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GBHI welcomes Professor Iracema Leroi as new Site Director

Professor Leroi is a respected faculty member at GBHI and Professor in Geriatric Psychiatry at Trinity. She also serves as a Consultant Psychiatrist at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin

26 Nov 2024

Community|Health|Research

Herodotus' theory on Armenian origins debunked by first whole-genome study

Researchers also shed light on the population structure and genetic variation of different Armenian groups, finding that populations from the eastern, western, and central parts of the Armenian highlands show a relatively high level of similarity.

25 Nov 2024

Culture|Research|Science

Research programme focuses on early-detection and PREVENT-ion of dementia and Alzheimer’s

The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) recently hosted the PREVENT General Assembly where 50 global experts in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease came together to discuss and present on research findings into the prevention and early-detection of these diseases.

25 Nov 2024

Health|Research

Professor Seamus Martin awarded 2025 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal

Prof. Martin MRIA, Smurfit Professor of Medical Genetics within Trinity’s School of Genetics and Microbiology, won the Medal in Life and Medical Sciences. He was recognised for making a demonstrable and internationally recognised outstanding scholarly contribution in his field.

22 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Six Trinity researchers recognised as future research leaders in HRB awards

Trinity researchers have received awards for 6 projects out of a total 13 projects in the most recent call, and €5.3 million out of a €12.5 million investment from the Health Research Board (HRB)

22 Nov 2024

Arts|Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Trinity celebrates its innovators and entrepreneurs at 2024 Awards

The Provost's Innovation Award was presented to Professor Jane Farrar, a transformative figure in the field of inherited ocular diseases, advancing innovation and commercialising research at Trinity College Dublin.

21 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Community|Innovation|Research|Students

Professor Damian Murchan becomes President of Association for Educational Assessment Europe

AEA Europe is the premier association for all assessment professionals throughout Europe. Members are drawn from examination agencies, government education ministries, research institutes, schools and universities and the corporate sector.

20 Nov 2024

Research|Society

Researchers discover new cognitive blueprint for making and breaking habits

Cognitive neuroscientists in the School of Psychology have published new research describing a brand new approach to making habit change achievable and lasting.

19 Nov 2024

Research|Science|Society

Four Trinity scientists named on Highly Citied Researchers list for 2024

The researchers from the Schools of Computer Science, Immunology and Biochemistry, Chemistry and Physics feature on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2024 list from Clarivate, which has been announced today.

18 Nov 2024

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Medical Gerontology celebrates 25 years of excellence

The celebratory occasion honoured the discipline’s history and achievements, and recognised outstanding contributions from undergraduate and postgraduate students.

18 Nov 2024

Community|Health|Research

An féidir le féinfhostaíocht moill a chur le scor? Is féidir má tá do shláinte agus saibhreas agat

Tá féinfhostaíocht ábalta athrú gairme malartach a chur ar fáil go dtí scor, ach sin dóibhsean amháin a bhfuil dea-shláinte agus gairmeacha ar phá ard acu, de réir taighde a rinne Scoil Ghnó Choláiste na Tríonóide.

18 Nov 2024

Research|Science|Society

€3M TechConnect project sets sights on transforming human-tech collaboration in the digital era

How emerging technologies like AI and robotics can be harnessed to enhance human work, rather than replace it, is the focus of the new €3M TechConnect research project led by Trinity Business School.

14 Nov 2024

Business|Health|Research|Society

Misinformation really does spread like a virus

How misinformation gets around can be effectively described using mathematical models designed to simulate the spread of pathogens, writes David Robert Grimes from the School of Medicine, and Sander Van Der Linden at University of Cambridge.

14 Nov 2024

Health|Research|Science|Society

Genetic legacy of Jomon hunter-gatherers linked to increased BMI in modern Japanese

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher BMI, underlining that ancient human ancestors can leave a genetic legacy with impacts on health in modern day populations.

14 Nov 2024

Health|Research|Science

Can self-employment delay retirement? Only if you are healthy and wealthy

Self-employment can provide an alternative career transition to retirement, but only for those in good health and in high-paying careers, research from Trinity Business School reveals.

