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New Trinity Taskforce to hold first meeting on November 22
The Taskforce will have 26 members, including three nominated by the Trinity Students Union, two by the Central Societies’ Committee and four nominated by the Group of Unions.
6 Nov 2024
Community|Research|Society|Students
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Artist Isabel Nolan and Douglas Hyde Gallery set for 61st Venice Art Biennale
The selection of the team to represent Ireland was made following an open, competitive process, with international jury members.
6 Nov 2024
Arts|Culture
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Power grids supplied largely by renewable sources experience lower intensity blackouts
New research into the vulnerability of power grids served by weather-dependent renewable energy sources (WD-RESs) such as solar and wind paints a hopeful picture as Ireland attempts to meet its climate emissions targets.
7 Nov 2024
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Next four years of a Trump presidency won’t be as bad as the first four – they will be worse
In 2016, Trump relied on staff who did not share his aims. Now, he will return to the presidency with loyal staff members who have a clear agenda, writes Daniel Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, in an article first published in The Irish Times.
7 Nov 2024
Research|Society
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EVEREST Project aims to revolutionise study of extracellular vesicles
The project will bring together 21 institutions from 11 countries with a budget of €1.3 million to advance the study of extracellular vesicles.
7 Nov 2024
Innovation|Research|Science
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Trinity Celebrates its 2024/25 Sport Scholars
Trinity's new batch of Sport Scholarship students for 2024/2025 will be celebrated tonight at an event in the Dining Hall. During the event Trinity Sport student athletes will take part in a panel discussion on the ‘high-performance mindset’.
11 Nov 2024
Awards and Funding|Students
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TCIN artist-in-residence set for show at Molesworth Gallery
The show is the culmination of a year-long collaboration between the artist and the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, supported by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, formerly Science Foundation Ireland.
8 Nov 2024
Arts|Research|Society
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New insights into the Denisovans – the new hominin group that interbred with modern day humans
Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered “hominin” group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding events that helped shape early human history.
8 Nov 2024
Research|Science
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Minister Colm Burke launches Professor Catherine Comiskey’s book “Addiction Research and Evaluation”
A new book from Catherine Comiskey, Professor in Healthcare Modelling and Statistics at the School of Nursing and Midwifery bridges the gap between research and practice in the complex field of addiction.
7 Nov 2024
Health|Research
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School of Medicine hosts 'Farming is Medicine' event
School of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed physician and author Professor Rupa Marya for public event.
28 Oct 2024
Environment|Health|Research|Society|Sustainability
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Biodiversity COP: Global climate efforts and gains made, but no clear agreement
Dr Siobhan McQuaid writes about her experience of COP16, the latest biodiversity summit, in an opinion piece for the Journal. She says there are many reasons to have hope.
11 Nov 2024
Business|Environment|Society|Sustainability
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Trinity students and staff observe COP29
The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place over the next two weeks in Baku, Azerbaijan. Trinity gained observer status last year, which means representatives access seminars, panels and networking opportunities, but not the negotiations.
11 Nov 2024
Sustainability
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Top ten priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric meds
Study hopes to inform the research agenda and help future research to focus on the questions that are most important to key stakeholders.
11 Nov 2024
Health|Research
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Ian Robertson: how to cope when the world is in turmoil
Taking action in spite of adversity is a powerful antidote to uncertainty, writes Ian Robertson, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, in an article first published in The Irish Times.
12 Nov 2024
Research|Society
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Researchers team up with CKDelta to take AI approach to tackling key challenges of utilities sector
Researchers from Trinity and the ADAPT Centre, funded by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, are partnering with CKDelta to take an AI-driven approach to addressing some of the key efficiency and sustainability challenges..
12 Nov 2024
Research|Science|Sustainability
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Genetic changes linked to testicular cancer offer fresh insights into the disease
Scientists have identified new gene faults and evolutionary patterns contributing to testicular cancer. Their findings offer profound insights into the development of the disease and into potential treatment strategies.
