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“Bioprosprecting” scientist sleuthing for crop-aiding fungi brings their spectacular beauty to life
Diego Bianchi, a PhD candidate in the School of Natural Sciences, has launched the Fungal Galaxies gallery to show off the spectacular beauty of some of his new agricultural allies.
18 Feb 2025
Environment|Research|Science
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Onscreen chemistry: New book considers the portrayal of chemical science in film and TV
From Transylvania and Chernobyl to colourful glassware and narcotics, explore the fascinating world of the big and small screen through a chemist’s eye as cinema and television are passed under the microscope in a new book authored by Trinity’s Dr John O’Donoghue.
17 Feb 2025
Research|Science
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New blood test could improve Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis
Up to half of all people living with Alzheimer’s Disease in Ireland remain undiagnosed. A new blood test may have the potential to transform patient care, allowing for better diagnosis, earlier interventions and more targeted treatments
14 Feb 2025
Health|Research|Science
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Research brings hope for improved early detection of pancreatic cancer
The discovery of a 'biomarker panel' could have a profound impact on the ability to identify patients at risk of developing PC at an earlier stage.
14 Feb 2025
Health|Research|Science
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From collisions to stellar cannibalism – the surprising diversity of exploding white dwarfs
Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after assessing almost 4,000 such events captured in detail by a next-gen astronomical sky survey.
14 Feb 2025
Research|Science
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Trinity to headquarter new €31.6 million Research Ireland ARC Hub for Therapeutics
The overall goal of the Hub is to take world-leading research to commercialisation outcomes such as spinouts and licenses. Along with Trinity, University College Dublin (UCD) and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences (RCSI) are consortium partners.
12 Feb 2025
Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science
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Exciting and dynamic rugby to flow from Irish AI research
A groundbreaking research project funded by Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software, and the IRFU is deploying AI to analyse the tackle event in rugby to enhance player welfare and performance.
11 Feb 2025
Research|Science
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A tribute to Michael Purser 1937 – 2025
Michael Purser, who passed away recently, taught in Trinity for four decades and left a lasting impression on students and colleagues alike.
7 Feb 2025
Community|Science|Students
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Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans
The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fuelled by sheep herding and people exploiting their milk.
30 Jan 2025
Culture|Research|Science
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Genome of Ireland research project launches to aid development of a European reference genome
Researchers from Trinity and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) are leading the Irish component of the Genome of Europe project, which aims to map the genomes of a representative sample of the residents of Europe.
30 Jan 2025
Health|Research|Science