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Trinity launches the Provost’s Innovation Challenge @ Tangent
The social innovation programme that provides supports, creative outlets, mentorship and the chance to have a real impact on a global problem, has been launched.
12 Feb 2019
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Exhibition charts the extraordinary history of the Gwynn family
A new exhibition in the Library of Trinity College Dublin charts the extraordinary history of the Gwynn family.
11 Feb 2019
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First HRB Impact Award recognises Professor Mary McCarron
The Health Research Board presents its first HRB Impact Award to Dean of Health Sciences Professor Mary McCarron recognising how her research has transformed the health, care and living environments of people ageing with ID.
8 Feb 2019
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Trinity’s front façade goes red to celebrate the Dublin Chinese New Year festival
Trinity announced a major expansion of its Chinese Studies programme at the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies to mark the arrival of the Year of the Pig.
4 Feb 2019
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It all started with a bang. Or did it? Prof Luke O’Neill on what it means to be human
Professor Luke O’Neill, Trinity College Dublin, talked about our amazing existence and the future of humankind as part of the Trinity Long Room Hub’s new speaker series ‘What does it mean to be Human in the 21st Century?’
4 Feb 2019
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Lámhscríbhinn speisialta, Apacailipsis Bhaile Átha Cliath, le fáil ar fud an domhain trí ardán ar líne
Tá Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath ag ceiliúradh digitiú ‘Apacailipsis Bhaile Átha Cliath’, ceann de mhórsheoda na Leabharlainne ón meánaois.
4 Feb 2019
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Trinity announces Book of Kells Creative Competition winners
The winners have been announced for the second annual Book of Kells Creative Competition which attracted 1,600 entries in art and writing.
1 Feb 2019
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Precious Dublin Apocalypse manuscript now available to a global online audience
Trinity College Dublin is celebrating the digitisation of the Dublin Apocalypse, one of great medieval treasures of the Library.
30 Jan 2019
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Keeping fit: how to do the right exercise for your age
Julie Broderick, Assistant Professor, Physiotherapy writes about how the type and amount of exercise should change depending on your age and gives a simple guide to follow.
30 Jan 2019
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Trinity teams up with Rugby Players Ireland to assess health of retired elite athletes
A new research project led by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration Rugby Players Ireland is seeking to shed new light on the general health and wellness of retired elite athletes, with a particular focus on impact sports and brain health.
30 Jan 2019
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Irish women writers: looking back and looking forward
The work of two distinguished Irish writers, Deirdre Madden and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, was celebrated at an evening of readings and discussion focusing on women's writing in Ireland in Trinity College Dublin.
29 Jan 2019
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Epigenetics: What impact does it have on our psychology?
Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity, Kevin Mitchell asks whether we can overwrite the genes that dictate our innate traits and predispositions, in this opinion piece written for The Conversation.
28 Jan 2019
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Trinity and MSF collaborate in hackathon to solve complex real-life humanitarian challenges
Trinity is teaming up with international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to host a 12-week hackathon where students will work on providing innovative solutions to some of the problems MSF faces in delivering healthcare to patients around the world.
23 Jan 2019
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Trinity joins newly launched European University
Together with other prestigious universities, including the University of Barcelona, Utrecht University, the University of Montpellier and Eötvös Loránd University, Trinity has signed a foundational agreement for the Charm European University (Charm-EU) which will focus on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) providing an interdisciplinary, challenge-based education.
15 Jan 2019
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Molecular diagnostics and the future of oncology
Professor of Molecular Diagnostics, Orla Sheils and Director of the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) at the School of Medicine delivered her inaugural Trinity lecture recently.
14 Jan 2019
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Researchers develop new tuberculosis treatment
The newly developed medicine could be used to treat hundreds of thousands of patients with tuberculosis.
8 Jan 2019
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Variable venom – why are some snakes deadlier than others?
Comparing records of venom potency and quantity for over 100 venomous snake species shows that potency depends on what a species eats.
8 Jan 2019
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Ten ‘1916 Learners and Leaders’ to study at Trinity
Ten ‘Leaders and Learners’ were awarded 1916 Bursaries to study at Trinity in a special ceremony recently which also saw the launch of a new initiative to establish Dublin as a Learning City, as defined by UNESCO.
7 Jan 2019
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Professor Aoife McLysaght asks ‘Who am I?’ in 2018 CHRISTMAS LECTURES
The 2018 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, airing on BBC Four, will use biology as a powerful way of answering the most fundamental of questions.
20 Dec 2018
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Trinity research sheds light on the workings of the unconscious brain
Research led by neuroscientists at Trinity College Dublin has found for the first time that regions of the brain responsible for complex thought do not shut off in the unconscious state.
18 Dec 2018
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In the age of GDPR, how can social computing data be legally used?
A new book addresses how social computing data can be used in emergency management and explores more broadly how the GDPR affects big data interpretation.
18 Dec 2018
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Stair cheilte Fhoirgneamh an Mhúsaeim i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath nochta
Tá Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath, ag seoladh tionscadal taighde ceannródaíoch inniu a thabharfaidh an stair cheilte a bhaineann le ceann de na foirgnimh Victeoiriacha is mó aithne i mBaile Átha Cliath chun solais arís.
17 Dec 2018
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A new physiological mechanism for short-term memory storage in the brain
Scientists have discovered “a new form of short-term memory”.
17 Dec 2018
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Hidden history of Trinity’s Museum Building uncovered
The ‘Making Victorian Dublin’ project has launched a new interactive website documenting the remarkable craft and quarry networks in operation during the golden era of Irish decorative stone.
12 Dec 2018
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Trinity academic selected for Prague UNESCO City of Literature residency
Justin MacGregor, Assistant Professor in Film Studies, School of Creative Arts, Trinity has been selected to be a Writer in Residence of Prague UNESCO City of Literature 2019.
12 Dec 2018
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Professor Anna Davies wins Irish Research Council ‘Researcher of the Year’
In addition to Professor Davies’ major award, two postgraduate researchers from Trinity—Joanna Poetz and Hannah Prendeville—won Medals of Excellence.
6 Dec 2018
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Study finds link between vitamin D-deficient older adults and depression
A new study completed by TILDA researchers at Trinity found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a 75% increase in the risk of developing depression.
5 Dec 2018
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Trinity awarded €1.5m to build interdisciplinary research toolkit
Trinity College Dublin has been awarded funding of €1.5 million to lead an international research project to build a toolkit to promote interdisciplinary research.
4 Dec 2018
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What does it mean to be human?
From AI and genetic manipulation to transhumanism, conflict and design, a new Trinity discussion series will explore how we understand ourselves, the world, and our place within it
4 Dec 2018
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New research documentary from IDS-TILDA focuses on positive ageing
IDS-TILDA launch new research documentary to challenge stereotypes on ageing with an intellectual disability.
4 Dec 2018
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