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Trinity Quantum Alliance established to create vibrant quantum ecosystem in Ireland
Today saw the launch of the Trinity Quantum Alliance, a collaboration that brings together experts from research and industry, and which includes a new customised space in Trinity East for innovative projects in quantum science and technology, simulation, education and computation.
5 May 2023
Innovation|Research|Science
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Trinity’s child health research excellence captured in new report
The report which outlines the extensive and life-changing range of child health research taking place across multiple disciplines in Trinity College was launched as part of an exploration event to look towards Trinity’s Vision for Child Health 2040.
4 May 2023
Health|Research
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Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason delivers Henry Grattan Lecture
The School of Social Sciences and Philosophy lecture series has been running since 2013, featuring speakers including former Taoiseach Mr John Bruton, former President of Ireland Mary McAleese and Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank.
3 May 2023
Society
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Victoria Adukwei Bulley wins Pollard International Poetry Prize
Administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre in the School of English the prize is awarded to an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language.
3 May 2023
Awards and Funding|Culture
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Tackling the problem of safe participation in women’s rugby union
Trinity researchers highlight the complexity of tackle skill learning and tackle injury mitigation in women’s rugby union by uncovering how rugby culture and interactions with teammates, coaches, clubs and wider society shape player behaviours and experiences.
2 May 2023
Health|Research
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‘Through the Eyes of the Child’ – children’s experiences of Tusla services documented
Trinity College Dublin and Tusla – Child and Family Agency announce the launch of a research report entitled, ‘Through the Eyes of the Child: A Study of Tusla Child Protection and Welfare Intervention’.
26 Apr 2023
Research|Society
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Trinity College Dublin to dename the Berkeley Library
The name has been judged inconsistent with the University’s core values. Trinity is to dename the Berkeley Library while adopting a retain-and-explain approach to a stained-glass window commemorating George Berkeley.
26 Apr 2023
Community|Culture|Society
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mRNA vaccine pioneer Dr Katalin Karikó receives 2023 Dawson prize in Genetics
Dr Katalin Karikó, whose work was central to the development of the mRNA based COVID-19 vaccines used all over the world, received the 2023 Dawson prize in Genetics in Trinity.
25 Apr 2023
Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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Trinity celebrates new Scholars and Fellows
In total, 62 new Scholars, 37 new Fellows, seven new Professorial Fellows and two Honorary Fellows were announced across a range of disciplines.
24 Apr 2023
Awards and Funding|Students
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Medical device and digital health startups pitch for their places on Medtech Innovator’s Showcase and Accelerator programme
The programme supports the development of the most promising innovations in the field. Partners, Trinity College Dublin and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, play host to the event.
24 Apr 2023
Awards and Funding|Business|Health|Innovation
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360-million-year-old Irish fossil provides oldest evidence of plant self-defence in wood
An international team of scientists, co-led by Dr Carla J. Harper, Assistant Professor in Botany in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity, has discovered the oldest evidence of plant self-defence in wood in a 360-million-year-old fossil from south-eastern Ireland.
21 Apr 2023
Environment|Research|Science
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Political bravery required to reconcile cybersecurity and rights to privacy
An overhaul of our approach to making technology law is required to achieve cybersecurity while safeguarding privacy and data protection, according to Dr Maria Grazia Porcedda, School of Law, in a new publication launched this week.
20 Apr 2023
Research|Society
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Machines – not humans – to drive future wireless demands, expert predicts
Professor Holger Claussen shares his assessment of the future of wireless networks as he becomes Joint Professor of Wireless Communications at UCC, Trinity, and Tyndall in an Irish first.
20 Apr 2023
Research|Science
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Scientists develop novel gene therapy for glaucoma
The scientists announce a significant development towards a new therapeutic treatment of glaucoma, with approximately 80 million people globally affected by the condition.
19 Apr 2023
Health|Research|Science
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The heavy toll of the Troubles on brain health in Northern Ireland
Professor Brian Lawlor writes on the toll of the Troubles, reflected by the high numbers of people that developed anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder and one of the highest uses of antidepressants in Europe.
19 Apr 2023
Health|Research|Society
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Get it over and done with! The secret to managing tasks we don’t like
New research from Trinity Business School and colleagues in Germany suggests that working on the tasks you really dislike and getting them over and done with is the best way to manage your workload.
17 Apr 2023
Business|Research|Society
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New Dean elected at Trinity Business School
Laurent Muzellec steps into the role after many years at the Business School. He has made a significant contribution to the development of the school, setting up the Centre for Digital Business and Analytics, and establishing the Masters in Digital Marketing Strategy.
13 Apr 2023
Business|Research
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400 years after publication, Ireland’s only copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio goes on display
Trinity’s copy of the first edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays is the centrepiece of a new exhibition in the Library of Trinity College Dublin entitled “Shakespeare the Irishman” marking 400 years since the Bard’s complete works were first published.
13 Apr 2023
Culture|Research
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A cellular identity discovery with the potential to impact cancer treatments
A team of scientists led by those in Trinity has discovered new mechanisms involved in establishing cellular identity, a process that ensures the billions of different cells in our bodies do the correct job.
7 Apr 2023
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity honorary degrees mark Good Friday Agreement anniversary
Senior political adviser Martin Mansergh, former Downing Street Chief of Staff Jonathan Powell, activist Monica McWilliams, and American foreign policy strategist Nancy Soderberg received Trinity’s highest honour from Trinity’s Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre
6 Apr 2023
Awards and Funding|Community|Society