trinity Researchers Secure Prestigious European Research Council Grants

Professor Martin Sokol and Professor Valeria Nicolosi secured highly prized ERC Consolidator Grants.

15 Feb 2016

MND Patients ‘Feel Obligation Towards Family Carers’

Research shows they 'hate to be a burden'

11 Feb 2016

Health Science Researchers are ‘Off the Starting Blocks’

Faculty of Health Science announces awards totalling €157,000

11 Feb 2016

Trinity Ranked in Top 25 Oldest Universities Globally

It has been ranked 21st in the world in the just published Times Higher Education top list of 25 leading world universities over the age of 400.

10 Feb 2016

Agricultural Land-Use Reports Underestimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Ireland’s agricultural map is far more dynamic than annual reports imply, which has major implications for land use reporting.

10 Feb 2016

Grandparent Carers Let Down by Social Services

Poor collaboration between child protection and adult addiction services causing additional hardships for children of drug-using parents and their grandparent carers.

9 Feb 2016

Cyberbullying Hurts Everyone Including Bystanders

Up to 20% of young people are victims of cyberbullying, however a much greater number of young people who witness cyberbullying are also negatively affected.

9 Feb 2016

Virtual Reality Game to Teach Peacekeeping Skills

A Trinity team is leading the development of a virtual reality game to train international military and police in conflict prevention and peacekeeping skills

8 Feb 2016

Trinity Researchers Seek To Transform Dementia Landscape

Awards could lead to improvements in how healthcare services are delivered

4 Feb 2016

Learnovate’s €3m Project Investigates Modern Employment Landscape

Career development plan a win-win for employees and employers

2 Feb 2016

School of Medicine Researchers Provide New Hope for Children With IBD

New finding provides opens up treatment options for those with this chronic disease

2 Feb 2016

US Ambassador Views Conservation in Action at Trinity Library

The painstaking conservation of one of the oldest surviving Irish manuscripts was viewed by US Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O'Malley, during a behind-the-scenes visit to Trinity conservation laboratory.

29 Jan 2016

Mental Health and Irish Employment Law

People with mental health problems in Ireland experience persistent labour market disadvantage, according to Mark Bell, Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity, who delivered his inaugural lecture this week.

28 Jan 2016

Engineers to Improve Air Quality in European Cities with Living Labs

The engineers secured a €6 million grant from Horizon 2020 to develop the project.

28 Jan 2016

Trinity Researchers Confirm You’re Only As Old As You Feel!

Our attitudes to ageing can have a direct effect on our health

27 Jan 2016

Trinity Engineering Students to Develop Next-Gen Ferraris

Two internships with the iconic Italian motor company will see engineering students develop innovations to reduce car weight and improve safety.

25 Jan 2016

School of Engineering Receives Large In-Kind Grant from Siemens PLM Software

The School will use the same technology in its classrooms that companies worldwide depend on to design some of today’s most sophisticated products.

21 Jan 2016

Trinity Graduate Honoured for Wartime Code-breaking Work

Trinity graduate Eileen Leslie Greer, who was part of the Bletchley Park's team of intelligence analysts during WW2 has been honoured for her role.

21 Jan 2016

Scientists Sequence Ancient British ‘Gladiator’ Genomes from Roman York

Trinity's geneticists were the first to sequence genomes of ancient Britons. Their findings may help to piece together migration patterns from centuries ago.

19 Jan 2016

Walking 150 Minutes per Week Associated With Improved Wellbeing In Over-50s

New research by Trinity’s Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

18 Jan 2016

Diesel Vehicles and Pollution in Ireland

Our engineers and geologists are assessing the extent of diesel emissions, which affect health as well as the environment.

18 Jan 2016

Powerful New Digital Tool to Transform How Historians Write History

CENDARI - one of the largest historical archive platforms worldwide.

15 Jan 2016

Understanding ‘Immune SOS Signal’ May Lead to New Psoriasis Therapies

Scientists have discovered which molecules kick the SOS signaler into action. They have patented inhibitors of these, which may be used to treat psoriasis sufferers.

14 Jan 2016

Trinity is One of the Most International Universities Worldwide – According to Times Higher Education Ranking

It has been ranked in 40th position in the world.

14 Jan 2016

Variety is the Spice of Life: Diversity May Reduce our Reliance on Fertiliser

Promoting species diversity in our precious grassland ecosystems should enhance productivity, reducing our reliance on fertiliser.

13 Jan 2016

Library Of Trinity College Dublin & Google Collaborate For Dublin 1916-2016 Exhibition

Rare material shared with global audience

13 Jan 2016

Trinity Secures over €10m As Part Of SFI Investment In Research

Funding for five exemplary projects

12 Jan 2016

Cost-Effectiveness Of Palliative Care Highlighted

Up To 32% Reduction In Hospital Costs Possible

11 Jan 2016

Irish higher education sector contributed €10.6 billion to the economy

New study suggests 150,000 jobs in Ireland are dependent on the sector – with each role in higher education supporting another seven jobs indirectly.

31 Dec 2015

Scientists Sequence First Ancient Irish Human Genomes

Genetic influxes are likely to have brought cultural changes to Ireland including the transitions to agriculture, Bronze metalworking and possibly the western Celtic language.

28 Dec 2015

‘Botanical Big Data’ Helps Predict How Plants Respond to Environmental Change

Pace of life and reproduction strategies explain much of the variation seen in how plants persist and recover from disturbance.

21 Dec 2015

Trinity in War and Revolution: 1912-1923

A new book by Dr Tomás Irish reveals how Trinity students, staff and alumni experienced this tumultuous period which transformed Dublin, Ireland, and the wider world.

21 Dec 2015

Last Christmas, I Gave You My [Credit] Card…

Online retailers are using algorithms to store and assess customer data, which means we could be losing out financially.

17 Dec 2015

Scientists Blueprint Tiny Cellular ‘Nanomachine’

The blueprints show how a tiny membrane protein processes cellular duties in an extraordinary feat of nature.

17 Dec 2015

The End of the Fossil Fuel Age?

A public discussion in Trinity this evening took stock of the historic global deal on climate change which was struck at the United Nations summit in Paris last weekend.

16 Dec 2015

New Book Shows How to Improve the Lives of People With Disabilities

'Disability and Human Rights' aims to inform and stimulate policy and debate in the disability field

16 Dec 2015

Marathon Reading of Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’

The Papal Nuncio and Italian Ambassador were among speakers at the 6-hour marathon event which was organised to mark the 750 Anniversary of Dante’s birth.

14 Dec 2015

‘Life Expectancy for Those With Intellectual Disability Used to be Nine Years. Today it is 50 and Beyond’

Professor Mary McCarron, Trinity’s First Professor of Ageing with Disabilities, delivers her inaugural address

11 Dec 2015

‘Why Commemorate Yeats’

We need to invite the ghost of WB Yeats to the table when devising a new national cultural policy, according to Professor Chris Morash speaking at public lecture to mark the 150th anniversary of the poet.

10 Dec 2015

Trinity Conferred with Landmark Athena Swan Awards

Trinity and three of its Schools received awards for their effort in advancing gender equality in higher education and research.

10 Dec 2015

Trinity Graduate William Campbell to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine at Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies

Professor William Campbell will receive the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies in Stockholm.

10 Dec 2015

8,000 Secondary Students Enjoy Open Day

The College's academic staff gave over 150 presentations and interactive demonstrations.

9 Dec 2015

Linking Ireland’s Geospatial Data Could Help Mitigate Natural Disasters

Ordnance Survey Ireland and the ADAPT Centre are recording 'Linked Data' on the web to deliver innovative location-based services.

8 Dec 2015

Researchers Secure ERC Starting Grants

Dr Lydia Lynch and Dr Aidan McDonald will build research teams to pursue ideas at the frontiers of knowledge in diabetes and obesity.

7 Dec 2015

Latest ‘Growing Up In Ireland’ Report Examines Impact of Childcare

Cognitive development of three and five-year-olds under the spotlight

3 Dec 2015

John Banville on the Art of Writing

Humanities research and the creative process was the focus of a public interview with novelist John Banville.

3 Dec 2015

Bees Not the Pollination Be-All and End-All

27 Nov 2015

Cry Me a River, and Make Me Millions…

Natural ecosystems have inspired millions of successful songs and contributed at least $600 million to the music industry since 2003.

27 Nov 2015

New Target Could Eliminate Lurking Cancer Stem Cells

Scientists have found a protein that can kick cancer stem cells into action so that target therapies have better prospects of destroying them.

26 Nov 2015

Botanists Discover Critically Endangered New Species

The botanists discovered a beautiful tree species in Honduras, which is critically endangered, and serves as a 'poster-species' for the current extinction crisis.

23 Nov 2015

Trinity Scientists Homing in on New Hepatitis C Vaccine

Trinity researchers have commenced a new study to evaluate a new vaccine for the prevention of Hepatitis C infection in HIV patients, who are at increased risk of contracting the infection.

23 Nov 2015

Bearta Géara chun Gáinneáil a Chosc ag Teorainneacha na hEorpa ag Brú na nImirceach i dtreo Smuigleálaithe Daoine de réir dhuine den lucht léinn i gColáiste na Tríonóide

Plé poiblí i gColáiste na Tríonóide ar ghéarchéim na ndídeanaithe dírithe ar an tionchar a imríonn friotal an eisiata agus an chuimsithe ar na bearta a dhéantar maidir le géarchéim na ndídeanaithe

23 Nov 2015

International Employers Place Trinity Graduates Among World’s Elite

Trinity College Dublin is the only Irish institution to appear in the 2015 Global Employability Rankings.

23 Nov 2015

TBSI Researchers Lead €2.5million Project to Tackle Autoimmune Diseases

This funding has been provided by SFI and international biopharmaceutical company, AbbVie.

21 Nov 2015

‘Destination Europe: Reflections on the Refugee Crisis’

A 'Behind the Headlines' public discussion explored how the language of exclusion and inclusion shapes responses to the refugee crisis.

19 Nov 2015

Non-Disease Proteins Kill Brain Cells

Aggregation in brain tissue causes toxic effects similar to those linked to proteins with key roles in neurodegenerative diseases.

19 Nov 2015

Key Negotiators of Anglo Irish Agreement Speak at Trinity Event

Lord Robert Armstrong, Noel Dorr, Sir David Goodall and Michael Lillis were among speakers at the event organised to mark 30th anniversary of agreement.

17 Nov 2015

Sex, Drugs and Violence in Viking Ireland

The hidden world of women in medieval Ireland was revealed at a conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities.

17 Nov 2015

Atlantic Philanthropies Gives €138m to Tackle Dementia

The landmark award is the biggest philanthropic donation in Irish history and the largest ever received by Trinity.

17 Nov 2015

Students Graduate From Trinity’s First Online Education Programme

Graduation represents the first step towards University’s target of 1,000 online students by 2019

16 Nov 2015

New Book Examines the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

A new book by Dr David Mitchell provides fresh political analysis of Northern Ireland in the Aftermath of the Good Friday Agreement

16 Nov 2015

Scientists Fill in the Gaps of Human Hunter-Gatherer History

By sequencing ancient genomes from the Late Upper Palaeolithic for the first time, a new strand of European hunter-gatherer ancestral history has been written.

16 Nov 2015

Trinity Development Research Week

The week showcased the research activities taking place in Trinity to address the major global development challenges of our time.

16 Nov 2015

10% of Diabetes Cases among Adults aged 50+ are Undiagnosed

The research is just published by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.

13 Nov 2015

New Study Finds Midwife-Led Care Costs €182 Less Than Consultant-Led Care

News research from the MidU Study points to the need to incorporate more midwife-led units into maternity care in Ireland.

12 Nov 2015

Bridge21 Project to Develop 21st Century Learning Practices in European Schools

The project will develop21st Century learning (21CL) environments within secondary schools in Ireland, Estonia, Germany and Sweden.

Toxins in rhododendron nectar have lethal effects on native Irish honeybees, but our bumblebees are unaffected.

9 Nov 2015

Immunologists Unearth Key Piece of MRSA Vaccine Puzzle

New research has pinpointed immune cells that could be targeted by an MRSA vaccine.

9 Nov 2015

From Magilligan to Mars: Mapping Winds and Dune Evolution on the Red Planet

Tracking the movement of individual ripples on sand dunes should help the scientists foresee how winds will whip up when new spacecraft land on Mars.

5 Nov 2015

Students Build Anti-Malarial ‘BioBricks’

The biobricks, created via synthetic biology, could one day provide a cheaper means of producing the key malaria drug artemisinin.

29 Oct 2015

Trinity’s Life Sciences Ranked in the Top 100 in the World in Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Ranking 2015-2016

Trinity ranks in the top 45 universities in Europe in the THE Subject Ranking in Life Sciences and 1st in Ireland.

29 Oct 2015

Education Minister Launches New Bachelor in Business Degree in China

A new International Foundation Programme was also announced.

27 Oct 2015

Recession Damages Mental Health of Families – New Study

New research based on the Growing Up in Ireland Study illustrates how the recent Irish recession has impacted on families and children.

22 Oct 2015

Uncovering the Role of Genes in Eczema

Combining data on 377,000 participants involved in 40 research studies worldwide has pinpointed another 10 genetic variants associated with the condition.

22 Oct 2015

Trinity College Dublin’s Arts and Humanities Ranked in the Top 100 in the World in Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Ranking 2015-2016

Trinity also ranks in the top 40 universities in Europe and first in Ireland.

22 Oct 2015

Study of Provision of Religious Education

Ireland needs to adopt a more pluralistic approach to religious education, according to a recently published paper by Trinity sociologists.

21 Oct 2015

Viewing DNA Damage with Crystal Clarity

A ground-breaking discovery, made through collaboration between Trinity, UCD, the University of Reading and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, should help research in the fields of cancer and drug development.

21 Oct 2015

Prof Roy Foster Explores the Challenges of Commemoration at Public Lecture

In his lecture, 'Historians and the Memory of the Irish Revolution', Prof Foster explored the agendas and implications of commemorating events in Irish history.

20 Oct 2015

Writer Sara Baume Awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2015

The award is given annually to an emerging Irish writerthrough the generosity of Dr Daniel Rooney, President Emeritus of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

20 Oct 2015

Symposium Examines Provision of Early Childhood Education

The event saw researchers reflect on what early childhood education means and looks like for children and teachers in Ireland.

19 Oct 2015

New Book Outlines How Trinity Mathematicians Shaped Modern Ireland

As part of Maths Week, visiting speaker Dr Attis gave a talk to coincide with the launch of 'Mathematics and the Making of Modern Ireland: Trinity College Dublin from Cromwell to the Celtic Tiger.'

19 Oct 2015

Concept of ’shame’ is Core Experience For All People Living in Poverty Worldwide

The public lecture, organised by the Trinity International Development Initiative, in partnership with the School of Social Work & Social Policy marked International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

19 Oct 2015

Trinity Begins Global Recruitment Campaign for 40 New Academic Posts

Ireland’s leading university to attract new talent

16 Oct 2015

How Badgers Get Ahead in Game of Life

Badgers carry a number of babies fathered by different males at any one time, which increases the chances of their young being well equipped for the game of life.

15 Oct 2015

Improving Healthcare with Nanomedicine

Emerging technologies and innovations in nanomedicine were showcased as Trinity College Dublin hosted the 10th anniversary of the European Technology Platform for Nanomedicine (ETPN).

15 Oct 2015

Professor of Music Explores Performance Potential of Notation at Inaugural Lecture

Professor Alden’s lecture entitled 'Notation and the Imagination' also featured live music performed by students from the School of Drama, Film and Music.

15 Oct 2015

Trinity is Europe’s Leader in Producing Entrepreneurs

Trinity is PitchBook’s highest-ranked university in Europe for producing undergraduates who go on to found companies receiving venture capitalist backing.

15 Oct 2015

An Evening with Colum McCann

At the event bestselling Irish author McCann discussed his work with Professor Eve Patten, Director of the Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing.

13 Oct 2015

Dean of Trinity Business School, Professor Andrew Burke, gives Inaugural Lecture on the ‘New Entrepreneurship’

Professor Andrew Burke explored the evolution of entrepreneurship research and practice over the last 25 years.

13 Oct 2015

Ancient Genome from Africa Sequenced for First Time

DNA from a 4,500-year-old Ethiopian skull shows that a huge migratory wave of West Eurasians into the Horn of Africa around 3,000 years ago had a genetic impact on modern populations across the African continent.

12 Oct 2015

Trinity Library Sets out Vision for 21st Century Research Library

In its new strategy, the Library of Trinity College Dublin outlines steps it will take to help define the nature and role of a major research library in the 21st Century.

12 Oct 2015

New Study Reveals Limited Public Understanding of Dementia Globally

New research conducted by researchers at the School of Social Work and Social Policy points to the need for development of risk reduction programmes on dementia.

8 Oct 2015

‘Ireland in Rebellion’ – Online History Lecture Series

The 14-week online course taught by Trinity historians will focus on the events and individuals which shaped Ireland’s path to independence.

8 Oct 2015

Minister for Foreign Affairs Opens New Trinity Centre for Asian Studies

The new teaching and research centre aims to advance Japanese, Korean and Chinese Studies.

7 Oct 2015

Trinity Graduate William Campbell Awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine

Professor William Campbell, who graduated with first class honours in zoology from Trinity in 1952, has been jointly awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

5 Oct 2015

Death, Violence & the Monstrous in Children’s Literature Focus of Exhibition

The exhibition marks the completion of a two year project which involved the development of a online database detailing 250,000 children’s books in over 90 languages.

1 Oct 2015

CONNECT to lead €3m EU-Brazil Telecoms Project

The FUTEBOL project will allow researchers to run experiments on a telecommunications network distributed across Europe and Brazil.

1 Oct 2015

Bioengineers Celebrate ERC Successes

Bioengineers from Trinity celebrated ERC awards that were recently secured to develop new devices and therapeutics for a range of debilitating conditions.

30 Sep 2015

The Migrant Crisis Public Talk – Policy Failures and Potential Responses

A public discussion on the migrant crisis featured current research from the fields of economics, political science, sociology and philosophy.

29 Sep 2015

Hall of Honour Memorial Stone Unveiled

The engraved stone was unveiled at the Hall of Honour in Trinity’s Front Square.

25 Sep 2015

Researchers Pinpoint When Our Brains Convert Speech Sounds into Meaning

This is the first identification of a brain signal associated with this moment. It may help us develop technology for the hearing-impaired and better understand speech disorders.

24 Sep 2015

‘Irish People Paying €600m More in Healthcare Than in 2007’ – New Research

Plans for universal access to healthcare are in disarray, according to new research from the Centre for Health Policy and Management in the School of Medicine.

24 Sep 2015

OECD and Trinity College Dublin sign first ever Partnership

It will establish an internship programme for Trinity students to work in the OECD.

22 Sep 2015

New Research Initiative to Investigate the Impact of Development Aid

The new research group, Trinity IMpact Evaluation (TIME) Unit will investigate the processes and causal mechanisms of economic development.

22 Sep 2015

Panti Bliss Welcomes Public to Discover Research Dublin 2015

Panti Bliss swung open Trinity's iconic Front Gate and welcomed the public to over 60 engaging events that showcase research - and researchers.

22 Sep 2015

Crowning of Ireland’s Last, Scottish High King Marked at Conference

At the conference historians shed new light on how a single 'Irish-Scottish world' in the early Middle Ages gave way to the nations we recognise today as Ireland and Scotland.

21 Sep 2015

Major Breakthrough in Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease

The Trinity researchers believe that periodic clearance of a specific protein across the blood brain barrier could hold tremendous potential for new therapies.

21 Sep 2015

New Project Supporting Use of Technology in Classroom Focus of Conference

In its first year, the Trinity Access21 project has supported 8,000 second level students and 300 teachers to use innovative teaching practices in the classroom.

21 Sep 2015

Ireland Buzzing as 68 Organisations Enlist to Save our Pollinators

The newly launched All-Ireland Pollinator Plan identifies actions to help protect pollinators and the livelihoods of farmers who rely on their invaluable services.

17 Sep 2015

Intel and Trinity College Dublin sign first ever Partnership to Boost Innovation

The partnership will further connect Intel and Trinity researchers and students to help fuel the innovation economy.

16 Sep 2015

Trinity College Remains in top tier of 100 Global Universities in QS Rankings

It has been ranked in 78th place, retaining its position in the top tier of 100 universities worldwide in successive years.

15 Sep 2015

Importance of Clinical Trials and Research in Focus at Launch of Cancer Week 2015

Cancer Week Ireland 2015 is jointly organised by Trinity and the Irish Cancer Society.

15 Sep 2015

Trinity Academic Appointed Chair of Irish Research Council

Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, Professor of Modern History, has been appointed the new Chair of the Irish Research Council.

15 Sep 2015

The Book of Kells: Rethinking and Researching a Great National Treasure

The conference featured manuscript and conservation experts who presented on the challenges faced in displaying great manuscript treasures.

14 Sep 2015

Mary Robinson Addresses Climate Change Conference

Pioneering solutions to climate change and environmental problems were showcased at the event

14 Sep 2015

Trinity Business School’s new executive programme

The course has been designed by Trinity Business School for senior executives in SMEs across the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

11 Sep 2015

Genetic Mutants Alter Entire Biological Communities

Scientists from Trinity have discovered that one gene mutation in a single species can trigger dramatic change in whole biological communities – as much as that caused by the extinction of a top predator.

10 Sep 2015

Student Business Pitch for Investment

Trinity’s three-month student startup accelerator programme LaunchBox helped 11 student teams develop early-stage business ventures into investor-ready business.

10 Sep 2015

60% of Dublin’s Cyclists Run Red Lights

Research conducted by Trinity engineers pinpoints a serious problem, which may require traffic and infrastructure planners to review the rules of the roads.

9 Sep 2015

School of Pharmacy And Tallaght Hospital Forge Partnership

The School of Pharmacy has signed a partnership agreement with Tallaght Hospital to further enhance existing education and professional development links.

3 Sep 2015

Crowdsourcing Project to Capture Lived Experience of the Famine

An innovative crowdsourcing project will allow members of the public to contribute and share family stories and documents about the Famine and emigration in Ireland.

1 Sep 2015

Winners of New Trinity Creative Awards Scheme Announced

Five 'Trinity Creative Challenge' recipients will present new works in April 2016.

24 Aug 2015

Innovative Research Striking Back at Concussion in Rugby

Two projects involving academics at Trinity and contributors at Leinster Rugby are opening up unique avenues to improve diagnosis and analysis.

19 Aug 2015

Demand for Trinity Courses in CAO Applications for 2015 Reflects Continued Interest in a Trinity Education

Approximately 3,000 places were offered to prospective students to study at Trinity.

17 Aug 2015

Report Paints Comprehensive Picture of Palliative Care Services in Ireland

The report by Trinity academics and ESRI examines costs and experiences of palliative care in three parts of Ireland.

14 Aug 2015

Study on Perceptions of Coercion During Admission to Psychiatric Hospitals

The research, conducted at the School of Psychology examined the perspectives of 66 individuals and their caregivers.

7 Aug 2015

Public Lecture Marks 70th Anniversary of Division of Korean Peninsula

Leading human rights experts discussed whether the promotion of human rights and peacebuilding can be pursued hand in hand at the event organised by Trinity’s Centre for Post-Conflict Justice.

4 Aug 2015

Link Found Between Common Medications and Serious Falls in Older Men

Using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), scientists from Trinity College Dublin, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and three UK Universities have discovered a significant link between serious falls causing injury in older men and a particular group of commonly used medicines.

30 Jul 2015

Trinity Wins Landmark Athena SWAN Awards

Trinity won a bronze institutional Athena SWAN award for advancing gender equality. The Schools of Physics, Chemistry and Natural Sciences have also received awards.

30 Jul 2015

New Blog Showcases First Hand Accounts of 1916 Rising

'Changed Utterly' blog showcase the breadth of Trinity Library’s collections relating to the 1916 Rising and aims to act as a catalyst for research ahead of the centenary in April 2016.

