Dr Shane Bergin, Investigator at Trinity College Dublin’s School of Physics and nanoscience institute, CRANN, has today been awarded the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) achievement award.  The award recognises Dr. Bergin’s contribution to communicating science in a fun and attractive way and mentoring the next generation in science.

Chilean Minister of Mining, Ms Aurora Williams visits Trinity College Dublin. The purpose of this visit was to meet on site with Chilean university students and learn about the progress of various projects that could be undertaken in collaboration between the Ministry of Mines and the University.

Research team led by Prof Jonathan Coleman discovers new research method to produce large volumes of high quality graphene.

On March 28th, President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, received three recipients of the Science Foundation Ireland, President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) at Áras an Uachtaráin. Professor Valeria Nicolosi from AMBER, based in the CRANN Institute, and Trinity College Dublin’s Schools of Physics and Chemistry was presented with the prestigious accolade which acknowledges cutting-edge research in fields considered critical to Ireland’s economic and social prosperity.

Nano World Cancer Day 2014 is being held on the 31st January and speakers representing CRANN and AMBER will give talks about their research in the Trinity Long Room Hub on the day.