Articles
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Weighing up the Value of the Arts in Ireland
It is not the number of artists assisted, or the number of events sponsored that matter but the value to wider society, according to Professor of Economics John O'Hagan
17 Sep 2015
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2015 Cancer Week Ireland at Trinity College Dublin
The aim of Cancer Week Ireland, which was initiated in 2014 by the Irish Cancer Society and Trinity College Dublin, is to raise public awareness about advances in the early detection and treatment of cancer through a programme of events.
31 Aug 2015
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Inquests Are Essential To Understanding Maternal Deaths
Between 2008 and 2014, eight public inquests into the deaths of women who died in Irish maternity units ended with verdicts of medical misadventure.
26 Nov 2015
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Marriage Referendum Public Forum
On Tuesday 19 May at 6.00pm in the Edmund Burke Theatre in the Arts Building, Trinity will host a public forum on the upcoming Marriage Referendum.
15 May 2015
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The Blame for Paris Atrocities Rests with Attackers – not Islam
The horrific events in Paris last Friday night have presented us, once again, with the vista of so-called "Islamic terrorism", according to Neville Cox, Associate Professor, School of Law.
17 Nov 2015
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Seeking Big Data Utopia – Next-Gen User Personalisation with Tighter Privacy
Computer scientists and legal experts are designing systems to help computer users tailor apps to their unique personal preferences, while being sure of the associated privacy implications.
29 Jun 2015
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Dublin University Boat Club Crowned National Champions
It was a hugely successful 2015 National Championships for both Trinity’s Mens and Ladies Boat clubs, with the Ladies claiming the Inter IV title and the Men taking the Senior VIII win.
22 Jul 2015
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Study Shows Significant Fall in Use of ‘Headshop’ Drugs among Young People Following Introduction of National Ban
Percentage of problematic users attending youth drug and alcohol treatment service dropped from 34% to 0% and occasional use dropped from 82% to 28%.
30 Jun 2015
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Trinity ID App
The Trinity ID app is a pilot service available to students. The digital version of your physical ID card can be used with a select group of services in Trinity as part of the pilot.
22 Oct 2015
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Trinity Begins Global Recruitment Campaign for 40 New Academic Posts
Ireland’s leading university to attract new talent
16 Oct 2015
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Bridge21 Project to Develop 21st Century Learning Practices in European Schools
The project will develop21st Century learning (21CL) environments within secondary schools in Ireland, Estonia, Germany and Sweden.
12 Nov 2015
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Trinity Sports Scholars to Benefit from New Medical Care Programme
A new medical care programme, the first of its kind in an Irish university, will directly benefit this year’s 60 sports scholarship recipients.
17 Dec 2015
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From Magilligan to Mars: Mapping Winds and Dune Evolution on the Red Planet
Tracking the movement of individual ripples on sand dunes should help the scientists foresee how winds will whip up when new spacecraft land on Mars.
5 Nov 2015
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Zoologists Hope ‘Big Brother’ Approach Will Help Combat TB in Badgers and Cattle
The zoologists are using GPS systems to better understand how badgers live their lives in Ireland, so as to develop a highly effective TB vaccination programme.
31 Mar 2015
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Trinity Hosts Public Forum on the Marriage Referendum
The public forum is an example of Trinity providing a public space where important national issues can be discussed.
21 May 2015
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Trinity Graduate Nominated as Oxford University’s next Vice-Chancellor
Professor Louise Richardson, currently the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, has been nominated as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
28 May 2015
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Trinity College Dublin and Thapar University Announce Partnership
The collaboration is a central component of a major contemporisation programme that Thapar University is undertaking.
3 Jul 2015
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Professor Layte Explores Social Inequality and Education in Inaugural Lecture
The new Professor of Sociology drew on research from the 'Growing Up In Ireland' study to show how current policy choices have reinforced patterns of disadvantage rather than reducing them.
16 Feb 2015
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Inspiring Change: Empowering Women’s Futures in Africa
Global progress towards equality for women and girls has been significant in the last 20 years, yet enormous barriers to female empowerment still persist, says Dr Gillian Wylie, Head of the Irish School of Ecumenics.
25 May 2015
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Better Broadband: CONNECT Centre Launches €1M Telecoms Research Project
The O'SHARE project will explore ways of improving the capacity of optical networks to cope with the surges in demand typically experienced at concerts and sporting events.
26 Nov 2015