Community - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin

Christmas greetings – Trinity holiday closure arrangements 2024/2025

Access to the University over the Christmas and New Year holidays will be reduced at the end of business on Monday the 23rd of December 2024 to the start of business on Thursday the 2nd of January 2025.

16 Dec 2024

Community

Provost presents Trinity Civic Engagement Awards

Congratulations to Prof Eimear McGlinchey, Dr Erica Krueger, Beth Corcoran and Zachary Chambers on receiving these awards

12 Dec 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Society

Smart Docklands funds four projects to address community need

Thee successful teams received seed funding of €12,500 each to tackle challenges across environmental monitoring, community development, and antisocial behaviour, and to create a more sustainable, inclusive, and enjoyable Docklands for all.

9 Dec 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Society

Smart Docklands funds four pilot projects to address community need

The winning teams received seed funding of €12,500 each to tackle pressing challenges across environmental monitoring, community development, and antisocial behaviour, and to create a more sustainable, inclusive, and enjoyable Docklands for all.

6 Dec 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Environment|Society

16 candidates nominated to contest Seanad election

This is the last time that the University of Dublin constituency will elect three Senators to the upper house of the Oireachtas. From 2026, Trinity graduates, along with graduates of other higher education institutions who hold Irish citizenship, will elect six Senators to the Seanad’s Higher Education constituency.

6 Dec 2024

Community|Society

School of Nursing & Midwifery receives Bronze Athena Swan Award

The School of Nursing & Midwifery has achieved a Bronze Athena Swan Award, recognising its dedication to advancing gender equality and fostering inclusivity across academic, learning, and healthcare environments. This significant milestone underscores the School’s ongoing commitment to creating a fair, inclusive, and diverse community.

6 Dec 2024

Awards and Funding|Community

Ian Robertson receives Trinity honorary degree

Neuroscientist Prof. Ian Robertson, geologist John Feehan and former European Commission Secretary General Catherine Day received Trinity’s highest honour from Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.

29 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Society

GBHI welcomes Professor Iracema Leroi as new Site Director

Professor Leroi is a respected faculty member at GBHI and Professor in Geriatric Psychiatry at Trinity. She also serves as a Consultant Psychiatrist at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin

26 Nov 2024

Community|Health|Research

AIB commits €10m investment to AIB Trinity Climate Hub

The AIB Trinity Climate Hub will bring researchers together to address challenges around maintaining a stable and liveable climate, securing biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided by nature, adapting to climate change, and reversing water degradation.

25 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Business|Community|Environment|Sustainability

Trinity celebrates its innovators and entrepreneurs at 2024 Awards

The Provost's Innovation Award was presented to Professor Jane Farrar, a transformative figure in the field of inherited ocular diseases, advancing innovation and commercialising research at Trinity College Dublin.

21 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Innovation|Research|Students