Articles
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Trinity names its first professor specialising in cerebral palsy
The first Associate Professor of Cerebral Palsy has been appointed at Trinity College, supported by philanthropic funding through the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
28 Jul 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Life and global legacies of Daniel O’Connell under the spotlight
Marking 250 years since the birth of ‘The Liberator’ Daniel O’Connell, Trinity Long Room Hub is hosting a two-day symposium looking at his life, legacy and global human rights challenges.
30 Jul 2025
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New research dispels myth of conspiracy theorists as isolated outsiders
Dr Stephen Murphy, from Trinity Business School, said: “The uncertainty and fear caused by the pandemic created the initial spark for conspiracy beliefs to prosper. In both places, there was a lot of anger around lockdown restrictions, vaccinations and the way that authorities were handling the situation.”
29 Jul 2025
Business|Community|Research
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Irish scientists unlock nature’s 500-million-year-old colour secrets with nano-tech breakthrough
Half a billion years ago nature evolved a remarkable trick: generating vibrant, shimmering colours via intricate, microscopic structures in feathers, wings and shells that reflect light in precise ways. Now, researchers from Trinity have taken a major step forward in harnessing it for advanced materials science.
30 Jul 2025
Health|Innovation|Research|Science
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New electronic voting platform preserves voter anonymity and electoral integrity
Researchers from Trinity and the Research Ireland ADAPT Centre have developed the platform, zkBallot, which resolves one of the core challenges in digital elections: ensuring both voter anonymity and public auditability.
31 Jul 2025
Innovation|Research|Science
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HRB invests a further €1 million into collaborative dementia network
This recently awarded funding will strengthen dementia research and improve care and quality of life for patients.
31 Jul 2025
Awards and Funding|Community|Health|Innovation|Research|Society
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Sun newspaper boycott made people in Liverpool more left wing, study shows
The Department of Political Science study focused on the longstanding Liverpool boycott of The Sun newspaper after it blamed the 1989 Hillsborough Stadium crush on Liverpool F.C. supporters.
8 Aug 2025
Research|Society
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Did the Sun boycott make Liverpool more leftwing? My study indicates it may have shifted views
Lucas da Silva, Department of Political Science, examines how the longstanding boycott of the rightwing tabloid the Sun in Liverpool affected people’s political attitudes up to 2004.
8 Aug 2025
Research|Society
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North-South team to establish Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the Island of Ireland
Researchers from Trinity and Queen's University Belfast have secured funding of approximately €3.7 million to establish a Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the Island of Ireland.
11 Aug 2025
Arts|Awards and Funding|Research|Society
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Spore Watch Ireland is looking for citizen scientists!
A new nationwide citizen science project is calling on volunteers this autumn to help fight a growing global health threat—right from their own homes and communities.
11 Aug 2025
Community|Health|Research