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Ghost stories, twinkling stars and Christmas trees – Trinity’s festive research
The enduring appeal of the Christmas ghost story, twinkling stars and exoplanets and how climate change will affect Christmas trees were among topics explored at a festive research showcase recently.
19 Dec 2018
Research
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New discovery helps explain why cells with identical genes perform unique jobs
A newly discovered family of proteins -- present in humans and all complex animals -- are key players in controlling how stem cells specialise and embryos develop.
5 Apr 2018
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Reframing ’68 – the year of ‘global revolt’ 50 years on
The year 1968 is often regarded as a year of ‘global revolt’ as revolutions around the globe cut across national boundaries, from student protests in France to the Cultural Revolution in China. Marking the 50th anniversary of the iconic year of protest, historians and cultural experts from around the world will gather in Trinity this week to ask what does 1968 mean in 2018?
27 Sep 2018
Research
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Healthcare researchers to tap into AI for innovative solutions
The Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation has expanded its research collaboration with IBM Research Ireland, and this will result in exciting new healthcare research collaborations
22 May 2018
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Trinity launches 40 fully funded Provost’s PhD Project Awards
These 40 doctoral awards are generously funded through alumni donations and profits derived from Trinity’s Commercial Revenue Unit.
17 Apr 2018
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Trinity scientists win SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Awards
Dr Lydia Lynch and Dr Tomás Ryan received the prestigious awards to support research into obesity-related disease and understanding how memories are stored in the brain.
25 Jan 2018
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Volcano crystals could make it easier to predict eruptions
Professor Balz Kamber and Dr Teresa Ubide explain how eruption histories are 'recorded' in crystals within magma in each and every volcano.
24 Jan 2018
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Student entrepreneurs seek startup investment at LaunchBox 2018 Demo Day
This year’s companies address a variety of unmet market needs, including an online booking platform for performers, a product that identifies, prevents and treats healthcare-associated infections, and a hub that connects SMEs with a talented student workforce
31 Aug 2018
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Professor Ivana Bacik Awarded
A modern institution with a long and distinguished history, Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court which have the exclusive right to call students to the Bar.
16 Apr 2018
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TILDA’s latest report on wellbeing and health in Ireland’s over 50s
New findings by TILDA (the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing at Trinity College Dublin) present the ‘Change in life circumstances’ for Ireland’s over 50s between 2009 and 2016
29 Nov 2018
Research
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Master-class introduces secondary school students to particle physics
Trinity’s School of Mathematics hosted the worldwide program, which opens the window of cutting-edge physics to young investigators.
23 Mar 2018
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An tairbhe atá le hoideachas dátheangach
D'fhéadfadh buntáiste a bheith le hoideachas dátheangach do leanaí a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta acu de réir mar a deir na daoine a bhfuil plé phoiblí ar an oideachas dátheangach á eagrú acu i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath.
8 May 2018
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Language-learning projects can help revise destructive understandings of history
Language learning has the potential to build empathy between groups in conflict and help revise destructive understandings of history, according to researchers in Trinity College Dublin, who have conducted a study of the Turas Irish-language centre in East Belfast.
31 May 2018
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New bio-pharma company, Sitryx, to develop immunometabolism therapies
Trinity's Chair of Biochemistry, Luke O’Neill, is one of the co-founders of Sitryx, which has raised $30 million after its Series A round of financing.
10 Oct 2018
Research
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Statement on female genital mutilation
Trinity College Dublin utterly condemns female genital mutilation in all circumstances. Both the university’s teaching body and students believe that the practice is always wrong.
12 Feb 2018
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Ann Mulrooney appointed as Director to Science Gallery Dublin
Previous to her new appointment, Ann Mulrooney was the CEO of VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art in Carlow .
19 Nov 2018
Research
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Trinity researchers elected to Royal Irish Academy
Professors Alan Kramer, Graeme Watson, Pádraig Carmody and Balz Kamber were among 28 newly elected members.
28 May 2018
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Trinity announces Book of Kells Creative Competition winners
The winners have been announced for the second annual Book of Kells Creative Competition which attracted 1,600 entries in art and writing.
1 Feb 2019
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Ancient genome analyses reveal mosaic pattern of goat domestication
Farmers were, in different regions, selecting specific traits in goats such as coat colour and production ability as early as 8,000 years ago.
6 Jul 2018
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New research shows why babies need to move in the womb
Researchers from the School of Natural Sciences have discovered why babies need to move in the womb to develop strong bones and joints.
13 Mar 2018