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Trinity researchers contribute to Ireland’s new radon mapResearchers have contributed to the new radon risk map launched by the EPA today. This represents an important step in protecting the general public from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation.
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Dánta cogaidh agus dánta síochána ó lár an 17ú haoisReáchtáil Roinn na Gaeilge i gColáiste na Tríonóide comhdháil lae ar an Aoine 20 Bealtaine ar Dhánta Cogaidh agus Dánta Síochána Ó Lár an 17ú hAois.
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Insights into domestic violence and substance use: reportThe research looked at the unique needs of women who experience both substance use and domestic violence internationally and to provide the first estimate of the hidden prevalence nationally in Ireland, in 2020.
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Ulysses in 80 Days: Read Ireland’s greatest book this summerUlysses in 80 Days is a book club launched by a group of determined readers who plan to read Ulysses in 80 days in summer 2022, and who are inviting anyone interested to join them.
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Age-related muscle loss linked to socioeconomic disadvantage: researchNew research shows older adults living with socioeconomic disadvantage are twice as likely to have age-related muscle loss. The study is published in the journal 'Frailty and Ageing'.
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Royal Irish Academy elects 29 new membersThe Royal Irish Academy celebrated Admittance Day last week, with 29 newly elected members admitted to the Academy, including Provost Linda Doyle, Professor Mary Cosgrove, Mary Doyle, and Dr Patrick Wyse Jackson from Trinity.
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Provost Linda Doyle elected as new board member of the League of European Research UniversitiesWith Professor Karen Maex stepping down as Rector Magnificus of the University of Amsterdam in July 2022, League League of European Research Universities (LERU) has had to elect a new Board Member and a new Chair.
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How seascapes of the ancient world shaped genetic structure of European populationsScientists in the ancient DNA laboratory in Trinity sequenced the genomes of ancient (4500-5000 yrs old) Maltese humans from the collective cave burials at the Xaghra Circle and compared these with genomes of contemporary groups from around Europe.
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Beauty and the Bleach: the colonial history of colourism explored in BBC documentaryAlso known as pigmentocracy, colourism is defined as discrimination that privileges light-skinned people of colour over their darker-skinned peers.
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Ukraine lays bare our collective ignorance of Central and Eastern EuropeIreland’s historic, economic and demographic ties to the region run deeper than is often realised - it’s time we started paying attention sats Dr Marvin Suesse in this article published by The Sunday Business Post.
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How resilient and sustainable is the Irish healthcare system?Trinity researchers believe we need to better understand how to build resilience, in a sustainable way, ensuring the Irish health system is prepared for subsequent, economic, climate, health or political crises.
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Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxyThe image was produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration - which includes Trinity College - using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes.
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Blue plaque unveiled in honour of Prof John ByrneThe unveiling is part of a national series of commemorative plaques honouring leaders in Science & Technology.
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€2.2million awarded to European digital inclusion programme for adults with intellectual disabilitiesAt the heart of Digi-ID programme is listening to the digital inclusion needs and experiences of people with intellectual disabilities. The project has just received a 3 year education innovation programme funding of €2.2million from EIT Health.
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‘We Persist Therefore We Have Hope’: Protest Art from Hong KongA new art exhibition featuring protest art from Hong Kong goes on display in the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute this week.
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Professor Jane Stout named new Vice President for Biodiversity and Climate ActionJane Stout, Professor in Botany at Trinity, has officially taken up the role of Vice President for Biodiversity and Climate Action in May 2022.
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Study identifies barriers for women returning to work after breast cancerNew research suggests that some women living with and beyond a breast cancer diagnosis in Ireland are not availing of important supports in the workplace to successfully return to work following cancer treatment.
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Trinity’s world-class research awarded in SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme16 research projects, spanning a wide and diverse range of research have been awarded in the latest round of funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).
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Cult-like status of self-important strongmen may finally be waning as war takes tollThe cult of the leader, a standard barometer of authoritarianism, is one of the pillars of Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Viktor Orban’s Hungary, says Balázs Apor, Associate Professor in European Studies, in this piece for the Irish Independent.
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World Ovarian Cancer Day: Research and Public Education at TSJCIIn Ireland approximately 400 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year and Ireland has one of the highest death rates from ovarian cancer in Europe. For World Ovarian Cancer Day we look at the work of the Trinity St James's Cancer Institute.