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Zoologists uncover new example of rapid evolution in Southeast Asia – meet the Sulawesi Babblers
The zoologists have discovered that male and female Sulawesi Babblers (Pellorneum celebense, a species of bird) have evolved to attain different sizes on small islands, and in quick-fire time.
8 Oct 2020
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Vitamin D may help build resistance to respiratory infections, including COVID-19
The authors recommend that adults living in Ireland take 20-50 micrograms of vitamin D per day.
3 Apr 2020
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Four Trinity researchers win highly competitive ERC Consolidator Awards
These awards, announced annually and valued at €2 million each, go to emerging research leaders who are at the stage of growing their own independent research teams or programmes on the global stage.
9 Dec 2020
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Dr Tomás Ryan wins 2020 Lister Institute Research Prize
Dr Ryan becomes the first scientist in an Irish institution to secure the highly prestigious Lister Institute Preventive Medicine Prize Fellowship.
10 Aug 2020
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Trinity welcomes funding for COVID rapid response projects
Seven researchers at Trinity College Dublin are to benefit from new investment as part of the Science Foundation Ireland-led COVID-19 Rapid Response Research and Innovation Programme
24 Sep 2020
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Dr. Ciarán Kenny, Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies at Trinity explores what makes children’s singing voices sound so angelic.
27 Dec 2020
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Exploring the tumultuous landscape of addiction research, policy and practice
The newly published book covers a range of important issues of addiction research and practice in a balanced and informative way.
26 Feb 2020
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Provost’s Innovation Challenge @ Tangent – Hacking Plastics
The Provost’s Innovation Challenge offers Trinity students the chance to work in teams on creative solutions to the problems facing our society today.
10 Feb 2020
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Study investigates what shapes child well-being in rich countries
Study on child well-being ranks Ireland 12th out of 38 OECD/EU countries but cautions on the effects of the pandemic.
3 Sep 2020
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COVID-19 and why conscious capitalism can be the new normal
The Covid-19 virus pandemic has changed and will continue to change the world in profound ways. Our social, economic and political world will never be the same.
15 Apr 2020
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Trinity rises in Times Higher Education global rankings
Trinity College Dublin has risen nine places as Ireland’s leading university in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2 Sep 2020
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Ancient genomes uncover a dynastic elite in Irish passage tomb societies
The genome of an adult male from the heart of the world famous Newgrange passage tomb points to first-degree incest, implying dynasty and echoing local place-name folklore first recorded in Medieval times.
17 Jun 2020
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Researchers kick off Ireland’s first project to measure real-world driving emissions using remote sensing
The team will measure and model real-world emissions from more than 150,000 vehicles at four locations over a 16-week period in Dublin.
1 Jul 2020
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Scientists discover mutations associated with early onset dementia
The research, which represents a significant advance in our understanding of an early onset form of dementia, may also progress our understanding of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.
22 Dec 2020
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Rural men’s mental health through the Covid-19 pandemic: a snap-shot
The TV programme for on-line broadcast, highlighting rural men's experiences through the pandemic, was aired to mark International Mens' Day 2020.
19 Nov 2020
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Democracy in an age of pandemics
The Trinity Long Room Hub’s latest online-only Behind the Headlines discussion tackled the topic of democracy and pandemics, with an international panel of speakers.
29 Apr 2020
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Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute awarded OECI accreditation
The institute is the first centre in Ireland to receive this distinguished accreditation and designation fellowship and joins 53 of Europe's most prestigious cancer centres.
12 Nov 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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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