Articles
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Dealing with disclosure – how to tell someone you have epilepsy
Researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Trinity College Dublin have been working with people with epilepsy in Ireland to identify the common strategies that are used in the process of telling others about their epilepsy.
4 Dec 2017
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Brexit: never underestimate political potency of symbolism in Northern Ireland
Even when the question at hand is beyond the everyday governance of Northern Ireland, identity politics and ethno-national tribalism continue to rear their unhelpful heads, according to Dr Brendan Browne, Assistant Professor, Irish School of Ecumenics.
7 Dec 2017
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Legacy of Conor Cruise O’Brien examined at Trinity public lecture and symposium
The centenary of the birth of Conor Cruise O'Brien was marked with a public lecture and symposium exploring the legacy of the politician, journalist, historian and Trinity graduate.
2 Nov 2017
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Trinity sees increase in first preference CAO applications for 2017
A total of 8,142 students selected Trinity as their first choice, an increase of almost 2% on 2016.
9 Mar 2017
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Colombia faces challenge to build peace without sacrificing its biodiversity
Jane Feeney, PhD candidate, says Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, but over the past half century it has also been home to a brutal civil war, inflicting death and displacement on its citizens, with negative repercussions on its natural environment.
21 Aug 2017
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Summer Grants Now Available for Undergraduate Students to Study in the U.S
Undergraduate students can now apply for the 'Study of the U.S. Institutes for European Student Leaders in Social Entrepreneurship' hosted by the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.
13 Jan 2017
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New website will help institutions road-map their journeys to gender equality
The Systemic Action for Gender Equality (SAGE) website provides a suite of tools and resources to aid higher education and research institutions.
30 Nov 2017
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Scientists discover the engine that powers cancer-killing NK cells
The engine used by cancer-killing 'Natural Killer' cells is turned on by a protein called Srebp, which can be blocked by certain sterols like cholesterol.
18 Sep 2017
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TCD researcher awarded €3.9 million for extracellular vesicles cancer research
Professor Lorraine O'Driscoll at Trinity’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences has been awarded almost €4 million Horizon 2020 funding for a programme entitled ‘Training in Extracellular vesicles for benefit in Health and Disease’.
8 Nov 2017
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Can’t you hear them? The science and significance of hearing voices
A new book on the experience of 'hearing voices', by Trinity College Dublin academic and psychologist, Associate Professor Simon McCarthy Jones explains new ways to think about voice-hearing, and provides access to the state-of-the-art work being done in this field by a collective of scientists, voice-hearers, and voice-hearing scientists.
27 Apr 2017
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International influences on the Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was much more open to international influence than scholarship has traditionally allowed, according to historian Dr Anne Dolan, speaking at the Contemporary Irish History Research Seminar Series this week.
16 Nov 2017
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Launch of New Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability
More than 150 people with intellectual disabilities, their families and carers gathered in Trinity for the official opening of the new Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability and to celebrate ten years of their participation in a longitudinal study on ageing for people with intellectual disability.
21 Sep 2017
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New research could pave way for preventative treatment for oesophageal cancer
New research from scientists at Trinity has unlocked a clue into how chronic heartburn damages the oesophagus, potentially paving the way for new treatments.
24 Oct 2017
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New pollinator guidelines aim to get Ireland’s farmland buzzing again
The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan’s 'Farmland Guidelines: Actions to help Pollinators' offer evidence-based actions farmers can take to help protect bees and their own livelihoods.
21 Sep 2017
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Goldilocks genes hold clues to a plethora of diseases
Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin have used our evolutionary history to shine light on a plethora of neurodevelopmental disorders and diseases.
8 Feb 2017
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Global ICT leader Huawei announces research partnership with Trinity
At the event at Trinity, Guo Ping, Huawei Deputy Chairman & Rotating CEO, also announced the expansion of the company’s Cork R&D operation.
11 Dec 2017
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Public invited to a behind-the-scenes look at cancer research
Members of the public are invited to a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing research work taking place in Trinity College Dublin at a special public symposium on cancer research frontiers at Trinity on Friday 29th September. The event has been organised as part of the third annual Cancer Week Ireland.
25 Sep 2017
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Trinity Sport announces 64 new scholars
This year saw the highest level of interest the scholarship programme has ever received
27 Oct 2017
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Trinity launches Campus Pollinator Plan and asks public to ‘Name Our Queen Bee’
Trinity seeks a name for its Queen Bee, who is overseeing the work of thousands of honeybees in a newly installed campus beehive – tweet us using #TrinityQueen.
11 Apr 2017
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BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition winners secure Trinity scholarships
Four winners of the BTYSTE 2017 competition will continue their studies at Trinity.
18 Dec 2017