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Unearthed: the cannibal sharks of a forgotten age

Scientists have used fossil evidence to determine that a 300-million-year-old shark species cannibalised its own young.

11 Aug 2016

Strong demand for Trinity degrees in CAO applications

3,307 places are being offered to students to study at Trinity.

22 Aug 2016

Solving a putrid camel-pee riddle may aid millions affected by sleeping sickness

Biochemists from Trinity College Dublin have solved an old mystery as to the cause of especially smelly camel urine, with implications for the millions of people affected by African parasites called trypanosomes. These parasites frequently cause fatalities via sleeping sickness.

17 Nov 2016

Inside Trinity

The 19,985 people that work, live and study on campus are the primary focus of a new documentary 'Inside Trinity'.

22 Sep 2016

Litany of undiagnosed, under-reported and untreated health problems for mothers

The Maternal Health and Maternal Morbidity in Ireland study (MAMMI) reveals high prevalence rates of hidden health problems facing mothers including mental, physical and sexual health.

8 Dec 2016

Litany of undiagnosed, under-reported and untreated health problems for mothers

The interim findings of MAMMI, an Irish longitudinal study on the health of first-time mothers, has revealed a litany of hidden health problems affecting every aspect of mother’s lives. The Health Research Board funded study from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Nursing and Midwifery shows that in terms of sexual health, mental health, pain, and other conditions, prevalence rates are high to very high while the rate at which women are being asked about these conditions by health care professionals is extremely low. The findings are being presented today at a major conference.

7 Nov 2016

Scientists use graphene and toy silly putty® to make state-of-the-art sensors

This world-first graphene innovation could be used for applications in medical devices and diagnostics.

9 Dec 2016

Dino Dinner, Dead or Alive!

Many mid-sized, meat-eating dinosaurs may have been expert scavengers, like hyenas are today.

15 Apr 2016

New Online History Resource ‘1641 Depositions Bridge21 Website’ for Second Level Students

The Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills, Seán Ó Foghlú, launched the website that contains 21st century learning activities around the 1641 Depositions in Trinity this week.

2 Apr 2015

Toxic Tastes – Ireland’s Bees and Non-Native Rhododendron Nectar

Toxins in rhododendron nectar have lethal effects on native Irish honeybees, but our bumblebees are unaffected.

9 Nov 2015

Trinity Researchers Tackle Mechanisms of Concussion Injuries in Rugby

Video evidence is being focused on to establish the key kinematic scenarios that increase a rugby player’s risk of concussion.

13 Feb 2015

Researchers Receive Major Funding for Innovative Global Healthy Ageing Project

The project which received funding from the Horizon 2020 Programme will examine the social disparities in health ageing and the effect of the economic recession on health and biology of ageing, using data from TILDA and the Growing up in Ireland longitudinal studies.

27 Jan 2015

New KaffeeHouse Website Opens up World of Literary Translation

Getting high quality literature in more languages into the hands of more people is the aim of an exciting new digital platform which was launched in Trinity College Dublin this week.

2 Apr 2015

Trinity and Yale go Head-to-Head in Student Economic Review Debate

Teams from Trinity College Dublin and Yale University debated the motion ‘This house believes that the US should open the Mexican border’ at the Student Economic Review debate.

13 Mar 2015

Trinity to Hold One Minute’s Silence on 27 April in Memory of those Killed at Garissa University College, Kenya

In memory of the 147 students killed recently at Garissa University College, Kenya, Trinity, along with universities across Europe, will hold a minute’s silence on 27 April.

24 Apr 2015

Students Build Anti-Malarial ‘BioBricks’

The biobricks, created via synthetic biology, could one day provide a cheaper means of producing the key malaria drug artemisinin.

29 Oct 2015

Trinity Welcomes the German President

The German President viewed the Book of Kells and an exhibition on the renowned Irish poet W.B Yeats.

14 Jul 2015

Trinity Students Selected for Washington Ireland Programme 2015

Three Trinity students have been selected from over 400 applicants to participate in the 2015 Washington Ireland Program (WIP).

7 May 2015

New Trinity ID App

Trinity College Dublin is the first higher education institution in Ireland to implement an app that students can use as an acceptable form of identification on campus.

28 Oct 2015

Trinity College Dublin’s Arts and Humanities Ranked in the Top 100 in the World in Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Ranking 2015-2016

Trinity also ranks in the top 40 universities in Europe and first in Ireland.

22 Oct 2015