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Sustainable clothing platform wins Provost’s 2021 Innovation Challenge
The Provost’s Innovation Challenge at Tangent, now in its fourth year, is a social good hackathon that provides support, creative outlets, and mentorship for undergraduate and graduate students to have a real impact on a global problem.
15 Nov 2021
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Neonicotinoid pesticide residues found in Irish Honey
The results suggest that bees and other beneficial insects are at risk of exposure to contaminants in their food across a range of managed habitats – not just in agricultural settings.
17 Feb 2021
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CAO applications to Trinity reach record highs
Data from the Central Applications Office issued today shows that first preference applications to Trinity programmes for 2021 have jumped by 38% for a record high of 10,253.
9 Mar 2021
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The importance of adequate health surveillance for children with Down syndrome
Researchers have established a 'one-stop' health surveillance, multidisciplinary clinic for children with Down syndrome.
23 Feb 2021
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Kinsella Challenge-Based E3 awards go to four multi-disciplinary projects
The awards, made possible through the generous philanthropic support of Eric and Barbara Kinsella, strive to foster innovative cross-disciplinary research that inspired by the E3 global challenges or perspectives.
14 Jun 2021
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Cuireann cluiche réaltachta breisithe sa seomra ranga an t-ilteangachas chun cinn
Tá cluiche réaltachta breisithe ‘Babelar’ seolta ag Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath agus a chomhpháirtithe [1] chun luach na dteangacha atá acu a thaispeáint do dhaltaí bunscoile agus chun a gcuid eolais teanga a ghníomhachtú. Tacaíonn an cluiche freisin le múinteoirí a bheith níos eolaí ar an ilteangachas i seomraí ranga agus ar an luach a bhaineann le hoideachas ilteangach.
8 Apr 2021
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How unknown small-scale publishers helped catapult Shakespeare to global popularity
In his inaugural lecture Professor Andy Murphy demonstrated how Shakespeare’s position as a central figure in global culture is due in part to the efforts of a set of little known figures operating in the cultural periphery.
3 Nov 2021
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Trinity joins Poetry Ireland to highlight the creativity of older people
The Global Brain Health Institute collaborates to host this nationwide call encouraging Ireland's older people to imagine, to create and to write.
19 Jan 2021
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Art meets science as CONNECT secures SFI funding to inspire primary school students
CONNECT has partnered with artist Ed Devane to create a musical gyroscope, to communicate some of the complex ideas in quantum communications.
25 Mar 2021
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Why is COVID-19 so hard to treat? Growing evidence points to a unique infectious profile
There is growing evidence that the virus infects both the upper and lower respiratory tracts – unlike “low" or "high" pathogenic” human coronavirus sub-species, which tend to infect one or the other.
7 May 2021
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Narcissists have the most crowdfunding success, research reveals
The study, which examined 338 equity-crowdfunding campaigns, showed that entrepreneurs who exhibit medium levels of narcissistic expression in their crowdfunding campaigns secure more investment.
11 Feb 2021
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Trinity says talks to continue on future of Science Gallery Dublin
Trinity remains committed to the Science Gallery network and intends to consult with members on how best to re-imagine Science Gallery Dublin in the future.
3 Nov 2021
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Translation into Irish of historic 7th March speech by Bangladesh’s Founding Father
The Bangladesh High Commission to the UK and Ireland today unveiled an Irish language translation of a historic speech in the country’s history.
8 Mar 2021
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New alcohol policy research network launched across Ireland and UK
The network (ACORN) aims to build capacity and drive innovation in alcohol policy research to support effective policy development, enactment, implementation and evaluation.
29 Apr 2021
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Tangent launches new mentoring programme for student startups
Tangent, Trinity's Ideas Workspace, has launched a new mentoring programme supporting Trinity students and their startups.
9 Apr 2021
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Northern Ireland: the politics behind the riots
Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation at Trinity, David Mitchell, writes about the violence seen in Northern Ireland in recent weeks in this piece first published by The Conversation.
16 Apr 2021
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IDS-TILDA remembers those who have played a significant role in its research
IDS-TILDA - 'one of the most significant studies on the ageing of people with ID in the world' - hosted commemorative ceremony to respectfully remember participants who have given so generously to the study, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
8 Dec 2021
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Spirituality and spiritual awareness central to good healthcare practice
There is an increasing body of evidence around spiritual care, competence, assessment and an awareness that person’s religious beliefs and spirituality should be sensitively explored and routinely considered as an essential component of care delivery.
17 Jun 2021
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Health related quality of life improved by exercise rehabilitation in cancer survivors
Contrary to historical advice, Trinity study shows that health related quality of life is improved by exercise rehabilitation in survivors of oesophagogastric cancer.
21 Oct 2021
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The “Salt Sheep” of Chehrabad – ancient history brought to life by DNA from 1,600-year-old Iranian sheep mummy
This remarkable specimen has revealed sheep husbandry practices of the ancient Near East and underlined how natural mummification can affect DNA degradation.
14 Jul 2021
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