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What have the French ever done for us?
From the existentialist café to making the planet great again Professor Michael Cronin explored the relevance of French writing to contemporary debates in his inaugural lecture.
29 Mar 2018
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Mantle plume billions of years ago may have helped establish land on Earth
Secrets buried within an ancient sample from southern Africa imply that the stable craton that helps support the continent was formed by a mantle plume.
28 Mar 2018
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Trinity agrees to find solutions to supplemental fees
The Board of Trinity College Dublin agreed with the Students’ Union proposal to return to the status quo regarding modular billing and fees for taking supplemental assessments.
28 Mar 2018
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Scientists discover promising off-switch for inflammation
The switch puts the brake on overactive immune cells at the heart of many inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, IBD, and heart disease.
28 Mar 2018
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Students celebrate 2018 Trinity Employability Award success
The programme aims to prepare students for future employment by enhancing their career readiness.
27 Mar 2018
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Royal Irish Academy’s Charlemont Grants awarded to Trinity researchers
Three Trinity students were recently rewarded for their success in research with Royal Irish Academy’s Charlemont Grant awards.
27 Mar 2018
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New study hopes to identify early signs of dementia
A new research project entitled 'Prevent' hopes to identify the earliest signs of the dementia in mid-life, some 20-30 years before symptoms, such as memory loss and confusion, develop.
27 Mar 2018
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Molecular blueprint of key bacterial enzyme may aid drug design
The blueprint provides clues about how the enzyme works at a molecular level, which should offer insights into how it might be exploited for the design of new drugs.
23 Mar 2018
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Thirteen Trinity researchers to receive Irish Research Council Laureate Awards
Thirteen researchers from Trinity College Dublin were among the thirty-six successful applicants of the Irish Research Council (IRC) Laureate Awards programme.
23 Mar 2018
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Books written and illustrated by schoolchildren join Book of Kells exhibition
An exhibition of 70 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary schoolchildren was unveiled by award-winning children’s book author Chris Judge in the iconic Old Library of Trinity College Dublin yesterday evening, Tuesday, March 20th, 2018.
20 Mar 2018
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Predicting the impact of global warming on disease proliferation
Scientists have devised a new method to better understand the likely impact of global warming on diseases such as malaria.
20 Mar 2018
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University open to visitors on Sunday, March 18
Campus open to all students, staff and visitors. Book of Kells now open.
18 Mar 2018
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Trinity welcomes Student Unions’ decision to wind down their protest
Trinity welcomes the decision by the Students’ Union and Graduate Students’ Union to wind down protests .
15 Mar 2018
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‘Who reads poetry?’ asks Ireland’s Professor of Poetry Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
The relationship between the poet and their reader was the focus of the annual Ireland Chair of Poetry lecture lecture delivered by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin in Trinity College Dublin this week.
15 Mar 2018
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New research shows why babies need to move in the womb
Researchers from the School of Natural Sciences have discovered why babies need to move in the womb to develop strong bones and joints.
13 Mar 2018
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‘Powering STEM’ celebrates graduating Trinity Walton Club students
The special event will mark the completion of four years’ hard work and commitment from the inaugural secondary school club members of the Trinity Walton Club.
9 Mar 2018
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Story Spinners: Irish Women and Children’s Books
A new exhibition forms part of Children’s Books Ireland’s nationwide BOLD GIRLS initiative, which seeks to celebrate strong, confident, intelligent, brave women and girls in children’s books.
8 Mar 2018
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‘#MeToo – Then and Now’ public discussion marks International Women’s Day
'Behind the Headlines' public discussion explored if and how the position of women in society has changed over the last century since gaining the right to vote.
8 Mar 2018
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‘Violence, ridicule and silence: Irishwomen’s road to the vote’ ? new exhibition
Trinity Library Exhibition marks 100 years of Women’s Suffrage in Ireland.
7 Mar 2018
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Engineers’ Zero-G space research shows how to build stronger metal components
Stronger components will open new doors in additive manufacturing, which had a global market of £3.59bn in 2015, and which has grown at an annual rate of 31.5%.
7 Mar 2018