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Researchers launch world class trials infrastructure to tackle the rapidly increasing impact of dementia

The project aims to triple the number of clinical trials available for people living with dementia in Ireland by 2026.

19 May 2021

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Young adults vastly more affected by COVID pandemic than older people

“We’re meant to be crossing over … but the bridge is broken”: 2020 university graduates’ experiences of the pandemic in Ireland. A new study from Trinity College Dublin investigating the impact of the COVID pandemic on young adults finds that they are vastly more affected than older people, and the reverberations of the disruption to […]

13 May 2021

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Trinity study looking at the experiences of baby loss invites public participation

The Spaces Between Us project is gathering information from parents and family members who lost a baby 20+ years ago in Ireland.

11 May 2021

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Extremely high burden of physical and mobility problems for people who are homeless: research

The study found that people homeless in their 20s, 30s and 40s are physically comparable to those housed in their 70s and 80s

10 May 2021

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Why is COVID-19 so hard to treat? Growing evidence points to a unique infectious profile

There is growing evidence that the virus infects both the upper and lower respiratory tracts – unlike “low" or "high" pathogenic” human coronavirus sub-species, which tend to infect one or the other.

7 May 2021

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World Ovarian Cancer Day: Know the Signs

Ovarian cancer research underway in Trinity's School of Medicine, focuses on the identification of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers to improve patient care and outcomes.

7 May 2021

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Researchers tag basking sharks to learn more about Ireland’s gentle giants

The tags accumulate data about the sharks’ behaviour and physiology as they cruise around the coast feeding on plankton. The goal is to learn more about the anatomy and physiology of these ocean giants – information that will guide conservation efforts for an endangered species.

6 May 2021

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Trinity researchers secure government funding for next generation therapies for incurable cancers

The research team at TTMI is part of the HEALED consortium who have secured €6.8M government funding as part of a 3-year, €10.5M programme to develop next generation cell therapies for cancer.

5 May 2021

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TILDA researchers find obesity linked to reduced blood flow to the brain

The study also shows that increased physical activity can positively modify, or even negate, this reduction in brain blood flow in people over the age of 50 years.

5 May 2021

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Researchers develop new graphene-based sensor technology for wearable medical devices

The team’s printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the industry standard and outperform other comparable nano-enabled sensors in an important metric seen as a game-changer in the industry: flexibility.

4 May 2021

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New alcohol policy research network launched across Ireland and UK

The network (ACORN) aims to build capacity and drive innovation in alcohol policy research to support effective policy development, enactment, implementation and evaluation.

29 Apr 2021

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Trinity researchers publish ‘State of the Methods’ article for qualitative research

State of the Methods papers are written by experts in the field and their purpose is to outline and illustrate key advancements and innovation in research methods.

29 Apr 2021

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Trinity and Ryanair launch sustainable aviation research centre

A €1.5m donation will seed a multi-disciplinary team to engage in research around 1) sustainable aviation fuels, 2) zero carbon aircraft propulsion systems and 3) noise mapping. Ryanair has committed to 12.5% of its flights using sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.

29 Apr 2021

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Astronomers detect first ever hydroxyl molecule signature in an exoplanet atmosphere

These observations are the testbed for next-gen facilities like the Thirty Meter Telescope and the European Extremely Large Telescope in searching for biosignatures on smaller and potentially rocky worlds.

27 Apr 2021

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New Scholars and Fellows Announced

The new cohort of Fellows and Scholars has been announced today, on Trinity Monday. Staff, students, friends and families are unable to celebrate on campus this year due to COVID-19 restrictions and yet all are united in their appreciation for the exceptional achievements of the students and academics who have been elected.

26 Apr 2021

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Skeletal defects may be ameliorated after immobility in the womb

Foetal movement in the uterus is a normal part of a healthy pregnancy but the research offers hope that resuming movement post-immobility may reduce the negative impacts.

23 Apr 2021

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Three Trinity researchers win European Research Council Advanced Grants

Professors Jennifer McElwain, Seamus Martin and Daniel Kelly will pursue research projects in botany, immunity and inflammation, and bioengineering. Their awards bring the total number of ERC Investigator Grants awarded at Trinity under the Horizon 2020 funding programme to 44, with a total value of €83 million.

22 Apr 2021

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Eight Trinity researchers receive Irish Research Council Awards

Eight Trinity researchers have received awards from the Irish Research Council. The funds will support projects across diverse issues, including those affecting carers, senior citizens and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on wellbeing.

7 Apr 2021

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Rising Sika deer populations linked to bovine TB infections

Although TB infection rates have decreased in general in recent decades, county-level data shows a correlation between higher Sika numbers and local TB infections – with County Wicklow a particular hotspot.

6 Apr 2021

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Scientists pinpoint our most distant animal relatives

Their work finds strong evidence that sponges – not more complex comb jellies – were our most distant relatives.

31 Mar 2021

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