Trinity College Dublin

We are thrilled to announce that Professor François Pitié, Assistant Professor in the Discipline of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, was recently honoured with two prestigious accolades at the 2026 Trinity Teaching Awards: the University Excellence in Teaching Award and the Inspiring Educator Award.

Posted on: 24 June 2026 Two researchers from Trinity College Dublin, Rhodri Cusack and Richard Layte, have been announced today [June 23] as recipients of European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants. The duo are among just five researchers in Ireland to receive the coveted Advanced Grants awards from the ERC in this funding cycle. Advanced Grants give senior researchers the opportunity to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that could lead to major breakthroughs.

Posted on: 23 June 2026 Two students from Trinity have won a place in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch, the San Francisco programme whose alumni include Stripe, Airbnb and Reddit. Johnny Doyle, who studies Engineering with Management, and Will Carkner, an Engineering student, have moved to San Francisco for the summer to build ProvenMetal, which assembles printed circuit boards for American hardware and robotics companies.

In April of this year Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne was interviewed by Kate Brayden from Oxfam Ireland having recently been invited to facilitate a 'global changemaker' event for Oxfam. In the interview Dr Browne talked about growing up in Belfast, his 16 years of work on and for Palestine, how it shapes his understanding of colonial violence, sectarianism and resistance, and the importance of his students in Palestine on his own professional and personal development.

Posted on: 19 June 2026 Katie Taylor, Sharon Shannon, civil rights lawyer Baroness Helena Kennedy and Sister Helen Prejean, the anti-death penalty activist who was depicted by Susan Sarandon in the film version of ‘Dead Man Walking’, were all honoured, as was Colm Tóibín, writer of some of the most successful Irish-authored books of the 21st century.

Posted on: 18 June 2026 Trinity College Dublin is proud to be participating in Insect Week 2026, celebrating insects through education, research and engagement. Organised by the Royal Entomological Society and supported by partner organisations throughout Europe, Insect Week is an opportunity to take part in insect science, learn from experts and have fun.

Trinity’s Provost and President Dr Linda Doyle said: “It is a solid achievement to hold our place at 75th in the world in these rankings, particularly in light of continued government underfunding of Ireland’s universities." Trinity College Dublin has placed 75th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2027, holding its strongest position in a decade. The university remains by some margin the highest ranked university in Ireland.

Posted on: 18 June 2026 Prof. Wiltshire explored the interconnected challenges facing coastal regions worldwide and emphasised the critical role of science, communities, innovation, and international collaboration in strengthening global climate resilience. Professor Wiltshire, CRH Professor of Climate Science in Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences was speaking this week in Sylhet, Bangladesh, at the International Conference and Workshop on Coast, Climate and Community.

Posted on: 18 June 2026 The new research has highlighted promising new drug targets and has the potential to help us better prepare for the next global pandemic. Researchers from Trinity have discovered how two deadly coronaviruses (SARS1 and MERS) outsmart one of our most important antiviral defences by shutting down parts of the immune system.

Trinity College Dublin has placed 75th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2027, holding its strongest position in a decade. The university remains by some margin the highest ranked university in Ireland. Trinity College Dublin ranks 53rd in the rankings for Modern Languages, retaining its position as the leading university in Ireland for the study of languages.