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15 ways to reforest the planet: international scientists call for decade of global action
Scientists are calling for a “decade of global action” to reforest the planet following the publication of new research involving botanists from Trinity. The landmark issue of the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions reveals the latest scientific advances in forest restoration with the aim of benefiting people as well as nature.
14 Nov 2022
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Incredible difference-making researchers and inventors honoured at Trinity Innovation Awards
Trinity’s leading researchers and inventors have been recognised for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the 2022 Trinity Innovation Awards. Orla Hardiman, Professor of Neurology, received the headline Provost Innovation Award, while Werner Blau, Fellow Emeritus in the School of Physics, won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
8 Nov 2022
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research
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Trinity team unearths potential secret to viral resistance
Researchers worked with women infected by hepatitis C following exposure to contaminated anti-D medication in the 1970s. Some of these women exposed to the virus never showed symptoms and now – over 40 years on – the researchers believe they know why.
4 Nov 2022
Health|Research|Science
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Promising results from psilocybin therapy trial for treatment-resistant depression
Trinity researchers have participated in the largest and most rigorous clinical trial to date of psilocybin. Their findings are published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
3 Nov 2022
Health|Research|Science
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Connemara Marble designated a Heritage Stone
Connemara Marble, seen to beautiful effect in Trinity College Dublin’s iconic Museum Building, has been designated a Heritage Stone. One of ten stone types to be designated as such this year, Connemara Marble is now one of only 32 Heritage Stones worldwide.
3 Nov 2022
Arts