Articles
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Litany of undiagnosed, under-reported and untreated health problems for mothers
The Maternal Health and Maternal Morbidity in Ireland study (MAMMI) reveals high prevalence rates of hidden health problems facing mothers including mental, physical and sexual health.
8 Dec 2016
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Litany of undiagnosed, under-reported and untreated health problems for mothers
The interim findings of MAMMI, an Irish longitudinal study on the health of first-time mothers, has revealed a litany of hidden health problems affecting every aspect of mother’s lives. The Health Research Board funded study from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Nursing and Midwifery shows that in terms of sexual health, mental health, pain, and other conditions, prevalence rates are high to very high while the rate at which women are being asked about these conditions by health care professionals is extremely low. The findings are being presented today at a major conference.
7 Nov 2016
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Scientists use graphene and toy silly putty® to make state-of-the-art sensors
This world-first graphene innovation could be used for applications in medical devices and diagnostics.
9 Dec 2016
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Dino Dinner, Dead or Alive!
Many mid-sized, meat-eating dinosaurs may have been expert scavengers, like hyenas are today.
15 Apr 2016
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New Online History Resource ‘1641 Depositions Bridge21 Website’ for Second Level Students
The Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills, Seán Ó Foghlú, launched the website that contains 21st century learning activities around the 1641 Depositions in Trinity this week.
2 Apr 2015
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Toxic Tastes – Ireland’s Bees and Non-Native Rhododendron Nectar
Toxins in rhododendron nectar have lethal effects on native Irish honeybees, but our bumblebees are unaffected.
9 Nov 2015
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Trinity Researchers Tackle Mechanisms of Concussion Injuries in Rugby
Video evidence is being focused on to establish the key kinematic scenarios that increase a rugby player’s risk of concussion.
13 Feb 2015
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Researchers Receive Major Funding for Innovative Global Healthy Ageing Project
The project which received funding from the Horizon 2020 Programme will examine the social disparities in health ageing and the effect of the economic recession on health and biology of ageing, using data from TILDA and the Growing up in Ireland longitudinal studies.
27 Jan 2015
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New KaffeeHouse Website Opens up World of Literary Translation
Getting high quality literature in more languages into the hands of more people is the aim of an exciting new digital platform which was launched in Trinity College Dublin this week.
2 Apr 2015
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Trinity and Yale go Head-to-Head in Student Economic Review Debate
Teams from Trinity College Dublin and Yale University debated the motion ‘This house believes that the US should open the Mexican border’ at the Student Economic Review debate.
13 Mar 2015
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Trinity to Hold One Minute’s Silence on 27 April in Memory of those Killed at Garissa University College, Kenya
In memory of the 147 students killed recently at Garissa University College, Kenya, Trinity, along with universities across Europe, will hold a minute’s silence on 27 April.
24 Apr 2015
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Students Build Anti-Malarial ‘BioBricks’
The biobricks, created via synthetic biology, could one day provide a cheaper means of producing the key malaria drug artemisinin.
29 Oct 2015
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Trinity Welcomes the German President
The German President viewed the Book of Kells and an exhibition on the renowned Irish poet W.B Yeats.
14 Jul 2015
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Trinity Students Selected for Washington Ireland Programme 2015
Three Trinity students have been selected from over 400 applicants to participate in the 2015 Washington Ireland Program (WIP).
7 May 2015
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New Trinity ID App
Trinity College Dublin is the first higher education institution in Ireland to implement an app that students can use as an acceptable form of identification on campus.
28 Oct 2015
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Trinity College Dublin’s Arts and Humanities Ranked in the Top 100 in the World in Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Ranking 2015-2016
Trinity also ranks in the top 40 universities in Europe and first in Ireland.
22 Oct 2015
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2015 €15 Coin Honours Nobel Laureate Ernest Walton
A €15 limited edition silver proof commemorative coin to honour Nobel Laureate Ernest Walton, former graduate and professor at Trinity, and his ground-breaking achievements in the field of physics has been launched.
20 Mar 2015
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The People Behind the Post
A staggering 6,000kg of post is delivered to Trinity on average each month and over 1 million items have been sent from the College over the past four years. The hub of activity for meticulous sorting and distributing is the Mail Room.
20 Mar 2015
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Scientists Sequence First Ancient Irish Human Genomes
Genetic influxes are likely to have brought cultural changes to Ireland including the transitions to agriculture, Bronze metalworking and possibly the western Celtic language.
28 Dec 2015
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Dragain Mheánaoiseacha, Fionnachtana Scanrúla agus Lámhscríbhinní a bhí caillte le fada
Siompóisiam Choláiste na Tríonóide le Taighde Ceannródaíochta Staire faoi Bhaile Átha Cliath sna Meánaoiseanna a chur ar fáil do Ghnáthphobal Bhaile Átha Cliath
19 May 2015
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Bloomsday Tweets and Deep Maps – New Uses for Digital Mapping
A social media map of Bloomsday celebrations and how digital humanities can respond to climate change are among topics to be explored at day-long event in Trinity College Dublin.
16 Jun 2015
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Computer Scientists to Develop Next-Gen Big Data Systems for Tomorrow’s App Builders
ALIGNED will be led by computer scientists at Trinity to lay the foundations for big data systems to make light of the complexity, scale and inconsistency of data currently available on the web.
9 Mar 2015
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Writer Sara Baume Awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2015
The award is given annually to an emerging Irish writerthrough the generosity of Dr Daniel Rooney, President Emeritus of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
20 Oct 2015
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Bees Not the Pollination Be-All and End-All
Hoverflies, beetles, moths, butterflies, wasps and ants can – and do – make important contributions.
2 Dec 2015
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International Employers Place Trinity Graduates Among World’s Elite
Trinity College Dublin is the only Irish institution to appear in the 2015 Global Employability Rankings.
23 Nov 2015
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Scientists Persuade Volcanoes to Tell Their Stories
Secrets in magma crystals include details of volcanic history, which will help to explain global geography and predict future eruptions of active volcanoes.
25 Jun 2015
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Scientists fill in the gaps of human hunter-gatherer history
An international team led by scientists in Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and Cambridge University, has, for the first time, sequenced ancient genomes from the Late Upper Palaeolithic period. In doing so, the team has discovered a new strand of European hunter-gatherer ancestry.
16 Nov 2015
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Trinity Top in Delivering Innovation from Research
Trinity College Dublin’s Research & Innovation won both Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) Impact Awards.
25 Nov 2015
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Audio: Colm Tóibín Gives Public Talk on Same-Sex Relationships and Literature
The talk on on same-sex relationships and literature was organised by the School of English as part of Trinity Long Room Hub’s 'Behind the Headlines' discussion series.
18 May 2015
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Trinity ‘Great War Revisited’ Exhibition Launched on Google
Rare and previously unpublished material held in Trinity College Library relating to WW1 will be brought to a global audience thanks to an online collaboration.
2 Jul 2015