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‘What has nature ever done for us? Global experts on natural capital explain…

Economists, accountants and environmentalists come together in Dublin this week to put nature at the heart of future political and economic decision-making.

4 Oct 2016

Leading epileptologist gives 2016 John Kirker memorial lecture

The 2016 John Kirker Memorial Lecture, named in honour of the pioneering epileptologist and Trinity College Dublin graduate Dr John Kirker, was recently delivered by Dr Sydney Cash, Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and attending epileptologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. The lecture entitled 'New Perspectives on Seizures incorporating networks, single neurons and both slow and fast activity' was presented on as a keynote talk at the Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience (IICN).

3 Nov 2016

Trinity and Singapore Institute of Technology to Deliver Joint Degree in Physiotherapy

The joint degree in Physiotherapy has been developed over the last two years and will involve Trinity contributing 25% of the overall teaching.

27 Jan 2016

Grattan Scholars’ research addresses the major challenges of our time

Grattan Scholarships were awarded to outstanding PhD students who are committed to understanding and improving society through their research, teaching and education.

8 Dec 2016

Trinity Equality Fund Supports University Equality Initiatives

Successful projects include an 'Equality Champions' awards programme for clubs and societies, a speaker series on female scholars at risk around the world, an animated video series on LGBT issues

25 Feb 2016

Variety is the Spice of Life: Diversity May Reduce our Reliance on Fertiliser

Promoting species diversity in our precious grassland ecosystems should enhance productivity, reducing our reliance on fertiliser.

13 Jan 2016

Mental Health and Irish Employment Law

People with mental health problems in Ireland experience persistent labour market disadvantage, according to Mark Bell, Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity, who delivered his inaugural lecture this week.

28 Jan 2016

Sports club captains – a celebration

A new video celebrates the role and achievements of Trinity Sport's club captains

30 Nov 2016

Refurbishment of Trinity’s Organ Begins

The organ in Trinity's Public Theatre, housed in an historic 1684 case, is an important part of Trinity's and Ireland’s national heritage.

15 Jul 2016

Simons Foundation Grant to Develop Hamilton Mathematics Institute

The grant will support a visiting professor and scholar and help to initiate a postdoctoral fellowship programme.

27 Jun 2016

Irish and Brazilian students create next-gen social robots for the elderly

Assistance robots may one day keep people company, as well as perform day-to-day tasks on command and react to situations as they occur in the home.

29 Nov 2016

Engineering Students Go from Guitars to Dragons

Engineering students have been designing and building guitars before presenting their business plans in a Dragons' Den format.

3 Mar 2016

Wonderful world of ecology and evolution under the microscope

The future of ecology and evolution research in Ireland -- and further -- afield will be discussed at an inaugural conference.

24 Nov 2016

Trinity to be Official Welcome Village for Aer Lingus College Football Classic

Boston College and Georgia Tech will compete for the inaugural 'Keough-Naughton' Trophy which has been designed and crafted by Waterford Crystal.

31 Mar 2016

Trinity Researchers Seek To Transform Dementia Landscape

Awards could lead to improvements in how healthcare services are delivered

4 Feb 2016

Trinity Win Some, Lose Some At This Year’s Bumper Regatta

Seven decades of past rowers help celebrate this year’s 150th anniversary

19 Apr 2016

The Power of Positivity

Psychology lecture accentuates the positive

26 Feb 2016

MOOC Explores Why Exercise is the Best Medicine

Trinity's latest online course is geared towards health professionals

11 Apr 2016

New Technology to Scale-up Student Volunteering at Trinity College Dublin

Every year in Ireland thousands of students from our universities and institutes of technology carry out over 100,000 hours of volunteering. Ten third level colleges have now joined forces to develop studentvolunteer.ie - a brand new online resource which matches students' interests with volunteering opportunities.

9 Dec 2016

Norris Elected on First Count

Long-serving senator first past the post in constituency of the University of Dublin

27 Apr 2016

Trinity Marks Proclamation Day

Trinity celebrated Proclamation Day with a series of special events including readings, translations and debate.

7 Apr 2016

Trinity and Harvard go Head-to-Head in Student Debate

The teams debated the motion 'This house is not afraid of cheap oil' at the second of the annual Student Economic Review debates co-hosted with the Philosophical Society.

4 Mar 2016

Scientists devise revolutionary 3D bone-scanning technique

Chemists from Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with RCSI, have devised a revolutionary new scanning technique that produces extremely high-res 3D images of bones -- without exposing patients to X-ray radiation.

8 Sep 2016

Comet Craters – Literal Melting Pots for Life on Earth

Comets and meteorites delivered the energy and organic materials needed for life on Earth, and the resultant craters provided the nurseries in which it sparked.

4 May 2016

Hearing Colours, Tasting Words and Seeing Auras – Synaesthesia Explored

Synaesthesia causes sensory cross-activation, but technologies that replace senses and create new ones are on the horizon.

21 Apr 2016

Health Science Researchers are ‘Off the Starting Blocks’

Faculty of Health Science announces awards totalling €157,000

11 Feb 2016

Was De Gaulle Right After All?

Maybe De Gaulle was right to reject British membership of the EU in the 1960s, on the grounds that Britain was too insular and non-European in outlook.

29 Jun 2016

New study to discover how “super” immune system can prevent hepatitis C

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin are seeking volunteers who were exposed to anti-D contaminated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) between 1977 and 1979 as they attempt to discover why some people are naturally protected from HCV infection, while others are not.

20 Sep 2016

Bringing Van Gogh to Life: The Power of Machine Learning

A public lecture by Dr Ahmed Selim organised by CONNECT in association with the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Trinity to mark Science Week 2016.

14 Nov 2016

What Role for the Church in Modern Society?

Loyola Institute international two-day conference gets underway

22 Jun 2016