30 Jul 2015

New Research Shows Two Thirds of Over-50s Don’t Understand Their Pension

The ESRI and Trinity College Dublin have released a new study examining how well-informed people are about their future pension benefits. Two-thirds of people who are aged over 50 and who are members of pension schemes were unable to provide basic information on their future pension benefits.

28 Jul 2015

Scientific Tour de Force Signals Major Step for Structural Biology

A collaborative effort has produced the first structural blueprint of a complex between a protein and its cellular signalling partner, paving the way for highly specific drug development.

27 Jul 2015

Secondary School Girls Enjoy Engineering Eye-Opener

Trinity’s School of Engineering opened its doors for the seventh year in a bid to showcase the wonderful world of engineering to curious secondary school girls.

27 Jul 2015

Continued Domestic Abuse Facilitated by Post-Separation Contact

Research into the experiences of families with a prior history of domestic abuse has found contact between children and fathers in the aftermath of parental separation facilitates continued domestic abuse.

23 Jul 2015

Protein Blueprinting Tool Partners Trinity with Paul Scherrer Institute and MiTeGen

A new tool for blueprinting the structure of membrane proteins, developed by scientists from Trinity and the Paul Scherrer Institute, has been brought to market.

22 Jul 2015

Trinity Infant and Child Research Lab

By studying how children and their parents respond to each other during play researchers hope to shed new light on language acquisition and development.

21 Jul 2015

Irish Teens Unable to Identify Depression

New research on mental health literacy among adolescents has found that many Irish teenagers are unable to identify signs of depression or suicidal thoughts.

20 Jul 2015

Space Invaders: Non-Native Species are Transforming Grassland Ecosystems

Non-native species are six times more likely to dominate plant communities that form the building blocks of the world’s most valuable grassland ecosystems.

17 Jul 2015

The Gene that Affects Alcohol Responses

The gene is important in dictating similar responses to alcohol in people and in fruit flies. Understanding how alcohol use disorders develop may help us design therapies for those affected by abuse and addiction.

15 Jul 2015

Trinity Welcomes the German President

The German President viewed the Book of Kells and an exhibition on the renowned Irish poet W.B Yeats.

14 Jul 2015

‘LaunchBox’ Welcomes 11 Teams

The teams have taken up residence in Regent House above Front Arch to participate in a three-month student startup accelerator.

14 Jul 2015

LGBT Rights and Legal Change in Ireland

The seminar hosted by the School of Law focused on legal cases that brought about legal change for the LGBT people in Ireland

13 Jul 2015

Google Acquires Virtual Reality Audio Technology Developed by Engineers

World class research at Trinity delivers innovative technology.

9 Jul 2015

Zoological Museum Wins Heritage Award

The museum, open to the public, holds approximately 25,000 specimens from Ireland and across the globe.

9 Jul 2015

Trinity’s Space Weather Warning System Scans Our Skies for Solar Storms

The system predicted the northern lights that lit up our skies with stunning green aurora on St Patrick’s Day, and will give similar timely warnings in future.

8 Jul 2015

New Occupational Therapy Programme for People with Multiple Chronic Diseases

1 in 10 people in Ireland suffer from multimorbidity, or more than one chronic condition.

6 Jul 2015

Trinity College Dublin and Thapar University Announce Partnership

The collaboration is a central component of a major contemporisation programme that Thapar University is undertaking.

3 Jul 2015

Trinity-Led NanoMedicine Project Wins Major European Award

NAMDIATREAM project uses nano-technology to create highly effective new diagnostic tools for detecting cancer cells in innovative ways.

2 Jul 2015

Trinity ‘Great War Revisited’ Exhibition Launched on Google

Rare and previously unpublished material held in Trinity College Library relating to WW1 will be brought to a global audience thanks to an online collaboration.

2 Jul 2015

European Research Council Awards €2.5 million to Trinity Environmental Historian

Professor Poul Holm was awarded the only ERC 2014 Advanced Grant that was awarded in Ireland.

2 Jul 2015

Blackstone Charitable Foundation Announces Expansion of Campus Entrepreneurship Programme to Ireland

The three-year, €2 million grant will establish a partnership between Trinity College Dublin, NUIG and UCC, providing students with a network of venture coaches and an entrepreneurial support system.

1 Jul 2015

Study Shows Significant Fall in Use of ‘Headshop’ Drugs among Young People Following Introduction of National Ban

Percentage of problematic users attending youth drug and alcohol treatment service dropped from 34% to 0% and occasional use dropped from 82% to 28%.

30 Jun 2015

Seeking Big Data Utopia – Next-Gen User Personalisation with Tighter Privacy

Computer scientists and legal experts are designing systems to help computer users tailor apps to their unique personal preferences, while being sure of the associated privacy implications.

29 Jun 2015

Clarke Stained Glass Archive Features in Digital Repository of Ireland

Highlights of the Clarke Stained Glass Studios archive held in the Library of Trinity College Dublin are now freely available online as part of a major national open digital repository for Ireland's social and cultural data.

26 Jun 2015

Honorary Degrees 2015

Painter Camille Souter, poet, Grigory Kruzhkov, Singaporean diplomat and businessman, Stanley Quek, and optical physicist, Margaret Murnane were conferred with honorary degrees.

26 Jun 2015

Better Memory in Old Age Linked with Neural Compensation

New research from the Institute of Neuroscience and the School of Psychology sheds light on how memory can remain efficient in spite of common age-related neural decline.

26 Jun 2015

EU Ambassador to the US gives Henry Grattan Lecture

EU-US Relations in a changing world are explored at Trinity's Henry Grattan Lecture Hosted in Irish Embassy in London.

24 Jun 2015

Trinity Scientists Persuade Volcanoes to Tell Their Stories

Secrets from magma crystals include unique details of volcanic history, which explain global geography, and which will help to predict future eruptions of active volcanoes.

23 Jun 2015

Tackling Educational Disadvantage in Higher Education

Forty-Five young adults and mature students graduated from Trinity Access Programmes foundation courses recently and are set to commence degree courses in Trinity in September

22 Jun 2015

Ulster & the Irish Revolution

The significant contribution to cultural and political life in the new Free State made by Northern activists who fled Ulster to avoid persecution after partition was explored at a major conference in Trinity.

22 Jun 2015

Nature at Heart of Decision-Making in New ‘Irish Forum on Natural Capital’

Academic, public, private and NGO sectors will come together to value, protect and restore Ireland's natural capital and ecosystem services.

18 Jun 2015

Bloomsday Tweets and Deep Maps – New Uses for Digital Mapping

A social media map of Bloomsday celebrations and how digital humanities can respond to climate change are among topics to be explored at day-long event in Trinity College Dublin.

16 Jun 2015

Dark Stars in Inflammation: Astrocytes in the Neurodegenerating Brain

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin hope their findings will inform strategies to better protect brain cells following trauma, or when they are affected by neurodegenerative diseases.

10 Jun 2015

Increased risk in pregnancy for obese women, says study

New review highlights that women with obesity should lose weight before they become pregnant, to avoid complications

9 Jun 2015

Trinity Researchers Lead New Research on Early Palliative Care for Advanced Cancer Patients

The research is the first to robustly show that implementing earlier expert palliative care decision making and treatment results in significantly lower costs.

9 Jun 2015

Phase 2 of Growing Up in Ireland Study Launched

The second phase of 'Growing Up in Ireland: The National Longitudinal Study of Children' was recently launched by Dr James Reilly, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

9 Jun 2015

Engineers Recognised for Reducing Carbon Footprint & Flight Noise Pollution

The engineers won the Aviation R&D Award at the 2015 Aviation Industry Awards and will continue working on research aimed at reducing noise pollution and fuel usage.

8 Jun 2015

Biochemists Devise New Technique for Blueprinting Cell Membrane Proteins

The breakthrough will make the blueprinting process faster, easier and cheaper, and should have major implications in the field of drug discovery and development.

4 Jun 2015

Sunlight Exposure and Latitude Linked to Development of Dystonia Symptoms

People who inherit genetic risk factors for dystonia and who live closer to the equator are more likely to develop the form of dystonia that causes involuntary contractions of the eye muscles (blepharospasm).

4 Jun 2015

Book Focuses on Television Propaganda Wars During ‘Troubles’

The BBC’s 'Irish Troubles' Television, Conflict and Northern Ireland was completed by Professor Savage while a visiting research fellow at the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts.

2 Jun 2015

Trinity College Dublin Showcases Leading Research in Boston

Trinity’s collaborators in research, industry, education and Irish and American alumni from Boston and Massachusetts were in attendance.

30 May 2015

Damien English TD and Ernest Walton’s Daughter Launch Trinity Walton Club

The event celebrated the 60 secondary school students, who, over the past nine months, attended Trinity to enhance their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills.

29 May 2015

New MRI Technique Could Expand Treatment Options for Stroke Victims

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have shown that looking at sodium levels rather than water levels in the brain may offer the potential to extend the time-window during which drug therapy may be given to stroke patients.

28 May 2015

Africa Day Conference Assesses Global Progress Towards Gender Equality

'Inspiring Change: Empowering Women’s Futures in Africa' was the theme of Trinity’s Africa Day Conference.

26 May 2015

New Professor Examines the Potential of Regenerative Medicine in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

The inaugural lecture of Professor Cathal Moran marked the official opening of the new Academic Unit of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in the School of Medicine.

21 May 2015

Trinity Hosts Public Forum on the Marriage Referendum

The public forum is an example of Trinity providing a public space where important national issues can be discussed.

21 May 2015

Former Antrim Football Captain Anto Finnegan Supports Project MinE for MND

Anto, who was diagnosed with the terminal condition in 2012, has taken proceeds from the historic Game For Anto – a GAA match staged at the home of Ulster Rugby in November last year to raise MND awareness and research funds.

21 May 2015

Symposium Highlights Cutting Edge Research about Medieval Dublin

Medieval Dragons in Dublin, grisly discoveries at Swords Castle and the return of an important early 14th-century manuscript to its city of origin were among topics explored at the symposium

19 May 2015

New Study on Brain Exercises for Healthy Ageing in People with Down syndrome

The first of its kind research in Ireland addresses a gap in proactive health ageing resources for a population at high risk of developing early onset dementia.

19 May 2015

Inflammation Stops The Clock

Researchers have uncovered how the immune system controls our biological clock in times of inflammation and infection, which may have implications for timing their treatment.

18 May 2015

Trinity Business School’s MBA Programme Ranked in Economist’s top 60

The prestigious Economist’s Executive Education Rankings 2015 has ranked Trinity Business School’s MBA programme in 59th place worldwide.

18 May 2015

New Trinity Awards Scheme Aims To Catalyse Creative Arts In Dublin City

The Trinity Creative Challenge will award up to €40,000 to interdisciplinary creative arts projects.

18 May 2015

Colm Tóibín Gives Public Talk on Same-Sex Relationships and Literature

The talk on on same-sex relationships and literature was organised by the School of English as part of Trinity Long Room Hub’s 'Behind the Headlines' discussion series.

14 May 2015

Innovative Mental Health Programme to be Rolled out Nationally

84% of participants in the Eolas information programme for people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar reported improved well-being following their involvement.

12 May 2015

Trinity Access 21 Showcase Highlights Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Students, teachers, mentors and education innovators gathered to celebrate the first year of the Trinity Access 21 programme which aims to drive educational and social change in Irish schools.

11 May 2015

Secondary School Girls Showcase Computer Coding Skills

Ninety secondary school girls graduated from the new CodePlus Programme, run via Bridge21 at Trinity College Dublin, having learned to solve real-world problems, create computer games and develop apps.

11 May 2015

Women Changing Law, Changing Society

Legal cases that brought about social change for women in Ireland was the theme of the first seminar in a new lecture series focusing on the role public interest litigation.

11 May 2015

Trinity Academic elected President of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy

Dr Emma Stokes, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy and a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, this week took office as President of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) at the WCPT Congress in Singapore.

11 May 2015

Chemists Make Self-Healing, Luminescent Wonder Gels

Easy and cheap to make, the gels could one day reduce scarring in skin graft operations, as well as protecting cars, phones and TV screens from scratches.

5 May 2015

TILDA Study on High Blood Pressure Finds High Prevalence, Low Awareness and Treatment Disparities

The research from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) in Trinity College Dublin provides the most comprehensive information to date on the extent of raised blood pressure in older adults in Ireland.

30 Apr 2015

Review of Ireland’s Alcohol Policy Focuses on Factors Influencing Policy Change

Policy makers are not convinced that tougher alcohol control measures are consistent with the 'national mood', according to new research conducted at the School of Social Work in Trinity College Dublin.

30 Apr 2015

Trinity College Dublin Excels in QS World University Subject Rankings

It ranks in the top 50 universities in the world in five subject areas, and in the top 100 universities in a further nine subject areas.

29 Apr 2015

Ireland’s Top Young Problem Solvers Ready to Tackle World’s Best Decoders

Ireland’s top four secondary school decoders will represent their country at the International Linguistics Olympiad in Bulgaria in July.

27 Apr 2015

Trinity Welcomes the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls

The French Prime Minister viewed the Book of Kells and a collection of letters by Samuel Beckett, Trinity’s renowned scholar and alumnus.

24 Apr 2015

Bees Prefer Nectar Containing Pesticides

Botanists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that bees, whose pollination service is worth billions across the globe each year, are attracted to pesticides that affect their fitness.

23 Apr 2015

Global Corporate Leaders and Educators Address The Skills Gap

The summit was organised by a US organisation, College For Every Student and Trinity Access Programmes.

23 Apr 2015

Plastic Not Fantastic – Discarded Carrier Bags Smother Marine Life

The global production of plastic is still soaring, but this study shows even 'biodegradable' bags have negative impacts in marine environments.

22 Apr 2015

Poetry of Derek Mahon Celebrated

Actor Stephen Rea and Professor Hugh Haughton honoured the poet’s achievements at a special event in Trinity Long Room Hub.

13 Apr 2015

New Fellows and Scholars Announced

Trinity College celebrated the beginning of the annual Trinity Week with the announcement of 67 new Scholars, 11 new Fellows and two Honorary Fellows.

13 Apr 2015

Just How Bright Are We? Look at the Astronomical Costs of Our Light Pollution

Light pollution is costing hundreds of thousands of euro each year as well as impacting environmental processes and affecting our health.

10 Apr 2015

Majority in Favour of National Registry and Biobank for Autism in Ireland

The findings from the national stakeholder consultation process present ‘compelling evidence of the timely need to create a comprehensive registry and biobank.’

7 Apr 2015

New KaffeeHouse Website Opens up World of Literary Translation

Getting high quality literature in more languages into the hands of more people is the aim of an exciting new digital platform which was launched in Trinity College Dublin this week.

2 Apr 2015

New Online History Resource ‘1641 Depositions Bridge21 Website’ for Second Level Students

The Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills, Seán Ó Foghlú, launched the website that contains 21st century learning activities around the 1641 Depositions in Trinity this week.

2 Apr 2015

Trinity College Alumni Awards 2015

Film Director, Lenny Abrahamson, crime writer John Connolly, former Judge Catherine McGuinness and Vice President of Intel’s Internet of Things, Philip Moynagh, were presented with Trinity College Alumni Awards at a special Gala dinner last week.

31 Mar 2015

Zoologists Tap into GPS to Track Badger Movements

The zoologists are using GPS systems to better understand how badgers live their lives in Ireland, so as to develop a highly effective TB vaccination programme.

31 Mar 2015

Autism and the Nature of Language Explored at International Conference

New research on autism has potential to answer fundamental questions about the nature of language and thought, according to the organisers of an international conference on autism.

30 Mar 2015

Unique Handmade Books from Dublin Children Join Long Room Shelves in Trinity’s Old Library

An exhibition of 86 handmade books designed and illustrated by Dublin primary school children and inspired by works from Trinity’s Special Collections opened this week in the Long Room of the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin.

26 Mar 2015

St Mary’s Abbey Medieval Manuscript Comes Home to Dublin to Trinity Library

An important early 14th-century manuscript produced at St Mary’s Abbey in Dublin has been returned to its city of origin, after 400 years.

23 Mar 2015

Trinity Astrophysicists Take Flight to Bring Solar Eclipse to Irish Public

The astrophysicists snapped high-resolution images of the solar atmosphere from an Irish Air Corps aircraft performing its maritime patrol as they sought to better understand how the solar atmosphere affects us on Earth.

20 Mar 2015

Trinity is Awarded the Most Funding Nationally in Prestigious EU European Research Council Awards

More than €12 million was awarded to seven Trinity researchers by the ERC.

17 Mar 2015

Levels of TB in Irish Travellers are 3 times that of White Irish-Born Population

A recent study by researchers from the School of Medicine in Trinity College Dublin in conjunction with the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) and the Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre has found a 3-fold higher rate of Tuberculosis (TB) in Irish Travellers than in the white Irish born population.

13 Mar 2015

Inaugural Edition of Trinity Student Scientific Review Launched

The inaugural Trinity Student Scientific Review is a peer-reviewed journal written and run by undergraduate students. Five science students won awards for their contributions to the journal, which was officially launched at a celebratory event this week.

12 Mar 2015

CONSENSUS ‘HomeLabs’ Shine Light on Sustainable Living

Following in-home trials designed to assess the efficacy of combining interventions to support sustainability in our daily lives, Trinity geographers present a number of key findings.

12 Mar 2015

New TILDA Study Finds Link Between Water Fluoridation and Positive Oral Health in Older People

The researchers found that a higher prevalence of households with fluoridated water in a local electoral district was associated with an increased probability of an older person having all their own teeth.

10 Mar 2015

Increase in CAO Applications for Trinity Courses for 2015

This year 7,862 students selected Trinity College Dublin as their first preference in their CAO applications.

9 Mar 2015

Computer Scientists to Develop Next-Gen Big Data Systems for Tomorrow’s App Builders

ALIGNED will be led by computer scientists at Trinity to lay the foundations for big data systems to make light of the complexity, scale and inconsistency of data currently available on the web.

9 Mar 2015

Bamboo – How Nature’s Miracle Material Could Help Build a Sustainable Future

Engineers from Trinity College Dublin believe sustainable bamboo could be safely used to make bicycles, turbine blades and even homes.

5 Mar 2015

Landmark New Study on Maternal Health Launched

MAMMI study to make mothers' invisible health problems visible. The new longitudinal study from Trinity College Dublin will look across a range of health issues affecting pregnant women and first time mothers. Early results from one strand show a high prevalence of urinary incontinence or 'leaking urine' in women before, during and post pregnancy.

3 Mar 2015

Secondary School Students Enjoy Particle Physics Masterclass

Trinity College Dublin’s School of Mathematics opened the window of cutting-edge physics to young investigators, who worked with real-world data from the Large Hadron Collider.

2 Mar 2015

‘After Charlie Hebdo: A Public Forum on Religion, Freedom and Human Rights’

The aim of the event was to counter simplified narratives on questions around religious fundamentalism, terrorism and freedom of speech.

27 Feb 2015

Lager Yeast Ancestors Were Full of Eastern Promise

● Researchers at Trinity College Dublin and UCD have uncovered the origins of yeasts used to brew lagers. ● New World trade is likely to have brought them into our brewing armoury hundreds of years ago.

26 Feb 2015

Trinity Student Entrepreneurs Develop Business Concept at Hack Day

The theme of this year's Hack Day was 'encouraging healthy living among young people'.

23 Feb 2015

Computer Scientists’ App Measures Our Online Footprints

The computer scientists' 'Bigfoot' app considers our online personalities, how well these match our real-world personalities, and whether we are protecting our own data.

18 Feb 2015

New Research Puts the Spotlight on Irish Stand-Up Comedy

The book explores the role of stand-up in contemporary culture and investigates the staged comic self in performance.

17 Feb 2015

Photography Exhibition with People with Respiratory Illnesses Launched

A group of patients with respiratory illnesses are breathing new understanding into the reality of living with their conditions through a unique photography exhibition which was recently launched in Ballyfermot Library and was organised by Trinity's School of Nursing and Midwifery and St James's Hospital.

17 Feb 2015

From the Visceral to the Digital at the Clarke Studios Symposium

The event brought the analogue and the digital together for a day of visual presentations, stimulating talks and interesting discussions.

17 Feb 2015

Marvel Molecule Could Lead to Treatments for Inflammatory Diseases

The molecule 'blocks' a key biological driver of inflammatory diseases. This discovery could inspire non-invasive treatments for a variety of inflammatory diseases, such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, and Muckle-Wells syndrome.

17 Feb 2015

Professor Layte Explores Social Inequality and Education in Inaugural Lecture

The new Professor of Sociology drew on research from the 'Growing Up In Ireland' study to show how current policy choices have reinforced patterns of disadvantage rather than reducing them.

16 Feb 2015

Friendly Fungi Could Help Barley Growers Feed the World Without Chemicals

Botanists from Trinity College Dublin have found two fungal species that prevent the spread of common seed infections; what's more, these fungi work their magic without chemical fertilisers.

11 Feb 2015

Trinity Business School Hosts the launch of Career Zoo 2015

Minister Richard Bruton joined Dr James Quinn, Head of Trinity School of Business, to launch Career Zoo 2015 in the Interim Business building at Trinity College Dublin

9 Feb 2015

Students Look Under the Bitcoin Bonnet

Students at Trinity College Dublin are aiming to build a Bitcoin 'credit-check' database, which could make the crypto-currency more transparent, and in turn encourage more businesses to use it.

4 Feb 2015

Only 11% of Nursing Homes Have Dementia Care Units – National Survey

The Trinity Study Found Private Sector Provides Majority of Special Care Units But Receives Least Funding From the National Treatment and Purchase Fund

2 Feb 2015

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Students Graduate from Innovation Academy

The students were presented with Graduate Certificates in Innovation and Entrepreneurship by the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, at a special graduation ceremony in the Department of Education and Skills.

30 Jan 2015

Researchers Receive Major Funding for Innovative Global Healthy Ageing Project

The project which received funding from the Horizon 2020 Programme will examine the social disparities in health ageing and the effect of the economic recession on health and biology of ageing, using data from TILDA and the Growing up in Ireland longitudinal studies.

27 Jan 2015

Minister O’Sullivan Launches Trinity Research Centre for Higher Education Policy

The Cultures Academic Values and Education Research Centre (CAVE) is a newly recognised research centre within Trinity's School of Education.

23 Jan 2015

Engineers to Fine-Tune ‘Cold Spray’ – the Next-Gen 3D-Printing Tech for Spacemen

Trinity engineers are leading a €500,000 project to develop the technology, which will allow mechanical structures to be made and coated with different materials. Cold Spray will be used in science missions in outer space, but will also have everyday applications much closer to home.

20 Jan 2015

Limitations with Carbon Nanotubes in Blood Facing Medical Devices Discovered

The research demonstrates the opportunities and risks involved in using these innovative technologies in clinical practice.

19 Jan 2015

Trinity’s Business Programmes Continue to Rise in Best Masters Rankings

Trinity's postgraduate business programmes show continued strong performance in the Eduniversal Best Masters 2014-2015 Rankings.

19 Jan 2015

Study Identifies Impacts of Women’s Socio-Economic Status on Infant Health

Latest report, led by Trinity researchers, argues better maternal health education and community health investment needed to improve prenatal and infant health in Ireland

16 Jan 2015

Europe’s Space Weather Forecaster ‘FLARECAST’ Launches

The EU-wide project, funded by Horizon 2020, will provide highly accurate forecasts of solar storms that affect our everyday lives on Earth.

15 Jan 2015

Trinity Student Scientific Review Up and Running

The new annual publication will give undergraduate science students the chance to engage with the publishing process under the guidance of academic advisors.

12 Jan 2015

Ice Bucket Challenge Nets €600,000 for Trinity Motor Neurone Disease Research

The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) has decided to provide over 37.5%, of the total amount raised to Professor Orla Hardiman and her team in Trinity for clinical research into causes and treatments for MND.

5 Jan 2015

Viviscal C.R.O.S.S. Rugby Legends Cycle in Aid of Cancer Research

A generous donation of over €105,000 was recently made to the School of Medicine in Trinity.

