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Researchers at Trinity’s AI Accountability Lab secure major UK grant to investigate potential risks of AI companions
The project will look at how AI companions are designed to shape our feelings and behaviours, and what happens when technology begins to blur relational boundaries. It will investigate the psychological and societal risks posed by AI companion apps.
28 Nov 2025
Awards and Funding|Culture|Research|Science|Society
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FGM Activist Ifrah Ahmed receives Trinity honorary degree
Ifrah Ahmed, Mei Lin Yap, Ambassador Liaison Officer with the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability , computer visionary Pietro Perona and Kathy Prendergast, one of Ireland's foremost living artists, all received Trinity’s highest honour.
28 Nov 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Society
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Trinity awards posthumous degree to writer Christy Nolan
This unique award comes in the year of the 25th anniversary of Trinity’s disAbility service, and celebrates the fact that Christy, despite immense physical barriers, found a community in Trinity that recognised his potential and his voice.
27 Nov 2025
Arts|Community|Society
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New documentary shows a stark reckoning with Ireland’s Magdalene past – and the long fight for justice
The new documentary 'Testimony' is an essential reminder of a society’s efforts to contain female sexuality, writes Ruth Barton, School of Creative Arts, in a piece for The Conversation.
27 Nov 2025
Culture|Research
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Scientists uncover how a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function
The scientists have discovered that a single inherited mutation causes whole-body issues in a model of inherited primary mitochondrial disorders after the immune response is sparked into action.
26 Nov 2025
Health|Research|Science
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A fish-friendly innovation that could turn river barriers into green power stations
Researchers from Trinity and UCD have designed and road – or “river” – tested a new barrier modification system that enables fish to travel up and downstream while simultaneously generating green energy for local consumption.
25 Nov 2025
Environment|Innovation|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity’s addiction expert joins Europe’s frontline in drug science
Jo Hanna Ivers, Associate Professor in Addiction and Associate Dean of Civic Engagement at Trinity College, has been appointed to the Scientific Committee of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA).
25 Nov 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Enda Kenny presented with inaugural Trinity European Laureate Award
The award is in recognition of his leadership when Ireland last held the Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2013.
25 Nov 2025
Culture|Research|Society
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Trinity’s Bookmarks programme celebrates creativity and inclusion with Ballyfermot Traveller Action Project
This partnership forms part of the PATH 5 initiative supporting Traveller and Roma communities, with outreach activities carried out in collaboration between Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and Royal College of Surgeons Ireland.
24 Nov 2025
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Study demonstrates proof of concept for preventing oesophageal cancer
Trinity St James's Cancer Institute (TSJCI) researchers demonstrated the power of a structured, quality-assured Barrett’s Oesophagus Registry to prevent and detect early oesophageal cancer.
22 Nov 2025
Health|Innovation|Research