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New TILDA report reveals hopes and resilience of older adults through COVID
Research gives voice to those most affected by policy restrictions during the COVID pandemic and calls into question society's attitudes to ageing.
17 Aug 2021
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Irish scientists among global group hunting for genetic explanation to COVID-19 resistance
The COVID-19 Human Genome Effort (COVIDHGE) led by Jean Laurent Casanova of the Rockefeller Institute in New York and Helen Su of the National Institutes of Health in the US involves teams from over 50 countries, including one from Trinity spearheaded by Professor Cliona O'Farrelly.
18 Oct 2021
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Pandemic negatively affecting children and young adults from low-income families
Pandemic affects children and young adults from low-income families negatively in terms of internet access, quiet places to study and higher likelihoods of living with someone vulnerable to severe COVID-19 disease.
26 Mar 2021
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Akara secures European Innovation Council funding to build germ-killing robots in Dublin
The Trinity spinout will use the funding to create a robot production facility, which will drastically increase the company’s output to an estimated 100 robots per year. Central to efforts will be their robot, Violet, which uses Ultraviolet UVC radiation to eliminate germs in hospital settings including COVID-19, MRSA and influenza.
14 Oct 2021
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‘Behind the Headlines’ on the changing culture of work
As part of its ‘Behind the Headlines’ series, the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute gathered a panel of industry and academic experts and author Caitríona Lally to discuss the changing culture of work.
23 Nov 2021
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Discovery pinpoints new therapeutic target for atopic dermatitis
The new pathway that could be targeted with therapies offers a welcome new possibility for fighting AD. This is especially important in an era in which antimicrobial resistance is an emerging global threat.
11 Jan 2021
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Humanities Horizons Lecture, The Age of the Technocene: Why we need the Arts and Humanities in the 4th Industrial Revolution
This evening, Wednesday 21 April, the Long Room Hub's annual Humanities Horizons Lecture will take place online.
21 Apr 2021
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Findings reveal stark health impacts of ‘cocooning’ for older people
The study showed that 1 in 5 older persons did not leave their home since being advised to 'cocoon', while over 57% reported loneliness.
25 Jan 2021
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Explore the hidden SYSTEMS that surround us, at home with the Science Gallery
SYSTEMS the exhibition was scheduled to open in the summer of 2020 - but COVID-19 soon made those plans obsolete - so the Science Gallery have reimagined a way to explore and untangle the many complex systems around us, at home.
22 Jul 2021
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Trinity graduate chasing EU Sustainable Energy Award success for world-first hydropower station in mine
The technology uses modular water pumps to create low-cost, small-scale hydropower stations capable of exploiting untapped energy within existing water pipes.
28 Sep 2021
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Trinity welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron
President Macron visited the Book of Kells and met students to discuss topics that included post-COVID Europe, climate change and digital equality for all citizens. President Macron’s discussions with students took place in Trinity’s beautiful Public Theatre, which was designed by George III’s architect Sir William Chambers and completed in 1786.
26 Aug 2021
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Why spite could destroy liberal democracy
Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity, with a timely piece first published by The Conversation.
3 Aug 2021
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Library unveils Beckett archive of play Rockaby building on its world leading Beckett collections
The Beckett material is being digitised and will be accessible online.
3 Feb 2021
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Trinity launches Ireland’s first distance learning MBA
As demand for remote work and study sets in for the long-run, Trinity Business School launches ‘four years in the making’ Flexible Executive MBA, only weeks after unveiling new state-of-the-art ‘Matrix Room.’
17 Jun 2021
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First study to investigate high priority but obscure pathogen found in Irish hospitals
Trinity study provides the first evidence base for more effective surveillance, and infection and prevention control strategies aimed at minimising the spread of the antibiotic resistant bacteria.
19 Nov 2021
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Trinity College Dublin campus closed Tuesday 7th December due to Storm Barra
As per the government announcement this evening, Trinity College Dublin campus will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 7th December, due to Storm Barra. Trinity's libraries will also close and scheduled commencements will not take place. Online activities will continue as normal in most cases.
6 Dec 2021
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University Bridge Fund II to invest €80m in next generation of global companies
Trinity Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast said the fund demonstrates how Irish universities can collaborate to create real impact from research for Ireland.
12 May 2021
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New research shows how immune response to TB differs in babies
The research offers hope for improving treatments for what remains a deadly disease, with TB still one of the biggest infectious killers in the world.
14 Apr 2021
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Bringing unseen Irish drama to the digital airwaves – Prof Chris Morash curates new Abbey podcast
A new weekly podcast of rarely performed Irish plays curated by Prof Chris Morash for the Abbey Theatre was launched this week
2 Nov 2021
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Trinity-led ADAPT and CONNECT SFI Research Centres among five receiving €193 million investment
The investment, which will support approximately 1,060 graduate and Post-Doctoral students and Research Fellows employed by the Centres, is further backed by 200 industry partners that are committing over €91 million in cash and in-kind contributions.
1 Feb 2021
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First patient in Ireland receives ground-breaking cell therapy for blood cancer
The patient in Ireland received the treatment at Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute. Patient is infused with own genetically modified cells using innovative CAR-T therapy.
20 Dec 2021
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New research reveals where and how people die in Ireland
Trinity Researchers from the PELCI research group have collaborated with Irish Hospice Foundation to examine causes and places of death in Ireland between 2013 and 2018.
25 Nov 2021
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How anti-vax memes replicate through satire and irony
Jan Buts, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Translation Studies at Trinity, with a fascinating look at memes, and how they can quickly mutate from jokes into more harmful viral content.
21 Jan 2021
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From Tarantino to Squid Game: why do so many people enjoy violence?
Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, asks why we are drawn to watch violence, in this piece first published on The Conversation.
28 Oct 2021
Culture|Research|Society
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College Health Centre set to administer onsite vaccinations
First delivery of COVID-19 vaccines arrives on campus.
27 Apr 2021
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Plean Bee – documentary examines how All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is reversing pollinator declines
Plean Bee, screens this Thursday, 20th May [World Bee Day], at 9:30 pm on TG4. It showcases the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, which was developed by a cross-sectoral group of stakeholders and co-founded by Jane Stout, Professor in Botany in Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences.
20 May 2021
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Trinity Researchers Raise Grave Concerns for Palestinian Bedouins
"This research is so vital because without spotlighting the imminent forced displacement of the Bedouin, their very livelihoods will be further destroyed.”
8 Jul 2021
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Trinity celebrates Chinese New Year 2021
Trinity’s front façade will light up red and the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies?is hosting a public online talk to mark the Chinese New Year.
10 Feb 2021
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Trinity College researchers develop test to accurately diagnose active kidney injury
The test will improve the care of people living with Vasculitis which affects an estimated 1,000 people in Ireland currently, with 100 new cases being diagnosed every year.
9 Dec 2021
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New book shines spotlight on success stories of Irish pollinator conservation
A new book – ‘Working Together for Biodiversity: Tales from the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2015-2020’ – has been launched today to showcase numerous heartening success stories of actions for conserving pollinators across Ireland. The book, launched by Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, marks the conclusion of the first phase of […]
11 Feb 2021
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