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A new study co-led by UCD suggests that a greater understanding of biofilms could be key to protecting human health during spaceflights.

Posted on: 21 January 2026 Blocking microglia prevents infant forgetting and improves memory in mice, suggesting that these specialist immune cells in the brain may actively manage memory formation and dictate what, and when, we forget. Infants of many species from mouse to human rapidly forget things that happen to them-a phenomenon called infantile amnesia, but until now we have known little about how this happens.

Posted on: 22 December 2025 Trinity researchers have made significant discoveries this year enriching our culture, building better futures and broadening our understanding of our world.

Is it better to have children early or later in life, and does parenthood accelerate ageing? Researchers at University College Dublin and the University of Bristol have tackled these questions by studying an exceptional population of long-lived Greater horseshoe bats.

Posted on: 15 October 2025 The news that our native bees are cut from a different cloth has important implications for conservation practices and may also inform the way imported commercial populations are managed. The new research took a deep dive into the population genomics of Irish and British Bombus terrestris audax , colloquially known as the buff-tailed bumblebee.

Posted on: 12 September 2025 Lifetime significant experiences, in particular the social ones, are the fabric of our identity.

Posted on: 04 September 2025 €2M scanning system in Trinity will help researchers understand the brain and identify earliest signs of brain disorders A revolutionary new wearable brain scanner has just arrived in Trinity College Dublin.

Four Trinity researchers have secured awards worth a combined total of €2.57 million under Research Ireland's Pathway funding programme.

In County Meath in eastern Ireland sits the world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne. The late 4th millennium BC megalithic tombs have been labelled "passage tombs" by archaeologists because they typically feature a narrow passage leading to an internal chamber, covered by a large circular mound.

In a groundbreaking paper published in the journal Trends in Genetics researchers from the University of Vermont and Trinity College Dublin propose an innovative analogy between AI models and genetic encoding to help us understand how genes encode the complex information that enables them to create an organism.

Giraffes are among the world's most recognisable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements and unique coat patterns , they have inspired people's imaginations for centuries.