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Ancient genomes reveal how European colonisation brought smallpox to the Americas

Smallpox, caused by variola virus, played a major role in the catastrophic population decline experienced by Indigenous peoples after European arrival.

31 Jul 2026

Research|Science

Ancient Irish volcano offers new clues about the development of its modern-day, active “brothers and sisters”

The research team, led by scientists from Trinity College Dublin and including those from the UK, USA, and the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, studied rocks across Carlingford Mountain which formed as the magma system inflated beneath the volcano over thousands of years.

31 Jul 2026

Research|Science

Trinity showcases research tackling Europe's hardest problems

EU research officials visited Trinity on 22 July to see first-hand how Irish research is helping address some of Europe’s most pressing challenges.

29 Jul 2026

Research

Trinity hosts EU Research and Innovation Ministers in the Old Library

European Research and Innovation Ministers and policy makers visited Trinity College Dublin this week to visit the Long Room and view the Book of Kells, the exquisite medieval manuscript housed in Trinity's Old Library.

23 Jul 2026

Innovation|Research|Society

Trinity-led report: sustainability in healthcare offers huge opportunity

Sustainability in healthcare should not be viewed as a cost, but as an opportunity, according to a new report launched today by Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI).

21 Jul 2026

Health|Innovation|Sustainability

Trinity team developing environmentally friendly biopesticide to tackle devasting EU crop pest

Scientists from Trinity have secured Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation funding of around €690,000 to develop an environmentally friendly biopesticide to tackle one of the EU’s most financially devastating pest species, the Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB).

20 Jul 2026

Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories?

In a world where trust in institutions is mostly in decline, levels of trust in science remain relatively high. Yet at the same time, belief in scientific conspiracy theories, such as hushed-up effects of vaccines or aeroplane “chemtrails”, is also widespread.

20 Jul 2026

Science|Society

Are you listening to me? Well, kinda…

Scientists at Trinity have discovered that, for a short period of around one to two seconds, the brain can begin following a new conversation before it has fully let go of the previous one.

17 Jul 2026

Research|Science

Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin celebrate Ireland’s historic tradition and global vision in Italian

Marking 250 years of Italian Studies at Trinity College Dublin, the Department of Italian co-hosted the Society for Italian Studies Biennial Conference, with University College Dublin from 9-11 July 2026.

17 Jul 2026

Arts|Culture

Star-studded RTÉ documentary airs on the Old Library and Library Collections

In the first episode Ruth Negga returns to campus to meet with Trinity’s Librarian and College Archivist Helen Shenton and to explore some of the literary treasures to be found within the university’s literature, poetry and theatre collections.

15 Jul 2026

Arts|Culture