Articles
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LaunchBox 2020: Applications are open!
Launchbox is a great opportunity for Trinity students who have an early-stage idea for a business or social enterprise and want to take it to the next level.
5 Feb 2020
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Why it’s difficult to be a woman in research right now
Professor Clodagh Brook discusses how women in research have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and what can be done to ensure that female researchers continue to be heard. This article was published on siliconrepublic.com on June 2nd, 2020
16 Jun 2020
Research
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Fresh insights into how Ireland’s system of caring affects older adults
New TILDA research highlights the social, financial, physical and emotional demands family caring places on those caring.
7 Dec 2020
Research
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Ultra-fast magnetic switching with potential to transform fibre optical communications
"Toggle switching" could increase the capacity of the global fibre optic cable network by an order of magnitude.
15 Sep 2020
Research
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How blocking iron drives the lung immune system to control infection
Researchers have discovered how the iron chelator, DFX, which functions by attaching to iron, drives the immune system to deal with tuberculosis.
13 May 2020
Research
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Bioengineers take step towards being able to mend a broken heart
Their patch withstands the mechanical demands and mimics the electrical signalling properties that allow our hearts to pump blood rhythmically round our bodies, essentially taking us one step closer to being able to mend a broken heart.
13 Feb 2020
Research
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Brain health research is leaving the lab and coming to your smartphone
The new 'neureka' app from scientists at GBHI presents a seismic shift in the direction of research in the field of brain health.
2 Jun 2020
Research
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Treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquinine: can you teach an old drug new tricks?
Assistant professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at Trinity, Niamh O'Boyle, with an important piece underlining why nobody should self-medicate when fighting COVID-19.
1 May 2020
Research
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Pioneering research project explains “Natural Capital Accounting”
The project has launched a video explaining a standardised method to assess nature’s stocks and the flows of services that these assets contribute to humanity.
18 Jun 2020
Research
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Countries with female leaders suffer six times fewer COVID-19 deaths
Additionally, the research shows that female-led governments were more effective and rapid at flattening the epidemic’s curve, and these countries are expected to endure less signifcant recessions.
29 May 2020
Research