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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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. […]
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
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
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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,
Trinity College Dublin has turned the sod on a project that will create 1,600 new student places in STEM subjects in the coming years to help tackle society’s problems such as climate change. The ceremony was attended by philanthropist Dr Martin Naughton of Glen Dimplex and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and […]
As demand for remote work and study sets in for the long-run, Trinity Business School launches ‘four years in the making’ Flexible Executive MBA, only weeks after unveiling new state-of-the-art ‘Matrix Room.’ With 80% online delivery, and 20% on-campus learning, the new Flexible Executive MBA will complement the existing Full-Time and Executive MBA programmes already
Image courtesy of TCD. Pictured (L-R) Eric and Barbara Jones Eric Kinsella, Executive Chairman of the Jones Engineering group, and his wife Barbara have made a major donation to Trinity College Dublin which will provide seed funding for the development of the new Trinity East campus in the heart of the Grand Canal Innovation District. […]
The Government has announced funding of €25 million for the restoration of one of Ireland’s foremost national heritage sites, the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin [May 20 2021]. The Old Library is home to the magnificent Long Room and precious manuscripts, including the 9th century Book of Kells. An Taoiseach Micheál Martin said: I am delighted to
Pictured above: Michael Guerin. Image courtesy of smartdocklands.ie The head of Dublin’s Smart Docklands project discusses air-quality solutions and how technology is keeping Dublin’s river safe. What is Smart Docklands? Smart Docklands is Dublin’s Smart City Testbed. It was established in 2017 as a partnership between Dublin City Council and the CONNECT Research Centre at
Image courtesy of Unsplash Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the nation’s biggest science funder, is planning a major boost to its budget. The plan also includes a program dedicated to fundamental research—a policy shift for an agency that over the past decade has spent most of its funding on industry-aligned research centers. The new strategy, published […]