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Was the budget designed to help the country’s poorest children or those of the richest?
Sending the same amount cutting inheritance tax as went to permanent payments targeted at the poorest children was an odd choice, writes Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, in an article first published in The Irish Times.
3 Oct 2024
Research|Society
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Ice cream-inspired physics – Trinity team uncovers a quantum Mpemba effect, with a host of “cool” implications
Initially investigating out of pure curiosity, the discovery has bridged the gap between Aristotle's observations two millennia ago and modern-day understanding, and opened the door to a whole host of “cool” – and “cooling” – implications.
8 Oct 2024
Research|Science
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Study finds breastfeeding support groups provide connection and social support
Research findings increase our understanding of breastfeeding peer support and how it is accessed and valued by women.
8 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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Trinity's Prof. Aoife McLysaght is appointed Government Science Advisor
The Government Science Advisor will chair the new National Science Advice Forum, comprising up to twelve experts drawn from those with internationally recognised scientific expertise in a range of key disciplines.
8 Oct 2024
Innovation|Science
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Trinity renames its main Library after poet Eavan Boland
Eavan Boland was one of the foremost women in Irish literature, publishing many collections of poetry, a memoir Object Lessons (1995), as well as teaching and lecturing in Ireland and in the US.
9 Oct 2024
Arts|Community|Culture|Society|Students
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Citizen science study sheds fresh light on dementia risk factors and cognition
How a person rates their own memory is more strongly associated with dementia risk factors than their performance in standard cognitive tests, according to new research from the School of Psychology.
9 Oct 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Researchers find ‘natural killer’ cells that live in the lung are ready for a sugar rush
Research provides a foundation for further exploration of NK cells for the development of future treatments and therapies for a range of lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer and tuberculosis.
10 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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GreenTech healthcare call launched to future proof health sector with sustainable alternatives
Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI), with the HSE and Irish College of GPs is launching the GreenTech in healthcare call, searching for innovative products and services that promote environmental sustainability in both primary and secondary healthcare.
8 Oct 2024
Health|Innovation|Research
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Hearing and vision health support vital in dementia care
Study across five European countries is the largest randomised controlled trial to date evaluating the efficacy of a combined hearing and vision rehabilitation intervention for people with dementia living at home.
14 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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Professor Karen Wiltshire on Ireland’s Climate Change
These are the Irish climate stripes- representing the change in Irish air temperature as a function of time.
14 Oct 2024
Sustainability
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Online opportunity to explore the potential of natural products in advancing sustainable practices
Trinity invites you to explore natural products in a free online course brought to you by the NatPro Centre as part of their collaboration with IKC3.
14 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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Wild birds’ health is affected by the gut microbiome
Researchers have just discovered that the gut microbiome affects the health of wild birds, which could in turn impact their survival rates and ultimately population sizes.
15 Oct 2024
Environment|Research|Science
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‘From Decadence to Despair’ — the rise and fall of Oscar Wilde mapped out in Trinity exhibition
The rise and fall of Oscar Wilde is the focus of an exhibition in the Old Library, being held to mark 170 years since the acclaimed playwright was born on 16 October, 1854.
16 Oct 2024
Culture|Research
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“Two for the price of one” – scientists discover new process to drive anti-viral immunity
The scientists have discovered a new process in our immune systems that leads to the production of an important family of anti-viral proteins called interferons. They hope the discovery will now lead to new, effective therapies for people with some autoimmune and infectious diseases.
16 Oct 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Prof. Jennifer Edmond appointed as National Coordinator for Ireland’s participation in DARIAH ERIC
Professor Edmond, in her role as National Coordinator for DARIAH, will facilitate engagement between Ireland-based researchers and DARIAH, and work to enhance DARIAH’s footprint in Ireland in collaboration with the coordinators across Europe and other key stakeholders.
17 Oct 2024
Arts|Research
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New patient safety research network welcomes 100 delegates to Trinity
A new national patient safety research network, led by the School of Psychology, welcomed over 100 patient partners, academics and healthcare professionals to Trinity for the EQUIPS network's first in-person event.
