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Why Boris Johnson must stop talking about ‘good British common sense’
A fascinating opinion-editorial written by Trinity's lecturer in philosophy, Peter West.
19 Jun 2020
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Online engagement after COVID-19: a discussion
The accelerated integration of technology into our lives as a result of Covid-19 was the focus of a fascinating recent online-discussion by Trinity College Dublin on the 11th June 2020.
18 Jun 2020
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Pioneering research project explains “Natural Capital Accounting”
The project has launched a video explaining a standardised method to assess nature’s stocks and the flows of services that these assets contribute to humanity.
18 Jun 2020
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Trinity seeks wider footpaths and cycle tracks
Trinity College Dublin has asked Dublin City Council to widen footpaths and install bicycle lanes to enable its students and staff to walk and cycle safely during the reopening of the city.
18 Jun 2020
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Could lack of vitamin D and ultraviolet be linked to COVID-19 mortality in northerly latitudes?
The findings of a new study offer fresh insight into COVID-19’s impact across countries, and the factors that influence its severity.
18 Jun 2020
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First-degree incest in early Ireland – ancient genomes uncover a dynastic elite in Irish passage tomb societies
The genome of an adult male buried in the heart of the Newgrange passage tomb points to first-degree incest, implying he was among a ruling social elite akin to the similarly inbred Inca god-kings and Egyptian pharaohs.
17 Jun 2020
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Ancient genomes uncover a dynastic elite in Irish passage tomb societies
The genome of an adult male from the heart of the world famous Newgrange passage tomb points to first-degree incest, implying dynasty and echoing local place-name folklore first recorded in Medieval times.
17 Jun 2020
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First-degree incest in early Ireland – ancient genomes uncover a dynastic elite in Irish passage tomb societies
June 2020 Archaeologists and geneticists, led by those from Trinity, have shed new light on the earliest periods of Ireland’s human history. Among their incredible findings is the discovery that the genome of an adult male buried in the heart of the Newgrange passage tomb points to first-degree incest, implying he was among a ruling […]
17 Jun 2020
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First CHARM-EU Knowledge Creating Team session kicks off
The webinar introduced CHARM-EU’s innovative new approach to transdisciplinary staffing, KCTs, bringing multiple disciplines together to face global challenges and are organised not by discipline, research or educational activity but by key themes.
16 Jun 2020
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Digital CBT can significantly relieve anxiety and depression, Trinity study finds
Digital mental health interventions can have a significant long-term impact on anxiety and depression recovery, newly published research undertaken in collaboration with the School of Psychology has found.
16 Jun 2020