Trinity College Dublin Ireland

Trinity College Dublin is recognised internationally as Irelands premier university and as one of the world’s leading research-intensive universities. Founded in 1592, it offers a unique educational experience across a range of disciplines in the arts, humanities, engineering, science, human, social and health sciences in state-of-the-art facilities. In 2012 TCD was ranked in the top 1% of research institutions in the world in 18 fields including Molecular Biology and Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Computer Science, Clinical Medicine and Engineering. It has an outstanding record of publications in high-impact journals and a track record in winning research funding which is among the best in the country. Trinity`s research strategy is committed to world-class research activities in five key areas of major interdisciplinary strength: European & International Integration; Culture & Creative Arts; Materials & Intelligent Systems; Biosciences & Translational Research; and Transport, Energy & Environment.