POSTGRADUATE PROSPECTUS - Trinity College Dublin

INTRODUCTION
The Map Library collection contains approximately 600,000
maps, mainly relating to Ireland and Britain; including a
comprehensive collection of Ordnance Survey material,
hydrographic charts from all over the world and maps of
certain regions of Africa.
Science and medical collections are housed in separate
buildings; the latter off-campus, in the College’s associated
teaching hospitals. The Science, Health Sciences and
Engineering collections in the Hamilton Library include runs
of core periodicals and books for those subjects.
Lesser used print material is housed in closed access and
may be requested for consultation. In addition to the
main university library, the campus is in close proximity to
a number of other large libraries – notably the National
Library of Ireland and the Royal Irish Academy Library.
Find out more about the Library at www.tcd.ie/Library.
COMPUTING FACILITIES
Information Systems Services is responsible for the
provision and support of computer systems, networking,
audio-visual and media services in College.
On registration all postgraduate students are issued with
a user account providing access to a range of computer
facilities and services. Each student is allocated a TCD email
account for official correspondence and storage space on
the College server. Computing facilities and support are
also available at St. James’s and Tallaght hospitals, which
are the University’s two main teaching hospitals.
IS Services offer a range of IT training courses for College
staff and students throughout the year. These cover all
the main desktop applications such as word processing,
spreadsheet, database and presentations. More specialised
courses on topics such as web publishing and statistical
analysis are also available on a regular basis.
The central point of contact for all IS Services is the
Helpdesk, which is located on the ground floor of Áras an
Phiarsaigh. An extensive range of online facilities on all
aspects of the services provided can be viewed on the local
website at www.isservices.tcd.ie.
RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND CENTRES
Trinity College’s research has expanded considerably in
recent years with the development of research institutes
and centres. Although linked to schools, research centres
and institutes pursue an independent remit in research
and present many opportunities to postgraduate students.
Some of the main research centres are:
Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS)
www.tcd.ie/iiis
Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and
Nanodevices (CRANN)
www.crann.tcd.ie
Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN)
www.neuroscience.tcd.ie
Trinity Centre for Bioengineering
www.tcd.ie/bioengineering
Institute of Molecular Medicine
www.tcd.ie/IMM
Centre for Global Health
www.tcd.ie/Health_Sciences/medicine/cghindex.php
Centre for Health Policy and Management
Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
www.tcd.ie/Medieval_Renaissance
Centre for Non-profit Management
www.cnm.tcd.ie
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