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400 years after publication, Ireland’s only copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio goes on display
Trinity’s copy of the first edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays is the centrepiece of a new exhibition in the Library of Trinity College Dublin entitled “Shakespeare the Irishman” marking 400 years since the Bard’s complete works were first published.
13 Apr 2023
Culture|Research
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A cellular identity discovery with the potential to impact cancer treatments
A team of scientists led by those in Trinity has discovered new mechanisms involved in establishing cellular identity, a process that ensures the billions of different cells in our bodies do the correct job.
7 Apr 2023
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity honorary degrees mark Good Friday Agreement anniversary
Senior political adviser Martin Mansergh, former Downing Street Chief of Staff Jonathan Powell, activist Monica McWilliams, and American foreign policy strategist Nancy Soderberg received Trinity’s highest honour from Trinity’s Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre
6 Apr 2023
Awards and Funding|Community|Society
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Pesticides detected in pollen and nectar may pose a long-term hazard for pollinators
Pesticides have been detected in flowers not targeted with the chemicals that could be an additional, underestimated threat to pollinators according to new findings by Trinity and DCU, published in the Science of the Total Environment.
6 Apr 2023
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Translation of Trinity research leads to FDA approval of Rett syndrome treatment
Dr Daniela Tropea’s story is an exciting example of success in translational research where findings in basic science translate into clinical applications, providing hope for patients and their families.
6 Apr 2023
Health|Research
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How commercial actors influence and impact health and society
Trinity’s Dr Mélissa Mialon is co-author on two publications within the new Lancet Series that explores how companies shape our physical and social environments and highlights the need for clear frameworks to examine and differentiate among commercial entities, to understand how they help or hinder public health.
6 Apr 2023
Health|Research|Society
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Rare 14-ft smalltooth sand tiger shark washes up on Wexford shore
A huge 14ft smalltooth sand tiger shark washed up at Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, this weekend. Scientists believe it to be the first official record of the species being found in Ireland’s waters.
4 Apr 2023
Environment|Research|Science
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Books written and illustrated by Dublin schoolchildren join Book of Kells Exhibition
An exhibition of 61 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary school students was unveiled in the Long Room. The exhibition marks the culmination of the Trinity Access Programmes' Bookmarks initiative.
30 Mar 2023
Arts|Community|Society
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Jane Ohlmeyer wins prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grant
Professor Ohlmeyer's €2.5 million VOICES project will recover the lived experiences of women in early modern Ireland
30 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Culture|Research|Society
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Researchers tackle parasitic worms that infect millions worldwide
A new study published in the journal Immunity, by researchers at Trinity College and the University of Manchester has cast new light on how our immune system deals with parasitic worm infection.
29 Mar 2023
Health|Research|Society
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Jo-Hanna Ivers to advise Citizen’s Assembly on Drugs Use
Jo-Hanna Ivers, Associate Professor in Addiction and Associate Dean of Civic Engagement & Social Innovation at Trinity College has been appointed a member of the Advisory Support Group to the Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use.
28 Mar 2023
Health|Society
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Prison oversight project wins ERC Proof of Concept grant
Dr Rogan, School of Law, has won a highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept grant to continue her work on human rights and prison oversight.
27 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Research|Society
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New nurse-driven Irish TB smartphone study published on World TB Day
The study from the HIHI Trinity Hub at St James’s Hospital shows remarkable health system savings, increases treatment access and supports self-management in the community.
24 Mar 2023
Health|Innovation|Research
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Speeding up labour: what do women think?
Researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery say that clinical guidelines and hospital policies for speeding up labour must change to be informed by research that includes women’s views and experiences, Their research is published in the journal ‘Midwifery’.
22 Mar 2023
Health|Research
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Dr Susan Murphy wins highly prestigious ERC Starting Grant award
The funding of €1.5 million will help Trinity team transform the field of international development governance theory and practice.
21 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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Attitudes to conscientious objection in abortion services investigated by Trinity researchers
The survey forms part of Trinity’s CORALE Study, which brings together researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the School of Law and the School of School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies.
21 Mar 2023
Health|Research|Society
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Green Week kicks off with launch and new sustainability awards
The launch of Trinity’s 21st annual Green Week: ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’ took place Monday morning with a 21st birthday theme at Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace. We heard from Former President and Adjunct Professor of Climate Justice Mary Robinson, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Caroline Conroy, Provost Linda Doyle, Vice President for Biodiversity and Climate Action Jane Stout and Students’ Union Environmental Officer Erin O’Dowd.
21 Mar 2023
Sustainability
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Indigenous Ashaninka DNA helps geneticists write new chapters of pre-colonial history in South America
Geneticists have written new chapters in the reconstruction of pre-colonial Americas history after using DNA from the indigenous Ashaninka people from Amazonian Peru.
16 Mar 2023
Research|Science
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Rock stars solve long-standing diamond conundrum
Three researchers from Queensland University of Technology and Trinity College Dublin have solved a long-held geological conundrum about how diamonds formed in the deep roots of the earth’s ancient continents.
16 Mar 2023
Research|Science
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Trinity researchers compete in Sustainable Development Goals Challenge
The researchers, who aim to recycle heat from meat production in Zambia, have secured funding as one of six teams that will compete to chase a first prize of €1 million in the Sustainable Development Goals Challenge (SDG).
10 Mar 2023
Awards and Funding|Environment|Innovation|Research|Sustainability