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			September 2005
		Earl of Rosse and Lord Alec Broers among Distinguished Recipients of Honorary Degrees at Trinity College Dublin *- Special Honorary Degree Ceremony marks British Association for the Advancement of Science Festival at TCD* Brendan Parsons, the seventh Earl of Rosse, is among five recipients to receive an honorary degree at Trinity College Dublin today (5 September). The special commencements ceremony marked the BA Festival of Science which is being hosted by the College...click here Trinity College Installs IBM’s Largest InfiniBand Cluster in Europe Trinity College Dublin has installed IBM’s largest InfiniBand Cluster in Europe. The cluster is equivalent to approx 1000PCs with superfast communications between each processor...click here Tánaiste opens Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, TD opened the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN) on Monday 4 July. The TCIN, Ireland’s first purpose-built research institute to advance the frontiers of neuroscience, will lead to fundamental changes in the way brain disorders are understood and treated...click here Demand for Fresh Approach from Government to Ireland's Development Cooperation Policy The Irish government has come in for some strong criticism in recent months that it is not on course to meet its stated commitment of contributing 0.7% of Gross National Income to development aid by 2007 and that its present review of development cooperation is simply a delaying tactic...click here Trinity College announces Ussher Scholars The recipients of the Ussher International Fellowship Awards at Trinity College were announced on 14 June at a reception to mark the College’s inaugural Graduate Students’ Research Day. The six students were presented with iPAQs, donated by Decision Support Systems...click here TCD Researcher Awarded HRB Funding for Special Research TCD researcher, Dr Joe Keane received one of the first awards of the Health Research Board’s (HRB) new research grants to support medical consultants to focus on world-class research in areas that will have direct benefits for patient care...click here Trinity College Schools' Prize in History 2005 Awardees Announced The 2005 Trinity College Schools' Prize in History Awards were presented at a recent ceremony. The competition is organised by the Departments of Modern and Medieval History and the Department of Education at TCD and sponsored by The Irish Times, Four Courts Press, and History Ireland...click here TCD Graduate is Most Cited Mathematician in the World Adrian E. Raftery, a TCD graduate and elected Fellow was the most cited mathematician in the world for the period 1995-2005, according to the Institute for Scientific Information...click here Dr. Mary Robinson Awarded Alexander Dubček Gold Medal at Trinity College The former Irish President and Chancellor of the University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dr. Mary Robinson was awarded the Alexander Dubček Foundation Gold Medal at Trinity College on 25 May. The medal is presented in recognition of those who have helped to build and develop democracy and humanity in the world...click here Scholarship and Award Success for TCD’s Researchers Congratulations to the College’s researchers who have recently been successful in achieving research funding and scholarship awards from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)...click here TCD Scientist elected to the US National Academy of Sciences Prof. Michael Coey, Department of Physics, Trinity College Dublin has been elected to membership of the National Academy of Sciences as a foreign associate, in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research...click here Trinity College Announces New Fellows and Scholars Trinity College Dublin today (Monday 16 May) heralded the beginning of the annual Trinity Week with the announcement of one Honorary Fellow, 24 new Fellows and 80 new Scholars of the College. The ceremony is one of the oldest and most colourful at Trinity College...click here 2005 Provost's Teaching Awards Receipients commended for their achievements in teaching Recipients of the 2005 Provost’s Teaching Awards Trinity College Dublin were announced on Wednesday 11 May, 2005...click here Trinity College Invests Further in Research and Development with Opening of New Bioengineering Facility The College continued its long term investment into the development of research facilities at the University with the opening of its new pioneering research centre, The Trinity Centre for Bioengineering on Tuesday 10 th May...click here High cost if employment grievances not settled fairly and efficiently - Policy Institute Study A high cost is paid - in terms of days lost due to industrial action or high rates of sickness or absenteeism - if employment grievances are not settled fairly and efficiently...click here Government needs to step up awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Irish Society Must Address Binge Drinking to Avoid Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Researcher at TCD The Irish Government needs to increase its efforts in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, according