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Dr Martin Worthington wins €2.5m ERC Advanced Grant
Dr Martin Worthington of Trinity’s School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies has won a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advance Grant.
2 Jul 2024
Awards and Funding|Culture|Research
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New research finds Dublin second most expensive European city to build apartments
Dublin is the second most expensive place to build apartments in Europe, according to a new construction cost report published today by Trinity College Dublin and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.
3 Jul 2024
Research|Society
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Low-dose aspirin could help prevent pregnancy complications caused by flu infections
The study - a collaboration between Trinity College, Royal Melbourne Institute (RMIT), Australia and University of South Australia - has been published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology.
3 Jul 2024
Health|Research
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Why politicians may find it hard to understand ordinary voters
The 2024 election has seen party leaders strain to present themselves as being in touch with the struggles ordinary people are facing in the cost of living crisis. And yet they don’t appear to be convincing anyone, writes Dr Emma Otterski, Department of Philosophy, in an article originally published in The Conversation.
3 Jul 2024
Research|Society
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What have we learned from the Troubles that can help provide a roadmap to peace in Gaza?
Prof Jan de Vries, School of Nursing and Midwifery writes for the Irish Independent on the resolution of 'the conflict within' for those involved in brokering peace in times of war.
11 Jun 2024
Research|Society
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Docs, Clocks and a Fox: New book tells Trinity’s tale in 50 objects
Trinity in 50, The Story of a University, was launched this week. From the works of Samuel Beckett to the busts that line the Old Library, this book depicts Trinity’s many treasures, material and abstract, the meanings they hold and the stories they tell about the university’s history.
4 Jul 2024
Community
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Tree of the Month - Dawn Redwood
This month we are featuring the Dawn Redwood or Metasequoia glyptostroboides, which is significant to have in our collection due to its status as an endangered species. One can be found in New Square in front of the Book of Kells experience, and another specimen can be found in Trinity’s Botanic Gardens in the Western arboretum.
4 Jul 2024
Community|Sustainability
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Operation of the ‘in camera’ rule in Irish family law system to be examined
A new research project being undertaken by social policy experts in the School of Social Work and Social Policy and legal experts in University College Cork will uncover how the 'in camera rule' works in practice in Ireland.
8 Jul 2024
Research|Society
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Scientists discover how to improve vaccine responses to potentially deadly bacterium
The researchers from Trinity have taken a leap forward in understanding how we might fight back against the potentially deadly MRSA bacterium.
8 Jul 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Great white sharks in Ireland? International team plots September search
A group of Irish shark scientists will this September host OCEARCH, a US-based great white shark research non-profit, with the goal of documenting the first records of the famous species in Irish waters.
10 Jul 2024
Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity ranked 26th in Europe by QS University Rankings
QS assessed 685 institutions in the Europe region, using 12 performance indicators, some of which differ to those used for the QS World University Rankings 2025, in which Trinity ranked 87th.
10 Jul 2024
Awards and Funding|Research|Students
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Men’s experience of childhood with an imprisoned father focus of new research project
The School of Psychology research project will explore the experience of male children and the effect of imprisonment on their relationships with their father.
11 Jul 2024
Research|Society
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Trinity researchers secure SFI-IRC Pathway awards
Dr Conor Finlay, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, and Dr Colm Delaney, Chemistry, have been awarded funding under the Pathway programme announced by Minister Patrick O’Donovan.
11 Jul 2024
Research|Science
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How to start weightlifting after 60
Being strong as you age can help you maintain independence for longer, make you more resistant to injuries and falls and is great for overall wellbeing. Julie Broderick and Fiona Kennedy from the School of Medicine write in The Conversation on how to start to build your strength when you are over 60.
11 Jul 2024
Health|Research
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Trinity’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel research unit gets new home
The SAF research facility will focus on the research, development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels.
12 Jul 2024
Environment|Research
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Taha Yasseri named inaugural Workday Professor for Technology and Society at Trinity and TU Dublin
Professor Yasseri, who takes up his role on August 1 2024, will also be Director of a new TCD-TU Dublin joint centre for Sociology of Humans and Machines.
15 Jul 2024
Innovation|Research|Science
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If this analysis of Dublin's transport plan was submitted by a student, I would fail it
Trinity economist Barra Roantree has written a piece originally for The Journal that is critical of an analysis produced on Dublin City's traffic management plan
15 Jul 2024
Business|Community|Sustainability
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Scientists create computer program that “paints” the structure of molecules in the style of Piet Mondrian
Scientists from Trinity have created a computer program that “paints” the structure of molecules in the style of famous Dutch artist, Piet Mondrian, whose beautiful artworks will be instantly recognisable to many.
15 Jul 2024
Arts|Science
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Formula Trinity team launches new race car in Front Square
Students from Formula Trinity, a team of over 100 representing the university in the international Formula Student engineering competition, unveiled their brand new race car at a special launch event in Front Square last week.
15 Jul 2024
Research|Students
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Sceitimíní i rith Lá Leighis na nÓg 2024
Tugadh deis ag an gcéad Lá Leighis Bunscolaíochta TAP do leanaí bunscoile a mbeadh i gceist le gairm bheatha i mbun cúrsaí leighis a shamhlú agus a fhiosrú dóibh féin.
11 Apr 2024
Health|Research|Society