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1641 Depositions Published In Volume Editions
A total of 19,010 manuscript pages in 31 volumes held at Trinity were transcribed and digitised.
12 Sep 2014
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Eagle-Eyed Birds of Prey Help Scrounging Vultures Find Their Dinner
Endangered vultures in Kenya wait for eagles to find and 'prepare' food before swooping in to bully them away and devour the feast.
11 Sep 2014
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Europe’s Largest Gathering of Solar Scientists Welcomed to Trinity
The researchers will discuss some of the biggest questions in modern astrophysics, such as how solar storms cause ’space weather' impacts here on Earth.
11 Sep 2014
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Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand Opens New Garden as part of Botany Research at Trinity
Trinity College’s Botanists' Newly Discovered Plant in Thailand Named in Honour of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
8 Sep 2014
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Trinity Geologists Re-Write Earth’s Evolutionary History Books
Oxygen-producing life forms appeared at least 60 million years earlier than previously thought. They added oxygen to our atmosphere, which led to the evolution of complex life.
3 Sep 2014
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Writer Colin Barrett Awarded The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2014
The award is administered by the Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing at the School of English.
3 Sep 2014
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Trinity Engineers Design Next-Gen Aircraft to Reduce Noise and our Carbon Footprint
The School of Engineering in Trinity is coordinating three EU projects with a combined budget of €5.4 million, which will improve the way we fly around Europe.
28 Aug 2014
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Over 15,000 sign up for Trinity College Dublin’s first MOOC
'Irish Lives in War and Revolution: Exploring Ireland's history 1912-1923', Trinity’s Massive Open Online Course, run in partnership with FutureLearn, begins on September 1.
22 Aug 2014
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Trinity is Ranked Number One in Ireland by Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities
It has moved to 151-200 in the world in 2014 compared with 201-250 in 2013, an increase of up to 50 places and the highest ever score of any Irish university in this ranking.
22 Aug 2014
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Start-up Entrepreneurs Graduate from Trinity’s Business Incubator ‘LaunchBox’
One of the teams has already secured investor funding, less than three months after developing a concept under guidance from business experts.
21 Aug 2014
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Irish Researchers Create Wearable Sensors Using Rubber Bands
World-first graphene-rubber sensors could be used in medicine, automotive and aeronautical industries, or as an early warning system for cot death and sleep apnoea.
20 Aug 2014
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Major Breakthrough in Admissions led by Trinity
Trinity trialled for the first time a new admissions model for three of its most popular courses.
18 Aug 2014
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3,300 Places Offered to Prospective Students to Study at Trinity
Points for courses at the University show strong demand in 2014, reflecting the popularity of Trinity degrees.
18 Aug 2014
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ESRI/Trinity Research Shows Long-Term Economic Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Survivors
Using data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), researchers at the ESRI and Trinity find that male survivors of CSA are three times more likely to be out of the labour force due to sickness/disability compared to other men.
14 Aug 2014
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New Irish Research Sheds Light on How Aspirin Works to Reduce Cancer Deaths
Women taking prescribed aspirin were less likely to have cancer spread to their lymph nodes and were less likely to die from the disease.
13 Aug 2014
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Bacterial Blueprints Could Give Doctors and Nurses Fewer Sleepless Nights
Trinity scientists hope targeted drugs can be developed now they have discovered which parts of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa molecular machinery are critical to its function.
11 Aug 2014
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Lucrative Big Pharma Licensing Deals Can be Struck at All Stages of Research
A Trinity study found that out-licensing products to 'big pharma' achieves higher upfront payments than selling to small corporations.
7 Aug 2014
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Trinity Researchers Publish Report on Second-Generation Migrant Children and their Families
This is one of the first studies in Ireland to focus on children born to migrant parents.
6 Aug 2014
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Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute Welcomes Five Nobel Laureates to Symposium on Cancer and Immunology
The five Nobel Laureates spoke about their research in the context of the improvement of human health and the development of new medical advances.
31 Jul 2014
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Vitamin D linked with improved survival in bowel cancer patients
New research from Trinity and Edinburgh Universities points to the potential importance of Vitamin D in bowel cancer survivorship.
28 Jul 2014