News Archive 2016-17
Public Lecture explores 2016 US Presidential Election
As the US approaches a pivotal Presidential election, academics in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy considered some of the key campaign issues.
School of Education PhD candidate to co-chair National Taskforce on Youth Mental Health Reference Group
Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Helen Mc Entee is to establish a Young Persons' Reference Group co-chaired by Niall Breslin (from Lust for Life) and Trinity PhD student Emma Farrell (previously a youth advisor to Jigsaw).
Social Work and Social Policy academic explores care leavers' experience in the workforce
As part of a preliminary cross-national study Professor Robbie Gilligan has co-authored an article titled 'The Role of Carers in Supporting the Progress of Care Leavers in the World of Work.'
School of Law organises conference on recent developments in tort litigation
Conference explores key decisions on matters such as the duty of care of public authorities, professional negligence claims against doctors and the role of juries in defamation proceedings.
Trinity economist wins award to investigate innovative flexible loan products
Dr Michael King, Assistant Professor in Economics, has won a $300,000 award supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to investigate the impact of innovative flexible loan products on female market vendors in India.
Business School academic publishes in the Harvard Business Review
Associate Professor in Marketing Laurent Muzellec explores the future of product placement and how reverse and interactive product placement could revolutionise the advertising industry.
Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Honours Trinity Political Scientist
Michael Marsh, Professor and Fellow Emeritus at the Department of Political Science, has been elected to membership of the RIA the highest academic honour in Ireland. Prof Marsh was Principal Investigator in the first ever Irish election study.
Linguistics PhD student Aoife Finn makes the headlines in New Zealand
Aoife is one of a select few linguists globally who study the Maori dialect te re. Recently there has been huge interest in her work following reports in the New Zealand media.
Department of Sociology Receives Irish Research Council New Foundations Funding
Professor Richard Layte and PhD student, David Cichon, with NGO partner Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) - 'Global labour rights under the sustainable development agenda'
Trinity Psychology Professor Chairs World Health Organisation Consensus Meeting on Assistive Technology
Professor Mac MacLachlan chaired a historic meeting of over 60 international experts to establish the WHO Priority Assistive Products List, the first step of WHO's GATE initiative towards improving global access to assistive products.