What research and innovation news does Trinity College Dublin share?

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Trinity College Dublin (tcd.ie) publishes research and innovation news through its "Latest News" section and maintains a dedicated "Innovation & Enterprise" area on the site. The news items span science, health, culture, and community topics, and each entry typically links to a fuller story. Below is what the site currently highlights, based on the homepage content.

Where research and innovation appear on the site

  • Latest News — the main feed for research announcements, awards, and project updates, with a "MORE NEWS" link to the full listing.
  • Innovation & Enterprise — a dedicated section in the site's navigation, alongside Libraries, Alumni & Giving, Visitors & Book of Kells, Clubs & Societies, and Sport.
  • Research — listed as a top-level topic in the homepage navigation, indicating a broader research hub beyond the news feed.

Examples of research news currently featured

Story Topic area What it covers
Trinity mathematicians celebrate Venice success of unique film project DAU Awards and Funding, Culture, Science Professor Samson Shatashvili (University Chair of Natural Philosophy, 1847) and Research Assistant Maria Shtilmark, both of Trinity's School of Mathematics, were closely involved in the long-running film project DAU, whose director Ilya Khrzhanovsky received the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice International Film Festival.
Connective Detective report highlights children's role in shaping smarter cities Community, Environment, Society, Students A report documenting three years of a free smart city education programme that reached approximately 800 primary school pupils across 18 schools.
New Trinity research suggests a simple pill could prevent sight loss in common form of diabetes-driven eye condition Health, Research, Science Researchers at Trinity, in collaboration with Breye Therapeutics, found that an oral medication (Danegaptide) can protect against vision-threatening damage in Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR), a leading cause of blindness in working-age adults.

What this tells you about Trinity's research direction

The featured stories cluster around a few recurring themes:

  • Cross-disciplinary work — the DAU film project sits at the intersection of mathematics, culture, and science, and is tagged under all three.
  • Health and translational research — the NPDR study is a collaboration with an external therapeutics company, suggesting industry partnerships are part of the research output Trinity publicises.
  • Public and community engagement — the smart city education programme is framed around children's participation and reached 18 schools, showing that research news is not limited to lab results.
  • Awards and recognition — the Venice Silver Lion item is filed under "Awards and Funding," indicating the news feed also tracks external honours and funding milestones.

How to follow research and innovation updates

  • Start at the Latest News section on the homepage and use "MORE NEWS" for the archive.
  • Check the Innovation & Enterprise section for commercialisation, partnerships, and enterprise activity.
  • Look for the Research topic link in the main navigation for the broader research hub.
  • The Thrive: Trinity College Dublin Strategic Plan 2025–2030 page sets out institutional priorities for the next five years and is described as being updated regularly, so it is a useful reference for where research and innovation fit into Trinity's overall direction.

If you need the full text of any story, the individual news items are the place to go — the homepage only carries excerpts.