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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Trinity named 12th most international university in the world: Times Higher Education
The international reputation metric draws on THE’s annual Academic Reputation Survey, which asks leading scholars to name the world’s best universities for teaching and research in their field.
19 Jan 2022
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New research suggests “wonder cells” in the liver help to prevent rejection after transplantation
Scientists believe “wonder cells” in the liver may explain why liver transplant patients typically require less treatment with immunosuppressant drugs to prevent rejection than patients of other organ transplants, a new study has outlined.
26 Jul 2022
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Official launch of SEURO digital health programme for older adults
The official launch has taken place at Trinity College Dublin this week of the three-year SEURO digital health programme. The Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation is co-ordinating SEURO, an ambitious EU project to support older adults self-managing with multiple chronic health conditions. It targets Europe’s 50 million multi-morbid patients. The consortium involves 12 partners […]
27 Apr 2022
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RISING brings climate action to Dublin’s Docklands community
The diverse group had participated in regular RISING creative climate action workshops since November 2021, in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin and Brokentalkers Theatre company.
6 Apr 2022
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New €3.7 million project will enable systemic adaptation to decarbonised economy and sustainable living
This Human Capital Initiative project – Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon and Climate (IKC3) – brings together national and international leaders in education, innovation and entrepreneurship.
29 Mar 2022
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First 5G test licence awarded by ComReg will enable next-gen communications networks research
The licence provides access to a portion of radio spectrum, allowing researchers to carry out experiments in real-world outdoor scenarios to assess the effect of the environment on coverage and connection speed of a mobile network.
21 Mar 2022
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Family carers’ voices and experiences need to be formally recognised and responded to: study
The study lays bare the daily challenges family carers face since the onset of the pandemic, leading researchers to conclude that family carers are a ‘taken for granted workforce’.
22 Mar 2022
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Impact evaluation of youth leadership programme in north Belfast
Openness to relationships across cultural traditions was among positive impacts observed in young people who attended a youth leadership programme in north Belfast, according to new research.
1 Mar 2022