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Brigit of Ireland: Saint or goddess?
Ireland's new public holiday to celebrate the icon Brigit has been greeted with widespread enthusiasm. In this comment piece, Dr Mary Condren, Trinity’s Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies, asks “who is Brigit, goddess or saint?”
30 Jan 2023
Culture|Research
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ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals
Publishers and researchers should not necessarily see ChatGPT as a threat but rather as a potentially important aide for research argue Dr Brian Lucey, School of Business and Michael Dowling, Dublin City University, in this piece that was originally published in The Conversation.
30 Jan 2023
Business|Research|Society
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Novel gene therapy shows promise for treating multiple eye diseases
The gene therapeutic approach, which shows promise for treating age related macular degeneration (AMD), may also be effective in treating other eye conditions such as glaucoma. It provided benefit in three additional models of mitochondrial dysfunction, including cells taken from patients living with an optic neuropathy.
30 Jan 2023
Health|Research|Science
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Size matters! Flock numbers and new faces are important in boosting flamingo populations
Flocking flamingos in groups of 50 or more and introducing new faces to a population may hold the keys to encouraging successful reproduction, according to a study published this month in Zoo Biology, which was led by Trinity zoologists.
26 Jan 2023
Environment|Research|Science
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Brigit of Ireland: Saint or Goddess? Celebrating Ireland's complex icon
A study day to consider how best to celebrate the complex figure of Brigit will be hosted this weekend by Trinity's Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies in collaboration with Woman Spirit Ireland.
26 Jan 2023
Arts|Culture|Research|Society
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How the EU got Brexit done: in conversation with Stefaan De Rynck
Trinity Long Room Hub will host a panel discussion with Stefaan De Rynck, Senior Advisor to the EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier.
26 Jan 2023
Research|Society
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Trinity duo win ERC Proof of Concept grants
Drs Sarah McCormack and David Finlay have won highly competitive Proof of Concept grants and will now use the funds to take their ground-breaking research ideas towards exciting, impactful innovations.
24 Jan 2023
Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research
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Discovery offers significant hope for improved vaccines
Scientists have discovered there is a “Goldilocks” effect in identifying the size of a “vaccine adjuvant” that can trigger strong immune responses and, as an example, have shown that a safe, biodegradable adjuvant can boost the action of cancer-killing cells – if the particles are the correct size.
20 Jan 2023
Health|Research|Science
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Provost's Fellowship in Curating 2022-23
The Douglas Hyde is delighted to welcome Aisling Clark to the team as the second Provost’s Curatorial Fellow. Established in 2020, the Provost’s Fellowship in Curating offers recent graduates of Trinity College Dublin the opportunity to work within The Douglas Hyde over a period of twelve months.
18 Jan 2023
Arts|Awards and Funding
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Research indicates wider benefit to AstraZeneca vaccine
Data suggests that the vaccine may boost immune responses to bacterial infections and therefore protect the recipient from more than COVID-19.
18 Jan 2023
Health|Research