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New study finds Irish abortion services working well, but needs of some women not being met
Abortion services in Ireland are working well overall and are being delivered by committed healthcare staff, however the needs of women seeking services for severe foetal abnormality are not being met, according to new research.
12 Jul 2022
Health|Research
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Scientists discover novel mutation associated with alternating hemiplegia of childhood
The work, which may assist in the clinical management of patients with the condition, involved a multidisciplinary team of geneticists, neurologists and radiologists from Ireland and France.
12 Jul 2022
Health
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RATs for flu exist – should we be self-testing for that too?
Professor John O'Leary contributes to a piece first published by The Conversation in which the authors ask whether we should be using rapid antigen tests to diagnose flu in the same way as COVID-19.
14 Jul 2022
Health|Science
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Rose Anne Kenny appointed Regius Professor of Physic (1637)
Professor Rose Anne Kenny has been appointed Regius Professor of Physic (1637) at Trinity College Dublin. The Regius Professorship of Physic is the oldest professorship in Ireland and one of the oldest Medical Professorships in Europe (the Latin, Physic, referring to the art or practice of healing disease).
18 Jul 2022
Health|Research|Science
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Ulysses in 80 Days: Can you - will you - read Ireland’s greatest book this summer?
Ulysses in 80 Days is a book club launched by a group of determined readers who plan to read Ulysses in 80 days in summer 2022, and who are inviting anyone interested to join them.
24 May 2022
Arts
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Mendel at 200: Aoife McLysaght honours the Father of Genetics
Gregor Johann Mendel – the “Father of Genetics” – was born 200 years ago this July. The first person to join the dots regarding the mechanism of heredity, Mendel shone a focused light on the workings of what we now know to be genes.
20 Jul 2022
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Trinity part of new Construction Technology Centre consortium
The Centre, hosted by NUI Galway, will leverage the skills and talent to support a vital sector in Ireland. Funding for €5 million, over 5 years, was announced yesterday by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
21 Jul 2022
Environment|Innovation|Research|Sustainability
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VIDEO: Travellers share experiences of third-level education
To coincide with Traveller Pride Week 2022, Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) at Trinity College Dublin have released a new video to raise awareness about routes for Travellers in higher education.
21 Jul 2022
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€3 million funding for US-Ireland R&D partnership on Quantum Internet foundations
A combined investment of €3 million in the CoQREATE (Convergent Quantum REsearch Alliance in TElecommunications) US-Ireland R&D Partnership has been announced to investigate technologies that will form the foundations of a quantum internet.
25 Jul 2022
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Trinity study finds up to one in four children in Dublin are vitamin D deficient
Scientists found deficiency was most prevalent in females, older children (aged over 12), children from socio-economically disadvantaged areas and during winter months.
27 Jul 2022
Health|Research
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CHARM-EU secures €12.8m funding to expand and implement its innovative vision
The new CHARM-EU proposal has won a grant of €12.8 million in the 2022 Erasmus+ European Universities Call. Alongside the three new partners joining the Alliance, CHARM-EU will continue to deepen, intensify and expand the effectiveness of the existing cooperation to advance the higher education transformation process towards full ‘European Universities’ and increase its impact.
27 Jul 2022
Awards and Funding|Research
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Female and financially stretched students most likely to be affected by Covid-19 stress
A new study examining Covid-19 stress among Irish college students has shown that certain sociodemographic groups were more likely to experience Covid-19-related stress.
28 Jul 2022
Health|Research|Science
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Oibríonn Cartlanna ar fud na cruinne le chéile chun beocht a chur in Oifig Thaifid Phoiblí na hÉireann a cailleadh
Seolfaidh an Taoiseach Micheál Martin agus an tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán, Catherine Martin T.D. Maoinchiste Annála Samhalta na hÉireann inniu (an 27 Meitheamh).
27 Jun 2022
Arts|Research|Science
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World Head and Neck Cancer Day 2022
For World Head and Neck Cancer Day, we explore this cancer type that makes up 6% of all diagnoses worldwide with Professor Sinead Brennan, Consultant Radiation Oncologist and Clinical Associate Professor in Clinical Medicine at Trinity.
27 Jul 2022
Health|Research
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Crypto crash: market volatility is testing investor will but crypto-enthusiasts still see a future
Investing in cryptocurrencies is like riding a rollercoaster with large appreciations followed by sudden dips, says Prof Brian Lucey in this piece he co-authored with Prof Andrew Urquhart, University of Reading, for The Conversation.
28 Jul 2022
Business|Research|Society
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Make everyday a Bloomsday – 28th International James Joyce Symposium celebrates one hundred years of Ulysses
A public talk on how to make every day a Bloomsday, a new documentary on the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses and Joycean musings on Guinness, the #MeToo movement and Sally Rooney are all part of the busy programme of the 28th International James Joyce Symposium being held in Dublin next month.
6 Jun 2022
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HRB Emerging Investigator Awards for three Trinity academic researchers
Trinity has won three of nine new Emerging Investigator Awards for Health (EIA) 2022 from the Health Research Board (HRB). All three awardees are from the School of Medicine at Trinity.
28 Jul 2022
Awards and Funding|Health|Research
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Formula Trinity takes Silverstone by storm
Students from Trinity recently bagged three awards at the Formula Student competition held at the famous Silverstone race circuit in the UK.
3 Aug 2022
Innovation|Research|Students
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Equine MediRecord secures eight-figure US private equity investment
Equine Technology company Equine MediRecord, initially nurtured by Tangent's student accelerator, LaunchBox, has closed an investment for an undisclosed eight-figure amount, thought to be just over €10 million.
4 Aug 2022
Awards and Funding|Business|Innovation|Students
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Inflation: why it’s happening and why interest rates are going up to combat it
Supriya Kapoor, Assistant Professor of Finance at Trinity, writes an explainer piece about a pertinent topic, first published by The Conversation.
5 Aug 2022
Business|Research|Society