5 Jan 2015

Trinity is the only Irish University to feature in the Global Employability University Ranking

It has been ranked 110th in the world and 53rd in Europe for employability.

23 Dec 2014

Weatherbeaten – How Can we Predict and Minimise Extreme Weather Impacts?

Engineers from Trinity speak on RTÉ about their involvement in project RAIN, which seeks to develop an extreme weather risk-management framework for use across the EU.

22 Dec 2014

Trinity and Fudan University Sign Strategic Partnership

The signing of the strategic partnership took place in the presence of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, during the recent State visit to China.

18 Dec 2014

Trinity Key Partner in Two Successful Multi-Million EU Bids to Tackle Ageing and Sustainability

The winning bids are a milestone for Ireland in securing core participation in two leading European Institute of Innovation and Technology consortia.

12 Dec 2014

Dental School Researchers Achieve Major Breakthrough in Fungal Pathogenesis

Researchers in the School of Dental Science have identified a group of novel regulatory genes that control virulence in certain infectious organisms.

11 Dec 2014

Chemists Crack the Chirality Code

Trinity chemists have developed a technique that solves a long-standing conundrum to allow the creation of synthetic amino acids, which will have significant applications in drug development and in building novel proteins.

11 Dec 2014

Scientists Reveal Parchment’s Hidden Stories

The new technique of analysing DNA found in ancient parchments can shine a focused light on the development of agriculture across the centuries.

10 Dec 2014

Honorary Degrees, December 2014

EU Ambassador to the US, David O’sullivan, Poet, Paul Muldoon, Front Line Defenders Founder, Mary Lawlor and Leading US Scientist Nancy Hopkins Conferred with Honorary Degrees.

8 Dec 2014

Shedding Light on China-EU Investment Negotiations

Trinity hosted lead negotiators in one of the first public symposia on how to facilitate bilateral investment.

8 Dec 2014

Mining for Clues – New DNA Mapping Project to Discover the Causes of MND Launched in Ireland

The innovative crowd funding project allows people to directly fund the scientific research by sponsoring the mapping of an individual chromosome or a full DNA profile.

4 Dec 2014

The First Class of Acting Students of The Lir Graduate

The 15 students have already secured roles in various theatres and productions including the Druid Theatre Company, The Lyric in Belfast, The Abbey, The Gaiety Dublin, and the Globe in London.

2 Dec 2014

Thapar University and Trinity College Dublin Announce Future Collaboration

The future partnership will promote collaboration in the key areas of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, research, and student and staff mobility.

27 Nov 2014

International Symposium on Contribution of Orientalist Art to East-West Dialogue

Leading businessman and art collector, M Shafik Gabr gave the keynote lecture on art as a mode of dialogue between East and West.

24 Nov 2014

Robbie the Robot Team Wins 2014 Technological Innovation Award

The Trinity engineers were rewarded for their work in building a prototype robot to help carry out everyday tasks for teenager Joanne O'Riordan, who was born with Total Amelia.

24 Nov 2014

Ground-Breaking Geneticist Wins 2014 Boyle Medal for Scientific Excellence

Smurfit Professor of Medical Genetics at Trinity, Seamus Martin, was awarded the medal for improving our understanding of cancer and auto-immune conditions.

24 Nov 2014

Over Four Hundred Students Receive Trinity High Achiever Award

The students represent 30 counties in Ireland together with candidates from the U.K., France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Norway, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain.

21 Nov 2014

Study Highlights Barriers Homeless Young People Face in Accessing Housing

The innovative study shows homelessness among young people symbolises a unique form of marginality and the findings provide important insights for policy-makers.

21 Nov 2014

Tests of Einstein’s General Relativity Discussed at ‘Hamilton Scholars’ Launch

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell gave a public lecture about pulsars as the first 'Hamilton Scholar' was welcomed to Trinity’s School of Mathematics.

20 Nov 2014

Search for Ireland’s Top Young Problem-Solver Begins

Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, urged secondary school students to test their creative problem-solving skills in the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad.

20 Nov 2014

Trinity Launches New Mentoring Programme for Second-Level Students from DEIS Schools

More than 1,200 Second Level Students attended the 'College for Every Student' Mentoring Programme Launch

19 Nov 2014

Comet the Likely Cause of Ancient Crater

Geologists at Trinity believe the Sudbury Basin – one of the largest of its kind on Earth – was likely caused by a comet hitting the earth over 1.8 billion years ago.

17 Nov 2014

Gene Implicated in Parkinson’s Disease Repairs and Replaces Nerve Cells

Trinity scientists showed that the gene produces a protein that functions to repair or destroy damaged nerve cells but

17 Nov 2014

Scientists Unlock Crucial Mechanism Driving Colliding Epidemics of Smoking and Tuberculosis

The discovery opens up new routes to treat and prevent the infectious disease which kills 1.5 million people a year.

14 Nov 2014

Ireland and the Cyprus Commitment – 50 years on

The Centre for Contemporary Irish History held a retrospective on the impact of the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus on Irish Army officers and their families

14 Nov 2014

Daniel Kelly Symposium Celebrates Achievements of Trinity Botanist

Professor Daniel Kelly’s achievements were celebrated at the symposium, which showcased important past and current research undertaken in Trinity’s Discipline of Botany.

12 Nov 2014

‘Big Data’ Takes Root in the World of Plant Research

Botanists have compiled and shared 48 years' worth of global plant data to help answer some of the most pressing environmental and evolutionary questions facing modern society.

10 Nov 2014

Plato Centre and Senator O’Donnell Host Debate on the Role of Seanad Éireann

The unique event employed Plato’s concept of ’senators as Philosopher Kings' to address key issues in the debate on the role of the Seanad.

7 Nov 2014

National Showcase Highlights Ireland’s Leading Role in Global Digital Content

Industry and academia showcased latest innovations that will enhance user experience and customer engagement across global markets.

6 Nov 2014

Trinity Immunologist Wins Nature’s Inspirational Mentor Award

Professor of Comparative Immunology at Trinity College Dublin, Cliona O'Farrelly, won the prestigious award for her ability to inspire students and researchers.

5 Nov 2014

Professor Siobhán Garrigan Calls for a New Understanding of ‘Home’ in Inaugural Lecture

First ever Chair in Catholic Theology at Trinity College argues that we must move beyond narrow conceptualisations of home to tackle the scandal of homelessness in Ireland

3 Nov 2014

TILDA Study Shows Emigration of Adult Children During Recession Negatively Affected Mothers’ Mental Health

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing shows hidden impact of recession and emigration on Ireland’s older women.

3 Nov 2014

Trinity College Dublin Announces New MSc in Chinese Studies and Opening of the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies

The innovative programme aims to advance Chinese scholarship in Ireland and Globally

31 Oct 2014

‘Lightning Talks’ Showcase Diverse Research in School of Natural Sciences

Principal investigators and postgraduate researchers had just two minutes each to explain their research.

30 Oct 2014

Trinity’s New Undergraduate Scholarship and Online Presence for China

The announcements signal Trinity's commitment to making advances in global education.

28 Oct 2014

Irish Higher Education Sector Is a Major Contributor to Economy

The first evidence-based research on the economic impacts of third level institutions show they provide value for money and contribute to economic growth and employment.

28 Oct 2014

Scientists Discover New Gene involved in Motor Neuron Disease

Irish scientists from Trinity involved in ground breaking international study which may help with the development of new treatments for MND.

28 Oct 2014

Science Outreach Website ‘DARTofPhysics’ Wins Prestigious Award

The website, which supported a campaign to engage DART commuters in the weird and wonderful world of physics, was judged to be the 'best education and third level website' of 2014.

23 Oct 2014

How Can We Help Under-Threat Vultures? By Opening ‘Restaurants’…

Food shortages for white-backed vultures, which play a critical role in African ecosystems, mean we will have to serve them their meals to sustain healthy populations.

23 Oct 2014

Trinity’s Strategic Plan 2014 – 2019

Please visit http://www.tcd.ie/strategy/ for more information.

23 Oct 2014

Ancient Europeans Lactose-Intolerant for 5,000 years After Adopting Agriculture

The DNA analyses also showed that technological changes were associated with major changes in the genetics of ancient populations.

22 Oct 2014

Trinity College’s New Five-Year Strategic Plan

The Strategic Plan 2014-2019 will seek to propel Ireland as a global leader in education, research, and innovation, and will aim to create many jobs.

22 Oct 2014

Major Philanthropic Donation to Support Trinity Students

A New 24-Hour Student Study Hall and an Endowment to Support Future Generations of Engineers were enabled by a philanthropic donation from the Chief Executive of Jones Engineering Group, Eric Kinsella, and his wife Barbara.

21 Oct 2014

New Collection of Poems by Trinity Academic Gerald Dawe

'Mickey Finn's Air', the latest collection of poems by the Trinity poet and essayist was launched by award-winning author Richard Ford.

20 Oct 2014

Trinity Welcomes €245m Funding News for Five SFI Research Centres

Trinity takes the lead in two SFI Research Centres – 'Adapt' and 'CONNECT Centre for Future Networks & Communications,' - and will partner in three others.

20 Oct 2014

Trinity Showcases 500 Inventions from Protecting Neurons to Protecting Earth from Space Debris

Trinity Knowledge Transfer Impact Showcase opened by Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation.

16 Oct 2014

New Study Highlights Health Benefits of Social Engagement Among Older People

The Trinity-led research showed that community intervention can make a difference to the growing challenge of loneliness among older people in Ireland.

13 Oct 2014

Trinity College Launches 21st Century Teaching & Learning Course

Google supports the next generation of technology leaders and change agents.

13 Oct 2014

Trinity College Library Dublin Acquires Largest Collection of Samuel Beckett Letters Ever Offered for Public Sale

Trinity College Library Dublin now holds the largest collection of Samuel Beckett letters of any research library in the world.

9 Oct 2014

Geneticists Discover Why Duplicate Genes are Conserved in the Genome

They solved a 40-year-old dilemma by showing that these genes confer 'mutational robustness', which allows individuals to adapt to novel, potentially dangerous environments.

6 Oct 2014

Women Improve Driving More than Men Following ‘Black Box’ Feedback

A road safety study conducted by engineers at Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with CRASH Services used the latest 'black box' technology to provide driver feedback.

6 Oct 2014

Trinity Remains in top 150 Global Universities in Times Higher Education University Rankings 2014-2015

Trinity College continues to be ranked as the Number 1 University in Ireland.

3 Oct 2014

Trinity Immunologist Honoured for Huge Contribution to Field of Innate Immunity

Professor of Biochemistry and Academic Director of the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Luke O'Neill, has been honoured as an 'outstanding European Immunologist'.

2 Oct 2014

‘Beautiful-Mars’ Website As Gaeilge will Ignite Interest in Martian Science and the Irish Language

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin hope schoolchildren will be encouraged to learn Irish while connecting with the geography and science of the famous Red Planet.

2 Oct 2014

New Longitudinal Report Shows the Challenging Reality of Ageing with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland

Report showed increasing levels of dementia, a lack of social connections, and serious communication and mobility challenges.

1 Oct 2014

IUA Symposium on ’21st Century Universities: Performance and Sustainability’

The international symposium reviewed the performance and regulatory challenges facing the third level sector as well as strategies to overcome the current crisis in funding sustainability.

30 Sep 2014

Engineers Assess Impacts of Extreme Weather on EU Transport Infrastructure

Researchers from the School of Engineering at Trinity are leading the €4.77 million project.

29 Sep 2014

New State-of-the-art Microscopy Facility at Trinity will have Major Implications for Biomedical Research in Ireland

The new microscopy facility at TBSI the first in Ireland, reveals cells in their infinitesimal form

25 Sep 2014

Soft Robotics ‘Toolkit’ Features Everything a Robot-Maker Needs

The new online resource is designed to foster innovation and learning and speed up the design and development process as engineers share knowledge and advice on a global scale.

25 Sep 2014

‘Discover Research Dublin’ Lights Up the Amazing World of Research

Over 50 engaging events were open to the public on European Researchers' Night, which was coordinated by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

24 Sep 2014

‘Hello Brain’ Launched

Online Resource Led by Trinity Encourages Everyone to Improve Brain Health through Entertaining Short Videos and a Smart Phone App with Brain-Boosting Activities

23 Sep 2014

Dr John L. Ziegler of University of California San Francisco Awarded 2014 Burkitt Medal

The medal award took place as part of the 9th International Cancer Conference at Trinity and Cancer Week Ireland.

18 Sep 2014

International Conference Highlights Cutting Edge Research to Help People Survive Cancer in the 21st Century

The conference is the first event in the inaugural Cancer Week Ireland organised by Trinity and the Irish Cancer Society

18 Sep 2014

Skeletons in Mass Portuguese Burial Site Belonged to African Slaves

Geneticists and archaeologists believe that most of the 158 skeletons belonged to slaves from the 15th - 17th Century.

17 Sep 2014

Professor Orla Hardiman’s Inaugural Lecture Explores the Impact, Evolution and Research Landscape of Motor Neurone Disease in Ireland

The event, which looked at how research, diagnosis and treatments for MND have evolved, marked her appointment as the first Professor of Neurology in Ireland.

15 Sep 2014

1641 Depositions Published In Volume Editions

A total of 19,010 manuscript pages in 31 volumes held at Trinity were transcribed and digitised.

12 Sep 2014

Eagle-Eyed Birds of Prey Help Scrounging Vultures Find Their Dinner

Endangered vultures in Kenya wait for eagles to find and 'prepare' food before swooping in to bully them away and devour the feast.

11 Sep 2014

Europe’s Largest Gathering of Solar Scientists Welcomed to Trinity

The researchers will discuss some of the biggest questions in modern astrophysics, such as how solar storms cause ’space weather' impacts here on Earth.

11 Sep 2014

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand Opens New Garden as part of Botany Research at Trinity

Trinity College’s Botanists' Newly Discovered Plant in Thailand Named in Honour of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

8 Sep 2014

Trinity Geologists Re-Write Earth’s Evolutionary History Books

Oxygen-producing life forms appeared at least 60 million years earlier than previously thought. They added oxygen to our atmosphere, which led to the evolution of complex life.

3 Sep 2014

Writer Colin Barrett Awarded The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2014

The award is administered by the Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing at the School of English.

3 Sep 2014

Trinity Engineers Design Next-Gen Aircraft to Reduce Noise and our Carbon Footprint

The School of Engineering in Trinity is coordinating three EU projects with a combined budget of €5.4 million, which will improve the way we fly around Europe.

28 Aug 2014

Over 15,000 sign up for Trinity College Dublin’s first MOOC

'Irish Lives in War and Revolution: Exploring Ireland's history 1912-1923', Trinity’s Massive Open Online Course, run in partnership with FutureLearn, begins on September 1.

22 Aug 2014

Trinity is Ranked Number One in Ireland by Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities

It has moved to 151-200 in the world in 2014 compared with 201-250 in 2013, an increase of up to 50 places and the highest ever score of any Irish university in this ranking.

22 Aug 2014

Start-up Entrepreneurs Graduate from Trinity’s Business Incubator ‘LaunchBox’

One of the teams has already secured investor funding, less than three months after developing a concept under guidance from business experts.

21 Aug 2014

Irish Researchers Create Wearable Sensors Using Rubber Bands

World-first graphene-rubber sensors could be used in medicine, automotive and aeronautical industries, or as an early warning system for cot death and sleep apnoea.

20 Aug 2014

Major Breakthrough in Admissions led by Trinity

Trinity trialled for the first time a new admissions model for three of its most popular courses.

18 Aug 2014

3,300 Places Offered to Prospective Students to Study at Trinity

Points for courses at the University show strong demand in 2014, reflecting the popularity of Trinity degrees.

18 Aug 2014

ESRI/Trinity Research Shows Long-Term Economic Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Survivors

Using data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), researchers at the ESRI and Trinity find that male survivors of CSA are three times more likely to be out of the labour force due to sickness/disability compared to other men.

14 Aug 2014

New Irish Research Sheds Light on How Aspirin Works to Reduce Cancer Deaths

Women taking prescribed aspirin were less likely to have cancer spread to their lymph nodes and were less likely to die from the disease.

13 Aug 2014

Bacterial Blueprints Could Give Doctors and Nurses Fewer Sleepless Nights

Trinity scientists hope targeted drugs can be developed now they have discovered which parts of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa molecular machinery are critical to its function.

11 Aug 2014

Lucrative Big Pharma Licensing Deals Can be Struck at All Stages of Research

A Trinity study found that out-licensing products to 'big pharma' achieves higher upfront payments than selling to small corporations.

7 Aug 2014

Trinity Researchers Publish Report on Second-Generation Migrant Children and their Families

This is one of the first studies in Ireland to focus on children born to migrant parents.

6 Aug 2014

Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute Welcomes Five Nobel Laureates to Symposium on Cancer and Immunology

The five Nobel Laureates spoke about their research in the context of the improvement of human health and the development of new medical advances.

31 Jul 2014

Vitamin D linked with improved survival in bowel cancer patients

New research from Trinity and Edinburgh Universities points to the potential importance of Vitamin D in bowel cancer survivorship.

28 Jul 2014

The ‘Right’ Amount of Grazing – How Bambi Boosts Biodiversity

Excluding deer from important forest ecosystems enables some plant species to over-dominate, which has a negative, knock-on effect on biodiversity.

28 Jul 2014

Irish Researchers Make A Material Breakthrough

Professor John Boland and his team are the first in the world to measure 'Poisson’s Ratio' on the nanoscale - a breakthrough that will significantly impact the development of flexible electronics.

24 Jul 2014

International Genomic Study Involving Trinity Scientists Sheds New Light on Biology of Schizophrenia

Multiple genes and pathways identified could 'kick staRTÉ? new approaches to treatment.

22 Jul 2014

The World War 1 Roadshow

More than 6,000 people attended the World War 1 Roadshow hosted by Trinity College Dublin in partnership with RTÉ Radio 1 and the National Library of Ireland.

21 Jul 2014

Irish Students Seek Title of ‘World’s Top Language Decoder’ in Beijing

Four secondary school students from across the island of Ireland are taking on their peers from 29 other countries in the International Linguistics Olympiad.

21 Jul 2014

TILDA Study Finds 4 out of 5 Over 50s in Ireland are Overweight or Obese

TILDA highlights the consequences of high obesity rates for health of over 50s

18 Jul 2014

Physicists Reveal Quantum Effects in Biological Oxygen Transport

The team solved a long-standing question by explaining why oxygen – and not deadly carbon monoxide – preferably binds to the proteins that transport it around the body.

17 Jul 2014

The World War 1 Roadshow at Trinity College Dublin

The World War 1 Roadshow hosted by Trinity College Dublin in partnership with RTÉ Radio 1 and the National Library of Ireland explored Ireland’s part in the war with a series of events taking place throughout the Trinity campus.

11 Jul 2014

Trinity’s Business Incubator ‘LaunchBox’ Welcomes Eight New Teams of Budding Entrepreneurs

The teams will develop prototypes and business models over the next three months while under guidance from business experts.

9 Jul 2014

Trinity’s Discover Research Night to Illuminate the Amazing World of Research

Everyone is invited to explore the huge variety of research taking place at Trinity when the College opens its doors on Friday, September 26th.

8 Jul 2014

Secondary School Girls Design Robots and Discover the Exciting World of Engineering

A two-week, hands-on programme opened the girls eyes to the possibility of a career in engineering.

7 Jul 2014

Major New Trinity Initiative to Increase Number of Northern Ireland Students

Trinity has launched a ground-breaking new initiative to help triple the number of incoming students from Northern Ireland.

3 Jul 2014

Trinity’s New Observatory in Birr to Illuminate the Sun-Earth Connection

The Rosse Solar-Terrestrial Observatory will help us better understand solar phenomena affecting everyday life on Earth.

2 Jul 2014

Honorary Degrees to Author Amos Oz, Former Intel CEO, Craig Barrett; Founder of Irish Hospice Foundation Mary Redmond

The candidates were conferred with the honorary degrees after Trinity’s graduating PhD students of the Summer Commencements.

30 Jun 2014

Trinity Scientists Chosen for Thomson Reuters 2014 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds List

Trinity’s Professor Luke O'Neill and Professor Jonathan Coleman have been chosen to be included in the 'Highly Cited Researcher’s list.

30 Jun 2014

TBSI Creates 119 Jobs as Researchers Tackle Global Challenges

The Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) has created 119 jobs over the past two years, and partnered with 76 companies to undertake world-class research that is helping to tackle some of society’s most significant health challenges.

27 Jun 2014

Major Research Project Calling for Women to Share Experiences of Concealed Pregnancies

Trinity College researchers say concealed pregnancies persist and have not been relegated to the era of the Mother and Baby Homes.

25 Jun 2014

Ground-Breaking Model Explains How the Brain Learns to Filter Stimuli

The model explains how significant environmental stimuli are filtered out from the insignificant.

25 Jun 2014

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Announces Trinity College Dublin Library as a 2014 Art Conservation Project Grant Recipient

Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced that Trinity College Dublin Library will receive funding to conserve, research and digitise four early Irish manuscripts.

23 Jun 2014

Thieving Chimps Changing the Way African Farmers Feed Their Families

Rwandan farmers are growing different crops to reduce the 'natural tax' imposed by light-fingered primates.

19 Jun 2014

Cycling on the Increase in Dublin – But How Safe is it?

More and more people are jumping on their bikes to get to work but the frequency of accidents is concerning, with only one in three recorded by safety authorities.

18 Jun 2014

Trinity’s Student Incubator LaunchBox Welcomes Six New Teams of Entrepreneurs

LaunchBox runs a three-month accelerator programme, open to teams of Trinity students (undergraduate and postgraduate) with an early-stage business idea.

18 Jun 2014

The Challenges of EU Migration are explored at Trinity Henry Grattan Lecture Hosted in Irish Embassy in London

The event formed part of the Trinity College Dublin Henry Grattan Lecture Series and the second in the series hosted outside Ireland.

17 Jun 2014

‘Hot or Not’ Trinity Astrophysicists Ask Public to Rank Sunspots

'Citizen Science' project launched internationally to characterise the complexity of sunspots and learn more about solar storm phenomena.

13 Jun 2014

The Restoration and Reinstatement of Front Gate at Trinity

A newly restored Front Gate has been reinstated this week at Trinity College Dublin.

12 Jun 2014

New Research Could Provide Key to Overcoming Resistance with HER2 Targeted Cancer Treatments

Trinity scientists lead the discovery of an important new biomarker which could improve HER2 targeted cancer treatments.

12 Jun 2014

Why the Urge to ‘Find Nemo’ has Helped Fish Diversify

New species are more likely to evolve if parents guard their offspring than if they allow them to drift away on ocean currents to make it on their own in the big deep blue.

11 Jun 2014

Experimental Research on Snakebite Treatment Represents Step toward Universal Antidote

9 Jun 2014

Trinity Zoologists Discover Bird Species in Indonesia

The zoologists identified the previously unrecognised Wakatobi Flowerpecker in the Sulawesi region.

5 Jun 2014

Trinity College Dublin and the University of Liverpool Sign Strategic Partnership

It will facilitate student mobility programmes between both universities as well as with the University of Liverpool’s partner institution in China, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.

3 Jun 2014

Trinity is the first in Ireland to Secure Funding under New EU Horizon 2020

An award of €175,000 has just been granted to the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI)to host Discover Research Night.

30 May 2014

Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing, Chris Morash, Gives Inaugural Lecture

Professor Morash delivered his inaugural lecture in which he asked: ‘What are Poets for in a Destitute Time’

28 May 2014

Trinity Africa Day Event discusses ‘G8 Land Agenda’, Food Insecurity and ‘land grabbing’ in Africa

President Michael D. Higgins opened the Trinity International Development Initiative event examining the changing nature of land use on the African continent.

26 May 2014

Symposium on Dementia and Caregiving

Professor Steve Zarit, an eminent clinician and academic, working in the field of ageing, dementia and caregiving was the keynote speaker.

26 May 2014

Symposium on Education: Student Perspectives on Junior Cycle Reform

Junior Cycle reform was explored by students and education stakeholders at the symposium.

