science

Unstable Massive Star Has Mysteriously Disappeared, Say Trinity Researchers

A team of astronomers led by Prof Jose Groh’s group from Trinity College Dublin is investigating the disappearance of an unstable massive star in a distant galaxy.
By Emma Donohoe

Trinity Researchers Discover Role of Iron in Fighting Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis remains the biggest infection killer in the world.
By Emma Donohoe

Trinity Researchers Design Bee-Friendly and Sustainable Gardens for Bloom Festival

Trinity researchers have designed gardens inspired by the decline in pollinators and the creative use of wastewater.
By Cormac Watson

Trinity Student Picks Up Top Prize at 2019 Mary Mulvihill Award

Laura Katharine Finnegan won the award for her illustrations and profiles of famous Irish scientists.
By Cormac Watson
Editorial

Promotion of Scientific Advances in an Accessible Format Propels Trinity out of Academics and into People’s Lives

Engaging the public and recognising researchers’ efforts are essential means of integrating universities into public life.

Trinity Scientists Reveal Origins of Oldest Crystals Known to Man

Previous research had attributed the formation of zircon crystals to shifting tectonic plates.
By Aoife O'Donoghue

Key Genetic Discovery in Alcohol Abuse Made by Team with Trinity Scientist

Dr Arun Bokde is a member of an international team, which made the discovering based on research with fruit flies.

Science Gallery Honoured With Own Stamp

Science Gallery Dublin has been honoured with its own An Post stamp, as it reaches record footfall figures.

Students Seek to Establish Trinity Student Scientific Review

A group of Junior Sophister Trinity students are hoping to acquire funding to establish the TSSR.

Points Drop for Medicine Nationally and Dramatic Rise for Trinity’s Science Courses

The points required to study medicine have dropped nationwide while some science courses in Trinity have risen by more than 50 points.