Education Environment News

€1.5m in Funding to Transform Trinity College Dublin’s Herbarium

By Ryan Harmon 9 March 2023

The Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, announced funding of €1.5 million to enable Trinity College Dublin to transform, digitise and safeguard its herbarium. Speaking from Trinity College, Minister Noonan said, “the collections at the herbarium in Trinity College are unique in terms of their rich international and historic scientific

Environment News Tourism

Majority of Tourism Visits Have No Identifiable Impact on Environment

By Ryan Harmon 8 February 2023

Most tourism visits to environmentally protected sites across Europe have no identifiable impact on the environment, despite a pervasive narrative that the need to conserve and protect such environments is at odds with tourism goals of boosting visitor numbers.  That headline finding is according to new research just published in the ‘Journal of Ecological

Education News

What is Hope and Why Do We Need It?

By Ryan Harmon 5 January 2023

We recognise hope when we feel it and when we need it but it’s hard to define and describe. Hope is all about imagining and reaching for a better future for ourselves. Hope is both an emotion and a way of thinking. We experience it in our brain but it comes from somewhere or someone […]

Culture Environment News

Climate Change and Its Impact on Built Heritage to Take Centre Stage at Inaugural Heritage 2030 Conference

By Ryan Harmon 21 October 2022

The inaugural Heritage Ireland 2030 Conference will take place on Monday 24 October 2022 at Trinity College Dublin and online. The Summit will bring together stakeholders, members of the public and those working to protect heritage in communities, by showcasing successful projects, exploring challenges and opportunities and outlining progress in delivering the objectives

Council Partners News Transport

Bicycle Heroes Children Present Ideas to Dublin City Council to Increase Cycling

By Ryan Harmon 14 October 2022

40 Dublin Youth Bicycle Heroes are presenting their ideas for increasing uptake in cycling in their city and communities to Dublin City Council.  The children, aged 10 to 15, are from 5th Class, Scoil Eoin, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5 and 3rd Year, Loreto College Crumlin, Dublin 12 and were asked to create solutions to cycling barriers […]

Council Partners Education News

Mid-East Regional Enterprise Offices and Trinity College Dublin to Launch Post Graduate Programme

By Ryan Harmon 30 September 2022

Businesses, leaders, creative teams, and those who want to be job shapers not seekers are invited to the launch of an ambitious new collaborative opportunity between the Mid-East Regional Local Enterprise Offices and Trinity College Dublin. Local Enterprise Offices of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow have come together to extend an open invitation to the launch […]

Education News

Record Number of CAO Applicants Pick Trinity As First Choice

By Ryan Harmon 14 September 2022

Trinity College Dublin is looking forward to welcoming a new cohort of first-year students after a record 11,091 CAO applicants picked Trinity as their first preference in 2022.   Approximately five out of six students (84%) who secured a CAO offer from Trinity in the first round received one of their

Education News Transport

Trinity to Study New E-Bike Pilot Launched in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 12 September 2022

State-owned energy company ESB has launched an e-bike pilot programme across multiple Dublin suburbs. Over the next 10 months, 112 e-bikes and 14 charging stations will be available for use in some of Dublin’s busiest commuter locations across South County Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal. The e-bike pilot project has been launched in conjunction with […]

Business Health News

Trinity Gene Research Could Lead to Therapy for Untreatable Eye Condition

By Ryan Harmon 6 September 2022

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin say a new gene therapy research approach shows promise for treating a progressive eye disease. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is common condition that can lead to vision loss. It can affect up to 10pc of adults over the age of 65 and there are estimates that AMD will affect 288m people worldwide […]

Business Financial News

Inflation: Why It’s Happening and Why Interest Rates are Going Up to Combat It

By Ryan Harmon 10 August 2022

Soaring inflation have forced central banks in many developed countries to raise their interest rates in recent weeks. These organisations are in charge of attempts to rein in rising costs that are threatening to wreak havoc on household budgets in coming months. Western economies are currently experiencing two major shocks that are pushing up the costs of […]

