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From Lilliput to the Long Room: Trinity celebrates 300 years of Gulliver’s Travels

An exhibition in Trinity's Long Room curated by Stephanie Breen, Library, and Aileen Douglas and Ian Campbell Ross, School of English, charts the extraordinary journey of one of the most celebrated works of world literature.

15 Oct 2026

Arts|Culture|Research

Trinity welcomes EU Startups Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva

The EU Commissioner met with members of the Trinity Entrepreneurial Society, a student society that runs start-up competitions and an incubator, and which had issued an invitation to Trinity to her.

13 Oct 2026

Community|EU Presidency|Innovation|Students

New Trinity Centre launched for Reproductive Sciences and Women’s Health

The new Centre will create a coordinated research ecosystem spanning discovery science, clinical research and policy, addressing important evidence gaps in women’s and reproductive health.

12 Oct 2026

Health|Research|Science|Society

Impact of industrial action on October 14th: FAQs for staff and students

The campus will be accessible to staff, students and residents. However, no teaching will take place on Wednesday, nor will there be any events on campus.

12 Oct 2026

Community|Society|Students

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

Housing crisis threatens future of Irish as a community language in West Kerry

The housing crisis is threatening the sustainability of Irish as a community language in the West Kerry Gaeltacht, according to a new policy paper published today by researchers from Trinity's School of Social Work and Social Policy and School of Linguistics, Speech and Communication Sciences.

9 Oct 2026

Culture|Research|Society

President Catherine Connolly joins celebrations of 250 years of modern languages at Trinity

President Catherine Connolly visited Trinity to celebrate 250 years of the study and teaching of modern languages at the university.

9 Oct 2026

Arts|Culture|Research

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 moves 21 October Commencement ceremonies to 19 October

Students who are unable to attend on 19 October may choose to graduate in absentia on that date or, subject to availability, attend a Commencements ceremony at a later date.

7 Oct 2026

Community|Students

The Secret of Kells creators receive Trinity European Laureate Award

Cartoon Saloon received the award in recognition of all they have done in bringing the stories, imagination, creativity and artistic traditions of Ireland to audiences around the world.

7 Oct 2026

Awards and Funding|Culture