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Third Year of Provost’s Innovation Challenge @ Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace
Trinity is once calling students to action; encouraging them to be independent thinkers who will make a real world impact through the ‘Provost’s Innovation Challenge @ Tangent’.
22 Oct 2020
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International Sustainable Campus Network grant will help Trinity shine a light on Irish biodiversity
Researchers will create a new series of documentaries on the biodiversity of Trinity’s campus, bringing the public closer to the newly established wildflower meadows.
20 Nov 2020
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Large variations in vitamin D levels depending on Dublin postcode
In one of the largest studies ever carried out in Europe, researchers at MISA have found that vitamin D deficiency is widespread across Dublin and surrounding areas. The research is published in the journal 'Nutrients'.
9 Sep 2020
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Interim report released: Unification Referendums on island of Ireland
Referendums on the future of the island of Ireland should only be held with a clear plan for what follows, the interim report from the Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland has found. There were three Trinity members of the Working Group: Oran Doyle, Dr Etain Tannam and Dr David Kenny
26 Nov 2020
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Funding for pilot study in Huntington’s disease and Motor Neurone Disease
Final year PhD student Roisin McMackin from the Academic Unit of Neurology will investigate how motor and cognitive symptoms in Huntington’s and Motor Neurone Disease relate to underlying brain dysfunction.
1 Oct 2020
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Astrophysicists invite young stargazers to explore the universe from their own homes
Stargazers will travel all around Ireland with virtual tours of historical and modern observatories and astrophysics research sites and chat to astrophysics researchers about exploring the universe for a career.
8 Jul 2020
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Shortlist for 2020 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize announced
The prize is awarded annually for an outstanding debut poetry book collection in the English language. It is sponsored by the John Pollard Foundation, and administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre in the School of English.
7 Feb 2020
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Researchers awarded €2.3 million to study rare disease with advanced data linkage technologies
The rare condition known as “vasculitis” requires very large quantities of data in order for researchers to draw conclusions about possible treatments or cures.
4 Mar 2020
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Rapid COVID-19 response support for industry launched
AMBER, in conjunction with Consult Trinity, part of Trinity Research and Innovation has launched theCOVID-19 rapid response support initiative.
27 May 2020
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‘Rule breaking’ plants may be the climate change survivors
An international team involving Trinity's Professor Yvonne Buckley found the success of plantain was due to multiple introductions around the world, which forced genetic diversity to propagate throughout the wider species.
11 Feb 2020
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Trinity’s 1641 Depositions a game-changer for genealogy-hunters
Celebrating its tenth birthday, the 1641 Depositions Project provides a unique window into everyday life in 17th-century Ireland, writes Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú
20 Oct 2020
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Behind a smokescreen: State-owned companies complicate the global fight against tobacco use
Efforts to curb tobacco have been thwarted in part because half the global cigarette industry is controlled by countries who are part of those efforts, writes Daniel Malan in the South China Morning Post
6 Oct 2020
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The Global Pandemic from Transnational Perspectives
Trinity students, staff and academics are all welcome to join the Consortium for Advanced Studies Abroad for a talk on Translational Perspectives on COVID-19 in Europe on 27 October 4-6pm Irish time.
23 Oct 2020
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The Library invites you to be inspired by its magnificent collections in a new online exhibition
Highlights of the collections of the Library of Trinity College Dublin and their fascinating history are showcased in a new online exhibition 'Director’s Choice Uncut'.
18 Dec 2020
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Book of Kells Creative Competition 2020 launches
This year, contestants are invited to share art and writing that evokes the theme of ‘colours in the Book of Kells’. There are entry categories for adults and school-aged children at both primary and second level.
26 Aug 2020
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Trinity partners with World Food Programme to address disability inclusion in food assistance programming
The research collaboration seeks to develop an evidence base for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in WFP food and nutrition assistance programmes.
3 Dec 2020
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Prestigious Fulbright Awards Presented to Trinity Recipients
Two academics, three students, and three graduates from Trinity College Dublin are recipients of this year’s Fulbright Awards. This is the highest number of Awardees from Trinity in recent years.
19 Jun 2020
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At least 25% of small businesses earn more because of better ICT skills
The research has been published by the Trinity Business School.
4 Aug 2020
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Trinity Business School MSc ranked 27th globally
Trinity Business School has been ranked 27th in the 2020 Global Masters in Finance (pre-experience) rankings by the Financial Times.
15 Jun 2020
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Music & Media Technologies partners with PreSonus for online lecturing
Music & Media Technologies (MMT) at Trinity College Dublin is delighted to partner with PreSonus Audio Electronics in adapting to the new online lecturing format.
28 Oct 2020
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Free Trinity workshops to help businesses survive COVID-19
Trinity Business School has partnered with the leading business members' group Ibec to launch a free series of workshops and seminars to help businesses rebuild in the Covid economy.
15 Sep 2020
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David Norris, Ivana Bacik and Lynn Ruane re-elected to the Seanad
Three incumbent Senators in the University of Dublin constituency (David Norris, Ivana Bacik and Lynn Ruane) have been re-elected to the Seanad. A total of eight counts were completed on the Trinity College campus.
2 Apr 2020
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Trinity seeks wider footpaths and cycle tracks
Trinity College Dublin has asked Dublin City Council to widen footpaths and install bicycle lanes to enable its students and staff to walk and cycle safely during the reopening of the city.
18 Jun 2020
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World-leading AI experts deliver inaugural John Mc Carthy Summer School
Computer science experts from Trinity are joining the RDI Hub in Kerry to investigate the role of artificial intelligence in sustainable societies.
3 Sep 2020
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Scientists pinpoint two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis
A collaborative team of scientists has pinpointed two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis – a painful inflammatory disease that affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of Inflammatory arthritis, affecting 1-2% of the world’s population. It is characterised by progressive joint inflammation, damage and disability, […]
12 Nov 2020
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Researchers to study infection in cystic fibrosis with prestigious award
The research is one of ten successful projects to be funded by the Health Research Charities Ireland (HRCI) and the Health Research Board (HRB).
11 Dec 2020
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Vitamin D: a factor determining severity in COVID-19, new TILDA research
There are significant discrepancies in mortality rates related to Vitamin D levels at different latitudes globally; the high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in Northern Hemisphere countries; and the possible role of Vitamin D in suppressing the severe inflammatory responses seen in very ill COVID-19 patients and in COVID-19 deaths.
23 Apr 2020
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Trinity neurologist wins prestigious Healey Foundation Award
The award honours the work of Professor Hardiman and the international consortium she participates in, that works to better understand and find treatments for ALS/MND.
15 Dec 2020
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Mearoibriú na héabhlóide aimsithe ag zó-eolaithe in Oirdheisceart na hÁise – seo chugat Cabairí na Sulaivéise
Tá zó-eolaithe ó Choláiste na Tríonóide tar éis sample d’oibriú na héabhlóide a rianú in éin teochreasacha san Áis, a bhfuil ag athrú go gasta ar oiléain beaga.
9 Oct 2020
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Science Gallery International welcomes Emory University
The announcement was made at the the world's first Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin.
17 Jan 2020
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