Articles
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Why are so many Irish films and filmmakers nominated for Oscars?
They might have little else in common, but Banshees and The Quiet Girl are the products of a network of influences, a long tradition of acting talent that now moves comfortably between LA and Ireland, writes Professor Ruth Barton in this piece originally published in The Conversation.
28 Feb 2023
Arts|Culture|Research
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Unique national skills platform will help close Ireland’s digital skills gap
The strategic research partnership is being led by The Learnovate Centre in Trinity College Dublin, Cisco and Skillnet Ireland
28 Feb 2023
Research
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Scientists synthesise cerium mineral which holds promise for biomedical research
Trinity geoscientists have developed a cheap and environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of the rare earth mineral which holds promise for the treatment of diseases associated with inflammation, including cancer.
1 Mar 2023
Environment|Health|Research|Science
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School of Physics hosts Diversity in Quantum Event
The School of Physics joined forces with SandboxAQ, a US based quantum technology company, to celebrate and promote diversity in the rapidly growing field of quantum science and technology.
1 Mar 2023
Research|Science
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677 students receive Trinity Entrance Exhibition Awards
The students come from 460 different schools and from 31 counties on the island of Ireland as well as 31 countries overseas.
2 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Students
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Bees’ pesticide risk is species and landscape-dependent
In a new study, ecologists have shown that bees' pesticide exposure depends upon their interaction with the environment, meaning different species face different risks in any given environment.
2 Mar 2023
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Deep roots of rebellion tracked from the Great Irish Famine to the Irish Revolutionary period
Irish rebels who revolted against British rule were more likely to come from families and locations most affected by the Great Irish Famine, according to new research from economic historians.
2 Mar 2023
Culture|Research|Society
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Ryan McGowan wins prestigious Hamilton Prize
Ryan, a final year student in the School of Mathematics, has won the prestigious undergraduate Hamilton Prize as the top student in his programme at Trinity. He is one of nine winners from across the universities in Ireland to have received the award from the Royal Irish Academy (RIA).
2 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Students
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Rianú déanta ar fhréamhacha doimhne an éirí amach ón nGorta Mór go dtí tréimhse Réabhlóideach na hÉireann
De réir taighde nua ó staraithe eacnamaíocha, bhí sé níos dóchúla gurbh as na teaghlaigh agus na ceantair ba mó a raibh tionchar ag an nGorta Mór orthu do reibiliúnaigh na hÉireann a d’éirigh amach in aghaidh riail na Breataine.
2 Mar 2023
Culture|Research|Society
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Five Trinity teams to inspire public engagement with STEM via SFI Discover Programme awards
The winning projects are among those to have secured funding in the latest Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme competition, which is designed to empower and inspire deep public engagement with STEM education.
6 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Science
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‘Team Phoenix' soars as Trinity researchers win Air Quality Data Hack 2023 Event
Six researchers from Trinity’s Schools of Engineering and Computer Science and Statistics scooped the top prize of €1500 as winners of the recent Air Quality Data Hack 2023 Event.
6 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research
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Windsor Framework is as good as it gets for unionism. Will it be enough?
The DUP’s response to the Windsor Agreement will determine whether we will celebrate the Good Friday Agreement’s 25th next month, its very future and that of these islands, says Etain Tannam, Associate Professor in international Peace Studies, in a piece originally published by The Irish Times.
6 Mar 2023
Research|Society
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Three Trinity graduates feature in An Post stamps celebrating outstanding women
The stamps mark the outstanding contribution of Women in Public Life and feature Mary Robinson, Susan Denham, Jennie Wyse Power and Thekla Beere.
6 Mar 2023
Culture|Society
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Creativity and brain science collide at Creative Brain Week 2023
The exciting week-long event puts Ireland on the world stage, hosting global experts to discuss creativity's impact on our health and well-being through the themes of conflict, joy and imagination.
6 Mar 2023
Arts|Health|Innovation|Research|Science|Society
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Profs Jane Ohlmeyer and Jonathan N. Coleman receive RIA Gold Medals
The Trinity Professors were presented with Royal Irish Academy Gold Medals by Senator Malcolm Byrne at a ceremony in the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin.
8 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Research
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Minister Malcolm Noonan announces €1.5 million in funding to transform Trinity’s herbarium
The funding will enable Trinity to transform, digitise and safeguard its herbarium by providing physical infrastructure and enable the digitisation of 400,000 specimens, some of which are centuries old – making them easily accessible to the international research community as well as the public.
8 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity College Dublin named EU Gender Equality Champion
Trinity Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: “I am very proud that Trinity has won this award. Gender equality is a cornerstone of the deep-rooted fairness that we want Trinity to always embody. We have more to do and this wonderful award reminds us that we are on the right track."
8 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Community|Culture|Society
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Trinity supports Harvard University in global tuberculosis research consortium
Trinity researchers provide unique human model to help unpick the mechanism of human lung immune corruption by the tuberculosis bacterium.
8 Mar 2023
Health|Research
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Trinity and Cambridge scientists unearth potential new therapeutic target for inflammatory diseases
Scientists working in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute at Trinity have made an important breakthrough in understanding what goes wrong in our bodies during the progression of inflammatory diseases and – in doing so – unearthed a potential new therapeutic target.
8 Mar 2023
Health|Research|Science
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Fresh understanding of ageing in the brain offers hope for treating neurological diseases
Scientists from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) have shed new light on ageing processes in the brain. By linking the increased presence of specialised immune cells to conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury for the first time, they have unearthed a possible new target for therapies aimed at treating age-related neurological diseases.
8 Mar 2023
Health|Research|Science