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The evolutionary benefits of being forgetful
Why do we forget things? Is it simply a sign of memory impairment, or are there benefits? Sven Vanneste and Elva Arulchelvan from the School of Psychology share insights on the evolutionary benefits of being forgetful in this piece first published in The Conversation.
5 Nov 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Professor Ruth Britto among four researchers to secure €10 million ERC Synergy Grant
Prof. Britto, from Trinity’s School of Mathematics, will work with three colleagues in an international project that seeks to develop new algorithmic methods with applications in mathematics, particle physics and gravity.
5 Nov 2024
Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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Small Things Like These: Magdalene laundries drama a powerful rumination on compassion and its limits
The new film Small Things Like These prompts us to question the limits of compassion writes Ruth Barton, School of Creative Arts, in a piece for The Conversation.
4 Nov 2024
Culture|Research
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Suad Aldarra awarded 2024 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
Suad Aldarra has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. The prize is administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English
4 Nov 2024
Awards and Funding|Culture|Society
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Trinity joins Irish-German collaboration to restore damaged biography of St Patrick
Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr Linda Doyle, said: "It is wonderful that this manuscript is now being restored and will be more widely available as the subject of academic scholarship. “We are delighted to support Dr Immo Warntjes’ research in this fascinating field."
1 Nov 2024
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Ancient DNA brings to life history of the iconic aurochs
Geneticists from Trinity, together with an international team of researchers, have deciphered the prehistory of aurochs – the animals that were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art, and whose tale is intertwined with climate change and human culture.
30 Oct 2024
Culture|Research|Science
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What animal societies can teach us about ageing
A collection of 16 studies have been published as part of a special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, investigating ageing and society across the natural world, and co-edited by Dr Greg Albery, Assistant Professor in Trinity College Dublin’s School of Natural Sciences.
29 Oct 2024
Environment|Research|Society
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School of Medicine hosts 'Farming is Medicine' event
School of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed physician and author Professor Rupa Marya for public event.
28 Oct 2024
Environment|Health|Research|Society|Sustainability
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New book celebrates poetic achievements of Derek Mahon
The poetic distinctiveness of the Belfast-born Derek Mahon is celebrated in a major new publication edited by Nicholas Grene and Tom Walker from the School of English.
28 Oct 2024
Culture|Research
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Professor Samson Shatashvili awarded Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
Prof. Samson Shatashvili, University Chair of Natural Philosophy (1847) in Trinity’s School of Mathematics, and Director of the Hamilton Mathematics Institute, was recognised for outstanding publications in the field, in which he has made several significant contributions over the past four decades.
25 Oct 2024
Awards and Funding|Research
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Intimate partner abuse leaves disabled women feeling hurt, disbelieved and isolated
New research from the School of Social Work and Social Policy has found that 98% of abused disabled women feel that having a disability has major impacts on seeking help and coping with intimate partner abuse.
24 Oct 2024
Research|Society
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Time to reboot how we think about human and machine interactions
We need a radical overhaul of our understanding of human and machine interactions to combat new and urgent social challenges, according to a new study by an international team of researchers, including a researcher from the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.
24 Oct 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Trinity 13 secure Frontiers for the Future funding
The researchers will lead Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future projects to make significant impact by boosting our knowledge and delivering innovations in a wide variety of disciplines and settings.
23 Oct 2024
Awards and Funding|Environment|Health|Research|Science
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Businesses to fund wildlife ponds, hedgerows and woodlands as part of ReFarm project
Launched by Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity, the ReFarm project is a collaboration between Trinity, Burrenbeo Trust and local and international businesses.
22 Oct 2024
Business|Society|Sustainability
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Drowning in disinformation? Can we train social media to meet our needs?
As an election looms, David Landy writes that when it comes to social media, people aren’t “sociological dopes”, blindly reacting to online prompts and unable to understand and change their own behaviour.
18 Oct 2024
Research|Society
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New patient safety research network welcomes 100 delegates to Trinity
A new national patient safety research network, led by the School of Psychology, welcomed over 100 patient partners, academics and healthcare professionals to Trinity for the EQUIPS network's first in-person event.
