College News
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Trinity joins European Network project UNI-ECO to advance campus sustainability
Trinity is part of a European Network project called UNI-ECO, working together with four other Universities: University of Montpellier, Utrecht University, University of Barcelona and Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest.
11 Nov 2020
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Virtual trips to the gallery, AI storytelling and a visit to space as Gaeilge – Science Week at Science Gallery Dublin
A brand-new exhibition and events programme is on offer at Science Gallery Dublin to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Science Week.
11 Nov 2020
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Choosing our Future Public Forum: Have your voice heard this Science Week
The ADAPT centre wants to hear from the Irish public how science can shape our shared future post COVID-19 - in the shape of an online forum.
10 Nov 2020
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Music & Media Technologies partners with PreSonus for online lecturing
Music & Media Technologies (MMT) at Trinity College Dublin is delighted to partner with PreSonus Audio Electronics in adapting to the new online lecturing format.
28 Oct 2020
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Professor Luke O’Neill delivers Feinstein Institutes’ Marsh Lecture
The Feinstein Institutes’ Marsh Lecture was established as a forum for renowned scientists to share their expertise with Feinstein Institutes investigators.
28 Oct 2020
Research
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Third Year of Provost’s Innovation Challenge @ Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace
Trinity is once calling students to action; encouraging them to be independent thinkers who will make a real world impact through the ‘Provost’s Innovation Challenge @ Tangent’.
22 Oct 2020
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ADAPT’s All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad awarded 2020 European Language Label by Léargas
“AILO at Home” presents information on lesser-known languages through social media and links to various related linguistic problem-solving puzzles.
15 Oct 2020
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Dublin City Council gives greenlight to redevelopment plans for the Old Library
The redevelopment project will draw on the best 21st-century design and technology to safeguard the Old Library building and conserve its precious collections for future generations.
8 Oct 2020
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Behind the headlines: Uncertainty facing us all in “unprecedented” times
Trinity's Longroom Hub has resumed its popular and informative deliberations with a panel discussion on "The Age of Uncertainty".
8 Oct 2020
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Trinity secures €21m from the HEA to fund innovative skills-led teaching initiative
Trinity College Dublin has been awarded €21 million in funding by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) to support over the next five years its innovative, skills-led teaching initiative.
5 Oct 2020
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Unravelling the MADness of cancer
Researchers at TSJCI are exploring MAD2, an intriguing protein, which has been associated with poor survival in cancer.
3 Oct 2020
Research
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Researching the role of exercise in cancer survivorship
The Trinity Exercise Oncology Research Group is making vast improvements to the physical, mental and social well-being of oesophago-gastric cancer survivors.
2 Oct 2020
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Investigating the significance of smoking in cervical cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is considered the strongest risk factor for cervical cancer. Although, HPV is a very common infection, not all infections will lead to a cancer diagnosis. Other co-factors may be involved in the development of this particular type of cancer. Dr Christine White and her team, led by Professor John O’Leary at Trinity […]
1 Oct 2020
Research
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Funding for pilot study in Huntington’s disease and Motor Neurone Disease
Final year PhD student Roisin McMackin from the Academic Unit of Neurology will investigate how motor and cognitive symptoms in Huntington’s and Motor Neurone Disease relate to underlying brain dysfunction.
1 Oct 2020
Research
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Studying the cancer patient’s immune system to predict their response to treatment
The team is researching new ways to improve current treatment strategies for gastrointestinal cancers at the Trinity St James Cancer Institute (TSJCI).
30 Sep 2020
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Clot-prediction system to minimise risk after cancer surgery
Research at the Trinity St James Cancer Institute (TSJCI) is investigating the prevention of thrombosis in cancer patients after surgery.
29 Sep 2020
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Trinity cancer research discovery leads to clinical trial in childhood cancer
The research, led by Dr Gerard Brien discovered an ‘Achilles heel’ in synovial tumours, which provided an opportunity to develop new treatment approaches.
28 Sep 2020
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Researchers to design new VR systems for healthcare, entertainment, and e-education
The project, SpheryStream, will ehance the visual sensation of future media systems and have uses in a variety of sectors, from healthcare to education.
25 Sep 2020
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Survey profiles College communication struggles in shutdown
Many staff and students at Trinity College Dublin experienced difficulty with online communication and felt they missed social opportunities following the College’s closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey has found.
25 Sep 2020
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Trinity welcomes funding for COVID rapid response projects
Seven researchers at Trinity College Dublin are to benefit from new investment as part of the Science Foundation Ireland-led COVID-19 Rapid Response Research and Innovation Programme
24 Sep 2020
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Professor Bruce Misstear wins prestigious hydrogeology award for societal and environmental impact
His research activities include the investigation of flow pathways of diffuse agricultural pollutants and the impacts of domestic wastewater systems on private wells.
24 Sep 2020
Research
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CONNECT launches €2 million ‘Open Ireland’ to accelerate telecoms research
A €2 million research infrastructure to support advanced experimentation in communications networks, has been launched by CONNECT, the Science Foundation Ireland centre for future networks, at Trinity College Dublin.
22 Sep 2020
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Margadh mór déanta idir UQ agus Coláiste na Tríonóide ar ghnólacht nuathionscanta maidir le hathlasadh
Tá cuideachta nuathionscanta ina bhforbraítear cóireálacha leighis do ghalair athlastacha atá bunaithe ar chomhar taighde idir Ollscoil Queensland agus Coláiste na Tríonóide, faighte trí mhargadh suntasach a dhéanamh.
21 Sep 2020
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Free Trinity workshops to help businesses survive COVID-19
Trinity Business School has partnered with the leading business members' group Ibec to launch a free series of workshops and seminars to help businesses rebuild in the Covid economy.
15 Sep 2020
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Trinity unveils New Book of Kells Treasury and Display Case
It will provide an even more inspiring visitor experience, and signals a revitalisation of the culture, heritage and tourism sectors as the country emerges from COVID-19.
14 Sep 2020
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Science Gallery Garden launches at Ars Electronica global festival
Science Gallery’s international network partners with Ars Electronica to explore trust, technology, global challenges, arts innovation and new forms of digital storytelling at their 2020 festival, In Kepler’s Gardens.
8 Sep 2020
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Young Economist Award research looks at police behaviour in the U.S.
Dr Nicola Mastrorocco, Assistant Professor in Economics has won the prestigious 2020 European Economic Association (EEA) Young Economist Award.
8 Sep 2020
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Student entrepreneurs pitch for backing at first ever online Launchbox 2020 Demo Day
Ten teams of student entrepreneurs at Trinity College Dublin pitched their company plans at Trinity’s LaunchBox 2020 Demo Day
4 Sep 2020
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Study investigates what shapes child well-being in rich countries
Study on child well-being ranks Ireland 12th out of 38 OECD/EU countries but cautions on the effects of the pandemic.
3 Sep 2020
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World-leading AI experts deliver inaugural John Mc Carthy Summer School
Computer science experts from Trinity are joining the RDI Hub in Kerry to investigate the role of artificial intelligence in sustainable societies.
3 Sep 2020
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