Articles
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Darndale urban forest collaboration led by Trinity and Dublin City Council
The Dublin suburb of Darndale has today become the location of a new innovative ‘urban forest’ as part of an EU funded city tree-planting initiative. It has joined Milan, Barcelona and the Romanian city of Brasov as one of four forests being planted in the ‘UForest’ project.
1 Dec 2023
Community|Environment
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Long Room echoes with medieval chant to launch manuscript project
The Library of Trinity College Dublin celebrated the launch of the Manuscripts for Medieval Studies Project which is making precious medieval manuscripts freely available to the public for the first time.
1 Dec 2023
Arts|Culture|Research
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Why reading nursery rhymes and singing to babies may help them to learn language
New research shows that babies learn from rhythmic information – the changing emphasis of syllables in speech – which, unlike phonetic information, can be heard in the womb.
1 Dec 2023
Research|Science
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Honorary degrees conferred at Trinity
Journalist Susan McKay, musician Fergus Sheil, Judge Mary Irvine and scientist Michael Coey received Trinity’s highest honour from Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.
1 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Community|Students
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Mary McGee awarded the Praeses Elit prize
The 50th anniversary of the legalisation of contraception in Ireland was marked by a conference on the landmark McGee v Attorney General case hosted by the Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance.
4 Dec 2023
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University alliance to foster impactful translational research
The Translational Medicine Alliance Ireland (TMAI) brings together the strengths of multiple institutions, creating a collaborative ecosystem to address the complex hurdles associated with translating scientific discoveries into practical healthcare applications and interventions.
3 Dec 2023
Health|Innovation|Research
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How AI can decode ancient scripts – from medieval manuscripts to hieroglyphics
The ethics and dangers of AI have received important attention over the past year, but its power to make legible and navigable our cultural heritage also deserves attention, writes Dr Mark Faulkner in this piece for The Conversation.
5 Dec 2023
Arts|Culture|Science
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Even a brief experience of poverty is enough to harm a child's development
A one-off experience of poverty is enough to impact on a child’s development, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Dept of Sociology.
11 Dec 2023
Research|Society
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Trinity Corporate Governance Lab launched
Tech integrity and the governance of frontier technology are among pressing issues in the corporate world to be investigated at a new governance research and innovation lab launched by Trinity Business School.
6 Dec 2023
Society
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Paul Murray appointed Trinity Long Room Hub 2024 Rooney Writer Fellow
The fellowship, beginning in January 2024, will see the author engage with the themes and community of TLRH and partner schools in the Arts and Humanities.
7 Dec 2023
Culture
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SandboxAQ funds two Quantum Science and Technology MSc scholarships for under-represented students
As part of an ongoing collaboration these scholarships, available to students from the Global South, will help train the future quantum workforce and bring greater diversity to the quantum ecosystem.
6 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Students
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Students receive 2023 Three Ireland Connect to STEM Scholarships
Trinity this week announced five student recipients of the 2023 Three Ireland Connect to STEM Scholarships for Women at an evening ceremony hosted by Three Ireland.
6 Dec 2023
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Seti: how we’re searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies
Is there life beyond Earth? The question has turned out to be one of the hardest to answer in science. Find out how astrophysicists from Trinity are seeking ET in this piece published by The Conversation.
7 Dec 2023
Research|Science
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School of Social Sciences & Philosophy holds Student Prize Ceremony
The ceremony concluded with a special presentation by Francis O'Toole and Paul O'Grady to Professor John O’Hagan to mark his substantial contributions to the Department of Economics, spanning an impressive six decades to date.
7 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Students
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Revolutionising urban futures: Trendhunters reimagines Dún Laoghaire
Smart Dún Laoghaire is relaunching its futurism engagement programme, Trendhunters, which aims to integrate futures thinking more into Dublin’s smart city environment.
8 Dec 2023
Community|Research|Society
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All the video games shortlisted for the 2023 Game Awards – reviewed by experts
David Stevenson, Assistant Professor in the School of Film, writes a review of one of the games up for a 2023 Games Award for The Conversation.
12 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Blue Eye Samurai: historian explains what the Netflix series gets right and wrong about real Edo-period Japan
Ruth Starr, Lecturer in History of Japanese art and architecture at Trinity College Dublin writes in The Conversation about what the Netflix series gets right and wrong about real Edo-period Japan.
12 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Trinity researchers win distinguished IRC Advanced Laureate Awards
Seven researchers across a range of disciplines at Trinity have been announced as successful applicants to the Irish Research Council (IRC) Advanced Laureate Awards (ALA) programme.
12 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science|Society
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Professor Viet Pham honoured with IEEE Best Young Researcher Award
Viet, Assistant Professor in Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics, won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society award for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
12 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Research
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Who should pay the bills if the State pension age stays at 66?
Keeping State pension age at 66 is unfair to younger generations, writes Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in a piece first published in The Irish Times.
13 Dec 2023
Research|Society
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Crucial role of behavioural sciences in policy decisions identified
A new global study, involving over 80 collaborators, including Trinity researchers, provide a comprehensive evaluation of behavioural science policy recommendations on COVID-19.
14 Dec 2023
Research|Society
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1 in 7 people over 50 have chronic kidney disease in Ireland, and 98% don’t know they have it
Findings from the largest study to date in Ireland to characterise the population affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), over the age of 50 years, have been published. The research was undertaken in collaboration with the National Renal Office (Health Service Executive (HSE)) who also part funded this project.
14 Dec 2023
Health|Research
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Christmas greetings – Trinity holiday closure arrangements 2023/2024
Trinity College Dublin will be closed from the end of business hours on Thursday December 21st 2023 to the start of normal business hours on Tuesday January 2nd 2024.
14 Dec 2023
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Seven Trinity projects awarded Irish Research Council ‘New Foundations’ funding
New Foundations awards bring researchers, civic society organisations and policy makers together to enhance the evidence base for policies and practices.
14 Dec 2023
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LUMA Vision secures US $22 million in new financing
The Bioinnovate Ireland and Trinity spinout will use the funding to secure FDA approval and advance development of its 4D cardiac imaging and navigation platform.
18 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Business|Health|Innovation
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12 things we learned in 2023, thanks to Trinity research
In the last year Trinity’s researchers have made significant contributions to their fields, enriching our culture, building better futures and increasing our understanding of the world we live in.
20 Dec 2023
Culture|Health|Research|Science
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Tree of the Month - Erman’s Birch
This December, we are bringing you one of the more iconic Trinity trees, Betula emanii or Erman’s Birch. You’ll spot these two on your right and left as you enter through the Front Gate. The Erman’s Birch were planted around 1950 to replace the Oregon Maples that once stood there. One Maple blew down in a storm in 1945 and the decision to remove the other was eventually made to restore symmetry to the area.
19 Dec 2023
Community|Sustainability
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How writing 'made us human' – an 'emotional history' from ancient Iraq to the present day
Dr Martin Worthington, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, reviews Walter Stephens's new book 'How Writing Made Us Human' for The Conversation.
19 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Yes, climate change is a crisis. But let’s stop using the language of war
We talk about the need for improved flood defences, the need to protect ourselves against the forces of nature. But what we really need is to work with nature, writes Prof Iris Möller in an analysis piece first published in The Irish Times.
19 Dec 2023
Research|Science|Sustainability
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Who are the new greats of Irish music? Five musicians to watch out for in 2024
The world lost three great Irish musicians in 2023: Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O’Connor and Christy Dignam. Dr Jonathan Hodgers, School of Creative Arts, writes for The Conversation about five musicians to watch out for in 2024.
21 Dec 2023
Culture|Research