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Deep learning and weather simulations discussed at applied mathematics meeting

Leading researchers in the field came together recently as Trinity played co-host to a prestigious annual meeting, in which a number of important applications were in the spotlight.

21 Jan 2022

Research

Nine Trinity projects awarded Irish Research Council ‘New Foundations’ funding

Nine Trinity research projects have received funding from the Irish Research Council (IRC) under the ‘New Foundation’ programme announced this week.

18 Jan 2022

Co. Wicklow student wins Trinity College Dublin E3 Global Challenges Award

Vagif Aliyef, from St David’s Secondary Co. Educational School in County Wicklow, created an AI-based app that allows students to generate flashcards from their notes for efficient revision.

14 Jan 2022

CHARM-EU conference looks at European universities’ cooperation: towards sustainable transdisciplinary partnerships

Register now for this free online conference taking place on 13 January 2022.

5 Jan 2022

Cycle Maintenance at Christmas: minding your mental health

Professor Ian Robertson, Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute encourages us to re-engage with a slower rhythm to take care of our mental well-being this Christmas.

22 Dec 2021

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Overcoming the challenge of digital inclusion for adults with intellectual disability

The Digi-ID project, in the Trinity Centre for Ageing with an Intellectual Disability (TCAID) aims to address the challenge of digital inclusion and low usage of digital technologies amongst people with intellectual disability (ID).

21 Dec 2021

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Trinity remembers Dr Aoibheann Gaughran

Aoibheann was a research fellow in the School of Natural Sciences, where her positivity, energy and passion for her work proved an inspiration to all who knew her.

17 Dec 2021

Growing Up in Ireland: Work, study, leisure – and living with parents

Growing Up in Ireland published a new report on the lives of 20 years old provides valuable insights into the health and well-being of young people

14 Dec 2021

Laidlaw Foundation and Trinity announce new scholarship programme for women in business

The Laidlaw Foundation and Trinity College Dublin have announced a new scholarship programme entitled Pathways for Women in Business.

13 Dec 2021

Trinity College researchers develop test to accurately diagnose active kidney injury

The test will improve the care of people living with Vasculitis which affects an estimated 1,000 people in Ireland currently, with 100 new cases being diagnosed every year.

9 Dec 2021

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Healthy Trinity launches its first Impact Report

Highlights included: upgraded bike parking; funding for a European mental and physical health programme, installation of condom dispensers and Trinity’s first ever misuse of drugs policy.

9 Dec 2021

Building brain healthy communities through creativity

With a growing understanding of the life-course risk factors for brain health, how do we take an integrated approach to building and supporting brain healthy communities for all ages?

9 Dec 2021

Research

IDS-TILDA remembers those who have played a significant role in its research

IDS-TILDA - 'one of the most significant studies on the ageing of people with ID in the world' - hosted commemorative ceremony to respectfully remember participants who have given so generously to the study, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

8 Dec 2021

Research

Joseph McCauley wins 2021 Institute Of Physics Technicians Award

Joseph, from Trinity's School of Physics, played a leading role in the planning and construction of the I-LOFAR telescope.

8 Dec 2021

Trinity researchers and staff honoured in IRC Research Ally awards

Seven Trinity researchers and members of staff were honoured in the inaugural ‘Research Ally’ awards at this year’s Irish Research Council Researcher of the Year awards.

8 Dec 2021

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Trinity Business School surges in FT European Business School Rankings 2021

Trinity Business School has risen 24 places in the Financial Times European Business School Rankings 2021, published, climbing to the 32nd spot.

7 Dec 2021

How low-cost interventions can improve the welfare of women living with HIV

Trinity research conducted in HIV clinics in Uganda sheds new light on how low-cost interventions can improve the welfare of women living with HIV.

6 Dec 2021

Research

Trinity Business School names first Chair of Strategic Management

Trinity Business School has appointed Catherine Welch as its first ever Chair of Strategic Management. An Australian national, Professor Welch is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Business School and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Aalto University.

23 Nov 2021

Sustainable clothing platform wins Provost’s 2021 Innovation Challenge

The Provost’s Innovation Challenge at Tangent, now in its fourth year, is a social good hackathon that provides support, creative outlets, and mentorship for undergraduate and graduate students to have a real impact on a global problem.

15 Nov 2021

Amharc úrnua ar athlasadh na n-alt maidir le hothair a bhfuil airtríteas réamatóideach orthu

Tá an Grúpa Réamaiteolaíochta Móilíní i Scoil an Leighis, faoi stiúir an Ollaimh Ursula Fearon, ag obair chun tuiscint níos fearr a fháil ar eachtraí casta ceallacha agus móilíneacha a tharlaíonn díreach sna hailt atá buailte.

11 Nov 2021

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How unknown small-scale publishers helped catapult Shakespeare to global popularity

In his inaugural lecture Professor Andy Murphy demonstrated how Shakespeare’s position as a central figure in global culture is due in part to the efforts of a set of little known figures operating in the cultural periphery.

3 Nov 2021

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Bringing unseen Irish drama to the digital airwaves – Prof Chris Morash curates new Abbey podcast

A new weekly podcast of rarely performed Irish plays curated by Prof Chris Morash for the Abbey Theatre was launched this week

2 Nov 2021

10 years of Grattan Scholarship Programme celebrated

At the event special tribute was paid to Emeritus Professor John O’Hagan, founding father of the initiative.

28 Oct 2021

Níor cheart frithdhúlagrán coitianta a úsáid a thuilleadh mar chóireáil do dhaoine a bhfuil néaltrú orthu

Níor cheart frithdhúlagrán coitianta a úsáid a thuilleadh mar chóireáil do dhaoine a bhfuil néaltrú orthu, dar le staidéar.

27 Oct 2021

A great teacher and a warm presence on campus – Trinity pays tribute to Brendan Kennelly

Brendan Kennelly placed the College in the centre of national debates about memory, history and the importance of the arts and literature in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s

18 Oct 2021

Pop up vaccination centre to open again on campus

A HSE pop up vaccination centre will be open on Wednesday 20 October, 8.30am – 6pm in the Marquee at New Square. No appointment is necessary.

18 Oct 2021

Launch of UNI-ECO Sustainability E-learning modules

Staff and students across the five partner Universities of the UNI-ECO project can now learn more about sustainability through two new free e-learning modules titled Consumption and Waste and Carbon Footprint, launched today, 18 October.

18 Oct 2021

Professor Anna Davies announced as new Chair of The Rediscovery Centre, Ireland’s National Centre for the Circular Economy

Anna will play a critical role in cultivating connections, ideas and resources to support greener low-carbon living. Her work will further a core goal of the College's commitment to deeper civic engagement and a climate-first Trinity.

18 Oct 2021

Science Gallery to reopen with BIAS, an exhibition exploring machine learning thics

BIAS the exhibition will interrogate how prejudice can move quickly from human to machine as algorithms and artificial intelligence systems are encoded by humans with very human values, preferences and predispositions.

15 Oct 2021

Interested in becoming a Trinity Student Social Media Ambassador?

Interested in social media and communications? Want to work with Trinity’s Communications Team to show the Trinity Student Experience across the University’s social media channels? Join the Trinity Student Social Media Ambassador Team. The Trinity Student Social Media Ambassador (SSMAs) Team is a diverse group of students who assist Trinity Communications Social Media Team in […]

13 Oct 2021