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Innovative Research Striking Back at Concussion in Rugby

Two projects involving academics at Trinity and contributors at Leinster Rugby are opening up unique avenues to improve diagnosis and analysis.

19 Aug 2015

Demand for Trinity Courses in CAO Applications for 2015 Reflects Continued Interest in a Trinity Education

Approximately 3,000 places were offered to prospective students to study at Trinity.

17 Aug 2015

Report Paints Comprehensive Picture of Palliative Care Services in Ireland

The report by Trinity academics and ESRI examines costs and experiences of palliative care in three parts of Ireland.

14 Aug 2015

Study on Perceptions of Coercion During Admission to Psychiatric Hospitals

The research, conducted at the School of Psychology examined the perspectives of 66 individuals and their caregivers.

7 Aug 2015

Public Lecture Marks 70th Anniversary of Division of Korean Peninsula

Leading human rights experts discussed whether the promotion of human rights and peacebuilding can be pursued hand in hand at the event organised by Trinity’s Centre for Post-Conflict Justice.

4 Aug 2015

Link Found Between Common Medications and Serious Falls in Older Men

Using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), scientists from Trinity College Dublin, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and three UK Universities have discovered a significant link between serious falls causing injury in older men and a particular group of commonly used medicines.

30 Jul 2015

Trinity Wins Landmark Athena SWAN Awards

Trinity won a bronze institutional Athena SWAN award for advancing gender equality. The Schools of Physics, Chemistry and Natural Sciences have also received awards.

30 Jul 2015

New Blog Showcases First Hand Accounts of 1916 Rising

'Changed Utterly' blog showcase the breadth of Trinity Library’s collections relating to the 1916 Rising and aims to act as a catalyst for research ahead of the centenary in April 2016.

30 Jul 2015

New Research Shows Two Thirds of Over-50s Don’t Understand Their Pension

The ESRI and Trinity College Dublin have released a new study examining how well-informed people are about their future pension benefits. Two-thirds of people who are aged over 50 and who are members of pension schemes were unable to provide basic information on their future pension benefits.

28 Jul 2015

Scientific Tour de Force Signals Major Step for Structural Biology

A collaborative effort has produced the first structural blueprint of a complex between a protein and its cellular signalling partner, paving the way for highly specific drug development.

27 Jul 2015

Secondary School Girls Enjoy Engineering Eye-Opener

Trinity’s School of Engineering opened its doors for the seventh year in a bid to showcase the wonderful world of engineering to curious secondary school girls.

27 Jul 2015

Continued Domestic Abuse Facilitated by Post-Separation Contact

Research into the experiences of families with a prior history of domestic abuse has found contact between children and fathers in the aftermath of parental separation facilitates continued domestic abuse.

23 Jul 2015

Protein Blueprinting Tool Partners Trinity with Paul Scherrer Institute and MiTeGen

A new tool for blueprinting the structure of membrane proteins, developed by scientists from Trinity and the Paul Scherrer Institute, has been brought to market.

22 Jul 2015

Trinity Infant and Child Research Lab

By studying how children and their parents respond to each other during play researchers hope to shed new light on language acquisition and development.

21 Jul 2015

Irish Teens Unable to Identify Depression

New research on mental health literacy among adolescents has found that many Irish teenagers are unable to identify signs of depression or suicidal thoughts.

20 Jul 2015

Space Invaders: Non-Native Species are Transforming Grassland Ecosystems

Non-native species are six times more likely to dominate plant communities that form the building blocks of the world’s most valuable grassland ecosystems.

17 Jul 2015

The Gene that Affects Alcohol Responses

The gene is important in dictating similar responses to alcohol in people and in fruit flies. Understanding how alcohol use disorders develop may help us design therapies for those affected by abuse and addiction.

15 Jul 2015