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Viewing art can boost wellbeing by giving meaning to life

The simple act of looking at a piece of visual art can boost your wellbeing, a new research study from the School of Psychology has found, and this benefit can be gained in a hospital setting as well as an art gallery.

16 Apr 2025

Research|Society

How mobility assistance dogs can improve quality of life in children with cerebral palsy

Heather Kennedy Curtin, Specialist Physiotherapist in Gait Analysis, Trinity, writes about new research findings from her team in this piece first published by The Conversation.

16 Apr 2025

Research|Science

New research outlines pitfalls of posthuman, AI governance in real-world “city brain” project

The work underscores what can go wrong when an AI that manages city transport, safety, health and environmental monitoring predicts the future and intervenes in the present, significantly influencing urban governance and public policy development.

16 Apr 2025

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity and St Patrick’s Mental Health Services to give occupational therapy training

The new partnership will provide occupational therapy students with clinical placements in mental healthcare settings.

15 Apr 2025

Health|Research|Students

Links between sport-related brain injury and dementia examined in new study

Retired high-performance contact sports athletes are being asked to participate in a ground-breaking research study led by the School Psychology and the School of Medicine investigating the links between sport-related brain injury and dementia risk in later life.

15 Apr 2025

Research|Science|Society