Day: November 16, 2025
Current Funding Landscape and Its Consequences The United Kingdom’s universities and research institutes have long relied on a combination of tuition fees, research grants and private sponsorship to sustain their operations. In Ireland, the same model is coupled with a historically low level of state support. The outcome? Universities face chronic cash flow problems, ageing […]
Elevate Your Nursing Career with Trinity College Dublin and Avista Trinity College Dublin’s Bachelor of Science in Intellectual Disability Nursing has joined forces with Avista, a national provider of specialist care services. From September 2025, the partnership will deliver practical, high‑quality clinical placements to ten nursing students each year across a range of Avista facilities […]
Breaking the Pattern: Why Aperiodic Tilings Matter Tessellations—regular arrangements of shapes that fill a surface without gaps—have graced mosaics, architecture and even art for millennia. Yet until recent decades mathematicians discovered that not all tilings repeat. Aperiodic tilings generate patterns that never translate into themselves, while completely covering a plane. These structures shattered traditional assumptions […]
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools in classrooms has led to what educators are calling a “homework apocalypse.” As teachers, administrators, and policy makers grapple with this new reality, Trinity College Dublin has called for a swift, coordinated response. The following guide distills key take‑aways, practical steps, and resources to help you navigate AI‑enabled […]
Early Years and the Spirit of Trinity Maryette Watson began her academic journey at Trinity College Dublin in 1953, a time when the campus was still shaping its identity as a premier institution in Ireland. At that time, the campus life was formal and heavily structured, reflecting the societal expectations of the era. As a […]
Understanding the Impact of the Hamilton Prize The Hamilton Prize, named after the celebrated Trinity College Dublin mathematician William Rowan Hamilton, is one of the university’s most prestigious honors for undergraduate mathematics students. Awarded annually on the anniversary of Hamilton’s discovery of quaternion algebra, it recognizes a final‑year student who has demonstrated exceptional academic achievement […]
In a decisive step that turns data into action, Trinity College Dublin has unveiled its new Climate Gateway—a comprehensive portal that brings together research, resources, and community efforts aimed at reducing emissions, improving resilience, and guiding policy. The initiative responds to overwhelming evidence that the planet is warming fast, to public urgency for change, and […]
Overview of CONNECT’s 10‑Year Journey The Trinity College Dublin (TCD) CONNECT research center officially marked a decade of pioneering work on future networks and communications on Friday, 7 November 2025. The event, titled CONNECT at Ten, brought together academics, industry partners, alumni and students at the Convention Centre Dublin for a day of presentations, panel […]
Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers List Explained Every year Clarivate publishes a list of researchers whose publications rank in the top 1 % for citations within their subject areas. Being named a Highly Cited Researcher signifies that a scholar’s work has consistently attracted a high volume of scholarly attention, indicating both influence and relevance on a global […]
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has issued a clear invitation: all learners—from primary school pupils to adult learners—should engage with the 2025 College Awareness Week (CAW). The week, running from November 17‑23, offers a broad range of events aimed at demystifying higher‑education pathways and showcasing the diverse opportunities available across the Irish system. Why College Awareness […]
