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Embody your own avatar, channel your inner medieval scribe, and sign up for botany bootcamp at the START Festival

From medieval scribes to virtual avatars and 16th century brewing to contemporary birth stories, the rich and varied world of academic research will be celebrated at the START Festival at Trinity College Dublin on Friday 29th September.

25 Sep 2023

Irish secondary schools among the most socio-economically equal for reading literacy

Irish secondary schools are among the most socially integrated in Europe when it comes to reading literacy, according to a new cross-country comparative study led by a Trinity sociologist.

19 Sep 2023

Research|Society

Deputy Róisín Shortall awarded Trinity’s Edward Kennedy Health Policy Award

Deputy Shortall’s award presentation took place at the inaugural Edward Kennedy Annual Guest Lecture with Professor Greg Marchildon, University of Toronto.

8 Sep 2023

Health|Research|Society

Launch of new All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History and Policy

A new research centre devoted to the study of economic history located in Trinity College Dublin and Queen’s University Belfast was launched today by Provost Dr Linda Doyle.

7 Sep 2023

Research|Society

Second-tier of child benefit has potential to take over 40,000 children out of poverty

A new ESRI report co-authored by Dr Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, has shown that child poverty could be reduced by a quarter by introducing a means-tested second-tier of child benefit.

7 Sep 2023

Research|Society

Ukrainian exhibition launches at Pearse Station

Inner Light, an exhibition documenting the stories of Ukrainian women living in Ireland, has opened in Pearse Station.

24 Aug 2023

Community|Society

Trinity welcomes Executive Director of UN World Food Programme

Researchers from the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies welcomed the new Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Cindy McCain, to Trinity.

24 Aug 2023

Health|Society

TILDA/MISA event explores why education determines when we die?

Guest speakers examined how the college educated have become healthier and wealthier, while adults without a degree are suffering from deaths of despair including suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism in the United States.

23 Aug 2023

Health|Research|Society

Student accommodation: Without decent housing it’s hard to get a decent education

The issues students face in securing accommodation are closely linked to the broader housing crisis, writes Dr Sarah Hamill

15 Aug 2023

Society|Students

Academy of the Near Future and Cellnex Foundation partner to upskill students on smart technologies and digital connectivity

The partnership, which will run for three years, will develop young people’s understanding of smart technologies and digital connectivity in primary schools across Dublin and nationwide.

27 Jul 2023

Awards and Funding|Society|Students