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Poemathon with Older People launches with climate crisis theme
Mary Robinson Former President of Ireland and Adjunct Professor for Climate Justice at Trinity College Dublin, writes first line of collaborative poem to give voice to the older generation in Ireland.
7 Mar 2022
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Government funding of over €1 million will support renewable energy and decarbonising transport research
One project will focus on improving wind farm performance, while the other will examine the ability of mobility hubs and nudges to promote the switch to electric vehicles, with the goal of decarbonising the transport sector.
7 Mar 2022
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The Lir Academy launches Strategic Plan
The new five-year plan will take The Lir into the next decade.
3 Mar 2022
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Schools around Ireland aim to Save The Bees as new campaign launches
SuperValu partners with researchers from the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan to help create over 3,000 refuelling spots for busy bees in schools across the country.
3 Mar 2022
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Success for pilot ‘no smoking programme’ for women in socio-economic disadvantaged areas
Trinity report highlights success of smoking cessation pilot programme for women living in socio-economic disadvantaged areas, on national No Smoking Day. The ‘We Can Quit’ (WCQ) is a community-based outreach stop smoking programme specifically designed for women living in socio-economic disadvantaged areas in Ireland (Dublin and Cork).
3 Mar 2022
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Putin’s approval has stayed strong over the years – war in Ukraine could change that
This research shows that Putin’s popularity to a large extent rests on real – not manufactured or imaginary – foundations. These foundations will be severely shaken by his cold-blooded war-making.
2 Mar 2022
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Seachtain na Gaeilge i gColáiste na Tríonóide
Déanfar ceiliúradh ar ár dteanga agus ár gcultúr Gaelach trí réimse leathan imeachtaí a bheidh ar siúl idir 1-17 Márta 2022. Beidh fáilte roimh chách freastal ar na hócáidí seo.
2 Mar 2022
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Trinity researchers discover new therapeutic target for severe asthma
Ireland has one of the highest rates of asthma in the world, with almost 500,000 people affected. As many as 1 in 5 children will have asthma at some point, and there is a pressing need for better treatments.
2 Mar 2022
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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar launches Irish-led €10 million project to deliver ‘precision medicine’ for Motor Neuron Disease
The programme will result in advanced data-driven prediction models for progression of the disease in patients and next-generation data analysis that facilitates clinical insights and treatment. This unique programme brings together clinicians, computer scientists, information engineers, technologists, and data scientists.
1 Mar 2022
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Trinity condemns invasion of Ukraine
Trinity College Dublin condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people at this most difficult time. The university is currently offering support to students, staff and other members of the Trinity community impacted by the crisis.
27 Feb 2022
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New research underlines environmental impact of hand-sanitising practices during the COVID-19 pandemic
The use of hand sanitising gels and increased hand-washing practices throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the environment and—by extension—public health.
25 Feb 2022
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Shortlist for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize announced
This is the fourth year of the prize, which is awarded annually for an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language.
24 Feb 2022
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New therapeutic options for childhood inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers from Trinity’s School of Medicine, working closely with paediatric gastroenterologists at CHI-Crumlin, hope their work will advance efforts to support IBD patients with a new therapeutic option.
23 Feb 2022
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Leading researchers and inventors celebrated at Trinity Innovation Awards
Trinity’s leading researchers and inventors were recognised for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the 2021 Trinity Innovation Awards, which were deferred from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John O’Leary, Professor of Pathology, received the Provost Innovation Award.
22 Feb 2022
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Trinity goes plant-based for 20th anniversary of Green Week
The week-long series of events will focus on the problems with, and solutions to our food systems from farm to fork.
21 Feb 2022
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Scientists pinpoint genetic target with promise for treating many forms of blindness
The scientists have highlighted that a specific gene (SARM1) is a key driver in the damage that ultimately leads to impaired vision (and sometimes blindness), and—in a disease model—showed that deleting this gene protects vision.
17 Feb 2022
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Pollution and teenage mental health, researchers call for further investigation
A systematic review has been conducted by researchers from the Trinity Centre for Global Health on how pollution exposure impacts teenage mental health.
17 Feb 2022
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Substantial inequalities in children’s engagement with remote schooling during first lockdown
A new study has shown that Irish primary school children were more engaged with remote schooling during the first Covid-19 lockdown if they had access to adequate digital technologies and had help from parents and teachers.
16 Feb 2022
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Climate change and extreme weather will have complex effects on disease transmission
New research shows temperature variation affects pathogens and their hosts in distinct ways, and these organisms are influenced by the type of variation and the average background temperature it is applied to.
15 Feb 2022
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Behind the Headlines panel asks if we are ‘Falling out of Love with Dublin?’
A discussion held on the planning and civic issues threatening Dublin and its historic landscape took place online Wednesday, 9 February 2022, at the Trinity Long Room Hub as part of its latest ‘Behind the Headlines” discussion.
14 Feb 2022
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Brain tumour related epilepsy: merging basic science with clinical practice
Professor Mark Cunningham, the Ellen Mayston Bates Professor of the Neurophysiology of Epilepsy in the School of Medicine, talks about his research to coincide with International Epilepsy Day.
14 Feb 2022
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17 candidates to contest University of Dublin Seanad bye-election
The bye-election is being held to fill the vacancy left by Labour TD Ivana Bacik after she was elected to the Dáil last year. This will be the first bye-election for the University of Dublin constituency since 1979.
11 Feb 2022
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Stress caused by poverty directly impacts both children and parents
A new study led by a sociologist at Trinity College Dublin has found that economic pressure and psychological distress caused by economic hardship leads to arguments about money between parents and children and between mothers and fathers in two-parent families.
10 Feb 2022
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‘Behind the Headlines’ panel discussion asks are we falling out of love with Dublin?
Entitled ‘Falling out of Love with Dublin?’ Trinity Loon Room Hub's latest ‘Behind the Headlines’ discussion asks: where next for the capital’s civic future?
9 Feb 2022
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Trinity receives Government funding for its European University Alliance
As a member of the CHARM-EU Alliance, Trinity will receive €442,000 which will help to implement and sustain a joint strategy with its fellow partner universities.
8 Feb 2022
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Five Trinity researchers win European Research Council Proof of Concept grants
Professors Valeria Nicolosi, Tríona Lally, Anna Davies, John Goold and Dr Matthew Campbell will each use funding of €150,000 to take their ground-breaking research ideas towards exciting, impactful innovations.
7 Feb 2022
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Trinity scientists hopeful for new lung cancer treatments
To coincide with World Cancer Day we spoke to Dr Martin Barr, from the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute, about his research into drug resistance and the development of new drug candidates for this disease.
4 Feb 2022
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Virtual recreation of 1922 art exhibition that launched the Irish Free State onto world stage
100 years on from the opening of the Exposition D’Art Irlandais in Paris, the 'Seeing Ireland: 1922' project recovers this foundational moment in Irish art history.
28 Jan 2022
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Science Gallery Dublin: Message from Provost
"The gallery needs to be totally reimagined and work very differently from the way it does now."
28 Jan 2022
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New research on famous “supertramp” birds offers fresh evolutionary insights
The beautiful birds, which live in Southeast Asia, are providing unique information on how evolution is linked to flight ability and competition. These birds settle down more readily than would be expected—once they have colonised an island they tend to stay there rather than searching for others.
27 Jan 2022
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