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Intel signs new 5G optical networks research partnership with CONNECT Centre at Trinity

The research partnership, worth €600,000, will help deliver new applications such as high-speed mobile streaming, augmented reality and autonomous driving.

8 Oct 2021

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Trinity neuroscientists developing potential novel treatments for rare genetic disorder in children

Trinity neuroscientists studying a rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder in children have identified previously unknown target areas for potential new treatments.

7 Oct 2021

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Fresh hope for improving treatments for deadly lung disease

Trinity researchers are focused on identifying potential host-directed therapies that can target a patient’s own immune response to help them recover from TB.

6 Oct 2021

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Higher levels of education and higher income mean better health for older adults: TILDA study

Key international study on older adults offers fresh insight on disease patterns and risk factors in four countries; Ireland, Canada, U.S and England.

5 Oct 2021

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Redefining community health: APCC Lecture Series 2021/22 begins

The Lecture Series will bring Trinity academics to the local community in Tallaght to deliver high quality, accessible talks with a view to stimulating debate and community engagement on some of healthcare's most pertinent topics.

4 Oct 2021

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TILDA: making Ireland the best place in the world to grow old

On the International Day of the Older Person, Dr Mark Ward, Research Fellow at TILDA, talks about his research, the broad impact of TILDA, and the positive contributions of older people to Irish life.

1 Oct 2021

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Trinity graduate chasing EU Sustainable Energy Award success for world-first hydropower station in mine

The technology uses modular water pumps to create low-cost, small-scale hydropower stations capable of exploiting untapped energy within existing water pipes.

28 Sep 2021

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Government funding supports new platform that will help businesses act for biodiversity

Joint departmental backing from Government will help experts develop a national Business and Biodiversity Platform to enable the private sector to take practical, measurable actions to address the biodiversity crisis.

23 Sep 2021

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Spotlight On: Dr Alison Fernandes

In the second of our Spotlight On series, we meet Dr Alison Fernandes, Assistant Professor in Philosophy, and hear about her fascinating research into temporal asymmetry.

22 Sep 2021

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World Alzheimer’s Day: Giving up on research is not an option

Professor Iracema Leroi talks about the critical importance of clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia and how giving up is not an option when it comes to research.

21 Sep 2021

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