23 May 2014

Astrophysicists Win Solar Science Lottery

Trinity's solar flare expert ensured an international team was watching the skies when a rare 'X-Class' eruption took place.

15 May 2014

Drinking’s Role in Alcohol-related Deaths Greatly Under-reported in Irish Newspapers, Study Finds

Researchers expressed concern that the lack of awareness of the role of alcohol in deaths impacts on support for public health measures.

8 May 2014

Experts make call for expansion of HPV vaccine in Ireland

Trinity researchers say new data points to need for introduction of universal HPV vaccination for boys as well as girls.

6 May 2014

‘Medicine in Trinity College Dublin, An Illustrated History’, by Professor Davis Coakley

'Medicine in Trinity College Dublin, An Illustrated History' by Professor Davis Coakley and published by Trinity College Dublin was launched by the Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast, at a special event in the Provost's House.

6 May 2014

Simple Educational Initiative Dramatically Reduces Pre-Hospital Delay for Patients with Heart Attack/Angina Symptoms

Trinity College Study showed a more than 5 hour difference in pre-hospital delay between patients who received 40 minute educational session compared to those who did not.

1 May 2014

Trinity Leads Major EU Research Project on Social Media and Emergency Management

The €3 million 'Project Slándáil' will develop an ethical social media system to be used in emergency situations.

30 Apr 2014

Schizophrenia and Autism may Share Genetic Mutations

Researchers from the School of Medicine have identified a novel mechanism which may underlie susceptibility to schizophrenia and autism.

29 Apr 2014

Speedier Microbial Soil Activity Accelerates Global Warming

Elevated carbon dioxide levels (CO2) cause microbes to break down plant matter faster, which releases more climate-warming CO2.

28 Apr 2014

Baroness Onora O’Neill Delivers Inaugural Burke Lecture

The thorny issue of how best to 'realise' human rights was examined by leading moral philosopher Baroness Onora O'Neill at a public event in Trinity College Dublin.

25 Apr 2014

Residents of ‘Boom Time’ Suburbs Face Unsustainable Commutes

People living in new housing in the Greater Dublin Area face longer journey times and are more dependent on cars.

23 Apr 2014

Learning Lessons from Child Abuse Research Highlighted at Seminar

Learning lessons from child abuse research and pr...

22 Apr 2014

Engineers Find Optimum Solution to Protect Aquatic Biodiversity By Forested Areas

Environmental engineers from Trinity College Dubli...

17 Apr 2014

Dying Without Wings

When looking for the secret to a long life, the a...

16 Apr 2014

Global Corporate Leaders, Educators and Funders Convene to Address Critical Issues Affecting Low-Income Students at International Summit co-hosted by Trinity in the US

'The Galileo Summit' organised by Trinity an...

16 Apr 2014

Research on Decade of MRSA Samples in Irish Hospitals May Help Prepare for Potential Emergence of New MRSA Strains

Scientists in the School of Dental Science, Trinit...

15 Apr 2014

Crowdfunding Platform to Support Student Entrepreneurs Launched

A Crowdfunding Platform supporting student entrepr...

15 Apr 2014

CyberEthics Event Examines Influence of Internet on Human Behaviour

The impact of the internet on child development and privacy and the growing issue of cyberbullying were among key issues debated at a CyberEthics Public Forum in Trinity College Dublin recently.

15 Apr 2014

Advances Made in Improving Error Awareness in Older People

Neuroscientists at Trinity College Dublin have fo...

14 Apr 2014

An Fhírinne maidir le Cath Chluain Tarbh á plé ag Comhdháil Idirnáisiúnta i gColáiste na Tríonóide

Ceannairc an doichill nó leathcheann Éirí&nbs...

14 Apr 2014

Truth of the Battle of Clontarf Investigated at Conference

A grudge rebellion or the medieval equivalent of ...

14 Apr 2014

Ireland’s Top Young Problem Solvers to Take On World’s Best Decoders in Beijing

Four secondary school students from across the is...

11 Apr 2014

Trinity College Dublin in conjunction with the National Museum of Ireland Celebrate Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf

The National Museum of Ireland has joined with Tri...

10 Apr 2014

Conference Celebrates Ireland’s Greatest Philosopher George Berkeley

The enduring contribution of Ireland's greatest p...

8 Apr 2014

Trinity College Dublin Announces New Fellows and Scholars

Trinity College Dublin today celebrated the beginn...

8 Apr 2014

Placing Happiness under a Microscope – Trinity Week Programme to investigate the Science of Happiness

Trinity College Dublin will be examining, dissecti...

7 Apr 2014

Dublin Schoolchildren Unveil Handmade Books at ‘Bookmarks’ Exhibition

An exhibition of 70 handmade books designed and i...

4 Apr 2014

Scientists Make Major Breakthrough in Eye Disease Therapy

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made a m...

3 Apr 2014

From ‘more with less’ to ‘less with less’ – The Performance of the Irish Health System during the Economic Crisis

Final analysis of Resilience Project by academics...

1 Apr 2014

Research Highlights Challenges Faced by High Conflict Families

Common challenges faced by high-conflict families ...

31 Mar 2014

Versatility in Genetic Expression Aids Rapid Microbial Evolution

Microbiologists from Trinity College Dublin have d...

31 Mar 2014

Trinity launches new ‘gateway’ to give enterprise access to research talent

University partners with Ibec to announce Office o...

31 Mar 2014

The Honourable Sir Donnell Deeny is Inaugurated as New Pro-Chancellor at Trinity College Dublin

The Honourable Sir Donnell Deeny, was Inaugurated ...

31 Mar 2014

Stressful Events Linked to Genetic Changes that Increase Risk of Depression

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin's Institu...

27 Mar 2014

The New Irish School of Ecumenics-Loyola Institute Building at Trinity College Dublin Opens

Students to address religious, ethical and societa...

25 Mar 2014

Coláiste na Tríonóide le Comhdháil Ollmhór a Thionól chun Comóradh Céad Bliain a dhéanamh ar Cheannairc an Churraigh

Ar bhris na hoifigigh taobh thiar de Cheannairc a...

24 Mar 2014

Trinity Conference Examines Cross Border Crime and Law Enforcement

The law enforcement challenges posed by cross bor...

24 Mar 2014

Major Conference Marks Centenary of Curragh Mutiny

Did officers behind the Curragh Mutiny actually b...

24 Mar 2014

Robbie the Robot Passes UN Inspection

Secretary General of the International Telecommun...

21 Mar 2014

Irish Scientist to Make New York’s Times Square Glow Green

Trinity researcher's up-close image of a lung canc...

12 Mar 2014

Trinity College Dublin Welcomes the German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Trinity College Dublin welcomed the German Chancel...

10 Mar 2014

Trinity Courses Show Strong Demand in CAO Applications for 2014

This year 7,728 students selected Trinity College ...

10 Mar 2014

Grazing Animals Rescue Biodiversity Threatened by Fertiliser

Two wrongs do not make a right. But when it comes ...

9 Mar 2014

Movement in the Womb Sparks Specific Genes to Build a Healthy Skeleton

Zoologists and bioengineers from Trinity College ...

6 Mar 2014

Trinity Announces Major Acquisition of Samuel Beckett Papers

Trinity College Library Dublin has acquired the Sa...

6 Mar 2014

Trinity Scientists Identify Significant Increase in new MRSA strains in Non Hospital Environment

Dental School microbiologists identified 44 fold ...

5 Mar 2014

Professor of Experimental Brain Research Shane O’Mara Gives Inaugural Lecture

New developments in the understanding of how the ...

4 Mar 2014

Study on Workplace Experiences of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Employees

30% of lesbian, gay and bisexual employees were ha...

4 Mar 2014

Sunspots and Solar Storms the Subject of Citizen Science Project Launched at Trinity

'Sunspots' and 'solar storms' are the feature of a...

27 Feb 2014

Trinity Geneticists Show How Molecular Switches Coordinate the Nervous System

Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin intereste...

20 Feb 2014

Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care in Hospitals Cuts Medication Errors by Three Quarters – New Study

A new Irish study which has just been published in...

18 Feb 2014

New Method for Determining Protein Structure is 20 Times More Efficient

Research involving scientists from Trinity Colleg...

18 Feb 2014

Online Video Project Hopes to Boost Ireland’s Brain Health

10 quirky animated videos addressing common conce...

18 Feb 2014

Research Shows that Fertilisation Destabilises Grassland Ecosystems on a Global Scale

Ground-breaking ecological research involving Trin...

17 Feb 2014

Irish Study Finds Genetic Mutation that Significantly Increases Risk of Developing Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder

Medical Scientists from Trinity College Dublin hav...

17 Feb 2014

Linguistics Olympiad Begins Nationwide Search for Top Problem Solver

A nationwide search for Ireland's top young probl...

10 Feb 2014

Studies Show How Copycat Feeders Benefit by Imitating Their Competitors

Biologists from Trinity College Dublin have shown...

10 Feb 2014

New Fagel Maps Project to Bring Golden Age of Exploration to Life

The golden age of exploration will be brought to ...

7 Feb 2014

Beocht Tugtha do Ré Órga na Taiscéalaíochta i Láithreán Gréasáin Nua Choláiste na Tríonóide ina bhfuil Bailiúchán Mapaí Uathúla

Tabharfar beocht do ré órga na taiscéalaíochta i ...

7 Feb 2014

Whately Professor of Political Economy Philip Lane Gives Inaugural Lecture

The key role played by cross-border finance in th...

6 Feb 2014

Post-Arab Spring Parliamentarians Attend Constitutional Reform Event

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and Chancellor of the University was among a panel of international experts to address a public event focusing on peace building and constitutional reform in four post Arab-Spring countries in the Public Theatre, Trinity College Dublin

4 Feb 2014

Incredible World of Nanomedicine for Cancer Illuminated

Trinity Event Marked Nano World Cancer Day The in...

3 Feb 2014

New Findings Show High Rates of Cardiovascular Disease, Arthritis and Obesity Among Older People in Ireland

Second Major Report by the Irish Longitudinal Stu...

29 Jan 2014

Launch of Éigse na Tríonóide, Trinity’s Irish Language Festival

The release of balloons in Trinity College Dublin'...

Marking its 20th anniversary, the internationally ...

8 Jan 2014

New Method for Determining Protein Structure Could Aid Drug Development

Research involving scientists from Trinity Colleg...

20 Dec 2013

School of English’s Charity Christmas Reading Event

Childbirth in Poetry and Prose was the theme of the annual School of English Christmas Charity Reading which took place on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 in the Graduate Memorial Building, Trinity College Dublin.

20 Dec 2013

Research Institute Publishes Analysis of Globalization in Action

A new publication from Trinity College Dublin's I...

19 Dec 2013

Genetic Basis for Memory Formation has Implications for Neurological Diseases

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have shown...

19 Dec 2013

The Impact of Financial Sectors on Fertility Rates Explored at Symposium

The impact of oversized financial sectors on fert...

18 Dec 2013

Leading Immunologist Honoured as Ireland’s Laboratory Scientist of the Year

Trinity College Dublin's Professor of Experimenta...

16 Dec 2013

Graduate Theatre Company Performs Beckett Play at Áras an Uachtaráin

Sugarglass Theatre, a Trinity College Dublin grad...

12 Dec 2013

Drámaí de Chuid Beckett á Léiriú ag Compántas Amharclannaíochta Iarchéimithe Choláiste na Tríonóide in Áras an Uachtaráin

Chuir Sugarglass Theatre, compántas drámaíochta i...

12 Dec 2013

CONSENSUS – A New Website that Aims to Increase Awareness of Sustainable Consumption

CONSENSUS - a research project on sustainable con...

10 Dec 2013

Honorary Degrees at Trinity/ Céimeanna Oinigh i gColáiste na Tríonóide

The distinguished sportsman and commentator, Johnn...

9 Dec 2013

Elliot Meyerowitz Receives Trinity College Dublin Dawson Prize in Genetics

Leading plant geneticist, Dr Elliot Meyerowitz, h...

5 Dec 2013

History of Art Research Celebrated at Showcase Event

From medieval manuscripts to Irish modernist arch...

5 Dec 2013

Irish-Led Study Awarded Prestigious International Fund to Examine Links Between Prostate Cancer and Obesity

A new study led by researchers from the School of...

5 Dec 2013

Stepping Up Support for Young People with Chronic Illnesses

Ireland's first website to help young people move ...

4 Dec 2013

New Book to Help Navigate the Transition to Third Level Education

A practical guide to help students and parents ma...

3 Dec 2013

Launch of New Report on Five-Year-Olds and Their Families

Growing Up in Ireland published new findings from...

3 Dec 2013

Scéim Teanga Choláiste na Tríonóide seolta go hoifigiúil ag an Aire Stáit Donnchadh Mac Fhionnlaoich TD

Sheol an tAire Stait Ealaíon, Oidhreachta a...

3 Dec 2013

Trinity College’s Irish Language Scheme officially launched by Minister of State Dinny McGinley TD

The Minister of State for Arts, Heritage and...

3 Dec 2013

18 Students Receive Trinity Sports Scholarship

South African Student Awarded Scholarship is on th...

2 Dec 2013

Trinity targets 160 start-up companies under new plan for entrepreneurship education

Strategy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship inclu...

28 Nov 2013

Genetic Discovery Could Increase Understanding of ADHD

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discove...

27 Nov 2013

Golden Age of Irish Crime Fiction Celebrated at Festival

A public interview with US author Michael Connelly...

25 Nov 2013

Health of Dementia Caregivers Focus of New Trinity Research

The health and well-being of partners who care fo...

19 Nov 2013

Forests Buffer the Effects of Climate Change on Plants

Collaborative research involving scientists from ...

19 Nov 2013

Launch of New Group to Promote Language Learning

The importance of language learning for employment...

15 Nov 2013

Report Finds ‘Sandwich Generation’ Women Supporting Elderly Parents, Children and Grandchildren

New report by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Age...

14 Nov 2013

New Irish Study Shows ‘Slow-onset’ Heart Attack Symptoms Directly Contribute to Delay in Accessing Emergency Treatment

Research findings could help improve persistently...

12 Nov 2013

Maternal and Child Nutrition Expert Speaks at Development Research Week

A lecture by maternal and child nutrition expert ...

12 Nov 2013

Trinity announces €70m Business School and Innovation Hub to drive culture of job creation

University uses first Trinity Global Gradu...

8 Nov 2013

Major Changes in the Diagnosis of Autism Debated at Conference

The implications of the dropping of Asperger's Di...

7 Nov 2013

Flexible Education Initiative Launched to Help Pharmacists Tackle Cardiovascular Disease

A new flexible educational initiative for communi...

6 Nov 2013

Launch of New Report on Parenting and Infant Development

The latest Growing Up in Ireland report from the N...

5 Nov 2013

National Children’s Research Centre and Trinity Join Forces to Investigate Inflammatory Diseases in Children

Bench-to-bedside programme aims to improve childr...

4 Nov 2013

Scientists Discover New Genetic Mutation Linked to Eczema

International research project identifies a new g...

4 Nov 2013

Exploration of the use of mental hospitals in Ireland from 1800 – 2000 kicks off lecture series at School of Nursing and Midwifery

The opening lecture of the popular annual lecture...

29 Oct 2013

World of Physics Set to Inspire DART Commuters

'DART of Physics' - an educational outreach projec...

23 Oct 2013

Bees provide cash boost as they fuel a greener future

Bees boost the Irish economy by almost €4 million ...

22 Oct 2013

‘In Tune’ Exhibition Celebrates a Millennium of Music in Trinity College Library

One thousand years of musical treasures from Trin...

21 Oct 2013

Australia’s Hawke Research Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences Signs Partnership Agreement with the Trinity Long Room Hub

President of the University of South Australia, Pr...

17 Oct 2013

World Premiere of Terry Pratchett’s ‘The Duel’ at Trinity

Animated short film gets best-selling fantasy auth...

17 Oct 2013

Europe’s Violent Memories Revisited in Series of Public Lectures

A three-year series of public lectures at Trinity...

15 Oct 2013

New SFI- funded Programme to Promote Research and Education in Science and Technology in India

A new Science Foundation Ireland-funded programme,...

10 Oct 2013

Novelist P.D. James Comes to Trinity

The bestselling crime author P.D. James spoke in T...

9 Oct 2013

Trinity Researchers Tune in to the Radio Sun

New research by scientists at Trinity College Dub...

8 Oct 2013

Government and industry to invest €19.8 million in CNGL Intelligent Content Research

New investment will help consolidate Ireland's lea...

8 Oct 2013

Public Invited to Participate in Mars Exploration for World Space Week

A comet-making workshop, 3D flight simulations ov...

7 Oct 2013

Trinity researchers pitch 36 new inventions to investors that will create jobs and spin-outs

A wearable sensor that will monitor vital health i...

4 Oct 2013

Writer Ciarán Collins Awarded Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2013

The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for 2013 was...

3 Oct 2013

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013

Trinity College Dublin's drop in the Times Higher ...

3 Oct 2013

Here Comes the Sun – Discover Research Dublin to Illuminate Fascinating World of Research

Giant outdoor projection of NASA images of the sun...

26 Sep 2013

Letters of 1916 Research Project Calling on Public to Contribute Family Letters

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin are calling...

24 Sep 2013

50th Anniversary of Beatles’ Irish Concert Marked by Lecture Series

The 50th anniversary of the Beatles' only Irish co...

23 Sep 2013

Trinity Announces new Masters in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship aimed at the Creative Industries

Trinity College Dublin launched a new Masters prog...

19 Sep 2013

Contribution of Fitzgerald Dynasty Examined at Conference

The mythology of the Fitzgerald dynasty was exami...

18 Sep 2013

New Patterns of European Migration Explored at Trinity Symposium

Young European migrants are highly mobile and are ...

17 Sep 2013

Time is in the eye of the beholder

Time is in the eye of the beholderResearchers sh...

16 Sep 2013

The Geraldines and Medieval Ireland-The Making of a Myth/Na Gearaltaigh agus ÉIRE sa Mheánaois – Miotas a Chruthú

Scrúdófar miotaseolaíocht ríshliocht na nGearalta...

14 Sep 2013

Minister Rabbitte Opens Showcase of Telecommunications Research that will benefit the Economy

A showcase of leading research developed by ...

13 Sep 2013

Researchers Make Advances in Understanding of Flower Development

A significant advance in the understanding of the...

12 Sep 2013

International Conference Debates Folic Acid Food Fortification

The negative impact of high blood levels of the am...

10 Sep 2013

Trinity rises to 61st place in QS World University Rankings 2013

Trinity College Dublin has climbed six places this...

10 Sep 2013

Increased Incidence of Whooping Cough Focus of International Conference at Trinity

The increased incidence of whooping cough will be...

5 Sep 2013

Scientists Discover New Routes for Immune Cells to Tackle Infections of the Gut

An international collaboration between ...

3 Sep 2013

Students Pitch for Investment Under College Initiative for Start-Ups

Students at Trinity College Dublin recently pitche...

2 Sep 2013

Points for Trinity Courses Show Strong Demand

Points for courses at Trinity College Dublin show ...

19 Aug 2013

Scientists Propose a Molecular Explanation for Degenerative Disease

An international collaboration jointly led by scie...

19 Aug 2013

Seamus Heaney Reading Highlight of Anglo-Saxon Conference

Seamus Heaney read a selection of his translatio...

15 Aug 2013

Trinity Scientists Make Advances in Understanding the Childhood Cancer Neuroblastoma’

A significant advance in the understanding of a ch...

14 Aug 2013

World’s Top Search Engine Specialists Mark 20 Years of Web Search

Dublin hosted the world's largest gathering of se...

1 Aug 2013

TCD Provost Dr Prendergast and Professor John Pethica Elected to Royal Academy of Engineering

The Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr Patrick...

30 Jul 2013

TCD Symposium Focuses on EU-Asian Relations

Relations between the EU and Asia were explored b...

16 Jul 2013

Irish Researchers in new Clean Energy Discovery

CRANN researchers develop new method of splitting ...

16 Jul 2013

President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, Irish Historian, Margaret Mac Curtain, The Dubliners’ John Sheahan and Dr Liisa Kauppinen are conferred with Honorary Degrees

President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins,&nbs...

28 Jun 2013

Trinity College Dublin Unveils “Benefactors Through the Centuries” Roll of Honour

Trinity College Unveiled its "Benefactors through ...

21 Jun 2013

Trinity College Dublin Joins International Top Ranking Universities Set to Offer Free Open Online Courses in new Global Partnership FutureLearn

Trinity is only Irish University to Join FutureLea...

19 Jun 2013

TCD Engineers Highlight Tourism Benefit of Dedicated Cycleways

A study undertaken by Trinity College's School of ...

18 Jun 2013

Trinity College Dublin Welcomes US First Lady, Michelle Obama and Daughters for Visit

Trinity College Dublin welcomed US First Lady,&nbs...

17 Jun 2013

Scientists Uncover Protective Influence of Vitamin A against Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made nov...

13 Jun 2013

Role of Fairytale in Contemporary Theatre Explored at TCD Conference

The relevance of fairytale to contemporary audienc...

10 Jun 2013

Minister Sherlock Officially Launches European Space Expo at Trinity College Dublin

The Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean She...

6 Jun 2013

Taoiseach Opens State-of the Art Clinical Research Facility that will improve Patient Care in Ireland

A state- of- the- art €7 million Clinical Re...

31 May 2013

Trinity College launches Computer Science Initiative for the 21st Century Classroom

Google supports next generation of technology lead...

31 May 2013

New TCD Research on Pregnancy Loss in Rural Ireland

The importance of support networks to mediate the...

30 May 2013

TCD Celebrates Africa Day with Africa Rising Conference

The success of health, economic and climate resil...

27 May 2013

Trinity Education Seminar Explores Junior Cycle Reform

Junior Cycle reform was explored by key education...

27 May 2013

Book and Public Lecture Series on Edmund Burke Launched at Trinity

A new book on one of Trinity's greatest graduates ...

24 May 2013

Trinity Scientists Uncover Changes in Proteins that Regulate ‘Gut Leakiness’ and identify a link with Common Digestive Diseases

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an ...

24 May 2013

Conservation and Preservation Explored in TCD Library Exhibition

An analysis of Old Library dust and how to best p...

14 May 2013

TCD Website Brings 17th-Century Maps Together for First Time in 300 Years

A new Trinity College website brings a unique 17t...

13 May 2013

Turkey’s METU Formalises Academic Links with Trinity College

Turkey's leading university, Middle East Technical...

10 May 2013

Launch of “Out of Adversity” Film by Peace Process Project

The lived experiences of teachers and students of ...

8 May 2013

New Discovery May Lead the Way to Improved Whooping Cough Vaccine

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made nov...

8 May 2013

British and Irish Relations in a Changing EU explored at Trinity Henry Grattan Lecture Hosted in Irish Embassy in London

Former President of the European Parliament Pat Co...

7 May 2013

First Class of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Students Graduate from the Innovation Academy

Minister for Education presents first graduates in...

1 May 2013

President Michael D. Higgins Launches New Research Theme on Changing Identities in Times of Crises

President Michael D. Higgins launched a major ...

25 Apr 2013

World Voice Day at Trinity College Dublin/Lá Domhanda an Ghlóir i gColáiste na Tríonóide

The Phonetics and Speech Laboratory, of the School...

24 Apr 2013

Intergenerational Bond Keeping Families Afloat During the Recession – New Report Finds

Family networks and a strong bond between young an...

18 Apr 2013

Translating Seamus Heaney: Celebration of Literature in Translation

Seamus Heaney celebrated literature in translatio...

17 Apr 2013

‘Ripples of Hope’ – The Family and Community Impact of Trinity College Dublin Access Graduates

Twenty Years On Trinity Access Programmes Impact P...

11 Apr 2013

TCD Academic Symposium: Irish Migration Today and Yesterday

The motivations, identities and movements of the ...

10 Apr 2013

Trinity College Dublin Announces New Fellows and Scholars

Trinity College Dublin today (April 8th) celebrate...

9 Apr 2013

TCD Researchers Reveal that the Immune System is like a Turbo-Charged Hybrid Car

TCD scientists have made a significant breakthroug...

