Articles
-
Astrophysicists bring partial solar eclipse to Irish public
There will be solar telescopes with cameras and you can join leading researchers live on YouTube for the watch party, which will showcase a close-up of the Sun so that we can see the eclipse as it happens.
9 Jun 2021
Research
-
On your bike! Cycling AT work to reduce adverse health conditions for professional men
Researchers at Trinity’s Institute of Population Health have assessed the acceptability and feasibility of a gender-sensitive multicomponent intervention, to reduce occupational sedentary behaviour.
14 Oct 2021
Research
-
Geneticists pinpoint how a mutation causes devastating childhood cancer and successfully target tumour cells with tailored drug
This landmark work translates crucial new understanding of the genetics of diffuse midline glioma progression into a highly promising, targeted therapeutic approach, and offers significant hope of improved treatments in the future.
22 Jul 2021
Research
-
‘Net-Horror’ movies lay bare our dormant fears about the internet
While it is true to say that cinema, in most cases, tells us something of our anxious encounters with the modern, it is in Horror film that such fears are writ large.
30 Oct 2021
Culture|Research
-
Abdulrazak Gurnah: what you need to know about the Nobel prize-winning author
Melanie Otto, Assistant Professor in English at Trinity, explains the influence the author has had over his career in this informative piece first published by The Conversation.
8 Oct 2021
Culture|Research
-
Researchers launch world class trials infrastructure to tackle the rapidly increasing impact of dementia
The project aims to triple the number of clinical trials available for people living with dementia in Ireland by 2026.
19 May 2021
Research
-
Study evaluates quality of life and the burden of care with rare genetic disorder
Researchers from the School of Medicine carried out the study alongside a research team from Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Tallaght University Hospital.
15 Feb 2021
Research
-
Experts say legislation is needed to set in stone the right of Irish workers to disconnect
While remote working offers great flexibility, it poses challenges for work-life balance. There is a particular risk that remote working gives rise to an organisational culture of constant availability.
1 Jun 2021
Research
-
The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025: an ambitious new plan to save our bees
The plan provides a new five-year roadmap to help bees, other pollinating insects, and our wider biodiversity – and promises to engage more stakeholders and address more specific actions.
26 Mar 2021
Research
-
Government announces €25 million in funding for Trinity College’s Old Library
The Old Library is home to the magnificent Long Room and precious manuscripts, including the 9th century Book of Kells. This marks the most significant funding award for the cultural heritage sector this year.
20 May 2021
-
Trinity joins elite top 0.6% of business schools globally
Trinity’s status as an internationally-recognised heavyweight will make its graduates some of the most sought after job applicants, and will ensure that Irish-based multinational corporations, as well as small- and medium-sized businesses, invest in domestic talent.
2 Mar 2021
-
Scientists create 3D-printed, microscopic gas sensors—painters’ pallets without even a hint of pigment
The sensors could be used in connected, low-cost devices for homes, or integrated in wearable devices used to monitor human health.
15 Sep 2021
Research
-
Sustainable clothing platform wins Provost’s 2021 Innovation Challenge
The Provost’s Innovation Challenge at Tangent, now in its fourth year, is a social good hackathon that provides support, creative outlets, and mentorship for undergraduate and graduate students to have a real impact on a global problem.
15 Nov 2021
-
Neonicotinoid pesticide residues found in Irish Honey
The results suggest that bees and other beneficial insects are at risk of exposure to contaminants in their food across a range of managed habitats – not just in agricultural settings.
17 Feb 2021
Research
-
CAO applications to Trinity reach record highs
Data from the Central Applications Office issued today shows that first preference applications to Trinity programmes for 2021 have jumped by 38% for a record high of 10,253.
9 Mar 2021
-
The importance of adequate health surveillance for children with Down syndrome
Researchers have established a 'one-stop' health surveillance, multidisciplinary clinic for children with Down syndrome.
23 Feb 2021
Research
-
Kinsella Challenge-Based E3 awards go to four multi-disciplinary projects
The awards, made possible through the generous philanthropic support of Eric and Barbara Kinsella, strive to foster innovative cross-disciplinary research that inspired by the E3 global challenges or perspectives.
14 Jun 2021
Research
-
Cuireann cluiche réaltachta breisithe sa seomra ranga an t-ilteangachas chun cinn
Tá cluiche réaltachta breisithe ‘Babelar’ seolta ag Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath agus a chomhpháirtithe [1] chun luach na dteangacha atá acu a thaispeáint do dhaltaí bunscoile agus chun a gcuid eolais teanga a ghníomhachtú. Tacaíonn an cluiche freisin le múinteoirí a bheith níos eolaí ar an ilteangachas i seomraí ranga agus ar an luach a bhaineann le hoideachas ilteangach.
8 Apr 2021
-
How unknown small-scale publishers helped catapult Shakespeare to global popularity
In his inaugural lecture Professor Andy Murphy demonstrated how Shakespeare’s position as a central figure in global culture is due in part to the efforts of a set of little known figures operating in the cultural periphery.
3 Nov 2021
Research
-
Trinity joins Poetry Ireland to highlight the creativity of older people
The Global Brain Health Institute collaborates to host this nationwide call encouraging Ireland's older people to imagine, to create and to write.
19 Jan 2021
Research
-
Art meets science as CONNECT secures SFI funding to inspire primary school students
CONNECT has partnered with artist Ed Devane to create a musical gyroscope, to communicate some of the complex ideas in quantum communications.
25 Mar 2021
-
Why is COVID-19 so hard to treat? Growing evidence points to a unique infectious profile
There is growing evidence that the virus infects both the upper and lower respiratory tracts – unlike “low" or "high" pathogenic” human coronavirus sub-species, which tend to infect one or the other.
7 May 2021
Research
-
Narcissists have the most crowdfunding success, research reveals
The study, which examined 338 equity-crowdfunding campaigns, showed that entrepreneurs who exhibit medium levels of narcissistic expression in their crowdfunding campaigns secure more investment.
11 Feb 2021
Research
-
Trinity says talks to continue on future of Science Gallery Dublin
Trinity remains committed to the Science Gallery network and intends to consult with members on how best to re-imagine Science Gallery Dublin in the future.
3 Nov 2021
-
Translation into Irish of historic 7th March speech by Bangladesh’s Founding Father
The Bangladesh High Commission to the UK and Ireland today unveiled an Irish language translation of a historic speech in the country’s history.
8 Mar 2021
-
New alcohol policy research network launched across Ireland and UK
The network (ACORN) aims to build capacity and drive innovation in alcohol policy research to support effective policy development, enactment, implementation and evaluation.
29 Apr 2021
Research
-
Tangent launches new mentoring programme for student startups
Tangent, Trinity's Ideas Workspace, has launched a new mentoring programme supporting Trinity students and their startups.
9 Apr 2021
-
Northern Ireland: the politics behind the riots
Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation at Trinity, David Mitchell, writes about the violence seen in Northern Ireland in recent weeks in this piece first published by The Conversation.
16 Apr 2021
-
IDS-TILDA remembers those who have played a significant role in its research
IDS-TILDA - 'one of the most significant studies on the ageing of people with ID in the world' - hosted commemorative ceremony to respectfully remember participants who have given so generously to the study, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
8 Dec 2021
Research
-
Spirituality and spiritual awareness central to good healthcare practice
There is an increasing body of evidence around spiritual care, competence, assessment and an awareness that person’s religious beliefs and spirituality should be sensitively explored and routinely considered as an essential component of care delivery.
17 Jun 2021
Research