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Driving immunometabolism to control lung infection
Researchers are looking at how an approach, already being tested in patients with COVID-19, could also be used in the fight against TB.
23 Jul 2020
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Spectacular death of white-dwarf star lights up nearby galaxy
Understanding how white dwarfs explode gives a more precise understanding of how iron is created and distributed throughout the Universe.
23 Jul 2020
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New website to improve life experiences of autistic children and young people
Academics from the School of Psychology at Trinity have developed a new support website to empower autistic children and young people to reach their personal best.
11 Jun 2020
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Trinity researchers explore patient engagement with digital mental health services
Could the impact of digital mental health interventions be improved by more personalised care? Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have just released a paper explaining their findings.
20 Jul 2020
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Trinity cancer research discovery leads to clinical trial in childhood cancer
The research, led by Dr Gerard Brien discovered an ‘Achilles heel’ in synovial tumours, which provided an opportunity to develop new treatment approaches.
28 Sep 2020
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Trinity student wins 2020 Mary Mulvihill highly commended award
Trinity student Aoife Kearins received this year’s Mary Mulvihill judges' highly commended award, a science media competition for third-level students that commemorates the legacy of science journalist and author Mary Mulvihill (1959–2015).
9 Jun 2020
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Professor Bruce Misstear wins prestigious hydrogeology award for societal and environmental impact
His research activities include the investigation of flow pathways of diffuse agricultural pollutants and the impacts of domestic wastewater systems on private wells.
24 Sep 2020
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AI is a totalitarian’s dream – here’s how to take power back
Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychology Simon McCarthy Jones on why we must not allow others to know more about ourselves than we do.
13 Aug 2020
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Trinity and AIB team up to deliver 450 laptops to schoolgoers
The Tech2Students initiative is part of Trinity's Access Programme and ensures the devices will be delivered to schools in the greater Dublin area within the next two weeks.
5 May 2020
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Landmark deal for UQ-Trinity inflammation startup
A Trinity College Dublin campus company developing treatments for inflammatory diseases based on Trinity research has been acquired in a landmark deal – one of the largest in Irish biotech history.
21 Sep 2020
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ADAPT and OSi enable open data access for COVID-19 app developers and researchers
Open access to the COVID-19 Health surveillance monitor via the Geohive’s Dataportal and the government’s Open Data portal will be a major help to researchers and app developers.
28 Apr 2020
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Trinity Business School ranked best in Europe for gender balance in Executive MBA rankings
Trinity Business School has risen to 11th position in Europe and 4th across the UK and Ireland in the 2020 Executive MBA rankings produced by The Economist.
29 Jun 2020
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Plant diversity makes West Africa’s shea trees bear more fruit
Aoife Delaney, from Trinity's School of Natural Sciences, explains how ecosystem services provided by tree and shrub diversity support the well-being of millions of people in West Africa.
12 Oct 2020
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COVID-19 research projects at Trinity awarded government ‘rapid response’ funding
The eight research projects will further our understanding of COVID-19 and find solutions to the challenges the pandemic presents.
14 Dec 2020
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New €2.3 million EU research project will use big data toolkit to study debilitating condition of Vasculitis
The project will link vasculitis registries across Europe into a single European dataset, and thus open the door to new research into these challenging diseases.
25 Sep 2020
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Palestinians will never be convinced a deal with Israel is worth making if annexation is packaged as peace
Writing for The Conversation, Trinity's Professor Brendan Browne responds to the so-called “deal of the century” for Israel-Palestine “peace” unveiled in Washington this week.
30 Jan 2020
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Taoiseach addresses future of Europe event as part of Hist250 celebrations
President Michael D.Higgins opened a week-long series of events to mark 250 years of Trinity College Dublin’s Historical society, more commonly known as The Hist, on Monday evening.
4 Mar 2020
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New discovery provides hope for improved MS therapies
The scientists' work highlights the significant potential of drugs targeting a specific immune molecule (IL-17) implicated in MS.
4 Feb 2020
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Bottle-fed babies may consume millions of microplastic particles, our research suggests
A thought-provoking piece of research led to this article, written by Dunzhu Li and Yunhong Shi, from Trinity's School of Engineering.
30 Oct 2020
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Adults over 70 the fabric of their community, new findings released
The findings come at a time when the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on our older population are being discussed nationally.
25 Mar 2020
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New studies show Irish diet is unsustainable – nutritionally, financially and ethically
Multiple sources of animal protein in our diets score poorly from a nutritional-financial cost perspective, while alcohol consumption accounts for less than 7% of calorie intake but 25% of daily cost for Irish adults.
17 Apr 2020
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What drives zoo attendance and how does this impact conservation in the wild?
Zoos are making significant, positive impacts on our attempts to conserve biodiversity as our planet enters its sixth mass extinction.
5 Feb 2020
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Professor Mathias Senge awarded prestigious international fellowship
His collaborative research with the Technical University of Munich will advance molecular design and control of nanomaterials with tunable electronic, photonic, and chemical functionalities.
25 Jun 2020
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What does Joe Biden mean for Brexit? A quick primer on the current state of play
Etain Tannam, Associate Professor in International Peace Studies at Trinity, writes about the implications Joe Biden's election win will have on Brexit in a piece first published by The Conversation.
16 Nov 2020
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Ecosystem ‘tipping points’ unhelpful for developing environmental policies – largest ever synthesis of global climate change research
The scientists behind the work believe policy makers should readdress the use of thresholds in ecosystem management and instead act according to the precautionary principle.
17 Aug 2020
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Ceiliúradh Teanga agus Cultúir i gCroílár na Cathrach – Éigse na Tríonóide 2020
Déanann an fhéile, arna n-eagrú ag Aontas na Mac Léinn, An Cumann Gaelach agus Oifig na Gaeilge i gColáiste na Tríonóide, ceiliúradh ar an nGaeilge agus ar an gcultúr Gaelach trí réimse leathan imeachtaí a chur ar siúl le linn na seachtaine.
10 Feb 2020
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Ecologists assess biodiversity via acoustic surveys in sub-tropical Japan
The work underlines the great potential that acoustic surveys have for characterising the biodiversity of habitats while also highlighting some major potential pitfalls.
16 Nov 2020
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Scientists make fresh call for policy makers to protect pollinators
More than 20 pollinator experts from 18 different countries looked at a range of wildlife habitats on farmland and found that despite investing in Ecological Focus Areas are failing to provide all the resources insect pollinators require.
17 Feb 2020
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Dementia diagnosis vital for people with an intellectual disability
Research shows the earlier that dementia is detected, the sooner support can be put in place to optimise quality of life for the person living with dementia.
21 Sep 2020
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From psychopaths to ‘everyday sadists’: why do humans harm the harmless?
Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity, asks one of life's most curious questions in an article published by The Conversation.
25 Sep 2020