Society - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin

Rent reforms are the sticking plaster on a crisis – only radical change will work

By offering something to landlords and tenants with new rental rules, the Government is taking something from both, writes Sarah Hamill, School of Law, in the Irish Independent.

27 Jun 2025

Research|Society

TSJCI receives prestigious Comprehensive Cancer Centre status

The Trinity St James's Cancer Institute's new designation - the first Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Ireland - places TSJCI at the forefront of cancer care in Ireland alongside other leading cancer centres in Europe.

26 Jun 2025

Awards and Funding|Community|Health|Research|Society

Pervasive surveillance of people is being used to access, monetise, coerce, and control

Analyses of over 40,000 documents, computer vision papers and downstream patents spanning four decades indicates the extent of this surveillance and the rise of obfuscating language that helps to normalise such approaches.

25 Jun 2025

Culture|Research|Society

Conference explores trauma, the workforce and the workplace

Over 200 delegates were in attendance, with representation from over 20 countries across the world for the annual ENTER Mental Health Conference hosted this year by the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

24 Jun 2025

Health|Research|Society

Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, the creator of Sfera con Sfera, has died

Catherine Giltrap, Curator and Head of the University Art Collections expressed her heartfelt sympathy to Pomodoro’s colleagues and family, and plans to continue with Trinity's preparations to commemorate 100 years since his birth in 2026.

23 Jun 2025

Arts|Community|Society

New video series teaches long-term impacts of political conflict

The Centre for Economics, Policy and History has collaborated on a new video series for students showing how data can help us understand the long-term impacts of political conflict.

18 Jun 2025

Research|Society

Exploring Kindness at Creative Brain Week 2025

Local and international academic and research experts—alongside individuals with lived experience—came together to explore the powerful intersection of brain science and creativity, and the potential benefits it can bring to humanity

17 Jun 2025

Irish language champion Linda Ervine receives Trinity honorary degree

Dermot Smurfit, renowned osteoporosis expert Moira O’Brien, and Sir Donnell Deeny also all received Trinity’s highest honour from Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.

13 Jun 2025

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More supports needed for children and young adults experiencing domestic violence and abuse

The main consideration of the research was to elevate and centre children’s voices, to clearly show that they have distinct needs that must be addressed separately from adult survivors.

12 Jun 2025

Health|Society

Centre for Forced Migration Studies hosts Wole Soyinka Lecture

Trinity's Centre for Forced Migration Studies recently hosted the 27th Wole Soyinka Lecture, titled "Building Resilient, Cohesive Communities and the Challenges of Global Migration".

10 Jun 2025

Community|Society