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New CONSENSUS report yields clues to meeting sustainability challenges

The CONSENSUS II: Segmentation, Experimentation, and Biographies for Sustainability report shows a number of ways in which we can all live more sustainable lives.

1 Jun 2017

The transformative power of peer support in recovering from mental illness

New Irish research by academics in Trinity has provided important evidence about the transformative power that peer support programmes can have for people recovering from mental illness. The research is presented in a new book entitled Narratives of Recovery from Mental Illness and is published by Routledge.

31 May 2017

University Times wins international award for best non-daily student newspaper

The University Times has won an international award for the best non-daily student newspaper from the Mark of Excellence awards presented by the Society of Professional Journalism (SPJ) based in the US.

30 May 2017

Not such a ’simple’ sugar – glucose may be important in the fight against cancer

Scientists have discovered that glucose, the most important fuel used in our bodies, plays a vital role in the immune response.

30 May 2017

New research finds young people who are homeless living in limbo

Only 24% young people left homelessness during the 2- year course of study, a significant drop on previous studies.

29 May 2017

Trinity Professor of Geography honoured with Royal Irish Academy membership

Professor Anna Davies was among the 18 new members of the RIA announced today, elected in recognition of their world-class contribution to science and the humanities.

26 May 2017

M?ori delegation visits Trinity to discuss the preservation of native languages

Delegation of M?ori speakers to attend a series of talks on language revitalisation with particular reference to Irish.

23 May 2017

Up to 460,000 people at risk from unsafe radon exposure in Ireland

A new radon risk map that combines geological data with indoor radon concentration data shows up to 10% of the population at risk.

23 May 2017

Scientists unlock four-fold boost in performance of green energy catalyst

Nanoscale stretching or compressing significantly boosts the performance of ceria -- a material widely used in catalytic converters and clean-energy technologies.

18 May 2017

Deadly flower power? Imported tulip bulbs may spread anti-fungal resistance

Tulip and narcissus bulbs imported from the Netherlands may be acting as vehicles for the international spread of a drug-resistant fungus -- with potentially fatal consequences.

18 May 2017

Viewing protein folding helps scientists home in on neurodegenerative disease

Scientists have, for the first time, observed how proteins fold in real time, which has implications for understanding diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

16 May 2017

Colombian delegation involved in peace process visit Irish School of Ecumenics

Colombian delegation visit ISE campuses in Dublin and Belfast to explore the Irish experience of peace-making.

16 May 2017

Lessons from gold and silver: Professor Brian Lucey gives inaugural lecture

In his inaugural lecture, Professor Brian Lucey discussed how the economics of gold and silver can help us understand the challenges facing financial economics.

15 May 2017

Trinity Alumni Awards 2017

The Trinity Alumni Awards recognise and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Trinity alumni in Ireland and across the globe.

14 May 2017

Trinity showcases incredible ERC-funded ‘Research at the Frontier’

Six of Trinity's world-leading researchers funded by the prestigious European Research Council spoke about their work to a packed audience.

11 May 2017

Trinity students heading to prestigious LERU doctoral summer school

PhD students Shauna Quinn, Rebecca Amet and Camila Perera will be attending this year’s highly prestigious event in Zurich.

10 May 2017

Yogurt consumption in older Irish adults linked with better bone health

The largest observational study to date of dairy intakes and bone and frailty measurements in older adults has found that increased yogurt consumption was associated with a higher hip bone density and a significantly reduced risk of osteoporosis in older women and men on the island of Ireland, after taking into account traditional risk factors.

9 May 2017

Ancient meteorite impact sparked long-lived volcanic eruptions on Earth

Large impacts were common on the early Earth and were likely much more important than previously thought in shaping our planet's structure.

3 May 2017

TAP hosts young leadership summit and Education Awards

1,100 second level students are attending the Trinity Access Programme's young leadership summit in Trinity.

3 May 2017

Trinity’s Cumann Gaelach wins top national prize for student society

The student Irish language society, An Cumann Gaelach, has capped yet another exceptional year by winning the Glór na nGael national competition for best Irish language student society.

28 Apr 2017

Can’t you hear them? The science and significance of hearing voices

A new book on the experience of 'hearing voices', by Trinity College Dublin academic and psychologist, Associate Professor Simon McCarthy Jones explains new ways to think about voice-hearing, and provides access to the state-of-the-art work being done in this field by a collective of scientists, voice-hearers, and voice-hearing scientists.

27 Apr 2017

Hockey alumni’s extra special guest

Dorothea Findlater graduated in 1932 but retains strong links to Trinity ladies hockey

27 Apr 2017

Social media monitoring system will help emergency services respond to disasters

The Slándáil Emergency Management System integrates information propagated via social media in the form of text, imagery and video to help emergency services respond to disaster situations.

26 Apr 2017

Ryanair Foundation funds new Business School Professor of Entrepreneurship

The new professorship will drive and direct entrepreneurship and innovation at the Business School and across the university.

24 Apr 2017

Lively day of racing at annual Regatta

This year's event attended by 181 national and international crews

18 Apr 2017

COO officially launches 30% Club scholarship

Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald praises scholarship programme

13 Apr 2017

Trinity Business School #1 in Ireland for all postgrad management programmes

The School also performed strongly across the whole of Western Europe in the 'Best Masters' rankings compiled by independent body 'Eduniversal'.

12 Apr 2017

Trinity wins at the Knowledge Transfer Ireland Impact Awards

The University Bridge Fund takes home Initiative of the Year Award

12 Apr 2017

Only one in ten older adults in Ireland rely on public transport – TILDA report

A new report launched today by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin and supported by the Road Safety Authority shows that most older adults rely on cars for transport, as opposed to public transport.

12 Apr 2017

Irish winter sunshine important for our Vitamin D levels, study shows

A new study from Trinity College Dublin has put paid to the myth that Irish winter sunshine is too weak to encourage any vitamin D production in the skin during the 'vitamin D winter', estimated to last from about October to April. Using data from European Space Agency (ESA) satellites to measure UVB levels over Ireland, the researchers found that a strong relationship between sunshine and vitamin D persist in the Northern hemisphere, including Ireland, and beyond summertime, contrary to what was previously thought.

11 Apr 2017