Articles
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Darndale urban forest collaboration led by Trinity and Dublin City Council
The Dublin suburb of Darndale has today become the location of a new innovative ‘urban forest’ as part of an EU funded city tree-planting initiative. It has joined Milan, Barcelona and the Romanian city of Brasov as one of four forests being planted in the ‘UForest’ project.
1 Dec 2023
Community|Environment
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Long Room echoes with medieval chant to launch manuscript project
The Library of Trinity College Dublin celebrated the launch of the Manuscripts for Medieval Studies Project which is making precious medieval manuscripts freely available to the public for the first time.
1 Dec 2023
Arts|Culture|Research
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Why reading nursery rhymes and singing to babies may help them to learn language
New research shows that babies learn from rhythmic information – the changing emphasis of syllables in speech – which, unlike phonetic information, can be heard in the womb.
1 Dec 2023
Research|Science
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Honorary degrees conferred at Trinity
Journalist Susan McKay, musician Fergus Sheil, Judge Mary Irvine and scientist Michael Coey received Trinity’s highest honour from Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.
1 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Community|Students
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Mary McGee awarded the Praeses Elit prize
The 50th anniversary of the legalisation of contraception in Ireland was marked by a conference on the landmark McGee v Attorney General case hosted by the Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance.
4 Dec 2023
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University alliance to foster impactful translational research
The Translational Medicine Alliance Ireland (TMAI) brings together the strengths of multiple institutions, creating a collaborative ecosystem to address the complex hurdles associated with translating scientific discoveries into practical healthcare applications and interventions.
3 Dec 2023
Health|Innovation|Research
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How AI can decode ancient scripts – from medieval manuscripts to hieroglyphics
The ethics and dangers of AI have received important attention over the past year, but its power to make legible and navigable our cultural heritage also deserves attention, writes Dr Mark Faulkner in this piece for The Conversation.
5 Dec 2023
Arts|Culture|Science
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Even a brief experience of poverty is enough to harm a child's development
A one-off experience of poverty is enough to impact on a child’s development, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Dept of Sociology.
11 Dec 2023
Research|Society
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Trinity Corporate Governance Lab launched
Tech integrity and the governance of frontier technology are among pressing issues in the corporate world to be investigated at a new governance research and innovation lab launched by Trinity Business School.
6 Dec 2023
Society
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Paul Murray appointed Trinity Long Room Hub 2024 Rooney Writer Fellow
The fellowship, beginning in January 2024, will see the author engage with the themes and community of TLRH and partner schools in the Arts and Humanities.
7 Dec 2023
Culture