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Biodiversity audit of Trinity’s campus and properties will quantify species and habitat diversity

This exciting project will quantify the habitat and species diversity across the 47-acre College Green campus, along with Trinity’s satellite properties.

22 May 2021

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Lancet publishes pivotal results from clinical trial for the chronic condition, atopic dermatitis

Results of the study led by Professor Alan Irvine are hugely encouraging and will hopefully offer an additional treatment option for patients.

21 May 2021

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Trinity Research Stories campaign shines a spotlight on our research

The eye-opening new video-based campaign kicks off today to showcase the variety and quality of research taking place at Trinity, to raise awareness of its importance and foster a deeper understanding of how research impacts our day-to-day lives.

19 May 2021

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Researchers launch world class trials infrastructure to tackle the rapidly increasing impact of dementia

The project aims to triple the number of clinical trials available for people living with dementia in Ireland by 2026.

19 May 2021

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Young adults vastly more affected by COVID pandemic than older people

“We’re meant to be crossing over … but the bridge is broken”: 2020 university graduates’ experiences of the pandemic in Ireland. A new study from Trinity College Dublin investigating the impact of the COVID pandemic on young adults finds that they are vastly more affected than older people, and the reverberations of the disruption to […]

13 May 2021

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Trinity study looking at the experiences of baby loss invites public participation

The Spaces Between Us project is gathering information from parents and family members who lost a baby 20+ years ago in Ireland.

11 May 2021

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Extremely high burden of physical and mobility problems for people who are homeless: research

The study found that people homeless in their 20s, 30s and 40s are physically comparable to those housed in their 70s and 80s

10 May 2021

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Why is COVID-19 so hard to treat? Growing evidence points to a unique infectious profile

There is growing evidence that the virus infects both the upper and lower respiratory tracts – unlike “low" or "high" pathogenic” human coronavirus sub-species, which tend to infect one or the other.

7 May 2021

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World Ovarian Cancer Day: Know the Signs

Ovarian cancer research underway in Trinity's School of Medicine, focuses on the identification of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers to improve patient care and outcomes.

7 May 2021

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Researchers tag basking sharks to learn more about Ireland’s gentle giants

The tags accumulate data about the sharks’ behaviour and physiology as they cruise around the coast feeding on plankton. The goal is to learn more about the anatomy and physiology of these ocean giants – information that will guide conservation efforts for an endangered species.

6 May 2021

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Trinity researchers secure government funding for next generation therapies for incurable cancers

The research team at TTMI is part of the HEALED consortium who have secured €6.8M government funding as part of a 3-year, €10.5M programme to develop next generation cell therapies for cancer.

5 May 2021

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TILDA researchers find obesity linked to reduced blood flow to the brain

The study also shows that increased physical activity can positively modify, or even negate, this reduction in brain blood flow in people over the age of 50 years.

5 May 2021

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Researchers develop new graphene-based sensor technology for wearable medical devices

The team’s printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the industry standard and outperform other comparable nano-enabled sensors in an important metric seen as a game-changer in the industry: flexibility.

4 May 2021

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Trinity and Ryanair launch sustainable aviation research centre

A €1.5m donation will seed a multi-disciplinary team to engage in research around 1) sustainable aviation fuels, 2) zero carbon aircraft propulsion systems and 3) noise mapping. Ryanair has committed to 12.5% of its flights using sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.

29 Apr 2021

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New alcohol policy research network launched across Ireland and UK

The network (ACORN) aims to build capacity and drive innovation in alcohol policy research to support effective policy development, enactment, implementation and evaluation.

29 Apr 2021

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Trinity researchers publish ‘State of the Methods’ article for qualitative research

State of the Methods papers are written by experts in the field and their purpose is to outline and illustrate key advancements and innovation in research methods.

29 Apr 2021

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Astronomers detect first ever hydroxyl molecule signature in an exoplanet atmosphere

These observations are the testbed for next-gen facilities like the Thirty Meter Telescope and the European Extremely Large Telescope in searching for biosignatures on smaller and potentially rocky worlds.

27 Apr 2021

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New Scholars and Fellows Announced

The new cohort of Fellows and Scholars has been announced today, on Trinity Monday. Staff, students, friends and families are unable to celebrate on campus this year due to COVID-19 restrictions and yet all are united in their appreciation for the exceptional achievements of the students and academics who have been elected.

26 Apr 2021

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Skeletal defects may be ameliorated after immobility in the womb

Foetal movement in the uterus is a normal part of a healthy pregnancy but the research offers hope that resuming movement post-immobility may reduce the negative impacts.

23 Apr 2021

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Three Trinity researchers win European Research Council Advanced Grants

Professors Jennifer McElwain, Seamus Martin and Daniel Kelly will pursue research projects in botany, immunity and inflammation, and bioengineering. Their awards bring the total number of ERC Investigator Grants awarded at Trinity under the Horizon 2020 funding programme to 44, with a total value of €83 million.

22 Apr 2021

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Eight Trinity researchers receive Irish Research Council Awards

Eight Trinity researchers have received awards from the Irish Research Council. The funds will support projects across diverse issues, including those affecting carers, senior citizens and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on wellbeing.

7 Apr 2021

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Rising Sika deer populations linked to bovine TB infections

Although TB infection rates have decreased in general in recent decades, county-level data shows a correlation between higher Sika numbers and local TB infections – with County Wicklow a particular hotspot.

6 Apr 2021

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Scientists pinpoint our most distant animal relatives

Their work finds strong evidence that sponges – not more complex comb jellies – were our most distant relatives.

31 Mar 2021

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New study raises fresh privacy concerns about Apple and Google mobile phones

Apple iPhones and Google Android phone share data with Apple and Google on average every four and a half minutes, even when the phone is not being used.

29 Mar 2021

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We must enhance environmental policy coherence to meet Sustainable Development Goals – new research

Economic, social, and environmental policies must be aligned and share common — and not contrasting — goals for this to happen.

29 Mar 2021

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The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025: an ambitious new plan to save our bees

The plan provides a new five-year roadmap to help bees, other pollinating insects, and our wider biodiversity – and promises to engage more stakeholders and address more specific actions.

26 Mar 2021

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Pandemic negatively affecting children and young adults from low-income families

Pandemic affects children and young adults from low-income families negatively in terms of internet access, quiet places to study and higher likelihoods of living with someone vulnerable to severe COVID-19 disease.

26 Mar 2021

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Pandemic experiences of older people brought to life through Poemathon

The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity collaborated with Poetry Ireland and Neuroscience Ireland to create a poem of 355 contributors which captures the mood of our older population.

24 Mar 2021

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Brain Awareness Week 2021: The developing brain’s response to stress

Dr Eva Jimenez-Mateos is bringing her knowledge of seizures in adults to neonatal care in order to understand how the brain responds to our first days of life.

21 Mar 2021

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Brain Awareness Week 2021: The lesser known Lewy Body Disorder

Researchers at the Global Brain Health Institute and St James Hospital are attempting to raise awareness of the disorder in Ireland and provide an education forum for the public and health professionals in Ireland,

19 Mar 2021

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