3 Apr 2013

Irish Diaspora to take Centre Stage during Trinity Week

Irish migration past and present will be explored ...

2 Apr 2013

Trinity Explore Takes Off with help of Student Ambassadors

A reception was held in the Provost's House to tha...

28 Mar 2013

Dublin School Children Unveil a Collection of Handmade Books Inspired by Works from Trinity College’s Library

An exhibition of handmade books inspired by works ...

25 Mar 2013

Trinity Health Kidney Centre; An Integrated Hub of Patient Care, Translational Research and Innovative Education Launched

The Trinity Health Kidney Centre, an integra...

19 Mar 2013

New Report on the Use of Health Care System by Older People in Ireland

Pressure to Mount on Social Care Services with age...

14 Mar 2013

Trinity Courses Show Strong Demand in CAO Applications for 2013

This year 8,037 students selected Trinity College ...

10 Mar 2013

Countering Workplace Bullying for People with an Intellectual Disability

Let me be ME! The Anti-Bullying Centre (ABC) at T...

26 Feb 2013

Energy Researchers at Trinity, Engineer a Generator that provides Electricity from Cooking to Homes in Rural Malawi

Energy researchers at the School of Engineering at...

25 Feb 2013

International Symposium on Online Higher Education at Trinity College – ‘Disrupting Higher Education’

Trinity College recently hosted an international s...

20 Feb 2013

The Royal Irish Academy of Music and Trinity College Dublin Join Forces in an Exciting New Partnership in Performing Arts Education in Ireland

RIAM to become Associated College of Trinity with ...

15 Feb 2013

Trinity Economic Forum

The second annual Trinity Economic Forum, Europe's...

13 Feb 2013

Global Warming Has a New Perpetrator

Earthworm Implicated as an Agent in Global Warming...

4 Feb 2013

TCD Researchers Discover How the Bacterium Staphylococcus Aureus that plays a vital role in spread of MRSA Colonises the Human Nose

Staphylococcus aureus: why it gets up your nose!A ...

29 Jan 2013

Are Companies Capable of Being Governed? Key Lessons Learned from the Banking Crisis

McCann FitzGerald Chair of Corporate Law, Blanaid ...

22 Jan 2013

New Report by Trinity Researchers Evaluates Palliative and Hospice Care in Ireland

TCD Report Finds Regional Inequities Persist in Pr...

22 Jan 2013

Feasibility Study for New Admissions Route to Enable National College Entry Reform Launched

A feasibility study for a new admissions rout...

14 Jan 2013

Minister Rabbitte Announces €8.1 million EU Funding for Telecommunications Project that will Revolutionise Broadband Provision in Ireland and Europe

CTVR - the national telecommunications research ce...

10 Jan 2013

TCD, UCD and RCSI Launch Biomedical Engineering Collaboration to Accelerate Innovative Health Care Technologies

Ireland's leading engineers, physicians and scient...

20 Dec 2012

Exhibition of Artistic Works by Trinity Students of the National Institute for Intellectual Disability

Forty-nine paintings and prints by students...

19 Dec 2012

Trinity College Dublin announces new Professorship – Seamus Heaney Professorship in Irish Writing

The Seamus Heaney Professorship in Irish Writing, ...

17 Dec 2012

New Report on Medication Use and Cost savings in the over 50s in Ireland

Researchers at The Irish Longitudinal Study on Age...

14 Dec 2012

New ‘Keventer Scholarship’ Programme to Foster Academic Exchange between Trinity College Dublin and Presidency University in India

Supported by leading Indian corporation, Keventer ...

12 Dec 2012

Playwright Sam Shepard and Campaigner Christine Buckley were conferred with Honorary Degrees

The American playwright, Sam Shepard and campaigne...

7 Dec 2012

First iPad App of the Book of Kells Manuscript produced by Trinity College Campus Company in Collaboration with Library

Explore the Magnificently Decorated Manuscript Pag...

6 Dec 2012

Promoting Healthy Ageing gets €1 million boost from European Commission

The European Commission has awarded €1 million to ...

5 Dec 2012

Breakthrough in the Understanding of Embryonic Stem Cells

A significant breakthrough in the understanding of...

5 Dec 2012

Trinity College Library Launches Digital Collections – a Free Online Resource of its Historic Collections Spanning a Millennium

From Tibet to the Aran islands - The history of Ir...

3 Dec 2012

Trinity College Dublin’s Open Day Showcases Undergraduate Courses

Thousands of students from all over Ireland descen...

3 Dec 2012

Lá Oscailte Choláiste na Tríonóide le léiriú a thabhairt ar Chúrsaí Fochéime

Thug na mílte mac léinn ó cheann ceann na tíre agh...

3 Dec 2012

Biocon Partners with Trinity College Dublin to Fund Scholarships in Genetics Research for Indian PhD students

Biocon Limited and Trinity College of Dublin annou...

3 Dec 2012

New Initiative Launched by Minister Burton to Enable Students from Under-represented Socio-economic Groups Progress to Higher Professional Areas

Trinity Access Programmes 'Pathways to the P...

27 Nov 2012

A Next Generation Workplace for a Next Generation Workforce

Engineering and Computer Science Students in Trini...

26 Nov 2012

New Book on ‘The Book of Kells’ by TCD Keeper of Manuscripts Dr Bernard Meehan Launched

The Book of Kells is widely recognised as one of t...

20 Nov 2012

Loyola Institute is Launched at Trinity College Dublin

The Loyola Institute and its academic programme in...

12 Nov 2012

Students of the Pioneering Trinity College Course for People with Intellectual Disability Graduate

Students of the pioneering and innovative universi...

9 Nov 2012

World Renowned Cultural Theorist Giorgio Agamben Speaks at TCD Biopolitics Conference

The renowned philosopher and cultural theorist fro...

5 Nov 2012

TCD Annual Public Lecture in American History “Democracy and Money in America: A Historical Perspective on the Election of 2012”

The presidential contest between Barack Obama and ...

5 Nov 2012

Trinity College Dublin to Provide Singapore’s First Degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

Trinity's New Groundbreaking International Collabo...

1 Nov 2012

Self-Eating Cells May Hold key to New Inflammatory Therapies

New research sheds light on important role of auto...

23 Oct 2012

More Greenhouse Gas per Grain of Rice

More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and rising t...

22 Oct 2012

New Insight into Cognitive Changes in Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin in collabora...

11 Oct 2012

Elan Funds a Clinician Scientist Research Fellowship in Neuroimaging

Trinity College Dublin is pleased to announce that...

10 Oct 2012

Trinity Showcases Leading Edge Advances in Innovation and Technology

Trinity's Technology Transfer Office showcased a s...

5 Oct 2012

Trinity College Dublin is Ranked 110th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012

Trinity College Dublin has risen to 110th place in...

4 Oct 2012

A Family at War: The Diary of Mary Martin – Digitised Diary of Mother of First World War Soldier is Launched

A digitised and transcribed diary, candid and ofte...

3 Oct 2012

Dramatist Nancy Harris Awarded Rooney Prize 2012

The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for 2012 was...

1 Oct 2012

Scientists Discover Immune Cells Could Protect Against Obesity

New research has found that a type of anti-tumour ...

28 Sep 2012

European Commission Appoints Provost of Trinity College Dublin to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology

The Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr Patrick ...

24 Sep 2012

Far East Opens up to Trinity Students

Trinity College Dublin has been awarded two presti...

21 Sep 2012

Trinity leads Prestigious Consortium looking into how Cells Communicate

An international research consortium led by Trinit...

18 Sep 2012

Trinity Hosts International Conference on Injury Biomechanics

How do injuries occur and how can they be prevente...

18 Sep 2012

Trinity College Dublin is Ranked 67th in the QS World University Rankings 2012

Trinity College Dublin has been ranked in ...

11 Sep 2012

Tánaiste Launches Trinity College Dublin’s Global Relations Strategy

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trad...

10 Sep 2012

Transparent, thin and tough – why don’t insect wings break?

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shown...

29 Aug 2012

Bollywood’s Most Influential Film Maker, Yash Chopra, Receives Honorary Professorship from Trinity College Dublin, Marking 100 Years of Bollywood Film

Bollywood's most influential film maker andfounder...

29 Aug 2012

Student Volunteers from Trinity Celebrate Ten Years of the Suas Educational Development Programme at a Special Screening of Ek Tha Tiger in Kolkata, India

Student volunteers from Trinity College Dublin cel...

24 Aug 2012

Pressure of Points Race Needs to be Addressed

Points for many degree courses at Trinity ...

20 Aug 2012

Remaking history: A new take on how evolution has shaped modern Europeans

New analytical techniques are changing long-held, ...

17 Aug 2012

Trinity College Welcomes the 10 Millionth Visitor to the Old Library and Book of Kells Visitor Centre

The 10 millionth visitor to the Old Library, Trini...

8 Aug 2012

Researchers Investigate Drug Resistant Ovarian Cancer to Improve Clinical Treatment

A new study by TCD researchers investigates drug-r...

3 Aug 2012

New Ways Viruses Affect Human Immune Response Discovered

New ways that viruses manipulate the human immune ...

2 Aug 2012

New Study on How Safe Cyclists feel

Cycling is Considered Unsafe Even by Cyclists T...

30 Jul 2012

New short Film Inspired by Terry Pratchett to be Produced by Animation Hub

Set in the "Unseen University" of Terry Pratchett'...

26 Jul 2012

TCD-led Consortium Awarded €1 million by Irish Aid to Research Nutrition and HIV in Uganda

Trinity College Dublin has received an award of ju...

24 Jul 2012

US Leading Expert on Ageing Dr Walter Bortz Gives Lecture on ‘The Plasticity of Human Ageing’

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA...

19 Jul 2012

Scientists Solve Structure of Important Protein in Energy Storage of Cells

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin, using a high...

17 Jul 2012

TCD Exhibition Celebrates Physicist and Nobel Laureate Dr Ernest Walton as part of Dublin City of Science 2012

Physicist and Nobel Laureate Ernest Walton is reme...

12 Jul 2012

New Student Loan Initiative at Trinity College Dublin Aims to Help Students Access Higher Education

'TCD Finance' Enables Parents to Spread the ...

9 Jul 2012

TCD Scientists Make Breakthrough in Understanding Human Immune Response that has Potential for the Development of New Drug Therapies

A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin'...

5 Jul 2012

New Research Links Mothers’ Lack of Folic Acid with Cleft Lip and Palate

Trinity College Dublin Research Shows Risk of Clef...

4 Jul 2012

TCD Hosts Conference on Integrating Biodiversity Research, Policy and Practice

Trinity College Dublin recently hosted a conferenc...

3 Jul 2012

Trinity College Dublin Excels in QS World University Subject Rankings

Trinity College Dublin features prominently in the...

29 Jun 2012

Criminal Figures and their Confessions discussed at Law, Literature and Translation Conference

Legal and criminal figures in literature, censorsh...

26 Jun 2012

Tackling Educational Disadvantage in Higher Education

Over Forty Young Adults and Mature Students Gradua...

25 Jun 2012

Launch of DVD Featuring Older People with an Intellectual Disability as part of Study on Ageing

Presenter Brendan O'Connor Launches 'Scenes from O...

25 Jun 2012

New Guide on Dementia Care Launched in Trinity College Dublin

Practical Guide Disseminates Key Findings of Demen...

20 Jun 2012

Aung San Suu Kyi to Receive Honorary Degree from Trinity College Dublin

Aung San Suu Kyi, one of the most renowned women d...

15 Jun 2012

New Groundbreaking Research by Scientists Finds Nanoparticles in Polluted Air, Smoke and Nanotechnology Products Have Serious Impact on Health

Trinity College Dublin Scientists Establish link b...

11 Jun 2012

Trinity-led International Collaboration to Enable Cutting Edge Research in Medieval and Modern European History Awarded €6.5 million

An international* project facilitating cutting-edg...

11 Jun 2012

Trinity Olympians – Celebrating a 100 Years of Participation by Trinity Students in the Olympic Games

Trinity College Dublin hosted a special event on J...

7 Jun 2012

New Report highlights Unpaid Care Work by Older People Underpins the Irish Care System

A new report on caregivers and the Irish c...

7 Jun 2012

Researchers Make Breakthrough in the cause of Premature Birth

A significant breakthrough on why women go into ...

29 May 2012

Trinity Researchers Spearhead Groundbreaking Research into Treatment of Brain Swelling

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have reporte...

25 May 2012

Ireland’s Rugby Heroes get on their Bikes to Raise Funds for Cancer Research at TCD

Rugby legends, brothers Paul, Richard and David Wa...

24 May 2012

Trinity Researchers Establish How Super Strong Insect Legs Are

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shown...

17 May 2012

Trinity Historians Reconstruct Thousands of Medieval Documents Bombed in the Four Courts in the Civil War

Massive New Publicly Accessible Internet Resource ...

11 May 2012

Trinity Researchers Shed New Light on Delirium

Trinity researchers studying the neuropsychiatric ...

2 May 2012

Trinity Neuroscience and Bioengineering Programmes Receive Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards

Trinity College Dublin's postgraduate courses, the...

1 May 2012

President Higgins Opens Exhibition Celebrating Tercentenary of Trinity College Dublin’s Old Library

The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins opene...

30 Apr 2012

Discovery of Missing Links for Salmonella’s Weapon System

Scientists have discovered multiple gene switches ...

24 Apr 2012

Trinity Researchers Contribute to New Findings in the Largest Genomics Studies of Brain Size

An international research consortium including res...

23 Apr 2012

New Trinity Sculpture to Celebrate Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Walton During European City of Science – Announcement of Successful Artist

A new campus sculpture has been commissioned by th...

20 Apr 2012

Trinity Researchers Show How Social Interaction and Teamwork Lead to Human Intelligence

Scientists have discovered proof that the evolutio...

19 Apr 2012

Trinity Researchers Report Major Eye Disease Breakthrough

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discover...

17 Apr 2012

Trinity College Dublin Announces New Fellows and Scholars

Record Number of New Fellows and Scholars Announce...

16 Apr 2012

Trinity Graduate to Carry the Olympic Flame for the London 2012 Olympics

Trinity College Dublin graduate, Mark Pollock will...

16 Apr 2012

Trinity Innovation Award Presented to TCD Computer Scientist and Founder of Cutting Edge Spin Out Companies

The Trinity College Dublin Innovation Award was pr...

13 Apr 2012

Dublin School Children Unveil a Collection of Handmade Books Inspired by Trinity College’s Library

An exhibition of handmade books inspired by works ...

28 Mar 2012

Interactive eLearning Programme Designed to Promote Equality in the University Sector Launched

A new interactive Equality and Diversity eLearning...

22 Mar 2012

Natural Killer Cell Deficiency Investigated by Trinity Medical Scientists

Medical scientists at Trinity College Dublin in co...

13 Mar 2012

The Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation at Trinity’s School of Nursing and Midwifery Launched

A newly formed Centre for Practice and Healthcare ...

12 Mar 2012

Trinity Geneticists Discover Global Strategies used by Bacteria to Adapt to Changing Environmental Conditions

The research findings, published this week in two ...

6 Mar 2012

Understanding Domestic Energy Consumption – Trinity Engineering Take Up the Challenge

Trinity 2012 Engineering Design Challenge Have ...

5 Mar 2012

New automated system to kill bacteria in hospital water systems and taps

A team of Trinity College Dublin researchers has d...

2 Mar 2012

Trinity College Dublin Scientists Discover New ‘Off Switch’ in Immune Response

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discov...

29 Feb 2012

Trinity College Dublin Researchers Collaborate in discovery of new targets for the Treatment of Asthma

A collaboration between scientists in Trinity Coll...

27 Feb 2012

New Study on Homeless Women in Ireland

Key findings from a study of homeless women in Ire...

24 Feb 2012

Bridge21- An Educational Initiative that takes up the Challenge for Change in Junior Cycle

A collaboration strengthening Bridge21, an excit...

21 Feb 2012

Ireland’s Future Doctors to Benefit from Trinity College Dublin’s New State-of-the-Art School of Medicine

Trinity College Dublin's new premises for its Scho...

16 Feb 2012

Gothic Past Website – A Visual Archive of Irish Medieval Architecture and Sculpture Launched

The Gothic Past website, an open-access visual arc...

16 Feb 2012

Trinity Engineering Research on Eco-Friendly Travel Awarded EU Funding

Research being conducted in the School of Engineer...

14 Feb 2012

President Higgins Opens Ireland’s First Students’ Economic Forum

President Michael D. Higgins opened the inaugural ...

8 Feb 2012

Study Establishes Cost of a Minimum Standard of Living for Irish families

Many households in situations of reliance on socia...

7 Feb 2012

Trinity Geneticist Receives Prestigious European Research Council Grant to Build DNA Data Matrix of Ancient Domestic Animals

A €2.5 million grant has been awarded to Professor...

2 Feb 2012

Trinity in International Research Collaboration with Brazil to Fight Inflammatory Disorders Receives €3 m in EU FP7 Funding

An international research project including Trinit...

1 Feb 2012

An Inaugural Concert by Crash Ensemble launches Trinity College Dublin’s Music Composition Centre

An inaugural concert launching Trinity College Dub...

24 Jan 2012

New Report on Dementia in Ireland Lays Foundation for Ireland’s National Strategy for Dementia

A report that will lay the foundation for Ireland'...

18 Jan 2012

The Science of Bubbles – Foam Bubbles Finally Brought to Order

Scientists have succeeded for the first time to tu...

22 Dec 2011

Discovery of New Vaccine Approach for Treatment of Cancer

Scientists in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, hav...

21 Dec 2011

A Major Study on Attitudes to Family Formation in Ireland Launched by Minister for Children & Youth Affairs

A study into attitudes to family formation in Irel...

9 Dec 2011

Yale-TCD Public Lectures on Children’s Literature

The first in a series of exchanges and shared even...

9 Dec 2011

Trinity College Dublin’s Open Days Showcases Undergraduate Courses

Thousands of students from all over Ireland descen...

5 Dec 2011

Leading Irish Neurologist Receives International Award for Motor Neurone Disease Research

Professor Orla Hardiman, TCD Clinical Profe...

2 Dec 2011

Trinity Awards Sports Scholarships to 22 Students

Trinity College Dublin awarded Sports Scholarships...

1 Dec 2011

European Commission Awards €4.8 Million to ICT Project that will help Older People and those with Neurological Disorders

A project aimed at improving the quality of life f...

28 Nov 2011

Trinity Astrophysicist Flies on the NASA and German Space Agency Airborne Observatory SOFIA to Observe Supergiant Star Betelgeuse

Trinity College Dublin astrophysicist Dr Graham Ha...

24 Nov 2011

World’s Largest Digital Arts and Humanities PhD Programme Launched to Facilitate Smart Economy

The new Digital Arts and Humanities (DAH) structur...

18 Nov 2011

New Trinity Study on Maternity Care Published

The result of a major study comparing two methods ...

17 Nov 2011

Trinity College Dublin launches Smarter Travel Initiative/ Tionscnamh Taisteal Níos Cliste á sheoladh ag Coláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath

The Smarter Travel Trinity initiative, which encou...

11 Nov 2011

Students of the Pioneering Trinity College Course for People with Intellectual Disabilities Graduate

Students of the pioneering university course for p...

10 Nov 2011

Trinity College Alumni Awards 2011/ Dámhachtainí Alumni Choláiste na Tríonóide 2011

A world leading botanist, pioneering medic, chairm...

7 Nov 2011

Symposium Addresses ‘The Future of Medicine: 2020 Vision’

The Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) at Trini...

7 Nov 2011

Leading World Medics including Former UK Under Secretary of Health Lord Darzi Conferred with Honorary Degrees at Trinity College Dublin Bronnadh Céimeanna Oinigh ar roinnt de na hOibrithe Leighis is Fearr ar Domhan

A special honorary degree ceremony at Trinity Coll...

4 Nov 2011

Minister for Health Launches New Support Service Website, Videos & i- book for Students with Asperger’s Syndrome at Trinity College Dublin/ Láithreán Gréasáin Seirbhíse Tacaíochta Nua do Mhic Léinn a bhfuil Siondróm Asperger ag dul dóibh

A Support Service Website for Students with Asperg...

3 Nov 2011

Ballyfermot College of Further Education and Trinity College launch Collaborative Animation Short Movie

An animated short movie 'The Last Train', that was...

28 Oct 2011

Novelist and Dramatist Lucy Caldwell Awarded Rooney Prize 2011

The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for 2011 was...

26 Oct 2011

TCD Campus Company BioCroí Receives €800,000 Funding

A TCD campus company, BioCroi Ltd, founded by Dr T...

21 Oct 2011

New Report on Understanding and Combating Financial Exclusion and Overindebtedness in Ireland: A European Perspective

The current financial crisis offers an opportunity...

19 Oct 2011

TCD Researchers Contribute to Understanding Human Transmembrane Signalling

New international collaborative research led by St...

12 Oct 2011

The Stanford Center for Design Research and Trinity Engineering School Commence Collaboration

Professor Larry Leifer, founding Director of the C...

11 Oct 2011

Leading Edge Advances in Innovation and Technology Showcased at TCD

Trinity Research & Innovation showcased a sele...

7 Oct 2011

Dublin Contemporary 2011 @ Trinity Launched

During the month of October, the main façade at Tr...

5 Oct 2011

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing Receives US and Irish Funding

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing...

4 Oct 2011

Report on the Experiences and Needs of Former Family Carers Launched

A report on the experience of former family carers...

29 Sep 2011

Minister for Children Launches Book on Inter-Ethnic Relations among Children in Ireland

The Minister for Children, Frances FitzGerald, lau...

29 Sep 2011

Trinity College Researchers Contribute to New Findings in Largest International Genomics Studies of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

An international research consortium, including re...

29 Sep 2011

Teacht le chéile Acadamh na Lianna i gColáiste na Tríonóide/ Gathering of Irish-speaking medical in Trinity College

Bhí Cruinniú an Fhómhair, 2011, de chuid A...

19 Sep 2011

New Research Increases Understanding of Drug Effects in Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

One drug doesn't fit all! New integration of techn...

16 Sep 2011

First Report on Growing Older with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland Launched at Conference

The report: Growing Older with an Intellectual Dis...

9 Sep 2011

World Experts in Cancer Discuss Advances in Cancer Care at Largest Conference of its Kind in Ireland

World experts in the field of cancer have come tog...

8 Sep 2011

New Research Increases Understanding of Learning and Memory

New international research on how fruit flies lear...

25 Aug 2011

Increase in Points for the Majority of Trinity Courses

Trinity Committed to Further Increasing Accessibil...

22 Aug 2011

Malaysian Government Signs Partnership Agreement with Irish Universities to Promote Study of Medicine in Ireland by Malaysian Students

The Malaysian government signed a strategic partne...

28 Jul 2011

A Major Step Forward in Fighting Superbugs

New research has identified a novel mechanism by w...

28 Jul 2011

Engineering, Medical and Biomedical Students Design Next Generation Medical Devices at ESEM Summer School at TCD

Thirty engineering, medical and biomedical enginee...

18 Jul 2011

New Research Reveals Soil Microbes Accelerate Global Warming

More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes soil ...

14 Jul 2011

TCD Researchers Trace the Ancestry of Polar Bears to Ireland

Long ago, in Poll na mBéar, a cave carved high int...

8 Jul 2011

Ballyfermot College of Further Education Signs Partnership Agreement with TCD to Foster Creativity

Ballyfermot College of Further Education's Irish S...

5 Jul 2011

TCD Researchers Devise Biomaterial that Could be Used in the Detection of Toxins and Pollutants

In research recently published in the leadin...

1 Jul 2011

The Founder of Educate Together, Micheal Johnston and Sportsman Jonah Barrington are among Honorary Degree Recipients at Trinity

The founder of Educate Together, Micheal Johnston,...

1 Jul 2011

Bunaitheoir ‘Educate Together’, Micheal Johnston agus Fear Spóirt Jonah Barrington orthu sin ar Bronnadh Céimeanna Oinigh orthu ag Coláiste na Tríonóide

Inniu bronnadh céimeanna dochtúireachta oinigh ar ...

