How does a university change the world? Trinity College Dublin has been addressing this question through research activities which are derived from the breadth of over four centuries of academic excellence. Trinity is one of the world's leading research-intensive universities, ranked 13th in Europe and 49th in the World (Times Higher Educational Supplement global rankings 2008).

Trinity's research strategy encompasses all major academic disciplines, and is committed to world-class research activities in key areas across science, engineering, social sciences, medicine and the arts. Our strategic focus is on five key areas – European & International Integration, Culture & Creative Arts, Materials & Intelligent Systems, Biosciences & Translational Research and Transport, Energy & Environment. In each of these areas Trinity has significant research activities, linked nationally and internationally, building on a cornerstone of interdisciplinarity to deliver research of global consequence.