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Two Trinity researchers win prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grants

Rhodri Cusack and Richard Layte are among just five researchers in Ireland to receive the coveted Advanced Grants which give senior researchers the opportunity to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects.

24 Jun 2026

Research|Science|Society

Champion boxer Katie Taylor receives honorary degree from Trinity

Katie Taylor, Sharon Shannon, civil rights lawyer Baroness Helena Kennedy and Sister Helen Prejean, the anti-death penalty activist who was depicted by Susan Sarandon in the film version of ‘Dead Man Walking’, were all honoured, as was Colm Tóibín, writer of some of the most successful Irish-authored books of the 21st century.

19 Jun 2026

Awards and Funding|Community|Culture

Insect Week 2026: Stand Tall for the Small

Trinity College Dublin is proud to be participating in Insect Week 2026, celebrating insects through education, research and engagement. Organised by the Royal Entomological Society and supported by partner organisations throughout Europe, Insect Week is an opportunity to take part in insect science, learn from experts and have fun.

18 Jun 2026

Sustainability

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 Jun 2026

Health|Research|Science

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 Jun 2026

Community|Research|Students|Sustainability

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 Jun 2026

Research|Science

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 Jun 2026

Community|Society

“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 Jun 2026

Environment|Health|Research|Society

Sustainable aviation fuel supply remains structurally constrained

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin, with collaborators SMBC and SMBC Aviation Capital, have published a new report outlining the key barriers and actions required to scale SAF production and support aviation’s path to decarbonisation.

11 Jun 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity to host Rinn Quantum and Rinn Advanced Therapies

Trinity will host two of the seven newly announced, Research Ireland-funded Rinn Centres – Rinn Quantum and Rinn Advanced Therapies – while acting as one of five coordinating institutions in a third (Rinn Artificial Intelligence).

10 Jun 2026

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science