1 Jul 2011

Hepatitis C Discovery Has Potential for the Development of New Treatment

TCD researchers have made a significant discovery ...

23 Jun 2011

New Research Shows that Organic Farming benefits Insect Biodiversity, Insect-Flower Interactions and Pollination of Wild Plants

New research just published by ecologists at Trini...

22 Jun 2011

Taoiseach Opens €131 million Biomedical Sciences Facility at Trinity College Dublin

New TCD Institute to support Enterprise, Innovatio...

17 Jun 2011

TCD Researchers Awarded EU Funding to Develop New Energy Efficient Water Supply Technology

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and Bangor...

9 Jun 2011

New Insights into Links between Stress and Cancer

HRB funded researchers in Trinity College Dublin h...

1 Jun 2011

New Masters in Public History and Digital Humanities Launched by Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs

The Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht&nbsp...

1 Jun 2011

Clinical Trials for New Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment Led by Trinity College Dublin Researchers to be Awarded European Commission €6 million Funding

An international research consortium led by ...

29 May 2011

TCD Hosts Conference on Medical Education

The fourth annual meeting of the Irish Netwo...

29 May 2011

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Visit to Trinity College Dublin

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highn...

17 May 2011

Results from Study of 8,000 Older People Launched

The first results from The Irish Longitudinal Stud...

9 May 2011

Exhibition Celebrating 300 Years of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin

'The Best Doctors in the World are Doctor Diet, Do...

29 Apr 2011

Election to the New Seanad in the Constituency of the University of Dublin

The result of the election to the Seanad in the th...

29 Apr 2011

New TCD Research Shows Use of ECT in Ireland is Much Less Varied than Previously Believed

A new study by Trinity College Dublin researchers ...

19 Apr 2011

‘Across the Boundaries’: Talking about Thomas Kilroy at TCD

Trinity College Celebrates Playwright Thomas Kilro...

16 Apr 2011

Trinity College Dublin Announces New Fellows and Scholars

Trinity College Dublin today celebrated the beginn...

11 Apr 2011

Trinity Scientists Identify Risk Factors in the Development of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Risk factors in the development of chronic Hepatit...

7 Apr 2011

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco Visits Trinity College Dublin

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, visited the Book o...

6 Apr 2011

Professor Patrick Prendergast is Elected Provost of Trinity College Dublin

Professor Patrick Prendergast has been elected Pro...

2 Apr 2011

New Study Identifies those most at risk of Mental Health Problems following exposure to an Earthquake

One of the most difficult tasks for those trying t...

28 Mar 2011

Trinity College’s Library Inspires a Collection of Handmade Books by Dublin School Children

An exhibition of books illustrated and written by ...

24 Mar 2011

New Research Shows Stroke Patients Benefit from Family Involvement in Exercise Therapy

Your family's involvement in your exercise therapy...

10 Mar 2011

2% Increase in CAO First Preference Applications to Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin has received the highest nu...

9 Mar 2011

20 Nominations for the University of Dublin Seanad Elections

Nominations in the constituency of the University ...

3 Mar 2011

A Conference on Self-Injury for User-Led Research and Practice

A conference organised by Dr Kay Inckle of TCD's S...

3 Mar 2011

Self Management Tool for Students with Mental Health Difficulties Launched by TCD’s Unilink Service

A Self Management Tool developed by the Unilink se...

2 Mar 2011

Discovery of New Gene Mutation in Schizophrenia Offers a New Target for Drug Therapies

Newly Identified Gene Mutation has potential for t...

1 Mar 2011

TCD Scientists Discover that Self-Eating Cells Safeguard against Cancer

Discovery of killer cells has potential for target...

28 Feb 2011

Professor John Boland is Elected Fellow of the Prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science

Director of the CRANN Nanoscience Institute at TCD...

24 Feb 2011

TCD Researchers Play Important Role in International Research on Human Transmembrane Protein

International collaborative research led by the St...

22 Feb 2011

Trinity Political Scientists Win Top Award for Research on Candidate Gender and Voter Choice in the Irish Electoral System

An award for the best article published in 2010 in...

22 Feb 2011

Creme Software Awarded Trinity Innovation Award

The Trinity College Dublin Innovation Award for 20...

18 Feb 2011

Over 8,000 Older People Participate in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

Over 8,000 people aged 50 and older have participa...

18 Feb 2011

National Children’s Research Centre Signs a Strategic Partnership with Trinity College Dublin’s School of Medicine

National Children's Research Centre Awards €5 mill...

16 Feb 2011

Six Candidates Run for Election to be Provost of Trinity College Dublin

Six candidates have been officially declared for P...

7 Feb 2011

New Nanomaterials Unlock Future Electronic and Energy Technologies

A new way of splitting layered materials to give a...

4 Feb 2011

Scientists Secure Prestigious European Funding for Pioneering Research

Two of Trinity College Dublin's leading scientists...

1 Feb 2011

TCD Study of Irish Separation Agreements Finds Shared Parenting Trend Emerging Among Separated Couples

The Office of the Minister for Children and Youth ...

1 Feb 2011

Clár spreagúil beartaithe d’Éigse na Tríonóide! / Vibrant Programme for Éigse na Tríonóide

Tá seachtain ildánach spleodrach i ndán dúinn i mb...

26 Jan 2011

Lá Oscailte Choláiste na Tríonóide

Dé Sathairn an 22 Eanáir seo caite thug na mílte d...

24 Jan 2011

Trinity College Dublin’s Open Day Showcases Undergraduate Courses

In advance of the forthcoming CAO deadline ov...

24 Jan 2011

Trinity Appoints World Leading Writers, Theatre practitioners, Composers and Creative technologists to Spearhead its Cutting Edge Initiative in the Creative Arts, Technologies and Culture

Composer Bill Whelan, Playwright Michael Wes...

18 Jan 2011

Trinity College Dublin Signs Partnership Agreement with Top Engineering Schools in Europe and China

Partnership Agreement Promotes Collaboration in En...

17 Jan 2011

Trinity Librarian honoured by the French Government

The French Government has awarded the honour of 'C...

20 Dec 2010

Trinity Sport Scholarships Awarded to 28 Trinity Students

Trinity College Dublin Sport Scholarships were awa...

13 Dec 2010

Internationally Renowned Palaeontologist Derek Briggs and India-based Education Reformer Sister Cyril Mooney are conferred with Honorary Degrees

The world renowned palaeontologist, Professor Dere...

10 Dec 2010

Launch of New Website for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students at Third Level

A new online resource for deaf and hard of hearing...

30 Nov 2010

Major Research Regarding Alcohol Use and Drinking Behaviours among Amateur Sportsmen in Ireland Published

Trinity College Dublin, in partnership with the HS...

24 Nov 2010

All Ireland Conference on Ageing Highlights Positive Contributions Older People Make in Society

What will it be like to live in societies that are...

23 Nov 2010

The TCD-UCD Innovation Academy is officially Opened

The Innovation Academy, the educational centrepiec...

22 Nov 2010

Major Art Exhibition and Commemorative Publication Marks 50 years of Visual Arts Initiatives at Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College is currently celebrating 50 years ...

18 Nov 2010

Students of the Pioneering Trinity College Course for People with Intellectual Disabilities to Graduate

Students of the pioneering university course for p...

12 Nov 2010

New Vaccine Hope in Fight Against Pneumonia and Meningitis

Dramatic advance in understanding of how the body ...

12 Nov 2010

Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience Celebrates 10 Years of Leading Brain Research in Ireland

The Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCI...

10 Nov 2010

Conference on the Impact of the Indoor Environment on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

A conference on the' Impact of the Indoor Environm...

8 Nov 2010

Professor Sir Terry Pratchett joins Trinity College Dublin

This month Sir Terry Pratchett joins the staff at ...

5 Nov 2010

TCD Exhibition Celebrates Nobel Laureate Dr Ernest Walton

Physicist and Nobel Laureate Ernest Walton is reme...

3 Nov 2010

Historic Exhibition and Digitised Witness Testimonies of 1641 Irish Rebellion Launched by President McAleese

'Ireland in Turmoil: the 1641 Depositions,' an exh...

26 Oct 2010

TCD to Provide Free Online Access to its Research

In a move aimed at broadening access to its resear...

20 Oct 2010

National Library of Ireland and Trinity College Dublin Collaborate in Unique Project, and jointly appoint Dr Catherine Morris as Cultural Coordinator

The Director of the National Library of Ireland, F...

19 Oct 2010

Poet Leanne O’Sullivan is awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2010

The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2010 was awa...

13 Oct 2010

TCD Scientists Discover A New Way of Detecting Invading Viruses

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have&nbs...

4 Oct 2010

Trinity’s School of Medicine Launches 300-Year Anniversary Celebrations

Trinity College Dublin is celebrating 300 years of...

29 Sep 2010

New Research Sheds Light on Wiring of the Brain

The mechanism underlying the interaction between t...

28 Sep 2010

Celebrating 50 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art at Trinity College Dublin

This year, Trinity College Dublin celebrates 50 ye...

27 Sep 2010

TCD Bioengineer Receives Major European Research Grant to Develop New Stem Cell Based Therapies for Cartilage Repair in Joints

Dr Daniel Kelly, lecturer in TCD's School of Engin...

24 Sep 2010

TCD Physicists Use NASA Stereo Satellites to Gain Understanding of Solar Storms

A team of researchers from the School of Physics a...

22 Sep 2010

National Ageing Survey will Highlight Social Implications of Demographic Ageing

Marking Positive Ageing Week, a programme, The End...

21 Sep 2010

Innovation and Leading-Edge Technology Focus of Postgraduates’ Research in Computer Science

Innovation and leading-edge technology were the fo...

20 Sep 2010

Trinity Launches Nanoscience Degree Course

Imagine being able to build a laptop computer one ...

14 Sep 2010

TCD Scientists Make Significant Type 2 Diabetes Breakthrough

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discover...

13 Sep 2010

The Lir, National Academy of Dramatic Art in Trinity College Dublin announces Call for Students for Bachelor in Acting Course

After a year of planning and development, The Lir,...

10 Sep 2010

Trinity College Participates on Trade Mission to the Russian Federation Promoting Educational and Cultural Links with Russian Institutions

A delegation from Trinity College Dublin, promotin...

10 Sep 2010

New Book on Self-Injury by TCD Researcher aims to Raise Awareness of the Misunderstood Condition

A comprehensive study which explores the experienc...

9 Sep 2010

New State-of-the-Art Building for Trinity College’s Arts and Humanities Research Institute, the Trinity Long Room Hub, Opened by Minister Lenihan

A new state-of-the-art building which houses the T...

8 Sep 2010

New Research Shows Rapid Improvement in Water Quality as a result of the Great Irish Famine

New research led by Dr Ian Donohue of the School o...

31 Aug 2010

TCD Centre for Global Health Research Project on the Discrepancies in Aid and Development Workers’ Salaries Highlighted as High Impact Research

A research project on the discrepancies in the pay...

27 Aug 2010

New TCD Research Shows Reduction in Side-Effects Associated with Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Depression

A new study by Trinity College Dublin researchers ...

18 Aug 2010

New Partnership between TCD’s School of Medicine and the National Rehabilitation Hospital

Trinity College Dublin and the National Rehabilita...

13 Aug 2010

Trinity Provost Welcomes City of Literature Award for Dublin

The Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr John Heg...

26 Jul 2010

Engineering, Medical and Biomedical Students Design Next Generation Medical Devices at ESEM Summer School at TCD

Thirty engineering, medical and biomedical enginee...

23 Jul 2010

TCD Researchers Shed New Light On Schizophrenia

The gene ZNF804A associated with increased risk fo...

21 Jul 2010

The TCD/ UCD Innovation Alliance Announces Appointment of Innovation Academy Course Co-Directors

The Innovation Alliance partners, Trinity College ...

20 Jul 2010

TCD secures €81.9 million in Research Funding that will Grow Graduate Education and Smart Economy for Ireland

The Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr Jo...

16 Jul 2010

New Strategic Partnership between TCD and the ESRI

Trinity College Dublin and the Economic and Social...

14 Jul 2010

International Research Consortium on Environmental Change and Health in Eastern Africa Led by Trinity College Dublin Awarded EU-Framework Programme 7 Funding

An international research programme into environme...

7 Jul 2010

Secondary School Girls Build Robots and Design Mobile Phones during Trinity Engineering Study Visit

How to build and programme a robot. How to b...

7 Jul 2010

The US Under Secretary of Energy Dr Kristina Johnson among three recipients conferred with Honorary Degrees

The US Under Secretary of Energy, Dr Kristin...

2 Jul 2010

Trinity Immigration Research Programme Presents its findings on Immigration in Ireland

The Trinity Immigration Initiative, a three-year r...

2 Jul 2010

New Research Shows Irish Parents do not Consider it Beneficial to Introduce Children to Alcohol

New research by Trinity College Dublin researchers...

28 Jun 2010

TrinityHaus i.School: ‘Entrepreneurs Don’t Grow on Trees!’ Summer Camp for Secondary School Students at TCD

Secondary School Students Win Young Innovators Awa...

24 Jun 2010

TCD Researchers Collaborate on International Project to Integrate ‘Cloud Computing’ with ‘Grid’ Technologies

Trinity College researchers based at the School of...

22 Jun 2010

International Conference on the Impact of Global Warming on Plant and Animal Life

Trinity College Dublin hosted an international con...

18 Jun 2010

Trinity Celebrates 10 Years of its Disability Service with Symposium and Booklet of Student Experiences

To mark the tenth anniversary of the T...

18 Jun 2010

Central Bank Governor, Professor Patrick Honohan, Delivers Opening Address at TCD Conference on International Finance

Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Professor...

15 Jun 2010

Minister for Health Opens State-of-the-Art Pharmacy Facility at Trinity

A state-of-the-art teaching facility which will pr...

15 Jun 2010

Trinity College Hosts International Conference on the role of Nervous System and Immune System interactions in Health and Disease

The PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society...

10 Jun 2010

TCD Researchers Discover New Autism Genes as Part of Major International Research Project

New autism genes have been discovered by researche...

10 Jun 2010

Library Exhibition on the Irish in India, ‘Nabobs, Soldiers & Imperial Service: the Irish in India’

An exhibition on the Irish presence in India, 'Nab...

1 Jun 2010

TCD Celebrates Africa Day with Conference on Food Security

As part of the Africa Day celebrations a conferenc...

31 May 2010

Stanford President John L. Hennessy Becomes First International Advisor to Trinity College Dublin / University College Dublin Innovation Alliance

TCD-UCD Innovation Alliance Announces First Intern...

13 May 2010

Trinity College Dublin Announces a New Partnership for Teacher Education with its Associated Colleges of Education

Trinity College Dublin has announced (Tuesday, May...

11 May 2010

New Research Identifies New Genes Associated with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in Children

An international collaborative research team, incl...

5 May 2010

Minister for Older People Launches ‘Living with Dementia’ – A Social Research Programme in Dementia Care

'Living with Dementia' is a social research progra...

4 May 2010

CRANN Opens Ireland’s Most Advanced Nano Research Facility

Advanced Microscopy Laboratory (AML) is Critical P...

28 Apr 2010

TCD Researchers Link Rising Spring Temperatures to Changes in Plant and Animal Life-Cycles

Irish trees, birds, and insects have been affected...

21 Apr 2010

A New Report ‘Creativity, the City and the University’ Examines TCD’s Collaboration with major Dublin Cultural Institutions

A study on the collaboration between Trinity Colle...

15 Apr 2010

Trinity College Dublin Announces New Fellows and Scholars

Trinity College Dublin today heralded the beginnin...

12 Apr 2010

TCD Scientists Make Significant Breakthrough in Genetic Processes of Flower Development

An international collaborative research group, inv...

6 Apr 2010

Trinity Week 2010 Launched – ‘Ideas for the future’

Trinity Week 2010, a week of exciting events inclu...

1 Apr 2010

Dublin School Children Unveil a Collection of Handmade Books Inspired by Works from TCD’s Library at Bookmarks Exhibition 2010

An exhibition of handmade books inspired by works ...

25 Mar 2010

TCD Researchers Identify Genes that may Play a Key Role in the Development of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Trinity College Dublin researchers have identified...

23 Mar 2010

Trinity College Dublin Researchers Collaborate in Discovery of New Cell that has Potential for Targeted Treatment of Asthma

A collaboration between scientists in Trinity Coll...

16 Mar 2010

Innovation Alliance Announces Innovation Bursaries and Roll Out of Innovation Academy Graduate Programme

Innovation Alliance Welcomes the Vision of An Taoi...

11 Mar 2010

Ten New Spin Out Companies Set Up in Trinity College Dublin

Ten new spin out companies commercialising researc...

10 Mar 2010

Seachtain Spleodrach Geallta d’Éigse na Tríonóide Exciting Week Promised for Éigse na Tríonóide

Seo roinnt de na buaicphointí a bheas ann le linn ...

8 Mar 2010

The Eurolife International Health Alliance to Fight Against Poverty Related Diseases

The Eurolife Network of European Universities in L...

1 Mar 2010

New Research Shows Childhood Stress Such as Abuse or Emotional Neglect Can Result in Structural Brain Changes

New research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI...

26 Feb 2010

Trinity Professor of Moral Philosophy, Peter Simons Gives Inaugural Lecture on ‘Systems and System in Metaphysics’

Trinity Professor of Moral Philosophy, Peter Simon...

22 Feb 2010

Minister Éamon Ó Cuív Launches Trinity College Dublin’s Irish Language Scheme Seolann An tAire Éamon Ó Cuív Scéim Teanga Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath

The Minister for Rural, Community and Gaelta...

11 Feb 2010

TCD Launches Trinity Alumni Career Network to Help Unemployed Graduates in Challenging Economic Times

Trinity College Dublin launched the Trinity Alumni...

9 Feb 2010

A New Study on Immigrant Adolescents’ Experience of Ireland Launched

A new report on immigrant teenagers' experience of...

3 Feb 2010

New Research on Type 2 Diabetes by TCD Researchers Could Benefit Young Adults with the Condition

New research on Type 2 diabetes by Trinity College...

1 Feb 2010

New Business Partners Programme launched in conjunction with Trinity’s Institute for Intellectual Disability to promote Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace

The National Institute for Intellectual Disability...

29 Jan 2010

TCD Space Scientists Create Technologies for Latest European Space Agency Satellite that Provide New Views of the Sun

Space scientists in Trinity's School of Physics ar...

26 Jan 2010

Poet Paul Durcan Among Four Recipients of Honorary Degrees at Trinity College Dublin

The renowned Irish poet, Paul Durcan and&nbs...

14 Dec 2009

Minister O’Keeffe Opens Refurbished Translational Research Laboratory for Medical Research into Cancer, Metabolic Disorders and Infection

Research into cancer, infection, immune deficiency...

11 Dec 2009

TCD Scientists’ New Findings Show Complex Process that Controls the Inflammatory Response During Infection

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an ...

7 Dec 2009

New Academy for the Dramatic Arts to Provide World Class Training in Trinity College Dublin

A new Academy for the Dramatic Arts was announced ...

3 Dec 2009

Trinity College Dublin Reaffirms Commitment to Excellence and Societal Benefit in Innovation-centred Strategic Plan

Trinity College Dublin unveiled its new Stra...

26 Nov 2009

A New Report on Grandparents’ Role in Divorced and Separated Families Launched

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary H...

24 Nov 2009

Students of the Pioneering Trinity College Course for People with Intellectual Disabilities Graduate

Students of the pioneering university course for p...

18 Nov 2009

Intel Ireland Awarded Trinity College Dublin Innovation Award 2009

Trinity College Dublin awarded the College's annua...

16 Nov 2009

Trinity’s Professor Luke O’Neill is Awarded Science Foundation Ireland Researcher of the Year

Minister for Science, Technology...

10 Nov 2009

Author Terry Pratchett’s Writings Donated to Trinity by Literary Agent Colin Smythe

Renowned publisher, Trinity graduate and honorand,...

9 Nov 2009

New Programme to Help Prevent Dementia by Enhancing Cognitive Function Awarded €2.5 million

A new programme that aims to help prevent dementia...

3 Nov 2009

Trinity Researchers Discover New Way to Kill Leukaemia Cells

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have ident...

2 Nov 2009

Minister John Moloney Launches Report on Occupational Therapy Support Service for Students at TCD

The Minister for Equality, Disability and Mental H...

28 Oct 2009

New Database of Drug Metabolising Enzymes Relevant to Drug Development

Trinity College Researchers in collaboration with ...

28 Oct 2009

Marking the 400th Anniversary of the Ulster Plantation, TCD Conference, ‘Plantation and Reaction: The 1641 Rebellion’ Re-assesses its Disputed Histories

Public Lecture '1641 Massacres' opens Confer...

24 Oct 2009

TCD Researchers Identify New Gene that influences Human Intelligence

A new genetic variant that influences human intell...

24 Oct 2009

Nationwide Survey on Ageing Begins

Interviewers now calling to Homes Across the Count...

16 Oct 2009

Leading Edge Advances in Innovation and Technology Showcased at TCD

Trinity Research & Innovation showcased a sele...

16 Oct 2009

Trinity Researchers Develop New Drug Delivery System for Retinal Disease

Researchers at the Ocular Genetics Unit&nbsp...

13 Oct 2009

New PhD Programme in Child & Youth Research Launched

Trinity College Dublin and NUI Galway launched an ...

13 Oct 2009

Novelist Kevin Power is awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2009

The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for 2009&nbs...

8 Oct 2009

Trinity College Dublin Rises to 43rd in the World by Times Higher Education-QS League Tables

Trinity College Dublin continues to climb the worl...

8 Oct 2009

TCD led Eurolife Network of European Universities Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

Trinity College's School of Medicine, in collabora...

23 Sep 2009

World Experts in Childhood Obesity discuss the Current Crisis at largest Conference of its kind in Ireland

Ireland has one of the highest rates of childhood ...

18 Sep 2009

‘Energy Efficient & Low Carbon Manufacturing’ theme of International Manufacturing Conference at TCD

'Energy Efficient and Low Carbon Manufacturi...

3 Sep 2009

TCD Scientists Discover Original Human Specific Genes

Discovery of Novel Genes Could Unlock Mystery of W...

2 Sep 2009

International Summer School Tackles Global Issues in Ecology and Evolution

Ten undergraduate students from around the world j...

27 Aug 2009

TCD Scientists’ Discovery Improves Understanding of the Development of Autoimmune Diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and diabe...

14 Aug 2009

New Findings Shed Light on Cause of Cerebral Malaria That Kills 1 Million African Children Each Year

A novel pathway that may contribute to the high mo...

5 Aug 2009

Indian XI Win 1st Annual Ranji Trophy Cricket Match

The first cricket match for the Ranji Trophy took ...

28 Jul 2009

TCD’s National Institute for Intellectual Disability Summer School

Trinity College Dublin's National Institute for In...

27 Jul 2009

New Discovery about Salmonella Gene Control Could Help To Develop New Ways to Kill Bacteria

Scientists from Ireland, the UK and Germany have d...

22 Jul 2009

Nobel Prize winner in Economics, Professor Amartya Sen and Artist Patrick Scott Among Recipients of Honorary Degrees

Nobel Prize winner in economics, Professor Amartya...

13 Jul 2009

TCD led Research Team rule out link between specific Antibodies and Spina Bifida

New research just published in the New Engla...

10 Jul 2009

Minister for Education and Science launches DVD on ‘Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Parents, Teachers and Young People’

A new educational resource, 'Asperger Syndrome: A ...

9 Jul 2009

TCD Scientists Make Important Breakthrough in Understanding of Human Immune Response that has Implications for the Treatment of Asthma and other Allergies

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an ...

3 Jul 2009

Researchers Contribute to New Findings on the Genetics of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

New evidence suggests that many common DNA variant...

3 Jul 2009

Top Irish Universities and NGOs Awarded $900,000 in bid to tackle Challenges in Global Sustainable Development

Trinity College Dublin and University College Dubl...

1 Jul 2009

Glucksman Symposium and Library Exhibition on Napoleon

'Napoleon, Empire and Europe' was the theme ...

