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Trinity duo win SFI Discover Programme funding to inspire STEM public engagement

Two researchers from Trinity – Dr John O’Donoghue and Cian McLoughlin – have won Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme funding to lead projects that will encourage a deeper understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

28 Feb 2024

Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Society

How modern vendettas compare with blood vengeance in the age of King David

The phenomenon of blood vengeance is a feature of the modern world, but to fully understand it we must first understand its debt to antiquity, writes Prof. David Shepherd, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, for The Conversation.

26 Feb 2024

Culture|Research|Society

WATCH: Video: Trinity team discovers underlying cause of brain fog linked with Long COVID

Scientists from Trinity and investigators from FutureNeuro announced a major discovery of profound importance for our understanding of brain fog and cognitive decline seen in some patients with Long COVID.

22 Feb 2024

Health|Research|Science

Trinity team discovers underlying cause of “brain fog” linked with Long COVID

Today, a team of scientists from Trinity College Dublin and investigators from FutureNeuro announced a major discovery that has profound importance for our understanding of brain fog and cognitive decline seen in some patients with Long COVID.

22 Feb 2024

Health|Research|Science

Alpaca wins Learnovate and Amazon Web Services accelerator programme

The EdTech Accelerator Programme for learning technology start-ups ran from December 5, 2023 to February 20, 2024 with ten companies involved.

21 Feb 2024

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

Secret, undeclared pesticide ingredients may pose a risk to people, pollinators and the environment

Scientists are calling for greater transparency in the full ingredient list of pesticides, arguing that farmers and consumers deserve to know exactly what is in them.

21 Feb 2024

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Researchers win €5.3 million Wellcome Trust award to tackle fatal bloodstream infections

This female-led project brings together experts from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, APC Microbiome Ireland, a world leading SFI Research Centre based at University College Cork (UCC), the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol.

20 Feb 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Online exhibition showcases forgotten contribution of crafts people to built heritage

A new digital exhibition from the CRAFTVALUE research project showcases the painstaking craft practices of the stonemasons, plasterers, joiners and carvers who constructed our beautiful 18th-century buildings.

16 Feb 2024

Culture|Research

Care leavers ten years on — first phase of landmark study commences

Minister Roderic O’Gorman met with the research team leading a major new study exploring the experiences of young adults who have left the Irish care system.

15 Feb 2024

Research|Society

Scientists develop colour-changing dyes that light up cellular activity

This work, which enables "time travel" within cells, may revolutionise bio-sensing and imaging approaches. The dyes promise to have multiple medical applications, as well as uses beyond chemistry and biology.

15 Feb 2024

Health|Innovation|Research|Science