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National survey of intercountry adoption experiences launches

A new national survey of the lived experience of intercounty adoption for parents of children aged 0-12 has been launched today by researchers in Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork.

15 Jul 2025

Community|Research|Society

Universities need restructuring for climate and community needs, study finds

Higher education institutions offer critical social infrastructure with untapped potential to contribute to more equitable and sustainable futures, according to new research.

15 Jul 2025

Culture|Environment|Research|Society|Students

ERC funds two research projects exploring potential of AI in conflict forecasting and language description and preservation

Thomas Chadefaux, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, and Timotheus Bodt, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, will explore the potential of AI to address challenges in conflict forecasting and language description and preservation.

14 Jul 2025

Awards and Funding|Culture|Research

Political instability, environmental conditions, and social inequality accelerate aging

A new study redefines healthy aging as an environmental, social, and political phenomenon, and calls on public health strategies to expand beyond lifestyle prescriptions to address structural inequalities and governance deficits.

14 Jul 2025

Health|Research|Science

Ireland’s only protected insect stars in new comic to spotlight importance of the bioeconomy

The latest Beo and Raja comic stars the beautiful Marsh Fritillary butterfly. The comic focuses on the importance of insects with the aim of engaging younger audiences in issues of biodiversity.

11 Jul 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity welcomes President and First Lady of Lithuania to Old Library

The President and First Lady of Lithuania visited Trinity on Thursday to view the Book of Kells and other precious objects in Trinity’s collections.

10 Jul 2025

Artists and dreamers of all ages invited to discover forgotten music of 19th-century women composers

The call out for creative responses from artists, writers, musicians, and dreamers of all ages is being led by Trinity's Department of Music and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

7 Jul 2025

Community|Culture|Research

Will the Government really put McDonald’s ahead of children in poverty?

The reason child poverty persists is that whenever the opportunity comes to translate words into action there is always some higher priority. This year that higher priority looks to be the hospitality sector, writes economist Barra Roantree

7 Jul 2025

Culture|Health|Society

Sustainable aviation in the spotlight as Trinity hosts international conference

Researchers from around the globe will this week attend the inaugural International Conference on Sustainable Aviation Research (ICSAR).

7 Jul 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity hosts Ireland’s first BioBrillouin microscope

Trinity now has Ireland’s first and only BioBrillouin microscope, which will enable researchers to make giant strides in the fields of inflammation, cancer, developmental biology and biomedical materials, among others.

4 Jul 2025

Research|Science