22 Jun 2009

TCD & UCD Sign Agreement with Silicon Valley Irish Tech Leaders to Drive Innovation, new Business Creation and Funding, augment Student Experience at 4th Level

September 10th partners' Summit in Washington DC t...

16 Jun 2009

Roll of Honour Acknowledging Ireland’s Contribution in World War II Presented to TCD Library

Les Dés Sont Sur Le Tapis: Ireland in World War II...

16 Jun 2009

Public Lecture by Former President of India Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Transforming India into a Developed Country

Announcement of Indian Studies Posts Fu...

15 Jun 2009

Trinity College Exhibition Highlights Contribution of Migrant Networks’ Leaders

'Leaders', a photographic exhibition which showcas...

12 Jun 2009

Findings on Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Young People Presented at American Diabetes Association Conference

At the annual scientific meeting of th...

12 Jun 2009

Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor Robert Engle of New York University speaks at TCD International Finance Conference

Over 160 papers in all areas of international fina...

10 Jun 2009

Minister Lenihan Opens Ireland’s First ‘Next-Generation’ DNA Laboratory at TCD’s Institute of Molecular Medicine

New Laboratory to Enable Research into Psych...

10 Jun 2009

School of Chemistry Hosts Annual Salters’ Festival of Chemistry

Sixty-four pupils from 16 schools donned lab coats...

4 Jun 2009

Inaugural Lecture of Professor Declan McLoughlin, Research Professor of Psychiatry Outlines New Research in the Treatment of Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease

"About 1,000 patients are treated annually w...

4 Jun 2009

TCD Celebrates Africa Day with Conference ‘Africa – Moving Forward’

Chief Economist of the African Development Bank &a...

27 May 2009

‘The Trinity Year – A Portrait of Trinity College Dublin’ launched

The Trinity Year - A Portrait of Trinity College D...

27 May 2009

Professor of Materials Engineering David Taylor Gives Inaugural Lecture on How Our Bones Work

Our bones are alive: they can repair themselves wh...

26 May 2009

300 Transition Year Students Graduate From TCD Technology Programme ‘Bridge2College’

Transition Year Students Attend Bridge2College Gra...

21 May 2009

Report on English Language Support Teaching in Secondary Schools Launched in TCD

Report English Language Support in Post-Primary Sc...

20 May 2009

Trinity College Announces New Fellows and Scholars

Trinity College Dublin heralded the beginning of t...

14 May 2009

‘ Low Carbon Society: Waste Not Want Not’ theme of Trinity Academic Symposium

Energy & Sustainability Experts Speak on Low C...

14 May 2009

Neutrality and Irish identity: Lessons from International Experience – TCD and Religious Society of Friends Conference

The Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dub...

8 May 2009

Trinity College Dublin Scientists Make Vaccine Breakthrough

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discover...

8 May 2009

President Mary McAleese Launches The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing New Health Assessment Centre & Public Phase of the Study at TCD

8,000 Older People to be assessed in the Public Ph...

7 May 2009

Trinity Week 2009 – A Week of Public Lectures, Debates, Films and Events is Launched

Trinity Week 2009 - Celebrating College life...

6 May 2009

Public Panel Discussion on ‘Pensions in Ireland: Prospects and Challenges’

A public panel discussion, 'Pensions in Ireland: P...

6 May 2009

Canadian Psychologist Speaks on Immigrant Adolescents’ Ability to Adapt to Life in a New Society

TCD's Children's Research Centre Hosts Expert Lect...

5 May 2009

TCD’s Leading Edge Arts Technology Research Laboratory is Opened by Arts Minister

New Arts Technology Research Laboratory to Produce...

30 Apr 2009

Leading Irish Neurologist Receives International Award for Motor Neurone Disease Research

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) presented ...

29 Apr 2009

Conference on the Relationship between the Arts, State and National Identity

A two-day conference examining the relationship be...

27 Apr 2009

€1 million Science Foundation Ireland Funding for Research into Human Memory and Alzheimer’s disease

Science Foundation Ireland has allocated €1million...

27 Apr 2009

Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Benefit Cancer Patients Undergoing Major Operations

New research from Trinity College Dublin published...

8 Apr 2009

Trinity College Dublin Scientists Make Break Through in Eczema

TCD's New Animal Model of Eczema Has Potential of ...

7 Apr 2009

TCD’s School of Medicine Launches Tercentenary Website

The School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin i...

30 Mar 2009

TCD Celebrates Synge Centenary with a Symposium, a Collection of Synge’s Travel Writings and an Exhibition of Photographs

John Millington Synge died on March 24th,&nb...

27 Mar 2009

‘Book of Kells’ Inspires Dublin School Children to Create Own Books as part of TCD and The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children, Bookmarks Programme

An exhibition of books illustrated and writt...

26 Mar 2009

The Latest Bioscience Technologies in Biopharmaceuticals, Drug Development and Medical Devices Showcased by TCD Researchers

Trinity Research and Innovation showcased a select...

13 Mar 2009

TCD Hosts International Scientific Symposium on Nanotechnology

The Significance of Nanoscience to the Irish Econo...

12 Mar 2009

TCD / UCD Innovation Alliance to Drive Smart Economy Job Creation

Ireland's two top universities, Trinity College Du...

11 Mar 2009

Low levels of Vitamin B12 Increase Risk of Spina Bifida

Children born to women who have low blood levels o...

4 Mar 2009

Transforming Ireland into a Low Carbon Society

Ireland's construction industry has the capacity t...

3 Mar 2009

Trinity International Development – an Initiative Promoting Research and Teaching in International Development has been Launched

The Trinity International Development Initiative (...

2 Mar 2009

Trinity and its Neighbours: An Oral History

Trinity and its Neighbours: An Oral History, a boo...

2 Mar 2009

Trinity College Dublin and Eurolife Partners Launch New European Postgraduate Programme in Molecular Medicine

The School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin, ...

23 Feb 2009

New Research Identifies Faster Detection of Viruses

A more specific and faster detection of viruses ha...

17 Feb 2009

Research on the Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People

The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney,...

9 Feb 2009

Indian Ambassador to Ireland Launches Trinity Indian Society

The Trinity Indian Society was launched at an even...

2 Feb 2009

Trinity College Library Exhibition, The Body in the Library – The Great Detectives 1841 – 1941

An exhibition titled The Body in the Library...

23 Jan 2009

IdentiGEN Wins Trinity College Dublin Innovation Award 2008

The Trinity College Dublin Innovation Award for 20...

21 Jan 2009

New Study on Youth Homelessness Launched by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

A study conducted in Dublin city, documenting the ...

22 Dec 2008

Terry Pratchett’s Public Interview, Sir David Attenborough Launches the New Centre for Biodiversity and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell Opens the New Astronomy Observatory

The recipients of the honorary degrees at the Wint...

18 Dec 2008

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough and Writer Terry Pratchett Among Recipients of Honorary Degrees

Acclaimed broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David At...

15 Dec 2008

Innovative Computer Science Workshops Aim to Attract Secondary School Students to Study Computing

The School of Computer Science and Statistics at T...

15 Dec 2008

TCD Research on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awarded European Psychiatric Association Research Prize

TCD collaborative research investigating the...

15 Dec 2008

Leading Child Psychologist Professor Susan Golombok Addresses TCD on Non- Traditional Family Forms and Child Outcomes

Does family structure really matter for the wellbe...

Vincentian Historian Dr Thomas McKenna Gives...

3 Dec 2008

New PhD Research Programme in Arts and Humanities Launched by Minister for Education

30 HEA Funded Scholarships in New Cross- Instituti...

21 Nov 2008

TCD’s National Institute for Intellectual Disability and IrishJobs.ie Host Business Breakfast to Promote Inclusive Recruitment Policies to Employers

The National Institute for Intellectual Disability...

14 Nov 2008

New Book on Daniel O’Connell by TCD Historian Patrick Geoghegan -‘King Dan: the Rise of Daniel O’Connell, 1775-1829’

Launching a new book on the life of Daniel O'Conne...

14 Nov 2008

TCD Botanical Symposium ‘The Poetry of Plants’ Featuring Renowned Garden Experts and Authors

A botanical symposium on gardens featuring - The I...

10 Nov 2008

A Showcase of Leading-Edge Technologies Developed by TCD Researchers in Information & Communications Technology

A sample of the latest technologies developed by T...

10 Nov 2008

Professor Ingrid Gogolin – International Expert on the Educational Integration of Children From Migrant Backgrounds Speaks at TCD

Professor Ingrid Gogolin, an international expert ...

10 Nov 2008

Oifigeach Gaeilge Nua Ceaptha ag Coláiste na Tríonóide

Tá Aonghus Dwane ceaptha mar Oifigeach Gaeilge nua...

31 Oct 2008

INSPIRE -National Nanoscience Consortium Launched

10 Third Level Institutions Join Forces in&n...

30 Oct 2008

Trinity College Centre for Nonprofit Management in Partnership with Indiana University launches Education Programme for Fundraisers

The Centre for Nonprofit Management at Trinity Col...

21 Oct 2008

New Course for Training Clergy Approved by Trinity College Dublin and the Church of Ireland

An inter-institutional agreement between Trinity C...

20 Oct 2008

New Research on Human Trafficking For Purpose of Forced Labour

Research carried out by the Irish School of Ecumen...

15 Oct 2008

Trinity College Dublin is ranked 49th in the World by Times Higher Education-QS League Tables

Trinity College Dublin has broken into the world's...

9 Oct 2008

Public Symposium on Colonial Connections: Ireland, India and Education

Education bound Ireland and India together in comp...

8 Oct 2008

Putting the Squeeze on Polymers is easier at the Nanoscale

New Discovery by Scientists at Trinity ...

7 Oct 2008

TCD’s Entrepreneurship Training Programme for Students, Researchers and Entrepreneurs Launched

The TCD Entrepreneurship Training Programme for st...

2 Oct 2008

Rare Chromosomal Aberrations that Contribute to Intellectual Disability Identified by TCD Researchers

An international research collaboration betwe...

29 Sep 2008

Inflammatory Response to Infection and Injury may Worsen Dementia – New TCD Research Suggests

Inflammation in the brain resulting from infection...

23 Sep 2008

Minister for Science & Innovation Jimmy Devins Opens Symposium Celebrating 50 years of Genetics at TCD

On the occasion of the opening of the publ...

19 Sep 2008

TCD Business School Launches New Masters in Finance

TCD's Business School's new MSc in Finance was lau...

15 Sep 2008

Dublin Chemistry – Ireland’s First Collaborative Graduate Programme by UCD and TCD’s Schools of Chemistry Launched

A pioneering collaborative graduate programme betw...

11 Sep 2008

TCD Researchers to Process Data from the World’s Largest Physics Experiment

Grid-Ireland Group at Trinity participates in the ...

9 Sep 2008

International Symposium on Fagel Collection of books amassed by powerful Dutch Family

Trinity College Library's renowned Fagel Collectio...

4 Sep 2008

TCD International Conference on Climate Change

An international conference on Climate Change a...

3 Sep 2008

Major Breakthrough in Cell Suicide by TCD scientists has implications for Cancer Treatment

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an ...

3 Sep 2008

TCD Researchers Contribute to Important Genetic Findings in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder

The Psychosis Research Group in Trinity College Du...

31 Jul 2008

The Wellcome Trust Announces €1.25 million for Science Gallery at TCD

The Wellcome Trust has announced funding of €1.25 ...

16 Jul 2008

Robert Redford and John Hume awarded Honorary Degrees at Trinity College Dublin

The academy-award winning director, producer and a...

11 Jul 2008

New Study on Immigrant Youth in Ireland Launched

There are 117,635 young people under 19 years livi...

9 Jul 2008

TCD International Conference on Strengthening Institutions for Development and Poverty Reduction

How far can the creation of strong institutions im...

4 Jul 2008

New Study on Homeless Young People in Cork City Launched

A new study conduced in Cork city, documenting the...

30 Jun 2008

Poet Leontia Flynn is awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2008

The Rooney Prize for Irish Liter...

18 Jun 2008

The Newly Renovated Provost’s House Stables -New Home to the Trinity Irish Art Research Centre Officially Launched

Painter Louis le Brocquy and Photographer Ja...

13 Jun 2008

Emer Casey PhD Studentships Launched at TCD to Research Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer

The Department of Histopathology at TCD's&nb...

12 Jun 2008

Trinity College Dublin Launches iTunes U Site

TCD is first university in Ireland to join iTunes ...

3 Jun 2008

International Conference on Health in Ageing

An international conference on 'Health in Ageing...

29 May 2008

Pioneering Report on the First Full Scale Election Study Conducted in Ireland

The Irish Voter: The Nature of electoral c...

29 May 2008

TCD Researchers Collaborate with Central Remedial Clinic to Develop Virtual Dublin Game

Researchers from the GV2 Group at the School...

28 May 2008

Patients Benefiting from Cutting Edge Medical Research at TCD’s Institute of Molecular Medicine

A report documenting five years of cutting-edge ...

15 May 2008

International TCD Conference on Changing Lives in Ageing Societies

A conference entitled 'Changing Lives in Ageing So...

14 May 2008

Inaugural Lecture by TCD’s Professor of Obstetrics Professor Deirdre Murphy: Evidence-based Obstetric care

Obstetric care involves a close working relations...

8 May 2008

Symposium on Student Volunteering in the 21st Century

Despite increasing affluence amongst students, the...

2 May 2008

First Report on Healthcare Needs of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist & Minority Christian Religions in Ireland Launched

A report on the healthcare needs of people from a ...

29 Apr 2008

TCD Researchers Develop a Second Groundbreaking New Test for the Prediction and Risk Assessment of Early Alzheimer’s Disease

A major diagnostic breakthrough for Alzheimer's ...

15 Apr 2008

Trinity College’s New Sports Centre Officially Opened by Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism

Trinity College Dublin's new state-of-...

7 Apr 2008

Two Newly Appointed TCD Professors of International Development give Inaugural Lectures

Professor of International Financial Economics and...

4 Apr 2008

Businessman Denis O’Brien Opens Art Exhibition by Students of the TCD Course for People with Intellectual Disabilities

New Alumni Society Announced for TCD Students with...

5 Mar 2008

Major Breakthrough in the Treatment of Coeliac Disease by TCD Researchers

Coeliac Disease linked to Diabetes in new TC...

4 Mar 2008

TCD Researchers Shed Light on Genetic Transfer Between Cells

Antibiotic resistance threatens to become a major ...

26 Feb 2008

TCD’s Geology Department issues 60,000 Rock Samples as a Teaching Resource

Minister Eamon Ryan launches 'Six Common Kinds o...

21 Feb 2008

Students of the Pioneering Trinity College Course for People with Intellectual Disabilities Graduate

Graduation Ceremony of the first class of students...

16 Feb 2008

The Irish Government faces pressing challenges in home care for older people – states new TCD study on home care for ageing populations

'Home Care for Ageing Populations: A Comparative A...

14 Feb 2008

New €2m Imaging and Screening Facility to Improve Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Launched at TCD

High Content Analysis Facility Launched at TCD Ins...

12 Feb 2008

International Conference on Intercountry Adoption

Irish experience of Intercountry Adoption put in I...

12 Feb 2008

TCD Recycling Initiative benefits Children’s Hospital

Senator David Norris Launches Trinity College's ...

7 Feb 2008

TCD Recycling Initiative benefits Children’s Hospital

Senator David Norris Launches Trinity College's 6t...

5 Feb 2008

Renowned Broadcaster and Scientist Professor Robert Winston Speaks on Ageing

One of the world's leading experts on fertility, P...

30 Jan 2008

New Policy Study Says Institutional Reforms Needed to Support Low Income Mothers Entering Paid Employment

Activation strategies to help low income mothers i...

24 Jan 2008

Ireland’s first Purpose-Built Nanoscience Research Institute and the World’s first Science Gallery Officially Opened by Taoiseach

The Naughton Institute, a €100 million state-of-th...

24 Jan 2008

Top Historian of Nazi Germany and Holocaust Speaks at TCD

Professor Christopher Browning Speaks at Holocaust...

21 Jan 2008

New PhD Research Programme in Arts and Humanities Launched by NUI Galway, TCD and UCC in Cross-Institutional Initiative

31 Scholarships Funded by HEA's PRTLI For Ne...

16 Jan 2008

GAA’s Liam Mulvihill, Soprano Veronica Dunne and Iranian Nobel Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi among recipients of Honorary Degrees at TCD

Director General of the GAA, Liam Mulvihill, &nb...

14 Dec 2007

US Professor of Social Work, Jane Waldfogel Speaks on Meeting Children’s Needs When Parents Work

"Public policies have not kept pace with changes...

28 Nov 2007

New Study on Homeless Young People by TCD Researchers

A new study of homeless young people in Dublin cit...

23 Nov 2007

Renowned US Psychologist, Prof Jeffrey Arnett speaks in TCD on the extended period of dependency of young adults

All Grown Up in Your Twenties? - Yet Still Living ...

15 Nov 2007

TCD Immunology Research Places Ireland in Second Place in Global Immunology Research

A global ranking for immunology research just pu...

6 Nov 2007

New Strategic Partnership between Trinity College Dublin and Carlow College

The Two Oldest Institutions of Higher Education in...

6 Nov 2007

Trinity College Dublin’s Inaugural Alumni Awards

The CEO of the Office of Fair Trade in t...

22 Oct 2007

The Most Ambitious Irish Research Project in the Humanities Commences in TCD

'Massacres, Myths and Memory' - the 1641 Depositio...

19 Oct 2007

The Annals of the Four Masters reunited for first time since 1636 in landmark exhibition/Annála na gCeithre Máistrí, le chéile arís don chéad uair ó 1636 i dtaispeántas suntasach

The Annals of the Four Masters, originally entitle...

9 Oct 2007

Minister Martin announces €14.6m joint investment into academic R&D programme for Alzheimer’s Disease

Collaboration with world-leading pharmaceutical co...

5 Oct 2007

Car dependent cities such as Dublin exacerbate social inequality, conference on public transport and urban design told

Car dependent cities such as Dublin exacerbate soc...

21 Sep 2007

International Dental Educators and Global Health Experts to attend Global Congress in Dental Education

International dental educators and global health e...

6 Sep 2007

TCD exhibition on the life and work of Nobel prize winner, James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

An exhibition on the life and work of Dr James D...

4 Sep 2007

TCD Celebrates Landmark Anniversary as World Centre for Enzyme Classification

Trinity College Dublin this year celebrates the 15...

30 Aug 2007

TCD Scientist Awarded €1.68 million to Develop New Potential Treatment for Allergies

A team of scientists, led by Dr Padraic Fallon, in...

29 Aug 2007

TCD Board announces Flagship Academic Medical Centre for Dublin

The Board of Trinity College Dublin has endorsed p...

30 Jul 2007

Poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill among recipients of Honorary Degrees at Trinity College Dublin

Poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill is among six candidates t...

6 Jul 2007

TCD Glucksman Memorial Symposium and Long Room Exhibition on the Great War

The Great War of 1914-18 was an event of unimagina...

14 Jun 2007

Professor John O’Leary delivers his Inaugural Lecture as Chair of Pathology at TCD on Cancer: Genes, Proteins and Stemness’

Major Research in the Development of New Treatment...

18 May 2007

Trinity Academic Symposium Debates Research, Public Policy and the Journey of a Journal from the Famine to the Digital Age

"There is significant potential for greater ...

17 May 2007

Trinity College Announces New Fellows and Scholars

Trinity College Dublin heralded the beginning of t...

14 May 2007

TCD scientists’ DNA analysis shows Middle Eastern Neolithic origin for Domestic Cattle

Scientists from the Smurfit Institute of...

13 May 2007

Provost’s Teaching Awards in Recognition of TCD Lecturers’ Commitment to Teaching and Learning

The Provost's Teaching Awards in Trinity College D...

9 May 2007

Trinity Physics Postgraduate Triumphs in Intervarsity Science Speak

Shane Bergin, a Trinity College Dublin, School of ...

8 May 2007

American History Lectureship Established at Trinity College

First major international investment for Trinity C...

3 May 2007

TCD Research on Damage and Repair of Human Bone Could Help Prevent Osteoporosis

Significant advances have been made in the form of...

3 May 2007

TCD International Symposium on Irish-Russian poet George Reavey

An International Symposium organised by the School...

27 Apr 2007

All-Ireland Collaborative Research Partnership between TCD, UCD and QUB

Queen's University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin...

24 Apr 2007

TCD Provost’s Volunteerism Awards for Voluntary Tuition Programme – Promoting Learning in the Community

TCD Provost, Dr John Hegarty, presented the first ...

23 Apr 2007

Professor Michael Gill delivers his Inaugural Lecture as Chair of Psychiatry at TCD

Professor Michael Gill delivered his Inaugural Lec...

19 Apr 2007

Physics Postgraduate triumphs at Trinity Science Speak

Trinity College Dublin physics postgraduate, Shane...

17 Apr 2007

TCD Strikes a Balance

With Strike a Balance as this year's theme, Healt...

16 Apr 2007

Major Breakthrough in the Treatment of Eczema by Trinity College Researchers

Research led by TCD's School of Medicine in conjun...

13 Apr 2007

TCD International Conference on Business and Higher Education Working Together to Widen Access to University

Higher education access programmes are operating ...

30 Mar 2007

Gender and Education Association 6th International Conference

Gender Balance and Bias is the theme of this year'...

28 Mar 2007

First Meeting of Forum on Acting Training

The first meeting of the Forum to review actor tra...

28 Mar 2007

TCD International Conference on Home Care for Older People

There is currently no legislative framework for t...

13 Mar 2007

State-of-the-art-technology designed by TCD researchers allows sick children in hospital to communicate with friends and family

Monday, March 5, 2007 - Solas, an online network ...

5 Mar 2007

Castleknock College Wins All-Ireland Final of Team Maths Quiz

Secondary school students from Castleknock College...

4 Mar 2007

TCD Professor Edits New Journal in Biomedical Materials

The only journal specialising in biomedical materi...

26 Feb 2007

TCD Researchers Awarded €2.5 million SFI Grant to Create Virtual Metropolis

A team of Trinity College researchers have been aw...

13 Feb 2007

Trinity College Lecturer Dr Anil Kokaram Wins Oscar Award for Visual Effects Software for Films

Trinity College lecturer at the Department of Elec...

9 Feb 2007

The Provost of Trinity College Invites Professor Nicholas Grene to Chair Forum to Review Actor Training in Ireland

The Provost of Trinity College has invited Profess...

7 Feb 2007

Trinity College takes the lead with recycling in Ireland’s third level sector

Trinity College achieves 50% Recycling Target for ...

5 Feb 2007

Trinity-IMI Graduate School of Business MBA Programme ranked 70th in the world by The Financial Times Top 100

According to the latest Financial Times Full-Time ...

29 Jan 2007

Trinity College benefits from Intel’s Multicore Way of Thinking

The availability of skilled computer science gradu...

29 Jan 2007

Trinity College Dublin Establishes Michael McNamara Professorship In Construction Innovation

Developer Bernard McNamara Donates €2.5 million ...

25 Jan 2007

Ireland’s Largest Immigration Research Programme launched by Trinity College

Monday, 22 January - Is Ireland's immigration crea...

22 Jan 2007

The TCD-ESRI led National Longitudinal Study of Children -Growing Up In Ireland – Launched Last Week

The Minister for Children, Brian Lenihan, T.D. off...

16 Jan 2007

Trinity College Library Exhibition Celebrates the Centenary of the First Performance of Synge’s Playboy of the Western World

The Playboy Riots at the Abbey Theatre Remembered ...

10 Jan 2007

Film Director Neil Jordan among recipients of Honorary Degrees at TCD

The film director, novelist and script writer, Nei...

15 Dec 2006

Trinity College Launches Pioneering New Irish Studies DegreeCúrsa Nua sa Léann Dúchais á lainseáil ag Coláiste na Tríonóide

A pioneering interdisciplinary degree in Irish St...

14 Dec 2006

Research Career Paths Must be Developed to Sustain Government’s Aim of Doubling Researchers by 2013 – TCD Workshop

TCD hosts international workshop on funding of hig...

