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Scientists pinpoint our most distant animal relatives
Their work finds strong evidence that sponges – not more complex comb jellies – were our most distant relatives.
31 Mar 2021
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Trinity secures three more Athena SWAN awards for commitment to gender equality
Trinity's Schools of Histories and Humanities, Computer Science and Statistics, and Engineering have secured Athena SWAN Bronze awards in the latest round of awards to recognise commitment to gender equality.
31 Mar 2021
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We must enhance environmental policy coherence to meet Sustainable Development Goals – new research
Economic, social, and environmental policies must be aligned and share common — and not contrasting — goals for this to happen.
29 Mar 2021
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New study raises fresh privacy concerns about Apple and Google mobile phones
Apple iPhones and Google Android phone share data with Apple and Google on average every four and a half minutes, even when the phone is not being used.
29 Mar 2021
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The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025: an ambitious new plan to save our bees
The plan provides a new five-year roadmap to help bees, other pollinating insects, and our wider biodiversity – and promises to engage more stakeholders and address more specific actions.
26 Mar 2021
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Art meets science as CONNECT secures SFI funding to inspire primary school students
CONNECT has partnered with artist Ed Devane to create a musical gyroscope, to communicate some of the complex ideas in quantum communications.
25 Mar 2021
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Pandemic experiences of older people brought to life through Poemathon
The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity collaborated with Poetry Ireland and Neuroscience Ireland to create a poem of 355 contributors which captures the mood of our older population.
24 Mar 2021
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Why we should turn meatballs green – new research underlines significant environmental benefits
As part of a major EU study in promoting sustainable diets and food products in Europe, researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick compared the environmental impacts of plant-based and beef meat balls over 16 impact criteria.
23 Mar 2021
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Window to My World: A Celebration of World Poetry Day, 2021
To celebrate World Poetry Day 2021, the Trinity Centre for Post-Conflict Justice in association with the Trinity Long Room Hub has released a series of videos showcasing poetry from refugees, asylum seekers and exiled poets in Ireland.
23 Mar 2021
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Trinity STEM public engagement and education projects backed by Science Foundation Ireland
Three Trinity College Dublin-led STEM public engagement and education initiatives will be supported as part of a new national investment of €5.2 million through the Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme.
22 Mar 2021
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Brain Awareness Week 2021: The developing brain’s response to stress
Dr Eva Jimenez-Mateos is bringing her knowledge of seizures in adults to neonatal care in order to understand how the brain responds to our first days of life.
21 Mar 2021
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Brain Awareness Week 2021: The lesser known Lewy Body Disorder
Researchers at the Global Brain Health Institute and St James Hospital are attempting to raise awareness of the disorder in Ireland and provide an education forum for the public and health professionals in Ireland,
19 Mar 2021
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Trinity researchers tackle the spiders from Mars
Researchers at Trinity have been shedding light on the enigmatic “spiders from Mars”, providing the first physical evidence that these features on the planet’s surface can be formed by the sublimation of CO2 ice.
19 Mar 2021
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Scientists find that binding iron improves the effect of the anti-TB drug Bedaquiline
Scientists at Trinity and St James's Hospital have recently applied the 'trick' of binding iron to support the immune system to the treatment of TB,
18 Mar 2021
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Brain Awareness Week 2021: Understanding rare genetic changes in brain biology
Professor Louise Gallagher and her research group are looking at rare genetic changes to understand the biology of psychiatric and neurological conditions.
18 Mar 2021
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Brain Awareness Week 2021: Tackling Motor Neurone Disease through research
Professor Orla Hardiman and her team’s world class MND research strengths are in clinical evaluation, epidemiology, neuropsychology, genetics, brain imaging and neural engineering.
17 Mar 2021
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National Brain Awareness Week: Arresting brain tumour related seizure activity
Professor Mark Cunningham's research aims to develop better ways to arrest seizure activity in patients with tumour related seizures which are more difficult to control with conventional anti-seizure drugs.
16 Mar 2021
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Nobel Prize winner Professor William C Campbell awarded SFI St Patrick’s Day Science Medal
Nobel Prize-winner and Trinity alumnus, Professor William C Campbell, was today awarded the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) St Patrick’s Day Science Medal for Academia
16 Mar 2021
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Prof Catherine Comiskey appointed to Research Data Governance Board
The Board, established by Government, will review applications from registered researchers to access data for valid COVID-19 related research purposes.
15 Mar 2021
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National Brain Awareness Week: Let’s get moving on Parkinson’s disease
Professor Andrew Harkin discusses transforming research and discovering promising directions for new treatments for Parkinson's disease, as part of our week-long series showcasing Trinity's brain research.
15 Mar 2021
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