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It's the first time that a link has been found between MND and schizophrenia

Motor Neurone Disease and schizophrenia link found

Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and schizophrenia have been shown to have a shared genetic origin by a Trinity College Dublin (TCD) led study that has wide implications for research into and treatment of the illnesses.

Science • 27 Mar 17

The researcg was led by Prof Stefano Sanvito, the Director of the CRANN Institute at Trinity College Dublin

TCD study may lead to huge boost in computer capacity

Computer disk drive capacity could be increased 1,000-fold using tiny molecules, thanks to a discovery by scientists in Dublin.

technology • 28 Feb 17

Berkeley Library celebrates 50th anniversary

Trinity College's Berkeley Library, designed by New York architect Paul Koralek, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Video • 23 Feb 17

Scientists Jonathan Coleman and Conor Boland of the AMBER centre at Trinity (credit: AMBER/TCD)

Scientists at TCD get serious use from silly putty

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have combined a "wonder material" with a children's toy to make an incredibly sensitive sensor with potential applications in medicine.

News • 09 Dec 16

The case was brought to the European Court of Justice after it was brought to the Irish Labour Court

Lecturer loses Trinity College discrimination case

A lecturer has lost his case at the European Court of Justice that Trinity College Dublin discriminated against him on grounds of sexual orientation and age regarding his pension rights.

Trinity College Dublin • 24 Nov 16

Trinity College Dublin is the only Irish university to become a member of the League of European Research Universities

TCD joins network of leading European universities

Trinity College Dublin has joined a network of leading European universities that advocates for investment in third level research across Europe.

News • 18 Nov 16

The deal sees Aramark fuel Freshii’s expansion in Ireland and the UK, opening a number of new Freshii outlets here

New Freshii stores to create 100 jobs

US food services company Aramark and health-casual restaurant chain Freshii are to create 100 jobs through a partnership in Ireland to expand the Freshii brand.

Business • 01 Nov 16

Trinity College removed from prestigious rankings while its position is recalculated

Trinity removed from rankings after data error

A misplaced decimal point has led to the temporary removal of Trinity College Dublin from the latest international university rankings.

News • 22 Sep 16

Researchers want to establish why some people seem to have a natural protection against the virus

Study seeks women exposed to contaminated blood

Women who were exposed to a blood product contaminated with Hepatitis C in the late 1970s are being asked to volunteer for a study being conducted by scientists at Trinity College Dublin.

News • 20 Sep 16

The research could lead to the development of a method for diagnosing problems with bone strength

TCD & RCSI scientists develop new bone scan method

A new bone-scanning technique that generates ultra-high resolution 3D images without the need for potentially harmful x-rays has been developed by scientists in Ireland.

Science • 08 Sep 16

UCD fell 22 places in the rankings, and now sits 176th

Colleges blame under-investment for rankings slide

All but one of Ireland's universities have fallen in international university rankings published today, with the presidents of Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin blaming the decline on under-investment.

News • 06 Sep 16

2.2m people globally need a bone graft each year

Process for 3D bone printing discovered at Trinity

Scientists in Ireland have developed a process to make new bones using 3D bioprinting technology that could lead to new methods to replace the need for bone grafts.

News • 02 Sep 16

The parasite claims around 60,000 lives around the world every year (Pic: Dr Christina Dold and Prof Celia Holland)

Irish scientists make parasite treatment discovery

A team of Irish based scientists has made a potentially significant advance in the fight against a parasite which kills tens of thousands of people around the world each year and makes hundreds of millions sick.

Science • 04 Aug 16

The Ice Bucket Challenge raised €1.6m in Ireland alone

Ice Bucket Challenge funds scientific breakthrough

Money raised from the Ice Bucket Challenge has helped to make a significant breakthrough in identifying a key gene linked to motor neurone disease.

News • 28 Jul 16

The scientists sequenced the DNA of four skeletons found in the Zagros region (Pic: AG Palaeogenetik, JGU, University of Mainz)

Irish researchers make farming origins findings

A new analysis by scientists, including some in Ireland, has found several groups of hunter gatherers began farming independent of each other in Fertile Crescent during the Neolithic period.

Science • 14 Jul 16

The discovery could help lead to the development of self-folding electronics components

Irish scientists in graphene folding discovery

Irish based scientists have discovered a way to make the so-called wonder material graphene self-assemble into different shapes.

Science • 14 Jul 16

85% of households in Ireland have access to the internet

25 years of internet in Ireland marked

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the internet's arrival in Ireland, when a 19.2 Kbps telecoms link at Trinity College Dublin connected to the emerging technological network.

Technology • 17 Jun 16

The discovery could help encourage the adoption of the use of hydrogen as a fuel in transport

TCD scientists find cheaper way of making hydrogen

Scientists in Trinity College Dublin have developed a new inexpensive and efficient way of splitting water into its constituent parts, hydrogen and oxygen.

Science • 23 May 16

Around two thirds of those aged over 50 years in Ireland suffer with high blood pressure

Study: Drug increases low blood pressure risk

A new study has found that a type of drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure in older people can actually increase the risk of patients experiencing low blood pressure after standing.

News • 09 Mar 16

Researchers hope their blueprint of LspA-globomycin will inform drug design so that analogues may be developed to fight a plethora of common but devastating infections. (Pic: Martin Caffrey, Trinity College Dublin)

TCD discovery to aid search for new antibiotics

Dublin-based scientists have taken a significant stride towards the possible development of new antibiotics to which bacteria are not resistant.

News • 19 Feb 16

Trinity and UL were the only two Irish colleges to receive the award

Trinity and UL win gender equality awards

Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick have received awards recognising their commitment to supporting women's careers in science and technology.

News • 30 Jul 15

UCD has questioned the methodology of the rankings

UCD drops more than 60 places in Times rankings

Ireland’s largest university has seen a dramatic fall in its placing on the latest international university rankings.

News • 01 Oct 14

The bones were found during Luas work in front of Trinity College

Bones found near Trinity during Luas works

Bones were discovered during Luas work outside Trinity College on Dublin’s College Green this afternoon.

News • 16 Jul 14

The LaunchBox incubator is only open to students from Trinity College Dublin

Eight teams enter Trinity's incubator programme

Eight teams of students have begun work in Trinity College Dublin’s business incubator.

Business • 08 Jul 14

Changes will see higher premiums for those taking up health insurance later in life

'Little incentive in health insurance changes'

A professor of health policy has said changes to health insurance signed into law yesterday by the Minister for Health will probably not provide strong enough incentives for younger people to take up health insurance.

News • 08 Jul 14