Academic Awards

Botany Bay Residents Hit Out at Construction Noise

Residents in the east side of the square have said the noise is disrupting their sleep and studies, particularly as online classes continue.
By Mairead Maguire

Former Trinity Researcher Stripped of Blog Award for Inventing Holocaust Victims

Dr Marie Sophie Hingst, who completed a PhD in Trinity in 2017, allegedly added the names of 22 fictitious Holocaust victims to international records.
By Donal MacNamee

Three Universities to Lead New €21m SFI Research Centre

The new centre will train 139 PhD students in applied mathematics, statistics and machine learning.
By Robert Quinn

Trinity Professor Wins ERC Award for Public Engagement with Research

Anna Davies is a professor in the School of Geography.
By Orla Murnaghan

Trinity Graduate Part of University Challenge-Winning Team

Conor McMeel from Lucan took the top prize on the BBC quiz show, on a team representing Imperial College London.
By Emer Moreau

In Remote Ceremony, 57 Scholars, 14 Fellows and Three Honorary Fellows Elected

Honorary Fellowships were awarded to Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Prof John Fitzgerald and Neil Mendoza.
By Donal MacNamee and Cormac Watson

Election of Scholars, Fellows to Take Place Online, in Break From Tradition

The announcement will take place online due to the ongoing closure of the College due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Emma Donohoe

Ní Féidir Talamh Slán a Dhéanamh de Shaoirse Acadúil – Is Fianaise É UCD

Rinne UCD iarracht athruithe a dhéanamh a aithin “baol teannais” idir saoirse acadúil agus idirnaisiúnú.

Trinity Gets €2.7m from Fáilte Ireland for Old Library Revamp

The grant is part of a three-part funding model for the overhaul of the 300-year-old building.
By Emer Moreau

After Backlash, UCD Abandons Plans to Weaken Policy on Academic Freedom

The draft plan to change the policy said UCD must consider ‘the risk of tension’ between academic freedom and its international links.
By Sárán Fogarty