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Trailblazer Aoife McLysaght stars on new Women in STEM stamp

Issuing just ahead of International Women’s Day 2025 on 8th March, An Post’s new stamps acknowledge the achievements of Women in STEM and the challenges.

5 Mar 2025

Culture|Science|Society

Astrophysicists discover complex weather of starless “Super-Jupiter”

An international team of researchers has discovered that variations in brightness must be the result of complex weather, providing crucial new insights into the 3-D complexity of gas giant atmospheres within and beyond our solar system.

3 Mar 2025

Research|Science

If humans are ‘bundles of habits,’ can we take control of them?

Eike Buabang, School of Psychology and Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, shares five essential strategies to master your habits in an article for The Conversation.

3 Mar 2025

Research|Science|Society

Untapped potential of seaweed farming the focus of new Irish Seaweed Association

Hosted by the Centre for Social Innovation at Trinity Business School and the School of Natural Sciences, the Irish Seaweed Association is a spin out from the C-FAARER research project.

28 Feb 2025

Business|Research|Science|Sustainability

Dírithe ag Cumann Feamainne nua na hÉireann ar an acmhainneacht neamhshaothraithe atá ag saothrú na feamainne

Tá Cumann nuabhunaithe Feamainne na hÉireann (ISA) chun díriú ar an acmhainneacht nach bhfuil leas bainte as fós maidir le saothrú feamainne. Seolfar an cumann ag imeacht i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath tráthnóna inniu.

28 Feb 2025

Business|Research|Science|Society

Seven Trinity projects scoop Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future funding

Researchers from Trinity have scooped a combined €6.5 million to lead research projects tackling challenges that range from enhancing the performance of 2D nanomaterials to bioengineering corneas.

26 Feb 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Researchers secure EPA funding to pursue seven “green living” projects

Seven researchers from Trinity have secured Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding totalling €4.4 million to pursue research projects with a focus in climate change, environmental and human health, and more sustainable living

20 Feb 2025

Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity welcomes significant step towards Ireland’s CERN membership

Ireland has been accepted in principle into the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) as an associate member, opening the door to next-gen research facilities and teaching opportunities for researchers, teachers and students alike.

19 Feb 2025

Research|Science

“Bioprospecting” scientist sleuthing for crop-aiding fungi brings their spectacular beauty to life

Diego Bianchi, a PhD candidate in the School of Natural Sciences, has launched the Fungal Galaxies gallery to show off the spectacular beauty of some of his new agricultural allies.

18 Feb 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Onscreen chemistry: New book considers the portrayal of chemical science in film and TV

From Transylvania and Chernobyl to colourful glassware and narcotics, explore the fascinating world of the big and small screen through a chemist’s eye as cinema and television are passed under the microscope in a new book authored by Trinity’s Dr John O’Donoghue.

17 Feb 2025

Research|Science