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Trinity researchers in breakthrough trial for motor neuron disease
The enrolment of an Irish patient into the trial allows Ireland to compete on the world-stage in early clinical trials for MND.
1 Sep 2020
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School closures, exam uncertainty hurt student wellbeing, finds Trinity survey
A new survey of second-level students in schools in areas of social disadvantage shows school closures as a result of Covid-19 negatively impacted on their mental health.
28 Aug 2020
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Science Gallery Dublin brings PLASTIC to Donegal
The touring exhibition will explore how we can responsibly use the versatile material, while fundamentally changing our approach to living with plastic.
21 Aug 2020
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Trinity researchers build open source ventilator with international non-profit consortium
The LibreRespire ventilator was developed to make an affordable, robust, medical-grade, open-source solution freely available to low and middle-income countries.
19 Aug 2020
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Trinity researchers secure funding from Irish Research Council’s enterprise partnership scheme
Eleven Trinity College Dublin enterprise-focused research projects were among 50 that received a total of €4.3 million in funding under the Irish Research Council’s 2020 Enterprise Partnership Scheme.
17 Aug 2020
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Trinity teams receive Enterprise Ireland funding to commercialise research
The funding will enable researchers to commercialise therapies for both whooping cough and common retinal disease.
11 Aug 2020
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Dr Tomás Ryan wins 2020 Lister Institute Research Prize
Dr Ryan becomes the first scientist in an Irish institution to secure the highly prestigious Lister Institute Preventive Medicine Prize Fellowship.
10 Aug 2020
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Are we medically intervening in maternity care when we don’t need to?
The School of Nursing and Midwifery research provides an international perspective on key birth interventions.
6 Aug 2020
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At least 25% of small businesses earn more because of better ICT skills
The research has been published by the Trinity Business School.
4 Aug 2020
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Trinity plants wildflower meadows on College Green
Earlier this year, thousands of students, staff and members of the public voted to replace the manicured lawns beside Front Gate with the more nature-friendly alternative.
31 Jul 2020
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Aerobic exercise could have the final say on fatty livers
The study is the first to demonstrate significant improvements in MAFLD using an exercise-only intervention, without clinically significant weight loss.
28 Jul 2020
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Driving immunometabolism to control lung infection
Researchers are looking at how an approach, already being tested in patients with COVID-19, could also be used in the fight against TB.
23 Jul 2020
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Trinity researchers explore patient engagement with digital mental health services
Could the impact of digital mental health interventions be improved by more personalised care? Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have just released a paper explaining their findings.
20 Jul 2020
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Professor Aljosa Smolic wins prestigious innovator award
The award recognises pioneers of transformative technologies and showcases innovations that have had great impact on human experiences or are anticipated to do so in the near future.
17 Jul 2020
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Research highlights increased loneliness in lock-down for the over-70s
The joint report from TILDA and ALONE highlights the effects of COVID-19 measures on our older population.
14 Jul 2020
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Four Trinity researchers announced in the top twelve emerging new health researchers in the country
The fellowship awards were announced by the Health Research Board.
14 Jul 2020
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Trinity HSE contact tracing centre helps combat COVID-19
Up to 4,000 people were contacted by the 60 volunteers operating the Contact Tracing Centre in Trinity. Thirty of these volunteers were staff from the Faculty of Health Sciences while others were from the Department of An Taoiseach and the HPRA.
8 Jul 2020
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Astrophysicists invite young stargazers to explore the universe from their own homes
Stargazers will travel all around Ireland with virtual tours of historical and modern observatories and astrophysics research sites and chat to astrophysics researchers about exploring the universe for a career.
8 Jul 2020
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Transforming innovative research into practice to benefit older people
Novel collaboration between TILDA, NCPOP, HSE and RCPI is to benefit Ireland’s older people through innovative Frailty Education Programme.
8 Jul 2020
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Improving the learning experience for students with intellectual disabilities
The generous gift to the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) has come from The Rory McDonagh Trust.
8 Jul 2020
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Professor Anna Davies wins ERC Public Engagement with Research Award for social media outreach
The success was linked to engagement around the ShareCity project, which assesses the practice and sustainability potential of city-based food sharing economies.
7 Jul 2020
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“We need those summer dollars!”: Why the COVID shark is out there still
In the Sunday Independent, Prof. Luke O'Neill wrote about the parallels between the film Jaws and COVID-19, casting Tony Holohan as Chief Brody
6 Jul 2020
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Trinity welcomes further investment in COVID-19 Research Project
Trinity College Dublin has welcomed the Government’s €4.8M investment into a collaborative partnership at the university researching the immune response to COVID-19.
3 Jul 2020
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Trinity Business School ranked best in Europe for gender balance in Executive MBA rankings
Trinity Business School has risen to 11th position in Europe and 4th across the UK and Ireland in the 2020 Executive MBA rankings produced by The Economist.
29 Jun 2020
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Documenting the toll of COVID-19 on Ireland’s older people
Trinity researchers to study how people 50 years and older in Ireland have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
29 Jun 2020
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Navigating pregnancy in a global pandemic, Trinity researchers supporting women
The course offers support and trusted evidence-based information to women at a time when face-to-face antenatal classes are cancelled due to COVID-19.
29 Jun 2020
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Beyond 22 project marks 98th anniversary of Four Courts fire
The Trinity College Dublin-led Beyond 2022 project will mark the 98th anniversary of the fire that destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland at Dublin’s Four Courts with a virtual showcase and discussion.
29 Jun 2020
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Professor Mathias Senge awarded prestigious international fellowship
His collaborative research with the Technical University of Munich will advance molecular design and control of nanomaterials with tunable electronic, photonic, and chemical functionalities.
25 Jun 2020
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Prestigious Fulbright Awards Presented to Trinity Recipients
Two academics, three students, and three graduates from Trinity College Dublin are recipients of this year’s Fulbright Awards. This is the highest number of Awardees from Trinity in recent years.
19 Jun 2020
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Studies raise fresh concerns about contact tracing app technology
Prof. Doug Leith and Dr Stephen Farrell at the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin have published new studies raising concerns on the technology of contact tracing apps
19 Jun 2020