Articles
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The Interrogator’s Soul : The Neuroscience of Torture
An ordinary person becomes a torturer with surprising ease, the hard part comes when it’s time to be human again, according to Professor of Experimental Brain Research Shane O'Mara
1 Dec 2015
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Plastic Not Fantastic – Discarded Carrier Bags Smother Marine Life
The global production of plastic is still soaring, but this study shows even 'biodegradable' bags have negative impacts in marine environments.
22 Apr 2015
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Minister Humphreys Launches Trinity’s 1916 Centenary Programme
The programme of events organised by staff, students and alumni of Trinity to mark the 100th year anniversary of the Easter Rising will form part of the official State programme for next year.
2 Dec 2015
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Teaching Awards Recognise PhD Students Commitment to Teaching and Learning
The Dermot McAleese Teaching Awards were presented to teaching assistants in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in recognition of their commitment to achieving excellence in teaching and learning.
29 May 2015
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Scientists Sequence First Ancient Irish Human Genomes
A team of geneticists from Trinity College Dublin and archaeologists from Queen’s University Belfast has sequenced the first genomes from ancient Irish humans, and the information buried within is already answering pivotal questions about the origins of Ireland’s people and their culture.
28 Dec 2015
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Scientists Fill in the Gaps of Human Hunter-Gatherer History
By sequencing ancient genomes from the Late Upper Palaeolithic for the first time, a new strand of European hunter-gatherer ancestral history has been written.
16 Nov 2015
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Trinity and the Rising
Read our Changed Utterly Blog which explores the Library’s research collections on the 1916 Easter Rising, featuring extraordinary items including diaries, letters, photographs, even items of clothing.
2 Mar 2016
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‘After Charlie Hebdo: A Public Forum on Religion, Freedom and Human Rights’
Trinity College Dublin hosted 'After Charlie Hebdo: A Public Forum on Religion, Freedom and Human Rights' on February 16th last.
27 Feb 2015
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Innovative Research Striking Back at Concussion in Rugby
Two projects involving academics at Trinity and contributors at Leinster Rugby are opening up unique avenues to improve diagnosis and analysis.
19 Aug 2015
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Honorary Degrees 2015
Painter Camille Souter, poet, Grigory Kruzhkov, Singaporean diplomat and businessman, Stanley Quek, and optical physicist, Margaret Murnane were conferred with honorary degrees.
26 Jun 2015