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Scientists engineer “Venus flytrap” bio-sensors to snare pollutants

The biological sensors change colour once they have successfully snared a target molecule, and will soon have a host of important environmental, medical and security applications.

19 Nov 2019

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GPS unlocks badger dispersal secrets

This research has major implications for implementing vaccination programmes to limit the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB).

18 Nov 2019

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Going the extra mile! New research into badger dispersal could minimise bovine TB spread

The research has major implications for implementing vaccination programmes to limit the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB) and comes at an opportune time, as a national programme to vaccinate badgers has recently commenced.

18 Nov 2019

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Academics launch Irish Association for Primary Science Education

The Association will promote the teaching and learning of science in primary schools throughout the island of Ireland.

14 Nov 2019

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Defining what consciousness is not, to help those with severe brain injury

Understanding how the brain produces consciousness and how it can be preserved after devastating brain injury is the focus of a new international research collaboration.

12 Nov 2019

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Trinity hosts Symposium on Dementia and Human Rights

The Symposium brought together international and national experts to discuss framing dementia as a disability and disability rights/human rights issue.

12 Nov 2019

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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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The diverse world of Trinity’s botany research

Trinity's botanists are playing important roles in conducting high-impact research that can make a huge societal impact for current and future generations.

25 Oct 2019

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Trinity’s historic Botany building welcomes a tropical forest

London-based artist, Josephine Hicks, has painted a mural that links historic plant-hunting to the tropical biodiversity and conservation research carried out today.

24 Oct 2019

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Scientists pinpoint nature-based farming solutions to help address the climate and biodiversity emergency

Ireland’s leading scientists propose six evidence-based Ecological Principles that can support the design and implementation of effective solutions.

23 Oct 2019

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Vitamin D deficiency and poor muscle function in the over-60s

Trinity researchers have shown that vitamin D deficiency increased the likelihood of poor muscle function in older adults and confirms the protective effect of physical activity.

23 Oct 2019

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Trinity teams secure prestigious SFI Research Infrastructure Programme awards

Two Trinity teams have secured prestigious SFI Research Infrastructure Programme awards to fund innovative, high-impact projects.

22 Oct 2019

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Sustainable long-term funding needed to support students with intellectual disabilities

Increasing numbers of students with intellectual disabilities are attending mainstream secondary schools but more support for higher education and employment is needed.

17 Oct 2019

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MAMMI Study launches online resources for mothers

The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College have launched a suite of on-line resources for mothers, based on the findings of the MAMMI Study.

17 Oct 2019

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Worldwide study shows biodiversity is critical in improving crop production

Agricultural fields with greater biodiversity are better protected from harmful insects, promote pollination, and produce higher yields.

16 Oct 2019

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Chemists create self-assembling material with suite of new properties

The material self-assembles into 2D networks in a predictable and reproducible manner and may one day have numerous applications.

15 Oct 2019

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Trinity ecologist honoured for innovative marine research

Dr Nessa O'Connor has been awarded an International Recognition of Professional Excellence (IRPE) Prize in marine ecology for her research.

10 Oct 2019

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Engineering students compete strongly at ITHERM

The students acquitted themselves well in the Student Heat Sink Design Challenge, which provided a taste of additive manufacturing in the real world.

10 Oct 2019

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Supernova light fantastic – the dead stars that light up the universe

Some supernovae experience long plateaus of up to a year in their light curves post-death, rather than fizzling out fast after their final acts.

8 Oct 2019

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EU study to improve welfare of laying hens

The study has received €3.9 million from the EU Marie Curie Fund and will train future science leaders while attaining the best possible welfare standards for chickens.

4 Oct 2019

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The myth of the Irish slave, white supremacy and social media

Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania delivered the 2019 Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture at Trinity College Dublin.

3 Oct 2019

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