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Youth protests across Europe: the overlapping crises facing Gen Z

From climate change and mental health concerns to academic pressure, housing costs, job and economic insecurity, today’s young people are navigating a complex set of expectations, writes Alina Cosma, School of Psychology, writes in a piece first published in The Conversation.

22 Oct 2026

Research|Society

Language testing for citizenship: more demands on already stretched English teaching

Chelsea Whittaker, School of Education, writes in The Conversation about proposals in Ireland which could see people applying for citizenship required to demonstrate language proficiency as part of the naturalisation process.

21 Oct 2026

Research|Society

Neuroscience offers new insights into how our brain solves ‘the cocktail party problem’

Sara Carta and Prof. Giovanni Di Liberto from Trinity's School of Computer Science and Statistics write about the implications of their work that shows some people can briefly follow more than one conversation at once. This was first published by The Conversation.

18 Sep 2026

Research|Science|Society

We can and should do better for Gaza students seeking to study in Ireland

What is needed is a funded partnership model between the Government and the institutions backed by fee waivers and donor support, writes Emma Stokes, outgoing vice-president for global engagement, in a comment piece first published in The Irish Times.

26 Aug 2026

Community|Society|Students

College entry system is rigged in favour of comfortable classes

Our system of admissions to higher education is designed to sort students into colleges and courses starkly divided by class, writes Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, in The Irish Times.

26 Aug 2026

Research|Society

"I do not want to see more tech in schools, and not just because of the cost"

"Do not stumble down this path of least resistance: go to the library": Dr Alan Eustace, of Trinity's School of Law, argues that students could benefit from less technology, not more, in a piece he originally wrote for the Irish Independent.

21 Aug 2026

Donald Trump is right for once. The EU is soft on slave labour

Surely we are past the point of cutting sweatshops some slack? writes Dr Alan Eustace, School of Law, in an analysis piece in The Irish Times.

11 Aug 2026

Research|Society

The Conversation: Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories?

In a world where trust in institutions is mostly in decline, levels of trust in science remain relatively high. Yet at the same time, belief in scientific conspiracy theories, such as hushed-up effects of vaccines or aeroplane “chemtrails”, is also widespread.

20 Jul 2026

Science|Society

The Conversation: 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.

6 Jul 2026

Culture|Research|Society

The Conversation: 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 Jun 2026

Business|Research|Science