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Researchers develop new graphene-based sensor technology for wearable medical devices
The team’s printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the industry standard and outperform other comparable nano-enabled sensors in an important metric seen as a game-changer in the industry: flexibility.
4 May 2021
Research
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Trinity performs strongly in QS World University Subject Rankings 2021
Trinity College Dublin has reinforced its reputation as Ireland’s leading university with a strong performance in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2021. Trinity has been named as one of the world’s leading universities in 34 subject areas.
3 Mar 2021
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Pop up vaccination centre to open again on campus
A HSE pop up vaccination centre will be open on Wednesday 20 October, 8.30am – 6pm in the Marquee at New Square. No appointment is necessary.
18 Oct 2021
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EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness addresses climate change in Henry Grattan Lecture
In a speech entitled ‘The EU – COVID Impact and Facing up to Climate Change', Commissioner McGuinness noted that expectations were for faster economic growth and recovery than had been expected several months ago.
24 Sep 2021
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Businesses urged to donate funds, laptops to tackle digital divide
As schools nationwide today begin a period of remote learning, Trinity College Dublin and Camara Ireland are appealing urgently for more businesses to help supply laptops to disadvantaged students.
11 Jan 2021
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TILDA report shows scale of COVID crisis for Ireland’s older people
The wide-ranging report shows impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the lives of older adults.
28 Jan 2021
Research
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Tangent gets LaunchBox 2021 underway as 10 student entrepreneurship teams begin their journey
After an application period which saw overwhelming interest from enterprising students, 10 teams collectively representing 9 schools from across Ireland’s oldest university have been selected to participate.
16 Jun 2021
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Professor Dan Bradley wins Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal
Professor Bradley is a globally recognised pioneer in ancient genomics research, who has spearheaded such projects as the one that sequenced the first genomes of ancient Irish humans.
12 May 2021
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Cycle Maintenance at Christmas: minding your mental health
Professor Ian Robertson, Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute encourages us to re-engage with a slower rhythm to take care of our mental well-being this Christmas.
22 Dec 2021
Research
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Honorary degrees awarded at Trinity
Biologist David Wallach, historian James Ivan McGuire and sculptor Deirdre McLoughlin were today conferred with honorary degrees at Trinity College Dublin.
8 Dec 2021
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Brain Awareness Week 2021: Tackling Motor Neurone Disease through research
Professor Orla Hardiman and her team’s world class MND research strengths are in clinical evaluation, epidemiology, neuropsychology, genetics, brain imaging and neural engineering.
17 Mar 2021
Research
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What Star Wars can teach us about the decline of democracy
In this piece, co-authored for The Conversation, David Kenny, Associate Professor of Law, argues that several useful constitutional law lessons can be drawn from the Star Wars films.
7 Dec 2021
Culture|Research|Society
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Latest Behind the Headlines Examines Perils of Political Speech
In the Trinity Long Room Hub’s latest Behind the Headlines, a panel of five distinguished speakers, including Ambassador to the US, Daniel Mulhall, discussed political language and speech and how oratory can persuade, for both good and bad.
4 Mar 2021
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An tOllamh Linda Doyle ar tí a bheith ar an gcéad Phropast baineann i gColáiste na Tríonóide
Tá an tOllamh Linda Doyle ar tí a bheith ina Propast ar Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath, an chéad bhean a bheidh sa ról sin i stair 429 bliain na hOllscoile. Beidh sí ar an 45ú Propast de chuid na hOllscoile agus tiocfaidh sí i gcomharbacht ar an bPropast reatha, an Dr Patrick Prendergast, ar an 1 Lúnasa i mbliana.
10 Apr 2021
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Business School graduates connect students with firms impacted by COVID-19 through innovative platform
Trinity Business School graduates, Paddy Ryder and Rob Muldowney, have been connecting students struggling to find internships with small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic through their platform, Covid Interns.
4 Feb 2021
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Ancient DNA rewrites early Japanese history – modern day populations have tripartite genetic origin
Trinity's eye-opening research is published in leading international journal Science Advances and refines previously accepted views of a dual-genomic ancestry.
17 Sep 2021
Research
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Drug use at music festivals: reducing harm and protecting health and well-being
Trinity research gives valuable insight into the attitudes and behaviours of a high-risk and under-consulted population.
11 Oct 2021
Research
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Science Gallery adds TU Berlin to its international network
Science Gallery Internationalnhas today announced TU Berlin as the latest signing to its international roster of leading higher education institutions.
11 May 2021
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OncoMark acquired by US molecular diagnostic company, Cepheid Inc.
Trinity's Professor Adrian Bracken spearheaded the research that initially led to the identification of a panel of genetic drivers of breast cancer, and which gave rise to a novel cancer test developed by the company.
16 Dec 2021
Research
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Ireland’s great recession had detrimental effect on junior certificate results
New research has shown that the economic strain experience by families during Ireland’s great recession between 2009 and 2014 had a detrimental impact on young people’s performance in state exams at the age of 15.
16 Nov 2021
Research
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Trinity and DPD team up in new air quality monitoring project
The project uses smart sensors on buildings and delivery vans to track Dublin’s air quality in real-time. In Trinity, a sensor has been installed in New Square, to capture Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 levels.
20 Sep 2021
Research
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Vitamin B12 deficiency increases risk of depression: TILDA study
New research from ageing experts at Trinity College finds longitudinal associations between B12 deficiency and risk of depression, over four years.
14 Dec 2021
Research
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New gene therapy to treat children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy approved in Ireland
Development welcomed by Trinity College, St James's Hospital and Children’s Health Ireland following first successful clinical trials on four Irish babies and children.
8 Oct 2021
Research
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Professor Yvonne Buckley named Vice President for Biodiversity and Climate Action
Trinity College Dublin underlines its commitment to biodiversity and climate action by becoming the first Irish university to champion this new role, which will place sustainability at the centre of Trinity’s governance and operations by making it a key focus at the highest levels within the university.
7 Oct 2021
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Dr. Éilish Burke wins international award for engaged research with people with intellectual disabilities
Dr Burke’s research enables and empowers people with intellectual disability to be involved in research which informs the research picture in a more meaningful and inclusive way.
17 Nov 2021
Research
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Pandemic experiences of older people brought to life through Poemathon
The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity collaborated with Poetry Ireland and Neuroscience Ireland to create a poem of 355 contributors which captures the mood of our older population.
24 Mar 2021
Research
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Trinity secures three more Athena SWAN awards for commitment to gender equality
Trinity's Schools of Histories and Humanities, Computer Science and Statistics, and Engineering have secured Athena SWAN Bronze awards in the latest round of awards to recognise commitment to gender equality.
31 Mar 2021
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Derek Mahon: Conference and online exhibition to celebrate poet’s life and work
The two-day conference and online exhibition are being held in advance of what would have been the poet’s 80th birthday and bring together distinguished poets and critics from Ireland and beyond to highlight the many aspects of Mahon’s work.
18 Nov 2021
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Trinity researchers join international experts in pioneering digital mental health treatments
Scientists from the E-mental Health Group at Trinity's School of Psychology were among 23 international partners exploring mental health care and psychological/ psychiatric services innovation.
27 Jan 2021
Research
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Three ways to move more while working from home
Julie Broderick, Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy at Trinity, has some easy tips for anyone working from home. The article was originally published by The Conversation.
8 Jan 2021