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Ireland-Australia cancer research fellowship launched

Dr Tim Nugent has been appointed the first recipient of the Ireland Funds Trinity St James’s Global Fellowship and will undertake advanced cancer research at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne.

27 Aug 2026

Research

Trinity research highlights impact of eczema on child growth, and points to effective treatment

The study led by the School of Medicine investigated the effect of a drug commonly used to treat eczema on growth and bone biomarkers in children with severe eczema.

27 Aug 2026

Health|Research|Science

Trinity welcomes 25 fifth-year students to Computer Science Hedge School

The Computer Science Hedge School is a free, two-year programme that offers second-level students from DEIS schools the chance to study Leaving Certificate Computer Science if their school does not provide the subject.

27 Aug 2026

Community|Innovation|Society

Trinity makes 3,976 offers in first round of 2026 CAO

Trinity’s Vice-Provost and Chief Academic Officer Orla Sheils said: “The gradual reduction of the post-marking adjustment in Leaving Certificate results continues to generate volatility in the university admissions system."

26 Aug 2026

Community|Students

Trinity welcomes progress on new student accommodation plans

The university’s plan for 358 new student beds in Dartry will proceed to tender following approval from Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD.

26 Aug 2026

Students

Trinity medtech startup NOVAP Medical wins IDEATE 2026; sets sights on tackling ventilator-associated pneumonia

The team are now building a clear pathway towards commercialisation and hope to secure more funding in the near future to test and ultimately bring their innovation into hospitals where it can improve patient care in the coming years.

20 Aug 2026

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity welcomes hundreds to international conference focused on improving access to dental care for disabled people

This week saw the launch of a World Health Organization policy brief that outlined the dire waits, and general lack of access to preventive treatment, that people from this cohort experience in Ireland. The launch kickstarted the International Association for Disability & Oral Health conference.

20 Aug 2026

Health|Research|Science|Society

Legacy of colonial biodiversity exploitation explains poverty in biodiversity-rich countries – new research

New research suggests that colonial exploitation of biodiversity by now-rich countries created poverty legacies that persist today.

19 Aug 2026

Environment|Research|Science|Society|Sustainability

Steroids reduce inflammation in chronic mycobacterial lung infections without limiting antimicrobial defence

Researchers from Trinity and St. James’s Hospital have shown that dexamethasone, a commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory steroid, can reduce harmful inflammation triggered by Mycobacterium avium without weakening the ability of human immune cells to control the infection.

11 Aug 2026

Health|Research|Science

Scientists take to the skies to observe 2026 Solar Eclipse from Flying Observatory

On 12 August a team of scientists from Ireland and Italy will take to the skies off Ireland’s west coast to observe one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena: a total solar eclipse.

10 Aug 2026

Research|Science