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Cultural resistance and human rights – inaugural lecture of Prof. Omar García

The role of the arts and humanities in addressing socio-political issues and human rights in Spain and Latin America was the focus of Professor Omar García’s inaugural lecture.

5 May 2022

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Reality of maternal mental health for first time mums in Ireland: study

The study, which looks at depression, anxiety and stress symptoms experienced by first-time mothers, has been published in the journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health and coincides with Maternal Mental Health Week

5 May 2022

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Outstanding contributions to research honoured by School of Medicine Research Awards

Seven recipients of the Trinity College Med Research Awards 2022 were honoured at a special awards ceremony. The grants are designed to support early innovative studies and to advance research impact.

4 May 2022

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Ukraine – changing how we bear witness to war

The role of the traditional war correspondent and the Ukrainian and Russian uses of social media took place in Trinity Long Room Hub recently.

27 Apr 2022

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Boosting brain health: researchers launch online programme for athletes

The new course is designed to help sportspeople improve their mental and physical health and protect key cognitive functions such as problem solving, focus and decision making.

26 Apr 2022

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Researchers discover drug-resistant environmental mould is capable of infecting people

The researchers found six cases of people infected with a drug-resistant form of a fungi called Aspergillus fumigatus that could be traced back to spores in the environment.

25 Apr 2022

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Medical device and digital health startups pitch for a place on Medtech Innovator’s Showcase and Accelerator programme

The event taking place today, in Trinity Business School, will feature pitches from the best-in-class medical device and digital health companies in the region, selected from hundreds of applicants internationally.

25 Apr 2022

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Trinity researchers to use machine learning techniques to optimise wind farm performance

The project will assess the aerodynamics of wind farms and develop new controllers to optimise power production. These new controllers will use operational wind farm data to adaptively “learn” the best way to control wind farms.

19 Apr 2022

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Irish scientists tag giant porbeagle shark off Donegal coast

The huge female specimen, estimated to weigh 400-500 lb, is the largest ever recorded in Irish waters and likely to be 25-30 years old. The scientists believe the Donegal coast may act as a globally important reproductive area for this species, which is critically endangered in European waters.

19 Apr 2022

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Scientists identify new approach to preventing seizures

Epilepsy is a chronic central nervous system (CNS) disorder affecting approximately 1% of the population and 50 million people worldwide. It is characterised by recurrent, spontaneous seizures caused by disrupted electrical activity in the brain.

14 Apr 2022

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New research sheds fresh light on the ‘800-pound gorilla’ of presenteeism

Employees who are unwell only engage in presenteeism when they have not met their daily work goals, according to new research from Trinity Business School.

13 Apr 2022

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EU research bodies encouraged to adopt ‘world class’ resource to enable AHSS integration & interdisciplinarity

A European Commission review of the Horizon 2020-funded SHAPE-ID project endorses its finding that widespread change to the science system is needed to enable interdisciplinary research.

13 Apr 2022

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Trinity immunologists unravel battle plans of deadly coronaviruses

The immunologists, led by Dr Nigel Stevenson, have discovered how SARS and MERS proteins block the induction of antiviral proteins, which prevents us from mounting a strong innate immune response against infection.

12 Apr 2022

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Books written and illustrated by Dublin schoolchildren go on display in Long Room

The exhibition marks the culmination of the annual Bookmarks programme organised by Trinity Access Programmes (TAP)

7 Apr 2022

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Trinity and Queen’s awarded €3.8m to establish All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History & Policy

An All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History and Policy is among 12 Trinity research projects funded under the Shared Island North-South Research Programme.

7 Apr 2022

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Two international landmark studies reveal clear genetic signals for schizophrenia

Researchers from Trinity and NUI Galway studied data from over 2,000 patients in Ireland to contribute to both studies, published in the journal Nature today.

6 Apr 2022

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Health Sciences public lecture series launches

The series will bring Visiting Professors to Trinity throughout 2022, across a range of topics including racism and bias in health sciences education, accessibility, inclusion and action in medical education, breastfeeding supports for women, medicine and gender, queer mental health and more.

31 Mar 2022

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Biodiversity loss has knock-on effects on global markets

Losses in countries with smaller, less-developed economies, impact large, developed economies, according to a new study that shows pollinator declines and potential loss of pollination services can have widespread implications for global trade in food.

30 Mar 2022

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‘Putin is Hitler’: why we use analogies to talk about the Ukraine war, and how they can lead to peace

The war in Ukraine has produced a disorienting array of analogies. David Mitchell, Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation looks at how analogy is used to both create policy and justify it in this piece for The Conversation.

30 Mar 2022

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New €3.7 million project will enable systemic adaptation to decarbonised economy and sustainable living

This Human Capital Initiative project – Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon and Climate (IKC3) – brings together national and international leaders in education, innovation and entrepreneurship.

29 Mar 2022

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