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New Research Puts the Spotlight on Irish Stand-Up Comedy

The book explores the role of stand-up in contemporary culture and investigates the staged comic self in performance.

17 Feb 2015

Photography Exhibition with People with Respiratory Illnesses Launched

A group of patients with respiratory illnesses are breathing new understanding into the reality of living with their conditions through a unique photography exhibition which was recently launched in Ballyfermot Library and was organised by Trinity's School of Nursing and Midwifery and St James's Hospital.

17 Feb 2015

From the Visceral to the Digital at the Clarke Studios Symposium

The event brought the analogue and the digital together for a day of visual presentations, stimulating talks and interesting discussions.

17 Feb 2015

Marvel Molecule Could Lead to Treatments for Inflammatory Diseases

The molecule 'blocks' a key biological driver of inflammatory diseases. This discovery could inspire non-invasive treatments for a variety of inflammatory diseases, such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, and Muckle-Wells syndrome.

17 Feb 2015

Professor Layte Explores Social Inequality and Education in Inaugural Lecture

The new Professor of Sociology drew on research from the 'Growing Up In Ireland' study to show how current policy choices have reinforced patterns of disadvantage rather than reducing them.

16 Feb 2015

Friendly Fungi Could Help Barley Growers Feed the World Without Chemicals

Botanists from Trinity College Dublin have found two fungal species that prevent the spread of common seed infections; what's more, these fungi work their magic without chemical fertilisers.

11 Feb 2015

Trinity Business School Hosts the launch of Career Zoo 2015

Minister Richard Bruton joined Dr James Quinn, Head of Trinity School of Business, to launch Career Zoo 2015 in the Interim Business building at Trinity College Dublin

9 Feb 2015

Students Look Under the Bitcoin Bonnet

Students at Trinity College Dublin are aiming to build a Bitcoin 'credit-check' database, which could make the crypto-currency more transparent, and in turn encourage more businesses to use it.

4 Feb 2015

Only 11% of Nursing Homes Have Dementia Care Units – National Survey

The Trinity Study Found Private Sector Provides Majority of Special Care Units But Receives Least Funding From the National Treatment and Purchase Fund

2 Feb 2015

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Students Graduate from Innovation Academy

The students were presented with Graduate Certificates in Innovation and Entrepreneurship by the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, at a special graduation ceremony in the Department of Education and Skills.

30 Jan 2015

Researchers Receive Major Funding for Innovative Global Healthy Ageing Project

The project which received funding from the Horizon 2020 Programme will examine the social disparities in health ageing and the effect of the economic recession on health and biology of ageing, using data from TILDA and the Growing up in Ireland longitudinal studies.

27 Jan 2015

Minister O’Sullivan Launches Trinity Research Centre for Higher Education Policy

The Cultures Academic Values and Education Research Centre (CAVE) is a newly recognised research centre within Trinity's School of Education.

23 Jan 2015

Engineers to Fine-Tune ‘Cold Spray’ – the Next-Gen 3D-Printing Tech for Spacemen

Trinity engineers are leading a €500,000 project to develop the technology, which will allow mechanical structures to be made and coated with different materials. Cold Spray will be used in science missions in outer space, but will also have everyday applications much closer to home.

20 Jan 2015

Limitations with Carbon Nanotubes in Blood Facing Medical Devices Discovered

The research demonstrates the opportunities and risks involved in using these innovative technologies in clinical practice.

19 Jan 2015

Trinity’s Business Programmes Continue to Rise in Best Masters Rankings

Trinity's postgraduate business programmes show continued strong performance in the Eduniversal Best Masters 2014-2015 Rankings.

19 Jan 2015

Study Identifies Impacts of Women’s Socio-Economic Status on Infant Health

Latest report, led by Trinity researchers, argues better maternal health education and community health investment needed to improve prenatal and infant health in Ireland

16 Jan 2015

Europe’s Space Weather Forecaster ‘FLARECAST’ Launches

The EU-wide project, funded by Horizon 2020, will provide highly accurate forecasts of solar storms that affect our everyday lives on Earth.

15 Jan 2015

Trinity Student Scientific Review Up and Running

The new annual publication will give undergraduate science students the chance to engage with the publishing process under the guidance of academic advisors.

12 Jan 2015

Ice Bucket Challenge Nets €600,000 for Trinity Motor Neurone Disease Research

The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) has decided to provide over 37.5%, of the total amount raised to Professor Orla Hardiman and her team in Trinity for clinical research into causes and treatments for MND.

5 Jan 2015

Viviscal C.R.O.S.S. Rugby Legends Cycle in Aid of Cancer Research

A generous donation of over €105,000 was recently made to the School of Medicine in Trinity.

5 Jan 2015

Trinity is the only Irish University to feature in the Global Employability University Ranking

It has been ranked 110th in the world and 53rd in Europe for employability.

23 Dec 2014

Weatherbeaten – How Can we Predict and Minimise Extreme Weather Impacts?

Engineers from Trinity speak on RTÉ about their involvement in project RAIN, which seeks to develop an extreme weather risk-management framework for use across the EU.

22 Dec 2014

Trinity and Fudan University Sign Strategic Partnership

The signing of the strategic partnership took place in the presence of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, during the recent State visit to China.

18 Dec 2014

Trinity Key Partner in Two Successful Multi-Million EU Bids to Tackle Ageing and Sustainability

The winning bids are a milestone for Ireland in securing core participation in two leading European Institute of Innovation and Technology consortia.

12 Dec 2014

Dental School Researchers Achieve Major Breakthrough in Fungal Pathogenesis

Researchers in the School of Dental Science have identified a group of novel regulatory genes that control virulence in certain infectious organisms.

11 Dec 2014

Chemists Crack the Chirality Code

Trinity chemists have developed a technique that solves a long-standing conundrum to allow the creation of synthetic amino acids, which will have significant applications in drug development and in building novel proteins.

11 Dec 2014

Scientists Reveal Parchment’s Hidden Stories

The new technique of analysing DNA found in ancient parchments can shine a focused light on the development of agriculture across the centuries.

10 Dec 2014

Honorary Degrees, December 2014

EU Ambassador to the US, David O’sullivan, Poet, Paul Muldoon, Front Line Defenders Founder, Mary Lawlor and Leading US Scientist Nancy Hopkins Conferred with Honorary Degrees.

8 Dec 2014

Shedding Light on China-EU Investment Negotiations

Trinity hosted lead negotiators in one of the first public symposia on how to facilitate bilateral investment.

8 Dec 2014

Mining for Clues – New DNA Mapping Project to Discover the Causes of MND Launched in Ireland

The innovative crowd funding project allows people to directly fund the scientific research by sponsoring the mapping of an individual chromosome or a full DNA profile.

4 Dec 2014