Articles
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Exercise and the brain: three ways physical activity changes its very structure
Áine Kelly, Professor in Physiology at Trinity, explains how exercise has wider-reaching impacts on our physiology than many believe in this piece first published by The Conversation.
18 Nov 2020
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“Intimate” connection between climate change and pandemics
In an online discussion, organised by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, an international and multi-disciplinary panel discussed climate, culture, biodiversity and farming –and how they relate to the current Covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc across the globe.
9 Apr 2020
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The demon is in the detail – Trinity team discovers uniquely quantum effect in erasing information
The surprising discovery, which may have significant implications for the design of quantum computing chips, brings back to life the paradoxical “Maxwell’s demon”, which has tormented physicists for over 150 years.
16 Oct 2020
Research
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Understanding how a protein wreaks havoc in the brain in Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from Trinity have just published research that may one day lead to better treatments for this debilitating illness, which affects around 12,000 people in Ireland and between 7 and 10 million people worldwide.
12 Feb 2020
Research
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Cause for concern: COVID-19’s troubling impact on the brain
This opinion piece by Tomás Ryan, associate professor in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology, originally appeared in the Sunday Business Post on 19th July 2020
20 Jul 2020
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Trinity researchers build open source ventilator with international non-profit consortium
The LibreRespire ventilator was developed to make an affordable, robust, medical-grade, open-source solution freely available to low and middle-income countries.
19 Aug 2020
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Hallucinations in people with seizures may point to suicide risk
Study finds that of those who have reported hallucinations, about 50% had one or more suicide attempt.
11 Jun 2020
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Vital research reports published to aid health officials’ response to pandemic
Findings from three reports highlight common risk factors in our older population
8 Apr 2020
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A quantum thermometer to measure the coldest temperatures in the universe
The physicists' proposed thermometer is based on quantum entanglement and can accurately measure temperatures a billion times colder than those in outer space. It would be used to answer fundamental research questions and to study how matter behaves in extreme quantum states.
20 Aug 2020
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Margadh mór déanta idir UQ agus Coláiste na Tríonóide ar ghnólacht nuathionscanta maidir le hathlasadh
Tá cuideachta nuathionscanta ina bhforbraítear cóireálacha leighis do ghalair athlastacha atá bunaithe ar chomhar taighde idir Ollscoil Queensland agus Coláiste na Tríonóide, faighte trí mhargadh suntasach a dhéanamh.
21 Sep 2020
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Exciting field of Neurohumanities featured in latest issue of Neuron
Trinity researchers have authored a series of articles in the “hybrid” field of Neurohumanities, marking an exciting new chapter to expand connections across the neurosciences and humanities.
30 Nov 2020
Research
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High levels of microplastics released from infant feeding bottles during formula prep
The research also indicates a strong relationship between heat and microplastic release, such that warmer liquids (formula or water used to sterilise bottles) result in far greater release, underlining the need for appropriate mitigation strategies and new plastic technologies.
19 Oct 2020
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A pioneering platform to support the growing nature-based economy
This novel marketplace directly connects increasing global market demand for nature-based solutions (from public and private sector ‘buyers’) with supply (innovative enterprises developing new sustainable nature-based solutions).
21 Oct 2020
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Professor Samson Shatashvili honoured for contribution to quantum field theory
The interactions between mathematics and physics have greatly intensified during the last three decades leading to a number of very significant breakthroughs in both fields and Professor Shatashvili has played a huge role in this evolution.
12 Feb 2020
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Six innovative Trinity research projects to wage war on COVID-19
The research projects have been funded by the government's Covid-19 Rapid Response Call to tackle the nationwide pandemic.
29 Apr 2020
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Is the ‘new abnormal’ troublesome for our voices?
The study looks at our new ways of working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
6 May 2020
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Trinity Business School’s Education Building Wins Construction Award
Trinity Business School’s Education Building has just won an Irish Construction Excellence Award.
19 Nov 2020
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Trinity researchers drive lung cancer research toward non-animal models
The research work of Dr Dania Movia and Prof Adriele Prina-Mello is among those cited in a knowledge base developed by the EU Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing.
9 Dec 2020
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GALLERY: Trinity ecologists reveal biodiversity of Áras an Uachtaráin
The biodiversity audit of the famous 130-acre Dublin site shows that it contains 14 distinct habitats that provide homes to more than 800 different species of plant, animal and fungus.
17 Nov 2020
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Camara Education and Trinity Access appeal to homes and businesses to donate disused laptops for students
The laptops will mainly be distributed to DEIS school students with no access to technology at home.
14 Apr 2020
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Aerobic exercise could have the final say on fatty livers
The study is the first to demonstrate significant improvements in MAFLD using an exercise-only intervention, without clinically significant weight loss.
28 Jul 2020
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Trinity rises seven places to joint-101st in QS World University Rankings
Trinity remains Ireland's leading institution, with the rise in the rankings due to the significant positive movement in the academic reputation category.
10 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 deaths in care homes are a wake-up call to us all
In an opinion post first published in the Business Post, Prof. Des O'Neill says the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the urgency of asking ourselves what we really want from our nursing homes.
17 Aug 2020
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Prestigious funding for international dementia research
TILDA researchers to contribute key research to expand knowledge of determinants and outcomes of dementia related disease.
16 Sep 2020
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Could lack of vitamin D and ultraviolet be linked to COVID-19 mortality in northerly latitudes?
The findings of a new study offer fresh insight into COVID-19’s impact across countries, and the factors that influence its severity.
18 Jun 2020
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Choosing our Future Public Forum: Have your voice heard this Science Week
The ADAPT centre wants to hear from the Irish public how science can shape our shared future post COVID-19 - in the shape of an online forum.
10 Nov 2020
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Ceangal leis an Iorua agus caidreamh le muintir na háite léirithe sna chéad seichimh ghéanóim ar Lochlannaigh na hÉireann
D’athraigh na Lochlannaigh stair na hÉireann agus d’fhág siad leagáid buan ar linn na ngéinte ar an oileán. Tá aithne againn orthu mar ionróirí, foghlaithe mara agus gaiscígh fhionna, a thaistil ar muir ó Chríoch Lochlann chun cur fúthu anseo ar deireadh thiar.
13 Sep 2020
Research
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Scientists develop new gene therapy for eye disease
The new approach offers promise for one day treating an eye disease that leads to a progressive loss of vision and affects thousands of people across the globe.
26 Nov 2020
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Why Boris Johnson must stop talking about ‘good British common sense’
A fascinating opinion-editorial written by Trinity's lecturer in philosophy, Peter West.
19 Jun 2020
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Preasráiteas do na Meáin ó Choláiste na Tríonóide
Céim oinigh bronnta ar Uachtarán na Gréige i gColáiste na Tríonóide
22 Jan 2020