Trinity Highlights for 2023
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Prof. Karen Wiltshire delivers “Global Coasts in the Fast Lane of Climate Change” plenary in Bangladesh
Prof. Wiltshire explored the interconnected challenges facing coastal regions worldwide and emphasised the critical role of science, communities, innovation, and international collaboration in strengthening global climate resilience.
18 June 2026
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity discovery shows how deadly coronaviruses block the immune system
The new research has highlighted promising new drug targets and has the potential to help us better prepare for the next global pandemic.
18 June 2026
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity holds 75th position in 2027 QS World University Rankings
Trinity’s Provost and President Dr Linda Doyle said: “It is a solid achievement to hold our place at 75th in the world in these rankings, particularly in light of continued government underfunding of Ireland’s universities."
18 June 2026
Community|Research|Students|Sustainability
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Farmers are key to restoring native woodlands – here’s what’s holding them back
PhD candidates Laqiqige Zhu, Trinity Business School and Kate Harrington, School of Natural Sciences, explain in this piece for The Conversation why Ireland is struggling to meet its tree-planting targets.
16 June 2026
Business|Research|Science
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Researchers achieve most precise measurement yet of the force that binds nuclear matter
Trinity's Prof. Stefan Sint, along with collaborators from Germany, Spain and Italy, has published the most precise determination to date of the strong coupling constant. This parameter governs the interactions between quarks and gluons, the fundamental components of nuclear matter.
15 June 2026
Research|Science
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gives inaugural De Chastelain lecture at Trinity
"Trinity is much more than a university,” Prime Minister Carney said: “It is a veritable wellspring for ideas, inventions and enduring moral clarity. Some of the western world’s greatest contributions to science, art and literature have their roots here."
13 June 2026
Community|Society
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“Brain health, equity, and our shared planet” -- Global Brain Health Institute celebrates a decade of leadership, research and impact
Global leaders, researchers and innovators gathered at Trinity this week to explore how new thinking and emerging research are reshaping our understanding of brain health.
12 June 2026
Environment|Health|Research|Society