Articles
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ET phone Dublin? Astrophysicists scan the Galaxy for signs of life
The astrophysicists, from Trinity and the Breakthrough Listen team and Onsala Space Observatory in Sweden, are scanning the Universe for “technosignatures” emanating from distant planets that would provide support for the existence of intelligent, alien life.
24 Oct 2023
Research|Science
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Michael Magee awarded 2023 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
The Rooney Prize, administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing, celebrates an outstanding body of work by an emerging Irish writer under 40 years of age.
24 Oct 2023
Arts|Awards and Funding|Culture
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Amazon.com CTO Werner Vogels delivers masterclass to Trinity computer science students
Amazon.com Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Dr Werner Vogels delivered a Masterclass entitled ‘From Research to Production: Applying Distributed Computing Concepts to the Real World’ to students on the MSc programme in Computer Science on his recent visit to Trinity.
26 Oct 2023
Innovation|Research|Students
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Learning without limits – Trinity celebrates 20 years of inclusive education
Minister Simon Harris joined students, past and present, at the ‘Learning Without Limits’ conference. Together they celebrated the achievements of the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities, which has hit a 20-year milestone of inclusive education.
27 Oct 2023
Community|Society|Students
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Foghlaim gan teorainneacha – ceiliúradh ag Coláiste na Tríonóide ar 20 bliain den oideachas ionchuimsitheach
Tagann an tAire Simon Harris le chéile le mic léinn na linne seo agus na mblianta a caitheadh chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar a bhfuil bainte amach ag Lárionad Choláiste na Tríonóide do Dhaoine faoi Mhíchumas Intleachta
27 Oct 2023
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It’s time for Irish legislation to keep vulnerable adults safe
The inaugural International Adult Safeguarding Conference highlighted the need to create protective and intervention systems across sectors and to introduce adult safeguarding legislation.
27 Oct 2023
Health|Research|Society
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Late not great – imperfect timekeeping places significant limit on quantum computers
New research from a consortium of quantum physicists, led by Trinity College Dublin’s Dr Mark Mitchison, shows that imperfect timekeeping places a fundamental limit to quantum computers and their applications.
31 Oct 2023
Research|Science
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Fabulous Histories: Animals in Literature
Professor Aileen Douglas will deliver her Inaugural Lecture ‘Fabulous Histories: Animals in Literature’ on Tuesday 7th November.
1 Nov 2023
Arts
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Trinity joins pilot international sustainability education programme
The cohort of institutions will work closely with their students throughout the year to engage with the framework of good practice, effecting changes to teaching and learning at the top-down, middle-out and bottom-up levels.
2 Nov 2023
Culture|Environment|Students|Sustainability
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First winners of Joly Cancer Leadership Programme award named
The first two awardees under the Joly Cancer Leadership Programme are Dr Nina Orfali, Consultant Haematologist, and Mr Michael Kelly, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon.
3 Nov 2023
Health|Research|Science
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TILDA works with WHO to address knowledge gaps on measurements of ageing
Regius Professor Rose Anne Kenny was one of four speakers to deliver a presentation at the launch of the WHO and Age and Ageing ‘Special Issue’ on Measurements of Healthy Ageing
6 Nov 2023
Health|Research
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Why a surprise discovery, warming seas and the demise of the ‘Meg’ may spell trouble for sharks
Some unexpected shark strandings and subsequent surprises following autopsies have, ironically, taken marine biologists millions of years back in time as they look to the future with concern.
8 Nov 2023
Environment|Research|Science
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Seven awards for SFI-IRC pathway programme represent the richness of Trinity’s research
The awards, designed to support Ireland’s emerging research talent and to encourage interdisciplinary approaches, were announced this week by Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
8 Nov 2023
Health|Research
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Competition inspires students to focus on proficiency in specialised care of older patients
Teams of under-graduate medical students from the medical schools in Ireland will compete for the Dr Jack Flanagan Medal in Gerontology.
8 Nov 2023
Awards and Funding|Health|Research
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People experiencing homelessness impeded from full access to health services
Call for national strategy to guide integrated, coordinated health services for people experiencing homelessness as research finds high degree of fragmentation in mainstream health services impeding full access to healthcare.