to a researcher in the field...click here Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland joins Trinity and UCD in ownership of the Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre The Minister for Education and Science, Ms Mary Hanafin, TD, attended the signing of a new agreement between the three leading medical schools in Ireland which forms a single entity for high level medical research and teaching in Dublin on 25 April...click here TCD Student wins Enterprise Ireland Student Award Olaf O’Moore, a final year student in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering won a runners-up prize in The Enterprise Ireland Student Awards...click here TCD launches Inaugural College Health Week Trinity College Dublin will hold its inaugural Health Week from Monday 18 – 22 April. Organized by the College Health Service, in association with the Departments of Sport, Catering, Counselling Service, Students’ Union and the Peer Support Group, the Health Week aims to educate staff and students on how to manage stress by the effective use of energy while maintaining a balanced healthy and fun lifestyle...click here TCD sports performance research to benefit IRFU A new TCD advanced research programme focussing on the development of specially formulated sports drinks and the manner in which well-trained players respond to their intake has been established in association with Irish Rugby Football Union and Energia...click here Nobel Laureate visits the Institute for International Integration Studies Professor John Nash, Nobel Laureate in Economics in 1994, visited the Institute for International Integration Studies on Friday, April 8 th, where he read a paper on “Ideal Money”...click here Students complete Peer Support Skills course 18 students were recently acknowledged for completing the College's 30-hour course in Peer Support Skills. Professor T. Brian H. McMurry (Ret.), Trustee of the Trinity College Dublin Association & Trust, presided over the 4 th Peer Support Programme Recognition Ceremony held in the College Chapel...click here Rare historical publications in TCD’s Old Library to be digitised A collaboration between Trinity College Dublin and a new company, Archive CD Books Ireland Ltd., will see the digitisation and publication on CD of significant parts of the College’s older collection of books, journals, and historical directories...click here Five TCD Academics Honoured by Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy elected five TCD academics as Members of the Royal Irish Academy on Wednesday 16th March 2005. Election to membership of the Academy is the highest academic honour in Ireland...click here FÁS is both under-appreciated and over-used by the Irish State” - TCD Policy Institute Study FÁS’s role in contributing to the current positive economic climate has been underestimated, according to a report launched on 14 March...click here No Need for Continued Irish Government Venture Capital Investments - TCD Policy Institute Study Enterprise Ireland has invested over €300 million in Irish small businesses and venture capital funds since its creation, making it one of the largest equity investors in the country...click here Donegal Students Win Final of Ireland’s First Team Maths Quiz Students from St. Columba’s College, Stranorlar are the winners of Ireland’s first Team Mathematics Competition held in Trinity College on Saturday 5 March 2005...click here TCD Scientist Receives Royal Irish Academy’s Premier Award Prof. Denis Weaire, Head of TCD’s Physics Department has been awarded the premier award of the Royal Irish Academy, the Cunningham Medal. The highlight of his research was the discovery of the Weaire-Phelan structure: an ideal structure of equal-sized foam bubbles with the least possible surface area...click here Trinity College begins construction of Ireland’s first purpose-built nanoscience research institute The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr. Micheál Martin, TD announced the commencement of construction of Ireland’s first purpose-built nanoscience research institute, The Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) on 10 February...click here Germanic Studies Teachathon a Great Success for Tsunami Fund A 24 hour “Teachathon” in aid of the Tsunami Disaster Fund in the Department of Germanic Studies raised over €6,115. Staff and students participated in lectures, seminars, tutorials, language classes (including two hours of beginners' dutch at 3am on Saturday!), films, drama rehearsals and performances ran throughout the night and day in the department...click here New Environmental Initiatives Launched for Green Week Two new environmentally friendly schemes came into practice on campus with the launch of the third annual TCD Green Week on Monday 7 February 2005. The first is the introduction on a pilot basis of a new facility for recycling plastic drinks bottles...click here TCD Links with CDVEC to Deliver Course for Disadvantaged Students Three City of Dublin Vocational Education Colleges have joined a partnership with Trinity College to develop a course that will prepare socio-economic disadvantaged mature students and young adults