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Five students receive first Three Ireland Connect to STEM scholarships for women
Administered by the Faculty of STEM and Trinity Access and worth €20,000 each over a four-year undergraduate degree programme, the scholarship scheme to benefit 25 students in total aims to attract women from Ireland to study STEM subjects at Trinity.
6 Dec 2022
Awards and Funding|Community|Innovation|Students
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Genetic causes of bone tumours discovered in 1,000-year-old Irish skeletons
Two men buried long ago in a medieval graveyard in Co. Donegal had a genetic condition called Multiple Osteochondromas, which causes benign bone tumours. One of the disease mutations is a new discovery, so this is the first time such information has been unlocked from ancient genomic data.
5 Dec 2022
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity spinouts celebrate Knowledge Transfer Ireland Awards success
Trinity spinouts SilverCloud Health and ProVerum Medical secured the Commercialisation Impact and People’s Choice awards respectively when the annual Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) Impact Awards ceremony took place this week.
2 Dec 2022
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research
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Four exceptional individuals receive honorary degrees at Trinity
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre CEO Noeline Blackwell, artist Dorothy Cross, theologian David Ford and the former editor-in-chief of the Guardian newspaper Alan Rusbridger were conferred today with honorary degrees of the University of Dublin at Trinity College Dublin.
2 Dec 2022
Awards and Funding|Culture|Society|Students
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Scientists homing in on why COVID-19 affects people so differently
Researchers from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, St. James’s Hospital Dublin and Trinity are getting closer to understanding what makes some people so vulnerable to COVID-19-induced illness, which in turn may guide the development of new therapeutic strategies.
1 Dec 2022
Health|Research|Science
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Using technology to transform how we identify neurodegenerative disease
In a new study published in Translational Psychiatry, researchers at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) and the School of Psychology at Trinity College describe how technology can help detect early signs of cognitive decline in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
30 Nov 2022
Health|Research|Science
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New badger research has implications for managing bovine TB
Badgers living with helminth parasite infections are more likely to have tuberculosis (TB), according to new research, which may influence policymakers trying to manage TB infection within cattle and wildlife populations
29 Nov 2022
Environment|Research|Science
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New early detection programme offers new insights for frailty detection
A newly-launched research programme - FRAILMatics - is discovering new objective signals of frailty that could translate into the next generation of transdisciplinary diagnostics for ageing adults.
29 Nov 2022
Health|Innovation|Research|Science
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Why silly distractions at work can actually be good for you
Positive interventions that distract us from difficult tasks help you deal with unloved tasks and negative emails reduce, according to new research.
28 Nov 2022
Business|Research
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Authentic voice of Oliver Cromwell revealed in new publication
The collected letters, writings, and speeches of Oliver Cromwell will allow us to move beyond the caricature of one of the most controversial figures in Irish, Scottish and English history, according Prof Micheál Ó Siochrú.
28 Nov 2022
Culture|Research
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Trinity College Dublin Launches Legacies Review Working Group
Submissions have been invited from the public on the name of the Berkeley Library and future of Inishbofin human remains stored in Trinity.
25 Nov 2022
Community|Students
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Trinity trio win Royal Society University Research Fellowships
Three researchers – Drs Lara McManus, Mark Mitchison and Matthew Walters – have won highly competitive Royal Society University Research Fellowships that will help them build their research careers at Trinity.
25 Nov 2022
Awards and Funding|Research
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School of Medicine celebrates six HRB Knowledge Transfer Awards
The School scooped six awards across a range of disciplines in the latest round of funding from the Health Research Board (HRB).
24 Nov 2022
Awards and Funding|Health|Research
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Trinity Sport Scholars celebrated at Dining Hall Ceremony
Linda Doyle, Provost, Trinity College Dublin said: “It is impressive to see how the students balance their commitment to sport with their commitment to their studies"
22 Nov 2022
Awards and Funding|Health|Students
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The changing social worlds of Ireland's 9-year-olds
A Growing Up In Ireland study looks at how the lives of nine-year-olds have changed over a decade in terms of their relationships with family and friends, their pastimes and their school experiences.
22 Nov 2022
Research|Society
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Three Trinity researchers win prestigious European Research Council Starting Grants
Dr Kenneth Silver, Dr Colm Delaney and Dr Elaine Corbett were among just seven researchers in Ireland to receive the coveted awards worth up to €5 million from the ERC.
22 Nov 2022
Awards and Funding|Business|Research|Science
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Orla Hardiman named 2022 SFI Researcher of the Year
Trinity researchers won three of nine awards at the 2022 SFI Summit event to celebrate the best of Irish research.
22 Nov 2022
Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research
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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland team awarded prestigious Ellis Prize
The Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland) has awarded the prestigious Ellis Prize to the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland. Considered the ‘Oscar’ for the recordkeeping sector, the award has been given for only the tenth time in 50 years.
21 Nov 2022
Arts|Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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Poetry of Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin celebrated to mark poet’s 80th birthday
Literary experts and leading Irish poets will gather in Trinity College Dublin this weekend for an event to mark the 80th birthday of the celebrated poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin later this month.
17 Nov 2022
Arts|Research
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Experiences of methadone service users explored in human rights-based study
The study - published in the International Journal of Drug Policy - found that people who want or need to recover often end up feeling more marginalised because of their experiences of methadone services.
17 Nov 2022
Health|Research