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Scientists home in on recipe for entirely renewable energy
The Trinity team behind the work has taken a major leap forward in searching for the “holy grail” of green catalysts that would allow us to produce clean energy from water. The work could one day make a huge contribution to reducing humanity’s carbon dioxide emissions.
7 Jul 2021
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New research unearths importance of “subterranean estuaries” to sustainable fishing and aquaculture industry
The newly published research shows these hidden features are very important in the ecology of coastal systems and in filtering pollutants.
23 Jun 2021
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Trinity to lead €4 million H2020 ‘SEURO’ Project in digital health technology
The project will advance research into the use of digital health technologies for chronic disease self-management and builds on a previously awarded H2020 project.
17 Feb 2021
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We solved the mystery of why some fish are warm-blooded
Lucy Harding, PhD Candidate in Trinity's School of Natural Sciences, explains in this piece for The Conversation how her research into fish physiology is solving old riddles in the natural world.
5 Jul 2021
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Perceived fear of losing children major barrier to women accessing addiction treatment
The newly launched report from the School of Medicine finds there is an urgent need for the expansion of gender-sensitive drug and alcohol treatment approaches that support the needs of women.
24 Jun 2021
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Brain Awareness Week 2021: The developing brain’s response to stress
Dr Eva Jimenez-Mateos is bringing her knowledge of seizures in adults to neonatal care in order to understand how the brain responds to our first days of life.
21 Mar 2021
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The Museum Building Trinity College Dublin: then and now
The Museum Building - a look at the changes over the years.
27 Jul 2021
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Cancer-killing cells are diverted into fat and away from tumours in obese cancer patients
Scientists have, however, discovered a key biological pathway that – when targeted with drugs – can reduce the extent to which the cancer-killing cells are erroneously diverted.
9 Aug 2021
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Trinity student wins 2021 Mary Mulvihill judges’ highly commended award
Trinity's student Matthew Thomas wins 2021 Mary Mulvihill judges’ highly commended award for his essay 'Compromised: Lessons learned from the AIDS epidemic’.
27 May 2021
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“That’s not another dogfish…” Researchers film large, prehistoric looking shark off Co. Clare coast
In what is a European first, a team of marine biologists from Trinity, Queen’s University Belfast and Fjordstrong have filmed a giant sixgill shark swimming in Irish coastal waters.
30 Jul 2021
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Immunologists convinced Santa has a great immune system
The immunologists expect Santa to have lots of helper T cells that drive his immune system to make lots of ‘Santibodies’, which bind on to viruses and prevent them from causing infection.
23 Dec 2021
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Challenge-Based Project Awards created to honour Provost Prendergast
These Challenge based awards are made possible through the generous philanthropic support of the Provost’s Council, a network of leading Trinity alumni and supporters who act as advisors to the College.
26 Jul 2021
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Trinity names artists to create first sculptures of women for the Old Library
The sculptures will represent the scientist Rosalind Franklin, the folklorist, dramatist and theatre-founder Augusta Gregory, the mathematician Ada Lovelace and the pioneering women’s rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.
14 Jul 2021
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Major climate change themed artwork planned near Grand Canal
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin Theatre Festival and Brokentalkers have unveiled plans for a major public artwork, ‘Rising’, which will be located near the Grand Canal, Dublin in Autumn 2021 on the subject of climate change and climate action.
31 Mar 2021
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Professor Alan Irvine elected as a Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow
Professor Irvine joins the RSE’s current roll of around 1,600 leading thinkers and practitioners from Scotland and beyond, whose work has a significant impact on the world.
30 Mar 2021
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Tech startup Field of Vision wins LaunchBox 2021
Field of Vision offers a groundbreaking handheld device, which allows visually impaired individuals to feel the action of live sport. Those behind the startup comprised one of 10 student entrepreneur teams, who sought investment from venture capitalists and angel investors at the conclusion of LaunchBox 2021.
30 Aug 2021
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The return of the morning commute will ruin productivity, Trinity research reveals
New research from Wladislaw Rivkin at Trinity Business School, Fabiola Gerpott and Dana Unger demonstrates that commuting reduces productivity at work by draining mental energy, effecting our ability to fully focus on what we’re doing when we finally arrive at work.
28 Apr 2021
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Magnetic material invented by Irish scientists breaks the record for super-fast switching
This discovery demonstrates the potential of the material for a new generation of energy efficient, ultra-fast computers and data storage systems.
11 May 2021
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Trinity ranks 101st in QS World University Rankings 2022
Trinity saw a rise in academic reputation but a countervailing decline in global scores associated with staff-student ratios, where all Irish universities struggle to do well.
8 Jun 2021
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Trinity begins work to add 1,600 student places to tackle society’s problems
Work will now begin on the Martin Naughton E3 Learning Foundry which will be built on the university’s existing historic campus. The 7,300m2 buildings will enable the university to teach in new ways which encourage teamwork, design, and project-based activities.
29 Jul 2021
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World Ovarian Cancer Day: Know the Signs
Ovarian cancer research underway in Trinity's School of Medicine, focuses on the identification of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers to improve patient care and outcomes.
7 May 2021
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Trinity marks membership of University of Sanctuary network
Trinity College Dublin is today celebrating its new membership of the University of Sanctuary network.
19 Feb 2021
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Scientists find that binding iron improves the effect of the anti-TB drug Bedaquiline
Scientists at Trinity and St James's Hospital have recently applied the 'trick' of binding iron to support the immune system to the treatment of TB,
18 Mar 2021
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Growing Up in Ireland: link between health and family circumstances
New Growing Up in Ireland research has found that most children get on very well with their parents and like their teachers, but their health and well-being are strongly linked to their family circumstances.
16 Jun 2021
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Scientists discover tap water produces a protective shield against microplastics
Tap water produces a natural protective shield against harmful microplastics, which can help prevent household products such as plastic kettles from releasing them. That’s according to a team of scientists from AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research, Trinity, and University College Dublin. The research published in the Chemical Engineering Journal reveals […]
21 Oct 2021
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Solution to puzzling phenomenon may open door to improved Cold Spray efficiency
Cold Spray enables the formation of coatings, typically metallic, over a substrate material. The technique has a wide array of applications and is used to create components on space shuttles and everyday items.
16 Feb 2021
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Why the humble legume could be the answer to Europe’s fertiliser addiction
In a thought-provoking piece first published by The Conversation, Professor Mike Williams (Trinity's School of Natural Sciences) helps to explain how a "wonder crop" could make a big environmental difference.
26 Apr 2021
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Most patients with Type 1 diabetes not meeting the recommended exercise goals
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and Tallaght University Hospital have studied how well patients with type 1 diabetes in Ireland comply with physical exercise guidelines, and what the barriers to compliance are.
29 Sep 2021
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10 years of Grattan Scholarship Programme celebrated
At the event special tribute was paid to Emeritus Professor John O’Hagan, founding father of the initiative.
28 Oct 2021
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Limited guidance for children with intellectual disabilities impacting progression into workforce and further/higher education
Research published by Trinity College Dublin today, ‘Post-School Transitions for Students with Intellectual Disabilities’ found there is limited guidance for children with intellectual disabilities in Ireland as they prepare to leave school, contributing to a significant underrepresentation within the workforce and further and higher education in the State.
1 Mar 2021
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