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Trinity spinout ETU receives strategic growth investment
ETU, Trinity College Dublin and SFI ADAPT Centre spinout, secures significant investment that will support accelerated growth for the learning technology leader.
25 Aug 2022
Awards and Funding|Business
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Boxing clever: the simple conservation strategy saving threatened Roseate terns
A simple conservation strategy deployed by conservationists and scientists from BirdWatch Ireland, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin is greatly assisting in the extraordinary success of threatened Roseate terns on Rockabill Island, off the coast of Dublin
23 Aug 2022
Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity team’s new gene therapy shows promise for treating eye condition affecting millions across the globe
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have developed a new gene therapy approach that shows promise for treating the dry form of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – a progressive eye disease that affects up to 10% of adults over 65 years of age and is a leading cause of severe vision impairment and blindness in this age group.
23 Aug 2022
Research
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Developmental biologists map multi-gene activity hotspots in developing embryos for the first time
Years of work by developmental biologists from Trinity, working with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Human Genetics Unit, has yielded a resource of unparalleled detail that will help researchers assess how key genes control the differentiation of tissues and organs of developing embryos.
19 Aug 2022
Research|Science
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Trinity partners with ESB in new pilot e-bike project in Dublin suburbs
Researchers from Trinity’s School of Engineering are working with ESB, micro-mobility providers Bleeper and Moby, innovation partner Dogpatch Labs and co-founding partner Interreg North-West Europe to examine a new pilot e-bike project in the Dublin suburbs.
18 Aug 2022
Environment|Research|Sustainability
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Equine MediRecord secures eight-figure US private equity investment
Equine Technology company Equine MediRecord, initially nurtured by Tangent's student accelerator, LaunchBox, has closed an investment for an undisclosed eight-figure amount, thought to be just over €10 million.
4 Aug 2022
Awards and Funding|Business|Innovation|Students
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HRB Emerging Investigator Awards for three Trinity academic researchers
Trinity has won three of nine new Emerging Investigator Awards for Health (EIA) 2022 from the Health Research Board (HRB). All three awardees are from the School of Medicine at Trinity.
28 Jul 2022
Awards and Funding|Health|Research
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Female and financially stretched students most likely to be affected by Covid-19 stress
A new study examining Covid-19 stress among Irish college students has shown that certain sociodemographic groups were more likely to experience Covid-19-related stress.
28 Jul 2022
Health|Research|Science
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World Head and Neck Cancer Day 2022
For World Head and Neck Cancer Day, we explore this cancer type that makes up 6% of all diagnoses worldwide with Professor Sinead Brennan, Consultant Radiation Oncologist and Clinical Associate Professor in Clinical Medicine at Trinity.
27 Jul 2022
Health|Research
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Trinity study finds up to one in four children in Dublin are vitamin D deficient
Scientists found deficiency was most prevalent in females, older children (aged over 12), children from socio-economically disadvantaged areas and during winter months.
27 Jul 2022
Health|Research
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CHARM-EU secures €12.8m funding to expand and implement its innovative vision
The new CHARM-EU proposal has won a grant of €12.8 million in the 2022 Erasmus+ European Universities Call. Alongside the three new partners joining the Alliance, CHARM-EU will continue to deepen, intensify and expand the effectiveness of the existing cooperation to advance the higher education transformation process towards full ‘European Universities’ and increase its impact.
27 Jul 2022
Awards and Funding|Research
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New research suggests “wonder cells” in the liver help to prevent rejection after transplantation
Scientists believe “wonder cells” in the liver may explain why liver transplant patients typically require less treatment with immunosuppressant drugs to prevent rejection than patients of other organ transplants, a new study has outlined.
26 Jul 2022
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€3 million funding for US-Ireland R&D partnership on Quantum Internet foundations
A combined investment of €3 million in the CoQREATE (Convergent Quantum REsearch Alliance in TElecommunications) US-Ireland R&D Partnership has been announced to investigate technologies that will form the foundations of a quantum internet.
