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Youth protests across Europe: the overlapping crises facing Gen Z

From climate change and mental health concerns to academic pressure, housing costs, job and economic insecurity, today’s young people are navigating a complex set of expectations, writes Alina Cosma, School of Psychology, writes in a piece first published in The Conversation.

22 Oct 2026

Research|Society

From red mud to green concrete: Trinity-led team pioneers low-carbon construction material

An Enterprise Ireland-funded project has successfully brought a new bauxite refining residue concrete from the lab to industrial trials.

22 Oct 2026

Environment|Innovation|Research|Sustainability

Trinity student awarded 2026 Hamilton Prize in Mathematics

Artem Tarasenko, who is studying theoretical physics, received the 2026 Hamilton Prize in Mathematics last week as part of the Royal Irish Academy’s annual Hamilton Day celebration.

21 Oct 2026

Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Students

Ó Lilliput go dtí an Seomra Fada: Comóradh 300 bliain Choláiste na Tríonóide ar Gulliver’s Travels

Tá ceiliúradh ar chothrom lae 300 bliain ó foilsíodh Gulliver’s Travels á dhéanamh ag Coláiste na Tríonóide le taispeántas i Seomra Fada na Sean-Leabharlainne ina léirítear an scéal iontach a bhaineann le ceann de na saothair litríochta is iomráití ar domhan.

21 Oct 2026

Culture|Research

Language testing for citizenship: more demands on already stretched English teaching

Chelsea Whittaker, School of Education, writes in The Conversation about proposals in Ireland which could see people applying for citizenship required to demonstrate language proficiency as part of the naturalisation process.

21 Oct 2026

Research|Society

Trinity Business School hosts discussions on digital skills and inclusive talent development

Employers, policymakers and educators gathered at Trinity Business School to explore how Europe can strengthen digital skills, widen access to digital careers and support a workforce adapting to AI.

19 Oct 2026

Business|EU Presidency|Research

Trinity researchers develop pioneering new medicine for atopic dermatitis

Sitryx Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company co-founded by Trinity’s Professor Luke O’Neill has just announced positive results in a clinical trial of a new treatment for the inflammatory skin disease atopic dermatitis, which is commonly known as eczema.

15 Oct 2026

Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Leading mathematicians gather in Trinity to examine new Ai-generated mathematical proof

By remarkable coincidence, leading international mathematicians gathered at Trinity’s Hamilton Mathematics Institute (HMI) for a workshop planned long before OpenAI’s announcement and are already examining and simplifying the newly proposed proof. The workshop was organised to study the mathematical structures underlying the Deligne–Drinfeld conjecture, making the timing of the announcement particularly remarkable.

15 Oct 2026

Research|Science

From Lilliput to the Long Room: Trinity celebrates 300 years of Gulliver’s Travels

An exhibition in Trinity's Long Room curated by Stephanie Breen, Library, and Aileen Douglas and Ian Campbell Ross, School of English, charts the extraordinary journey of one of the most celebrated works of world literature.

15 Oct 2026

Arts|Culture|Research

From quantum computers to earthquake detection: global experts explore future of optical communications

A three-day summer school brought together researchers, students and industry experts to examine the technologies shaping future communications networks.

13 Oct 2026

Innovation|Research|Science