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It’s electrifying! This is how Earth could be entirely powered by sustainable energy
The fully renewable energy-powered future envisioned by the team would require a significant “electrification” of our energy.
26 Dec 2020
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How does Santa deliver billions of gifts in one night? Quantum physics of course…
According to Professor John Goold and Dr Mark Mitchison (of the TCD QuSys research group in Trinity), Santa is exploiting quantum mechanics to achieve the seemingly impossible.
23 Dec 2020
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Scientists discover mutations associated with early onset dementia
The research, which represents a significant advance in our understanding of an early onset form of dementia, may also progress our understanding of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.
22 Dec 2020
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Christmas dinner with a sustainable twist: Food Smart Dublin team recreates three historical seafood dishes
The team, funded by the Irish Research Council, has worked with talented chefs to recreate seasonal dishes from long-forgotten, centuries-old recipes that are both delicious and environmentally responsible.
21 Dec 2020
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Life before COVID: Health and habits of Ireland’s older people before crisis hit
TILDA researchers have released a comprehensive report detailing the health, social and economic circumstances of older adults in Ireland pre- COVID-19.
17 Dec 2020
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Geologists discover new path to rare earth mineral formation – implications for green energy and tech industries
Their discovery has important economic implications because there are no substitute alternatives to these rare earth elements, which are indispensable for smart devices, wind turbines and hybrid cars.
17 Dec 2020
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Researchers design new molecules that boost fuel efficiency
The fuel additives allow vehicles to go further on the same volume of petrol (gasoline) by better controlling how the engine burns the fuel.
16 Dec 2020
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Trinity researchers involved in new €5 million climate change project, Terrain-AI
The project, co-funded by Microsoft Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, will see the collaborative group share their insights and models with other countries to help reduce global carbon outputs.
15 Dec 2020
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COVID-19 research projects at Trinity awarded government ‘rapid response’ funding
The eight research projects will further our understanding of COVID-19 and find solutions to the challenges the pandemic presents.
14 Dec 2020
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Researchers to study infection in cystic fibrosis with prestigious award
The research is one of ten successful projects to be funded by the Health Research Charities Ireland (HRCI) and the Health Research Board (HRB).
11 Dec 2020
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Four Trinity researchers win highly competitive ERC Consolidator Awards
These awards, announced annually and valued at €2 million each, go to emerging research leaders who are at the stage of growing their own independent research teams or programmes on the global stage.
9 Dec 2020
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Fresh insights into how Ireland’s system of caring affects older adults
New TILDA research highlights the social, financial, physical and emotional demands family caring places on those caring.
7 Dec 2020
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Research details impact of COVID-19 on persons ageing with an intellectual disability
The report was launched to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and calls for further COVID-19 restrictions for people with ID to be data-driven.
3 Dec 2020
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Trinity partners with World Food Programme to address disability inclusion in food assistance programming
The research collaboration seeks to develop an evidence base for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in WFP food and nutrition assistance programmes.
3 Dec 2020
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Vitamin D deficiency highly prevalent in the Irish Asian community
The study, published in the journal Nutrients, is the first in Ireland to investigate vitamin D in an ethnic minority community.
1 Dec 2020
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Introducing Palaeontology – new book underlines importance of the fossil record for informing today’s conservation decisions
The book, by Patrick Wyse Jackson, from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, provides a timely reminder of how the fossil record can inform critical conservation decisions of the future.
1 Dec 2020
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Interim report released: Unification Referendums on island of Ireland
Referendums on the future of the island of Ireland should only be held with a clear plan for what follows, the interim report from the Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland has found. There were three Trinity members of the Working Group: Oran Doyle, Dr Etain Tannam and Dr David Kenny
26 Nov 2020
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Health expert consortium calls for vitamin D policy in battle against COVID-19
Experts outline compelling evidence for health professionals and policymakers to revise guidance on vitamin D supplementation amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
26 Nov 2020
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Scientists develop new gene therapy for eye disease
The new approach offers promise for one day treating an eye disease that leads to a progressive loss of vision and affects thousands of people across the globe.
26 Nov 2020
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Trinity to commission four new sculptures of women for display in Old Library
The scientist Rosalind Franklin, the folklorist, dramatist and theatre-founder Augusta Gregory, the mathematician Ada Lovelace and the writer and pioneering women’s rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft have been chosen from a list of more than 500 suggestions.
26 Nov 2020
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Increased access to mental health services vital for survivors of sexual violence
The research from Trinity and Maynooth University is the first to study the incidence and effects of sexual violence in Ireland, since the SAVI Report of 2002.
25 Nov 2020
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International Sustainable Campus Network grant will help Trinity shine a light on Irish biodiversity
Researchers will create a new series of documentaries on the biodiversity of Trinity’s campus, bringing the public closer to the newly established wildflower meadows.
20 Nov 2020
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Máirtín Ó Cadhain 2020 | Comhdháil lae ar líne
Tá leathchéad bliain imithe ó cuireadh an mórscríbhneoir Máirtín Ó Cadhain i gcré na cille.
20 Nov 2020
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Trinity’s Grand Canal Innovation District takes step forward with plans for an Innovation Hub
Trinity College Dublin has today announced the first phase of the planned €1 billion Grand Canal Innovation District (GCID) - its proposed Innovation Hub.
20 Nov 2020
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Trinity joins consortium to empower person-centred healthcare
The new research consortium aims to bring innovative digital health information tools to patients and empower person-centred healthcare.
19 Nov 2020
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Rural men’s mental health through the Covid-19 pandemic: a snap-shot
The TV programme for on-line broadcast, highlighting rural men's experiences through the pandemic, was aired to mark International Mens' Day 2020.
19 Nov 2020
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Let’s START talking about research! Trinity to host European Researchers’ Night
The annual Europe-wide event that showcases research and aims to bring researchers and the public closer together takes place on November 27th 2020.
18 Nov 2020
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Biodiversity survey reveals Áras an Uachtaráin site is “extremely diverse”
Ecologists from Trinity discovered that the 130-acre Dublin site contains 14 distinct habitats that provide homes to more than 800 different species of plant, animal and fungus.
17 Nov 2020
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Trinity researchers discover how the brain ‘re-wires’ after disease
Trinity researchers are studying how the brain re-wires itself in neurological disease. The team is building treatments for today’s more common global conditions like Motor Neurone Disease (MND/ALS) and Spinal Muscular Atrophy and their findings could impact rehabilitation for patients, the discovery of effective drugs and quantifying the potential efficacy of new therapies. The paper […]
17 Nov 2020
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Ecologists battle deafening insects while assessing biodiversity via acoustic surveys in sub-tropical Japan
The work underlines the great potential that acoustic surveys have for characterising the biodiversity of habitats while also highlighting some major potential pitfalls.
16 Nov 2020
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