13 Nov 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Tugann athruithe géineolaíochta nua a bhfuil nasc idir iad agus ailse uiríoch léargas nua ar an ngalar
Tá dream eolaithe tar éis lochtanna géine agus patrúin éabhlóide a mbíonn baint acu le hailse uiríoch a thabhairt chun suntais. Tugann toradh a gcuid saothair léargas domhain ar fhorbairt an ghalair agus ar straitéisí cóir leighis ina leith.
13 Nov 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Can self-employment delay retirement? Only if you are healthy and wealthy
Self-employment can provide an alternative career transition to retirement, but only for those in good health and in high-paying careers, research from Trinity Business School reveals.
14 Nov 2024
Business|Research|Society
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Genetic legacy of Jomon hunter-gatherers linked to increased BMI in modern Japanese
New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher BMI, underlining that ancient human ancestors can leave a genetic legacy with impacts on health in modern day populations.
14 Nov 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Misinformation really does spread like a virus
How misinformation gets around can be effectively described using mathematical models designed to simulate the spread of pathogens, writes David Robert Grimes from the School of Medicine, and Sander Van Der Linden at University of Cambridge.
14 Nov 2024
Health|Research|Science|Society
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€3M TechConnect project sets sights on transforming human-tech collaboration in the digital era
How emerging technologies like AI and robotics can be harnessed to enhance human work, rather than replace it, is the focus of the new €3M TechConnect research project led by Trinity Business School.
14 Nov 2024
Business|Health|Research|Society
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An chéad chruinniú ag Tascfhórsa nua de chuid Choláiste na Tríonóide le tionól an 22 Samhain
Beidh 26 comhalta (tugtar liosta thíos) ar an Tascfhórsa, triúr ina measc arna n-ainmniú ag Aontas na Mac Léinn i gColáiste na Tríonóide, beirt arna n-ainmniú ag Lár-Choiste na gCumann agus ceathrar arna n-ainmniú ag Grúpa na gCeardchumann.
6 Nov 2024
Community|Society|Students
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An féidir le féinfhostaíocht moill a chur le scor? Is féidir má tá do shláinte agus saibhreas agat
Tá féinfhostaíocht ábalta athrú gairme malartach a chur ar fáil go dtí scor, ach sin dóibhsean amháin a bhfuil dea-shláinte agus gairmeacha ar phá ard acu, de réir taighde a rinne Scoil Ghnó Choláiste na Tríonóide.
18 Nov 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Medical Gerontology celebrates 25 years of excellence
The celebratory occasion honoured the discipline’s history and achievements, and recognised outstanding contributions from undergraduate and postgraduate students.
18 Nov 2024
Community|Health|Research
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Trinity Alumni leading College Awareness Week with nationwide webinars
This year College Awareness Week runs from the 18th to the 24th of November. The campaign aims to help students learn about the experiences they could have at college and the subjects they may want to study.
18 Nov 2024
Community
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Four Trinity scientists named on Highly Citied Researchers list for 2024
The researchers from the Schools of Computer Science, Immunology and Biochemistry, Chemistry and Physics feature on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2024 list from Clarivate, which has been announced today.
18 Nov 2024
Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Society
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Researchers discover new cognitive blueprint for making and breaking habits
Cognitive neuroscientists in the School of Psychology have published new research describing a brand new approach to making habit change achievable and lasting.
19 Nov 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Professor Damian Murchan becomes President of Association for Educational Assessment Europe
AEA Europe is the premier association for all assessment professionals throughout Europe. Members are drawn from examination agencies, government education ministries, research institutes, schools and universities and the corporate sector.
20 Nov 2024
Research|Society
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Trinity celebrates its innovators and entrepreneurs at 2024 Awards
The Provost's Innovation Award was presented to Professor Jane Farrar, a transformative figure in the field of inherited ocular diseases, advancing innovation and commercialising research at Trinity College Dublin.
21 Nov 2024
Awards and Funding|Community|Innovation|Research|Students
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Professor Seamus Martin awarded 2025 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal
Prof. Martin MRIA, Smurfit Professor of Medical Genetics within Trinity’s School of Genetics and Microbiology, won the Medal in Life and Medical Sciences. He was recognised for making a demonstrable and internationally recognised outstanding scholarly contribution in his field.
22 Nov 2024
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science