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Professor Abeba Birhane named to TIME’s inaugural TIME100 AI list

TIME today named Professor Abeba Birhane to the first-ever TIME100 AI list, which highlights 100 individuals advancing major conversations about how AI is reshaping the world.

7 Sep 2023

Research|Science

Second-tier of child benefit has potential to take over 40,000 children out of poverty

A new ESRI report co-authored by Dr Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, has shown that child poverty could be reduced by a quarter by introducing a means-tested second-tier of child benefit.

7 Sep 2023

Research|Society

New project will improve EU hydropower sustainability with potential to save €1 billion per year

Researchers from Trinity will lead a €4.1 million Horizon Europe project to develop digital solutions that improve the efficiency, flexibility and sustainability of the existing EU hydropower fleet. The project will make a huge impact on energy sustainability in the EU, where 50% of the current hydro fleet may require upgrading by 2030.

7 Sep 2023

Environment|Innovation|Research|Sustainability

Astrophysicist wins European Research Council award to assess how life may emerge on other planets

Dr Luca Matrà has won a prestigious ERC Starting Grant valued at €1.5 million. He will use the funds to support a five-year research project aimed at understanding how exoplanets and exocomets can affect the presence of volatile molecules that could provide the potential building blocks of life on other Earth-like planets.

5 Sep 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Science

Who wants to write an email? Interactive quiz show about AI at Dublin Fringe Festival

A new interactive quiz show about AI-generated emails, developed by TLRH's Laura Allcorn & Jennifer Edmond, will open in The Lir Academy on September 9th as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival.

4 Sep 2023

Arts|Community|Research