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Christmas Trinity Book Ideas

If you are looking for ideas for Christmas gifts, you may wish to consider some of the following Trinity books.

17 Dec 2017

Engineers’ smart machine wins National Instrument innovation award

The machine is reconfigurable so it can be re-assembled to perform different tasks. It will be put to use in the factories of the future.

12 Dec 2017

Trinity wins Postgraduate Design & Innovation Award

The Postgraduate Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship helps PhD students transform their research into products, services and policies

11 Dec 2017

Trinity’s School of Pharmacy and St Vincent’s University Hospital sign MOU

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity and the Pharmacy Department at St. Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement.

6 Dec 2017

New mental health collaboration project receives funding award

The School of Nursing and Midwifery has been successful in securing over €300k in funding for STRENCO, a project to strengthen collaboration between academics and students, service users and practitioners in the field of mental health and in an international context.

6 Dec 2017

New website will help institutions road-map their journeys to gender equality

The Systemic Action for Gender Equality (SAGE) website provides a suite of tools and resources to aid higher education and research institutions.

30 Nov 2017

Nobel laureate, Professor William C Campbell, returns to Zoology roots

Zoology students received awards from Professor Campbell on his return to the Trinity department from which his remarkable scientific career began.

30 Nov 2017

Trinity’s Head of Sport presidency concludes

Head of Trinity Sport Michelle Tanner is to leave the role at the European Network of Academic Sports Services (ENAS) she took up in 2013.

24 Nov 2017

TCGEL to guide 10th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education

TCGEL (the Trinity Centre for Gender Equality and Leadership) will play a leading role in shaping the 10th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education.

23 Nov 2017

New aquarium will support marine biology research at Trinity

Funding provided by the Marine Institute will allow researchers to test experimentally for the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems.

22 Nov 2017

Trinity Students Win 2017 International Undergraduate Awards

The Undergraduate Awards is the world’s leading undergraduate awards programme which recognises top undergraduate work, shares this work with a global audience and connects students across cultures and disciplines.

17 Nov 2017

From zombie critters to plant sensors at the School of Natural Sciences showcase

Researchers and postgraduate students from the School showcased the fascinating -- and hugely varied -- research they are currently conducting.

16 Nov 2017

Statisticians celebrate 50 years of the discipline at Trinity

World-leaders in statistics will discuss what lies ahead on the 50th anniversary of the discipline in Trinity.

14 Nov 2017

Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health mulls shortfall of workers

Trinity is co-convening the week-long forum, which places the health worker crisis under the spotlight; by 2030, the world may face a deficit of 18 million workers.

14 Nov 2017

Trinity team sets sights on International Engineering and Commerce competition

The team, comprising four Trinity undergraduates, won the ESB Inter-Colleges Challenge in which they designed a solution for the emerging markets of eHeat and eTransport tech.

10 Nov 2017

TCD researcher awarded €3.9 million for extracellular vesicles cancer research

Professor Lorraine O'Driscoll at Trinity’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences has been awarded almost €4 million Horizon 2020 funding for a programme entitled ‘Training in Extracellular vesicles for benefit in Health and Disease’.

8 Nov 2017

JUSTISIGNS Project Wins European Language Label For Improving Access To Justice

If you were a deaf person, who uses a sign language, and you had to report a crime, how would you do it? How would you engage with emergency services?

8 Nov 2017

What can we learn from the drought threatening South Africa’s water reserves?

Groundwater systems can provide important buffers when surface water reserves are low.

3 Nov 2017

Lean on Us Campaign Launched

A new visual art campaign showcasing current and former Trinity students how leaning on student support services was important for them in completing their studies.

2 Nov 2017

Engineers turn to the sea to reduce the environmental cost of energy production

Smaller, lighter devices that fix tidal arrays to the sea-floor may hold the key to making the tides a financially viable means of powering our 21st Century lives.

1 Nov 2017

Nov 2 is Vitamin D Day – Why is that important and what is Trinity doing ?

Researchers agree that at least one third of the world is deficient in vitamin D, and some scientists even think a greater percent of people are deficient in vitamin D.

1 Nov 2017

TV documentary charts installation of Ireland’s world-leading I-LOFAR telescope

13 Billion Light Years from Birr showcases the installation of I-LOFAR, with major input from Trinity astrophysicists. It will air at 10:15 pm on RTÉ One, Thursday October 19.

19 Oct 2017

Trinity start-up Zorin OS stars in international TechStars competition

Zorin OS – an alternative to Windows and Mac OS – placed third overall at Blackstone LaunchPad’s international TechStars competition.

17 Oct 2017

Students debate with Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Minister of Environment and Climate Change for Canada, Catherine McKenna, led a debate and Q&A with environmental postgraduate and undergraduate students at Trinity.

12 Oct 2017

Irish Time Symposium at Long Room Hub

Irish Time? Temporalities in Irish Literature and Culture is the theme of a symposium taking place in the Trinity Long Room Hub on 12-14 October.

11 Oct 2017

Trinity’s Architecture Celebrated during Open House Dublin 2017

Trinity will open its doors to the public as part of Open House Dublin 2017, 13th – 15th October. Open House Dublin is a unique experience, presented by the Irish Architecture Foundation, inviting you to explore the rich architecture of Dublin.

11 Oct 2017

Colombia’s Ambassador to the UK and Ireland addresses Trinity audience

His Excellency Nestor Osorio recently addressed a capacity audience in the Long Room Hub. The event was entitled 'The Colombian Peace Process: Opportunities and Challenges'.

10 Oct 2017

Launch of “The Economy of Ireland: Policy-Making in a Global Context”

Minster Donohoe launches the 13th edition of the Economy of Ireland.

5 Oct 2017

TCD academic joins committee overseeing latest strategy on drug and alcohol use

Professor Catherine Comiskey, Professor in Healthcare Modelling at the School of Nursing and Midwifery has been appointed by Minister Catherine Byrne to the role of sole academic expert to the National Oversight Committee responsible for the implementation of 'Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery – a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025'.

4 Oct 2017

Innovation Academy completes first Postdoc bootcamp

The Innovation Academy’s first foray into training Postdocs took place last week. This three day Bootcamp focused on the fundamentals of creative thinking, teambuilding and communications with an overarching aim of supporting Postdoctoral professional development.

27 Sep 2017