Articles
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Wells and Wellbeing – new book links the water science and traditions behind Irish holy wells
Dr Bruce Misstear, Fellow Emeritus in Trinity’s School of Engineering, recently launched a new book – Wells and Wellbeing, The Hydrogeology of Irish Holy Wells.
21 Dec 2023
Culture|Environment|Science
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2023 Highlights from Trinity
As 2023 comes to a close we look back at some of the great stories of the year from across the university.
21 Dec 2023
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RTE films Christmas broadcast with Gaia in the Old Library
News presenter Samantha Libreri picked Trinity College Dublin’s Old Library, which is currently home to a revolving sculpture of the globe called Gaia, as the backdrop for a Santa news item shown on Christmas Eve.
24 Dec 2023
Science|Society
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Minister for Health announces €15 million investment to support TILDA research on ageing
The funding will enable The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing in Ireland to collect information on health, economic and social circumstances of a representative group of adults, aged 45 years and over, between 2023 and 2030.
28 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Society
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How Ireland served as a laboratory for the British empire
What we are bearing witness to in the Middle East and Ukraine are legacies associated with the collapse of the Ottoman, British and Russian empires, writes Prof Jane Ohlmeyer in an analysis piece first published in the Irish Times.
31 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Uniphar & Friends of Cross Present €110,000 Donation to Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute
A joint fundraising initiative between Uniphar PLC and the cancer charity ‘Friends of Cross’ was marked at Trinity College on 23rd November with the handover of a cheque amounting to €110,000 to the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute.
24 Nov 2022
Health
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Archives around the world unite to bring Ireland’s destroyed Public Record Office back to life
Step back in time to explore the immersive digital recreation of the Public Record Office and its collections
27 Jun 2022
Culture|Innovation|Research|Science
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Beauty and the Bleach: the colonial history of colourism explored in BBC documentary
In a recent BBC documentary, entitled Beauty and the Bleach, presenter Tan France (of Queer Eye fame) tackles the issue of colourism.
19 May 2022
Culture|Research|Society
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Trinity’s world-class research awarded in SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme
16 research projects funded in the latest round of funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
10 May 2022
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Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
12 May 2022
Research
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Study identifies barriers for women returning to work after breast cancer
Occupational therapy researchers find women living with and beyond breast cancer in Ireland are not aware of their employment entitlements and in response to findings have developed the occupational therapy-led ‘Work and Cancer’ programme that focuses on these entitlements and strategies for managing physical and psychological health in the workplace.
10 May 2022
Research
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Record number of CAO applicants pick Trinity as first choice
The number of CAO applicants opting for Trinity as their first choice has been rising steadily and is up 45% since 2019.
8 Sep 2022
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€2.2million awarded to European digital inclusion programme for adults with intellectual disabilities
Dr. Esther Murphy, School of Engineering at Trinity, has been awarded €2.2million 3 years education innovation programme funding from EIT Health.
11 May 2022
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TCAID celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The celebration with Provost Linda Doyle at the weekend highlighted the abilities of people with an intellectual disability and the value and benefits of inclusion – in particular, in the workplace.
9 Dec 2022
Health|Research|Society
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686 students receive Entrance Exhibition awards
Changes made to the awards scheme in 2018 meant that students who achieve the highest points among Trinity entrants from their secondary school with a minimum of 500 points in the Leaving Certificate are eligible
3 Mar 2022
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Trinity immunologists unravel battle plans of deadly coronaviruses
The immunologists, led by Dr Nigel Stevenson, have discovered how SARS and MERS proteins block the induction of antiviral proteins, which prevents us from mounting a strong innate immune response against infection.
12 Apr 2022
Research
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Childhood trauma key indicator of suicide ideation in college students
New research from the School of Psychology has shown that cumulative exposure to childhood trauma was a key indicator of suicide ideation among university students.
11 Apr 2022
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Poetry of the ‘Troubles’ revisited by Ireland Professor of Poetry
The School of English and the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust are delighted to present Poetry of the ‘Troubles’ Revisited, a lecture by Frank Ormsby, Ireland Professor of Poetry.
10 Mar 2022
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Five Trinity researchers win European Research Council Proof of Concept grants
Professors Valeria Nicolosi, Tríona Lally, Anna Davies, John Goold and Dr Matthew Campbell will each use funding of €150,000 to take their ground-breaking research ideas towards exciting, impactful innovations.
7 Feb 2022
Research
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Creative Brain Week at Trinity
Creative Brain Week is a celebration and exploration of how the brain and creativity collide to build new ideas in the areas of social development, technology, entrepreneurship, brain health and physical wellbeing.
13 Mar 2022
Research
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Three Trinity teams awarded funding in US-Ireland Research Programme
These three teams – led by Professors Marco Ruffini, Paula Murphy and Graham Cross – are among the seven announced, which together will support more than 14 research positions in Ireland and 10 in Northern Ireland for three to five years.
14 Mar 2022
Research
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The edge currents that don’t go with the flow – scientists make peculiar quantum discovery
The work could eventually inspire new methods for controlling the flow of energy through nanoscale structures, which could have applications in materials science and computing with better performance and sustainability in mind.
28 Mar 2022
Research
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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Syndrome: the most common preventable cause of intellectual disability
Dr Katy Tobin, School of Medicine and the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity leads the FASDcare project, focussing on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - a range of conditions that occur following exposure to alcohol before birth.
9 Mar 2022
Research
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Gail McConnell wins Pollard International Poetry Prize
Gail McConnell's debut book 'The Sun Is Open' focuses on the life and death of the poet’s father, who was murdered by the IRA outside their Belfast home in 1984.
12 Apr 2022
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Trinity Access Foundation Course students graduate on campus after a year spent online
Forty-two students graduated with Certificates in Higher Education from Trinity last week.
24 Mar 2022
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New therapeutic options for childhood inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers from Trinity’s School of Medicine, working closely with paediatric gastroenterologists at CHI-Crumlin, hope their work will advance efforts to support IBD patients with a new therapeutic option.
23 Feb 2022
Research
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Discovery of new immune process that regulates inflammation in human fat may help manage obesity
There is a global epidemic in obesity in adults and children, with obese people predisposed to develop diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. New therapies are needed to help tackle this issue.
9 Mar 2022
Research
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Trinity performs strongly in QS World University Subject Rankings 2022
The QS 2022 Subject Rankings are compiled by QS Quacquarelli Symonds based on a review of 1,543 universities from 161 locations and across 51 academic disciplines
7 Apr 2022
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Trinity and Tallaght Community School celebrate launch of Dublin Learning City Festival
Several events are taking place on the Trinity campus this year including tours of the Berkeley, Lecky and Ussher libraries, a Med Day event for Trinity Access Programmes-linked secondary schools, and a Bookmarks exhibition.
4 Apr 2022
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Reality of maternal mental health for first time mums in Ireland: study
The study, which looks at depression, anxiety and stress symptoms experienced by first-time mothers, has been published in the journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health and coincides with Maternal Mental Health Week
5 May 2022
Research