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Trinity’s astrophysicists bring Mercury Transit to Irish public

The astrophysicists assisted hundreds of people, young and old, in viewing the Transit through a high-power telescope, while Mercury’s progress was also screened live on a large-screen TV.

11 Nov 2019

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Will Ireland survive 2050? Climate crisis in the spotlight

Yvonne Buckley, Professor of Zoology at Trinity, features on RTÉ One's 'Will Ireland Survive 2050?' documentary tonight [Monday 11th November] as the spotlight falls on the global climate crisis.

11 Nov 2019

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Astrophysicists to bring Mercury Transit to Irish public

A high-power telescope will offer the chance to observe the smallest planet in our solar system move across the face of the Sun.

8 Nov 2019

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Scientists take giant stride towards entirely renewable energy

Scientists from Trinity have taken a giant stride towards solving a riddle that would provide the world with entirely renewable, clean energy from which water would be the only waste product.

8 Nov 2019

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Gaza: what life is like under the continuing Israeli blockade

By the seaside in Gaza City. Yaser Alashqar, Author provided Yaser Alashqar, Trinity College Dublin In his latest update to the UN Security Council in late October, Nicolay Mlandenov, the UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, warned that as the occupation of Palestinian land continues and a two-state solution moves further away: […]

8 Nov 2019

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Trinity researchers win Science Foundation Ireland 2019 Science Awards

Professors Lydia Lynch and Danny Kelly of Trinity have won Science Foundation Ireland 2019 Science Awards for their significant research contributions.

7 Nov 2019

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How to stay fit into your 60s and beyond

Ageing is inevitable and is influenced by many things – but keeping active can slow ageing and increase life expectancy.

6 Nov 2019

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Scientists to conduct biodiversity audit at Áras an Uachtaráin

Over the next 12 months, the team will quantify both habitat and species diversity on the 130-acre site.

4 Nov 2019

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Reconnecting with what we are eating, and each other

Research is revealing the negative impacts of eating alone, which has been found to be linked to a variety of mental and physical health conditions.

4 Nov 2019

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Stevie the robot enjoys pride of place on TIME’s new front cover

Stevie, designed and developed by a team led by Trinity's Professor Conor McGinn from the School of Engineering, made a big impression when put through its paces in a retirement community in the US this summer.

25 Oct 2019

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