Articles
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Democracy at a crossroads – new public lecture series
Global challenges to democracy is the subject of a new public lecture series entitled Democracy at a Crossroads hosted by the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.
30 Sep 2024
Research|Society
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Revolutionising biomedical data sharing and AI-driven healthcare solutions
The Synthetic hEalthcare dAta goveRnanCe Hub (SEARCH) launches today and aims to accelerate healthcare innovation by generating FAIRified synthetic data for use in AI/ML models.
1 Oct 2024
Health|Innovation|Research
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Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology partners with CONNECT Centre
The partnership will further enhance collaborative research and innovation in Ireland, with IADT set to lead a new interdisciplinary research project in future communications.
1 Oct 2024
Community|Innovation|Research
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Trinity and Queen’s University Belfast students to tackle Inspire Impact Innovation Challenge
Students will aim to develop solutions to pressing social challenges related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)..
2 Oct 2024
Business|Environment|Innovation|Sustainability
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Trinity welcomes the President of Vietnam
Mr Lâm was greeted at the Old Library of Trinity by Vice Provost Prof. Orla Sheils and by Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
2 Oct 2024
Community|Society|Students
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DECODE to support the development of paediatric and orphan devices
The EU4health co-funded DeCODe consortium aims to catalyse innovation and address the unique healthcare needs of people living with rare diseases.
3 Oct 2024
Health|Innovation|Research
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Was the budget designed to help the country’s poorest children or those of the richest?
Sending the same amount cutting inheritance tax as went to permanent payments targeted at the poorest children was an odd choice, writes Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, in an article first published in The Irish Times.
3 Oct 2024
Research|Society
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Ice cream-inspired physics – Trinity team uncovers a quantum Mpemba effect, with a host of “cool” implications
Initially investigating out of pure curiosity, the discovery has bridged the gap between Aristotle's observations two millennia ago and modern-day understanding, and opened the door to a whole host of “cool” – and “cooling” – implications.
8 Oct 2024
Research|Science
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Study finds breastfeeding support groups provide connection and social support
Research findings increase our understanding of breastfeeding peer support and how it is accessed and valued by women.
8 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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Trinity's Prof. Aoife McLysaght is appointed Government Science Advisor
The Government Science Advisor will chair the new National Science Advice Forum, comprising up to twelve experts drawn from those with internationally recognised scientific expertise in a range of key disciplines.
8 Oct 2024
Innovation|Science
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Trinity renames its main Library after poet Eavan Boland
Eavan Boland was one of the foremost women in Irish literature, publishing many collections of poetry, a memoir Object Lessons (1995), as well as teaching and lecturing in Ireland and in the US.
9 Oct 2024
Arts|Community|Culture|Society|Students
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Citizen science study sheds fresh light on dementia risk factors and cognition
How a person rates their own memory is more strongly associated with dementia risk factors than their performance in standard cognitive tests, according to new research from the School of Psychology.
9 Oct 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Researchers find ‘natural killer’ cells that live in the lung are ready for a sugar rush
Research provides a foundation for further exploration of NK cells for the development of future treatments and therapies for a range of lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer and tuberculosis.
10 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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GreenTech healthcare call launched to future proof health sector with sustainable alternatives
Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI), with the HSE and Irish College of GPs is launching the GreenTech in healthcare call, searching for innovative products and services that promote environmental sustainability in both primary and secondary healthcare.
8 Oct 2024
Health|Innovation|Research
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Hearing and vision health support vital in dementia care
Study across five European countries is the largest randomised controlled trial to date evaluating the efficacy of a combined hearing and vision rehabilitation intervention for people with dementia living at home.
14 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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Professor Karen Wiltshire on Ireland’s Climate Change
These are the Irish climate stripes- representing the change in Irish air temperature as a function of time.
14 Oct 2024
Sustainability
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Online opportunity to explore the potential of natural products in advancing sustainable practices
Trinity invites you to explore natural products in a free online course brought to you by the NatPro Centre as part of their collaboration with IKC3.
14 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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Wild birds’ health is affected by the gut microbiome
Researchers have just discovered that the gut microbiome affects the health of wild birds, which could in turn impact their survival rates and ultimately population sizes.
15 Oct 2024
Environment|Research|Science
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‘From Decadence to Despair’ — the rise and fall of Oscar Wilde mapped out in Trinity exhibition
The rise and fall of Oscar Wilde is the focus of an exhibition in the Old Library, being held to mark 170 years since the acclaimed playwright was born on 16 October, 1854.
16 Oct 2024
Culture|Research
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“Two for the price of one” – scientists discover new process to drive anti-viral immunity
The scientists have discovered a new process in our immune systems that leads to the production of an important family of anti-viral proteins called interferons. They hope the discovery will now lead to new, effective therapies for people with some autoimmune and infectious diseases.
16 Oct 2024
Health|Research|Science