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GPS unlocks badger dispersal secrets

This research has major implications for implementing vaccination programmes to limit the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB).

18 Nov 2019

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Trinity cyclists raise over €15,700 for postgraduate hardship fund

The money was raised by staff and students participating in the Great Dublin Bike Ride.

30 Sep 2019

Trinity researchers win 2019 High Potential Idea Award

NearBy benefits mobile users, network operators and network equipment vendors by handling 'hand-over' requests more efficiently between cell towers.

21 May 2019

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Trinity Ball 2019

This year, Trinity Ball will be held on Friday 12 April. Preparations for the Ball will begin on Friday the 5th.

26 Mar 2019

Older people who go to church have better mental health

A new study released by the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) uncovers some of the relationships between faith and mental health in Ireland.

1 Aug 2019

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Trinity’s Day Nursery celebrates 50 years in operation

The first on-site workplace creche in Ireland, the Day Nursery on campus at Trinity College Dublin, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.

18 Dec 2019

Astrophysicists to bring Mercury Transit to Irish public

A high-power telescope will offer the chance to observe the smallest planet in our solar system move across the face of the Sun.

8 Nov 2019

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Trinity scientists among world’s elite

Eighty-one scientists from Trinity feature in a new citation metrics database that systematically and objectively ranks 100,000 of the most-cited scientists across the globe.

29 Aug 2019

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Trinity Translational Medicine Institute joins BioLAGO Health Network

The Trinity Translational Medicine Institute has joined the BioLAGO Health Network which supports the establishment of partnerships between academia and industry.

19 Feb 2019

Peter Reynolds announced as Interim Chief Financial Officer

Peter Reynolds has taken up the post as Trinity's Interim Chief Financial Officer.

28 Jan 2019

SUBMERGE – Science Gallery Bengaluru Launches First Exhibition

When we think of water, we are mostly thinking of the 3% that is freshwater on Earth. What does it mean to think of water beyond its being a resource: water is after all a weird substance? It is present in the smallest of living cells as well in gigantic glaciers and oceans. Water shapes […]

9 Dec 2019

New spatial index maps relationships between poverty and accessibility in Northeast Brazil

Poor transportation availability can result in poor access to health care and employment, reinforcing the cycle of poverty, low life expectancy and high child mortality.

28 Nov 2019

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Professor Valeria Nicolosi Ireland’s first to win six ERC awards

Today's Proof of Concept grant brings Professor Nicolosi's total secured research funding to over €20 million.

2 May 2019

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Exploring eight centuries of communication disabilities

A new exhibition in the Old Library explores eight centuries of communication disabilities exploring how these were understood and managed.

12 Sep 2019

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Scientists pinpoint potential new target for regulating inflammation

The work gives hope that we may be able to one day regulate inflammation, which would provide a new option for treating a plethora of diseases.

7 May 2019

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Improving walking infrastructure a good investment for Dublin’s commuters

Such changes would reduce harmful emissions from motor vehicles and increase well-being through physical activity.

1 May 2019

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Data Protection Day – Trinity events explore ‘Your protection v Your privacy’

To mark Data Protection Day 2019, Trinity will host a number of events on Thursday 24th January including a free public event exploring some of the biggest issues in data protection and a drop in Data Clinic.

17 Jan 2019

Trinity launches the Provost’s Innovation Challenge @ Tangent

The social innovation programme that provides supports, creative outlets, mentorship and the chance to have a real impact on a global problem, has been launched.

12 Feb 2019

Major funding for the conservation of the Dutch Fagel Collection at the Library of Trinity College Dublin

The European partnership between the Library of Trinity College Dublin and the KB, the National Library of the Netherlands, will enable open access to one of the most important libraries in modern Europe.

9 Dec 2019

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CONNECT wins Engineering Education Award for EDGE programme

The CONNECT-led EDGE postdoc training programme has won the 2019 Engineering Education Award at the annual Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards.

19 Nov 2019

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Student Unions support sixth College Awareness Week

The sixth College Awareness Week (CAW) takes place nationwide from November 17th to 23rd 2019.

12 Nov 2019

Trinity team cycling to raise money for postgraduate hardship fund

The Provost has joined the ‘Trinity on the Move’ team of staff and students participating in the 2019 Great Dublin Bike Ride fund raising for Trinity’s Postgraduate Student Hardship Fund.

16 Sep 2019

Fermentation innovation – how evolution is shaping the taste of your pint

The flavours in a beer depend on the mixture of genes in the yeast hybrids used in its fermentation. Understanding how these strains evolved and what flavour genes they carry is key info for the brewing industry.

20 Nov 2019

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Dead languages, banned books and a silent disco — Trinity week to focus on the theme of ‘Silence’

April 2019 Censorship in Ireland, the sounds of dead languages and a first-hand account of locked in syndrome are among the diverse range of topics to be explored during ‘Trinity Week’ — a series of free public events taking place in Trinity College Dublin between Monday April 29 and Friday May 3. Irish Times picture […]

29 Apr 2019

The Troubles: tens of thousands of people were violently displaced in Northern Ireland

The legacy of violent displacement in Northern Ireland has yet to be fully examined, explains Brendan Ciarán Browne, Assistant Professor and Course Coordinator MPhil Conflict Resolution, in this piece for The Conversation.

26 Feb 2019

Public Information Notice – Trinity Summer Series 2019

If you are going to any of the Trinity Summer Series 2019 concerts, please check out this useful information.

1 Jul 2019

Trinity scientists call for immediate action to stem biodiversity losses

As the spotlight falls on Biodiversity Week 2019, two of Trinity's scientists speak out about the seriousness of the global biodiversity loss crisis.

18 May 2019

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The Poetics of Print: The Private Press Tradition and Irish Poetry

The remarkable story of Susan and Elizabeth Yeats, a pioneering duo in Irish publishing and design during the twentieth century, is brought to life in a new digital exhibition from the School of English at Trinity College.

27 Nov 2019

Inauguration of Chancellor Mary McAleese

Professor McAleese has a long-standing connection with Trinity, having held the position of Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology from 1975 to 1987 and been involved in numerous University events and initiatives over subsequent years.

18 Dec 2019

Trinity and MSF collaborate in hackathon to solve complex real-life humanitarian challenges

Trinity is teaming up with international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to host a 12-week hackathon where students will work on providing innovative solutions to some of the problems MSF faces in delivering healthcare to patients around the world.

23 Jan 2019