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Researchers Receive Major Funding for Innovative Global Healthy Ageing Project
The project which received funding from the Horizon 2020 Programme will examine the social disparities in health ageing and the effect of the economic recession on health and biology of ageing, using data from TILDA and the Growing up in Ireland longitudinal studies.
27 Jan 2015
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Minister O’Sullivan Launches Trinity Research Centre for Higher Education Policy
The Cultures Academic Values and Education Research Centre (CAVE) is a newly recognised research centre within Trinity's School of Education.
23 Jan 2015
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Engineers to Fine-Tune ‘Cold Spray’ – the Next-Gen 3D-Printing Tech for Spacemen
Trinity engineers are leading a €500,000 project to develop the technology, which will allow mechanical structures to be made and coated with different materials. Cold Spray will be used in science missions in outer space, but will also have everyday applications much closer to home.
20 Jan 2015
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Limitations with Carbon Nanotubes in Blood Facing Medical Devices Discovered
The research demonstrates the opportunities and risks involved in using these innovative technologies in clinical practice.
19 Jan 2015
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Trinity’s Business Programmes Continue to Rise in Best Masters Rankings
Trinity's postgraduate business programmes show continued strong performance in the Eduniversal Best Masters 2014-2015 Rankings.
19 Jan 2015
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Study Identifies Impacts of Women’s Socio-Economic Status on Infant Health
Latest report, led by Trinity researchers, argues better maternal health education and community health investment needed to improve prenatal and infant health in Ireland
16 Jan 2015
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Europe’s Space Weather Forecaster ‘FLARECAST’ Launches
The EU-wide project, funded by Horizon 2020, will provide highly accurate forecasts of solar storms that affect our everyday lives on Earth.
15 Jan 2015
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Trinity Student Scientific Review Up and Running
The new annual publication will give undergraduate science students the chance to engage with the publishing process under the guidance of academic advisors.
12 Jan 2015
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Ice Bucket Challenge Nets €600,000 for Trinity Motor Neurone Disease Research
The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) has decided to provide over 37.5%, of the total amount raised to Professor Orla Hardiman and her team in Trinity for clinical research into causes and treatments for MND.
5 Jan 2015
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Viviscal C.R.O.S.S. Rugby Legends Cycle in Aid of Cancer Research
A generous donation of over €105,000 was recently made to the School of Medicine in Trinity.
5 Jan 2015
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Trinity is the only Irish University to feature in the Global Employability University Ranking
It has been ranked 110th in the world and 53rd in Europe for employability.
23 Dec 2014
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Weatherbeaten – How Can we Predict and Minimise Extreme Weather Impacts?
Engineers from Trinity speak on RTÉ about their involvement in project RAIN, which seeks to develop an extreme weather risk-management framework for use across the EU.
22 Dec 2014
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Trinity and Fudan University Sign Strategic Partnership
The signing of the strategic partnership took place in the presence of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, during the recent State visit to China.
18 Dec 2014
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Trinity Key Partner in Two Successful Multi-Million EU Bids to Tackle Ageing and Sustainability
The winning bids are a milestone for Ireland in securing core participation in two leading European Institute of Innovation and Technology consortia.
12 Dec 2014
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Dental School Researchers Achieve Major Breakthrough in Fungal Pathogenesis
Researchers in the School of Dental Science have identified a group of novel regulatory genes that control virulence in certain infectious organisms.
11 Dec 2014
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Chemists Crack the Chirality Code
Trinity chemists have developed a technique that solves a long-standing conundrum to allow the creation of synthetic amino acids, which will have significant applications in drug development and in building novel proteins.
11 Dec 2014
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Scientists Reveal Parchment’s Hidden Stories
The new technique of analysing DNA found in ancient parchments can shine a focused light on the development of agriculture across the centuries.
10 Dec 2014
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Honorary Degrees, December 2014
EU Ambassador to the US, David O’sullivan, Poet, Paul Muldoon, Front Line Defenders Founder, Mary Lawlor and Leading US Scientist Nancy Hopkins Conferred with Honorary Degrees.
8 Dec 2014
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Shedding Light on China-EU Investment Negotiations
Trinity hosted lead negotiators in one of the first public symposia on how to facilitate bilateral investment.
8 Dec 2014
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Mining for Clues – New DNA Mapping Project to Discover the Causes of MND Launched in Ireland
The innovative crowd funding project allows people to directly fund the scientific research by sponsoring the mapping of an individual chromosome or a full DNA profile.
4 Dec 2014