for access to third level education. The partnership was launched on Tuesday 25 January by Tom Boland, CEO of the Higher Education Authority...click here TCD is only Irish university in the THES world’s top 100 science, engineering and IT universities Trinity College Dublin is the only Irish university to feature in the world’s top 100 science, engineering and information technology institutions in the recently published Times Higher Education Supplement’s new league tables...click here Inaugural Amnesty Lecture at TCD 'War on Terror' Michael Ignatieff, Professor of Human Rights Practice and Director of the Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University, USA is guest speaker at the inaugural Amnesty Lecture at TCD on Thursday 13 January at 7.30pm in the Burke Theatre, Arts Building. Chaired by journalist and author, Olivia O'Leary, the lecture which is entitled 'War on Terror' is sponsored by Newstalk 106...click here Provost Launches New Children's Research Centre Website On December 20th 2004 the Provost launched the Children’s Research Centre’s new interactive web site. The web site forms an important part of the Centre's communication strategy, which has a strong interest in the effective dissemination of its work, not only through academic publications, but through reports and other mechanisms that communicate the results of research directly to policy makers and practitioners...click here Christina Noble , Nobel Prize Winner among distinguished recipients of Honorary Degrees Christina Noble was among six recipients to receive honorary degrees at Trinity College Dublin at its Winter Commencements on 17 December. Liberties native and OBE holder, Christina Noble was conferred with a Doctor in Laws (LL.D.) in recognition of her outstanding work with impoverished children in Mongolia and Vietnam through the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation...click here Minister announces Vice Provost’s appointment as Chairperson of the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology The Vice Provost of Trinity College, Prof. Jane Grimson, has been appointed Chairperson of the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET). The announcement was made today (Wednesday 15 December) by the Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin T.D...click here “Action required to modernise pharmacy” – Trinity College Dublin Policy Institute Study A 19th Century apothecary would not recognise today’s retail pharmacy showroom, but he would certainly recognise the regulatory environment, which has remained virtually unchanged since 1875, according to a new study launched today (13th December 2004) by Dr. John Fingleton, Chair of The Competition Authority in Trinity College Dublin’s Policy Institute...click here TCD Genetics Student Wins 2004 Irish Times/RIA Biochemistry Writing Competition Laoise Moore, a PhD student in the Department of Genetics was awarded first prize in the 2004 Science Writing Competition run by The Irish Times and the Royal Irish Academy on 22 nd November 2004...click here 536 students representing 32 counties receive Trinity College High Achievers Awards A total of 536 first-year students have been awarded special 'Entrance Exhibition Awards' at Trinity College. The students receiving awards each achieved 545 points or higher (more than 6 A2 grades) in their Leaving Certificate examination (or equivalent second level examination)...click here Pomodoro Sculpture Unveiled in Trinity Centre Pomodoro, one of Italy’s leading sculptors, attended the unveiling of his sculpture ‘Scudo II’ at the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences , St James’s Hospital by the Provost, Dr. John Hegarty on Tuesday 23 rd November..click here Research Shows Modern Language Graduates Have Skills Employers Need A report, “The hidden value of higher education learning: transferable skills and their importance for graduates of modern language programmes”, published today by Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University and Waterford Institute of Technology shows that the study of “non-vocational” programmes, such as modern languages, naturally leads to the development of a wide range of more general “transferable” skills that many employers consider essential for effective performance in their workforce today...click here TCD St Vincent de Paul Mobilize Members for Fundraising Day Wednesday 17th of November is the TCD St Vincent de Paul fundraising day. The society aims to have most of their 5,000 St Vincent de Paul members join in the giant fundraiser. This year’s efforts will go to support the Irish Hospice Foundation, Barretstown, the Students' National 10K Walk in aid of the children of post-Chernobyl Belarus as well as the St Vincent de Paul...click here TCD is only Irish University listed in THES World University Rankings Trinity College Dublin is the only Irish university to feature in the top 200 universities in the recently published Times Higher Education Supplement’s world university rankings. The College was ranked 87th in the world...click here

			September 2005
