Trinity Highlights for 2023
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Meet “Bruce” – the fourth-gen race car built by Trinity students
Bruce is being readied to follow in the tyre tracks of his predecessors, Betsie, Bertie and Bella, as the team looks forward to competing at Formula Student UK, Europe’s leading educational engineering competition.
10 July 2026
Innovation|Students
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PEGASUS takes off as new EU project launches to strengthen public trust in urban air mobility
A new €4.83 million project has been launched to help Europe build a future for urban air mobility (UAM) that is sustainable, inclusive and trusted by citizens.
09 July 2026
Awards and Funding|Environment|Innovation|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Prof. Michael Dolan, brain immunology expert, elected a FENS-Kavli Scholar
Prof. Dolan, from Trinity’s School of Genetics and Microbiology, has been announced as one of 15 new FENS-Kavli Scholars. He has been selected as an early career, independent neuroscience investigator based in Europe, who has already demonstrated scientific excellence, originality, and leadership.
06 July 2026
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science
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Trinity study reveals how the uterine microbiome may impact pregnancy success
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered new evidence that the communities of bacteria living in the uterus may play an important role in determining whether pregnancy is successful following assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as IVF.
06 July 2026
Health|Research|Science
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Why the UK government needed to apologise for its role in historical forced adoptions in England
British prime minister Keir Starmer has apologised in the House of Commons for historical forced adoptions in England. Lindsey Earner Byrne, School of Histories and Humanities, gives historical context to this apology in a piece co-written for The Conversation.
06 July 2026
Culture|Research|Society
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Trinity pays tribute to Dr Martin Naughton
Trinity's Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: "Martin Naughton's legacy at Trinity will be felt for generations to come. It's been my great honour and privilege to have known such an inspiring and generous man."
04 July 2026
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From graphene in a blender to flexible electronics: Prof. Jonathan Coleman awarded 2026 Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science
Professor Jonathan Coleman FRS, Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy in Trinity’s School of Physics and a PI in the CRANN research centre, has won the 2026 Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science.
02 July 2026
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Science