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Latest ‘Growing Up In Ireland’ Report Examines Impact of Childcare
Cognitive development of three and five-year-olds under the spotlight
3 Dec 2015
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John Banville on the Art of Writing
Humanities research and the creative process was the focus of a public interview with novelist John Banville.
3 Dec 2015
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Bees Not the Pollination Be-All and End-All
Hoverflies, beetles, moths, butterflies, wasps and ants can – and do – make important contributions.
2 Dec 2015
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Minister Humphreys Launches Trinity’s 1916 Centenary Programme
The programme of events organised by staff, students and alumni of Trinity to mark the 100th year anniversary of the Easter Rising will form part of the official State programme for next year.
2 Dec 2015
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‘Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation’
Torture may get someone to talk, but there's no scientific evidence that it's the truth, according to Professor Shane O'Mara in his new book.
1 Dec 2015
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Online Depression Therapy Proves A Success
Study shows 50% of those with depression were observed to be either in remission or recovered from their symptoms at three and six-month follow-ups
30 Nov 2015
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ADAPT Researcher is Youngest Ever IBM ‘Master Inventor’
Haytham Assem, 26, has been rewarded for being a leading role model for the technical and scientific community.
30 Nov 2015
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Over Four Hundred Students Receive Trinity High-Achiever Award
Hard work pays off for Trinity’s new Entrance Exhibitioners
30 Nov 2015
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Honorary Degrees 2015 – Celebrating Human Rights
Artist Panti Bliss, Senator David Norris, Social Activist Fr Peter McVerry, Holocaust Survivor, Tomi Reichental and Mozambican Politician and Humanitarian, Graça Machel received Honorary Degrees.
27 Nov 2015
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Cry Me a River, and Make Me Millions…
Natural ecosystems have inspired millions of successful songs and contributed at least $600 million to the music industry since 2003.
27 Nov 2015
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New Target Could Eliminate Lurking Cancer Stem Cells
Scientists have found a protein that can kick cancer stem cells into action so that target therapies have better prospects of destroying them.
26 Nov 2015
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Botanists Discover Critically Endangered New Species
The botanists discovered a beautiful tree species in Honduras, which is critically endangered, and serves as a 'poster-species' for the current extinction crisis.
23 Nov 2015
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Trinity Scientists Homing in on New Hepatitis C Vaccine
Trinity researchers have commenced a new study to evaluate a new vaccine for the prevention of Hepatitis C infection in HIV patients, who are at increased risk of contracting the infection.
23 Nov 2015
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Bearta Géara chun Gáinneáil a Chosc ag Teorainneacha na hEorpa ag Brú na nImirceach i dtreo Smuigleálaithe Daoine de réir dhuine den lucht léinn i gColáiste na Tríonóide
Plé poiblí i gColáiste na Tríonóide ar ghéarchéim na ndídeanaithe dírithe ar an tionchar a imríonn friotal an eisiata agus an chuimsithe ar na bearta a dhéantar maidir le géarchéim na ndídeanaithe
23 Nov 2015
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International Employers Place Trinity Graduates Among World’s Elite
Trinity College Dublin is the only Irish institution to appear in the 2015 Global Employability Rankings.
23 Nov 2015
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TBSI Researchers Lead €2.5million Project to Tackle Autoimmune Diseases
This funding has been provided by SFI and international biopharmaceutical company, AbbVie.
21 Nov 2015
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‘Destination Europe: Reflections on the Refugee Crisis’
A 'Behind the Headlines' public discussion explored how the language of exclusion and inclusion shapes responses to the refugee crisis.
19 Nov 2015
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Non-Disease Proteins Kill Brain Cells
Aggregation in brain tissue causes toxic effects similar to those linked to proteins with key roles in neurodegenerative diseases.
19 Nov 2015
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Key Negotiators of Anglo Irish Agreement Speak at Trinity Event
Lord Robert Armstrong, Noel Dorr, Sir David Goodall and Michael Lillis were among speakers at the event organised to mark 30th anniversary of agreement.
17 Nov 2015
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Sex, Drugs and Violence in Viking Ireland
The hidden world of women in medieval Ireland was revealed at a conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities.
17 Nov 2015
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Atlantic Philanthropies Gives €138m to Tackle Dementia
The landmark award is the biggest philanthropic donation in Irish history and the largest ever received by Trinity.
17 Nov 2015
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Students Graduate From Trinity’s First Online Education Programme
Graduation represents the first step towards University’s target of 1,000 online students by 2019
16 Nov 2015
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New Book Examines the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
A new book by Dr David Mitchell provides fresh political analysis of Northern Ireland in the Aftermath of the Good Friday Agreement
16 Nov 2015
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Scientists Fill in the Gaps of Human Hunter-Gatherer History
By sequencing ancient genomes from the Late Upper Palaeolithic for the first time, a new strand of European hunter-gatherer ancestral history has been written.
16 Nov 2015
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Trinity Development Research Week
The week showcased the research activities taking place in Trinity to address the major global development challenges of our time.
16 Nov 2015
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10% of Diabetes Cases among Adults aged 50+ are Undiagnosed
The research is just published by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
13 Nov 2015
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New Study Finds Midwife-Led Care Costs €182 Less Than Consultant-Led Care
News research from the MidU Study points to the need to incorporate more midwife-led units into maternity care in Ireland.
12 Nov 2015
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Bridge21 Project to Develop 21st Century Learning Practices in European Schools
The project will develop21st Century learning (21CL) environments within secondary schools in Ireland, Estonia, Germany and Sweden.
12 Nov 2015
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Phone Service Increases Sense of Security
Donegal based 'Good Morning Service' reviewed by psychologists at Trinity’s Institute of Neuroscience.
12 Nov 2015
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Tim Cook Receives Trinity’s Philosophical Society’s Gold Medal
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc has become an Honorary Patron of the University Philosophical Society (The Phil).
11 Nov 2015