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Fake news spreads further on X if the story is about the future

The more a fake news story talks about the future, the more likely it is to be spread on X (formerly Twitter), research from Trinity Business School has found – and this is linked to human evolution.

12 Mar 2025

Business|Research|Society

Vision of Pope Francis has signalled shift in how Vatican views women in leadership

Do recent reforms signify a genuine commitment to inclusivity or are they merely symbolic gestures aimed at appeasing critics, ask Dr Bronagh McShane in an article first published in the Irish Times.

11 Mar 2025

Culture|Research|Society

The future is bright for Down syndrome research

The research group 'DISCO' aims to progress research that will provide improved outcomes for children who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome

10 Mar 2025

Health|Research

Leading mathematicians and physicists come to Trinity as conference honours Sir William Rowan Hamilton

Later this week Trinity’s Hamilton Mathematics Institute (HMI) plays host to the international research conference honouring one of Trinity’s (and Ireland’s) greatest ever mathematicians and scientists. The timing is fitting as 2025 marks the 220th anniversary of Hamilton’s birth, and the 20th of the HMI.

10 Mar 2025

Research|Science

New advocacy group aims to develop cohesive concussion guidelines across all sporting codes

Trinity is today hosting the inaugural meeting of a new concussion advocacy group, which brings together researchers, medics, sportspeople and charities, and puts the burning issue of concussive brain injuries in sports such as rugby, GAA, football and boxing firmly in the spotlight.

7 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Science|Society