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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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Defining the course of the COVID-19 disease in the immunosuppressed patient

Could people receiving immunosuppressive therapies in fact be protected from the disease?

7 May 2020

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Is the ‘new abnormal’ troublesome for our voices?

The study looks at our new ways of working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 May 2020

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Professor Eve Patten announced as new director of Trinity Long Room Hub

A Professor in modern literature and culture, Professor Patten is also a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. She has served as Head of School, Director of the Oscar Wilde Centre and Co-ordinator of the MPhil in Irish Writing.

1 May 2020

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Treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquinine: can you teach an old drug new tricks?

Assistant professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at Trinity, Niamh O'Boyle, with an important piece underlining why nobody should self-medicate when fighting COVID-19.

1 May 2020

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Disentangling the psychological, behavioural, media and governmental responses to COVID-19 via a cross-border analysis

The research project is one of six Trinity projects awarded funding through the recent HRB/IRC 'Covid-19 Rapid Response Call'

30 Apr 2020

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Democracy in an age of pandemics

The Trinity Long Room Hub’s latest online-only Behind the Headlines discussion tackled the topic of democracy and pandemics, with an international panel of speakers.

29 Apr 2020

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Six innovative Trinity research projects to wage war on COVID-19

The research projects have been funded by the government's Covid-19 Rapid Response Call to tackle the nationwide pandemic.

29 Apr 2020

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ADAPT and OSi enable open data access for COVID-19 app developers and researchers

Open access to the COVID-19 Health surveillance monitor via the Geohive’s Dataportal and the government’s Open Data portal will be a major help to researchers and app developers.

28 Apr 2020

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Meet Violet – the robot on a mission to tackle COVID-19

Violet harnesses ultraviolet (UV-C) light as a virus-destroying weapon and when deployed has the added benefit of limiting direct exposure of front-line cleaning staff to harmful pathogens.

25 Apr 2020

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Experts release videos to help parents teach young children at home

The videos, which were released on UNESCO World and Copyright Book Day, aim to support literacy at home in a simple way and are targeted at children in early primary school and their parents.

24 Apr 2020

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Vitamin D: a factor determining severity in COVID-19, new TILDA research

There are significant discrepancies in mortality rates related to Vitamin D levels at different latitudes globally; the high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in Northern Hemisphere countries; and the possible role of Vitamin D in suppressing the severe inflammatory responses seen in very ill COVID-19 patients and in COVID-19 deaths.

23 Apr 2020

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Timely and appropriate COVID-19 care urgent for people with an intellectual disability

It is vital that people with an intellectual disability (ID) get the care that they need during the COVID-19 pandemic says Professor Mary McCarron, Director of TCAID.

21 Apr 2020

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Trinity celebrates its 2020 Scholars and Fellows

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 today been elected Scholars and Fellows.

20 Apr 2020

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Researchers pinpoint potential new therapeutic target for eye disease

Millions of people worldwide suffer varying degrees of vision-loss due to irreversible retinal degenerative diseases. This research offers hope that improved treatments are on the horizon.

20 Apr 2020

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New studies show Irish diet is unsustainable – nutritionally, financially and ethically

Multiple sources of animal protein in our diets score poorly from a nutritional-financial cost perspective, while alcohol consumption accounts for less than 7% of calorie intake but 25% of daily cost for Irish adults.

17 Apr 2020

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Study investigates how the nation is coping with COVID-19

The multi-wave study was carried out by researchers from the Trinity Centre for Global Health to better understand how people are responding, understanding and coping with the pandemic in Ireland.

16 Apr 2020

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The shift to a more sustainable food system is inevitable – here’s how to make it happen

A new report from SAPEA, co-authored by Professor Anna Davies from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, lays out the social science evidence on how a transition can happen in an inclusive, just and timely way.

9 Apr 2020

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Trinity College Dublin and AIB join forces in the battle against COVID-19

Bank pledges €2.4 million to dedicated COVID-19 Research Hub at the University

9 Apr 2020

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Vital research reports published to aid health officials’ response to pandemic

Findings from three reports highlight common risk factors in our older population

8 Apr 2020

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Trinity research outlines cost of not supporting firms in danger of closure due to Covid-19 crisis

Exits bear significant and lasting economic and social costs and therefore any measure to prevent widespread closures of businesses in the midst of a crisis ought to factor in the enormous cost of not supporting firms in danger of closure.

7 Apr 2020

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