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Gradaim Ghaeilge Choláiste na Tríonóide 2019 bronnta ag an Aire Stáit, Seán Kyne

Thug na Gradaim aitheantas don obair atá ar siúl chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn san ollscoil agus sa phobal i gcoitinne.

10 Apr 2019

Two new bird species found in Indonesia

The two new beautiful bird species are called the Wakatobi white-eye and the Wangi-wangi white-eye.

24 Apr 2019

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Taoiseach opens €80 million building for scaled up Trinity Business School

The six-storey building located on the city-centre campus will include an Innovation and Entrepreneurial hub, a 600 seat auditorium, smart classrooms with the latest digital technology and an executive education centre.

23 May 2019

Landmark clinical trial could reduce the numbers of unnecessary C-sections

A landmark clinical trial for midwifery, obstetrics and neonatology at Trinity College could have potential for positive global impact.

21 Nov 2019

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Provost announces Professional Staff Award winners

The awards celebrate the outstanding contributions by our administrative, technical and support staff whose hard work, creativity and dedication are a key element the university’s success.

16 Jul 2019

Shame plays an important role in political life – or at least it used to

Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, Aneta St?pie?, with an opinion piece published by The Conversation.

23 Oct 2019

How an afternoon tipple made from peas could help save the rainforest

Using peas instead of wheat to produce gin significantly reduces the environmental footprint associated with the process.

4 Jul 2019

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National Deprivation Index for Ireland published

Researchers at Trinity College have published the National Deprivation Index for Ireland.

28 Nov 2019

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Researchers to push boundaries of particle physics with €10 million H2020 funding

The developed technologies will drive advances in medicine and industry and impact advanced scientific computing and machine learning.

25 Apr 2019

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Minister Mitchell O’Connor launches gender equality charter

A charter to promote gender equality in the university sector was formally launched by Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O'Connor at an event hosted by Trinity College Dublin.

15 May 2019

Protein insight may lead to better control of type 2 diabetes

Scientists have identified a family of proteins which are associated with better control of blood sugar levels and disease in type 2 diabetes patients.

10 Sep 2019

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Trinity economist to lead Irish participation in EU energy project

Professor Denny will lead the Irish participation in the SocialRES project and joins a team of researchers from Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Croatia, Romania and the UK.

27 May 2019

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Transformative scientist awarded Burkitt Medal

Dr Mina Bissell has changed the way we look at cancer and its surroundings, challenging several established paradigms in her research.

24 Sep 2019

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Chemical noses to detect and rid pollutants

The scientists will engineer next-gen receptor molecules that flag the presence of specific pesticides and other pollutants and integrate them with smart nano-devices before deploying them directly in the environment.

1 Mar 2019

The food system needs a revolution

We need a food revolution, argue the authors of the piece, who feel processed-food producers can sometimes paint a false picture of supposed improvements.

15 Jul 2019

Scientists engineer “Venus flytrap” bio-sensors to snare pollutants

The biological sensors change colour once they have successfully snared a target molecule, and will soon have a host of important environmental, medical and security applications.

19 Nov 2019

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Sixteen sports represented across Trinity’s 2019/20 Sports Scholars

Student athletes from a wide variety of sports, including rugby, basketball, GAA and cricket are featured in this year’s programme.

18 Oct 2019

Trinity’s new Global Relations Strategy – a step change in internationalisation

The Global Relations Strategy (GRS 3) will see a step change in internationalisation for the University and higher education in Ireland.

14 Feb 2019

Temporary Closure of Nassau Street Entrance

There will be a temporary closure at Nassau Street Entrance due to essential maintenance and improvement works being carried out.

26 Feb 2019

How to stay fit into your 60s and beyond

Ageing is inevitable and is influenced by many things – but keeping active can slow ageing and increase life expectancy.

6 Nov 2019

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Student sponsored silence for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

On Tuesday morning you may have noticed this group of students on the steps of the Exam Hall in Front Square, they were undergraduate students from the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies who recently learnt about potential changes to speech and swallowing as a result of motor neurone disease (MND) and the impact this can have […]

14 Feb 2019

Using tech for better mental health — tackling perinatal depression in women

Dr Gavin Doherty, Associate Professor in Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity, focuses his research on designing healthcare technology – particularly to support better mental health.

26 Nov 2019

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Breathing new life into forgotten medieval chants for St Patrick & other saints

Trinity is leading an ambitious international cultural heritage project which is bringing back to life forgotten medieval chants and prayers associated with Irish saints

13 Mar 2019

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Trinity to develop educational resources to support responsible research

Project INTEGRITY, which will last three years, has received funding of €2.4 million via the EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

5 Apr 2019

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€100 million investment announced for 6 new SFI Research & Training Centres

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD and Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD, yesterday announced an investment of over €100 million in six new SFI Centres for Research Training. The SFI Centres for Research Training programme, the first postgraduate training programme run by Science Foundation […]

6 Mar 2019

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AMBER secures €40 million in Government funding

AMBER the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and Bio-Engineering Research, headquartered at Trinity has secured €40 million in Government funding for phase two of the centre as part of Project Ireland 2040.

9 May 2019

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Chemists create self-assembling material with suite of new properties

The material self-assembles into 2D networks in a predictable and reproducible manner and may one day have numerous applications.

15 Oct 2019

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Trinity researchers uncover critical metabolic switch for inflammatory diseases

The work identifies the protein, PKM2, as a potential therapeutic target for treating a host of diseases mediated by over-active immune cells.

21 Nov 2019

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Trinity students to represent Ireland at Enactus World Cup

The trip to Silicon Valley is the reward for winning the national version of a competition that celebrates positive innovations created at third-level institutions.

28 Jun 2019

Four in ten Irish companies currently use Artificial Intelligence (AI)

World AI experts are meeting in Dublin this week to develop international standards at an international plenary hosted by Trinity’s ADAPT and the National Standards Authority of Ireland.

8 Apr 2019

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