Darryl Jones delivered a public lecture exploring the background to the writing of Arthur Conan Doyle’s highly successful ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’.
Tag: research
Drug price variation and lack of transparency with community pharmacies cause for concern: research
Researchers investigated the variation and availability of prescription drug prices in community pharmacies in Ireland and found large price variation and lack of transparency from pharmacies a cause for concern.
A ‘Goldilocks amount’ of time spent online could be good for teenagers’ wellbeing
New research from the Department of Sociology has found further evidence of a relationship between online engagement and mental wellbeing in teenagers.
Trinity researchers contribute to Ireland’s new radon map
Researchers have contributed to the new radon risk map launched by the EPA today. This represents an important step in protecting the general public from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation.
Dánta cogaidh agus dánta síochána ó lár an 17ú haois
Reáchtáil Roinn na Gaeilge i gColáiste na Tríonóide comhdháil lae ar an Aoine 20 Bealtaine ar Dhánta Cogaidh agus Dánta Síochána Ó Lár an 17ú hAois.
Insights into domestic violence and substance use: report
The research looked at the unique needs of women who experience both substance use and domestic violence internationally and to provide the first estimate of the hidden prevalence nationally in Ireland, in 2020.
Age-related muscle loss linked to socioeconomic disadvantage: research
New research shows older adults living with socioeconomic disadvantage are twice as likely to have age-related muscle loss. The study is published in the journal ‘Frailty and Ageing’.
Provost Linda Doyle elected as new board member of the League of European Research Universities
With Professor Karen Maex stepping down as Rector Magnificus of the University of Amsterdam in July 2022, League League of European Research Universities (LERU) has had to elect a new Board Member and a new Chair.
How seascapes of the ancient world shaped genetic structure of European populations
Scientists in the ancient DNA laboratory in Trinity sequenced the genomes of ancient (4500-5000 yrs old) Maltese humans from the collective cave burials at the Xaghra Circle and compared these with genomes of contemporary groups from around Europe.
Beauty and the Bleach: the colonial history of colourism explored in BBC documentary
Also known as pigmentocracy, colourism is defined as discrimination that privileges light-skinned people of colour over their darker-skinned peers.