Articles
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Unlocking the therapeutic and commercial potential of Ireland’s historic boglands
The project will explore the ancient treasure trove that are Ireland's ancient boglands; yielding possible future scientific riches.
10 Nov 2020
Research
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Tech2Students project goes nationwide with call for laptops, donations
Trinity College Dublin and Camara Ireland are today kicking off phase 2 of their award-winning project Tech2Students (T2S) and this time it’s going nationwide.
1 Dec 2020
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Second-level teacher survey details lockdown-era barriers to education
A new survey of second-level teachers has provided a snapshot of what teaching and learning was like during the period of school closures as a result of COVID-19
8 Jul 2020
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Trinity Global Engagement Awards 2020
The awards honour staff members who have distinguished themselves in their work, and acts as an inspiration to others and a means of highlighting the value of this work to both internal and external audiences.
10 Jun 2020
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Online engagement after COVID-19: a discussion
The accelerated integration of technology into our lives as a result of Covid-19 was the focus of a fascinating recent online-discussion by Trinity College Dublin on the 11th June 2020.
18 Jun 2020
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Scientists find new link between delirium and brain energy disruption
The research suggests that therapies focusing on brain energy metabolism may offer new routes to mitigating delirium, which is particularly common in the elderly and in those hospitalised with COVID-19.
15 Jul 2020
Research
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First Online Trinity HistoryCon a Success!
Over the weekend, Trinity HistoryCon 3.0 (Re) Programming History took place online and all the talks are still available via the HistoryCon YouTube channel and website.
23 Nov 2020
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How supercomputers are helping us link quantum entanglement to cold coffee
The discovery of this link offers a way to test foundational questions in statistical mechanics. The idea can be applied to a range of systems from a few atoms small to gigantic black holes.
31 Jan 2020
Research
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CHARM-EU organises its first virtual challenge to celebrate the #ErasmusDays 2020
CHARM-EU is excited to announce its first CHARM-EU virtual challenge on 16 October 2020 at 11.00 CET. All students of the Erasmus Plus Programme are invited to participate.
15 Oct 2020
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Trinity welcomes Cabinet approval of Grand Canal Innovation District Plan
Cabinet accepted a report by the Grand Canal Innovation District advisory Group and its recommendations. The report, published today, provides a clear strategy and road map to underpin the development and progression of this district to ensure that Ireland has an innovation district to rival the best in the world.
3 Jan 2020
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Timely and appropriate COVID-19 care urgent for people with an intellectual disability
It is vital that people with an intellectual disability (ID) get the care that they need during the COVID-19 pandemic says Professor Mary McCarron, Director of TCAID.
21 Apr 2020
Research
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Why trust is key to making calculated grades work
A timely piece from Professor Damian Murchan, head of Trinity's School of Education, on why trust is key to the success calculated grades for this year's Leaving Cert. First published in the Irish Independent.
11 May 2020
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Sitryx announces major licensing and research collaboration with Lilly
the collaboration holds huge promise for the development of wholly new anti-inflammatory medicines that have the potential to bring tremendous benefits to patients with inflammatory diseases.
1 Apr 2020
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First genome sequences of Irish Vikings reveal ties to Norway and interactions with the locals
Irish Vikings derived much of their genetic ancestry from Norway, while English Vikings had much stronger Danish influences. The research also showed that many Vikings had brown hair, not blonde, including the famous Eyrephort warrior from Co. Galway.
16 Sep 2020
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Ecologists battle deafening insects while assessing biodiversity via acoustic surveys in sub-tropical Japan
The work underlines the great potential that acoustic surveys have for characterising the biodiversity of habitats while also highlighting some major potential pitfalls.
16 Nov 2020
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New Dublin on screen – a place of freedom and choice
Ruth Barton, Head of School of Creative Arts writes how Dublin's screen history reflects its real-life contradictions in this article published by The Conversation.
17 Sep 2020
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Scientists show how solar system processes have impacted the carbon cycle throughout Earth’s history
Periodic changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun were partly responsible for changes in the carbon-cycle and global climate around two major events in Earth's history.
11 Feb 2020
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Scientists discover new “Jekyll and Hyde” immune cell
These cells play a key protective role in immunity to infection but – if unregulated – also mediate tissue damage in autoimmune disorders. The findings should help us design more effective vaccines to prevent infections such as MRSA, and new therapies for autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.
27 Feb 2020
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COVID-19 crisis is causing people to exercise more
With more than 50% of people now meeting recommended physical activity guidelines, this represents a significant, positive increase compared to what was seen in the last Healthy Ireland Survey conducted in 2019.
18 May 2020
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Trinity joins European Network project UNI-ECO to advance campus sustainability
Trinity is part of a European Network project called UNI-ECO, working together with four other Universities: University of Montpellier, Utrecht University, University of Barcelona and Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest.
11 Nov 2020