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Scientists discover a brain signal that indicates if speech has been understood

The uniqueness of the signal means that it could have a number of potential applications, such as tracking language development.

23 Feb 2018

Trinity-Yunus Emre Institute link supports Turkish Cultural History lectureship

Trinity is the first Irish university to sign an agreement with non-profit organisation, the Yunus Emre Institute, which will open new doors to students.

23 Feb 2018

The future of policing in Ireland under the spotlight at public discussion

Kathleen O’Toole, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland, was among speakers to address a public discussion on the challenges and changing context of policing in the 21st century in Trinity College Dublin this week.

22 Feb 2018

AMBER unveils global 3D bioprinting lab at Trinity

A collaboration between AMBER and multinational healthcare company, Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. will transform healthcare delivery for patients.

21 Feb 2018

New research project to help women stop smoking

Trinity College Dublin together with the Irish Cancer Society and the HSE are conducting research on new approaches into helping women quit smoking in their own communities.

15 Feb 2018

Trinity Signs Strategic Partnership with Columbia University

Trinity College Dublin joins forces with Columbia University to offer dual degree programmes in the arts and humanities.

15 Feb 2018

Trinity welcomes the Italian President Sergio Mattarella

During his visit he was accompanied by the College Registrar along with the College Librarian and Archivist, Helen Shenton.

15 Feb 2018

Pioneering work of Prof Colker honoured with exhibition and journal publication

The pioneering work of Professor M.L. Colker, who created the first comprehensive catalogue of the Library’s medieval Latin manuscript collection, was honoured with the publication of a special issue of the journal ‘Hermathena’ and an exhibition in the Library.

15 Feb 2018

Trinity celebrates Chinese New Year

To welcome the Year of the Dog, the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies is hosting public lectures with different perspectives on the significance and years of the dog in Chinese culture.

14 Feb 2018

‘Super-Ranger’ badgers may hold the key to limiting the spread of bovine TB

Researchers have discovered a new ranging behaviour in male badgers, which will aid the implementation of the newly announced nationwide TB vaccination programme.

14 Feb 2018

Trinity joins International Sustainable Campus Network

Trinity today became the first Irish university to be accepted for its commitment to the ISCN’s sustainability goals.

12 Feb 2018

Statement on female genital mutilation

Trinity College Dublin utterly condemns female genital mutilation in all circumstances. Both the university’s teaching body and students believe that the practice is always wrong.

12 Feb 2018

State-of-the-art learning space will support new MSc in Computer Science

The space will support the teaching and learning of postgraduate students specialising in Data Science, Intelligent Systems, Future Networks, and Augmented and Virtual Reality.

9 Feb 2018

Digital project to recreate public record office destroyed by Four Courts fire

A ground-breaking project to digitally recreate the building and contents of the Public Record Office of Ireland, destroyed by fire at Dublin’s Four Courts at the outset of the Irish Civil War, has been announced by Trinity College Dublin.

8 Feb 2018

New startup to bring multi-billion euro horse racing industry into 21st Century

Equine MediRecord solves a previously unmet need by allowing proper, timely recording of all regulatory medicines records and vaccinations administered to racehorses and other bloodstock.

7 Feb 2018

Untold stories of women in the Holocaust

A feminist history of the Holocaust was the focus of the 2018 Annual Holocaust Memorial Lecture delivered by Oxford’s Dr Zoe Waxman.

7 Feb 2018

Doing theology in dangerous times focus of Loyola Institute public lecture

Former French politician Sylvie Goulard and theologian Dr Patrick Riordan are among speakers at the Loyola Institute lecture series this Spring.

5 Feb 2018

Conference focuses on the cultural and literary challenges of cosmopolitanism

The cultural, literary and educational challenges of cosmopolitanism were explored at a conference hosted by the School of English.

5 Feb 2018

Sports round-up for January

It was a good month for rugby; not so Gaelic football

1 Feb 2018

Chemistry breakthroughs open new doors to drug developers and cancer researchers

The discoveries involved adding new materials to a previously unstable chemical scaffold and building molecules onto the “pigments of life”.

1 Feb 2018

ENABLE will engage the public in developing Internet of Things solutions

ENABLE is a new €14.5 million Science Foundation Ireland research programme that will examine how the Internet of Things can improve the quality of life for citizens living in urban environments.

1 Feb 2018

Trinity Creative Challenge Award Winners Announced

?Awards totalling €40,000 to fund innovative creative arts projects were announced.

31 Jan 2018

Primo Levi reading marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Trinity hosted a reading of the English translation of Primo Levi’s ‘Canto of Ulysses’ from his If This is a Man to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

29 Jan 2018

Scientists reveal genetics of Ireland and Britain in high resolution

The results show genomic legacies of the Vikings, the movement between peoples of Scotland and Ulster, and the role geography has played in genetic variation.

26 Jan 2018

Homelessness associated with a dramatic increase in A&E attendance

Homeless people use emergency department 20 times more than their housed counterparts and have 10 times more inpatient bed days, according to a new study carried out by researchers at Trinity College Dublin.

25 Jan 2018

Trinity scientists win SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Awards

Dr Lydia Lynch and Dr Tomás Ryan received the prestigious awards to support research into obesity-related disease and understanding how memories are stored in the brain.

25 Jan 2018

Bank of Ireland to partner with Trinity on Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hub

It will support students and graduates developing innovation and entrepreneurial skills at the university’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) Hub.

23 Jan 2018

The seemingly unremarkable crystals that could help predict volcanic eruptions

The new approach may also prove useful for studying volcanoes that have remained dormant.

23 Jan 2018

What medieval handwriting can tell us about modern neurological diseases

Trinity Long Room Hub public talk explored how new technologies can help us diagnose neurological diseases in long-dead medieval scribes.

22 Jan 2018

Oncologist at Spanish National Cancer Research Centre receives Burkitt Award

The award recognises people with the integrity, compassion and dedication matching that of Denis Burkitt.

19 Jan 2018