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Six Trinity researchers win Irish Research Council Advanced Laureate Awards

Each awardee will receive up to €1 million in funding over a period of up to four years to pursue frontier basic research.

11 Apr 2019

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Trinity hosts particle physics masterclass

Trinity played host to the worldwide programme, which opens the window of cutting-edge physics to young investigators.

10 Apr 2019

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Four in ten Irish companies currently use Artificial Intelligence (AI)

World AI experts are meeting in Dublin this week to develop international standards at an international plenary hosted by Trinity’s ADAPT and the National Standards Authority of Ireland.

8 Apr 2019

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Trinity to develop educational resources to support responsible research

Project INTEGRITY, which will last three years, has received funding of €2.4 million via the EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

5 Apr 2019

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Students showcase smart home technology of the future

The students' prototypes ranged from navigation aids for the blind to doorbells for the deaf.

4 Apr 2019

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Public discussion: Does race matter?

In a recent public discussion in Trinity College Dublin, panellists were asked the question ‘Does Race Matter?’ The ‘Behind the Headlines’ discussion explored how racism has manifested in different ways throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, and why racism prevails today.

2 Apr 2019

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What a failed Johannesburg project tells us about mega cities in Africa

Ricardo Reboredo explores how and why a major development billed as a game changed in the urban footprint of Johannesburg six years ago failed and how that relates to the broader African urban context.

26 Mar 2019

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World Down Syndrome Day Summit explores 20 years of Trinity research into Down syndrome and dementia

The Trinity Centre for Ageing with an Intellectual Disability (TCAID) marked World Down Syndrome Day 2019 by presenting and exploring the science of Dementia and Down syndrome.

22 Mar 2019

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Ireland determined to avoid no-deal scenario as UK plays politics

The UK's no-deal tariff plan was viewed in Dublin as a way to scare Brexiteers into supporting Theresa May's deal, says Dr Etain Tannam, in this comment piece for The Conversation.

20 Mar 2019

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Beocht nua do chantaireacht dhearmadta ón mheánaois a cumadh do Naomh Pádraig agus naoimh eile

Tá Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath ag tabhairt faoi thionscadal uaillmhianach idirnáisiúnta oidhreachta agus cultúir atá dírithe ar bheocht a chur arís i gcantaireacht agus i bpaidreacha dearmadta ón mheánaois a cumadh do naoimh mar Naomh Pádraig, Naomh Bríd agus Naomh Colmcille.

13 Mar 2019

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Breathing new life into forgotten medieval chants for St Patrick & other saints

Trinity is leading an ambitious international cultural heritage project which is bringing back to life forgotten medieval chants and prayers associated with Irish saints

13 Mar 2019

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TILDA brings its research evidence on successful ageing to Longford

TILDA travelled to Longford last night to deliver the first seminar in an important nationwide partnership with the GAA, promoting their research findings on ageing successfully.

12 Mar 2019

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Donald Trump’s use of humiliation could have catastrophic consequences

Donald Trump's use of humiliation could have catastrophic consequences, explains Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, in this piece for The Conversation.

11 Mar 2019

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€100 million investment announced for 6 new SFI Research & Training Centres

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD and Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD, yesterday announced an investment of over €100 million in six new SFI Centres for Research Training. The SFI Centres for Research Training programme, the first postgraduate training programme run by Science Foundation […]

6 Mar 2019

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Trinity symposium shows breadth of translational cancer research

The recent TTMI annual symposium showed the breadth of promising translational cancer research with local and national speakers in attendance.

22 Feb 2019

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GAA/TILDA partnership brings the ‘secrets of positive ageing’ to every county

Irish Life supports ‘How to Age Well’ seminar series through CSR support for GAA Healthy Club Project and Trinity’s Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

21 Feb 2019

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LOFAR Radio Telescope reveals secrets of Solar Storms

This week, an international team of scientists from Trinity, the University of Helsinki, and DIAS announced a major discovery on the very nature of solar storms in the journal Nature Astronomy.

20 Feb 2019

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Conference considers the value of household labour

Leading historians, sociologists and policy advocates gathered in Trinity in an effort to open up new conversations about household labour in Ireland and further afield.

20 Feb 2019

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Exhibition charts the extraordinary history of the Gwynn family

A new exhibition in the Library of Trinity College Dublin charts the extraordinary history of the Gwynn family.

11 Feb 2019

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First HRB Impact Award recognises Professor Mary McCarron

The Health Research Board presents its first HRB Impact Award to Dean of Health Sciences Professor Mary McCarron recognising how her research has transformed the health, care and living environments of people ageing with ID.

8 Feb 2019

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Trinity researchers win funding to commercialise research to benefit the economy & society

Eleven Trinity projects were among the 38 research projects awarded funding by SFI to support the commercialisation of government-funded research.

7 Feb 2019

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EU project to develop adapted learning materials for people with Down Syndrome

An EU funded programme which aims to address the lack of specific learning material for people with learning disabilities is being implemented by Trinity with five European partners.

6 Feb 2019

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Trinity’s front façade goes red to celebrate the Dublin Chinese New Year festival

Trinity announced a major expansion of its Chinese Studies programme at the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies to mark the arrival of the Year of the Pig.

4 Feb 2019

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Trinity teams up with Rugby Players Ireland to assess health of retired elite athletes

A new research project led by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration Rugby Players Ireland is seeking to shed new light on the general health and wellness of retired elite athletes, with a particular focus on impact sports and brain health.

30 Jan 2019

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Molecular diagnostics and the future of oncology

Professor of Molecular Diagnostics, Orla Sheils and Director of the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) at the School of Medicine delivered her inaugural Trinity lecture recently.

14 Jan 2019

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‘Gaming for Peace’ a new digital 2D game to train peace keepers in conflict zones

‘Gaming for Peace’ is a new training tool with an inbuilt curriculum in soft skills for peacekeepers as well as an assessment of those skills.

10 Jan 2019

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Researchers develop new tuberculosis treatment

The newly developed medicine could be used to treat hundreds of thousands of patients with tuberculosis.

8 Jan 2019

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Variable venom – why are some snakes deadlier than others?

Comparing records of venom potency and quantity for over 100 venomous snake species shows that potency depends on what a species eats.

8 Jan 2019

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Professor Sylvia Draper wins prestigious chemistry award

Professor Draper, from Trinity’s School of Chemistry, won the 2018 Institute of Chemistry of Ireland David Brown award for her contribution to inorganic chemistry.

4 Jan 2019

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Trinity Innovation Awards 2018 – Celebrating Innovative Research

The University's leading researchers and inventors were acknowledged for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the Trinity Innovation Awards 2018 special awards ceremony.

20 Dec 2018

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