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Uncovering the secrets of successful ageing – TILDA explores decade of research
From heart conditions to caring for grandchildren and from undiagnosed diabetes to the power of positive thought, the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) has spent a decade understanding Ireland’s older generation. Trinity College Dublin will celebrate that milestone with 600 of the 8500 participants at a special event today.
8 Sep 2016
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Trinity and UCD presidents issue joint statement on third-level funding
Provost of Trinity and President of UCD have issued a joint statement calling for Government action to address funding crisis in higher education.
6 Sep 2016
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Poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa awarded Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2016
Ireland’s great writers gather to celebrate 40 years of the Rooney Prize
6 Sep 2016
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Chambers Ireland CSR Awards – Trinity wins volunteering prize
On Thursday, 01 September 2016, Trinity was announced as the winner of the Chambers Ireland CSR Award for Excellence in Community – Volunteering for a Large Indigenous Company.
6 Sep 2016
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Building the bionic human – TBSI celebrates first five years
TBSI celebrated its fifth anniversary, at which researchers discussed how they had discovered how to replace corneas and reverse engineer cancer cells to reduce their aggressiveness.
5 Sep 2016
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3D bioprinting technology could provide alternative bone graft options
In a world-first, researchers have developed a technique for printing bones and other biological materials.
2 Sep 2016
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Minister for Education launches Irish-American education and innovation forum
Trinity hosts major symposium as part of Aer Lingus College Football Classic
1 Sep 2016
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Immune system plays major role in regulation of body weight
Trinity academic part of new research which reveals that the immune system could be responsible for as much as 40% of our body’s ability to regulate weight.
1 Sep 2016
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Mobile phones used to track exposure to air pollution in the Big Apple
Researchers are using data from mobile phones to assess the movements of people in New York and, by extension, their exposure to air pollution.
1 Sep 2016
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International team makes fundamental physics breakthrough
The team discovered that electrons with no mass can acquire a mass in the presence of a high magnetic field.
30 Aug 2016
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Games show how learning can be fun
IGBL conference unveils new research which finds that computer games in the classroom improve motivation, learning outcomes
29 Aug 2016
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Minister for Education to open Irish-American education & innovation symposium
'International collaborations in education, research and innovation' is the topic of a major Irish-American symposium to be hosted by the presidents of Trinity College Dublin, Boston College and Georgia Institute of Technology
29 Aug 2016
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AMBER research breakthrough could lead to smarter, greener electronic devices
Irish researchers have created a simpler process to produce germanium-tin nanowires which could lead to smarter and greener electronic devices.
22 Aug 2016
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Strong demand for Trinity degrees in CAO applications
3,307 places are being offered to students to study at Trinity.
22 Aug 2016
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Trinity College to shape Internet of Things future
Trinity is the first Irish university to join LoRa Alliance
16 Aug 2016
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Unearthed: the cannibal sharks of a forgotten age
Scientists have used fossil evidence to determine that a 300-million-year-old shark species cannibalised its own young.
11 Aug 2016
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Pre-emptive action — not reactive mitigation — needed to save pollinators
The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is now releasing guidelines to enable public and private bodies to help conserve pollinators across the island of Ireland.
9 Aug 2016
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Breastfeeding twice as likely after home births than hospital births
A new study by academics in Trinity College Dublin has found that there is a strong positive relationship between planned birth at home and breast feeding: breastfeeding was twice as likely after planned home births compared to hospital births. The research involved the largest population cohorts comprehensively examined to date for an association between breast feeding outcomes and place of birth in low risk pregnancies.
9 Aug 2016
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Summer school explores Beckett’s ongoing relevance
Exciting public programme aimed at those with casual interest in Beckett
8 Aug 2016
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Scientists seek next-gen whooping cough vaccines
The €28 million project will bring together scientists from 22 countries, with the pre-clinical work led by those from Trinity.
8 Aug 2016