14 Dec 2006

TCD’s Centre for Global Health Tackles Human Resources Crisis in Healthcare in Africa

An innovative project aimed at addressing the huma...

12 Dec 2006

American Science Historian, Professor Mordechai Feingold Gives TCD Lecture on Humanities in the Age of Science

The American historian of science, Professor Morde...

4 Dec 2006

Trinity College Leads New Medical Research Project Combating Poverty-Related Diseases in Children

A new international multi-disciplinary medical res...

15 Nov 2006

Minister for Education Launches Animated TV Science Series by CTVR during Science Week at Trinity College

The Resistors!, a new animated television series f...

13 Nov 2006

Trinity College Launches new Centre for Women in Science & Engineering Research

Trinity College's new Centre for Women in Sc...

10 Nov 2006

Ireland’s First Ever Longitudinal Study on Ageing launched by Minister for Health & Children in Trinity College

The most ambitious study of ageing ever undertaken...

6 Nov 2006

Trinity College Dublin’s Friends of the Library 60th Anniversary Celebrations

Celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of Tri...

2 Nov 2006

€1.2 million in EU Funding for new TCD Centre for Brain Mitochondrial Research

TCD Researchers in the School of Biochemistry and ...

27 Oct 2006

Trinity College’s Open House Dublin Initiative

Trinity College will open its doors to the Irish p...

19 Oct 2006

Nobel Laureate, Dr John Sulston, Receives the TCD Dawson Prize in Genetics

The Trinity College Dublin Dawson Prize in Genetic...

19 Oct 2006

TCD Centre for Irish-Scottish Studies Hosts Lecture by Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament

Trinity College's Centre for Irish-Scottish Studie...

17 Oct 2006

Trinity College’s Careers Week 16-20 October, 2006

Trinity College students have a wide variety of c...

16 Oct 2006

Minister for Education and Science Launches TCD Anti-Bullying DVD ‘Schools Have the Potential to Reduce Bullying’

"Schools have the potential to significantly r...

12 Oct 2006

TCD’s New Strategic Plan Update 2006 Aims to Join Top 50 World Universities

Trinity College launched an updated Strategic Plan...

10 Oct 2006

Trinity College is ranked in top 100 world universities by Times Higher Education Supplement League Tables

Trinity College has been ranked in the top 100&n...

5 Oct 2006

IONA Founder Chris Horn Receives Trinity College Dublin Innovation Award

IONA Technologies' Dr Chris Horn, was presented wi...

2 Oct 2006

TCD Unilink Service is launched, supporting Students with Mental Health difficulties

Trinity College's Unilink service - a servic...

29 Sep 2006

15% Annual Increase in Supply of Nurses and Midwives as a result of New Nursing Degrees

There will be an annual increase of 15% more nur...

25 Sep 2006

TCD Hosts Centennial Colloquium on Norwegian Dramatist, Henrik Ibsen

In honour of the hundredth anniversary of the deat...

19 Sep 2006

New Strategic Partnership in Medicine between Trinity College and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and the Royal College...

15 Sep 2006

Minister for Education Launches IITAC’s Visualisation and Supercomputing Facilities at TCD

Scientists at Trinity College's Institute for Info...

14 Sep 2006

Launch of Report on Home Care for Older People by TCD Social Policy and Ageing Centre

Home care for older people in Ireland needs to be ...

14 Sep 2006

Trinity College is Ranked Top Irish University in Sunday Times League Tables

Trinity College has been ranked as the top Irish u...

8 Sep 2006

Newly Appointed TCD Chair in Civil Engineering

Professor Margaret O'Mahony has been appointed as ...

6 Sep 2006

New Strategic Partnership between Trinity College Dublin and NUI Galway

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and the National Univ...

1 Sep 2006

Trinity College’s Careers Advisory Service’s Award Winning Website

Trinity College's Careers Advisory Service's (CAS)...

29 Aug 2006

New Research Reveals IDA’s Strategy in Creating the Celtic Tiger

The IDA strategy of targeting foreign Multinatio...

21 Aug 2006

Ireland’s Top Research Universities, TCD and UCC, Move Towards Greater Collaboration

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University Colleg...

14 Jul 2006

UN Advisor Dr Jeffrey Sachs and Management Thinker Charles Handy Among Recipients of Honorary Degrees From Trinity College Dublin

The Columbia University economist and United Nat...

10 Jul 2006

TCD Conference: Ireland and Global Development: Strengthening Financial, Trade and Health Systems

5-6 July, 2006 'Urgent Need for Coherent Approa...

7 Jul 2006

Medicine Professor Spearheads Successful €20 million Award for new Clinical Research Centre

An initiative led by Trinity College's Professor o...

5 Jul 2006

TCD’s Centre for Nonprofit Management launches report on Irish Nonprofit Sector

A national report into the Irish nonprofit sector...

28 Jun 2006

Trinity College’s Institute of Neuroscience and School of Psychology hosts the 7th International Multisensory Research Forum

The 7th International Multisensory Research Foru...

21 Jun 2006

Trinity College’s Anti-Bullying Centre hosts the Fifth International Conference on Workplace Bullying

"The prevention of bullying in the workplace is ...

19 Jun 2006

Trinity College Launches the Long Room Hub

'Unlocking the Treasures' International researc...

14 Jun 2006

New York Stock Exchange Chief Economist and Commissioner McCreevy speak at TCD Conference on International Finance

The New York Stock Exchange's chief economist, D...

12 Jun 2006

Tackling Educational Disadvantage at Trinity College

Trinity Access Programme Summer School 10th Anni...

12 Jun 2006

TCD Lecture on Play for Children with Special Needs

Children's play should be taken seriously was th...

2 Jun 2006

Minister Hanafin Launches TCD National Institute for Intellectual Disability (NIID)

The Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanaf...

25 May 2006

Trinity Announces New Fellows and Scholars

Colour and ceremony came alive at Trinity College ...

15 May 2006

Carbon Nanoparticles Increase Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke – TCD Scientist

Carbon nanoparticles in air pollution, known as ur...

11 May 2006

TCD Business School is Ireland’s Leading Centre for Business Research

A new ranking of international business schools ha...

3 May 2006

Ivana Bacik among recipients of 2006 Trinity College Dublin Provost’s Teaching Awards

Professor Ivana Bacik, School of Law, is one of fo...

2 May 2006

Alcohol Policy Options – Research can distinguish between the useful and the useless says expert

The difference between good and bad alcohol policy...

27 Apr 2006

TCD Health Week Aims to Promote Participation in Sport Among Students with Disabilities

TCD Health Week Aims to Promote Participation in S...

24 Apr 2006

Nature / Nurture Debate Needs New Child-centred Focus – AIB Professor of Childhood Research

First university professorship in Ireland dedicate...

20 Apr 2006

2006 Trinity College Dublin Business Student of the Year Announced

Last night at a ceremony in Trinity College Dublin...

14 Apr 2006

Trinity College Celebrates Beckett’s Birthday

To mark the birthday of one of Trinity College's m...

13 Apr 2006

Lack of Local Government Undermines Social and Civic Viability of Ireland’s New Suburbs – TCD Policy Institute Study

The quality of life and civic engagement of commun...

10 Apr 2006

Trinity College Library Exhibition Showcases New Beckett Material

Trinity College Library celebrates the centenary o...

4 Apr 2006

Trinity Marks the 350th anniversary of the death of James Ussher

To mark the 350th anniversary of the death on Marc...

21 Mar 2006

Trinity College Dublin and anti-corruption group announce partnership

Dublin, 13 March 2006 - Transparency International...

13 Mar 2006

Concern Worldwide CEO Tom Arnold addresses the changing role of International NGOs in developing world at TCD Lecture

'Develop a Global Partnership for Development' Goa...

8 Mar 2006

Dublin Students Win Final of Ireland’s Team Maths Quiz

Students from Gonzaga College, Dublin are the winn...

8 Mar 2006

Minister for State Conor Lenihan addresses Private Sector’s role in Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger at TCD Lecture

'Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of p...

1 Mar 2006

Trinity IMI Graduate School of Management Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the MBA Programme

On Saturday February 25th 2006 the Trinity - IMI G...

25 Feb 2006

Leading War Crimes Experts to Address Trinity Conference

Professor Bob de Graaff, author of the report on t...

23 Feb 2006

Academics fear that values are under threat

Many university academics fear that the fundamenta...

22 Feb 2006

Paul Durcan Celebrates Work of Fellow Poet

Ireland Chair of Poetry Lecture at TCD The Irela...

15 Feb 2006

Voluntary Tuition Programme celebrates its 20th anniversary

The Voluntary Tuition Programme (VTP) at Trinity C...

9 Feb 2006

TCD Environmental Initiative benefits Children’s Hospital

Launch of TCD Green Week 2006 €3,000 raised throu...

6 Feb 2006

One in 14 men having a heart attack drive themselves to hospital

Seven per cent of men having a heart attack drove ...

6 Feb 2006

Intel Chooses Trinity College Dublin to Develop New Curriculum on Multicore Software Development

Trinity College Dublin announced today that it has...

1 Feb 2006

Trinty-IMI Graduate School of Management’s Full-time MBA Programme features in three of the Financial Times Top Ten MBA school rankings

According to the Financial Times Full-Time MBA 200...

30 Jan 2006

First Irish Study to Interview Children Directly on Domestic Violence is launched

Poor School Performance, Low Self Esteem and Risky...

26 Jan 2006

Results of Nationwide Survey Reveal Irish Attitudes to Work-Life Balance

Mental Health Survey Shows Majority of Respondents...

24 Jan 2006

Foresight Business Group Event

On January 17th, 2006, the Foresight Business Grou...

17 Jan 2006

Trinity first Irish university to establish ‘desk’ in India

Trinity College Dublin is to establish a 'desk' wi...

16 Jan 2006

Ireland’s First University-School-Business E-Mentoring Scheme to be Established by TCD

TCD receives Goldman Sachs Foundation Grant Irela...

19 Dec 2005

‘Sophie’s World’ author Jostein Gaarder and TCD Medical Officer for 30 years among distinguished recipients of Honorary Degrees at TCD

Norwegian author and teacher Jostein Gaarder, the ...

16 Dec 2005

Trinity-IMI Strategic Partnership with Babson College aims to improve Entrepreneurial Activity in Ireland

IRISH ENTERPRISE TEAMS DON'T HAVE BUSINESS SKILLS ...

15 Dec 2005

Trinity Researchers Aim to Make Ageing a Positive Experience in Ireland

Major National Study Launched An estimated €10 mi...

8 Dec 2005

Research Project Unveils Able 4 College Website for Students with Disabilities

News Release - Saturday, December 3, 2005-Marking ...

2 Dec 2005

491 students representing 32 counties receive Trinity College High Achiever Awards

A total of 491 first-year students have been award...

28 Nov 2005

TCD Graduate’s Sporting Legacy Celebrated

This year Keio University in Japan celebrates 100 ...

28 Nov 2005

TCD celebrates 100 years of its Chair of Education

The planned series of events, open to the public,...

23 Nov 2005

Worms may become ‘drug cabinet’ of the future – Trinity Scientists Discover New Drug for Inflammatory Disorders

Researchers have discovered that eggs from a paras...

21 Nov 2005

First Cardiac Rehabilitation Degrees in Europe

The first Masters degrees in Cardiac Rehabilitatio...

18 Nov 2005

A Lack of Social Support, Poor Material Circumstances and Racism Create Difficulties for Lone Refugee and Asylum Seeking Mothers and their Children in Ireland

A new study, Making a New Life in Ireland: Lone Re...

7 Nov 2005

Trinity medical students ask public to give generously to the men and women in the ‘white coats’

More than 300 medical students to take to the stre...

2 Nov 2005

University of Dublin inaugurates new Pro-Chancellor

Leading academic Prof. Dermot McAleese was admitte...

27 Oct 2005

Health Website For Students and Staff at TCD

TCD’s Health Service is increasing its empha...

26 Oct 2005

Ireland’s first Research Staff Association is launched in Trinity College

Researchers deserve greater recognition Access to ...

19 Oct 2005

TCD and IMI launch Graduate School of Management

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and the Irish Managem...

18 Oct 2005

Sports Utility Vehicles Should Carry Health Warnings – TCD experts

Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) should carry health...

7 Oct 2005

Adolescent Substance Misuse Conference Hosted by Addiction Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin

More emphasis on targeted, family-based interventi...

29 Sep 2005

30,000 Rock Samples for Geography Classes

The dedicated, unpaid effort of a Geology Lecturer...

27 Sep 2005

Teen Sexuality Conference hosted by Children’s Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin

‘Becoming a sexually healthy adult is a key ...

22 Sep 2005

Trinity College Installs IBM’s Largest InfiniBand Cluster in Europe

Trinity College Dublin has installed IBM’s l...

31 Aug 2005

Pianist John O’Conor and Theatre Director Michael Bogdanov among Distinguished Recipients of Honorary Degrees at Trinity College Dublin

Pianist John O’Conor is among six recipients...

8 Jul 2005

Tánaiste opens Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience

Ireland's first purpose-built research institute t...

4 Jul 2005

TCD Board Election Results Announced

The newly elected members to the Board of Trinity ...

30 Jun 2005

Ryan Tubridy Hosts Virtual Quiz Final for Sick Children in Hospital

Ryan Tubridy, Patron of Áit Eile – an...

22 Jun 2005

Demand for Fresh Approach from Government to Ireland’s Development Cooperation Policy

The Irish government has come in for some strong c...

16 Jun 2005

Trinity College announces Ussher Scholars

The recipients of the Ussher International Fellows...

15 Jun 2005

Dr. Mary Robinson Awarded Alexander Dubcek Gold Medal at Trinity College

The former Irish President and Chancellor of the U...

26 May 2005

New Labour Immigration Policies will Fail Unless Employment Laws are Enforced – Trinity College Policy Institute Study

Punish employers who violate immigration laws, rec...

19 May 2005

TCD Scientist elected to the US National Academy of Sciences

Prof. Michael Coey, Department of Physics, Trinity...

18 May 2005

Trinity College Announces New Fellows and Scholars

Trinity College Dublin today (Monday 16 May) heral...

16 May 2005

Recipients of the 2005 Trinity College Dublin Provost’s Teaching Awards Announced

Recipients of the 2005 Provost's Teaching Awards T...

11 May 2005

Trinity College Invests Further in Research and Development with Opening of New Bioengineering Facility

TCD Responds to Strategic Needs of Irish Industry ...

10 May 2005

High cost if employment grievances not settled fairly and efficiently – TCD Policy Institute Study

‘Growing numbers of ‘individual’...

3 May 2005

Government needs to step up awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – TCD Researcher

The Irish Government needs to increase its efforts...

29 Apr 2005

TCD launches Inaugural College Health Week

Trinity College Dublin will hold its inaugural Hea...

27 Apr 2005

FÁS is both under-appreciated and over-used by the Irish State- TCD Policy Institute Study

FÁS's role in contributing to the current positive...

14 Mar 2005

No Need for Continued Irish Government Venture Capital Investments- TCD Policy Institute Study

No Need for Continued Irish Government Venture Cap...

10 Mar 2005

Donegal Students Win Final of Ireland’s First Team Maths Quiz

Students from St. Columba's College, Stranorlar ar...

7 Mar 2005

Kildare Students Reach Final of Ireland’s First Team Maths Quiz

Students from Patrician Secondary School, Newbridg...

1 Mar 2005

TCD Scientist Receives Royal Irish Academy’s Premier Award

Prof. Denis Weaire, Head of TCD’s Physics De...

23 Feb 2005

Gender must be included in Government policymaking – New reports call for inequalities in lives of men & women to be addressed

Gender is still given only limited consideration i...

15 Feb 2005

Trinity College begins construction of Ireland’s First Purpose Built Nanoscience Research Institute

Trinity College Dublin has announced the commencem...

10 Feb 2005

TCD Achieves 40% Recycling Threshold

TCD launched its third annual Green Week today, Mo...

7 Feb 2005

TCD Links with CDVEC to Deliver Course for Disadvantaged Students

Three City of Dublin Vocational Education Colleges...

25 Jan 2005

TCD is only Irish university in the THES world’s top 100 science, engineering and IT universities

Trinity College Dublin is the only Irish universit...

24 Jan 2005

Christina Noble, Nobel Prize Winner among distinguished recipients of Honorary Degrees at Trinity College Dublin

Christina Noble is among six recipients to receive...

17 Dec 2004

Minister announces Vice Provost’s appointment as Chairperson of the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology

The Vice Provost of Trinity College, Prof. Jane Gr...

15 Dec 2004

Action required to modernise pharmacy – Trinity College Dublin Policy Institute Study

A 19th Century apothecary would not recognise toda...

14 Dec 2004

Under-representation of women in science, engineering and technology threatens our global competitiveness-TCD Vice Provost

The under-representation of women in science, engi...

10 Dec 2004

536 students representing 32 counties receive Trinity College High Achievers Awards

A total of 536 first-year students have been award...

30 Nov 2004

Research Shows Modern Language Graduates Have Skills Employers Need

A report, “The hidden value of higher educat...

23 Nov 2004

International Science Festival to Come to Dublin – TCD to Host Prestigious BA Festival of Science

Dublin city will be alive with science next Septem...

5 Oct 2004

Minister Ivor Callely Opens Trinity CollegeTherapy Schools at St. James’s Hospital

A €9 million purpose built, state of the art ...

30 Sep 2004

TCD School of Nursing & Midwifery Studies Reopened in Refurbished Art Deco Building By Minister of State

As part of the response to the 1998 Report of the ...

14 Sep 2004

Mexican Ambassador Unveils Sculpture in Trinity

The Ambassador of Mexico to Ireland, Dr. Agustin B...

13 Sep 2004

Management Research Must be on National Agenda – TCD Academic

The rapid growth in funding for science and techno...

2 Sep 2004

Trinity College Dublin Researchers Win Health Research Board Funding

Ten Trinity College researchers were among those r...

24 Aug 2004

Recipients of the 2003 Trinity College Dublin Provost’s Teaching Awards Announced

Recipients of the 2003 Provost's Teaching Awards T...

9 Mar 2004

President McAleese Celebrates a Century of Women in Trinity College Dublin

Mary McAleese today, Wednesday March 3rd, launched...

3 Mar 2004

Minister Dempsey Opens TCD’s Institute of Molecular Medicine

Research Institute to develop new approaches to di...

7 Nov 2003

President McAleese opens James Ussher Library at Trinity College Dublin

Trinity's First 21st Century Building Officially O...

11 Apr 2003

Trinity Launches Bachelor in Science in Nursing Degree

The School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies at Tri...

13 Aug 2002

Creator of Great Gardens at Mount Congreve among those to Receive Honorary Degree at Trinity College Dublin

Ambrose Congreve, creator of one of the great gard...

12 Jul 2002

Irish Child Policy Must be Reformed – Policy Institute Study

The neglect of childhood as a policy issue needs t...

18 Jun 2002

Policies Need to be Found to Reduce Stresses on Working Parents – TCD Co-ordinated Study

Most Irish working parents, and particularly Irish...

10 Jun 2002

Fujitsu Siemens supports learning at Trinity College

Fujitsu Siemens Computers affirmed its commitment ...

10 Jun 2002

Publication on ICT in the classroom a first

Ireland's first major evaluation of the concentrat...

22 May 2002

Minister Hanafin launches Áit Eile, an on-line network for children in hospital

The Centre for Health Informatics in Trinity Colle...

16 Apr 2002

Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre: Historic Joint Venture announced by University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin

A groundbreaking joint venture in the field of Mol...

15 Apr 2002

Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre: Historic Joint Venture announced by University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin

A groundbreaking joint venture in the field of Mol...

14 Apr 2002

Major New Brain Discovery By Scientists At Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College scientists, in collaboration with ...

4 Apr 2002

Irish Universities Unite to Encourage Students to Study Science

A pioneering web site to encourage students to stu...

27 Mar 2002

Trinity College Appoints Community Liaison Officer

Trinity College has appointed its first Community ...

5 Mar 2002

Irish Doctor Awarded First Haughton Institute Fellowship worth €63,500

A Doctor was awarded a Post Doctoral Fellowship on...

20 Feb 2002

National Development Plan for Social Housing must be Reformed to Meet Targets – Policy Institute Study

Targets set in the National Development Plan for s...

19 Feb 2002

First Provost’s Teaching Awards Mark Academic Excellence

A Trinity lecturer who developed his own unique st...

23 Jan 2002

Trinity College’s MBA Programme Scores Highest Increase in European Ranking

The prestigious Financial Times (FT) ranking of th...

21 Jan 2002

Trinity College Honours Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet Union President, Mikhail Gorbachev, ...

8 Jan 2002

Trinity College Dublin Secures IR£46.2m in Research Funding

The Provost of Trinity College, Dr. John Hegarty w...

21 Dec 2001

TCD secures IR£46.2m in research funding

The Provost of Trinity College, Dr. John Hegarty w...

21 Dec 2001

Former Director of Dublin Zoo and Renowned Irish Author Among Leading Figures to Receive Honorary Degrees at TCD

Peter Wilson, former Director of Dublin Zoo, which...

14 Dec 2001

498 students representing 31 counties receive Trinity College High Achievers awards

A total of 498 first-year students have been award...

29 Nov 2001

President Mary McAleese Opens Centre for Deaf Studies in Trinity College Dublin

The number of Irish Sign Language (ISL/English) in...

12 Nov 2001

Suspect envelope found at Trinity College

A suspicious envelope containing a white powder wa...

18 Oct 2001

Tom Murphy Papers Acquired by Trinity College Library

Trinity College Library is delighted to announce t...

5 Oct 2001

New Berkeley Fellows Announced at Trinity College

The College's Berkeley Fellowships were announced ...

19 Sep 2001

Institute for International Integration Studies, The Sutherland Centre, launched at Trinity College Dublin

The Institute for International Integration Studie...

29 Jun 2001

Institute to Develop Materials of the Future Opened at Trinity College Dublin

A £17 million Institute dedicated to the developme...

17 May 2001

Ireland’s First Institute of Neuroscience Launched at Trinity College Dublin

Ireland's first Institute for the study of neurosc...

29 Sep 2000

TCD and UCD collaborate to establish ground-breaking Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre

The Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre (DMMC), a dyn...

24 Jul 2000

First Fulbright Scholarship in Deaf Studies announced in Trinity College

For the first time in Ireland, a scholarship speci...

15 Jul 1999

Former US Ambassador to Ireland and former Taoiseach among seven recipients of Honorary Degrees from Trinity College

Trinity College conferred seven honorary degrees o...

9 Jul 1999

Honorary Degrees conferred by Trinity College Dublin

The University of Dublin (Trinity College) conferr...

18 Dec 1998

Installation of Dr Mary Robinson as Chancellor

The Provost of Trinity College and the University ...

17 Dec 1998

Trinity College Confers First Degrees in Nursing Studies

The first registered nurses to graduate from Trini...

17 Dec 1998

New School of Dental Science and Dublin Dental Hospital Opens

The Taoiseach officially opened the newly rebuilt ...

19 Sep 1998

Haughton Institute Opens

The Minister for State at the Department of Health...

3 Jun 1998

New School of Pharmacy in Trinity College to increase student intake by 40%

Ireland's only School of Pharmacy, located in Trin...

19 May 1998

Trinity College Confers Honorary Degree on Senator George Mitchell

Chairman of the Peace Talks in Northern Ireland, S...

1 May 1998

New Policy Institute launched at Trinity College

A new source of research and evaluation of public ...

8 Apr 1998

New Genetics Institute opened in Trinity College Dublin

One of the largest science developments in Trinity...

13 Mar 1998

Queen’s – Trinity link up to provide leading-edge computing facility

A major new link-up between Queen's University Bel...

10 Mar 1998

New Advanced Computing Laboratory opens with donation from Intel

A new advanced computing laboratory in Trinity Col...

13 Feb 1998

New energy solution will maximise the health of the power-grid’s heart

The product will allow power distributors to better assess power-grid usage and adopt a more proactive approach to managing energy provision.