Opinion
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Why the Nazis stole a fragment of the Bayeux tapestry
Millie Horton-Insch, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the History of Art Department, Trinity, tells the tale of how a fragment of the Bayeux tapestry ended up in the Schleswig-Holstein state archives. This piece was first published by The Conversation.
15 Jul 2025
Arts|Culture|Research
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Will the Government really put McDonald’s ahead of children in poverty?
The reason child poverty persists is that whenever the opportunity comes to translate words into action there is always some higher priority. This year that higher priority looks to be the hospitality sector, writes economist Barra Roantree
7 Jul 2025
Culture|Health|Society
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Trinity hosts Ireland’s first BioBrillouin microscope
Trinity now has Ireland’s first and only BioBrillouin microscope, which will enable researchers to make giant strides in the fields of inflammation, cancer, developmental biology and biomedical materials, among others.
4 Jul 2025
Research|Science
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There is no loneliness epidemic – so why do we keep talking as if there is?
Most people experience periods of loneliness, isolation or solitude in their lives, but these are different things, writes Brendan Kelly, School of Medicine, in a piece for The Conversation.
27 Jun 2025
Health|Research|Society
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Rent reforms are the sticking plaster on a crisis – only radical change will work
By offering something to landlords and tenants with new rental rules, the Government is taking something from both, writes Sarah Hamill, School of Law, in the Irish Independent.
27 Jun 2025
Research|Society