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Fellow in Focus with John Morrill discusses Cromwell’s legacy as most controversial figure in Irish and British History
Eminent Cambridge historian Professor John Morrill discusses his academic career and his upcoming Trinity talk on ‘Cromwell, Priestcraft and the "Deluded and Seduced People of Ireland”’ on the 23rd of September.
20 Sep 2019
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Ambitious Terry Pratchett Project to Generate Exciting New Research Opportunities
A new project which seeks to digitise Trinity College Dublin’s comprehensive collection of comic fantasy author, Terry Pratchett’s novels and their translations could lead to major new research in literature and translation studie
19 Sep 2019
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Future of Ireland and its Borders discussed as no-deal Brexit looms
As part of its popular Behind the Headlines series, the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute hosted a free public discussion to examine the prospect of a border poll and the constitutional challenges posed
18 Sep 2019
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Monks also suffered from distraction and ‘mind wandering’
Dr Katherine Zieman is looking back to pre-modern times to show that smartphones and new technology might not be to blame for our problems with distraction. According to her research, attention has been an issue since the early da
12 Sep 2019
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Retelling the Environmental History of the Soviet Era
A witness to history’s biggest battles, how do landscapes preserve our cultural memory? And if we think about forests as the keepers of our past, will we do more to protect them? A new book aims to retell the history of Central an
05 Sep 2019
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New exhibition explores eight centuries of communication disabilities
A remedy of garlic and lard applied to the feet was once thought of as a cure for hoarseness, while a king of Ulster was better known as ‘Cúscraid the stammerer’. A new exhibition and public seminar by The Department of Clinical
27 Aug 2019
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New Fellows Co-funded by the Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Three new fellows have been appointed for the Trinity Long Room Hub Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND Fellowship Programme 2019-2020.
22 Aug 2019
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International Scholars Ask if Democracy is at Risk
What can 40 international arts and humanities researchers across disciplines and careers stages uncover about democracy and the threat of authoritarianism and right-wing populism? In July, a consortium of scholars came together in
09 Aug 2019
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Sea’s Slimy Things Tell Story of Environmental Change
From jelly fish to seaweed, Professor Christopher Pastore believes the history of the sea’s “rotten stuff” holds the answers to environmental change in the Atlantic world.
08 Aug 2019
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Efforts to Address Climate Change will Change Landscape Forever
The potential removal of an estimated 5000 trees in Dublin to accommodate new bus routes and flood control measures which will see the erection of a wall protecting Clontarf’s sea front are just some of the examples of how landsca
17 Jul 2019
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