2013-05-20T00:00:00Z Latest news and press releases from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the University of Dublin. http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/feed/ Communications Office

Trinity graduates, Chairman of Ardagh, Paul Coulson and former CEO of the Musgrave Group, Hugh MacKeown were presented with Trinity College Alumni Awards at a gala dinner last week (May 17th). 

2013-05-20T00:00:00Z http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/news.php?headerID=3092&vs_date=2013-05-20

Over 300 delegates from around the world are attending a major international conference Open Innovation 2.0: Sustainable Economy & Society in Dublin Castle on May 20th and 21st. Co-organised by Trinity College Dublin, the European Commission, Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group, Intel Labs Europe and Dublin City Council, the conference’s objective is to bring together thought leaders, senior decision makers, policy leaders, leading executives and social innovators to initiate and develop a manifesto, platform and roadmap for sustainable economy and society development. The event is organised under the patronage of the Irish Presidency of the European Union 2013. Among the speakers representing industry, research and policy are Justin Rattner, Intel Corporation, Alexander von Gabain, European Institute of Innovation & Technology, Professor Stephen Hawking, University of Cambridge, Leif Edvinsson, University of Lund, Alexander Osterwalder, Biz Model Innovation, Venkat Ramaswam, University of Michigan and Elias Carayannis, George Washington University. Commissioners Neelie Kroes, Androulla Vassilou and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn will participate via video messages. Trinity’s Dean of Research, Professor Vinny Cahill will deliver the conference’s closing summary. 

2013-05-20T00:01:00Z http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/news.php?headerID=3094&vs_date=2013-05-20

The 49th Annual meeting of the Irish Neurological Association (INA) was recently hosted during the European Month of the Brain by Trinity’s Academic Unit of Neurology in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute. The keynote address entitled ‘Value Encoding in the Brain’ was delivered by Professor Ray Dolan, Mary Kincross Professor of Neuropsychiatry at University College London and Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging. Ranked in the top five most cited neuroscientists in the world, Professor Dolan’s research group seeks to identify the critical determinants of human decision making, particularly relating to a variety of emotional contexts. In his presentation, he outlined how human decision making is greatly influenced by emotional pathways within the brain, and that much of the process is in fact highly irrational. Trinity’s Head of Academic Neurology at the School of Medicine current INA President Professor Orla Hardiman stated that: “The scientific rigour and academic communication skills of the younger generation of clinical neuroscientists is a testament both to the mentoring they receive from established clinicians, and the continued and considerable latent talent of those attracted to careers in Clinical Neuroscience.”There were over 30 platform presentations during the two day meeting. Trinity College’s Academic Unit of Neurology was well represented by Dr Peter Bede’s presentation on multimodal imaging of the brain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ) also known as Motor Neurone Disease), showing that the C9orf72 genotype has a characteristic imaging signal and Dr Parames Iyer’s novel work using spectral EEG showing that ALS is associated with increased neuronal connectivity. The overall prize for best presentation was awarded to Dr Justin Kinsilla, supervised by Dr Dominick McCabe (Academic Neurology AMNCH) for their ground-breaking work on platelet aggregation. The Kirker Prize in Epilepsy, was awarded to Dr Laffan, mentored by Dr Yvonne Langan (Academic Neurology and St James’s Hospital ) for her presentation entitled Heart rate variability and baroreceptor sensitivity in patients with epilepsy: Does they play a role in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy?. Over 50 high quality posters were on display during the meeting and prizes were awarded to Dr Susan Byrne (Academic Neurology TCD) for work on Aggregation of Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric Illness in ALS Kindreds, Dr P. Bogdanova-Mihaylova (Academic Neurology/ AMNCH) focussing on Waardenburg syndrome: a rare cause of inherited neuropathy and to Dr A. Molloy (SVUH) for research work on paroxysmal head tremor in a young man associated with a novel CACNA1A mutation).The INA meeting was made possible by the generous support of sponsors, including Glaxo Smith Kline, Pfizer, Novartis Ireland, Biogen Idec, Bayer Schering, Merck Serono, UCB Pharma, Genzyme, AbbVie Laboratories and Orion Pharma. 

2013-05-17T00:00:00Z http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/news.php?headerID=3088&vs_date=2013-05-17

Trinity College Dublin features prominently in the just published QS Subject Rankings 2013, with a top 50 ranking in four subjects and top 100 ranking in a further eleven areas. The College’s leading 50 subjects include English, Language & Literature in 28th place worldwide; 31st in Politics and International studies; 33rd in History and 42nd in Modern Languages. TCD is ranked in the QS top 100 universities in the world in each of the eleven areas: Accounting & Finance; Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Computer Sciences & Information Systems; Economics & Econometrics; Geography; Law; Medicine; Pharmacy & Pharmacology; Psychology and Sociology. 

2013-05-17T00:01:00Z http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/news.php?headerID=3090&vs_date=2013-05-17

Trinity’s 2013 Alumni Weekend programme was recently announced with this year's event taking place on the 23 - 25 August. 

2013-05-16T00:00:00Z http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/news.php?headerID=3084&vs_date=2013-05-16

Trinity’s School of Mathematics joined the International CERN Masterclasses in Particle Physics involving 160 universities or research centres in 37 countries worldwide and thousands of secondary school students. 

2013-05-16T00:01:00Z http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/news.php?headerID=3086&vs_date=2013-05-16

For the second year in a row, Trinity College’s Cumann Gaelach has scooped the top award for best Irish language student society in the all-island competition run by Glór na nGael. The prize fund is €2,000, sponsored by the Department of Education and Skills. 

2013-05-15T00:00:00Z http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/news.php?headerID=3080&vs_date=2013-05-15

Don dara bhliain as a chéile, tá príomh-ghradam bainte amach ag Cumann Gaelach Choláiste na Tríonóide i gcomórtas náisiúnta uile-oileánda Ghlór na nGael mar an cumann mac léinn is fearr sa tír. Tá luach €2,000 ar an duais seo, atá urraithe ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna. 

2013-05-15T00:01:00Z http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/news.php?headerID=3082&vs_date=2013-05-15

An analysis of Old Library dust and how to best preserve photographic collections are just some of the intriguing exhibits featured in a new exhibition in Trinity College Library, which runs until September 2013. 

2013-05-14T00:00:00Z http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/pressreleases/pressRelease.php?headerID=3078&vs_date=2013-05-14

A new Trinity College website brings a unique 17th-century map collection together for the first time in 300 years as a public online resource. 

2013-05-13T00:00:00Z http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/pressreleases/pressRelease.php?headerID=3076&vs_date=2013-05-13