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Research shows that home working is associated with a higher risk of voice problems

In June of this year, during the ‘first’ lockdown in Ireland, Dr Ciarán Kenny, Assistant Professor in Clinical Speech and Language Studies at Trinity conducted a research study to ascertain how our voices were affected by the switch to working from home for employees. Research shows that people such as call-centre workers are very prone […]

9 Nov 2020

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Norway’s Supreme Court set to rule on whether the country can keep searching for new Arctic oil

Trinity's Alexandru Gociu and Suryapratim Roy discuss an important upcoming case with huge implications for Norway and the countries that import its oil.

23 Oct 2020

Harnessing the beneficial effects of exercise on bone to create new therapies for osteoporosis

Around 300,000 people in Ireland have osteoporosis and many more may live with the disease undetected. It can be particularly problematic as we get older when bone regeneration becomes slower.

4 Aug 2020

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The joyous birth of a baby and the hope for 2021

The word ‘midwife’ means ‘with woman’ and that is the midwife's key role in the birth of a new baby, both at Christmas time and throughout the year.

29 Dec 2020

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Researchers design new molecules that boost fuel efficiency

The fuel additives allow vehicles to go further on the same volume of petrol (gasoline) by better controlling how the engine burns the fuel.

16 Dec 2020

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