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Isabel Galleymore wins 2020 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize

Isabel's winning debut book is Significant Other, in which she takes a sustained look at the ‘eight million differently constructed hearts’ of species currently said to inhabit Earth.

21 Apr 2020

Trinity’s commitment to gender equality recognised by five new Athena SWAN bronze awards

The Schools of Social Work and Social Policy, Physics, Genetics and Microbiology, Pyschology and Law have all secured bronze Athena SWAN awards in the latest round.

28 Sep 2020

Mary Lawlor appointed to top United Nations human rights position

An adjunct professor and a member of the Trinity Business School advisory board, she has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.

31 Mar 2020

Where technology meets the human being: Trinity launches Human+

Trinity College Dublin today launches Human+, a groundbreaking fellowship which places the human at the centre of technology innovation to serve the long-term and collective needs of society. Co-funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, the programme was ranked 2nd in Europe among dozens of applications for its unique approach to driving technological innovation from the human perspective. An […]

9 Jun 2020

Trinity Access students to meet with Mary Daly, Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

The students will meet with US economist Mary Daly, current CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to discuss the value of an inclusive economy, and the value of removing talent gaps in professional industries.

10 Feb 2020

Trump’s legacy in Africa and what to expect from Biden

Professor Padraig Carmody and Ricardo Reboredo from Trinity, along with Francis Owusu from Iowa State University, consider the US election's implications for Africa in this piece first published by The Conversation.

25 Nov 2020

Researchers to assess humanitarian vulnerabilities of Palestinian Bedouin in West Bank

The works is supported by a Research Development Grant worth approximately €500,000 from the AHRC-DFID Collaborative Humanitarian Protection Research Programme.

7 May 2020

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Beyond 22 project marks 98th anniversary of Four Courts fire

The Trinity College Dublin-led Beyond 2022 project will mark the 98th anniversary of the fire that destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland at Dublin’s Four Courts with a virtual showcase and discussion.

29 Jun 2020

First CHARM-EU Knowledge Creating Team session kicks off

The webinar introduced CHARM-EU’s innovative new approach to transdisciplinary staffing, KCTs, bringing multiple disciplines together to face global challenges and are organised not by discipline, research or educational activity but by key themes.

16 Jun 2020

Opinion: Sinn Féin’s surge signals a precarious path ahead

Gaily McElroy, Trinity's professor in political science, with a thought-provoking opinion piece on the results of the Irish general election, first published by The Conversation.

11 Feb 2020

Trinity COVID-19 Law Report Recommends Key Policy Changes

A report, ‘Law and Policy Responses to COVID-19 in Ireland: Supporting Individuals, Communities, Businesses, and the Economy (Response Report)', by the COVID-19 Legal Observatory at the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, has identified a number of recommendations for policy makers and private parties with respect to socio-economic issues arising in the wake of COVID-19.

9 Dec 2020

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Resources launched to improve post-partum health for women

A new suite of on-line resources will provide vital support to new mothers for their physical and mental well-being.

28 Feb 2020

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Trinity plants wildflower meadows on College Green

Earlier this year, thousands of students, staff and members of the public voted to replace the manicured lawns beside Front Gate with the more nature-friendly alternative.

31 Jul 2020

Digital CBT can significantly relieve anxiety and depression, Trinity study finds

Digital mental health interventions can have a significant long-term impact on anxiety and depression recovery, newly published research undertaken in collaboration with the School of Psychology has found.

16 Jun 2020

Are we medically intervening in maternity care when we don’t need to?

The School of Nursing and Midwifery research provides an international perspective on key birth interventions.

6 Aug 2020

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Trinity gears up to celebrate Chinese New Year 2020

Trinity’s front façade will light up red this weekend to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Rat.

20 Jan 2020

First-degree incest in early Ireland – ancient genomes uncover a dynastic elite in Irish passage tomb societies

The genome of an adult male buried in the heart of the Newgrange passage tomb points to first-degree incest, implying he was among a ruling social elite akin to the similarly inbred Inca god-kings and Egyptian pharaohs.

17 Jun 2020

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The Future of Back to Work Requires a Hybrid Systems Thinking

Tanusree Jain, Assistant Professor in Ethical Business and Louis Brennan, Fellow and Associate Dean at the Trinity Business School, argue that the COVID-19 crisis and the reality of the new normal makes planning for the future extremely complex and challenging, requiring agile adaptations on the part of employees and employers.

23 Nov 2020

Trinity team to help image uncharted polar regions of the Sun

The Trinity team has played a pivotal role in developing the software that processes and analyses data from Solar Orbiter.

14 Feb 2020

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Unlocking the therapeutic and commercial potential of Ireland’s historic boglands

The project will explore the ancient treasure trove that are Ireland's ancient boglands; yielding possible future scientific riches.

10 Nov 2020

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Tech2Students project goes nationwide with call for laptops, donations

Trinity College Dublin and Camara Ireland are today kicking off phase 2 of their award-winning project Tech2Students (T2S) and this time it’s going nationwide.

1 Dec 2020

Second-level teacher survey details lockdown-era barriers to education

A new survey of second-level teachers has provided a snapshot of what teaching and learning was like during the period of school closures as a result of COVID-19

8 Jul 2020

Trinity Global Engagement Awards 2020

The awards honour staff members who have distinguished themselves in their work, and acts as an inspiration to others and a means of highlighting the value of this work to both internal and external audiences.

10 Jun 2020

Online engagement after COVID-19: a discussion

The accelerated integration of technology into our lives as a result of Covid-19 was the focus of a fascinating recent online-discussion by Trinity College Dublin on the 11th June 2020.

18 Jun 2020

Scientists find new link between delirium and brain energy disruption

The research suggests that therapies focusing on brain energy metabolism may offer new routes to mitigating delirium, which is particularly common in the elderly and in those hospitalised with COVID-19.

15 Jul 2020

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First Online Trinity HistoryCon a Success!

Over the weekend, Trinity HistoryCon 3.0 (Re) Programming History took place online and all the talks are still available via the HistoryCon YouTube channel and website.

23 Nov 2020

How supercomputers are helping us link quantum entanglement to cold coffee

The discovery of this link offers a way to test foundational questions in statistical mechanics. The idea can be applied to a range of systems from a few atoms small to gigantic black holes.

31 Jan 2020

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CHARM-EU organises its first virtual challenge to celebrate the #ErasmusDays 2020

CHARM-EU is excited to announce its first CHARM-EU virtual challenge on 16 October 2020 at 11.00 CET. All students of the Erasmus Plus Programme are invited to participate.

15 Oct 2020

Trinity welcomes Cabinet approval of Grand Canal Innovation District Plan

Cabinet accepted a report by the Grand Canal Innovation District advisory Group and its recommendations. The report, published today, provides a clear strategy and road map to underpin the development and progression of this district to ensure that Ireland has an innovation district to rival the best in the world.

3 Jan 2020

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Timely and appropriate COVID-19 care urgent for people with an intellectual disability

It is vital that people with an intellectual disability (ID) get the care that they need during the COVID-19 pandemic says Professor Mary McCarron, Director of TCAID.

21 Apr 2020

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