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BNT162b2 vaccine not only targets COVID-19 virus, but may also help reduce and control innate inflammation

New findings suggest the vaccine may reduce the production of pro-inflammatory mediators to bacterial, fungal or viral infections by reprogramming innate immune cells to regulate inflammation

28 Apr 2025

Health|Research|Science

Remembering the cold: scientists discover how memories control metabolism

New multidisciplinary research led by Prof. Tomás Ryan from Trinity shows that the brain forms memories of cold experiences and uses them to control our metabolism.

23 Apr 2025

Health|Research|Science

Simple water-saving technologies could shave nearly €10 million in state water costs by 2030

Installing efficient water-saving technologies (taps, showers, toilets) in new build homes in Ireland could save €280 annually in a four-person house when associated energy savings are also included.

17 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

A day of curiosity and possibility: future doctors step into 'Mini Med Day'

The Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) Primary School Med Day is designed to spark curiosity and plant the seeds for future careers in medicine and healthcare.

16 Apr 2025

Community|Health|Science|Society

How mobility assistance dogs can improve quality of life in children with cerebral palsy

Heather Kennedy Curtin, Specialist Physiotherapist in Gait Analysis, Trinity, writes about new research findings from her team in this piece first published by The Conversation.

16 Apr 2025

Research|Science

New research outlines pitfalls of posthuman, AI governance in real-world “city brain” project

The work underscores what can go wrong when an AI that manages city transport, safety, health and environmental monitoring predicts the future and intervenes in the present, significantly influencing urban governance and public policy development.

16 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Links between sport-related brain injury and dementia examined in new study

Retired high-performance contact sports athletes are being asked to participate in a ground-breaking research study led by the School Psychology and the School of Medicine investigating the links between sport-related brain injury and dementia risk in later life.

15 Apr 2025

Research|Science|Society

Extraordinary tales of Trinity’s Zoological Museum brought to life in new book

Dr Martyn Linnie, curator of Trinity College Dublin’s Zoological Museum, has just launched a new book, bringing to life the many tales of the museum’s history and that of its permanent residents.

4 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Four Trinity-led projects secure funding to inspire STEM public engagement

Funding from the Research Ireland Discover Programme will enable project teams to enhance public engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

4 Apr 2025

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Unlocking nature's code: innovative research draws parallels between AI models and genetic encoding

Researchers propose an innovative analogy between AI models and genetic encoding to help us understand how genes encode the complex information that enables them to create an organism.

2 Apr 2025

Research|Science

Microplastics pollution from glitter can disrupt marine biomineralisation

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralisation processes in marine environments, raising fresh concerns about the long-term environmental impact of microplastic pollution on marine ecosystems.

1 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Two Trinity projects awarded over €5million in latest awards from Research Ireland

These awards will contribute to the advancement of high-quality and high-impact research activities at the faculties of STEM and Health Sciences.

28 Mar 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Oral contraceptives and smoking impact steroid hormone levels in healthy adults

Steroid hormone levels are also influenced by other lifestyle choices and factors such as biological sex and age, according to new research that has just been published in leading international journal Science Advances.

28 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Science

An unsavoury problem – dog faeces parasite most commonly found at park entrances and playgrounds

New research from zoologists at Trinity College Dublin has pinpointed park entrances and playgrounds in Dublin as hotspots for roundworm eggs, with subsequent analysis strongly implying they have come from dog faeces.

27 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Science

Dublin children's Bookmarks Exhibition on display in Old Library

An exhibition of 44 handmade books, written and illustrated by Dublin primary school students takes up residence in the Long Room.

27 Mar 2025

Community|Culture|Science

Trinity Water Centre launches ahead of World Water Day 2025

The Trinity Water Centre—a pioneering hub dedicated to advancing research, innovation, and education in water—which will primarily address global water challenges, inform resource management, and deliver technological advancements.

21 Mar 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

New eMobility eHub offering electric cars, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes for the public launches in Galway City

The eHubs offer a range of shared public travel options, providing residents and visitors with convenient, sustainable, and cost-effective travel choices.

21 Mar 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity gets Google backing for Computer Science education programme

As well as the Hedge School, this funding from Google.org will support a new pre-university Computer Science module, a professional development programme for teachers, and research into best practices for integrating Generative AI in education.

21 Mar 2025

Community|Science|Society|Students

New €5 million project will transform fibre optic cables into active sensors, safeguarding networks from damage

The project will help to safeguard telecommunications networks from damage – accidental and malicious – as well as boosting how we communicate and understand our environment

14 Mar 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Six students receive 2024/25 Three Ireland Connect to STEM Scholarships

Trinity celebrated six student recipients of the 2024/25 Three Ireland Trinity College Dublin Connect to STEM Scholarships for Women at an evening ceremony.

12 Mar 2025

Awards and Funding|Science|Students

Leading mathematicians and physicists come to Trinity as conference honours Sir William Rowan Hamilton

Later this week Trinity’s Hamilton Mathematics Institute (HMI) plays host to the international research conference honouring one of Trinity’s (and Ireland’s) greatest ever mathematicians and scientists. The timing is fitting as 2025 marks the 220th anniversary of Hamilton’s birth, and the 20th of the HMI.

10 Mar 2025

Research|Science

New advocacy group aims to develop cohesive concussion guidelines across all sporting codes

Trinity is today hosting the inaugural meeting of a new concussion advocacy group, which brings together researchers, medics, sportspeople and charities, and puts the burning issue of concussive brain injuries in sports such as rugby, GAA, football and boxing firmly in the spotlight.

7 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Science|Society

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