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New Blog Showcases First Hand Accounts of 1916 Rising
'Changed Utterly' blog showcase the breadth of Trinity Library’s collections relating to the 1916 Rising and aims to act as a catalyst for research ahead of the centenary in April 2016.
30 Jul 2015
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New Research Shows Two Thirds of Over-50s Don’t Understand Their Pension
The ESRI and Trinity College Dublin have released a new study examining how well-informed people are about their future pension benefits. Two-thirds of people who are aged over 50 and who are members of pension schemes were unable to provide basic information on their future pension benefits.
28 Jul 2015
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Scientific Tour de Force Signals Major Step for Structural Biology
A collaborative effort has produced the first structural blueprint of a complex between a protein and its cellular signalling partner, paving the way for highly specific drug development.
27 Jul 2015
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Secondary School Girls Enjoy Engineering Eye-Opener
Trinity’s School of Engineering opened its doors for the seventh year in a bid to showcase the wonderful world of engineering to curious secondary school girls.
27 Jul 2015
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Continued Domestic Abuse Facilitated by Post-Separation Contact
Research into the experiences of families with a prior history of domestic abuse has found contact between children and fathers in the aftermath of parental separation facilitates continued domestic abuse.
23 Jul 2015
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Protein Blueprinting Tool Partners Trinity with Paul Scherrer Institute and MiTeGen
A new tool for blueprinting the structure of membrane proteins, developed by scientists from Trinity and the Paul Scherrer Institute, has been brought to market.
22 Jul 2015
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Trinity Infant and Child Research Lab
By studying how children and their parents respond to each other during play researchers hope to shed new light on language acquisition and development.
21 Jul 2015
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Irish Teens Unable to Identify Depression
New research on mental health literacy among adolescents has found that many Irish teenagers are unable to identify signs of depression or suicidal thoughts.
20 Jul 2015
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Space Invaders: Non-Native Species are Transforming Grassland Ecosystems
Non-native species are six times more likely to dominate plant communities that form the building blocks of the world’s most valuable grassland ecosystems.
17 Jul 2015
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The Gene that Affects Alcohol Responses
The gene is important in dictating similar responses to alcohol in people and in fruit flies. Understanding how alcohol use disorders develop may help us design therapies for those affected by abuse and addiction.
15 Jul 2015