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Trinity's CodePlus, Google team up to tackle computer science gender gap
As fewer than a quarter of higher education graduates in the ICT sector are female, Trinity's CodePlus and Google Ireland have teamed up on a programme to make a difference.
14 Oct 2022
Business|Innovation|Students
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Into the woods - a Pocket Forest comes to Trinity
Professor Yvonne Buckley brought more biodiversity to campus last week in the form of a Pocket Forest - a small native forest planted in urban areas. Students and staff from across the University came together to prepare the soil for the new mini-forest, which is located outside the Parsons Building.
17 Oct 2022
Sustainability
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2022 Burkitt Medal awarded to Dr Eileen O’Reilly
Established in 2013, the prestigious Burkitt Medal recognises an individual who demonstrates extraordinary achievement and advancement in the field of cancer internationally.
17 Oct 2022
Awards and Funding|Health|Research
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Trinity benefits from legacy of Elan founder Dr Don Panoz
Dr Panoz died in September 2018, aged 83, leaving part of his estate to Trinity. This followed his funding in 1994 of the Panoz Institute, a purpose-built home for the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences on campus.
18 Oct 2022
Awards and Funding|Health
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New machine-learning technique for classifying key immune cells
The technique accurately classifies the state of macrophages, which is important because these cells can modify their behaviour and act as pro- or anti-inflammatory agents in the immune response. As a result, the work has a suite of implications for research and has the potential to one day make major societal impact.
18 Oct 2022
Health|Research|Science
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Verbal skills main educational challenge for migrant children
Gaps in verbal skills are the biggest educational challenge being experienced by young children of migrant origin, according to new research conducted by sociologists in Trinity College Dublin.
18 Oct 2022
Research
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Kilkenny creative entrepreneurship course launched by Trinity College and Design & Crafts Council Ireland
The Trinity Postgraduate Certificate in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship will provide ambitious individuals in the Kilkenny region with the opportunity to gain a postgraduate qualification at level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications.
18 Oct 2022
Arts|Business|Students
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Our brains use quantum computation
Scientists from Trinity believe our brains could use quantum computation after adapting an idea developed to prove the existence of quantum gravity to explore the human brain and its workings. The discovery may shed light on consciousness, the workings of which remain scientifically difficult to understand and explain.
19 Oct 2022
Research|Science
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Old Library moves collections in landmark conservation project
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan visited the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin this week to see at close quarters the monumental task of decanting the Library collections as part of the Old Library Redevelopment Project.
20 Oct 2022
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Speak of the Devil! The enduring appeal of the demonic in politics and culture
From biblical times to contemporary US Christian nationalist movement and Japanese computer games – international experts will gather in Trinity this week to share their research on the numerous and complex ways in which demons continue to live with and influence us today.
20 Oct 2022
Research