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New Blog Showcases First Hand Accounts of 1916 Rising
'Changed Utterly' blog showcase the breadth of Trinity Library’s collections relating to the 1916 Rising and aims to act as a catalyst for research ahead of the centenary in April 2016.
30 Jul 2015
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New Research Shows Two Thirds of Over-50s Don’t Understand Their Pension
The ESRI and Trinity College Dublin have released a new study examining how well-informed people are about their future pension benefits. Two-thirds of people who are aged over 50 and who are members of pension schemes were unable to provide basic information on their future pension benefits.
28 Jul 2015
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Scientific Tour de Force Signals Major Step for Structural Biology
A collaborative effort has produced the first structural blueprint of a complex between a protein and its cellular signalling partner, paving the way for highly specific drug development.
27 Jul 2015
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Secondary School Girls Enjoy Engineering Eye-Opener
Trinity’s School of Engineering opened its doors for the seventh year in a bid to showcase the wonderful world of engineering to curious secondary school girls.
27 Jul 2015
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Continued Domestic Abuse Facilitated by Post-Separation Contact
Research into the experiences of families with a prior history of domestic abuse has found contact between children and fathers in the aftermath of parental separation facilitates continued domestic abuse.
23 Jul 2015
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Protein Blueprinting Tool Partners Trinity with Paul Scherrer Institute and MiTeGen
A new tool for blueprinting the structure of membrane proteins, developed by scientists from Trinity and the Paul Scherrer Institute, has been brought to market.
22 Jul 2015
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Trinity Infant and Child Research Lab
By studying how children and their parents respond to each other during play researchers hope to shed new light on language acquisition and development.
21 Jul 2015
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Irish Teens Unable to Identify Depression
New research on mental health literacy among adolescents has found that many Irish teenagers are unable to identify signs of depression or suicidal thoughts.
20 Jul 2015
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Space Invaders: Non-Native Species are Transforming Grassland Ecosystems
Non-native species are six times more likely to dominate plant communities that form the building blocks of the world’s most valuable grassland ecosystems.
17 Jul 2015
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The Gene that Affects Alcohol Responses
The gene is important in dictating similar responses to alcohol in people and in fruit flies. Understanding how alcohol use disorders develop may help us design therapies for those affected by abuse and addiction.
15 Jul 2015
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Trinity Welcomes the German President
The German President viewed the Book of Kells and an exhibition on the renowned Irish poet W.B Yeats.
14 Jul 2015
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‘LaunchBox’ Welcomes 11 Teams
The teams have taken up residence in Regent House above Front Arch to participate in a three-month student startup accelerator.
14 Jul 2015
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LGBT Rights and Legal Change in Ireland
The seminar hosted by the School of Law focused on legal cases that brought about legal change for the LGBT people in Ireland
13 Jul 2015
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Google Acquires Virtual Reality Audio Technology Developed by Engineers
World class research at Trinity delivers innovative technology.
9 Jul 2015
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Zoological Museum Wins Heritage Award
The museum, open to the public, holds approximately 25,000 specimens from Ireland and across the globe.
9 Jul 2015
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Trinity’s Space Weather Warning System Scans Our Skies for Solar Storms
The system predicted the northern lights that lit up our skies with stunning green aurora on St Patrick’s Day, and will give similar timely warnings in future.
8 Jul 2015
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New Occupational Therapy Programme for People with Multiple Chronic Diseases
1 in 10 people in Ireland suffer from multimorbidity, or more than one chronic condition.
6 Jul 2015
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Trinity College Dublin and Thapar University Announce Partnership
The collaboration is a central component of a major contemporisation programme that Thapar University is undertaking.
3 Jul 2015
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Trinity-Led NanoMedicine Project Wins Major European Award
NAMDIATREAM project uses nano-technology to create highly effective new diagnostic tools for detecting cancer cells in innovative ways.
2 Jul 2015
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Trinity ‘Great War Revisited’ Exhibition Launched on Google
Rare and previously unpublished material held in Trinity College Library relating to WW1 will be brought to a global audience thanks to an online collaboration.
2 Jul 2015
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European Research Council Awards €2.5 million to Trinity Environmental Historian
Professor Poul Holm was awarded the only ERC 2014 Advanced Grant that was awarded in Ireland.
2 Jul 2015
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Blackstone Charitable Foundation Announces Expansion of Campus Entrepreneurship Programme to Ireland
The three-year, €2 million grant will establish a partnership between Trinity College Dublin, NUIG and UCC, providing students with a network of venture coaches and an entrepreneurial support system.
1 Jul 2015
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Study Shows Significant Fall in Use of ‘Headshop’ Drugs among Young People Following Introduction of National Ban
Percentage of problematic users attending youth drug and alcohol treatment service dropped from 34% to 0% and occasional use dropped from 82% to 28%.
30 Jun 2015
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Seeking Big Data Utopia – Next-Gen User Personalisation with Tighter Privacy
Computer scientists and legal experts are designing systems to help computer users tailor apps to their unique personal preferences, while being sure of the associated privacy implications.
29 Jun 2015
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Clarke Stained Glass Archive Features in Digital Repository of Ireland
Highlights of the Clarke Stained Glass Studios archive held in the Library of Trinity College Dublin are now freely available online as part of a major national open digital repository for Ireland's social and cultural data.
26 Jun 2015
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Honorary Degrees 2015
Painter Camille Souter, poet, Grigory Kruzhkov, Singaporean diplomat and businessman, Stanley Quek, and optical physicist, Margaret Murnane were conferred with honorary degrees.
26 Jun 2015
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Better Memory in Old Age Linked with Neural Compensation
New research from the Institute of Neuroscience and the School of Psychology sheds light on how memory can remain efficient in spite of common age-related neural decline.
26 Jun 2015
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EU Ambassador to the US gives Henry Grattan Lecture
EU-US Relations in a changing world are explored at Trinity's Henry Grattan Lecture Hosted in Irish Embassy in London.
24 Jun 2015
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Trinity Scientists Persuade Volcanoes to Tell Their Stories
Secrets from magma crystals include unique details of volcanic history, which explain global geography, and which will help to predict future eruptions of active volcanoes.
23 Jun 2015
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Tackling Educational Disadvantage in Higher Education
Forty-Five young adults and mature students graduated from Trinity Access Programmes foundation courses recently and are set to commence degree courses in Trinity in September
22 Jun 2015