17 Oct 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Prof. Jennifer Edmond appointed as National Coordinator for Ireland’s participation in DARIAH ERIC
Professor Edmond, in her role as National Coordinator for DARIAH, will facilitate engagement between Ireland-based researchers and DARIAH, and work to enhance DARIAH’s footprint in Ireland in collaboration with the coordinators across Europe and other key stakeholders.
17 Oct 2024
Arts|Research
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“Two for the price of one” – scientists discover new process to drive anti-viral immunity
The scientists have discovered a new process in our immune systems that leads to the production of an important family of anti-viral proteins called interferons. They hope the discovery will now lead to new, effective therapies for people with some autoimmune and infectious diseases.
16 Oct 2024
Health|Research|Science
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‘From Decadence to Despair’ — the rise and fall of Oscar Wilde mapped out in Trinity exhibition
The rise and fall of Oscar Wilde is the focus of an exhibition in the Old Library, being held to mark 170 years since the acclaimed playwright was born on 16 October, 1854.
16 Oct 2024
Culture|Research
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Wild birds’ health is affected by the gut microbiome
Researchers have just discovered that the gut microbiome affects the health of wild birds, which could in turn impact their survival rates and ultimately population sizes.
15 Oct 2024
Environment|Research|Science
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Online opportunity to explore the potential of natural products in advancing sustainable practices
Trinity invites you to explore natural products in a free online course brought to you by the NatPro Centre as part of their collaboration with IKC3.
14 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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Hearing and vision health support vital in dementia care
Study across five European countries is the largest randomised controlled trial to date evaluating the efficacy of a combined hearing and vision rehabilitation intervention for people with dementia living at home.
14 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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Researchers find ‘natural killer’ cells that live in the lung are ready for a sugar rush
Research provides a foundation for further exploration of NK cells for the development of future treatments and therapies for a range of lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer and tuberculosis.
10 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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Citizen science study sheds fresh light on dementia risk factors and cognition
How a person rates their own memory is more strongly associated with dementia risk factors than their performance in standard cognitive tests, according to new research from the School of Psychology.
9 Oct 2024
Research|Science|Society
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Athainmnítear Príomh-Leabharlann Choláiste na Tríonóide in ómós do Eavan Boland, file
Beidh Leabharlann Eavan Boland ar an gcéad fhoirgneamh ar champas Choláiste na Tríonóide i lár na cathrach a bheidh ainmnithe i ndiaidh ban.
9 Oct 2024
Arts|Community|Culture
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Trinity renames its main Library after poet Eavan Boland
Eavan Boland was one of the foremost women in Irish literature, publishing many collections of poetry, a memoir Object Lessons (1995), as well as teaching and lecturing in Ireland and in the US.
9 Oct 2024
Arts|Community|Culture|Society|Students
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GreenTech healthcare call launched to future proof health sector with sustainable alternatives
Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI), with the HSE and Irish College of GPs is launching the GreenTech in healthcare call, searching for innovative products and services that promote environmental sustainability in both primary and secondary healthcare.
8 Oct 2024
Health|Innovation|Research
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Trinity's Prof. Aoife McLysaght is appointed Government Science Advisor
The Government Science Advisor will chair the new National Science Advice Forum, comprising up to twelve experts drawn from those with internationally recognised scientific expertise in a range of key disciplines.
8 Oct 2024
Innovation|Science
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Study finds breastfeeding support groups provide connection and social support
Research findings increase our understanding of breastfeeding peer support and how it is accessed and valued by women.
8 Oct 2024
Health|Research
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Ice cream-inspired physics – Trinity team uncovers a quantum Mpemba effect, with a host of “cool” implications
Initially investigating out of pure curiosity, the discovery has bridged the gap between Aristotle's observations two millennia ago and modern-day understanding, and opened the door to a whole host of “cool” – and “cooling” – implications.
8 Oct 2024
Research|Science