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Medical device regulation challenges put children's surgeries at risk

Research led by Trinity College has found that a regulation which came into effect in May 2021 with the aim of improving the oversight of medical devices in Ireland is leading to unintended consequences which may put some surgeries for children, and the treatment of rare diseases, at risk. The study has been published in the journal Pediatric Cardiology.

20 Oct 2022

Health|Research

Eviction ban is likely to survive court challenge

The Covid-19 moratorium sets a precedent and should guide the implementation of the new ban, writes Rachel Walsh, Associate Professor, School of Law, in a piece originally published in The Irish Times.

20 Oct 2022

Research|Society

Speak of the Devil! The enduring appeal of the demonic in politics and culture

From biblical times to contemporary US Christian nationalist movement and Japanese computer games – international experts will gather in Trinity this week to share their research on the numerous and complex ways in which demons continue to live with and influence us today.

20 Oct 2022

Research

Our brains use quantum computation

Scientists from Trinity believe our brains could use quantum computation after adapting an idea developed to prove the existence of quantum gravity to explore the human brain and its workings. The discovery may shed light on consciousness, the workings of which remain scientifically difficult to understand and explain.

19 Oct 2022

Research|Science

Verbal skills main educational challenge for migrant children

Gaps in verbal skills are the biggest educational challenge being experienced by young children of migrant origin, according to new research conducted by sociologists in Trinity College Dublin.

18 Oct 2022

Research

New machine-learning technique for classifying key immune cells

The technique accurately classifies the state of macrophages, which is important because these cells can modify their behaviour and act as pro- or anti-inflammatory agents in the immune response. As a result, the work has a suite of implications for research and has the potential to one day make major societal impact.

18 Oct 2022

Health|Research|Science

2022 Burkitt Medal awarded to Dr Eileen O’Reilly

Established in 2013, the prestigious Burkitt Medal recognises an individual who demonstrates extraordinary achievement and advancement in the field of cancer internationally.

17 Oct 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Scientists classify the entire planet’s ecosystems for the first time

A global cross-disciplinary team of scientists led by UNSW Sydney researchers, and including those from Trinity College Dublin, has developed the first comprehensive classification of the world’s ecosystems across land, rivers and wetlands, and seas. The ecosystem typology will enable more coordinated and effective biodiversity conservation, critical for human wellbeing.

12 Oct 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Living your best life after cancer: public symposium at Trinity

An international cancer conference hosted by the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute will look at cancer survivorship as part of the ‘harnessing fundamental, translational and clinical research for the benefit of cancer patients’ conference theme.

12 Oct 2022

Health|Research

Trinity 161st in THE World University Rankings

Trinity has been ranked 161st in the world in the latest THE World University Rankings. Provost Linda Doyle said: “There are several different ranking systems for universities and while we remain at 98th in the QS World University Rankings, we have dropped from 146th to 161st in the 2023 THE World University Rankings."

12 Oct 2022

Research|Students