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Biodiversity COP: Global climate efforts and gains made, but no clear agreement

Dr Siobhan McQuaid writes about her experience of COP16, the latest biodiversity summit, in an opinion piece for the Journal. She says there are many reasons to have hope.

11 Nov 2024

Business|Environment|Society|Sustainability

TCIN artist-in-residence set for show at Molesworth Gallery

The show is the culmination of a year-long collaboration between the artist and the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, supported by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, formerly Science Foundation Ireland.

8 Nov 2024

Arts|Research|Society

Next four years of a Trump presidency won’t be as bad as the first four – they will be worse

In 2016, Trump relied on staff who did not share his aims. Now, he will return to the presidency with loyal staff members who have a clear agenda, writes Daniel Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, in an article first published in The Irish Times.

7 Nov 2024

Research|Society

An chéad chruinniú ag Tascfhórsa nua de chuid Choláiste na Tríonóide le tionól an 22 Samhain

Beidh 26 comhalta (tugtar liosta thíos) ar an Tascfhórsa, triúr ina measc arna n-ainmniú ag Aontas na Mac Léinn i gColáiste na Tríonóide, beirt arna n-ainmniú ag Lár-Choiste na gCumann agus ceathrar arna n-ainmniú ag Grúpa na gCeardchumann.

6 Nov 2024

Community|Society|Students

New Trinity Taskforce to hold first meeting on November 22

The Taskforce will have 26 members, including three nominated by the Trinity Students Union, two by the Central Societies’ Committee and four nominated by the Group of Unions.

6 Nov 2024

Community|Research|Society|Students

Discover the future of urban living at the Smart Cities Urban Quest in Dublin’s Docklands

The Smart Cities Urban Quest: Adventure in the Docklands invites the public to dive into an exciting, hands-on experience that combines augmented reality, games, and quizzes, and offers a fresh perspective on smart city technology and its impact on urban life.

5 Nov 2024

Community|Society|Sustainability

Trinity receives DFHERIS funding to conserve the Robert Fisk Archive

The Archive, spanning Robert Fisk’s 50-year journalistic career, was donated to the Library of Trinity College Dublin by Nelofer Pazira-Fisk.

5 Nov 2024

Community|Culture|Society

The evolutionary benefits of being forgetful

Why do we forget things? Is it simply a sign of memory impairment, or are there benefits? Sven Vanneste and Elva Arulchelvan from the School of Psychology share insights on the evolutionary benefits of being forgetful in this piece first published in The Conversation.

5 Nov 2024

Research|Science|Society

Suad Aldarra awarded 2024 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

Suad Aldarra has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. The prize is administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English

4 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Culture|Society

What animal societies can teach us about ageing

A collection of 16 studies have been published as part of a special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, investigating ageing and society across the natural world, and co-edited by Dr Greg Albery, Assistant Professor in Trinity College Dublin’s School of Natural Sciences.

29 Oct 2024

Environment|Research|Society