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Trinity celebrates EU Researchers’ Night

Trinity celebrated EU Researchers’ Night with a number of events across campus last week. These included a Minerals In Action (MIA) event, a research showcase in Trinity’s Exam Hall, and the launch of an impact report on the Current Chemistry Investigators (CCI) education and public engagement programme.

1 Oct 2026

Community|Environment|Research|Science

Joseph O'Connor and translators celebrate Irish literature in translation

Irish author Joseph O'Connor was joined by three of his translators at an event hosted by Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation to mark European Day of Languages and International Translation Day.

1 Oct 2026

Arts|Culture|Research

First students embark on pioneering international master’s in applied drama and arts education

Trinity’s School of Education is one of five universities across Europe involved in the innovative new applied drama and arts education masters course

1 Oct 2026

Arts|Research|Society

Trinity researcher to lead new European Research Council project focused on ancient microfossils

Dr Corentin Flament-Loron, from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, has won an ERC Starting Grant, which will support his investigations into one of the biggest questions in the history of life: when did complex cells first emerge on Earth?

1 Oct 2026

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science

Your voice may reveal how fast and how well you’re aging

A new study shows that machine-learning clocks based on speech can estimate chronological age and may also offer a window into brain aging, biological aging, cognitive health, cumulative burden, and dementia.

30 Sep 2026

Health|Research|Science

Ardán nua cumarsáide Gaeilge do pháistí uathacha

Tá uirlis nua Ghaeilge forbartha ag taighdeoirí i gColáiste na Tríonóide a chuirfidh ar chumas leanaí uathacha ó phobail Ghaeilge páirt níos iomláine a ghlacadh ar scoil agus sa phobal. 

29 Sep 2026

Community|Culture|Research|Society

New Irish language tool makes school more accessible for autistic children

A new Irish language tool developed by researchers at Trinity's ABAIR initiative is allowing autistic children from Irish-language communities participate more fully in school and their communities. 

29 Sep 2026

Community|Culture|Research|Society

New research shows how human impacts increase risk of emerging infectious disease outbreaks

Global fragmentation of ecosystems and changing patterns of rainfall have increased the risk of diseases spreading to humans from animals, mosquitoes and ticks, according to a new study involving a Trinity scientist.

24 Sep 2026

Environment|Health|Research|Science

New Trinity research suggests a simple pill could prevent sight loss in common form of diabetes-driven eye condition

Researchers at Trinity, in collaboration with Breye Therapeutics, have found that an oral medication (Danegaptide) can protect against vision-threatening damage in Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR), which is a leading cause of blindness in working-age adults.

24 Sep 2026

Health|Research|Science

Seven Trinity research projects secure HRB investment

The funding comes as the HRB is investing €12 million in 29 investigator-led research projects to support innovative and internationally competitive research across patient-oriented research (POR), population health research (PHR) and health services research (HSR).

23 Sep 2026

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research

Trinity celebrates EU Researchers’ Night

Joseph O'Connor and translators celebrate Irish literature in translation

First students embark on pioneering international master’s in applied drama and arts education

Trinity researcher to lead new European Research Council project focused on ancient microfossils

Your voice may reveal how fast and how well you’re aging

Ardán nua cumarsáide Gaeilge do pháistí uathacha

New Irish language tool makes school more accessible for autistic children

New research shows how human impacts increase risk of emerging infectious disease outbreaks

New Trinity research suggests a simple pill could prevent sight loss in common form of diabetes-driven eye condition

Seven Trinity research projects secure HRB investment

Joseph O'Connor and translators celebrate Irish literature in translation