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Skeletal defects may be ameliorated after immobility in the womb

Foetal movement in the uterus is a normal part of a healthy pregnancy but the research offers hope that resuming movement post-immobility may reduce the negative impacts.

23 Apr 2021

Research

International Atomic Energy Agency and Trinity tackle global inequality in radiation medicine education

The aim of the partnership is to increase the education level of radiation therapists globally so that all patients have access to equal quality cancer treatment.

22 Jun 2021

Research

Trinity set to appoint first woman Provost

The current Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast, will complete his term of office on the 31st of July and the new Provost will take office on the 1st of August 2021.

5 Feb 2021

Trinity College begins two-year investigation into its colonial past

Trinity College Dublin is embarking on an extensive project to examine, interrogate and reflect on its complex colonial legacies. An open competition will be held for a new 24-month postdoctoral research position based in the School of Histories and Humanities and the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

17 Feb 2021

ADAPT’s online “Think-In” invites public to join conversation on personal health information

Members of the publicwill interact with researchers at the cutting-edge of AI research and development as they discuss some of the most pertinent ethical issues we face in the digital age.

26 Feb 2021

Research

New Year Top Tips – Staying Positive Amidst Uncertainty

New Year is traditionally a time of reflection and a time to look to the year ahead, but in the middle of a global pandemic, amidst a host of restrictions and a wealth of uncertainty, how can we still use this time positively? Here, Psychologists from Trinity College Dublin share their top tips.

1 Jan 2021

New TILDA report reveals hopes and resilience of older adults through COVID

Research gives voice to those most affected by policy restrictions during the COVID pandemic and calls into question society's attitudes to ageing.

17 Aug 2021

Research

Irish scientists among global group hunting for genetic explanation to COVID-19 resistance

The COVID-19 Human Genome Effort (COVIDHGE) led by Jean Laurent Casanova of the Rockefeller Institute in New York and Helen Su of the National Institutes of Health in the US involves teams from over 50 countries, including one from Trinity spearheaded by Professor Cliona O'Farrelly.

18 Oct 2021

Research

Pandemic negatively affecting children and young adults from low-income families

Pandemic affects children and young adults from low-income families negatively in terms of internet access, quiet places to study and higher likelihoods of living with someone vulnerable to severe COVID-19 disease.

26 Mar 2021

Research

Akara secures European Innovation Council funding to build germ-killing robots in Dublin

The Trinity spinout will use the funding to create a robot production facility, which will drastically increase the company’s output to an estimated 100 robots per year. Central to efforts will be their robot, Violet, which uses Ultraviolet UVC radiation to eliminate germs in hospital settings including COVID-19, MRSA and influenza.

14 Oct 2021

Research

‘Behind the Headlines’ on the changing culture of work

As part of its ‘Behind the Headlines’ series, the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute gathered a panel of industry and academic experts and author Caitríona Lally to discuss the changing culture of work.

23 Nov 2021

Research

Discovery pinpoints new therapeutic target for atopic dermatitis

The new pathway that could be targeted with therapies offers a welcome new possibility for fighting AD. This is especially important in an era in which antimicrobial resistance is an emerging global threat.

11 Jan 2021

Research

Humanities Horizons Lecture, The Age of the Technocene: Why we need the Arts and Humanities in the 4th Industrial Revolution

This evening, Wednesday 21 April, the Long Room Hub's annual Humanities Horizons Lecture will take place online.

21 Apr 2021

Findings reveal stark health impacts of ‘cocooning’ for older people

The study showed that 1 in 5 older persons did not leave their home since being advised to 'cocoon', while over 57% reported loneliness.

25 Jan 2021

Research

Explore the hidden SYSTEMS that surround us, at home with the Science Gallery

SYSTEMS the exhibition was scheduled to open in the summer of 2020 - but COVID-19 soon made those plans obsolete - so the Science Gallery have reimagined a way to explore and untangle the many complex systems around us, at home.

22 Jul 2021

Research

Trinity graduate chasing EU Sustainable Energy Award success for world-first hydropower station in mine

The technology uses modular water pumps to create low-cost, small-scale hydropower stations capable of exploiting untapped energy within existing water pipes.

28 Sep 2021

Research

Trinity welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron

President Macron visited the Book of Kells and met students to discuss topics that included post-COVID Europe, climate change and digital equality for all citizens. President Macron’s discussions with students took place in Trinity’s beautiful Public Theatre, which was designed by George III’s architect Sir William Chambers and completed in 1786.

26 Aug 2021

Why spite could destroy liberal democracy

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity, with a timely piece first published by The Conversation.

3 Aug 2021

Library unveils Beckett archive of play Rockaby building on its world leading Beckett collections

The Beckett material is being digitised and will be accessible online.

3 Feb 2021

Trinity launches Ireland’s first distance learning MBA

As demand for remote work and study sets in for the long-run, Trinity Business School launches ‘four years in the making’ Flexible Executive MBA, only weeks after unveiling new state-of-the-art ‘Matrix Room.’

17 Jun 2021

First study to investigate high priority but obscure pathogen found in Irish hospitals

Trinity study provides the first evidence base for more effective surveillance, and infection and prevention control strategies aimed at minimising the spread of the antibiotic resistant bacteria.

19 Nov 2021

Research

Trinity College Dublin campus closed Tuesday 7th December due to Storm Barra

As per the government announcement this evening, Trinity College Dublin campus will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 7th December, due to Storm Barra. Trinity's libraries will also close and scheduled commencements will not take place. Online activities will continue as normal in most cases.

6 Dec 2021

University Bridge Fund II to invest €80m in next generation of global companies

Trinity Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast said the fund demonstrates how Irish universities can collaborate to create real impact from research for Ireland.

12 May 2021

New research shows how immune response to TB differs in babies

The research offers hope for improving treatments for what remains a deadly disease, with TB still one of the biggest infectious killers in the world.

14 Apr 2021

Bringing unseen Irish drama to the digital airwaves – Prof Chris Morash curates new Abbey podcast

A new weekly podcast of rarely performed Irish plays curated by Prof Chris Morash for the Abbey Theatre was launched this week

2 Nov 2021

Trinity-led ADAPT and CONNECT SFI Research Centres among five receiving €193 million investment

The investment, which will support approximately 1,060 graduate and Post-Doctoral students and Research Fellows employed by the Centres, is further backed by 200 industry partners that are committing over €91 million in cash and in-kind contributions.

1 Feb 2021

Research

First patient in Ireland receives ground-breaking cell therapy for blood cancer

The patient in Ireland received the treatment at Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute. Patient is infused with own genetically modified cells using innovative CAR-T therapy.

20 Dec 2021

Research

New research reveals where and how people die in Ireland

Trinity Researchers from the PELCI research group have collaborated with Irish Hospice Foundation to examine causes and places of death in Ireland between 2013 and 2018.

25 Nov 2021

Research

How anti-vax memes replicate through satire and irony

Jan Buts, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Translation Studies at Trinity, with a fascinating look at memes, and how they can quickly mutate from jokes into more harmful viral content.

21 Jan 2021

From Tarantino to Squid Game: why do so many people enjoy violence?

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, asks why we are drawn to watch violence, in this piece first published on The Conversation.

28 Oct 2021

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