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Palliative care improves hospital care for seriously ill patients
Palliative care provided by specialist medical and nursing teams to patients with complex health needs significantly improves their experience of care, new research from Trinity College Dublin shows.
4 May 2018
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Wicked problems and how to solve them
An opinion piece published by The Conversation that explains how wicked problems can be solved, by using a water systems research case study.
18 Oct 2018
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€9 million Horizon 2020 project – PoshBee – will protect global bee health
The five-year project will quantify the impacts of multiple pressures on a range of bee species and develop new tools to help protect them.
27 Jun 2018
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Basking sharks can jump as high and as fast as great whites
The second-largest fish in the world can swim more than twice as fast as the average man in the Olympic 50m freestyle.
20 Sep 2018
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Trinity students receive 1916 Bursary in GPO
These bursaries have been initiated to support under-represented student groups gain access to higher education.
18 Apr 2018
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‘Super-Ranger’ badgers may hold the key to limiting the spread of bovine TB
Researchers have discovered a new ranging behaviour in male badgers, which will aid the implementation of the newly announced nationwide TB vaccination programme.
14 Feb 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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What’s next for the Catholic Church after visit of Pope Francis
Fáinche Ryan, Assistant Professor in Systematic Theology assesses the challenges for the Irish people in the aftermath of the papal visit in a piece published by The Conversation.
3 Sep 2018
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Lara Croft is back with a bang – but there are real tomb raiders out there
PhD Researcher in Classics, Ellen Finn, with a piece published by The Conversation, in which she discusses eal-world tomb raiding.
20 Mar 2018
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Writer Caitriona Lally wins 2018 Rooney Prize
Writer Caitriona Lally was announced as winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2018 for emerging Irish writers at Trinity College Dublin this evening.
25 Sep 2018
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Above and Beyond: Exploring the Business of Space
Human interest in space peaked during the course of the Space Race during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the USA.
17 Jun 2018
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Conference focuses on the cultural and literary challenges of cosmopolitanism
The cultural, literary and educational challenges of cosmopolitanism were explored at a conference hosted by the School of English.
5 Feb 2018
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Orrin Devinsky, MD, delivers 2018 John Kirker memorial lecture
The 2018 John Kirker Memorial Lecture, named in honour of the pioneering epileptologist and Trinity graduate Dr John Kirker, was recently delivered by Orrin Devinsky, Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. The lecture entitled ‘Medicinal Cannabis for Epilepsy’ was presented on as a keynote talk of the meeting of the Irish Chapter of the International League against Epilepsy.
9 Oct 2018
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Open letter on Brexit from Trinity College Dublin
An open letter to the Financial Times, penned by Trinity College Dublin, on Brexit is published today, Thursday, November 1st, 2018.
1 Nov 2018
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Scientists unearth vital link between fat, immunity and heat regulation
The scientists have discovered a key role for a population of cells that live in our fat, which opens the door to future treatments in which weight loss or gain is the desired goal.
24 Apr 2018
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PROBE: Research Uncovered at Trinity College Dublin
Members of the public are again invited to journey through the best Irish research has to offer with an intimate, engaging, and interactive programme at this pop-up festival, PROBE.
28 Sep 2018
Research
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What medieval handwriting can tell us about modern neurological diseases
Trinity Long Room Hub public talk explored how new technologies can help us diagnose neurological diseases in long-dead medieval scribes.
22 Jan 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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Researchers seek environmentally friendly cooling solutions for data centres
The researchers are working with industry partner, Interxion, to deliver cost-effective options that will reduce negative environmental impacts.
4 Dec 2018
Research
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New developments in swallowing disorder research focus of conference
Over 800 delegates from 46 countries will attend the 8th annual European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) Congress taking place in Dublin this week.
25 Sep 2018
Research