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New online democracy curriculum shows cultural trauma has lasting impact on societies
This provides a necessary tool to deepen knowledge and understanding of the current crises, enhancing people’s awareness and capacity to make informed choices and take action in the public sphere.
30 Mar 2020
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Christmas dinner with a sustainable twist: Food Smart Dublin team recreates three historical seafood dishes
The team, funded by the Irish Research Council, has worked with talented chefs to recreate seasonal dishes from long-forgotten, centuries-old recipes that are both delicious and environmentally responsible.
21 Dec 2020
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Strong recognition of Trinity research in SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme awards
21 investigator-led projects have been awarded almost 30% of total funding granted in the programme.
2 Nov 2020
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Meet Violet – the robot on a mission to tackle COVID-19
Violet harnesses ultraviolet (UV-C) light as a virus-destroying weapon and when deployed has the added benefit of limiting direct exposure of front-line cleaning staff to harmful pathogens.
25 Apr 2020
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Study investigates how the nation is coping with COVID-19
The multi-wave study was carried out by researchers from the Trinity Centre for Global Health to better understand how people are responding, understanding and coping with the pandemic in Ireland.
16 Apr 2020
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Trinity celebrates its 2020 Scholars and Fellows
Staff, students, friends and families are unable to celebrate on campus this year due to COVID-19 restrictions and yet all are united in their appreciation for the exceptional achievements of the students and academics who have today been elected Scholars and Fellows.
20 Apr 2020
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Science Gallery Garden launches at Ars Electronica global festival
Science Gallery’s international network partners with Ars Electronica to explore trust, technology, global challenges, arts innovation and new forms of digital storytelling at their 2020 festival, In Kepler’s Gardens.
8 Sep 2020
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Introducing Palaeontology – new book underlines importance of the fossil record for informing today’s conservation decisions
The book, by Patrick Wyse Jackson, from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, provides a timely reminder of how the fossil record can inform critical conservation decisions of the future.
1 Dec 2020
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Numeracy in the now: videos to help teach primary maths at home
A new series of easy and accessible videos focused on numeracy for young children has been released online by researchers from Trinity.
21 May 2020
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Trinity first in Europe for producing entrepreneurs for sixth successive year
Since 2006, Trinity alumni produced 277 entrepreneurs, formed 254 venture-backed companies, and raised capital of approximately US 4.8 billion.
12 Oct 2020
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Trinity Business School, daa win global award for executive education
A bespoke and customised innovation leadership programme developed by Trinity Business School in conjunction with daa has won the Silver award in the Global 2020 EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards. The EFMD Awards recognise excellence in the executive education space, in which programmes are designed and customised for organisations to facilitate transformation of both people and […]
21 May 2020
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Celebration of Language and Culture in the Heart of the City – Éigse na Tríonóide 2020 begins today
The annual festival, organised by the Students’ Union, student society An Cumann Gaelach and the university’s Irish Language Office, celebrates Irish language and culture.
10 Feb 2020
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Sustainability-minded ReFunk wins Provost Innovation Challenge
The team is building a platform that allows users to list unwanted belongings and materials, which another user can then collect and upcycle.
26 Nov 2020
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Trinity team launches SHARE IT – a sustainability impact assessment toolkit for food sharing initiatives across the globe
SHARE IT will help food sharing initiatives around the world document and communicate the impact of their activities on the sustainability of food systems.
27 Jan 2020
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Trinity researchers discover how the brain ‘re-wires’ after disease
Trinity researchers are studying how the brain re-wires itself in neurological disease. The team is building treatments for today’s more common global conditions like Motor Neurone Disease (MND/ALS) and Spinal Muscular Atrophy and their findings could impact rehabilitation for patients, the discovery of effective drugs and quantifying the potential efficacy of new therapies. The paper […]
17 Nov 2020
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Genes from scratch – far more common and important than we thought
The majority of unique genes in the species the scientists looked at do not result from simple divergence from genes existing in others. This is surprising -- as is the discovery that genes evolving from scratch can have the potential to confer significant advantages to species adapting to their environments.
17 Feb 2020
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Researchers to design new VR systems for healthcare, entertainment, and e-education
The project, SpheryStream, will ehance the visual sensation of future media systems and have uses in a variety of sectors, from healthcare to education.
25 Sep 2020
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Life before COVID: Health and habits of Ireland’s older people before crisis hit
TILDA researchers have released a comprehensive report detailing the health, social and economic circumstances of older adults in Ireland pre- COVID-19.
17 Dec 2020
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Let’s START talking about research! Trinity to host European Researchers’ Night
The annual Europe-wide event that showcases research and aims to bring researchers and the public closer together takes place on November 27th 2020.
18 Nov 2020
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Research highlights increased loneliness in lock-down for the over-70s
The joint report from TILDA and ALONE highlights the effects of COVID-19 measures on our older population.
14 Jul 2020
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