Education Health News

Female and Financially Stretched Students Most Likely to Be Affected by Covid-19 Stress

By Ryan Harmon 4 August 2022

A new study examining Covid-19 stress among Irish college students, conducted by the School of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin, has shown that certain sociodemographic groups were more likely to experience Covid-19-related stress. Students who identified as female, along with students experiencing chronic illness, financial concerns and higher levels of general

Business Education News

Trinity Business School to Become Net Carbon Neutral by 2030

By Ryan Harmon 10 May 2022

Trinity Business School has unveiled its new strategy, formally committing to the mission of transforming business for good and becoming net carbon neutral by 2030.   Driven by an awareness of the need to act immediately and courageously to address major global challenges, such as the climate emergency, Trinity Business School has unveiled its new strategy […]

Education Environment News

Post Graduate Diploma in Engineering for Climate Action in Trinity College Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 3 May 2022

Trinity College Dublin is launching a post graduate diploma in Engineering for Climate Action. This full-time or part-time Postgraduate programme (Level 9) offers a unique opportunity to transform the applicant’s skillset through a multidisciplinary course with a core engineering lens. An information session will be held on Friday 3rd of June between 1pm and 2pm. […]

Education Health News

Irish Scientists Identify New Approach to Preventing Seizures

By Ryan Harmon 15 April 2022

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a significant advance in our understanding of epilepsy, as they have identified a potential method of preventing damaging seizures. Epilepsy is a chronic central nervous system (CNS) disorder affecting approximately 1% of the population and 50 million people worldwide. It is characterised by recurrent, spontaneous

Education Environment News

Engineering for Climate Action

By Ryan Harmon 21 March 2022

To engage with Irish practitioners across the country, the Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering in Trinity College Dublin are delighted to invite you to join the free Engineering for Climate Action Lunchtime Lecture Webinar Series. The series will be held on subsequent Wednesday lunchtimes, from 13:00 – 14:00, between the 23rd of March and

Education News Transport

Children to Design Bicycle Routes From Schools to Trinity

By Ryan Harmon 2 March 2022

In a newly launched project called ‘Bicycle Heroes’, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City Council and partners will this year work with children from DEIS schools to design bicycle routes from their schools to Trinity. The project will enable young people aged 10 to 15 to tackle urban challenges head-on. It will give city-building tools to children […]

Culture Education Health News

Participating in Creative Activity in Adult Years Promotes Health and Well- Being

By Ryan Harmon 23 November 2021

New research confirms that participating in creative activity in adult years promotes health and well- being and reduces loneliness, depression and stress. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, T.D., welcomed the results of a newly-published report by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin.

Health News Technology

Akara Secures European Innovation Council Funding to Build Germ-Killing Robots in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 29 October 2021

Akara – a Trinity spinout formed in 2019 and now based at The Digital Hub in Dublin’s Liberties – has been awarded significant funding by the European Innovation Council (EIC), which will aid the creation of a robot production facility in Dublin and expand the commercial operations of the business. The recommended funding, awarded through […]

Education News

Trinity Business School’s Executive MBA Ranked First in Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 27 October 2021

Trinity Business School’s Executive MBA programme has ranked 1st in Ireland in the Financial Times 2021 EMBA Ranking, and joint 59th globally. The result marks another ranking success for Trinity and sees the Business School solidify its place as one of the top business education providers worldwide. Trinity’s EMBA success comes only months after the […]

Education News

Postgraduate Diploma in Circular Economy and Recycling Technologies Launching in Trinity College Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 22 September 2021

In January 2022, Trinity College Dublin is delighted to launch a new blended Postgraduate Diploma course in Circular Economy and Recycling Technologies. The programme, funded by the HEA’s Human Capital Initiative, is designed to provide graduates with the priority skills and critical knowledge needed for the circular economy area. For this reason,