College News
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New Trinity Research Group to Focus on the Impact of Development Aid
New research unit will bring together economics researchers, development practitioners and policy makers in an effort to understand the impact of development aid and investments.
2 Apr 2015
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Trinity Announces Creation of Forty New Academic Posts
Forty new academic posts are being created across Trinity College Dublin to support the delivery of the College’s new Strategic Plan 2014-19.
27 Mar 2015
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Take ’steps to Wellness’ with this year’s Health and Sports Week
This year's College Health and Sports Week themed ’steps to Wellness' runs from 23rd to 27th March, promoting and encouraging Wellness for students and staff through health and sports activities on campus.
23 Mar 2015
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Raise & Give (RAG) Week Raises €23,500 for Trinity Charities
Raise & Give (RAG) Week 2015 was the College’s most successful to date. Over €23,500 was raised in total for Trinity charities in support of student education and engagement with society.
20 Mar 2015
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The People Behind the Post
A staggering 6,000kg of post is delivered to Trinity on average each month and over 1 million items have been sent from the College over the past four years. The hub of activity for meticulous sorting and distributing is the Mail Room.
20 Mar 2015
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Trinity Drives Excellence Through Gender Equality
To mark International Women’s Day 2015, Trinity’s Centre for Women in Science & Engineering Research (WiSER) produced a video about Trinity's commitment to gender equality featuring the Provost and Vice-Provost/CAO.
20 Mar 2015
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Natural Capital: a New Paradigm to Unite Natural and Social Sciences with Engineering and Technology?
How natural capital, the earth's stocks of physical and biological resources, contributes to our wellbeing, and how to conserve, engineer and manage it is being researched in the Schools of Natural Sciences, Engineering and Computer Science.
20 Mar 2015
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Trinity Hosts First Global Engagement Week
Trinity’s inaugural Global Engagement Week will take place from 20 – 25 April 2015 to further raise awareness of global relations activity among the College community.
20 Mar 2015
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Society of International Affairs Hosts Inaugural Ambassadors Ball
The purpose of the Ball was to raise funds for vulnerable children round the world through UNICEF, and to provide a space for students with an interest in international relations and foreign affairs to meet with diplomats.
20 Mar 2015
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2015 €15 Coin Honours Nobel Laureate Ernest Walton
A €15 limited edition silver proof commemorative coin to honour Nobel Laureate Ernest Walton, former graduate and professor at Trinity, and his ground-breaking achievements in the field of physics has been launched.
20 Mar 2015
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Trinity Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Geraldine Ruane has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer. A senior executive with a strong commercial and finance background, she has provided strategic vision and implemented growth strategies and efficiencies within many sectors.
20 Mar 2015
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It’s All to Play For in the Final Colours Battle
With spectacular wins as well as unfortunately losses in the Colours battle so far it’s all to play for in the final round at the Rugby Colours.
20 Mar 2015
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Trinity Appoints New Professor of Music
Prof Jane Alden is Trinity’s new Professor of Music. Her appointment is historic, not only is she the first Professor of Music in 20 years but she is the College’s first female Professor of Music since the Chair was founded over 250 years ago.
20 Mar 2015
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History Academics’ Publications Open New Insights into Irish Culture and Society
Two new publications by Dr Susan Flavin and Dr Ciaran O'Neill, Department of History look at the changing dynamics in daily living and education in Ireland in the 16th and 19th centuries and offer new insights into Irish society.
20 Mar 2015
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Dublin University Photographic Society Wins Best Overall Society of 2014/15
Dublin University Photographic Association society (DUPA) was the judges' choice for the Best Overall Society of 2014/15 for helping to promote staff and student photography throughout Trinity.
19 Mar 2015
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Trinity Welcomes Transformative Chemist
Internationally renowned inorganic chemist, Professor Karl Wieghardt, delivered the 2015 Cocker Lecture.
16 Mar 2015
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Trinity and Yale go Head-to-Head in Student Economic Review Debate
Teams from Trinity College Dublin and Yale University debated the motion ‘This house believes that the US should open the Mexican border’ at the Student Economic Review debate.
13 Mar 2015
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Trinity Community Mourns the Death of Sir Terry Pratchett
One of the most important modern satirists in the English language, Terry Pratchett, passed away on 12th March, 2015.
12 Mar 2015
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CROSS 2015 Rugby Legends Cycle for Cancer Research at Trinity Launched
The fourth year of the Rugby Legends Cycle for the C.R.O.S.S. charity which supports cancer research at Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital will embrace 1,000 km of beautiful scenery on the Wild Atlantic Way from Skibbereen to Donegal.
9 Mar 2015
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Trinity Professor Receives Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Award
The award is made annually to a distinguished chemist with an international reputation, able to relate and communicate the importance of chemistry and chemical research to everyday life.
6 Mar 2015
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Researchers Complete Vital Work in Housing Design for People with Dementia
Their recommendations will enable people living with dementia to live in their own homes for as long as possible, and help families and carers to provide the necessary support.
2 Mar 2015
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Journalist Jon Snow addresses Trinity’s Philosophical Society
Trinity’s Philosophical Society hosted renowned journalist, newsreader and presenter, Jon Snow, of Channel 4 News
26 Feb 2015
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Irish Times Debating Competition Team Award goes to Trinity
The team winners of the Annual Irish Times debating competition were Ronan O'Connor and Hugh Guidera of Trinity’s Philosophical Society.
25 Feb 2015
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Trinity Professor Raises Awareness of Engineering in Primary School Children
Professor Roger West from the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin visited St Oliver Plunkett National School as part of Engineers Ireland’s 'Engineer’s Week'
20 Feb 2015
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Trinity Green Week encourages Students and Staff to ‘Go Green in 2015’
Go Green in 2015 is the theme for the College’s 13th Annual Green Week which is running from 16th – 20th February.
17 Feb 2015
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Trinity Researchers Tackle Mechanisms of Concussion Injuries in Rugby
Video evidence is being focused on to establish the key kinematic scenarios that increase a rugby player’s risk of concussion.
13 Feb 2015
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Fungais Thairbheacha’ D’fhéadfadh Orgánaigh Mhicreascópacha cuidiú le Táirgeoirí Eorna Muintir an Domhain a Chothú gan aon Ábhar Ceimice
Tá luibheolaithe i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath, tar éis dhá speiceas fungais a aimsiú a chuireann cosc ar scaipeadh ghalair síl, agus ar an scrios a thagann dá mbarr
12 Feb 2015
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Innovation Academy to provide Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training for Brazilian Academics
The Innovation Academy at Trinity and UNISUAM, a non-profit educational institution in Brazil, have joined forces to deliver training to UNISUAM academics in 2015
10 Feb 2015
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Researchers Showcase Advances in Aviation Safety to MEPs in Brussels
PROSPERO, an EU FP7 Project co-ordinated by the Centre for Innovative Human Systems and School of Psychology aims to help meet ambitious EU targets to reduce aviation accident rates
10 Feb 2015
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Trinity Academic Helps to Promote Equity and Inclusion in Central American Social Policy
Professor Mac MacLachlan, Director of the Centre for Global Health and member of the School of Psychology in Trinity College Dublin, participated in a recent high-level ministerial meeting on social inclusion in Panama.
9 Feb 2015