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‘Painting Music’ to celebrate Brain Awareness Week

To celebrate Brain Week, the neuroscience of synaesthesia was explored through music and art in a very special event in the College Chapel.

15 Mar 2019

Socially assistive robot, Stevie, among TIME’S 100 best inventions of 2019

Stevie the socially assistive robot, developed by robotics experts from Trinity’s School of Engineering, features in iconic magazine TIME’s exclusive list of the 100 best inventions of 2019. The annual list, just-announced, celebrates 100 inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun.

22 Nov 2019

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Trinity launches first Research Strategy and Charter

Trinity’s first Living Research Excellence Strategy and Research Charter have been launched by the Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast.

6 Jun 2019

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Trinity’s Hamilton Mathematics Institute receives major Simons Foundation grant

The HMI will use the US $600,000 grant to extend the Simons Visiting Professors, Simons Postdoctoral Fellows, and Simons Visiting Scholars programmes.

1 Oct 2019

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Global leaders in cancer research map out new approaches for patients

The 11th International Cancer Conference will see global leaders in cancer research mapping out new 'personal' approaches for cancer patients.

24 Sep 2019

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Trinity teams secure prestigious SFI Research Infrastructure Programme awards

Two Trinity teams have secured prestigious SFI Research Infrastructure Programme awards to fund innovative, high-impact projects.

22 Oct 2019

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Exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont gives public talk

The public lecture on “Independence, Nationalism and Democracy” was hosted by the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy and Trinity Research in Social Sciences (TRiSS).

3 Feb 2019

Researchers use parish incomes to map 14th century Ireland in unprecedented detail

Using parish incomes as proxies for wealth enabled has shone new light on the economics, politics and culture of medieval Ireland.

26 Jun 2019

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Growing Up in Ireland publishes research on the lives of 20-year-olds

Growing Up in Ireland published a series of four Key Findings on the lives of 20-year-olds: how they are faring in important areas of their lives and changes since they were last interviewed at 17/18 years old.

22 Nov 2019

Trinity teams compete in ‘Jailbreak’ fundraising competition

The annual Jailbreak competition is just around the corner again, with over ten teams comprising Trinity students and graduates participating in this year’s adventure.

15 Feb 2019

Brain disorders and innovation summer school attracts international students

The summer school aims to help students bridge the gap between fundamental academic research and commercialisation activities.

21 Jun 2019

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LOFAR Radio Telescope reveals secrets of Solar Storms

This week, an international team of scientists from Trinity, the University of Helsinki, and DIAS announced a major discovery on the very nature of solar storms in the journal Nature Astronomy.

20 Feb 2019

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Public discussion: Does race matter?

In a recent public discussion in Trinity College Dublin, panellists were asked the question ‘Does Race Matter?’ The ‘Behind the Headlines’ discussion explored how racism has manifested in different ways throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, and why racism prevails today.

2 Apr 2019

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Trinity looks to the future as it celebrates 50 years of computer science research

Experts are considering what the future may hold in a world in which computer science and technological innovation may hold the key to solving some of society’s most pressing problems.

26 Nov 2019

Trinity-led AI research generated €300m for the Irish economy

A new report has found that Artificial Intelligence (AI) research produced by the Trinity-led ADAPT SFI Research Centre is having a significant impact on Ireland’s economy.

25 Sep 2019

Trinity neuroscientist to chair European network of brain researchers

Professor Tomás Ryan will work to further our understanding of brain function and assist policy makers working in the area of mental health.

15 Jul 2019

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Trinity establishes Al Maktoum Centre for Middle Eastern Studies

Four new professors in Middle Eastern Studies will join the Centre with the vision and purpose of promoting Middle Eastern Studies within Ireland and globally.

1 Jul 2019

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Donald Trump’s use of humiliation could have catastrophic consequences

Donald Trump's use of humiliation could have catastrophic consequences, explains Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, in this piece for The Conversation.

11 Mar 2019

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Six Trinity researchers win Irish Research Council Advanced Laureate Awards

Each awardee will receive up to €1 million in funding over a period of up to four years to pursue frontier basic research.

11 Apr 2019

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Trinity researchers win Science Foundation Ireland 2019 Science Awards

Professors Lydia Lynch and Danny Kelly of Trinity have won Science Foundation Ireland 2019 Science Awards for their significant research contributions.

7 Nov 2019

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