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Insights into domestic violence and substance use: report
Over 11,000 women experienced Domestic Abuse while also struggling with substance use in Ireland in 2020
25 May 2022
Research
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Ulysses in 80 Days: Can you - will you - read Ireland’s greatest book this summer?
Ulysses in 80 Days is a book club launched by a group of determined readers who plan to read Ulysses in 80 days in summer 2022, and who are inviting anyone interested to join them.
24 May 2022
Arts
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Age-related muscle loss linked to socioeconomic disadvantage: research
Our muscles matter: older adults living with socioeconomic disadvantage are twice as likely to have age-related muscle loss
23 May 2022
Research
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Royal Irish Academy elects 29 new members
The Royal Irish Academy celebrated Admittance Day last week when 24 of 29 newly elected Members were officially admitted to the Academy for their exceptional contributions to the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as to public service.
23 May 2022
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How seascapes of the ancient world shaped genetic structure of European populations
Trinity scientists, along with international colleagues, have explored the importance of sea travel in prehistory by examining the genomes of ancient Maltese humans and comparing these with the genomes of this period from across Europe.
19 May 2022
Research
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Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
12 May 2022
Research
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€2.2million awarded to European digital inclusion programme for adults with intellectual disabilities
Dr. Esther Murphy, School of Engineering at Trinity, has been awarded €2.2million 3 years education innovation programme funding from EIT Health.
11 May 2022
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‘We Persist Therefore We Have Hope’: Protest Art from Hong Kong
A new art exhibition featuring protest artists from Hong Kong goes on display in the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute this evening.
11 May 2022
Research
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Trinity’s world-class research awarded in SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme
16 research projects funded in the latest round of funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
10 May 2022
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Study identifies barriers for women returning to work after breast cancer
Occupational therapy researchers find women living with and beyond breast cancer in Ireland are not aware of their employment entitlements and in response to findings have developed the occupational therapy-led ‘Work and Cancer’ programme that focuses on these entitlements and strategies for managing physical and psychological health in the workplace.
10 May 2022
Research
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World Ovarian Cancer Day: Research and Public Education at TSJCI
Today, Sunday 8th May is World Ovarian Cancer Day, a global day to raise awareness of the disease, and an opportunity to highlight the work of the Trinity St James’ Cancer Institute (TSJCI) in this area of research and education.
6 May 2022
Research
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Trinity Business School to become net carbon neutral by 2030 with new strategy
With a number of sweeping strategic objectives set across all levels of teaching and operations, Trinity seeks to be Europe’s business school of choice for students looking to ‘transform business for good’.
6 May 2022
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Trinity’s TAP access programme inspires Oxford and Cambridge foundation courses
More than 100 students from under-represented backgrounds will this year gain access to a fully-funded place at Oxford or Cambridge after both British universities launched their first full foundation year programmes inspired by the hugely successful Trinity Access Programmes (TAP).
6 May 2022
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Reality of maternal mental health for first time mums in Ireland: study
The study, which looks at depression, anxiety and stress symptoms experienced by first-time mothers, has been published in the journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health and coincides with Maternal Mental Health Week
5 May 2022
Research
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Outstanding contributions to research honoured by School of Medicine Research Awards
Seven recipients of the Trinity College Med Research Awards 2022 were honoured at a special awards ceremony. The grants are designed to support early innovative studies and to advance research impact.
4 May 2022
Research
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Poemathon 2022 captures thoughts of older generation on climate crisis
Climate crisis themes of change, justice and action are captured in Poemathon with Older People 2022 unveiled today, National Poetry Day.
28 Apr 2022
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Ukraine – changing how we bear witness to war
The role of the traditional war correspondent and the Ukrainian and Russian uses of social media took place in Trinity Long Room Hub recently.
27 Apr 2022
Research
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“If a female had once passed the gate …”- Exhibition marks 100 years of Trinity Women Graduates
Photographs, letters, administrative records and collected reminiscences trace the long campaign for admission, the achievements of early women graduates and the struggle for equality by female students and staff.
27 Apr 2022
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Official launch of SEURO digital health programme for older adults
The official launch has taken place at Trinity College Dublin this week of the three-year SEURO digital health programme. The Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation is co-ordinating SEURO, an ambitious EU project to support older adults self-managing with multiple chronic health conditions. It targets Europe’s 50 million multi-morbid patients. The consortium involves 12 partners […]
27 Apr 2022
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Boosting brain health: researchers launch online programme for athletes
The new course is designed to help sportspeople improve their mental and physical health and protect key cognitive functions such as problem solving, focus and decision making.
26 Apr 2022
Research
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Researchers discover drug-resistant environmental mould is capable of infecting people
The researchers found six cases of people infected with a drug-resistant form of a fungi called Aspergillus fumigatus that could be traced back to spores in the environment.
25 Apr 2022
Research
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Trinity celebrates 2022 Scholars and Fellows
In total, 51 new Scholars, 31 new Fellows, five new Professorial Fellows and two Honorary Fellows were announced across a range of disciplines.
25 Apr 2022
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Medical device and digital health startups pitch for a place on Medtech Innovator’s Showcase and Accelerator programme
The event taking place today, in Trinity Business School, will feature pitches from the best-in-class medical device and digital health companies in the region, selected from hundreds of applicants internationally.
25 Apr 2022
Research
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Irish scientists tag giant porbeagle shark off Donegal coast
The huge female specimen, estimated to weigh 400-500 lb, is the largest ever recorded in Irish waters and likely to be 25-30 years old. The scientists believe the Donegal coast may act as a globally important reproductive area for this species, which is critically endangered in European waters.
19 Apr 2022
Research
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Trinity researchers to use machine learning techniques to optimise wind farm performance
The project will assess the aerodynamics of wind farms and develop new controllers to optimise power production. These new controllers will use operational wind farm data to adaptively “learn” the best way to control wind farms.
19 Apr 2022
Research
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Scientists identify new approach to preventing seizures
Epilepsy is a chronic central nervous system (CNS) disorder affecting approximately 1% of the population and 50 million people worldwide. It is characterised by recurrent, spontaneous seizures caused by disrupted electrical activity in the brain.
14 Apr 2022
Research
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New research sheds fresh light on the ‘800-pound gorilla’ of presenteeism
Employees who are unwell only engage in presenteeism when they have not met their daily work goals, according to new research from Trinity Business School.
13 Apr 2022
Research
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Gail McConnell wins Pollard International Poetry Prize
Gail McConnell's debut book 'The Sun Is Open' focuses on the life and death of the poet’s father, who was murdered by the IRA outside their Belfast home in 1984.
12 Apr 2022
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Trinity immunologists unravel battle plans of deadly coronaviruses
The immunologists, led by Dr Nigel Stevenson, have discovered how SARS and MERS proteins block the induction of antiviral proteins, which prevents us from mounting a strong innate immune response against infection.
12 Apr 2022
Research
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Childhood trauma key indicator of suicide ideation in college students
New research from the School of Psychology has shown that cumulative exposure to childhood trauma was a key indicator of suicide ideation among university students.
11 Apr 2022