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Yogurt consumption in older Irish adults linked with better bone health

Yogurt consumption in older Irish adults linked with better bone health.

8 May 2017

Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture

Rise of 'illiberal politics' marked by 'strongman leadership'.

10 Mar 2017

Scientists discover how obesity stops ‘guardian immune cells’ doing their job

Special immune cells – ILCs – cannot function properly once obesity is established, and without their help we are at risk from inflammation and diabetes.

2 Mar 2017

Trinity researchers awarded Irish Research Council medals of excellence

The awards which recognise top-ranked postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers were presented to Miriam Cummins, Aisling Heeran, and Dr Natalia Muñoz-Wolf.

11 Dec 2017

Health Minister launches new programme to train future clinical academic leaders

A unique all-Ireland programme to train the next generation of clinician scientists has been launched today by Minister for Health, Simon Harris.

9 Nov 2017

World’s first nutrigenomic supplement for horses will boost exercise performance

Developed by Plusvital, the supplement will be given to thoroughbred racehorses with certain genetic types that under-produce a key compound that supports muscles during exercise.

30 Nov 2017

Genocide and ethnic cleansing in our times: from Rwanda to the Rohingyas

Genocide and ethnic cleansing was the focus of a public discussion in Trinity this week organised as part of Trinity Long Room Hub’s Behind the Headlines discussion series.

30 Nov 2017

GAA President launches new pitch

GAA community turns out for official launch of new facilities at Santry

14 Mar 2017

People are taking to the streets to defend science – but it could come at a cost

Dr Joseph Roche, Assistant Professor in Science Education, believes this weekend's March for Science will present a tricky challenge for those involved to strike the appropriate level of political activism.

21 Apr 2017

Sports scholars celebrated

Public Theatre event to celebrate this year’s 63 athletes

28 Nov 2017

Students debate with Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Minister of Environment and Climate Change for Canada, Catherine McKenna, led a debate and Q&A with environmental postgraduate and undergraduate students at Trinity.

12 Oct 2017

IT education experts bring computational thinking into the classroom

The CTwins project is backed by Google. It will build confidence in teaching computing so that teachers focus on developing computational thinking skills in second-level students.

16 Jan 2017

TV documentary charts installation of Ireland’s world-leading I-LOFAR telescope

13 Billion Light Years from Birr showcases the installation of I-LOFAR, with major input from Trinity astrophysicists. It will air at 10:15 pm on RTÉ One, Thursday October 19.

19 Oct 2017

New radio telescope in Birr detects huge solar storms

The newly installed I-LOFAR telescope helped a team of astrophysicists track and understand the effects of huge solar storms on Earth.

14 Sep 2017

Scientists build giant ‘molecular cages’ for energy conversion and drug delivery

The porous, ’sponge'-type molecules have an enormous internal surface area, which allows their use as 'molecular flasks' that change the reactivity of encapsulated molecules.

29 Jun 2017

Next-gen drone footage puts Trinity on the 3D map

A collaborative project involving Intel and Movidius has provided high-res video and imagery that will help compile a 3D map of Trinity's campus and have a variety of other research uses.

5 Sep 2017

Governor General of Australia announces scholarship for Australian students

A €200,000 scholarship fund for Australian students to study on the Trinity MBA has been established.

25 Sep 2017

Innovators of tomorrow showcase next-gen prototype vehicle and robotic solutions

Trinity students demonstrated innovative, next-gen autonomous vehicles, robots for education and the educational collaborative spaces of tomorrow at the 4E5 showcase.

11 Jul 2017

Children should be more involved in healthcare decisions that affect them

Professor of Children's Nursing in Trinity, Imelda Coyne, explains why children should be seen and heard in hospitals and surgeries.

20 Apr 2017

Calling on the Nation to Get Creative!

Trinity calls on Ireland’s budding artists and writers of all ages to get involved in the Book of Kells Creative Competition.

29 Aug 2017

Trinity Education Project makes strong progress

The Trinity Education Project (TEP) - a University-wide project to renew and refresh Trinity’s education provision - has made strong progress throughout the 2016/17 academic year.

13 Jul 2017

How cancers trick the immune system into helping rather than harming them

Trinity scientists have identified a molecule that sends a 'wound-healing' message from tumour cells. If we can disrupt this messaging system, we may be able to fight certain cancers.

16 Feb 2017

How to unlock the potential of papyrus wetlands in Africa

Papyrus wetlands cover 6% of sub-Saharan Africa and the quick-growing plant has enormous potential as a renewable energy source.

22 Mar 2017

Trinity launches course on the Challenges to Achieving Sustainable Development

A free, four week online course 'Achieving Sustainable Development', developed by a collaboration of four Trinity Schools launches on 11 September 2017.

4 Aug 2017

waytoB — giving people with an intellectual disability greater independence

The tech solution, named waytoB, was invented by Talita Holzer Saad and Robbie Fryers, two recent engineering graduates from Trinity.

20 Dec 2017

Enhancing student exchanges

Trinity currently has almost 200 Erasmus partner universities across Europe. We continue to expand our college-wide student exchange programme and in 2016/17, added eight new exchanges to bring the number of non-EU exchanges with high ranking universities globally to 43.

13 Jul 2017

Trinity academics win prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowships

Marius de Leeuw and Dr David Wilson, both of the Trinity School of Mathematics, scoop two of the three prizes on offer.

5 Jul 2017

Oil shock and North among crises facing Cosgrave’s economy

Late taoiseach knew respect for rule of law and stability essential for economy.

24 Oct 2017

Trinity welcomes Queen Medb as public names our campus VIP

Hundreds of name suggestions rolled in for Trinity's queen bee via a social media competition. Queen Medb sits on her throne in a beehive installed in Trinity as part of its campus pollinator plan.

7 Jul 2017

Street artist Joe Caslin installs his latest work in Trinity’s front square

His latest large-scale black-white artwork is part of a new collaborative multimedia piece entitled The Volunteers.

6 Jun 2017