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Mobile phones used to track exposure to air pollution in the Big Apple
Researchers are using data from mobile phones to assess the movements of people in New York and, by extension, their exposure to air pollution.
1 Sep 2016
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International team makes fundamental physics breakthrough
The team discovered that electrons with no mass can acquire a mass in the presence of a high magnetic field.
30 Aug 2016
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Games show how learning can be fun
IGBL conference unveils new research which finds that computer games in the classroom improve motivation, learning outcomes
29 Aug 2016
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Minister for Education to open Irish-American education & innovation symposium
'International collaborations in education, research and innovation' is the topic of a major Irish-American symposium to be hosted by the presidents of Trinity College Dublin, Boston College and Georgia Institute of Technology
29 Aug 2016
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AMBER research breakthrough could lead to smarter, greener electronic devices
Irish researchers have created a simpler process to produce germanium-tin nanowires which could lead to smarter and greener electronic devices.
22 Aug 2016
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Strong demand for Trinity degrees in CAO applications
3,307 places are being offered to students to study at Trinity.
22 Aug 2016
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Trinity College to shape Internet of Things future
Trinity is the first Irish university to join LoRa Alliance
16 Aug 2016
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Unearthed: the cannibal sharks of a forgotten age
Scientists have used fossil evidence to determine that a 300-million-year-old shark species cannibalised its own young.
11 Aug 2016
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Pre-emptive action — not reactive mitigation — needed to save pollinators
The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is now releasing guidelines to enable public and private bodies to help conserve pollinators across the island of Ireland.
9 Aug 2016
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Breastfeeding twice as likely after home births than hospital births
A new study by academics in Trinity College Dublin has found that there is a strong positive relationship between planned birth at home and breast feeding: breastfeeding was twice as likely after planned home births compared to hospital births. The research involved the largest population cohorts comprehensively examined to date for an association between breast feeding outcomes and place of birth in low risk pregnancies.
9 Aug 2016
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Summer school explores Beckett’s ongoing relevance
Exciting public programme aimed at those with casual interest in Beckett
8 Aug 2016
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Scientists seek next-gen whooping cough vaccines
The €28 million project will bring together scientists from 22 countries, with the pre-clinical work led by those from Trinity.
8 Aug 2016
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New study provides picture of rare kidney disease in Ireland
Researchers in Trinity College Dublin have published the first study to report national incidence rates of a rare kidney disease, anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease. Their study, published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, also showed clustering of cases in time and space, which suggests that there may be an unidentified environmental trigger for the onset of the disease. Professor and Consultant of Nephrology at Trinity’s School of Medicine, Mark Little.
8 Aug 2016
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New insights into a billion-person problem: Ascaris roundworm infection
Scientists have shed new light on Ascaris infection, which affects 1 billion people worldwide. Targeting specific liver proteins may offer new preventative options.
5 Aug 2016
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Trinity set to cheer on Green Machine
Pav encouraging all to come out and show support for Ireland men’s hockey team
3 Aug 2016
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Six researchers win prestigious SFI awards
The researchers will pursue specific research projects in strategically important areas over the next four to five years.
3 Aug 2016
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Geneticists pinpoint three new genes with important roles in MND
The findings sprung from the largest ever MND genetic analysis, which involved scientists from 17 countries across the globe.
26 Jul 2016
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Negative Legacy of Direct Provision
Report examines serious challenges faced by those transitioning to life in the wider community
20 Jul 2016
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A Mutual Dialogue to Help Save the Planet
We are often told that we must 'sustain' and 'conserve' our environment but policy makers and ecologists are not using the same language.
19 Jul 2016
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Researchers Make Groundbreaking Graphene Discovery
The self-assembly of graphene ribbons will herald exciting new technology developments.
14 Jul 2016
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Ancient Farmers Had Two Distinct Roots
Ancient DNA analyses sugges that two divergent groups rooted in Zagros and Aegea became the world´s first farmers as humans evolved away from hunting and gathering.
14 Jul 2016
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All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Shows How We Can All Help to Save Our Bees
20 practical, low-cost actions explain how gardeners can make their outdoor spaces a haven for Ireland’s declining bees.
13 Jul 2016
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Trinity and South Korean Government Agree Collaboration
Trinity College Dublin has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Sejong City Government to explore opportunities for collaboration in education and research between Trinity College Dublin, South Korean academic institutions, and industry.
7 Jul 2016
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€4.5m SFI Investment in Creative Technologies Research
Trinity College Dublin has appointed Professor Aljosa Smolic, a world-renowned creative technologies researcher to lead a cutting-edge research programme that will increase Ireland’s capability as a global centre of creative industries and production.
4 Jul 2016
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Trinity Creative Challenge 2017
Trinity College Dublin launched its creative arts awards scheme this week which aims to foster the development of innovative projects.
3 Jul 2016
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Trinity Library marks centenary of the Battle of the Somme with new WW1 website
The new website, 'Fit as fiddles and as hard as nails' - Irish soldiers' voices from the Great War is a rich source of digitised diaries and letters from Irish officers who fought in World War 1.
1 Jul 2016
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Brexit and Irish Universities Statement
A statement from the Irish Universities Association about the impact of Brexit on student fees.
27 Jun 2016
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Simons Foundation Grant to Develop Hamilton Mathematics Institute
The grant will support a visiting professor and scholar and help to initiate a postdoctoral fellowship programme.
27 Jun 2016
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US Vice President Joe Biden Receives Honorary Doctorate from Trinity College
US Vice President Joe Biden received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin today – his first such degree from a university outside the United States.
24 Jun 2016
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Leading Physicist Peter Higgs and Author Lia Mills Awarded Honorary Degrees
Nobel Prize winner and world leading physicist, Professor Peter Higgs who discovered Higgs Boson, along with renowned authors, JP Donleavy, Lia Mills, and human rights activist, Hina Jilani were conferred with honorary doctorates at Trinity College.
24 Jun 2016