College News
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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
Research
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Trinity College Dublin Irish Language Awards 2019 announced
The Irish Language Office of Trinity College Dublin is delighted to announce the Irish Language Awards 2019. The awards will recognise the exemplary work being carried out for the Irish language in Trinity and beyond. The award categories are: Individual student Individual staff member Student society College service Graduate We welcome nominations from all Trinity […]
26 Mar 2019
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Trinity Ball 2019
This year, Trinity Ball will be held on Friday 12 April. Preparations for the Ball will begin on Friday the 5th.
26 Mar 2019
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Postgraduate Research Week 2019, (Monday 25 – 30 March)
Postgraduate Research Week now in its third year begins on Monday 25 March and runs until Saturday 30. This year’s topics seek to boldly question the nature of humanity, the complexities of transnationalism and what the future beckons for science in the realm of microbes. It is the first year that Postgraduate Research Week, the […]
22 Mar 2019
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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
Research
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Buaiteoirí Chomórtas Cruthaitheachta Leabhar Cheanannais Fógartha ag Coláiste na Tríonóide
Don dara bliain as a chéile, tá na céadta saothar scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach agus ealaín chruthaitheach faighte ag Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath do Chomórtas Cruthaitheachta Leabhar Cheanannais. Bhí ionadh an domhain ar na moltóirí maidir leis an tallann iontach a léiríodh sna breis is 1,600 iontráil a fuarthas ó ealaíontóirí agus scríbhneoirí de gach […]
20 Mar 2019
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Historical Society launches Hist250 celebrations
Hist250 will demonstrate the society’s significant influence on the intellectual life of Ireland over the last two and a half centuries.
15 Mar 2019
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‘Painting Music’ to celebrate Brain Awareness Week
To celebrate Brain Week, the neuroscience of synaesthesia was explored through music and art in a very special event in the College Chapel.
15 Mar 2019
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Trinity student wins Allergan Innovation Award
Ms. Aisling Heeran, a Ph.D. Student with Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, has been announced as the winner of the Allergan Innovation Award for her work in bowel cancer research.
14 Mar 2019
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TILDA brings its research evidence on successful ageing to Longford
TILDA travelled to Longford last night to deliver the first seminar in an important nationwide partnership with the GAA, promoting their research findings on ageing successfully.
12 Mar 2019
Research
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Honours even at rowing Colours
Wins for Trinity novice men and senior women at this year's event
12 Mar 2019
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€100 million investment announced for 6 new SFI Research & Training Centres
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD and Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD, yesterday announced an investment of over €100 million in six new SFI Centres for Research Training. The SFI Centres for Research Training programme, the first postgraduate training programme run by Science Foundation […]
6 Mar 2019
Research
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Trinity becomes a tobacco free campus on National No Smoking Day
The university has been building consensus to become a tobacco free campus over the past five years and is now one with support from more than 70% of staff and students.
6 Mar 2019
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The Breakdown of Trust in Society
Trinity academics, with expertise in political institutions, ethics and health and well-being in societies, considered “The Breakdown of Trust in Society” at this thought-provoking public event.
1 Mar 2019
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Chemical noses to detect and rid pollutants
The scientists will engineer next-gen receptor molecules that flag the presence of specific pesticides and other pollutants and integrate them with smart nano-devices before deploying them directly in the environment.
1 Mar 2019
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Trinity performs strongly in QS World University Subject Rankings 2019
The University has been ranked in the top 50 global universities for six subjects, and in the top 100, for a further 14 subjects.
27 Feb 2019
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Oíche Filíochta i nGaeilge, Sámi agus Briotáinis i gColáiste na Tríonóide
Rinneadh ceiliúradh ar Lá Idirnáisiúnta UNESCO na Máthairtheangacha i gColáiste na Tríonóide. Cuireadh fáilte roimh Ciara Ní Eanacháin (Gaeilge), Sara Margrethe Oskal (Sámi) agus Matyas Le Brun (Briotáinis) le haghaidh oíche filíochta
27 Feb 2019
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Temporary Closure of Nassau Street Entrance
There will be a temporary closure at Nassau Street Entrance due to essential maintenance and improvement works being carried out.
26 Feb 2019
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Trinity students win Irish Times Debate final.
Daniel Gilligan and Ronan Daly from the Historical Society (The Hist) have won the grand final of The 59th annual Irish Times Debate and were presented with the Christina Murphy Memorial Trophy. The final was hosted by University College Dublin Law Society on 22 February with the motion for the 2019 final of the competition […]
26 Feb 2019
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Trinity symposium shows breadth of translational cancer research
The recent TTMI annual symposium showed the breadth of promising translational cancer research with local and national speakers in attendance.
22 Feb 2019
Research
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New material could increase our smartphone battery life by over 300%
Professor Valeria Nicolosi, Dr Chuanfang (John) Zhang and Dr Sang-hoon Park have developed a new material, called MXenes, which could increase our average smartphone battery life by over 300%
22 Feb 2019
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Uncovering the Hidden Foundations of Cognition in Infancy
In his inaugural lecture as the Thomas Mitchell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Professor Rhodri Cusack addressed the important question – Why are human infants so slow to develop?
22 Feb 2019
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Growing Up in Ireland research highlights the impact of the recession on stress
Growing Up in Ireland publishes a new report on the lives of children who were 3 years old in the middle of the Great Recession.
21 Feb 2019
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GAA/TILDA partnership brings the ‘secrets of positive ageing’ to every county
Irish Life supports ‘How to Age Well’ seminar series through CSR support for GAA Healthy Club Project and Trinity’s Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
21 Feb 2019
Research
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LOFAR Radio Telescope reveals secrets of Solar Storms
This week, an international team of scientists from Trinity, the University of Helsinki, and DIAS announced a major discovery on the very nature of solar storms in the journal Nature Astronomy.
20 Feb 2019
Research
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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
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Trinity’s Act of Remembrance and Thanksgiving – 28 February
Trinity’s Act of Remembrance & Thanksgiving will take place on 28 February. This biannual ceremony is a tribute to those who in death have served the living through donating their bodies to medical science, and in so doing becoming invaluable ‘silent teachers’ to the students. This opportunity for students and staff to express their gratitude […]
19 Feb 2019
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Trinity Translational Medicine Institute joins BioLAGO Health Network
The Trinity Translational Medicine Institute has joined the BioLAGO Health Network which supports the establishment of partnerships between academia and industry.
19 Feb 2019
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Trinity teams compete in ‘Jailbreak’ fundraising competition
The annual Jailbreak competition is just around the corner again, with over ten teams comprising Trinity students and graduates participating in this year’s adventure.
15 Feb 2019
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Student sponsored silence for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association
On Tuesday morning you may have noticed this group of students on the steps of the Exam Hall in Front Square, they were undergraduate students from the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies who recently learnt about potential changes to speech and swallowing as a result of motor neurone disease (MND) and the impact this can have […]
14 Feb 2019