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High skilled freelancers’ confidence in the Irish economy declines, but remains positive

A 2026 Outlook published by Trinity Business School today contains early results from the annual Ireland’s Project Economy survey of high skilled independent contractors in Ireland.

15 Jan 2026

Business|Research|Society

OpenIreland testbed transitions to ADAPT; expands into AI-driven network sensing

The OpenIreland testbed, a nationally significant and internationally connected research infrastructure supporting experimental research in open, programmable networking, is entering a new phase within the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre at Trinity.

15 Jan 2026

Innovation|Research|Science

Legal aid reform under the spotlight at School of Law and FLAC conference

Trinity’s School of Law in collaboration with FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) hosted a high-level conference on civil legal aid reform in Ireland this week.

14 Jan 2026

Research|Society

Engines of light: new theory suggests we could increase useful energy obtained from sunlight

Physicists from Trinity believe new insights into the behaviour of light may offer a new means of solving one of science’s oldest challenges – how to turn heat into useful energy.

9 Jan 2026

Research|Science

Two Trinity-led mental health research projects receive HRB investment

The HRB is supporting 10 new mental health research projects with a focus on priority and underserved groups through its Applied Partnership Awards scheme.

8 Jan 2026

Awards and Funding|Community

Nine exciting discoveries from Trinity researchers in 2025

Trinity researchers have made significant discoveries this year enriching our culture, building better futures and broadening our understanding of the world.

23 Dec 2025

Culture|Health|Research|Science|Society

EU team to detect earthquakes and infrastructure damage using internet cables

Researchers have begun a new €5 million EU-funded project that will allow fibre optic cable lines under our roads, fields and seas to double up as sensors that spot earthquakes and infrastructure damage, monitor traffic, and detect changes in the natural environment.

22 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Environment|Innovation|Research|Science

How many cervical cancers have been prevented so far through screening in Ireland?

The team has uncovered that the Irish Cervical Cancer Screening programme has prevented over 5500 cancers in Ireland, that would over wise have occurred in the lifetime of women screened.

19 Dec 2025

Health|Research|Science

The establishment and management of Addiction Research Network Ireland (ARNI)

The Network will be established as a national collaborative platform and led by Professor Jo-Hanna Ivers at the Department of Public Health & Primary Care at School of Medicine at Trinity.

18 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Society

Study to investigate impact of Covid-19 and technology on mourning practices in Ireland

A new study to investigate the impact of Covid-19 and technology on mourning practices in Ireland has been launched by a digital humanities researcher in Trinity College Dublin.

17 Dec 2025

Culture|Research|Society

Need for human rights approach in dementia care highlighted

A event marked the launch of a new book 'Human Rights in Dementia Care: A Good Practice Guide' by Professor Suzanne Cahill, School of Social Work and Social Policy.

11 Dec 2025

Research

Minister Dara Calleary announces funding of €2 million for ABAIR project

Based in the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, ABAIR is developing a range of speech technologies and language facilities, and providing them to the Irish-speaking community.

10 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Research

Three Trinity researchers win highly competitive ERC Consolidator Grants

The awardees are Professor Mary Rogan and Dr Brian Barry from the School of Law and Dr Mark Ward from the School of Medicine.

9 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Research

First international JOINER node hosted by CONNECT

The Joint Open Infrastructure for Networks Research (JOINER) is a UK-wide experimentation platform created to accelerate future communications and networks research, exploitation and adoption.

9 Dec 2025

Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity welcomes investment in research infrastructure through INSPIRE programme

Trinity welcomes the launch of INSPIRE, the Government of Ireland’s new €750 million programme to renew and strengthen research infrastructure across the higher education sector.

5 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Innovation|Research

Dr Tian Carey secures Royal Society-Research Ireland University Research Fellowship

Dr Carey, from Trinity’s School of Physics and the AMBER Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, will now build an independent research group in Trinity.

5 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Nanoscience breakthrough puts low-cost, printable electronics on the horizon

The breakthrough has a huge potential impact – one that brings us much closer to quickly and cheaply producing printable electronics such as wearable health sensors or flexible displays.

5 Dec 2025

Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity researcher awarded €4.6 million Wellcome Career Development Award

Trinity is proud to announce that Dr. Irina Kinchin, Research Assistant Professor in Health Economics at the School of Medicine, has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award worth €4.6 million over eight years. This is a largest individual research fellowship in Ireland to date.

5 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Increasing plant diversity in agricultural grasslands boosts yields, reducing reliance on fertiliser

Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen fertiliser. That is the headline finding of a landmark, international study led by Trinity that paints a promising picture for more sustainable agriculture.

4 Dec 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Enterprise Ireland backs new AI-powered ed-tech spinout, Meso

Meso, a spinout company from the Research Ireland ADAPT Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology at Trinity, has designed a solution to ease teacher workload.

4 Dec 2025

Awards and Funding|Research