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Ancient genome analyses reveal mosaic pattern of goat domestication

Farmers were selecting specific traits in goats such as coat colour and production ability as early as 8,000 years ago.

6 Jul 2018

Researchers’ clean air device bags silver in Horizon 2020 competition

The team’s solution addresses the ongoing challenge of air filtration for buildings by reducing the mass of particle pollution entering, as well as saving energy.

6 Nov 2018

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Trinity researchers shed new light on devastating Spanish Flu pandemic

The School of Histories and Humanities and Glasnevin Trust launched a conference, 'Pandemic: Ireland and the Great Flu 1918-1919', at Glasnevin Cemetery Museum , marking the centenary of the Great Flu in Ireland.

23 Oct 2018

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Thirteen Trinity researchers to receive Irish Research Council Laureate Awards

Thirteen researchers from Trinity College Dublin were among the thirty-six successful applicants of the Irish Research Council (IRC) Laureate Awards programme.

23 Mar 2018

Scientists discover a brain signal that indicates if speech has been understood

The uniqueness of the signal means that it could have a number of potential applications, such as tracking language development.

23 Feb 2018

‘Growing Up Live’ broadcasting from Trinity as part of Science Week 2018

Supported by Science Foundation Ireland as part of Science Week 2018, Growing Up Live tracks human life from birth to death and everything in between with a series of experiments and studies.

14 Nov 2018

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Researchers discover new solution to problem plastic

Researchers at AMBER and BEACON, the Bioeconomy Research Centre have discovered a blend of biodegradable plastic that completely degrades under typical home-composting conditions.

31 Aug 2018

What is life? Exhibition explores the link between art and science

Professor Cliona O’Farrelly will give a guest talk at the opening of an inspiring exhibition, which links to the upcoming Schrödinger at 75 – The Future of Biology conference.

20 Jul 2018

New partnership with Cricket Leinster

College Park named as the new home ground for Leinster youth and seniors

13 Apr 2018

Welcome to the inaugural cohort of Trinity/Columbia Dual BA students!

Students of the inaugural Trinity and Columbia University Dual BA Programme in the arts and humanities were warmly welcomed on campus.

30 Aug 2018

World Bee Day – here’s how Trinity’s scientists are helping pollinators

Researchers from the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity have been spearheading bee-related research in Ireland for a number of years.

18 May 2018

Trinity experts in Motor Neurone Disease support Walk While You Can campaign

The aim is to raise money to support those living with the condition today and to expedite effective treatments for those facing up to it tomorrow.

9 Jul 2018

Trinity agrees to find solutions to supplemental fees

The Board of Trinity College Dublin agreed with the Students’ Union proposal to return to the status quo regarding modular billing and fees for taking supplemental assessments.

28 Mar 2018

Official Opening of HSE Tallaght Integrated Academic Primary Care Centre

On Friday 4th May 2018 Taoiseach Leo Varadkar & Minister for Health officially launched the HSE Tallaght Integrated Academic Primary Care Centre, The Russell Centre, Tallaght Cross, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

10 May 2018

Trinity Business School joins top tier of global business schools

This prestigious and elite quality assessment accreditation places Trinity Business School in the top 2% of business schools in the world.

17 Dec 2018

Trinity entrepreneurs tap into US startup scene

Six ‘Trinity Tangent Pioneers’ will widen their entrepreneurial networks and gain invaluable international experience that will enable them to better compete in the global marketplace.

22 Oct 2018

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Trinity announces new Scholars and Fellows

College staff and students gathered in Front Square to applaud New Scholars and Fellows. This year there are 73 Scholars, 16 Fellows and two Honorary Fellows.

9 Apr 2018

Immune discovery should lead to improved vaccines for infants and newborns

The scientists believe the discovery could reduce both the age at which vaccines can be first administered, and the need for multiple booster shots.

10 Jul 2018

Living humanely: perspectives from law, morality and science

An event organised by the Loyola Institute last week explored the interaction between law, morality and science against the backdrop of the Referendum on the Eighth Amendment.

19 Apr 2018

European Research Council Awards €3 million to leading Neuroscientist at Trinity

The Thomas Mitchell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Rhodri Cusack, at Trinity College Dublin has been awarded an EU European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant valued at €3 million.

6 Apr 2018

Trinity co-hosts World Congress of Biomechanics 2018

The event, which will welcome over 4,000 delegates, is a significant boost for Ireland’s growing international reputation for bioengineering research.

9 Jul 2018

Students win €50,000 Investment Fund for Entrepreneurs

Trinity Students win €50,000 Investment Fund for Entrepreneurs for their new product that fights hospital infections

1 Jun 2018

IP pop-up for World Intellectual Property Day

Staff and students were welcomed to one-on-one consultations with knowledge transfer experts from the Office of Corporate Partnership and Knowledge Exchange

11 May 2018

Is stakeholder capitalism making a comeback?

Over two centuries, capitalist ethos has swung from profit-taking for the few, to a distribution of wealth to the many, and back again. Is the pendulum poised to swing once more? asks Professor Louis Brennan in this piece for The Conversation.

8 Oct 2018

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Trinity Business Student of the Year 2018

The Award recognises and celebrates students who have achieved excellence in a number of categories, including academic, athletic, entrepreneurial, and social engagement.

23 Apr 2018

World’s largest autism grant will transform research landscape

The €115 million grant, titled Autism Innovative Medicine Studies-2-Trials (AIMS-2-Trials), will increase our understanding of autism and help develop new therapies to improve health outcomes and quality of life for autistic people.

18 Jun 2018

Trinity student wins 2018 Hamilton Prize

Ronan O’Gorman was honoured as one of Ireland’s leading young mathematicians on the anniversary of Trinity alumnus’ William Rowan Hamilton’s quaternions discovery.

18 Oct 2018

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Can an exhausted lung cell of a smoker fight bacterial infection?

New research uncovers the life of an 'exhausted macrophage' or lung cell of a smoker and why it is unable to fight infectious diseases, such as TB.

1 Nov 2018

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Beyond 2022 project to recreate public record office destroyed in 1922 fire

February 2018

26 Feb 2018

Health benefits of Irish heather honey comparable to those of Manuka honey

The findings showed that there was a similar overall presence of powerful antioxidants called phenolic compounds in Irish heather honey as in Manuka honey.

3 Sep 2018