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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
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How Irish entrepreneurs can take on climate change
Professor Quentin Crowley, from Trinity's School of Natural Sciences, says the global climate crisis offers green economic opportunities, not least for Ireland and its abundant offshore wind-energy resources.
8 Aug 2022
Business|Environment|Sustainability
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Trinity hosts 16th International Gothic Association Conference
From Bram Stoker to Oscar Wilde to J.S. Le Fanu, the history of gothic literature is entwined with Trinity College Dublin. So, it was only a matter of time before the International Gothic Association (IGA) made its way to the city.
11 Aug 2022
Arts|Research
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Trinity partners with ESB in new pilot e-bike project in Dublin suburbs
Researchers from Trinity’s School of Engineering are working with ESB, micro-mobility providers Bleeper and Moby, innovation partner Dogpatch Labs and co-founding partner Interreg North-West Europe to examine a new pilot e-bike project in the Dublin suburbs.
18 Aug 2022
Environment|Research|Sustainability
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Developmental biologists map multi-gene activity hotspots in developing embryos for the first time
Years of work by developmental biologists from Trinity, working with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Human Genetics Unit, has yielded a resource of unparalleled detail that will help researchers assess how key genes control the differentiation of tissues and organs of developing embryos.
19 Aug 2022
Research|Science
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Engineering students win global additive manufacturing competition
Brothers Tadhg-Lorcan and Eoin H. Oude Essink won the nTopology Responsible Part Challenge 2022 while representing Trinity College Dublin and TU Dublin in the competitive international event.
17 Aug 2022
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Students
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Minister Simon Harris visits Disability Hub and Health Centre
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris visited Trinity College Dublin today to view the university’s soon-to-open Disability Hub and Health Centre.
17 Aug 2022
Students
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Reduction in brain tissue oxygenation placing older adults with multiple health conditions at risk of faints and falls
Researchers from Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA) and the Department of Medical Physics at St James’s Hospital and Trinity College have discovered that brain tissue oxygenation is lower in frailer older adults with multiple health conditions (multi-morbidity), putting them at risk of faints and falls. Brain oxygenation - the measure of oxygen in brain tissue - reflects the balance between oxygen delivery and consumption and is vital for the maintenance of normal brain function and tissue integrity.
17 Aug 2022
Health|Research
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Trinity team’s new gene therapy shows promise for treating eye condition affecting millions across the globe
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have developed a new gene therapy approach that shows promise for treating the dry form of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – a progressive eye disease that affects up to 10% of adults over 65 years of age and is a leading cause of severe vision impairment and blindness in this age group.
23 Aug 2022
Research
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Boxing clever: the simple conservation strategy saving threatened Roseate terns
A simple conservation strategy deployed by conservationists and scientists from BirdWatch Ireland, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin is greatly assisting in the extraordinary success of threatened Roseate terns on Rockabill Island, off the coast of Dublin
23 Aug 2022
Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity spinout ETU receives strategic growth investment
ETU, Trinity College Dublin and SFI ADAPT Centre spinout, secures significant investment that will support accelerated growth for the learning technology leader.
25 Aug 2022
Awards and Funding|Business
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Water fluoridation: effective prevention for tooth decay and a win for the environment
Research findings also strengthen the case internationally for water fluoridation programmes to reduce dental decay, particularly in the most vulnerable populations.
29 Aug 2022
Research
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Trinity researchers secure eight SFI-IRC Pathway awards
Researchers applying from Trinity have secured eight Science Foundation Ireland – Irish Research Council (SFI-IRC) Pathway awards worth a combined total of around €4.4 million.
29 Aug 2022
Awards and Funding|Research
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Eleven Trinity researchers awarded €4 million to tackle global health challenges
The newly announced Investigator-Led Projects for Health (ILP) 2022 from the Health Research Board (HRB) will drive advancements in treatments and therapies across a broad range of human health and disease including neurodegenerative disease, respiratory disease, bloodstream infection, arthritis, cancer, and depression.
30 Aug 2022
Awards and Funding|Health|Research