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1 in 7 people over 50 have chronic kidney disease in Ireland, and 98% don’t know they have it
Findings from the largest study to date in Ireland to characterise the population affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), over the age of 50 years, have been published. The research was undertaken in collaboration with the National Renal Office (Health Service Executive (HSE)) who also part funded this project.
14 Dec 2023
Health|Research
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Christmas greetings – Trinity holiday closure arrangements 2023/2024
Trinity College Dublin will be closed from the end of business hours on Thursday December 21st 2023 to the start of normal business hours on Tuesday January 2nd 2024.
14 Dec 2023
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Seven Trinity projects awarded Irish Research Council ‘New Foundations’ funding
New Foundations awards bring researchers, civic society organisations and policy makers together to enhance the evidence base for policies and practices.
14 Dec 2023
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LUMA Vision secures US $22 million in new financing
The Bioinnovate Ireland and Trinity spinout will use the funding to secure FDA approval and advance development of its 4D cardiac imaging and navigation platform.
18 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Business|Health|Innovation
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12 things we learned in 2023, thanks to Trinity research
In the last year Trinity’s researchers have made significant contributions to their fields, enriching our culture, building better futures and increasing our understanding of the world we live in.
20 Dec 2023
Culture|Health|Research|Science
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Tree of the Month - Erman’s Birch
This December, we are bringing you one of the more iconic Trinity trees, Betula emanii or Erman’s Birch. You’ll spot these two on your right and left as you enter through the Front Gate. The Erman’s Birch were planted around 1950 to replace the Oregon Maples that once stood there. One Maple blew down in a storm in 1945 and the decision to remove the other was eventually made to restore symmetry to the area.
19 Dec 2023
Community|Sustainability
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How writing 'made us human' – an 'emotional history' from ancient Iraq to the present day
Dr Martin Worthington, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, reviews Walter Stephens's new book 'How Writing Made Us Human' for The Conversation.
19 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Yes, climate change is a crisis. But let’s stop using the language of war
We talk about the need for improved flood defences, the need to protect ourselves against the forces of nature. But what we really need is to work with nature, writes Prof Iris Möller in an analysis piece first published in The Irish Times.
19 Dec 2023
Research|Science|Sustainability
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Who are the new greats of Irish music? Five musicians to watch out for in 2024
The world lost three great Irish musicians in 2023: Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O’Connor and Christy Dignam. Dr Jonathan Hodgers, School of Creative Arts, writes for The Conversation about five musicians to watch out for in 2024.
21 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Wells and Wellbeing – new book links the water science and traditions behind Irish holy wells
Dr Bruce Misstear, Fellow Emeritus in Trinity’s School of Engineering, recently launched a new book – Wells and Wellbeing, The Hydrogeology of Irish Holy Wells.
21 Dec 2023
Culture|Environment|Science
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2023 Highlights from Trinity
As 2023 comes to a close we look back at some of the great stories of the year from across the university.
21 Dec 2023
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RTE films Christmas broadcast with Gaia in the Old Library
News presenter Samantha Libreri picked Trinity College Dublin’s Old Library, which is currently home to a revolving sculpture of the globe called Gaia, as the backdrop for a Santa news item shown on Christmas Eve.
24 Dec 2023
Science|Society
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Minister for Health announces €15 million investment to support TILDA research on ageing
The funding will enable The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing in Ireland to collect information on health, economic and social circumstances of a representative group of adults, aged 45 years and over, between 2023 and 2030.
28 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Society
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How Ireland served as a laboratory for the British empire
What we are bearing witness to in the Middle East and Ukraine are legacies associated with the collapse of the Ottoman, British and Russian empires, writes Prof Jane Ohlmeyer in an analysis piece first published in the Irish Times.
31 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Uniphar & Friends of Cross Present €110,000 Donation to Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute
A joint fundraising initiative between Uniphar PLC and the cancer charity ‘Friends of Cross’ was marked at Trinity College on 23rd November with the handover of a cheque amounting to €110,000 to the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute.
24 Nov 2022
Health
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Archives around the world unite to bring Ireland’s destroyed Public Record Office back to life
Step back in time to explore the immersive digital recreation of the Public Record Office and its collections
27 Jun 2022
Culture|Innovation|Research|Science
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Beauty and the Bleach: the colonial history of colourism explored in BBC documentary
In a recent BBC documentary, entitled Beauty and the Bleach, presenter Tan France (of Queer Eye fame) tackles the issue of colourism.
19 May 2022
Culture|Research|Society
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Trinity’s world-class research awarded in SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme
16 research projects funded in the latest round of funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
10 May 2022
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Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
12 May 2022
Research
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Study identifies barriers for women returning to work after breast cancer
Occupational therapy researchers find women living with and beyond breast cancer in Ireland are not aware of their employment entitlements and in response to findings have developed the occupational therapy-led ‘Work and Cancer’ programme that focuses on these entitlements and strategies for managing physical and psychological health in the workplace.
10 May 2022
Research