Articles
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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
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Zoologists Hope ‘Big Brother’ Approach Will Help Combat TB in Badgers and Cattle
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
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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
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Trinity Graduate Nominated as Oxford University’s next Vice-Chancellor
Professor Louise Richardson, currently the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, has been nominated as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
28 May 2015
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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
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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
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Inspiring Change: Empowering Women’s Futures in Africa
Global progress towards equality for women and girls has been significant in the last 20 years, yet enormous barriers to female empowerment still persist, says Dr Gillian Wylie, Head of the Irish School of Ecumenics.
25 May 2015
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Better Broadband: CONNECT Centre Launches €1M Telecoms Research Project
The O'SHARE project will explore ways of improving the capacity of optical networks to cope with the surges in demand typically experienced at concerts and sporting events.
26 Nov 2015
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Meet Trinity’s Welcome Ambassador Students
Trinity College Dublin has a team of nine Welcome Ambassador Students who work with the University's Trinity Visitor Experience.
17 Aug 2015
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‘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
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Britain Shouldn’t Leave the EU – It Should Join the Euro Group
If the UK wants beneficial reform of the EU then let it be as a fully committed club member, observing the collective rules of that club, says Professor of Economics John O'Hagan.
7 May 2015
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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
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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
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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
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Gallipoli – Ireland’s Forgotten Heroes
RTE's "Gallipoli - Ireland's Forgotten Heroes", which airs on RTÉ One, Tuesday 21st April at 10.15pm, will feature Trinity's Professor John Horne.
21 Apr 2015
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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
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AMBER’s ‘EngAGE with Science’ Project Inspires Students of All Ages to Connect with Science
The novel project provided dialogue amongst generations, introducing science to people of all ages.
22 Dec 2015
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Trinity Students Excel at International Undergraduate Awards
Trinity ranks in the top three institutions for its student performance in the 2015 Undergraduate Awards Programme worldwide.
2 Oct 2015
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Fusion Showcase
Fusion will showcase the global, societal and economic impact of Trinity’s research and innovation in Irish History, Immunology, Ageing, Creative Technologies, Nanoscience and Social Sciences.
7 May 2015
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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
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Goethe-Institut Choir Concert to Benefit Organ Refurbishment
The Goethe-Institut Choir will present a selection of Elizabethan and European choral music from the time of the foundation of Trinity College Dublin in 1592 on Friday 5th June.
28 May 2015
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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
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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
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The North Began – The Forgotten Exodus of Northern Nationalists
Northern activists who fled Ulster to avoid persecution after partition made significant contribution to cultural and political life in the new Free State, according to Professor of Contemporary Irish History Eunan O'Halpin
22 Jun 2015
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Marvel Molecule Could Lead to Treatments for Myriad Inflammatory Diseases
Profess of Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, Luke O'Neill, spearheaded the group that uncovered a marvel molecule - MCC950 - that blocks a key driver of many different inflammatory diseases.
2 Mar 2015
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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
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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
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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
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Trinity Community Mourns the Death of Sir Terry Pratchett
One of the most important modern satirists in the English language, Terry Pratchett, passed away on 12th March, 2015.
12 Mar 2015
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Provost Launches Centre for Inclusion and Intellectual Disability
Formerly known as the National Institute for Intellectual Disability (NIID), a special event marked its move to the School of Education under the auspices of the Inclusion in Education and Society Research Group.
29 May 2015