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Alumni & Campus News The Old Library Redevelopment Project - Update Carol Service The Trinity Carol Service is a much-loved annual tradition, and this year we welcomed our alumni and friends online for carols, traditional Christmas readings, and reflections brought to you by the College Chapel Choir and College Chaplains. In case you missed this wonderful Christmas evening, you can watch the event here. Success at the Irish Law Awards 2021 Congratulations to Trinity alumna Sharon McElligott who has been named as ‘Leinster Incl Dublin Sole Principal of the Year’ at the Irish Law Awards 2021. We are looking forward to seeing what’s next for Sharon and her firm Murphy McElligott Solicitors. The Old Library Redevelopment Project is a landmark conservation project that will safeguard the Old Library building and conserve its precious collections for future generations. Made possible by generous government and private funding, along with core funding from different Trinity initiatives, it will allow for urgent structural and environmental upgrades and the redevelopment of facilities in line with the best library and museum experiences around the world. To make this essential conservation work possible, the current Book of Kells and Long Room exhibition will need to close for a period of three years from 2023, and a temporary interim exhibition will need to be created. This temporary interim exhibition is key to financing the Old Library Redevelopment Project. No decision has yet been made on a location for this temporary exhibition. A number of locations are being considered and a feasibility study is currently taking place on the pros and cons of the various locations for the temporary exhibition, as well as extensive engagement with groups across college, including Trinity Sport and DUCAC among others. A final decision will be made by the College Board in early 2022 when the feasibility study is complete and further engagement has taken place. We will continue to keep you updated with information about the temporary exhibition and the Old Library Redevelopment Project in the months ahead.
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Physiology@100: Past, Present & Future Symposium 2022 marks the centenary of the establishment of the discipline of Physiology at Trinity. Physiology is the functional basis of the health sciences – it describes how cells operate, how they combine their functions in specific organs, and how these organ systems work together to maintain a stable environment inside the body. To mark this centenary celebration, Trinity will be hosting a one- day symposium on campus in September 2022. We want to gather alumni memories, anecdotes and photos, that capture the essence of Physiology at Trinity. If you’re an alumnus and have anything to share please email. Celebrating European Day of Languages with Colm Tóibín For the third year in a row, Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation (TCLCT), in collaboration with EU National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC), welcomed guests to celebrate European Day of Languages on 30 September. Colm Tóibín was joined by his French, Greek and Polish translators, Anna Gibson, Athina Dimitriadou and Jerzy Kozłowski to discuss his work, including his most recent novel The Magician , which draws on the life of the German novelist and Nobel laureate, Thomas Mann. The event was supported by the embassies of Greece, France and Poland and opened by HE Μrs Ekaterini Simopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to Ireland. Ancient DNA rewrites early Japanese history An interdisciplinary Trinity team co- led by Shigeki Nakagome, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Dan Bradley, Professor in Population Genetics, have worked with researchers in Japan to re-write early Japanese history. Ancient DNA extracted from human bones proves that modern day populations in Japan have a tripartite genetic origin rather than a dual genomic ancestry, as was previously thought. Trinity scores top marks for Graduate Employability and most successful alumni Trinity has the best employer reputation in Ireland and nurtures the most successful alumni, according to the latest QS World University Rankings for Graduate Employability 2022. Trinity is ranked first in Ireland for employer reputation and alumni outcomes and is among the top 50 in the world for graduate employment rate. EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness addresses climate change in Henry Grattan Lecture Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and the Capital Markets Union, delivered the Henry Grattan Lecture at the Irish Embassy in London in September, emphasizing the need for long-term thinking to solve the problems of climate change. Trinity Sport Podcast with Leinster rugby player Ryan Baird The Trinity Sport Talks podcast showcases sporting stories associated with Trinity. Check out the latest instalment with Ireland and Leinster rugby player and Trinity student athlete, Ryan Baird.
