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Trinity Summer Series 2019

Information on the arrangements for the Trinity Summer Series, 1 - 7 July 2019 can be found here.

28 Jun 2019

The myth of the Irish slave, white supremacy and social media

Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania delivered the 2019 Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture at Trinity College Dublin.

3 Oct 2019

Research

Scientists make major breakthrough in understanding common eye disease

August 2019 Scientists at Trinity have announced a major breakthrough with important implications for sufferers of a common eye disease – dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – which can cause total blindness in sufferers, and for which there are currently no approved therapies. Extensive media coverage included: Science Daily Irish Times Irish Independent Medical Xpress […]

8 Aug 2019

If anyone won the Oscars this year it was Netflix – the prize for industry disruption

No single film dominated the 2019 Academy Awards as in some years, but arguably Netflix emerges as the winner, says Prof Louis Brennan and Dr Paul Lyons in this piece for The Conversation.

27 Feb 2019

The impact of genetics on motor neurone disease

A team of Trinity researchers are decoding the causes of motor neuron disease in a new study which shows the impact of genetics on the disease.

23 Jul 2019

Research