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Hannah Sullivan wins John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize
This is the first year of the prize, which will be awarded on an annual basis to the author of an outstanding debut poetry book collection in the English language.
16 Apr 2019
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Six Trinity researchers win Irish Research Council Advanced Laureate Awards
Each awardee will receive up to €1 million in funding over a period of up to four years to pursue frontier basic research.
11 Apr 2019
Research
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Trinity’s Business Student of the Year 2019
Final year Business and French student, Marie-Louise O’Callaghan, was the winner on the 25th anniversary of the programme.
10 Apr 2019
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Books written and illustrated by Dublin schoolchildren join Book of Kells exhibition
An exhibition of 80 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary schoolchildren was unveiled by award-winning children’s book author Dave Rudden in the iconic Old Library of Trinity College Dublin last night.
10 Apr 2019
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International leading figure of the #MeToo movement Celeste Kidd visits Trinity
Celeste Kidd, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley and one of the leading figures of the global #MeToo movement visited Trinity as part of the 2019 TCD Neurohumanities Public Talks series to discuss and explore how sexual harassment is especially salient in academia.
10 Apr 2019
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Co-cup scheme launched at Trinity, DCU and Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council in collaboration with Trinity, Dublin City University, and 2GoCup Ltd. have launched the pilot Co-Cup Deposit and Return Scheme in the City Council’s Civic Offices today, 8 April.
8 Apr 2019
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Trinity to develop educational resources to support responsible research
Project INTEGRITY, which will last three years, has received funding of €2.4 million via the EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.
5 Apr 2019
Research
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Trinity 28th in the world in University Impact Rankings
Trinity was named 28th best university in the world when it comes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the new THE University Impact Rankings.
3 Apr 2019
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Public discussion: Does race matter?
In a recent public discussion in Trinity College Dublin, panellists were asked the question ‘Does Race Matter?’ The ‘Behind the Headlines’ discussion explored how racism has manifested in different ways throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, and why racism prevails today.
2 Apr 2019
Research
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Trinity College Dublin to name new Vice-Provost
Prof Chris Morash said today he will step down from his role as vice-provost and chief academic officer after more than three years in the role to resume his fulltime role as inaugural Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing.
2 Apr 2019
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Students celebrate Trinity Employability Awards 2019 success
Over 130 students recently celebrated their success in the Trinity Employability Award programme at ceremonies marking their participation.
27 Mar 2019
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Winning ideas from Trinity’s ‘hack homelessness’ event announced
Winning ideas from the Provost's Innovation Challenge at Tangent, Trinity Ideas Workspace were announced at a special event to 'hack homelessness'.
27 Mar 2019
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Trinity spin-out Azadyne completes €1.75million funding round
Trinity spin-out Azadyne, which is developing a new approach to the treatment of autoimmune diseases, announced that it has raised £1.5million (€1.75 million) in its most recent funding round.
27 Mar 2019
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What a failed Johannesburg project tells us about mega cities in Africa
Ricardo Reboredo explores how and why a major development billed as a game changed in the urban footprint of Johannesburg six years ago failed and how that relates to the broader African urban context.
26 Mar 2019
Research
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Acclaimed writer Adam Mars-Jones in residence at Trinity
The School of English recently hosted an evening in celebration of the residency of Adam Mars-Jones as the inaugural Briena Staunton Visiting Fellow in the Oscar Wilde Centre.
25 Mar 2019
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World Down Syndrome Day Summit explores 20 years of Trinity research into Down syndrome and dementia
The Trinity Centre for Ageing with an Intellectual Disability (TCAID) marked World Down Syndrome Day 2019 by presenting and exploring the science of Dementia and Down syndrome.
22 Mar 2019
Research
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‘Painting Music’ to celebrate Brain Awareness Week
To celebrate Brain Week, the neuroscience of synaesthesia was explored through music and art in a very special event in the College Chapel.
15 Mar 2019
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Beocht nua do chantaireacht dhearmadta ón mheánaois a cumadh do Naomh Pádraig agus naoimh eile
Tá Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath ag tabhairt faoi thionscadal uaillmhianach idirnáisiúnta oidhreachta agus cultúir atá dírithe ar bheocht a chur arís i gcantaireacht agus i bpaidreacha dearmadta ón mheánaois a cumadh do naoimh mar Naomh Pádraig, Naomh Bríd agus Naomh Colmcille.
13 Mar 2019
Research
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Breathing new life into forgotten medieval chants for St Patrick & other saints
Trinity is leading an ambitious international cultural heritage project which is bringing back to life forgotten medieval chants and prayers associated with Irish saints
13 Mar 2019
Research
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TILDA brings its research evidence on successful ageing to Longford
TILDA travelled to Longford last night to deliver the first seminar in an important nationwide partnership with the GAA, promoting their research findings on ageing successfully.
12 Mar 2019
Research
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Honours even at rowing Colours
Wins for Trinity novice men and senior women at this year's event
12 Mar 2019
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€100 million investment announced for 6 new SFI Research & Training Centres
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD and Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD, yesterday announced an investment of over €100 million in six new SFI Centres for Research Training. The SFI Centres for Research Training programme, the first postgraduate training programme run by Science Foundation […]
6 Mar 2019
Research
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Trinity symposium shows breadth of translational cancer research
The recent TTMI annual symposium showed the breadth of promising translational cancer research with local and national speakers in attendance.
22 Feb 2019
Research
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New material could increase our smartphone battery life by over 300%
Professor Valeria Nicolosi, Dr Chuanfang (John) Zhang and Dr Sang-hoon Park have developed a new material, called MXenes, which could increase our average smartphone battery life by over 300%
22 Feb 2019
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GAA/TILDA partnership brings the ‘secrets of positive ageing’ to every county
Irish Life supports ‘How to Age Well’ seminar series through CSR support for GAA Healthy Club Project and Trinity’s Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
21 Feb 2019
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Conference considers the value of household labour
Leading historians, sociologists and policy advocates gathered in Trinity in an effort to open up new conversations about household labour in Ireland and further afield.
20 Feb 2019
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Trinity academics play leading role at first official National Biodiversity Conference
A high-profile national conference will take place in Dublin Castle this week on February 20th & 21st, focussing on the future of our natural environment.
20 Feb 2019
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New regional postgraduate certificate for entrepreneurs and innovators
Trinity has launched a new regional postgraduate certificate aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs, which will be offered through four centres in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Dublin.
20 Feb 2019
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Can stories save the world? Can history make sense of climate change?
Can stories save the world? What can history literature, film and art teach us to make sense of the contemporary environmental challenges we face? Trinity Long Room Hub’s latest Behind the Headlines public discussion series, which took place last week, looked to the arts and humanities to face up to and address climate change. As […]
18 Feb 2019
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Trinity Green Week 2019 to focus on UN Sustainable Development Goals
Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin and former president of Ireland Dr Mary Robinson launched Trinity’s annual Green Week at an event in Front Square today, Monday, February 18th, 2019.
18 Feb 2019