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Study investigates what shapes child well-being in rich countries
Study on child well-being ranks Ireland 12th out of 38 OECD/EU countries but cautions on the effects of the pandemic.
3 Sep 2020
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World-leading AI experts deliver inaugural John Mc Carthy Summer School
Computer science experts from Trinity are joining the RDI Hub in Kerry to investigate the role of artificial intelligence in sustainable societies.
3 Sep 2020
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Trinity researchers secure prestigious ERC awards
Assistant Professor Claire Gillan and Dr Alessandro Lunghi have been awarded European Research Council Starting Grant Awards worth €3 million in the latest round of results, while Al Maktoum Associate Professor, Mohamed Ahmed, recently began his project here, which was retained on the funding list from a previous round.
3 Sep 2020
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Trinity researchers in breakthrough trial for motor neuron disease
The enrolment of an Irish patient into the trial allows Ireland to compete on the world-stage in early clinical trials for MND.
1 Sep 2020
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Science Gallery Dublin brings PLASTIC to Donegal
The touring exhibition will explore how we can responsibly use the versatile material, while fundamentally changing our approach to living with plastic.
21 Aug 2020
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A quantum thermometer to measure the coldest temperatures in the universe
The physicists' proposed thermometer is based on quantum entanglement and can accurately measure temperatures a billion times colder than those in outer space. It would be used to answer fundamental research questions and to study how matter behaves in extreme quantum states.
20 Aug 2020
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Trinity researchers build open source ventilator with international non-profit consortium
The LibreRespire ventilator was developed to make an affordable, robust, medical-grade, open-source solution freely available to low and middle-income countries.
19 Aug 2020
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Trinity researchers secure funding from Irish Research Council’s enterprise partnership scheme
Eleven Trinity College Dublin enterprise-focused research projects were among 50 that received a total of €4.3 million in funding under the Irish Research Council’s 2020 Enterprise Partnership Scheme.
17 Aug 2020
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Ecosystem ‘tipping points’ unhelpful for developing environmental policies – largest ever synthesis of global climate change research
The scientists behind the work believe policy makers should readdress the use of thresholds in ecosystem management and instead act according to the precautionary principle.
17 Aug 2020
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Trinity teams receive Enterprise Ireland funding to commercialise research
The funding will enable researchers to commercialise therapies for both whooping cough and common retinal disease.
11 Aug 2020
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Dr Tomás Ryan wins 2020 Lister Institute Research Prize
Dr Ryan becomes the first scientist in an Irish institution to secure the highly prestigious Lister Institute Preventive Medicine Prize Fellowship.
10 Aug 2020
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Are we medically intervening in maternity care when we don’t need to?
The School of Nursing and Midwifery research provides an international perspective on key birth interventions.
6 Aug 2020
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At least 25% of small businesses earn more because of better ICT skills
The research has been published by the Trinity Business School.
4 Aug 2020
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Harnessing the beneficial effects of exercise on bone to create new therapies for osteoporosis
Around 300,000 people in Ireland have osteoporosis and many more may live with the disease undetected. It can be particularly problematic as we get older when bone regeneration becomes slower.
4 Aug 2020
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Trinity—UK collaboration awarded £1.6 million to unveil the secrets of quantum thermodynamics
The QuamNESS consortium puts together researchers in University of Bristol, Queens University Belfast and Trinity College Dublin under the support of an EPSRC-SFI grant to explore the thermodynamics of quantum machines and technologies.
4 Aug 2020
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Cure your “plant blindness” with a virtual stroll through Ireland’s diverse habitats
The wonderful flora of Ireland is featured in five-minute videos, each of which puts the spotlight on five species living in one of the country’s many varied habitats.
29 Jul 2020
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Aerobic exercise could have the final say on fatty livers
The study is the first to demonstrate significant improvements in MAFLD using an exercise-only intervention, without clinically significant weight loss.
28 Jul 2020
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The explosive secret hidden beneath seemingly trustworthy volcanoes
Some volcanoes hide chemically diverse magmas in their underground plumbing systems – including some with the potential to generate sudden explosive activity.
28 Jul 2020
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Spectacular death of white-dwarf star lights up nearby galaxy
Understanding how white dwarfs explode gives a more precise understanding of how iron is created and distributed throughout the Universe.
23 Jul 2020
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Driving immunometabolism to control lung infection
Researchers are looking at how an approach, already being tested in patients with COVID-19, could also be used in the fight against TB.
23 Jul 2020
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Professor Aljosa Smolic wins prestigious innovator award
The award recognises pioneers of transformative technologies and showcases innovations that have had great impact on human experiences or are anticipated to do so in the near future.
17 Jul 2020
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Meet the super-nutritious new pasta with a greener footprint
Scientists have shown the tasty new pasta made from chickpeas greatly improves the environmental sustainability and nutritional quality of one of humanity’s most popular food chains.
16 Jul 2020
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Scientists find new link between delirium and brain energy disruption
The research suggests that therapies focusing on brain energy metabolism may offer new routes to mitigating delirium, which is particularly common in the elderly and in those hospitalised with COVID-19.
15 Jul 2020
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Research highlights increased loneliness in lock-down for the over-70s
The joint report from TILDA and ALONE highlights the effects of COVID-19 measures on our older population.
14 Jul 2020
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Four Trinity researchers announced in the top twelve emerging new health researchers in the country
The fellowship awards were announced by the Health Research Board.
14 Jul 2020
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Transforming innovative research into practice to benefit older people
Novel collaboration between TILDA, NCPOP, HSE and RCPI is to benefit Ireland’s older people through innovative Frailty Education Programme.
8 Jul 2020
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Improving the learning experience for students with intellectual disabilities
The generous gift to the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) has come from The Rory McDonagh Trust.
8 Jul 2020
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Professor Anna Davies wins ERC Public Engagement with Research Award for social media outreach
The success was linked to engagement around the ShareCity project, which assesses the practice and sustainability potential of city-based food sharing economies.
7 Jul 2020
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Scientists create new device to light up the way for quantum technologies
Their innovative new device will emit single particles of light, or photons, from quantum dots that are the key to practical quantum computers, quantum communications, and other quantum devices.
7 Jul 2020
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Researchers kick off Ireland’s first project to measure real-world driving emissions using remote sensing
The team will measure and model real-world emissions from more than 150,000 vehicles at four locations over a 16-week period in Dublin.
1 Jul 2020
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