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Experts examine how Ireland can strengthen resilience while driving growth during its EU Presidency

Against a backdrop of evolving cyber threats and expanding regulatory requirements, leaders from government, industry and European institutions gathered in Trinity to discuss how Ireland can strengthen cyber resilience while remaining an attractive location for investment and innovation.

9 Oct 2026

Business|EU Presidency|Innovation|Science

Optogenetics – a link between the Nobel Prize, Trinity neuroscience, and understanding memory

Trinity's Prof. Tomás Ryan and his team were among the many neuroscientists around the world celebrating the success of Karl Deisseroth, who along with Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

8 Oct 2026

Health|Research|Science

Trinity and Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute to advance 6G research

Researchers at the Research Ireland CONNECT Centre headquartered at Trinity have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Taiwan’s ITRI to explore joint research, experimentation and innovation in 6G and other advanced communications technologies.

8 Oct 2026

Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity celebrates EU Researchers’ Night

Trinity celebrated EU Researchers’ Night with a number of events across campus last week. These included a Minerals In Action (MIA) event, a research showcase in Trinity’s Exam Hall, and the launch of an impact report on the Current Chemistry Investigators (CCI) education and public engagement programme.

1 Oct 2026

Community|Environment|EU Presidency|Research|Science

Trinity researcher to lead new European Research Council project focused on ancient microfossils

Dr Corentin Flament-Loron, from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, has won an ERC Starting Grant, which will support his investigations into one of the biggest questions in the history of life: when did complex cells first emerge on Earth?

1 Oct 2026

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science

Your voice may reveal how fast and how well you’re aging

A new study shows that machine-learning clocks based on speech can estimate chronological age and may also offer a window into brain aging, biological aging, cognitive health, cumulative burden, and dementia.

30 Sep 2026

Health|Research|Science

New research shows how human impacts increase risk of emerging infectious disease outbreaks

Global fragmentation of ecosystems and changing patterns of rainfall have increased the risk of diseases spreading to humans from animals, mosquitoes and ticks, according to a new study involving a Trinity scientist.

24 Sep 2026

Environment|Health|Research|Science

New Trinity research suggests a simple pill could prevent sight loss in common form of diabetes-driven eye condition

Researchers at Trinity, in collaboration with Breye Therapeutics, have found that an oral medication (Danegaptide) can protect against vision-threatening damage in Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR), which is a leading cause of blindness in working-age adults.

24 Sep 2026

Health|Research|Science

Trinity mathematicians celebrate Venice success of unique film project DAU

Professor Samson Shatashvili, University Chair of Natural Philosophy (1847), and Maria Shtilmark, Research Assistant in Trinity’s School of Mathematics, were both closely involved in the extraordinary long-running film project DAU, whose director Ilya Khrzhanovsky received the Silver Lion for Best Director at this year’s Venice International Film Festival.

22 Sep 2026

Awards and Funding|Culture|Science

Bumblebee DNA extracted from museum specimens points to severe genetic declines over time

DNA extracted from over 100 specimens in five museums, including the Natural History Museum, London, was used to study the history of the moss carder bumblebee, which is threatened with extinction in the UK.

18 Sep 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability