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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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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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Why ‘getting a good night’s sleep’ is linked to good health
Researchers from TILDA have found that sleep duration is an important contributor to good mental and physical health in the older Irish population.
3 Oct 2019
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Trinity’s Hamilton Mathematics Institute receives major Simons Foundation grant
The HMI will use the US $600,000 grant to extend the Simons Visiting Professors, Simons Postdoctoral Fellows, and Simons Visiting Scholars programmes.
1 Oct 2019
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Value of Ireland’s insect pollinators greatly underestimated
The "Pollival" study led by Trinity shows that the loss of pollinators in Ireland could risk a €20-59 million hit per year in crop production from locally sources alone.
27 Sep 2019
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Transformative scientist awarded Burkitt Medal
Dr Mina Bissell has changed the way we look at cancer and its surroundings, challenging several established paradigms in her research.
24 Sep 2019
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Global leaders in cancer research map out new approaches for patients
The 11th International Cancer Conference will see global leaders in cancer research mapping out new 'personal' approaches for cancer patients.
24 Sep 2019
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Innovative projects successful under Sláintecare funding
Two innovative projects from the Department of Clinical Medicine were announced as successful applicants to the government funding scheme.
19 Sep 2019
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Future of Ireland and its Borders discussed as no-deal Brexit looms
Major public discussion on the Future of Ireland’s borders calls for a return to the John Hume spirit of the “island of communities” – not uniting territory but uniting people.
18 Sep 2019
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Visit PROBE: Research Uncovered at Trinity
Join us in Trinity and journey through the best that Irish research has to offer as this year’s offering of PROBE takes centre stage from 5 pm on Friday September 27.
17 Sep 2019
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Surgical mesh damage can be measured in simple lab experiments
Such experiments should have been conducted before surgical mesh was used to operate on people – many of whom are now living with serious, debilitating consequences.
16 Sep 2019
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Exploring eight centuries of communication disabilities
A new exhibition in the Old Library explores eight centuries of communication disabilities exploring how these were understood and managed.
12 Sep 2019
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A curiosity driven genetic discovery that should impact cancer treatments
A team of geneticists has discovered new biological targets that may help devise alternative therapies for cancers that are becoming resistant to existing drugs.
11 Sep 2019
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Protein insight may lead to better control of type 2 diabetes
Scientists have identified a family of proteins which are associated with better control of blood sugar levels and disease in type 2 diabetes patients.
10 Sep 2019
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Repetitive impacts key to understanding sports-associated concussions
It seems that repetitive impacts – as opposed to single events – cause the all-important damage to blood vessels in the brain.
9 Sep 2019
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Samuel Beckett in Augmented Reality for the first time
The project reinterpreted a classic Beckett text in a way that is engaging for 21st Century audiences, by using cutting-edge interactive digital media technologies.
6 Sep 2019
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A revolutionary material that could protect aircraft and speed up internet connections
The new, biologically produced material, will be a material of choice for next-generation optoelectronic and photonic devices.
6 Sep 2019
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Innovation Workspace set to deliver €6 million in investment
Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace, a new cutting-edge innovation facility, co-located in the Trinity College Business School, has been officially launched.
5 Sep 2019
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Fr Tony Coote Assistant Professor in MND announced
Trinity College announces the Tony Coote Assistant Professor in Motor Neuron Disease (MND).
3 Sep 2019
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Trinity scientists among world’s elite
Eighty-one scientists from Trinity feature in a new citation metrics database that systematically and objectively ranks 100,000 of the most-cited scientists across the globe.
29 Aug 2019
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Why dogs really are a person’s best friend: new TILDA research
Walking your dog is linked to greater physical activity and social participation according to new TILDA research.
26 Aug 2019
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Low levels of dietary vitamins linked to frailty in older adults
Researchers at TILDA have found that lower levels of dietary vitamins and antioxidants are associated with frailty in older adults.
23 Aug 2019
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Physicists create world’s smallest engine
The engine is approximately ten billion times smaller than that of a car, and could one day help recycle waste heat and thus improve energy efficiency.
22 Aug 2019
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Research award to improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients
Professor Maeve Lowery's award from the Pancreatic Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) will all for improved outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.
14 Aug 2019
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Trinity student wins worldwide F&D essay competition
Lyndsay Walsh, Master’s in Development Practice student, has won the inaugural IMF Finance & Development (F&D) global essay contest.
11 Aug 2019
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Irish 3 year olds are consuming up to 10 teaspoons of sugar a day
A new study from the Dublin Dental University Hospital at Trinity has shown that Irish 3 year olds are consuming, on average, 10 level teaspoons a day of 'free sugars'.
9 Aug 2019
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Vitamin D is not linked to low blood pressure in older adults, TILDA
Researchers from TILDA have shown in the largest study to-date that vitamin D is not associated with low blood pressure on standing (orthostatic hypotension) in older adults.
8 Aug 2019
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Scientists make major breakthrough in understanding common eye disease
Scientists at Trinity College have announced a major breakthrough with important implications for sufferers of a common eye disease – dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – which can cause total blindness in sufferers, and for which there are currently no approved therapies. The scientists discovered that a key component of the cells lining the retinal blood […]
8 Aug 2019
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