		Scholarship and Award Success for TCD’s Researchers Congratulations to the College’s researchers who have recently been successful in achieving research funding and scholarship awards from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)...click here TCD Participates in Scientific Study on Children’s Diet The first comprehensive scientific evaluation of dietary intake in children in Ireland has been completed by Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork. The study which provides direction for the dietary strategies that need to be established to prevent obesity in Irish children was presented at a conference organised by RELAY in Dublin this month...click here Road traffic accidents main cause of acquired brain injury among children – Children’s Research Centre study ‘ Living with acquired brain injury during childhood and adolescence: An Irish perspective’, a nationwide study undertaken by TCD’s Children Research Centre, was recently launched by the Minister of Health & Children, Mr. Michéal Martin TD. Commissioned by the National Rehabilitation Hospital, the study is the first of its kind in Ireland ... click here

			September 2005
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			September 2005
		Visiting Professorships and Fellowships Benefaction Fund Students' National 10K Walk to kick off in Front Square New Centre for Learning Difficulties Receives Donation from Special Olympics Ireland Librarian launches resource for students with print disabilities TCD Coordinates National Software Access for Irish Academics International Science Festival to Come to TCD in 2005 Minister Ivor Callely Opens Trinity College Therapy Schools at St. James’s Hospital Minister opens TCD School of Nursing & Midwifery Studies Mexican Ambassador Unveils Sculpture in Trinity at his Last Irish Engagement TCD Hosts Ireland’s Largest Management Conference Trinity College Dublin Researchers Win Health Research Board Funding Developing Deaf Studies in Ireland will be Theme of Centre for Deaf Studies Conference Vice-Provost Elected Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering Tony Award Winner and Olympic Gold Medallist among distinguished women receiving Honorary Degrees at Trinity College Dublin Trinity Student awarded Donegal Medal Trinity College Academics Chair 4th European eGovernment Conference Trinity College Staff and Students receive Irish Fulbright Awards Scholarship and Award Success for College's Researchers Lochlann Quinn Launches the Irish Art Research Centre 2004 Scholars and Fellows Announcement College Project Scoops Top European Award Peer Support Programme Recognition Ceremony 2004 Women's Centenary Sports Day a Great Success 2004 Trinity College Dublin Business Student of the Year Announced Sir David Tweedie lectures on International Accounting Standards at Trinity College Dublin Trinity College's New Incubation Facility to Boost Biotech Sector Secondhand Booksale Senator Mary Henry opens new synthetic grass courts in Botany Bay George Soros delivers lecture to IIIS Trinity College Dublin Four Trinity Academics Elected to the Royal Irish Academy Dr Martin Naughton contributes €5million to support Nanoscience Research in Trinity College Dublin Recipients of the 2003 Provost's Teaching Awards Celebrate their Achievements President Mary McAleese Celebrates 100 Years of Women at Trinity College Dublin A Blast from the Past - 100 years of Women in Trinity Trinity's Business School Ranked in the FT Top 100 Senator Davis Norris Launches Trinity Green Week 2004 Trinity awarded €21 million from Science Foundation Ireland Annual Mexican Lecture at TCD to Foster Knowledge of Mexican Culture Local Community Leader among group receiving Honorary Degrees at Trinity College 493 students representing 32 counties receive Trinity College High Achievers Awards Resounding No Vote for Waste Incineration in Dublin - Citizens' Jury Verdict Minister Dempsey Opens TCD's Institute of Molecular Medicine The College Art Collections TCD Presentation to the Biblioteca Antoniana, Padua Glass Bottle Sculpture Unveiled in TCD Chapel to Mark All Saints' Day David Went appointed as Chairman of Trinity Foundation Ireland's welfare spend below EU average Trinity College launches its €475m 5-year Strategic Plan Lead Singer of U2 and President of the European Parliament among leading Figures to Receive Honorary Degrees at Trinity College Dublin International Conference to highlight and analyse major issues affecting the developing world and the global environment Taoiseach opens John Durkan Leukaemia Laboratories President McAleese opens Ussher Library DNA co-discoverer comes to College for DNA at 50 Celebrations Double book launch in College Trinity Annual Fund Gathers Momentum Provost’s Teaching Awards mark outstanding contribution to teaching excellence Improving the retention of students with disabilities in third level TCD academics honoured in 216 year old tradition New Fellowship Award in Dementia Studies is launched Policy Institute Publication Fulbright Scholars TCD fasts for Africa Service for the Thanksgiving for the Gift of Sport Items for inclusion in the Gazette should be sent to Sally-Anne Fisher, Communications Officer, House 4, e-mail: fishers@tcd.ie / Fax: 608 1800

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