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Scientists make major breakthrough in understanding common eye disease
Scientists at Trinity College 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. The scientists discovered that a key component of the cells lining the retinal blood […]
8 Aug 2019
Research
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Robotics engineers unveil ‘Stevie II’ – Ireland’s first socially assistive AI robot
May 2019 Robotics engineers from Trinity College Dublin today unveiled ‘Stevie II’ – Ireland’s first socially assistive robot with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features – at a special demonstration at Science Gallery Dublin. Extensive international coverage included: El Comercio BT Irish Times Irish Independent Info 7 Mexico BBC
15 May 2019
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Honorary Degrees 2019
Professor McAleese was presiding at her first honorary degree ceremony following her inauguration as Chancellor of the University earlier in the day.
6 Dec 2019
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Trinity researchers secure prestigious ERC Starting Grant awards
Four newly funded projects will see researchers develop novel nanotherapeutics, explore influences on the initiation of technological support required long-term to sustain a child’s life, pursue selective therapies, and investigate the genetics of human evolution and disease.
27 Jul 2018
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waytoB team are People’s Choice champions at Tech4Good Awards
waytoB is a smart tech solution comprising a smartwatch and app that grants unparalleled independence to people living with an intellectual disability.
19 Jul 2018
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Trinity is Ireland’s leader in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019
Trinity has been ranked in 120th position, a slight decrease on last year’s 117th place. It is the only Irish university to sit in the top 120.
26 Sep 2018
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Trinity’s FSD wins Finance Team of the Year at the British Accountancy Awards
Trinity’s Financial Services Division (FSD) was awarded “Finance Team of the Year” at the annual British Accountancy Awards on Wednesday 26th September 2018 from a shortlist that included agricultural investor AgDevCo; bookmakers Paddy Power Betfair; data communication company Smart DCC Limited; agriculture and farming group Woldmarsh Producers Ltd; and the University of Edinburgh.
28 Sep 2018
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Top-down Irish border solution after Brexit undermines 20 years of peacebuilding
Politicians should talk with the local communities who will be most affected when drawing up plans, says Sheila Cannon, Assistant Professor of Social Entrepreneurship.
11 Jan 2018
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Tugann Reece Smyth, Chargé d’Affaires na Stát Aontaithe, cuairt ar an gColáiste
Tabharfaidh Reece Smyth, an Chargé d’Affaires ag Ambasáid na Stát Aontaithe in Éirinn, cuairt ar Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath, Dé Máirt an 9 Deireadh Fómhair 2018.
15 Nov 2018
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Trinity researchers elected to Royal Irish Academy
Five Trinity academics have been elected as new members of the Royal Irish Academy for their exceptional contribution to the sciences, humanities and social sciences, and to public service.
24 May 2019
Research
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon explores rights of artist in public lecture
The role of the artist in society was the focus of a public lecture delivered by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon.
31 Oct 2018
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Prospective entrepreneurs pitch for a place on LaunchBox 2018
Fourteen hopeful teams will pitch their nascent business ideas in the hope of earning a place on this year’s LaunchBox roll call.
7 Mar 2018
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Public discussion to mark 10th anniversary of banking crisis
September 2018 Ten years on from the Irish banking crisis, Trinity Long Room Hub hosted a ‘Behind the Headlines’ public discussion series to explore whether enough has changed in the Irish financial, business and cultural sectors. The event featured speakers drawn from the world of politics, banking, journalism as well as historians and literary experts. Irish […]
30 Sep 2018
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Scholarship opportunities in China launched
Irish Universities Association launches 10 scholarships of €1000 available to Irish university students for summer school/internship in Beijing, China in 2018.
23 Mar 2018
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Oncologist at Spanish National Cancer Research Centre receives Burkitt Award
The award recognises people with the integrity, compassion and dedication matching that of Denis Burkitt.
19 Jan 2018
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Older people living in deprived areas face increased risk of developing dementia
The findings are based on novel analysis of data collected for the TUDA Ageing study of over 5,000 older people across the Island of Ireland.
22 Feb 2018
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Best way to avoid back pain? Lift heavy things
Associate Professor and Chartered Physiotherapist, Fiona Wilson, with a fascinating article published on The Conversation.
5 Apr 2018
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Volograms to bring advanced Augmented & Virtual Reality technologies to market
Trinity spin-out, Volograms Ltd., has raised €600,000 in seed investment for a technology that transforms video footage from different viewpoints into volumetric holograms.
13 Jun 2018
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes centre stage at Honorary Degrees
The impressive line-up included prominent US philanthropist, Dr James Simons; President of the Confederation of British Industry, Paul Drechsler; Archivist at the Irish Architectural Archive, Ann Rowan; and co-founder of the Young Scientist Exhibition, Dr Tony Scott.
22 Jun 2018
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How capitalism ruined our relationship with bacteria
How is our perception of bacteria influenced by the aims and desires of the manufacturers of cleaning products, asks Norah Campbell, Trinity College Dublin and Cormac Deane, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
5 Oct 2018
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Trinity receives InBusiness Recognition Award for Academia Collaboration with Industry
Trinity took home the award for Acacemia collaboration with industry at the 2018 InBUSINESS Recognition Awards.
11 Dec 2018
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Ground-breaking scientist, Trudy Mackay, receives prestigious Dawson Prize
Trudy's futuristic research on complex genetic traits continues to move science forward in the 21st century.
2 Nov 2018
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The future of policing in Ireland under the spotlight at public discussion
Kathleen O’Toole, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland, was among speakers to address a public discussion on the challenges and changing context of policing in the 21st century in Trinity College Dublin this week.
22 Feb 2018
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Trinity student wins two significant Biomedical Engineering awards
A final year Trinity PhD student in Biomedical Engineering, Robert Gaul, has scooped two major engineering awards - first prize in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) PhD competition for Cardiovascular Mechanics and Cell Biomechanics at the World Congress of Biomechanics, and the Engineers Ireland Biomedical Research Medal.
5 Oct 2018
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The ‘Braveheart effect’ – how companies manipulate our desire for freedom
The powerful urge we get to regain a lost or threatened freedom, even at great cost, is formally called “reactance” but I call it the “Braveheart effect, writes Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology.
4 Sep 2018
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Irish researchers celebrate contribution to multi-million global graphene market
International scientists are gathering in Dublin to celebrate AMBER researchers unlocking wonder material graphene, which is the thinnest and strongest material known to science.
2 Aug 2018
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Five reasons to be optimistic about Northern Ireland politics
A gloom has settled on Northern Ireland. After 13 months of negotiations to restore a power-sharing government, there is still no prospect of agreement, but there are still reasons to be optimistic, says David Mitchell, Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, writing for The Conversation.
19 Feb 2018
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Housing issues in Dublin over the last century – public discussion
Housing issues in Dublin over the last century and beyond was the focus of a public discussion in Trinity College Dublin yesterday evening, Thursday, October 11.
12 Oct 2018
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Trinity HistoryCon showcases the hidden history behind movie magic
Filmmakers, writers and historians gathered in Trinity College Dublin to celebrate their shared love of history at the inaugural Trinity HistoryCon on Friday, November 30th, 2018.
3 Dec 2018
Research
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Predicting the impact of global warming on disease proliferation
Scientists have devised a new method to better understand the likely impact of global warming on diseases such as malaria.
20 Mar 2018