Articles
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Poetry of Derek Mahon Celebrated
Actor Stephen Rea and Professor Hugh Haughton honoured the poet’s achievements at a special event in Trinity Long Room Hub.
13 Apr 2015
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Trinity Academic elected President of The World Confederation for Physical Therapy
Dr Emma Stokes, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy and a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, this week took office as President of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) at the WCPT Congress in Singapore.
11 May 2015
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Video: New KaffeeHouse Website Opens up World of Literary Translation
A new digital platform launched in Trinity College Dublin connects writers, publishers, translators and readers worldwide.
14 Apr 2015
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Audio: “Trinity in War and Revolution: 1912-1923”
A new book by Dr Tomás Irish reveals how Trinity students, staff and alumni experienced this tumultuous period which transformed Dublin, Ireland, and the wider world.
21 Dec 2015
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Genetic Mutants Alter Entire Biological Communities
Scientists from Trinity have discovered that one gene mutation in a single species can trigger dramatic change in whole biological communities – as much as that caused by the extinction of a top predator.
10 Sep 2015
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LGBT Rights and Legal Change in Ireland
The seminar hosted by the School of Law focused on legal cases that brought about legal change for the LGBT people in Ireland
13 Jul 2015
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Only 11% of Nursing Homes Have Dementia Care Units – National Survey
The Trinity Study Found Private Sector Provides Majority of Special Care Units But Receives Least Funding From the National Treatment and Purchase Fund
2 Feb 2015
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Trinity College Dublin Lights Up for Dublin’ New Year’s Festival
Trinity College Dublin was lit up as part of Dublin’s three day New Year’s Festival including the News Year's Eve Countdown Concert.
5 Jan 2015
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Geologist Wins Prestigious Naturejobs Competition for Budding Science Writers
PhD Researcher in Geology and Science Writer for Trinity News, Anthea Lacchia, will now travel to Boston to work with editors of the Nature Publishing Group as part of her prize.
21 Apr 2015
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Hall of Honour Memorial Stone Unveiling
In honour of the Trinity College Dublin students, staff and alumni who lost their lives in World War I, a memorial stone at the Hall of Honour, Front Square will be unveiled at a special ceremony on Saturday 26 September 2015.
24 Aug 2015
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Alumni Appeal Benefits Trinity Projects
Behind the success of Trinity’s Alumni Appeal is a team of 45 enthusiastic student callers who telephone graduates to continue their link with Trinity and to ask them to consider making a donation.
17 Jul 2015
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Zoological Museum Wins Heritage Award
The museum, open to the public, holds approximately 25,000 specimens from Ireland and across the globe.
9 Jul 2015
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Link Found Between Common Medications and Serious Falls in Older Men
Using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), scientists from Trinity College Dublin, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and three UK Universities have discovered a significant link between serious falls causing injury in older men and a particular group of commonly used medicines.
30 Jul 2015
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Biochemists Devise New Technique for Blueprinting Cell Membrane Proteins
The breakthrough will make the blueprinting process faster, easier and cheaper, and should have major implications in the field of drug discovery and development.
4 Jun 2015
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Researchers Pinpoint When Our Brains Convert Speech Sounds into Meaning
This is the first identification of a brain signal associated with this moment. It may help us develop technology for the hearing-impaired and better understand speech disorders.
24 Sep 2015
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Hall of Honour Memorial Stone to Remember Trinity WWI War Dead
In honour of the Trinity College Dublin students, staff and alumni who lost their lives in World War I, a memorial stone at the Hall of Honour, Front Square will be unveiled at a special ceremony on Saturday 26 September 2015.
17 Jul 2015
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Trinity Professor Raises Awareness of Engineering in Primary School Children
Professor Roger West from the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin visited St Oliver Plunkett National School as part of Engineers Ireland’s 'Engineer’s Week'
20 Feb 2015
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Africa Day Conference Assesses Global Progress Towards Gender Equality
'Inspiring Change: Empowering Women’s Futures in Africa' was the theme of Trinity’s Africa Day Conference.
26 May 2015
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Neonicotinoids are Harmful to More Than Just Honeybees
Professor in Botany, Dr Jane Stout, believes a paradigm shift is needed in agricultural pest control to safeguard bees and other pollinators that provide an incredibly valuable ecosystem service.
27 Apr 2015
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Sunlight Exposure and Latitude Linked to Development of Dystonia Symptoms
People who inherit genetic risk factors for dystonia and who live closer to the equator are more likely to develop the form of dystonia that causes involuntary contractions of the eye muscles (blepharospasm).
4 Jun 2015
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Trinity College Dublin Showcases Leading Research in Boston
Trinity’s collaborators in research, industry, education and Irish and American alumni from Boston and Massachusetts were in attendance.
30 May 2015
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Samuel Beckett Summer School 2015
Public Programme
31 Jul 2015
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Trinity Launchbox Alumni win Enterprise Ireland Pitch Night in Silicon Valley
Graduates of Trinity’s startup accelerator programme, Launchbox, have achieved recognition from Enterprise Ireland and Silicon Valley investors.
9 Dec 2015
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Prestigious Fulbright Awards Presented to Four Trinity Recipients
One Trinity College Dublin student and three Academics were recently honoured with renowned Fulbright Awards.
9 Jun 2015
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Thinking & Feeling About the Migrant Crisis
Emotional reactions are essential to a moral response to the migrant crisis, according to Professor Paul O'Grady, who says that the groundswell of public opinion has been generated by peoples' emotional responses to the images of the migrant crisis.By Professor Paul O'Grady, Head of the Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin
29 Sep 2015
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Video: “Trinity in War and Revolution: 1912-1923”
A new book by Dr Tomás Irish reveals how Trinity students, staff and alumni experienced this tumultuous period which transformed Dublin, Ireland, and the wider world.
21 Dec 2015
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The Interrogator’s Soul : The Neuroscience of Torture
An ordinary person becomes a torturer with surprising ease, the hard part comes when it’s time to be human again, according to Professor of Experimental Brain Research Shane O'Mara
1 Dec 2015
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Plastic Not Fantastic – Discarded Carrier Bags Smother Marine Life
The global production of plastic is still soaring, but this study shows even 'biodegradable' bags have negative impacts in marine environments.
22 Apr 2015
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Minister Humphreys Launches Trinity’s 1916 Centenary Programme
The programme of events organised by staff, students and alumni of Trinity to mark the 100th year anniversary of the Easter Rising will form part of the official State programme for next year.
2 Dec 2015
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Teaching Awards Recognise PhD Students Commitment to Teaching and Learning
The Dermot McAleese Teaching Awards were presented to teaching assistants in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in recognition of their commitment to achieving excellence in teaching and learning.
29 May 2015