College News
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Pioneering research project explains “Natural Capital Accounting”
The project has launched a video explaining a standardised method to assess nature’s stocks and the flows of services that these assets contribute to humanity.
18 Jun 2020
Research
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Trinity seeks wider footpaths and cycle tracks
Trinity College Dublin has asked Dublin City Council to widen footpaths and install bicycle lanes to enable its students and staff to walk and cycle safely during the reopening of the city.
18 Jun 2020
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Could lack of vitamin D and ultraviolet be linked to COVID-19 mortality in northerly latitudes?
The findings of a new study offer fresh insight into COVID-19’s impact across countries, and the factors that influence its severity.
18 Jun 2020
Research
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Online engagement after COVID-19: a discussion
The accelerated integration of technology into our lives as a result of Covid-19 was the focus of a fascinating recent online-discussion by Trinity College Dublin on the 11th June 2020.
18 Jun 2020
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First CHARM-EU Knowledge Creating Team session kicks off
The webinar introduced CHARM-EU’s innovative new approach to transdisciplinary staffing, KCTs, bringing multiple disciplines together to face global challenges and are organised not by discipline, research or educational activity but by key themes.
16 Jun 2020
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Digital CBT can significantly relieve anxiety and depression, Trinity study finds
Digital mental health interventions can have a significant long-term impact on anxiety and depression recovery, newly published research undertaken in collaboration with the School of Psychology has found.
16 Jun 2020
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Trinity Business School MSc ranked 27th globally
Trinity Business School has been ranked 27th in the 2020 Global Masters in Finance (pre-experience) rankings by the Financial Times.
15 Jun 2020
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Hallucinations in people with seizures may point to suicide risk
Study finds that of those who have reported hallucinations, about 50% had one or more suicide attempt.
11 Jun 2020
Research
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Testing for COVID-19 antibodies in frontline healthcare workers
The Trinity research project is one of eleven awarded funding under the government's COVID-19 Rapid Response Research and Innovation programme.
11 Jun 2020
Research
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New website to improve life experiences of autistic children and young people
Academics from the School of Psychology at Trinity have developed a new support website to empower autistic children and young people to reach their personal best.
11 Jun 2020
Research
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Trinity Global Engagement Awards 2020
The awards honour staff members who have distinguished themselves in their work, and acts as an inspiration to others and a means of highlighting the value of this work to both internal and external audiences.
10 Jun 2020
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Where technology meets the human being: Trinity launches Human+
Trinity College Dublin today launches Human+, a groundbreaking fellowship which places the human at the centre of technology innovation to serve the long-term and collective needs of society. Co-funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, the programme was ranked 2nd in Europe among dozens of applications for its unique approach to driving technological innovation from the human perspective. An […]
9 Jun 2020
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Trinity student wins 2020 Mary Mulvihill highly commended award
Trinity student Aoife Kearins received this year’s Mary Mulvihill judges' highly commended award, a science media competition for third-level students that commemorates the legacy of science journalist and author Mary Mulvihill (1959–2015).
9 Jun 2020
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TCPID announce new scholarship programme
The new programme for incoming students to the 2-year Certificate in Arts, Science and Inclusive Applied Practice in Trinity College Dublin has been announced.
8 Jun 2020
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Trinity Walton Club STEM summer camps go virtual
Do you know a teenager who loves science and maths? Trinity College Dublin’s Trinity Walton Club is excited to announce that its STEM enrichment programmes have gone virtual this summer. The first of seven 10-day camps began today [Monday June 8th]with curious teenagers from every corner of Ireland meeting in the Nucleus, our virtual landing hub. These remote learners will be part of a community of STEM enthusiasts from […]
8 Jun 2020
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Who has been infected with COVID-19 and why?
Dr Nollaig Bourke's research was awarded funding through the Rapid Response Call for Covid-19 from the Health Research Board and the Irish Research Council.
8 Jun 2020
Research
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Trinity 2020/21 teaching to start on September 28th
Orientation for all new students will take place in the week before teaching resumes, starting from September 21st, and there will be some face-to-face teaching for all students.
3 Jun 2020
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Internet access and use by older adults in the ‘new normal’
The TILDA report delves into the internet habits and behaviours of adults aged 50 and over in Ireland.
3 Jun 2020
Research
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Brain health research is leaving the lab and coming to your smartphone
The new 'neureka' app from scientists at GBHI presents a seismic shift in the direction of research in the field of brain health.
2 Jun 2020
Research
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Registrar’s Civic Engagement Award announced
Dr Rachel Hoare’s work in art psychotherapy for unaccompanied and separated children seeking asylum in Ireland has won this year's Civic Engagement Award.
28 May 2020
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Rapid COVID-19 response support for industry launched
AMBER, in conjunction with Consult Trinity, part of Trinity Research and Innovation has launched theCOVID-19 rapid response support initiative.
27 May 2020
Research
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Managing the health of vulnerable groups during COVID-19
The project will provide immediate virtual support for those with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).
21 May 2020
Research
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Trinity Business School, daa win global award for executive education
A bespoke and customised innovation leadership programme developed by Trinity Business School in conjunction with daa has won the Silver award in the Global 2020 EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards. The EFMD Awards recognise excellence in the executive education space, in which programmes are designed and customised for organisations to facilitate transformation of both people and […]
21 May 2020
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Trinity PhD student in European final for innovation award
A PhD student at Trinity College Dublin is today (Wednesday May 20th) competing with counterparts in major European universities in the final of an innovation competition run by electronics company Qualcomm. Daniel Joseph (DJ) Ringis works in the area of AI for video streaming with the Sigmedia Group in Trinity’s Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. From Trinidad, he is in his third year and is supervised by Professor Anil Kokaram and Dr Francois Pitie. The Sigmedia group has […]
20 May 2020
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Trinity research helping policy makers make safer decisions on reopening our communities
Over the last number of weeks, Ireland has taken public health measures such as closing schools and businesses and encouraging social and physical distancing to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Planning for easing of such restrictions is difficult because we don’t know how many people in the community have been infected with the […]
14 May 2020
Research
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How blocking iron drives the lung immune system to control infection
Researchers have discovered how the iron chelator, DFX, which functions by attaching to iron, drives the immune system to deal with tuberculosis.
13 May 2020
Research
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Association between vitamin D levels and mortality from COVID-19
Trinity researchers are calling on government to change recommendations for vitamin D supplements as a matter of urgency.
11 May 2020
Research
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AMBER to educate and entertain with new digital experience for kids at home
Through fun educational videos children from the ages of 10 to 12 can learn about science at home during the current lockdown.
7 May 2020
Research
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Defining the course of the COVID-19 disease in the immunosuppressed patient
Could people receiving immunosuppressive therapies in fact be protected from the disease?
7 May 2020
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Is the ‘new abnormal’ troublesome for our voices?
The study looks at our new ways of working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
6 May 2020
Research