Welcome to the School of Chemistry
Trinity College Dublin was founded in 1592 and is ranked at 98 in the QS world university rankings for 2017. Formal chemistry teaching commenced in August 1711 when the first dedicated Lecturer in Chemistry was appointed. The School of Chemistry has 24 academic staff, 7 administrative staff and 12 technical and attendant staff, of whom 2 are employed full-time in workshops that provide electronic and glassblowing services. Read more
Current News & Events
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Image by: Prof. Mathias Senge.
- Prof. Mathias Senge leading a new project that will develop light-activated molecules to fight cancer and infection
- Article by Prof. Thorri Gunnlaugsson featured in a collection of "groundbreaking papers" published by Chem
- Winner of Ireland’s Young Chemist Prize has been awarded a prestigious international award at the World Chemistry Congress
- AMBER Research reveals a fundamental breakthrough in the future of designing materials
- Chemistry student, Eoin McCarney, represents Ireland at Nobel laureate meeting
- Congratulations to Prof. Wolfgang Schmitt (AMBER) for building giant 'molecular cages' for energy convsersion and drug delivery
- Congratulations to Dr. Fergus Poynton who will receive the International Award of Young Chemists at the 46th World Chemistry Congress (IUPAC 2017)
- Graduate Student Award at E-MRS Spring Meeting 2017, Strasbourg France
- Further Grant Success in Raw Materials by NEAT Materials Group (Lyons/Fernandez)
- New breakthrough with implications for future green energy by Assistant Professor Max Garcia and coworkers
- Congratulations to Professor Aidan McDonald on being awarded the RSC's Sir Edward Frankland Fellowship 2017
- Congratulations on Election as Head of School (from July 2017)
- BOC Gases Prize Winner 2016/2017
- 2017 Newly Elected Fellows and Scholars Trinity Monday Announcement.