8 Nov 2023
Health|Research|Society
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Trinity Innovation Awards celebrate academics’ contribution to research and innovation
Dr Bruce Murphy, a prolific innovator and translational researcher working in medical device design, received the headline Provost’s Innovation Award at the annual event that brings Trinity’s stellar innovation and enterprise community together.
8 Nov 2023
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research
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Autism brain states hold the key to unlocking childhood memories
Neuroscientists have discovered a fascinating connection between the retention of early life memories and brain developmental trajectories associated with autism. Their research reveals that “infantile amnesia” – the forgetting of memories formed during early infancy – is both reversible and preventable.
9 Nov 2023
Research|Science
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“Monstrous” Women in history, politics, & law
Renowned historian Professor Joanna Bourke will deliver the 8th annual Edmund Burke Lecture on Thursday, November 16th.
9 Nov 2023
Culture|Research|Society
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TAP30 Art Exhibition & Auction
The launch of The Essence of Student Life exhibition takes place Monday November 13 2023 6-8 pm. To celebrate 30 years of Trinity Access Programmes (TAP), works by 19 contemporary artists on the theme of student life are going on display in Trinity's Exam Hall.
10 Nov 2023
Arts|Community|Culture
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New research offers hope for reduced muscle wastage for cancer patients
Researchers from Trinity, in collaboration with Artelo Biosciences, have made a breakthrough in cancer cachexia. Their work shows the drug ART27.13 protects against the muscle degeneration associated with colon and lung cancers (cachexia) and believe it may also positively impact life expectancy.
10 Nov 2023
Health|Research|Science
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Storm Debi Update: Trinity reopens
The university has reopened as of 11 am, Monday 13 November.
12 Nov 2023
Community
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Judicial Appointments Commission Bill under the spotlight this week
The Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance (TriCON) is hosting a conference this week on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill.
13 Nov 2023
Research|Society
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Opinion: Supreme Court’s interpretation of Judicial Appointments Bill matters greatly
Prof Oran Doyle, School of Law, provides an explainer on the upcoming Supreme Court hearing of legal argument about the constitutionality of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill. This was first published in the Irish Independent.
13 Nov 2023
Research|Society
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Celebrating Student Life: TAP marks 30th birthday with contemporary art exhibition
As well as an online auction, the 'Essence of Student Life' exhibition will run daily from November 14th to 17th in the Exam Hall in Trinity College with artist walkthrough sessions and other activities happening daily.
14 Nov 2023
Arts|Community|Culture
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Accounting for nature a priority for Ireland’s prosperity – new report
The team behind a pioneering project for nature, INCASE, has issued a series of recommendations to value, restore and protect Ireland’s resources through applying a natural capital accounting framework as a national priority.
15 Nov 2023
Environment|Research|Science
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World COPD day: research, advances and collaboration
Today, November 15th, is World COPD Day. Professor Suzanne Cloonan writes about the disease, its incidence in Ireland, current research and the establishment of an international research network which was founded to expand our understanding of COPD.
15 Nov 2023
Health|Research
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Trinity invites submissions on legacy issues and renaming of the library
"It is important for us to listen to as many voices as possible, as we embark on a further evidence-based review of legacy issues. This website offers us an important mechanism to do that.”
15 Nov 2023
Community|Research|Society|Students
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Trinity celebrates sport scholars for the 2023/24 season
This year’s awardees, comprising 36 Trinity Sport scholars and 28 club academy scholars will represent Trinity this season across seventeen sports including rugby, basketball, GAA, soccer, rowing, and cricket.
15 Nov 2023
Awards and Funding|Community|Students
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Trinity wins European Social Services Award for child-centred research
Judges noted that “internationally, relatively few examples of research exist that represent the authentic voice of the child in the child protection system”.
17 Nov 2023
Awards and Funding|Community|Research
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Plants might be able to absorb more CO2 from human activities than previously expected
This research paints an uncharacteristically upbeat picture for the planet, but despite the headline finding, the environmental scientists behind the work say it does not mean the world’s governments can take their foot off the brake in their obligations to reduce carbon emissions as fast as possible.
17 Nov 2023
Environment|Research|Science