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Managing the health of vulnerable groups during COVID-19

The project will provide immediate virtual support for those with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).

21 May 2020

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COVID-19 crisis is causing people to exercise more

With more than 50% of people now meeting recommended physical activity guidelines, this represents a significant, positive increase compared to what was seen in the last Healthy Ireland Survey conducted in 2019.

18 May 2020

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Trinity appoints leading quantum technology scientist, Professor Ortwin Hess

Professor Hess will lead novel research into room-temperature quantum technologies, together with a network of collaborators from Australia, Finland, Germany, Japan, South Africa, the UK and US.

14 May 2020

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Trinity research helping policy makers make safer decisions on reopening our communities

Over the last number of weeks, Ireland has taken public health measures such as closing schools and businesses and encouraging social and physical distancing to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Planning for easing of such restrictions is difficult because we don’t know how many people in the community have been infected with the […]

14 May 2020

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Employees fear contracting COVID-19 if using public transport to get to work

Three-quarters of employees among 500 people surveyed across Ireland are concerned about contracting COVID-19 if they were to use public transport to get to work.

14 May 2020

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How blocking iron drives the lung immune system to control infection

Researchers have discovered how the iron chelator, DFX, which functions by attaching to iron, drives the immune system to deal with tuberculosis.

13 May 2020

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Association between vitamin D levels and mortality from COVID-19

Trinity researchers are calling on government to change recommendations for vitamin D supplements as a matter of urgency.

11 May 2020

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Researchers to assess humanitarian vulnerabilities of Palestinian Bedouin in West Bank

The works is supported by a Research Development Grant worth approximately €500,000 from the AHRC-DFID Collaborative Humanitarian Protection Research Programme.

7 May 2020

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Trinity study confirms accuracy concerns on contact tracing apps

It's likely to be challenging to use Bluetooth to reliably detect when people using contact tracing apps are within 2 metres of one another, a new Trinity measurement study has found.

7 May 2020

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AMBER to educate and entertain with new digital experience for kids at home

Through fun educational videos children from the ages of 10 to 12 can learn about science at home during the current lockdown.

7 May 2020

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