Articles
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Tangent and Green Tech HQ launch climate accelerator for construction sector
This programme is open to innovators and entrepreneurs with new solutions in low carbon and green design, circular materials, energy and maintenance systems
11 Aug 2023
Business|Environment
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Student accommodation: Without decent housing it’s hard to get a decent education
The issues students face in securing accommodation are closely linked to the broader housing crisis, writes Dr Sarah Hamill
15 Aug 2023
Society|Students
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Quercus robur
Quercus robur or Pedunculate Oak
12 Jan 2023
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Can a special immune protein in the body be harnessed to stop ovarian cancer?
A major new study, published in Nature, has discovered the anti-tumour activities of the immune protein interferon epsilon, which in pre-clinical models blocks the metastasis of ovarian cancer cells by instructing immune cells to kill the cancer cells.
16 Aug 2023
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity-IBM team simulates super diffusion on a quantum computer
Trinity’s quantum physicists in collaboration with IBM Dublin have successfully simulated super diffusion in a system of interacting quantum particles on a quantum computer.
17 Aug 2023
Innovation|Research|Science
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Neuroscientists successfully test theory that forgetting is actually a form of learning
The team designed tests to explore the idea that “forgetting” might not be a bad thing, and that it may represent a form of learning – and outline results that support their core idea.
17 Aug 2023
Health|Research|Science
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Clinicians publish first guidelines for treating patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia
A collaborative group led by Trinity researchers has published the first guidelines for treating patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) – a high-mortality condition that describes people admitted to ICU.
21 Aug 2023
Health|Research
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Trinity Tree of the Month – the Banana tree
This month we are featuring the Banana tree, or Musa acuminata, which is one of our unique indoor trees located in the O Reilly atrium. This plant can grow to seven metres tall and has leaves that are up to four metres long. These plants absorb a large amount of carbon to produce leaves and fruit, but quickly release it once fruited and die back occurs. Musa acuminata originated in Southern Asia and some reports suggest the plant has been in cultivation for close to 7000 years.
24 Aug 2023
Environment|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity welcomes Executive Director of UN World Food Programme
Researchers from the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies welcomed the new Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Cindy McCain, to Trinity.
24 Aug 2023
Health|Society
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Ukrainian exhibition launches at Pearse Station
Inner Light, an exhibition documenting the stories of Ukrainian women living in Ireland, has opened in Pearse Station.
24 Aug 2023
Community|Society