25 Jul 2022
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Trinity part of new Construction Technology Centre consortium
The Centre, hosted by NUI Galway, will leverage the skills and talent to support a vital sector in Ireland. Funding for €5 million, over 5 years, was announced yesterday by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
21 Jul 2022
Environment|Innovation|Research|Sustainability
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Rose Anne Kenny appointed Regius Professor of Physic (1637)
Professor Rose Anne Kenny has been appointed Regius Professor of Physic (1637) at Trinity College Dublin. The Regius Professorship of Physic is the oldest professorship in Ireland and one of the oldest Medical Professorships in Europe (the Latin, Physic, referring to the art or practice of healing disease).
18 Jul 2022
Health|Research|Science
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Scientists discover novel mutation associated with alternating hemiplegia of childhood
The work, which may assist in the clinical management of patients with the condition, involved a multidisciplinary team of geneticists, neurologists and radiologists from Ireland and France.
12 Jul 2022
Health
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New study finds Irish abortion services working well, but needs of some women not being met
Abortion services in Ireland are working well overall and are being delivered by committed healthcare staff, however the needs of women seeking services for severe foetal abnormality are not being met, according to new research.
12 Jul 2022
Health|Research
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Remaining physically active protects against risk of mortality for older people
Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) have created a “mortality risk index” to identify those at high mortality risk, flagging individuals who may benefit from additional care and support.
11 Jul 2022
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Minister O’Gorman announces research into conversion therapy that will inform ban on the practice
Research into conversion therapy is being conducted by Trinity’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. The research will inform legislation that will prohibit the practice of conversion therapy.
8 Jul 2022
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Higher cortisol levels may help predict risk of people developing depression in the future
Higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol may increase the risk of developing depression, according to new research from Trinity.
5 Jul 2022
Research
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Dublin hospital staff report high levels of post-traumatic stress
Dublin hospital staff report high levels of post-traumatic stress, low mood, suicidal thinking and moral injury during COVID-19 pandemic.
1 Jul 2022
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity, St. James’s and Legend Biotech: strategic collaboration explores solid tumours
The new collaboration seeks to further the development of CAR-T therapies in solid tumours through 3-D modeling.
27 Jun 2022
Research
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Archives around the world unite to bring Ireland’s destroyed Public Record Office back to life
Step back in time to explore the immersive digital recreation of the Public Record Office and its collections
27 Jun 2022
Culture|Innovation|Research|Science
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Are babies the key to the next generation of artificial intelligence?
New research proposes a new direction to overcome limitations of machine learning.
22 Jun 2022
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One of the world’s finest medieval manuscripts, the Book of St Albans, is digitised for the first time
The Library of Trinity College Dublin makes a 13th-century masterpiece globally accessible.
21 Jun 2022
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Honorary degrees awarded at Trinity College in June
Three exceptional individuals – former Chief Justice of Ireland Susan Denham, Oxford University Professor of Vaccinology Adrian Hill and Trinity’s own Director of College Health Service Dr David McGrath – were today conferred with honorary degrees of the University of Dublin at Trinity College Dublin.
17 Jun 2022
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Trinity ranked among top 100 universities worldwide
Trinity College Dublin has risen again in the QS university rankings. The university rose three places to reach 98th in the world and was named Ireland’s leading institution in the QS World University Rankings 2023.
8 Jun 2022
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Make everyday a Bloomsday – 28th International James Joyce Symposium celebrates one hundred years of Ulysses
A public talk on how to make every day a Bloomsday, a new documentary on the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses and Joycean musings on Guinness, the #MeToo movement and Sally Rooney are all part of the busy programme of the 28th International James Joyce Symposium being held in Dublin next month.
6 Jun 2022
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Prof Darryl Jones is on the trail of the ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’
Darryl Jones delivered a public lecture exploring the background to the writing of Arthur Conan Doyle’s highly successful Hound of the Baskervilles last week.
1 Jun 2022
Arts|Research
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Trinity researchers contribute to Ireland’s new radon map
Trinity researchers have laid the foundation for Ireland’s new legislative radon map. The original research, published in 2017, in collaboration with Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) showcased a novel methodology to combine geological information with measurements of indoor radon concentrations to produce a stepwise change in how radon is mapped.
26 May 2022
Research