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Dr Browne was invited on to the NOOW podcast (with Tadgh Hickey & Abubaker Abed) to discuss the ongoing denial of visas for students travelling from Gaza to Ireland to take up their places at Irish universities. The full episode is available here: Irish Government's Shameful Treatment of Gaza Students.

Posted on: 19 August 2026 Nature provides resources to society and the diversity of species, (think of pollinators, for example), is expected to underpin human economies. So why then are the poorest countries also those that are richest in wildlife, containing a high number of different species? The reason, according to new research, is that colonial exploitation of that biodiversity by now-rich countries created poverty legacies that persist today.

As a recognised international expert on the situation in Palestine, Dr Browne was invited on to TRT world to provide his analysis on the escalating settler violence on the West Bank. In addition, he has written an op-ed on the recent denial of visa's for Gazan students seeking to travel to Ireland to study. Both are available here and here.

The Centre is delighted to, Dr Michael Morris, on the publication of his first novel, The First Silence: The Reliquary of Iona (Enroute, 2026), which draws deeply from

Posted on: 11 August 2026 Surely we are past the point of cutting sweatshops some slack? writes Dr Alan Eustace, School of Law, in an analysis piece in The Irish Times. Writing about the latest round of tariffs imposed by US President Trump on the EU, for failing to enforce a ban on forced labour in supply chains that pass through Europe. In the piece Dr Eustace argues that despite not having a leg to stand on when it comes to workers’ rights, Trump is right that the EU is soft on slave labour.

Posted on: 11 August 2026 Researchers from Trinity and St. James’s Hospital have shown that dexamethasone, a commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory steroid, can reduce harmful inflammation triggered by Mycobacterium avium without weakening the ability of human immune cells to control the infection. The findings suggest dexamethasone may thus offer a new adjuvant approach for better managing nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease.

Posted on: 10 August 2026 On 12 August a team of scientists from Ireland and Italy will take to the skies off Ireland’s west coast to observe one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena: a total solar eclipse. The mission will provide a rare opportunity to examine the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, and gain new insights into how the Sun’s magnetic field shapes and influences it.

What happens when a thought experiment from the 19th century continues to shape some of the most exciting areas of modern physics? In this interview with Jaklin Kwan of New Scientist, Professor John Goold, Co-Director of Rinn Quantum and Professor of Physics at Trinity College Dublin, discusses Maxwell's demon, one of the most enduring paradoxes in science.

Posted on: 07 August 2026 Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC visited Trinity recently to see the Old Library and view the magnificent Book of Kells. The Governor-General was accompanied by Australia’s Ambassador to Ireland, Her Excellency Chantelle Taylor, and met by Trinity’s Vice Provost and Chief Academic Officer Professor Orla Sheils.

Celebrating our Doctorate in Education Graduates This summer, we were delighted to celebrate the achievements of our Doctorate in Education (D.Ed.) graduates during Commencement in Front Square at Trinity College Dublin. The journey to a doctorate is one of curiosity, determination and sustained commitment. Over several years, our graduates have balanced demanding professional and personal lives while undertaking original research that advances educational knowledge and practice.