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ET phone Dublin? Astrophysicists scan the Galaxy for signs of life
The astrophysicists, from Trinity and the Breakthrough Listen team and Onsala Space Observatory in Sweden, are scanning the Universe for “technosignatures” emanating from distant planets that would provide support for the existence of intelligent, alien life.
24 Oct 2023
Research|Science
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The Hist wins Guinness World Record for longest debate marathon
The student debate went on for 27 hours, 58 minutes, with eight speakers addressing 26 motions run back to back, all under careful supervision of Guinness World Records.
23 Oct 2023
Students
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Taoiseach speaks at Hist debate
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar gave a keynote speech on the importance of student debate.
20 Oct 2023
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Trinity honours ten high-achieving graduates at 2023 Alumni Awards
The acclaimed author Anne Enright joined nine other high achievers from a wide variety of fields who were celebrated at the 2023 Trinity College Dublin Alumni Awards.
20 Oct 2023
Awards and Funding|Community|Society
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Call out for community climate action projects to join forces with Trinity researchers
Interested in taking action on the climate crisis but don’t know how to make it happen? Researchers from Trinity College Dublin are looking to collaborate with communities on a locally-led 18-month project focusing on climate action.
19 Oct 2023
Community|Society|Students|Sustainability
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New project chases net-zero renewable energy systems for the Atlantic Area
Researchers from Trinity are leading a €3.2 million project (HY4RES) that will see them develop hybrid renewable energy systems for the green transition of the Atlantic area of Europe.
19 Oct 2023
Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trees of the month – Santry Sports Grounds
We are doing something slightly different in honour of Climate and Biodiversity Action week by featuring not just one tree, but an entire woodland area filled with native and naturalised trees at Trinity’s Santry Sports Grounds. Here you will find Oak, Horse Chesnut and Pine trees along with more exotic species such as Sweet Chesnut, Ginkgo and Redwoods.
18 Oct 2023
Environment|Sustainability
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People with ID often diagnosed late when cancer is well advanced
Many people with intellectual disability are diagnosed with cancer when it has already spread (metastasized) and the odds of survival are lower, writes Martin McMahon for The Conversation
18 Oct 2023
Health|Research
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Mental health of staff working in nursing homes declined further despite COVID-19 pandemic restrictions easing
Follow-on findings from an initial study showed that nursing home staff working after Ireland’s pandemic restrictions had been lifted reported substantially higher levels of post-traumatic stress, moral injury, low mood and suicidal thinking than during the pandemic.
16 Oct 2023
Health|Research|Science
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New research sheds fresh light on mystery of infant consciousness
There is evidence that some form of conscious experience is present by birth, and perhaps even in late pregnancy, an international team of researchers including Trinity neuroscientists has found.
12 Oct 2023
Science|Society