Trinity Highlights for 2023
Featured News
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30 distinct genes that influence vitamin D status found
Trinity researchers have led a new collaborative study, combining large genetic datasets with satellite weather data and uncovering over 30 distinct genes that influence vitamin D status, many of which were not previously known.
02 December 2025
Health|Research
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Meet “Damhán Alla” – the newly christened spider-like feature on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Irish planetary scientists have christened a spider-like feature on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa as “Damhán Alla”, which translates to “spider” or “wall demon”.
02 December 2025
Research|Science
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First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska is welcomed to Trinity
To mark the historic visit, Dr Linda Doyle presented the First Lady with a gift edition of Ireland’s most famous manuscript, the Book of Kells.
02 December 2025
Community|Society
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FGM Activist Ifrah Ahmed receives Trinity honorary degree
Ifrah Ahmed, Mei Lin Yap, Ambassador Liaison Officer with the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability , computer visionary Pietro Perona and Kathy Prendergast, one of Ireland's foremost living artists, all received Trinity’s highest honour.
28 November 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Society
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Researchers at Trinity’s AI Accountability Lab secure major UK grant to investigate potential risks of AI companions
The project will look at how AI companions are designed to shape our feelings and behaviours, and what happens when technology begins to blur relational boundaries. It will investigate the psychological and societal risks posed by AI companion apps.
28 November 2025
Awards and Funding|Culture|Research|Science|Society
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New documentary shows a stark reckoning with Ireland’s Magdalene past – and the long fight for justice
The new documentary 'Testimony' is an essential reminder of a society’s efforts to contain female sexuality, writes Ruth Barton, School of Creative Arts, in a piece for The Conversation.
27 November 2025
Culture|Research
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Trinity awards posthumous degree to writer Christy Nolan
This unique award comes in the year of the 25th anniversary of Trinity’s disAbility service, and celebrates the fact that Christy, despite immense physical barriers, found a community in Trinity that recognised his potential and his voice.
27 November 2025
Arts|Community|Society
Trinity Highlights from 2023
21 Dec 2023