14 Nov 2024

Business|Research|Society

Tugann athruithe géineolaíochta nua a bhfuil nasc idir iad agus ailse uiríoch léargas nua ar an ngalar

Tá dream eolaithe tar éis lochtanna géine agus patrúin éabhlóide a mbíonn baint acu le hailse uiríoch a thabhairt chun suntais. Tugann toradh a gcuid saothair léargas domhain ar fhorbairt an ghalair agus ar straitéisí cóir leighis ina leith.

13 Nov 2024

Health|Research|Science

Genetic changes linked to testicular cancer offer fresh insights into the disease

Scientists have identified new gene faults and evolutionary patterns contributing to testicular cancer. Their findings offer profound insights into the development of the disease and into potential treatment strategies.

13 Nov 2024

Health|Research|Science

Researchers team up with CKDelta to take AI approach to tackling key challenges of utilities sector

Researchers from Trinity and the ADAPT Centre, funded by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, are partnering with CKDelta to take an AI-driven approach to addressing some of the key efficiency and sustainability challenges..

12 Nov 2024

Research|Science|Sustainability

Ian Robertson: how to cope when the world is in turmoil

Taking action in spite of adversity is a powerful antidote to uncertainty, writes Ian Robertson, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, in an article first published in The Irish Times.

12 Nov 2024

Research|Society

Top ten priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric meds

Study hopes to inform the research agenda and help future research to focus on the questions that are most important to key stakeholders.

11 Nov 2024

Health|Research

New insights into the Denisovans – the new hominin group that interbred with modern day humans

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered “hominin” group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding events that helped shape early human history.

8 Nov 2024

Research|Science

TCIN artist-in-residence set for show at Molesworth Gallery

The show is the culmination of a year-long collaboration between the artist and the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, supported by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, formerly Science Foundation Ireland.

8 Nov 2024

Arts|Research|Society

Next four years of a Trump presidency won’t be as bad as the first four – they will be worse

In 2016, Trump relied on staff who did not share his aims. Now, he will return to the presidency with loyal staff members who have a clear agenda, writes Daniel Geary, School of Histories and Humanities, in an article first published in The Irish Times.

7 Nov 2024

Research|Society

EVEREST Project aims to revolutionise study of extracellular vesicles

The project will bring together 21 institutions from 11 countries with a budget of €1.3 million to advance the study of extracellular vesicles.

7 Nov 2024

Innovation|Research|Science

Minister Colm Burke launches Professor Catherine Comiskey’s book “Addiction Research and Evaluation”

A new book from Catherine Comiskey, Professor in Healthcare Modelling and Statistics at the School of Nursing and Midwifery bridges the gap between research and practice in the complex field of addiction.

7 Nov 2024

Health|Research

Power grids supplied largely by renewable sources experience lower intensity blackouts

New research into the vulnerability of power grids served by weather-dependent renewable energy sources (WD-RESs) such as solar and wind paints a hopeful picture as Ireland attempts to meet its climate emissions targets.

7 Nov 2024

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

New Trinity Taskforce to hold first meeting on November 22

The Taskforce will have 26 members, including three nominated by the Trinity Students Union, two by the Central Societies’ Committee and four nominated by the Group of Unions.

6 Nov 2024

Community|Research|Society|Students

Scientists identify immune molecule that keeps metabolism in tune and on time

The discovery hints at why shift workers and others with irregular work, eating, or sleep patterns driven by the demands of modern life fall out of metabolic sync.

5 Nov 2024

Health|Research|Science

The evolutionary benefits of being forgetful

Why do we forget things? Is it simply a sign of memory impairment, or are there benefits? Sven Vanneste and Elva Arulchelvan from the School of Psychology share insights on the evolutionary benefits of being forgetful in this piece first published in The Conversation.

5 Nov 2024

Research|Science|Society

Professor Ruth Britto among four researchers to secure €10 million ERC Synergy Grant

Prof. Britto, from Trinity’s School of Mathematics, will work with three colleagues in an international project that seeks to develop new algorithmic methods with applications in mathematics, particle physics and gravity.

5 Nov 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Science