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Reduced Side Effects From ECT For Those With Severe Depression
New study from Department of Psychiatry says this often misunderstood therapy should be more widely available
22 Feb 2016
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Nobel Laureate Speaks at 2016 Trinity Economic Forum
Nobel Laureate in Economics, Vernon Smith, spoke to a packed theatre of students, academics, and policymakers, from Ireland and abroad. His address was the first time a Nobel Prize winner partook in the Forum.
19 Feb 2016
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Inside the Mind of the Terrorist and the Terrorised
The causes and effects of terrorism were put under the spotlight at a public event hosted by Trinity Long Room Hub featuring psychologist Ian Robertson and legal expert Neville Cox.
18 Feb 2016
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Scientists Blueprint Promising Antimicrobial Candidate
The blueprint could aid the development of more effective drugs to fight common but devastating bacterial infections.
18 Feb 2016
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Blackstone LaunchPad Entrepreneurship Programme at Trinity Gets Going
Blackstone LaunchPad at Trinity will foster student entrepreneurs, connecting them with business and provide them with the skills and network necessary to succeed as entrepreneurs.
18 Feb 2016
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Dr Vishva Dixit Awarded Dawson Prize in Genetics
Dr Dixit is a leading international authority on the science of cancer and related therapies.
17 Feb 2016
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Era of Climate Science Denial Not Over
Climate change denial on the increase an analysis of publications from conservative think tanks finds.
17 Feb 2016
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General Election 2016 – Issues, Implications and Predictions
The choices facing the Irish electorate were analysed by political scientists Michael Marsh and Gail McElroy, economist Michael King and sociologist Richard Layte at a public event in Trinity.
17 Feb 2016
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New Understanding Of TB Could Lead To Personalised Treatments
Trinity researchers provide breakthrough in how to treat patients
17 Feb 2016
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School of Law Puts Spotlight on Copyright in the Digital Age
Conference examines how to modernise copyright in the EU digital single market
16 Feb 2016
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Trinity Researchers Secure Prestigious European Research Council Grants
Professor Martin Sokol and Professor Valeria Nicolosi secured highly prized ERC Consolidator Grants.
15 Feb 2016
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MND Patients ‘Feel Obligation Towards Family Carers’
Research shows they 'hate to be a burden'
11 Feb 2016
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Health Science Researchers are ‘Off the Starting Blocks’
Faculty of Health Science announces awards totalling €157,000
11 Feb 2016
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Trinity Ranked in Top 25 Oldest Universities Globally
It has been ranked 21st in the world in the just published Times Higher Education top list of 25 leading world universities over the age of 400.
10 Feb 2016
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Agricultural Land-Use Reports Underestimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Ireland’s agricultural map is far more dynamic than annual reports imply, which has major implications for land use reporting.
10 Feb 2016
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Grandparent Carers Let Down by Social Services
Poor collaboration between child protection and adult addiction services causing additional hardships for children of drug-using parents and their grandparent carers.
9 Feb 2016
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Cyberbullying Hurts Everyone Including Bystanders
Up to 20% of young people are victims of cyberbullying, however a much greater number of young people who witness cyberbullying are also negatively affected.
9 Feb 2016
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Virtual Reality Game to Teach Peacekeeping Skills
A Trinity team is leading the development of a virtual reality game to train international military and police in conflict prevention and peacekeeping skills
8 Feb 2016
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Trinity Researchers Seek To Transform Dementia Landscape
Awards could lead to improvements in how healthcare services are delivered
4 Feb 2016
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Learnovate’s €3m Project Investigates Modern Employment Landscape
Career development plan a win-win for employees and employers
2 Feb 2016
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School of Medicine Researchers Provide New Hope for Children With IBD
New finding provides opens up treatment options for those with this chronic disease
2 Feb 2016
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US Ambassador Views Conservation in Action at Trinity Library
The painstaking conservation of one of the oldest surviving Irish manuscripts was viewed by US Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O'Malley, during a behind-the-scenes visit to Trinity conservation laboratory.
29 Jan 2016
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Mental Health and Irish Employment Law
People with mental health problems in Ireland experience persistent labour market disadvantage, according to Mark Bell, Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity, who delivered his inaugural lecture this week.
28 Jan 2016
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Engineers to Improve Air Quality in European Cities with Living Labs
The engineers secured a €6 million grant from Horizon 2020 to develop the project.
28 Jan 2016
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Trinity Researchers Confirm You’re Only As Old As You Feel!
Our attitudes to ageing can have a direct effect on our health
27 Jan 2016
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Trinity Engineering Students to Develop Next-Gen Ferraris
Two internships with the iconic Italian motor company will see engineering students develop innovations to reduce car weight and improve safety.
25 Jan 2016
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School of Engineering Receives Large In-Kind Grant from Siemens PLM Software
The School will use the same technology in its classrooms that companies worldwide depend on to design some of today’s most sophisticated products.
21 Jan 2016
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Trinity Graduate Honoured for Wartime Code-breaking Work
Trinity graduate Eileen Leslie Greer, who was part of the Bletchley Park's team of intelligence analysts during WW2 has been honoured for her role.
21 Jan 2016
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Scientists Sequence Ancient British ‘Gladiator’ Genomes from Roman York
Trinity's geneticists were the first to sequence genomes of ancient Britons. Their findings may help to piece together migration patterns from centuries ago.
19 Jan 2016
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Walking 150 Minutes per Week Associated With Improved Wellbeing In Over-50s
New research by Trinity’s Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
18 Jan 2016