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Trinity launches new European digital health incubator programme
Digital health start-ups from across Ireland and Europe are embarking on a brand new European incubator programme hosted by Trinity College Dublin which aims to identify new technologies that promote healthy living, support active ageing and improve health care systems.
19 Jun 2018
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World’s largest autism grant will transform research landscape
The €115 million grant, titled Autism Innovative Medicine Studies-2-Trials (AIMS-2-Trials), will increase our understanding of autism and help develop new therapies to improve health outcomes and quality of life for autistic people.
18 Jun 2018
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New Report on Irish Government’s Transparency
A new report on the Irish government’s transparency shows no progress in anti-corruption measures, or climate policy development, but does find significant progress in the governance of charities,
17 Jun 2018
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Student entrepreneurs seek investment as LaunchBox 2018 journey begins
Ten student entrepreneur teams will today commence Trinity’s highly successful accelerator programme.
15 Jun 2018
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Drugs targeting tumour metabolism will not stop our ‘Natural Killer’ cells
Glutamine is a key fuel for many tumours but it is not so for Natural Killer cells, which highlights the therapeutic potential for targeting glutamine metabolism to treat cancer.
14 Jun 2018
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Scientists discover how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to control TB
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital, Dublin, have discovered how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to deal with tuberculosis (TB). The findings have just been published in a top respiratory journal, the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.
14 Jun 2018
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Volograms to bring advanced Augmented & Virtual Reality technologies to market
Trinity spin-out, Volograms Ltd., has raised €600,000 in seed investment for a technology that transforms video footage from different viewpoints into volumetric holograms.
13 Jun 2018
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Researchers develop device that increases heart function after heart attack
Their implantable tool that can deliver therapy directly to the heart multiple times from a port under the skin.
12 Jun 2018
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Hospital birth culture emphasises technology over support – Trinity academic
Fear, lack of support, and hospital staffing can have greater influence on epidural use than a woman’s level of pain, according to a new book on the future of maternity care co-authored by Trinity academic and midwife Dr Elizabeth Newnham.
12 Jun 2018
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Second annual SciFest@TCPID student exhibition
The second annual SciFest@TCPID event was recently hosted by Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) in association with Abbott Ireland.
11 Jun 2018
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Bioengineers identify safer way to make rugby tackles
Video analysis, 3D motion analysis lab trials and model-based image-matching techniques show that tackling the lower trunk of the ball carrier’s body -- not the upper trunk or upper legs – is safer for head injury prevention.
6 Jun 2018
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Could the future of the Korean peninsula look like Ireland?
An international documentary on how the Irish peace process could offer insights for the Korean peninsula was made by Korean MBC channel with assistance from academics from the Irish School of Ecumenics.
5 Jun 2018
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New consortium will train experts in neonatal brain injury care
A Trinity-led team will use funding from a Health Research Board Collaborative Doctoral Award to train PhD students to monitor and care for babies with neonatal brain injury.
1 Jun 2018
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Students win €50,000 Investment Fund for Entrepreneurs
Trinity Students win €50,000 Investment Fund for Entrepreneurs for their new product that fights hospital infections
1 Jun 2018
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Revolutionary healthcare proposal – DigiTwins – seeking EU Flagship success
DigiTwins is onto the second stage (of three) in the competition for EU Flagship status; if successful, it would be financed by Horizon 2020 funding worth €1 bn over 10 years.
1 Jun 2018
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Conference on Religion in Irish Primary Schools
Educationalists and Sociologists discussed religion in Irish Primary Schools at a Trinity Conference.
31 May 2018
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Language-learning projects can help revise destructive understandings of history
Language learning has the potential to build empathy between groups in conflict and help revise destructive understandings of history, according to researchers in Trinity College Dublin, who have conducted a study of the Turas Irish-language centre in East Belfast.
31 May 2018
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Trinity welcomes the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Mr Lee Nak-yon, visited Trinity College Dublin today.
28 May 2018
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President Higgins gives address on Africa Day
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins gave a keynote address on ‘Africa-Ireland Relations: Current and Future’ at a special event in celebration of Africa Day.
25 May 2018
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Trinity unveils plans for E3 Institute in Engineering, Energy and Environment
Plans for the €60 million new E3 Institute to be funded by major Irish philanthropic donation and Government funding.
25 May 2018