Articles
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Low socioeconomic status reduces life expectancy
Low socioeconomic status reduces life expectancy and should be counted as a major risk factor in health policy, new 'Lancet' study says.
3 Feb 2017
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Trinity Summer Series 2017
Information on the arrangements for the Trinity Summer Series, 06 - 11 July can be found here.
29 Jun 2017
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Study finds innovative specialist epilepsy nurse model improves patient care
A new study launched today at Trinity College Dublin has found that an innovative model of care involving specialist epilepsy nurses had a very positive impact of the health of people with epilepsy and is a cost effective way of delivering quality care to thousands of epilepsy patients and their families while reducing attendance at emergency departments.
2 Feb 2017
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Irish Rugby player Brian O’Driscoll awarded another cap at Honorary Degrees
Other Honorary Degree Candidates included one of Ireland’s foremost journalists, Olivia O'Leary and archivist, Caitriona Crowe along with leading neuroscientist, Gero Miesenböck and astronomer, George Miley.
8 Dec 2017
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Global experts discuss regional inequalities at international conference
Regional inequalities and their differing spatial impacts across the globe are the key topics to be discussed at The Great Awakening: New Directions conference.
4 Jun 2017
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Pioneering Student Partnership Policy launched
Ireland’s first partnership agreement to improve the engagement of staff and students was signed in Trinity College Dublin this week.
12 May 2017
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ERC awards will support genetics and immunology research
Professor Aoife McLysaght and Dr David Finlay's won prestigious ERC Consolidator Awards, which will help them expand their research teams.
14 Dec 2017
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Freud’s divide between psychiatry and neurology is redundant — here’s why
Neurological and psychiatric conditions both involve the brain, but are treated very differently. Perhaps they shouldn't be.
28 Mar 2017
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Trinity manuscripts project offers public rare window into the medieval world
Eight remarkable and rarely-seen medieval manuscripts from the Library of Trinity College Dublin will be introduced to the world through public lecture series and digitisation project.
26 Sep 2017
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Nature+ launches to better connect sustainability science with industry
The Nature+ group comprises scientists with a deep understanding of natural systems and how to manage them sustainably so that we can benefit from the goods and services they provide.
9 Nov 2017
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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