17 Oct 2024
Research|Science|Society
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‘From Decadence to Despair’ — céim aníos go hard a réime agus béim síos in umar na haimléise, ríomhtar saol Oscar Wilde i dtaispeántas i gColáiste na Tríonóide
Céim aníos agus béim síos mar a bhain le saol Oscar Wilde ábhar an taispeántais i Seanleabharlann Choláiste na Tríonóide atá á eagrú mar chomóradh ar chothrom 170 bliain ó rugadh an drámadóir clúiteach ar an 16 Deireadh Fómhair 1854.
17 Oct 2024
Culture|Research
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Drowning in disinformation? Can we train social media to meet our needs?
As an election looms, David Landy writes that when it comes to social media, people aren’t “sociological dopes”, blindly reacting to online prompts and unable to understand and change their own behaviour.
18 Oct 2024
Research|Society
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International Climate Action Day – E3 researchers to outline how we can make global impact
A multidisciplinary online panel discussion will explore the vital role of research in tackling the climate crisis and highlight the innovative solutions emerging from various fields.
21 Oct 2024
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Businesses to fund wildlife ponds, hedgerows and woodlands as part of ReFarm project
Launched by Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity, the ReFarm project is a collaboration between Trinity, Burrenbeo Trust and local and international businesses.
22 Oct 2024
Business|Society|Sustainability
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Trinity 13 secure Frontiers for the Future funding
The researchers will lead Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future projects to make significant impact by boosting our knowledge and delivering innovations in a wide variety of disciplines and settings.
23 Oct 2024
Awards and Funding|Environment|Health|Research|Science
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From Connemara to Colombia: Trinity flies the flag for nature positive at COP16
Dr Siobhan McQuaid will be representing Trinity at COP16, the UN conference on Biological Diversity taking place in Cali, Columbia. She will address the conference today, 23 October, during a panel discussion entitled ‘Bridging global perspectives on transformative change towards a nature positive economy’ with colleagues representing Colombia, Mexico, China and the European Union.
23 Oct 2024
Environment|Research|Sustainability
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Athainmnítear Príomh-Leabharlann Choláiste na Tríonóide in ómós do Eavan Boland, file
Beidh Leabharlann Eavan Boland ar an gcéad fhoirgneamh ar champas Choláiste na Tríonóide i lár na cathrach a bheidh ainmnithe i ndiaidh ban.
9 Oct 2024
Arts|Community|Culture
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Time to reboot how we think about human and machine interactions
We need a radical overhaul of our understanding of human and machine interactions to combat new and urgent social challenges, according to a new study by an international team of researchers, including a researcher from the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.
24 Oct 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Time to reboot how we think about human and machine interactions
We need a radical overhaul of our understanding of human and machine interactions to combat new and urgent social challenges, according to a new study by an international team of researchers, including a researcher from the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.
24 Oct 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Intimate partner abuse leaves disabled women feeling hurt, disbelieved and isolated
New research from the School of Social Work and Social Policy has found that 98% of abused disabled women feel that having a disability has major impacts on seeking help and coping with intimate partner abuse.
24 Oct 2024
Research|Society
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Professor Samson Shatashvili awarded Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
Prof. Samson Shatashvili, University Chair of Natural Philosophy (1847) in Trinity’s School of Mathematics, and Director of the Hamilton Mathematics Institute, was recognised for outstanding publications in the field, in which he has made several significant contributions over the past four decades.
25 Oct 2024
Awards and Funding|Research
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New book celebrates poetic achievements of Derek Mahon
The poetic distinctiveness of the Belfast-born Derek Mahon is celebrated in a major new publication edited by Nicholas Grene and Tom Walker from the School of English.
28 Oct 2024
Culture|Research
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Trinity researchers win Women in STEM awards
Dr Brooke Tornifoglio and Prof. Brendan Tangney were among the winners at last night’s Women in STEM Summit and Awards ceremony.
25 Oct 2024
Awards and Funding
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The case for broader accessibility to psychedelic therapies for mental disorders in Ireland
Dr John R. Kelly writes how easing regulatory constraints would facilitate the advance of the scientific evidence underpinning psychedelics and psychedelic therapy
28 Oct 2024
Health|Innovation|Research|Science