College News
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New report on academic staff use of technology enhanced assessment
The report by Trinity researchers, Dr Ann Devitt, and Dr Mairead Brady, was funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, in partnership with the Irish Research Council.
11 Oct 2018
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Orrin Devinsky, MD, delivers 2018 John Kirker memorial lecture
The 2018 John Kirker Memorial Lecture, named in honour of the pioneering epileptologist and Trinity graduate Dr John Kirker, was recently delivered by Orrin Devinsky, Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. The lecture entitled ‘Medicinal Cannabis for Epilepsy’ was presented on as a keynote talk of the meeting of the Irish Chapter of the International League against Epilepsy.
9 Oct 2018
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Ministers Humphreys and Halligan launch €22.2 million I-Form SFI Research Centre to shape the future of Irish advanced manufacturing
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD, launched the new I-Form Advanced Manufacturing SFI Research Centre, hosted by University College Dublin, representing Government and industry investment of €22.2 million on 24 September.
9 Oct 2018
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Zoologists host launch of new children’s book on Irish wildlife
Trinity zoologist, Nicola Marples, shared her invaluable knowledge of Ireland’s wildlife as an expert adviser on Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals.
9 Oct 2018
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Trinity student wins two significant Biomedical Engineering awards
A final year Trinity PhD student in Biomedical Engineering, Robert Gaul, has scooped two major engineering awards - first prize in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) PhD competition for Cardiovascular Mechanics and Cell Biomechanics at the World Congress of Biomechanics, and the Engineers Ireland Biomedical Research Medal.
5 Oct 2018
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Professor Owen P. Smith gives a lecture “60 years since the discovery of Burkitt Lymphoma”
On 24 September, the opening day of Cancer Week, Professor Owen P. Smith gave a lecture “60 years since the discovery of Burkitt Lymphoma" at Trinity.
3 Oct 2018
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Computer science students connect with employers at Internship Speed Connect
The students interviewed for internship placements with companies including Bloomberg, Deloitte, Intel and Accenture.
2 Oct 2018
Research
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New 14 Expeditions book showcases globetrotting adventures of botanists
The new book showcases 14 unique and often surprising research tales told by the researchers who lived them.
1 Oct 2018
Research
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Trinity’s FSD wins Finance Team of the Year at the British Accountancy Awards
Trinity’s Financial Services Division (FSD) was awarded “Finance Team of the Year” at the annual British Accountancy Awards on Wednesday 26th September 2018 from a shortlist that included agricultural investor AgDevCo; bookmakers Paddy Power Betfair; data communication company Smart DCC Limited; agriculture and farming group Woldmarsh Producers Ltd; and the University of Edinburgh.
28 Sep 2018
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Trinity establishes The Andrew Lydon Scholarship in Motor Neurone Disease Research
On 18 September, the Academic Unit of Neurology held a ceremony to mark the establishment of a PhD scholarship in memory of Galway man Andrew Lydon. The four-year scholarship will support a PhD in Motor Neurone Disease research, and has been awarded to Trinity by the Andrew Lydon Trust.
27 Sep 2018
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Medical interns showcase National Academic Track programme research
The showcase marked the completion of the inaugural Intern Network Executive’s National Academic Track for Internship programme.
26 Sep 2018
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Trinity student wins international award for undergraduate research in bird ecology
Lyndsay Walsh won the award in the Earth & Environmental Sciences category for her work in assessing bird abundance and diversity in the tropical forests of Mexico.
24 Sep 2018
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New report will shape the future of Intellectual Disability Nursing in Ireland
The report sets out a clear direction to support people with an intellectual disability in living ordinary lives in ordinary places.
20 Sep 2018
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Seven universities launch joint Charter to underpin future of Irish university education
Commitment to six-point plan to achieve a sustainable, competitive university system for Ireland’s future talent.
18 Sep 2018
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Culture Night 2018
Trinity is host to several events during Culture Night 2018, Friday 21st September. Join in the fun during this annual public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts, all over Ireland.
17 Sep 2018
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Trinity has the highest graduate employment rate in Ireland
Graduates from Trinity College Dublin are among the most employable and successful in the world according to the just published QS World University Rankings for Graduate Employability 2019, which rank Trinity first in Ireland for graduate employment rate and alumni outcomes. Trinity College is among the top 22% universities in the world in the QS […]
11 Sep 2018
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Academic staff induction programme showcases Trinity
New academic staff were warmly welcomed to Trinity by the Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast at the beginning of a three-day induction programme.
4 Sep 2018
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Multimedia exhibition re-imagines Oscar Wilde’s home
A multimedia exhibition featuring a re-imagining of Wilde’s house in London based on the writings of Wilde’s nephew Arthur Cravan is currently on display in Trinity’s Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing.
4 Sep 2018
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The ‘Braveheart effect’ – how companies manipulate our desire for freedom
The powerful urge we get to regain a lost or threatened freedom, even at great cost, is formally called “reactance” but I call it the “Braveheart effect, writes Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology.
4 Sep 2018
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Trinity Launches New Free Online Course on Radiation Oncology
Trinity is launching a new, free, online course: “From Diagnosis to Survivorship: An introduction to Radiation Oncology,” from the discipline of Radiation Therapy.
28 Aug 2018
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Minister Mitchell O’Connor opens Major European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education
A major European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education hosted by Trinity College Dublin was opened by the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor.
21 Aug 2018
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Public discussion on controversial teachings of the Catholic Church
The abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and the marginalisation of women and LGBT persons was the focus of a public discussion at the School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin in advance of the Papal visit later this week.
21 Aug 2018
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Papal Visit: transportation and access to Trinity
Please use pubic transport to avoid road closures and delays during the Papal visit this weekend.
21 Aug 2018
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Mathematics students complete Hamilton Trust Summer Internship Programme
Undergraduates from Trinity’s School of Mathematics worked on 14 projects ranging from exploring interesting questions in pure mathematics to theoretical physics and applied data analysis and statistics.
17 Aug 2018
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Astrophysicists gear up to map Perseid meteor shower
One 'shooting stars' per may be seen each minute with the naked eye at the peak, which should fall at night on Saturday August 12.
10 Aug 2018
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Trinity Long Room Hub leads global project on ‘Crises of Democracy’
Understanding why populist and authoritarian approaches to government are becoming more attractive than democracy is the focus of a new international research project led by Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.
9 Aug 2018
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Irish researchers celebrate contribution to multi-million global graphene market
International scientists are gathering in Dublin to celebrate AMBER researchers unlocking wonder material graphene, which is the thinnest and strongest material known to science.
2 Aug 2018
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Researchers ask burning questions on the future of fuels
The biennial 37th International Symposium on Combustion is being held in Ireland for the first time.
30 Jul 2018
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Can the work of Samuel Beckett Beckett help us rethink the concept of ‘disability’?
A public discussion on how Samuel Beckett thought and wrote about disability and an exhibition featuring highlights of Trinity College Dublin's world-renowned Beckett collection will form part of Trinity’s annual Samuel Beckett Summer School taking place this week
30 Jul 2018
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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