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A landmark “evolutionary double-bind” strategy to overcome treatment resistance in prostate cancer

A new study led by researchers from Trinity and the Moffitt Cancer Center shows how radiation therapy can be used to expose—and then eliminate—therapy-resistant cancer cells using natural killer cell immunotherapy.

23 Feb 2026

Health|Research|Science

Key immune trigger identified that may be a central player in MS progression

Researchers believe this study further highlights that a key immune system switch warrants full investigation in MS and may be a promising potential target for future MS therapies.

19 Feb 2026

Health|Research

Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn’t need to be

Dr Nicholas Payne from Trinity's School of Natural Sciences co-authored this piece for The Conversation, following a new four-year study from Ireland’s national Marine Institute which highlights the particular problem tangle nets are causing in Ireland.

19 Feb 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity College Dublin to become vape-free campus

Trinity will become a tobacco and e-cigarettes free campus from 18th March 2026 onwards.

18 Feb 2026

Community|Environment|Society|Sustainability

IrelandQCI team demonstrates quantum-secure communications with Dublin City Council

Researchers from the CONNECT Centre headquartered at Trinity, working with partners in the IrelandQCI project, successfully demonstrated quantum-secure communication at Dublin City Council headquarters today as part of the project’s first engagement with a local authority.

17 Feb 2026

Research|Science

CONNECT and iCRAG launch SmartScape: a new Centre-to-Centre collaboration using fibre networks to sense the city

SmartScape brings together experts to explore explore how Dublin’s existing telecommunications infrastructure can be transformed into a powerful, city-scale sensing platform.

12 Feb 2026

Innovation|Research|Science|Society

Professor Yvonne Buckley honoured with Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal

Professor Buckley, a world leader in plant and animal population biology, has been honoured with the 2026 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal in the Environmental Sciences, Geography and Geosciences.

12 Feb 2026

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity Executive Education to deliver Garda leadership development programme

An Garda Síochána has appointed Trinity Executive Education, Trinity College Dublin, to deliver a national senior leadership development programme over the next four years.

12 Feb 2026

Business

One in eight older people in Ireland require medical attention for a fall each year

New research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing shows that falls represent a major and growing problem for the health system in Ireland.

11 Feb 2026

Health|Research|Society

Trinity formally endorses Fossil Fuel Treaty

Trinity has formally joined the global network calling for a Fossil Fuel Treaty, following approval by the Environment and Sustainability Principal Committee of Board.

11 Feb 2026

Environment|Sustainability