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Trinity research pivotal in Ireland’s Climate Change Assessment, with heat extremes to become more frequent and severe
Technological advancements will only deliver short-term benefits if Ireland doesn’t take steps towards transformative change according to the report, which saw contributions from Trinity researchers.
25 Jan 2024
Environment|Research|Science|Society|Sustainability
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Rape has been outlawed for 1,400 years, yet we’re still arguing about how to define it
Directives on combating violence against women have a long history as does wrangling over what defines rape, writes Prof Jane Ohlmeyer in a piece first published in the Irish Independent.
29 Jan 2024
Culture|Research|Society
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Hope for ‘the most common form of dementia that no-one has heard of’
Trinity research team awarded €2.49m by the Health Research Board to investigate Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) which accounts for 20% of the nearly 65,000 people with dementia in Ireland, but fewer than 5% of those affected receive a formal diagnosis.
29 Jan 2024
Health|Research|Society
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Silent fields: a cocktail of pesticides is stunting bumblebee colonies across Europe
Trinity's Professor Jessica Knapp writes, along with colleagues, about a recent study and the concerning results it delivered with regard to the plight of some of our precious pollinators.
29 Jan 2024
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Friendship is crucial for refugee children – here’s how to talk to your child about being welcoming
Rachel Hoare, Director of the Trinity Centre for Forced Migration Studies at Trinity College Dublin writes in The Conversation about the importance of encouraging your children to be welcoming and inclusive towards refugee children.
30 Jan 2024
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