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Honorary Degrees at Trinity
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Louise Richardson, film maker, David Puttnam, founder of Jones Engineering, Eric Kinsella and former Chief Nursing Officer with the Department of Health, Peta Taaffe, were awarded honorary doctorates.
9 Dec 2016
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Scientists use graphene and toy silly putty® to make state-of-the-art sensors
This world-first graphene innovation could be used for applications in medical devices and diagnostics.
9 Dec 2016
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New research charts the evolution of the Irish family
New research on the evolution of the Irish family by academics from Trinity College Dublin offers an intriguing picture of persistently resilient and increasingly diverse Irish families who have adapted to a period of changing socio-economic realities since the state’s foundation.
8 Dec 2016
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Scientists develop exciting new option for targeted cancer therapy
Coating therapeutic payloads with a sugar molecule ensures they are not active in the body until coming into contact with cancer cells.
8 Dec 2016
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Irish tuberculosis expert warns against complacency to global epidemic
An Irish TB expert has warned that we are seeing an increasing number of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases in Ireland, which reflects the pattern seen in Europe, primarily because of the movement of people from countries of high tuberculosis (TB) prevalence. His warning comes as the Centre for Disease Control has today come out with new updated international guidelines on TB diagnosis after 17 years.
8 Dec 2016