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Taoiseach opens €80 million building for scaled up Trinity Business School

The six-storey building located on the city-centre campus will include an Innovation and Entrepreneurial hub, a 600 seat auditorium, smart classrooms with the latest digital technology and an executive education centre.

23 May 2019

Trinity researchers win 2019 High Potential Idea Award

NearBy benefits mobile users, network operators and network equipment vendors by handling 'hand-over' requests more efficiently between cell towers.

21 May 2019

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Trinity researchers find stark social inequalities in children’s body mass index

Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children’s body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years and widen across childhood and into early adolescence

20 May 2019

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Biodiversity Week 2019 – 18 – 26 May

It's Biodiversity Week from 18 - 26 May, and with that in mind there have been many improvements made around campus and plans to continue this great work.

20 May 2019

Stories of belonging, contributing and connecting – 19 stories of social inclusion

The School of Social Work & Social Policy and Inclusion Ireland launched new research on the experiences of social inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland at a special event last week.

14 May 2019

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Laidlaw Undergraduate Research and Leadership Programme 2019

We celebrated the selection of 22 Laidlaw Scholars, the second cohort of Trinity students to join the Laidlaw network, on 7 May.

13 May 2019

‘Inspiring Generations’ fundraising campaign launched

‘Inspiring Generations’ will support transformative educational experiences across the University that will attract the most innovative academics, and the most talented students from all backgrounds, from the world over.

2 May 2019

Clowning around is good for brain health

Academic Dr Lenisa Brandao at the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity explains how clowning around is much more than good fun, and can have a positive impact on our brain health.

1 May 2019

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Trinity announces new Scholars and Fellows

Staff and students, friends and families gathered to celebrate the academic achievement of students and academics who have been elected Scholars and Fellows.

29 Apr 2019

Trinity at heart of European conversation about re-use of health data

Trinity College Dublin and Tallaght University Hospital researchers have coordinated a successful H2020 bid with a value of €4.05 million for a collaborative project involving 23 partners across Europe, linking healthcare data in autoimmune disease. HELICAL: HEalth data LInkage for ClinicAL benefit is a MSCA innovative training network comprising 17 academic and 9 non-academic/industry partners […]

18 Apr 2019

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Trinity hosts seminar on non-communicable disease prevention

Experts presented international evidence for access to medicines for these diseases to parliamentarians and political staff.

18 Apr 2019

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Gradaim Ghaeilge Choláiste na Tríonóide 2019 bronnta ag an Aire Stáit, Seán Kyne

Thug na Gradaim aitheantas don obair atá ar siúl chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn san ollscoil agus sa phobal i gcoitinne.

10 Apr 2019

International leading figure of the #MeToo movement Celeste Kidd visits Trinity

Celeste Kidd, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley and one of the leading figures of the global #MeToo movement visited Trinity as part of the 2019 TCD Neurohumanities Public Talks series to discuss and explore how sexual harassment is especially salient in academia.

10 Apr 2019

Trinity hosts particle physics masterclass

Trinity played host to the worldwide programme, which opens the window of cutting-edge physics to young investigators.

10 Apr 2019

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Co-cup scheme launched at Trinity, DCU and Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council in collaboration with Trinity, Dublin City University, and 2GoCup Ltd. have launched the pilot Co-Cup Deposit and Return Scheme in the City Council’s Civic Offices today, 8 April.

8 Apr 2019

Four in ten Irish companies currently use Artificial Intelligence (AI)

World AI experts are meeting in Dublin this week to develop international standards at an international plenary hosted by Trinity’s ADAPT and the National Standards Authority of Ireland.

8 Apr 2019

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Trinity and the Sorbonne discussing bilateral partnership

The partnership will include a significant collaboration between both leading universities, as an important mutual strategic step towards the expansion of humanities, science and medicine research via European collaboration.

8 Apr 2019

Students showcase smart home technology of the future

The students' prototypes ranged from navigation aids for the blind to doorbells for the deaf.

4 Apr 2019

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Irish universities contribute €8.89 billion to Irish economy annually

The first ever socio-economic impact research undertaken on the role universities play in the economy and society has been carried out by Indecon on behalf of the Irish Universities Association.

4 Apr 2019

English Lake Poets new exhibition open in the Old Library

A new exhibition featuring the English Lake Poets and their connections with Ireland has opened in the Long Room of the Old Library at Trinity.

4 Apr 2019

Trinity College Dublin to name new Vice-Provost

Prof Chris Morash said today he will step down from his role as vice-provost and chief academic officer after more than three years in the role to resume his fulltime role as inaugural Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing.

2 Apr 2019

Professor Luke O’Neill is awarded prestigious EU ERC Award of €2.5m

These highly prestigious awards allow exceptional researchers to pursue ground-breaking research.

28 Mar 2019

Winning ideas from Trinity’s ‘hack homelessness’ event announced

Winning ideas from the Provost's Innovation Challenge at Tangent, Trinity Ideas Workspace were announced at a special event to 'hack homelessness'.

27 Mar 2019

Trinity spin-out Azadyne completes €1.75million funding round

Trinity spin-out Azadyne, which is developing a new approach to the treatment of autoimmune diseases, announced that it has raised £1.5million (€1.75 million) in its most recent funding round.

27 Mar 2019

Students celebrate Trinity Employability Awards 2019 success

Over 130 students recently celebrated their success in the Trinity Employability Award programme at ceremonies marking their participation.

27 Mar 2019

Gradaim Ghaeilge Choláiste na Tríonóide 2019 fógartha

Tá an-áthas ar Oifig na Gaeilge, Coláiste na Tríonóide, Gradaim na Gaeilge 2019 a fhógairt. Déanfaidh na gradaim an tréanobair atá ar bun ar son na Gaeilge i gColáiste na Tríonóide agus sa phobal a aithint. Is iad na catagóirí bronnta ná: Mac léinn aonair Ball foirne aonair Cumann mac léinn Seirbhís sa Choláiste Céimí […]

26 Mar 2019

What a failed Johannesburg project tells us about mega cities in Africa

Ricardo Reboredo explores how and why a major development billed as a game changed in the urban footprint of Johannesburg six years ago failed and how that relates to the broader African urban context.

26 Mar 2019

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Trinity College Dublin Irish Language Awards 2019 announced

The Irish Language Office of Trinity College Dublin is delighted to announce the Irish Language Awards 2019. The awards will recognise the exemplary work being carried out for the Irish language in Trinity and beyond. The award categories are: Individual student Individual staff member Student society College service Graduate We welcome nominations from all Trinity […]

26 Mar 2019

Trinity Ball 2019

This year, Trinity Ball will be held on Friday 12 April. Preparations for the Ball will begin on Friday the 5th.

26 Mar 2019

Postgraduate Research Week 2019, (Monday 25 – 30 March)

Postgraduate Research Week now in its third year begins on Monday 25 March and runs until Saturday 30. This year’s topics seek to boldly question the nature of humanity, the complexities of transnationalism and what the future beckons for science in the realm of microbes. It is the first year that Postgraduate Research Week, the […]

22 Mar 2019