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World’s first film in ancient Sumerian released by Trinity filmmakers

The short film starring Trinity students and directed by Prof Martin Worthington is available on YouTube with subtitles in 27 languages including Irish, Arabic, Mandarin and Hungarian.

4 Dec 2025

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Researchers at Trinity’s AI Accountability Lab secure major UK grant to investigate potential risks of AI companions

The project will look at how AI companions are designed to shape our feelings and behaviours, and what happens when technology begins to blur relational boundaries. It will investigate the psychological and societal risks posed by AI companion apps.

28 Nov 2025

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New documentary shows a stark reckoning with Ireland’s Magdalene past – and the long fight for justice

The new documentary 'Testimony' is an essential reminder of a society’s efforts to contain female sexuality, writes Ruth Barton, School of Creative Arts, in a piece for The Conversation.

27 Nov 2025

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Enda Kenny presented with inaugural Trinity European Laureate Award

The award is in recognition of his leadership when Ireland last held the Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2013.

25 Nov 2025

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First national study on LGBTQI+ inclusivity in football published

Trinity College joined with Bohemian Football Club, to examine the experiences of LGBTQI+ people in relation to participation, openness, discrimination and harassment, barriers and positive/protective factors in football settings in the Republic of Ireland.

20 Nov 2025

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Researchers begin study investigating shared languages and identities on the island of Ireland

The new research project based between Trinity and Queen's University Belfast will collect information about the rich linguistic and cultural diversities of communities from every county in Ireland north and south.

20 Nov 2025

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From that Small Island documentary scoops award at Newport Beach Film Festival

From that Small Island documentary, which features a host of Trinity researchers, traces the story the Irish—from first inhabitants to a global diaspora of 80 million plus.

19 Nov 2025

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Ireland’s first novel for children under the spotlight at Trinity symposium

Ireland’s ‘first’ novel for children, a coming-of-age tale published in 1794, is the focus of a talk celebrating the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the Pollard Collection of Children’s Books to the Library of Trinity College Dublin.

13 Nov 2025

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“AIdeology” – research coins a radical new description of AI and how it is shaping societal beliefs

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a mere technological tool. It has already evolved into a new ideology — a system of values and beliefs that is shaping how society understands progress, sustainability, and even humanity itself.

12 Nov 2025

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Ferdia Lennon awarded 2025 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

The €10,000 Rooney Prize, administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English, celebrates an outstanding body of work by an emerging Irish writer under 40 years of age.

10 Nov 2025

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