Trinity Highlights for 2023
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We can and should do better for Gaza students seeking to study in Ireland
What is needed is a funded partnership model between the Government and the institutions backed by fee waivers and donor support, writes Emma Stokes, outgoing vice-president for global engagement, in a comment piece first published in The Irish Times.
26 August 2026
Community|Society|Students
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Trinity makes 3,976 offers in first round of 2026 CAO
Trinity’s Vice-Provost and Chief Academic Officer Orla Sheils said: “The gradual reduction of the post-marking adjustment in Leaving Certificate results continues to generate volatility in the university admissions system."
26 August 2026
Community|Students
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College entry system is rigged in favour of comfortable classes
Our system of admissions to higher education is designed to sort students into colleges and courses starkly divided by class, writes Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, in The Irish Times.
26 August 2026
Research|Society
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Trinity welcomes progress on new student accommodation plans
The university’s plan for 358 new student beds in Dartry will proceed to tender following approval from Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD.
26 August 2026
Students
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Trinity medtech startup NOVAP Medical wins IDEATE 2026; sets sights on tackling ventilator-associated pneumonia
The team are now building a clear pathway towards commercialisation and hope to secure more funding in the near future to test and ultimately bring their innovation into hospitals where it can improve patient care in the coming years.
20 August 2026
Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science
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Trinity welcomes hundreds to international conference focused on improving access to dental care for disabled people
This week saw the launch of a World Health Organization policy brief that outlined the dire waits, and general lack of access to preventive treatment, that people from this cohort experience in Ireland. The launch kickstarted the International Association for Disability & Oral Health conference.
20 August 2026
Health|Research|Science|Society
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Legacy of colonial biodiversity exploitation explains poverty in biodiversity-rich countries – new research
New research suggests that colonial exploitation of biodiversity by now-rich countries created poverty legacies that persist today.
19 August 2026
Environment|Research|Science|Society|Sustainability
Trinity Highlights from 2023
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