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Cure your “plant blindness” with a virtual stroll through Ireland’s diverse habitats
The wonderful flora of Ireland is featured in five-minute videos, each of which puts the spotlight on five species living in one of the country’s many varied habitats.
29 Jul 2020
Research
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Trinity College Dublin launches Strategic Plan 2020-2025
Trinity College Dublin launched its Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025 today, March 10. The five-year plan, entitled Community and Connection, will shape the future of the university to benefit Irish society and the wider world.
10 Mar 2020
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Mind, Body, Boost Project awarded over €391,000 by EU Commission’s Erasmus+ Sport 2020
Mind, Body, Boost Project awarded over €391,000 in funding from EU Commission’s Erasmus+ Sport 2020 programme. The Trinity Sport led project was submitted under the ‘collaborative partnerships action’ category.
23 Oct 2020
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Electric car sales are on the rise – is coronavirus a turning point for the market?
Research Fellow in Energy Economics at Trinity, James Carroll, with a fascinating article first published by The Conversation.
19 Aug 2020
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The explosive secret hidden beneath seemingly trustworthy volcanoes
Some volcanoes hide chemically diverse magmas in their underground plumbing systems – including some with the potential to generate sudden explosive activity.
28 Jul 2020
Research
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Astrophysicists investigate a cosmic mystery – the disappearance of a massive star
June 2o2o A team of astronomers led by Professor Jose Groh’s group from Trinity is sleuthing for answers to a cosmic mystery having discovered the disappearance of an unstable massive star in a distant galaxy. Extensive international media coverage included: CNN Medium Forbes Daily Express Daily Telegraph The Atlantic BBC
30 Jun 2020
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First-degree incest in early Ireland – ancient genomes uncover a dynastic elite in Irish passage tomb societies
June 2020 Archaeologists and geneticists, led by those from Trinity, have shed new light on the earliest periods of Ireland’s human history. Among their incredible findings is the discovery that 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 […]
17 Jun 2020
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Trinity commissions four female busts for Long Room
Trinity College Dublin is to commission four new sculptures representing women scholars for display in the Long Room of the Old Library.
26 Nov 2020
Arts
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MAMMI Study launches online resources for mothers
The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College have launched a suite of on-line resources for mothers, based on the findings of the MAMMI Study.
17 Oct 2019
Research
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Lost in indirect translation — researchers tackle problems of indirect translation
Literary translation researchers and computer scientists at Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University are joining forces to help address the age-old issue of important cultural meaning being diluted in translation.
14 May 2019
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Trinity Green Week 2019 to focus on UN Sustainable Development Goals
Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin and former president of Ireland Dr Mary Robinson launched Trinity’s annual Green Week at an event in Front Square today, Monday, February 18th, 2019.
18 Feb 2019
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An fáth go bhfuil nasc idir ‘oíche mhaith codlata’ agus an tsláinte
Tá léirithe ag taighdeoirí de chuid Choláiste na Tríonóide nach bhfuil roinnt daoine fásta in Éirinn ag fáil ‘oíche mhaith codlata’, rud a mhéadaíonn an baol go dtarlóidh drochthorthaí sláinte dá bharr.
11 Dec 2019
Research
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Trinity Summer Series 2019
Information on the arrangements for the Trinity Summer Series, 1 - 7 July 2019 can be found here.
28 Jun 2019
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The myth of the Irish slave, white supremacy and social media
Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania delivered the 2019 Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture at Trinity College Dublin.
3 Oct 2019
Research
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Scientists make major breakthrough in understanding common eye disease
August 2019 Scientists at Trinity have announced a major breakthrough with important implications for sufferers of a common eye disease – dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – which can cause total blindness in sufferers, and for which there are currently no approved therapies. Extensive media coverage included: Science Daily Irish Times Irish Independent Medical Xpress […]
8 Aug 2019
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If anyone won the Oscars this year it was Netflix – the prize for industry disruption
No single film dominated the 2019 Academy Awards as in some years, but arguably Netflix emerges as the winner, says Prof Louis Brennan and Dr Paul Lyons in this piece for The Conversation.
27 Feb 2019
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The impact of genetics on motor neurone disease
A team of Trinity researchers are decoding the causes of motor neuron disease in a new study which shows the impact of genetics on the disease.
23 Jul 2019
Research
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Public invited to shape the future of social media via ‘Heliosphere’
The scientists behind Heliosphere want to hear how people use and engage with social media, as well as their hopes and fears for its future.
21 May 2019
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Trinity academics play leading role at first official National Biodiversity Conference
A high-profile national conference will take place in Dublin Castle this week on February 20th & 21st, focussing on the future of our natural environment.
20 Feb 2019
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How sex, violence and exclusion shaped masculine expectations in medieval Europe
How sex, violence and exclusion shaped masculine expectations in medieval Europe was explored in an inaugural lecture by Ruth Mazo Karras, Lecky Professor of History at Trinity College Dublin.
29 Nov 2019
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Trinity College awarded Green Flag for environmental management and enhancement
Trinity College Dublin has successfully renewed the internationally recognised and prestigious ‘Green Flag’ by An Taisce’s Green-Campus programme for the second time.
28 Jun 2019
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Clowning around is good for brain health
Academic Dr Lenisa Brandao at the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity explains how clowning around is much more than good fun, and can have a positive impact on our brain health.
1 May 2019
Research
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Podcast: To the moon and beyond 3
Trinity's Professor Louis Brennan, who has studied the business of space for some time, features in this podcast about the current space race and its wider implications.
18 Jul 2019
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Tangent incubator to nurture 15 new digital health start-ups
Fifteen digital health start-ups from across Europe today embark on a bespoke incubator programme organised by Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace at Trinity College Dublin, which aims to identify and develop new technologies promoting healthy living, active ageing and innovative healthcare systems. Backed by the European Union, EIT Health (network of best-in-class health innovators) and Trinity, […]
22 May 2019
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Trinity 28th in the world in University Impact Rankings
Trinity was named 28th best university in the world when it comes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the new THE University Impact Rankings.
3 Apr 2019
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Trinity student wins worldwide F&D essay competition
Lyndsay Walsh, Master’s in Development Practice student, has won the inaugural IMF Finance & Development (F&D) global essay contest.
11 Aug 2019
Research
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Trinity Business School appoints Brendan McDonagh as Advisory Board Chair
Brendan brings a wealth of global expertise to the role as well as a reputation for supporting and engaging with students.
22 Oct 2019
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Trinity performs strongly in QS World University Subject Rankings 2019
The University has been ranked in the top 50 global universities for six subjects, and in the top 100, for a further 14 subjects.
27 Feb 2019
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Open Scholarship is focus of European libraries conference
Librarians and archivists from all over Europe attended the LIBER conference, a network of 450 European research libraries.
27 Jun 2019
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Trinity first in Europe for producing entrepreneurs for fifth successive year
Trinity sits at number 46 in the global rankings for producing venture-backed entrepreneurs from its undergraduate programmes and is the only European university in the top 50.
13 Sep 2019