Science - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin

Extraordinary tales of Trinity’s Zoological Museum brought to life in new book

Dr Martyn Linnie, curator of Trinity College Dublin’s Zoological Museum, has just launched a new book, bringing to life the many tales of the museum’s history and that of its permanent residents.

4 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Four Trinity-led projects secure funding to inspire STEM public engagement

Funding from the Research Ireland Discover Programme will enable project teams to enhance public engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

4 Apr 2025

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Unlocking nature's code: innovative research draws parallels between AI models and genetic encoding

Researchers propose an innovative analogy between AI models and genetic encoding to help us understand how genes encode the complex information that enables them to create an organism.

2 Apr 2025

Research|Science

Microplastics pollution from glitter can disrupt marine biomineralisation

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralisation processes in marine environments, raising fresh concerns about the long-term environmental impact of microplastic pollution on marine ecosystems.

1 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Two Trinity projects awarded over €5million in latest awards from Research Ireland

These awards will contribute to the advancement of high-quality and high-impact research activities at the faculties of STEM and Health Sciences.

28 Mar 2025

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Oral contraceptives and smoking impact steroid hormone levels in healthy adults

Steroid hormone levels are also influenced by other lifestyle choices and factors such as biological sex and age, according to new research that has just been published in leading international journal Science Advances.

28 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Science

An unsavoury problem – dog faeces parasite most commonly found at park entrances and playgrounds

New research from zoologists at Trinity College Dublin has pinpointed park entrances and playgrounds in Dublin as hotspots for roundworm eggs, with subsequent analysis strongly implying they have come from dog faeces.

27 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Science

Dublin children's Bookmarks Exhibition on display in Old Library

An exhibition of 44 handmade books, written and illustrated by Dublin primary school students takes up residence in the Long Room.

27 Mar 2025

Community|Culture|Science

Trinity Water Centre launches ahead of World Water Day 2025

The Trinity Water Centre—a pioneering hub dedicated to advancing research, innovation, and education in water—which will primarily address global water challenges, inform resource management, and deliver technological advancements.

21 Mar 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

New eMobility eHub offering electric cars, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes for the public launches in Galway City

The eHubs offer a range of shared public travel options, providing residents and visitors with convenient, sustainable, and cost-effective travel choices.

21 Mar 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability