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Trinity welcomes Executive Director of UN World Food Programme

Researchers from the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies welcomed the new Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Cindy McCain, to Trinity.

24 Aug 2023

Health|Society

TILDA/MISA event explores why education determines when we die?

Guest speakers examined how the college educated have become healthier and wealthier, while adults without a degree are suffering from deaths of despair including suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism in the United States.

23 Aug 2023

Health|Research|Society

Student accommodation: Without decent housing it’s hard to get a decent education

The issues students face in securing accommodation are closely linked to the broader housing crisis, writes Dr Sarah Hamill

15 Aug 2023

Society|Students

Academy of the Near Future and Cellnex Foundation partner to upskill students on smart technologies and digital connectivity

The partnership, which will run for three years, will develop young people’s understanding of smart technologies and digital connectivity in primary schools across Dublin and nationwide.

27 Jul 2023

Awards and Funding|Society|Students

Ethiopia wants to join the BRICS group of nations: here are the pros and cons

Padraig Carmody, Professor in Geography at Trinity, is an expert in the political economy of globalisation in Africa. In this piece he takes a look at the desire of Ethiopia to join the BRICS grouping and assesses the potential benefits and risks.

12 Jul 2023

Society

Generative AI models are encoding biases and negative stereotypes in their users

Mass fabrication has the potential to influence human belief as the models that drive it become increasingly common, populating the World Wide Web, new findings conclude.

23 Jun 2023

Innovation|Research|Society

Trinity join HSE to mark global day for elder abuse awareness

The School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Health Service Executive held a conference today, highlighting the need to support the human rights of older people to live safely within their communities or care facilities.

15 Jun 2023

Health|Research|Society

Walking the talk for dementia

The innovative, adventurous and immersive Camino experience involved people working, researching and living with dementia.

14 Jun 2023

Health|Research|Society

30th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality marked by School of English

The one-day conference will feature writers, activists, legal experts and cultural and literary scholars.

7 Jun 2023

Community|Culture|Research|Society

New technique to help the brain ‘unlearn’ phantom perceptions to be discussed at tinnitus conference

Hosted by the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, the conference will also feature a public event aimed at people living with tinnitus.

6 Jun 2023

Health|Research|Science|Society

Trinity welcomes Executive Director of UN World Food Programme

TILDA/MISA event explores why education determines when we die?

Student accommodation: Without decent housing it’s hard to get a decent education

Academy of the Near Future and Cellnex Foundation partner to upskill students on smart technologies and digital connectivity

Ethiopia wants to join the BRICS group of nations: here are the pros and cons

Generative AI models are encoding biases and negative stereotypes in their users

Trinity join HSE to mark global day for elder abuse awareness

Walking the talk for dementia

30th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality marked by School of English

New technique to help the brain ‘unlearn’ phantom perceptions to be discussed at tinnitus conference

30th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality marked by School of English