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Meet Trinity’s top researchers in a week of festivals
The last week of September this year will see Trinity College Dublin’s campus open its gates to the public for an up-close look at the fascinating research that is shaping our world, and the brilliant researchers who are tackling some of our world’s most pressing issues – as well as some you may not expect.
16 Sep 2024
Community|Culture|Research|Society
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Culture Night comes to Trinity
From Terry Pratchett to chamber music to volcanoes, join us as we celebrate Culture Night in Trinity on Friday 20 September!
16 Sep 2024
Arts|Community|Culture|Research|Society
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Matheson EU Law Partnership with Trinity - Assistant Professor Announced
Dr Sarah Arduin will focus on advancing research in the field and strengthening Trinity Law School’s teaching and research profile in commercial EU law, in areas such as financial services, intellectual property law, competition law, and information technology law.
16 Sep 2024
Awards and Funding|Students
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All the fun of Front Square at Trinity's Child Health Research Festival
Trinity is set to throw open its gates and welcome families and the general public onto Front Square on Wednesday, September 25th for an evening of celebration and discovery.
13 Sep 2024
Community|Health|Research|Society
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Provost calls on Trinity community to back higher education funding campaign
In a letter sent today to students, staff and alumni, Dr Doyle argued that, without sustainable funding, “universities are facing the risk of a quiet and gradual decline, a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness”.
13 Sep 2024
Awards and Funding|Community|Society|Students
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Secure tenancies drive the desirability of Cost Rental homes – new report
The first major piece of research into cost rental housing in Ireland, led by researchers from the School of Natural Sciences and colleagues, has found that that the long-term stability of Cost Rental housing is a key factor for nearly two thirds of respondents.
12 Sep 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Trinity AI-assisted startup funded to transform content licensing
ADAPT Centre startup Contenseo, based in Trinity, has secured €390,000 funding from Enterprise Ireland to pioneer new technology aimed at streamlining content licensing
10 Sep 2024
Awards and Funding|Business|Innovation
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TILDA joins Global WHO Network for Ageing and Life Course Research
This prestigious designation recognises the ongoing collaborative efforts between TILDA and WHO in supporting research and initiatives to promote healthy ageing across the life course.
9 Sep 2024
Health|Research|Science|Society
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Belief in academic ability key factor in academic success for low-income students
A strong belief in their own academic ability can help children from low-income families defy the odds and achieve academic success, according to new research from the School of Psychology.
9 Sep 2024
Research|Society
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Trinity team’s gene therapy offers promise for treating glaucoma – as well as AMD
Scientists from Trinity have developed a highly promising gene therapy to treat glaucoma – a debilitating eye condition that can lead to complete vision loss, and which affects around 80 million people worldwide
9 Sep 2024
Innovation|Research|Society
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Dr Josep Figueras awarded Edward Kennedy Health Policy Award
The award spotlights the importance of key individuals, organisations or initiatives that have made meaningful contributions to health system and policy reform, driving positive and sustained changes in healthcare delivery and outcomes.
6 Sep 2024
Awards and Funding|Business|Research
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Weather in deep space and brain repair – Trinity duo win ERC Starting Grants
Dr Johanna Vos and Dr Michael-John Dolan will respectively pursue research aimed at better understanding weather patterns in extrasolar worlds deep in the galaxy, and at uncovering the secrets of brain disorders and repair.
5 Sep 2024
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science
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Material deprivation rises for children as inflation erodes real incomes – new report
A new report published today by the Economic and Social Research Institute and co-authored by Trinity economist Dr Barra Roantree has found that around 230,000 children are going without basic items and activities for a comfortable life.
5 Sep 2024
Research|Society
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Áine Griffin appointed as new Director of Trinity Communications
A highly experienced communications professional, Áine has held senior positions across strategic communications, media relations, outreach and engagement, and internal communications in the public service.
4 Sep 2024
Community|Culture
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Learnovate plays key role in new diversity project for EU semiconductor sector
The European Chips Diversity Alliance (ECDA) project brings together a consortium of 11 partner organisations from industry and education with the aim of helping the sector retain and grow its existing workforce by developing a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across its entire value chain.
2 Sep 2024
Innovation|Research|Society
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Trinity bioengineer secures Wellcome funding to develop new tissue engineering approach
Dr Josephine Wu, from Trinity’s School of Engineering and the Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, has secured a Wellcome Early Career Award to pursue a tissue engineering project that could provide an exciting new approach to regenerative medicine.
30 Aug 2024
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science
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Sarah Hamill: Why Ireland’s housing crisis may force some students to put their education on hold
Some students will face the choice of dropping out or pausing their education simply because they cannot find affordable housing, writes Sarah Hamill, School of Law, in a piece first published in the Irish Independent.
28 Aug 2024
Research|Society
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TILDA study reveals crucial insights on loneliness and death ideation among older adults
The research shows that loneliness in later life is associated with an increased risk of individuals wishing for their own death, but protective effects may include attending religious services and secular social activities.
28 Aug 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity’s 2024 CAO offers hit record high
There has been a modest fall-off in points, with an average drop of nine points across Level 8 Single Honours courses, and an average fall of six points for Joint Honours courses.
28 Aug 2024
Students
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AI-powered, big data research revolutionises understanding of autoimmune disease
New research, which uses semantic web and big data approaches thanks to a connection of patient registries across Europe, and which has just been published in The Lancet Rheumatology, provides evidence for improved diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases.
27 Aug 2024
Health|Research|Science