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Trinity College Dublin Schools celebrate Athena Swan Awards

Congratulations to the School of Genetics and Microbiology, the School of Law and the School of Social Work and Social Policy who have all successfully renewed their Athena Swan Bronze awards and the School of Psychology and School of Physics who have advanced from Bronze to Silver Athena Swan award status.

3 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding

Trinity bioengineer secures Wellcome funding to develop new tissue engineering approach

Dr Josephine Wu, from Trinity’s School of Engineering and the Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, has secured a Wellcome Early Career Award to pursue a tissue engineering project that could provide an exciting new approach to regenerative medicine.

30 Aug 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Trinity student named in Top 30 Under 30 Environmental Educators in the World

Trinity PhD candidate Luke Gibbons has been selected by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) as one of the Top 30 Under 30 Environmental Educators in the World 2024.

20 Aug 2024

Awards and Funding|Environment|Students|Sustainability

Trinity researchers to receive Grow Phase funding under the National Challenge Fund

Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, announced the first nine teams to receive Grow Phase funding under the €65 million fund to work on solutions to major environmental and societal issues.

31 Jul 2024

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity team’s wastewater heat recovery solution earns runner-up prize in Sustainable Development Goals Challenge

The REHEATZ team, led by Professors Aonghus McNabola, Padraig Carmody and Paul Coughlan have worked to develop the first hybrid wastewater heat recovery technology for application in Zambian food production.

22 Jul 2024

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Sustainability

Trinity ranked 26th in Europe by QS University Rankings

QS assessed 685 institutions in the Europe region, using 12 performance indicators, some of which differ to those used for the QS World University Rankings 2025, in which Trinity ranked 87th.

10 Jul 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Students

Dr Martin Worthington wins €2.5m ERC Advanced Grant

Dr Martin Worthington of Trinity’s School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies has won a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advance Grant.

2 Jul 2024

Awards and Funding|Culture|Research

Prof Joseph Keane recognised by the American Thoracic Society

The recent award was in appreciation of his exemplary support and commitment to the pulmonary infection and tuberculosis assembly.

27 Jun 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Trinity pair receive Fulbright awards for 2024/25

Two researchers from Trinity – Abdulbaset Alazhare and Mairéad O'Donnell – are among the 21 Fulbright Irish awardees for 2024/25, who were presented with awards this week at Iveagh House.

14 Jun 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Students

Trinity awards honorary degrees to four exceptional individuals

The European Council’s first president and the pioneering woman who runs the National Ploughing Championships are among this summer’s recipients of honorary degrees.

14 Jun 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Society