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Public invited to shape the future of social media via ‘Heliosphere’
The scientists behind Heliosphere want to hear how people use and engage with social media, as well as their hopes and fears for its future.
21 May 2019
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Energy saving tech cuts consumption by 25% in water supply network
A low-cost turbine in the water supply network is reducing energy consumption from the Blackstairs Group Water Scheme in Co. Wexford.
20 May 2019
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Trinity researchers find stark social inequalities in children’s body mass index
Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children’s body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years and widen across childhood and into early adolescence
20 May 2019
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Trinity scientists call for immediate action to stem biodiversity losses
As the spotlight falls on Biodiversity Week 2019, two of Trinity's scientists speak out about the seriousness of the global biodiversity loss crisis.
18 May 2019
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Minister Mitchell O’Connor launches gender equality charter
A charter to promote gender equality in the university sector was formally launched by Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O'Connor at an event hosted by Trinity College Dublin.
15 May 2019
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Robotics engineers unveil ‘Stevie II’ – Ireland’s first socially assistive AI robot
Stevie II is the successor to Stevie, a prototype assistance robot who took the country by storm in 2017. Stevie II embodies significant technological upgrades and advanced AI capabilities.
15 May 2019
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Lost in indirect translation — researchers tackle problems of indirect translation
Literary translation researchers and computer scientists at Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University are joining forces to help address the age-old issue of important cultural meaning being diluted in translation.
14 May 2019
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AMBER secures €40 million in Government funding
AMBER the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and Bio-Engineering Research, headquartered at Trinity has secured €40 million in Government funding for phase two of the centre as part of Project Ireland 2040.
9 May 2019
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Scientists pinpoint potential new target for regulating inflammation
The work gives hope that we may be able to one day regulate inflammation, which would provide a new option for treating a plethora of diseases.
7 May 2019
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Professor Valeria Nicolosi Ireland’s first to win six ERC awards
Today's Proof of Concept grant brings Professor Nicolosi's total secured research funding to over €20 million.
2 May 2019
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