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Variety is the Spice of Life: Diversity May Reduce our Reliance on Fertiliser

Promoting species diversity in our precious grassland ecosystems should enhance productivity, reducing our reliance on fertiliser.

13 Jan 2016

Library Of Trinity College Dublin & Google Collaborate For Dublin 1916-2016 Exhibition

Rare material shared with global audience

13 Jan 2016

Trinity Secures over €10m As Part Of SFI Investment In Research

Funding for five exemplary projects

12 Jan 2016

Cost-Effectiveness Of Palliative Care Highlighted

Up To 32% Reduction In Hospital Costs Possible

11 Jan 2016

Irish higher education sector contributed €10.6 billion to the economy

New study suggests 150,000 jobs in Ireland are dependent on the sector – with each role in higher education supporting another seven jobs indirectly.

31 Dec 2015

Scientists Sequence First Ancient Irish Human Genomes

Genetic influxes are likely to have brought cultural changes to Ireland including the transitions to agriculture, Bronze metalworking and possibly the western Celtic language.

28 Dec 2015

‘Botanical Big Data’ Helps Predict How Plants Respond to Environmental Change

Pace of life and reproduction strategies explain much of the variation seen in how plants persist and recover from disturbance.

21 Dec 2015

Trinity in War and Revolution: 1912-1923

A new book by Dr Tomás Irish reveals how Trinity students, staff and alumni experienced this tumultuous period which transformed Dublin, Ireland, and the wider world.

21 Dec 2015

Last Christmas, I Gave You My [Credit] Card…

Online retailers are using algorithms to store and assess customer data, which means we could be losing out financially.

17 Dec 2015

Scientists Blueprint Tiny Cellular ‘Nanomachine’

The blueprints show how a tiny membrane protein processes cellular duties in an extraordinary feat of nature.

17 Dec 2015

The End of the Fossil Fuel Age?

A public discussion in Trinity this evening took stock of the historic global deal on climate change which was struck at the United Nations summit in Paris last weekend.

16 Dec 2015

New Book Shows How to Improve the Lives of People With Disabilities

'Disability and Human Rights' aims to inform and stimulate policy and debate in the disability field

16 Dec 2015

Marathon Reading of Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’

The Papal Nuncio and Italian Ambassador were among speakers at the 6-hour marathon event which was organised to mark the 750 Anniversary of Dante’s birth.

14 Dec 2015

‘Life Expectancy for Those With Intellectual Disability Used to be Nine Years. Today it is 50 and Beyond’

Professor Mary McCarron, Trinity’s First Professor of Ageing with Disabilities, delivers her inaugural address

11 Dec 2015

‘Why Commemorate Yeats’

We need to invite the ghost of WB Yeats to the table when devising a new national cultural policy, according to Professor Chris Morash speaking at public lecture to mark the 150th anniversary of the poet.

10 Dec 2015

Trinity Conferred with Landmark Athena Swan Awards

Trinity and three of its Schools received awards for their effort in advancing gender equality in higher education and research.

10 Dec 2015

Trinity Graduate William Campbell to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine at Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies

Professor William Campbell will receive the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies in Stockholm.

10 Dec 2015

8,000 Secondary Students Enjoy Open Day

The College's academic staff gave over 150 presentations and interactive demonstrations.

9 Dec 2015

Linking Ireland’s Geospatial Data Could Help Mitigate Natural Disasters

Ordnance Survey Ireland and the ADAPT Centre are recording 'Linked Data' on the web to deliver innovative location-based services.

8 Dec 2015

Researchers Secure ERC Starting Grants

Dr Lydia Lynch and Dr Aidan McDonald will build research teams to pursue ideas at the frontiers of knowledge in diabetes and obesity.

7 Dec 2015

Latest ‘Growing Up In Ireland’ Report Examines Impact of Childcare

Cognitive development of three and five-year-olds under the spotlight

3 Dec 2015

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

Over Four Hundred Students Receive Trinity High-Achiever Award

Hard work pays off for Trinity’s new Entrance Exhibitioners

30 Nov 2015

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

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