College News
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Vital research reports published to aid health officials’ response to pandemic
Findings from three reports highlight common risk factors in our older population
8 Apr 2020
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Mary Lawlor appointed to top United Nations human rights position
An adjunct professor and a member of the Trinity Business School advisory board, she has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.
31 Mar 2020
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Response to Covid-19 shows striking similarities with pandemics past
Be it quarantine or social distancing, responses to the current Covid-19 pandemic have not changed much since the pandemics of the past, speakers noted in the Behind the Headlines discussion Plagues and Pandemics which was livestreamed to over 7000 viewers on Thursday evening, March 26th 2020.
27 Mar 2020
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Adults over 70 the fabric of their community, new findings released
The findings come at a time when the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on our older population are being discussed nationally.
25 Mar 2020
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People with an intellectual disability vulnerable to adverse outcomes of COVID-19 warns Trinity expert
Professor Mary McCarron, Director of the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disablity has highlighted her concerns on the impact of the crisis on those with an intellectual disability.
24 Mar 2020
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India Office formally launched by Ambassador Brendan Ward
Trinity College Dublin's new India Office was formally launched by HE Brendan Ward, Ambassador if Ireland to India, on February 21st.
11 Mar 2020
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Watch Trinity’s Strategic Plan launch livestream – 10 March at 11.30am
Join us online for Trinity College Dublin’s Strategic Plan 2020-25 which will be launched on Tuesday 9th March, 2020, at 11.30am. Due to the ongoing situation around Covid-19, the physical launch has been cancelled and instead is being livestreamed on www.tcd.ie/strategy from 11.30am tomorrow. You can also view a short highlight video of the Strategic […]
9 Mar 2020
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Covid-19 update to the College community – 06.03.20
A Trinity Covid-19 Working Group has been operating for some weeks and the Major Emergency Management Team has met in recent days to make decisions to reduce the risks from the virus.
6 Mar 2020
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Hist250 exhibition celebrates the ‘Greatest of all Schools of Oratory’
Chancellor of the University, Professor Mary McAleese is opening the exhibition and is also launching a history of the Society by Trinity’s Professor Patrick Geoghegan.
6 Mar 2020
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Research into early detection of frailty in older adults awarded €1.5m
Frailty places older people at higher risk of falls, cognitive decline, disability and makes them more likely to use primary and secondary healthcare.
2 Mar 2020
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Resources launched to improve post-partum health for women
A new suite of on-line resources will provide vital support to new mothers for their physical and mental well-being.
28 Feb 2020
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Professor Luciano Rezzolla delivers inaugural lecture as honorary Andrews Professor in Astronomy (1783)
Professor Rezzolla’s main research topic is the physics of compact objects, such as black holes and neutron stars.
26 Feb 2020
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Exploring the tumultuous landscape of addiction research, policy and practice
The newly published book covers a range of important issues of addiction research and practice in a balanced and informative way.
26 Feb 2020
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Trinity wins Best Green Campus Award 2020
Trinity College Dublin won the Best Green Campus Award at The Education Awards 2020 on February 20 for its unsurpassed strong commitment to make a positive environmental impact and contribute to a sustainable future.
21 Feb 2020
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Trinity Green Week 2020: Food and its impact on climate change
Provost Patrick Prendergast, Trinity alumnus Senator David Norris and Green Party member Saoirse McHugh launched Trinity’s annual Green Week.
20 Feb 2020
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Trinity appoints Peter Reynolds as Chief Financial Officer
Peter will provide strategic leadership on all financial, management and investment matters as they relate to the running of the University.
17 Feb 2020
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Trinity Secondhand Booksale: 18 – 20 February
The event, which features thousands of novels, journals, pamphlets, guides and reference books, is the largest charity booksale in Ireland.
17 Feb 2020
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Relaunch of new and improved ‘The 1592’ restaurant
The unique dining venue captures the magic and history of Ireland’s oldest university
14 Feb 2020
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Professor Samson Shatashvili honoured for contribution to quantum field theory
The interactions between mathematics and physics have greatly intensified during the last three decades leading to a number of very significant breakthroughs in both fields and Professor Shatashvili has played a huge role in this evolution.
12 Feb 2020
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Understanding how a protein wreaks havoc in the brain in Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from Trinity have just published research that may one day lead to better treatments for this debilitating illness, which affects around 12,000 people in Ireland and between 7 and 10 million people worldwide.
12 Feb 2020
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