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Professor Aljosa Smolic wins prestigious innovator award

The award recognises pioneers of transformative technologies and showcases innovations that have had great impact on human experiences or are anticipated to do so in the near future.

17 Jul 2020

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Meet the super-nutritious new pasta with a greener footprint

Scientists have shown the tasty new pasta made from chickpeas greatly improves the environmental sustainability and nutritional quality of one of humanity’s most popular food chains.

16 Jul 2020

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Scientists find new link between delirium and brain energy disruption

The research suggests that therapies focusing on brain energy metabolism may offer new routes to mitigating delirium, which is particularly common in the elderly and in those hospitalised with COVID-19.

15 Jul 2020

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Research highlights increased loneliness in lock-down for the over-70s

The joint report from TILDA and ALONE highlights the effects of COVID-19 measures on our older population.

14 Jul 2020

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Four Trinity researchers announced in the top twelve emerging new health researchers in the country

The fellowship awards were announced by the Health Research Board.

14 Jul 2020

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Transforming innovative research into practice to benefit older people

Novel collaboration between TILDA, NCPOP, HSE and RCPI is to benefit Ireland’s older people through innovative Frailty Education Programme.

8 Jul 2020

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Improving the learning experience for students with intellectual disabilities

The generous gift to the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) has come from The Rory McDonagh Trust.

8 Jul 2020

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Professor Anna Davies wins ERC Public Engagement with Research Award for social media outreach

The success was linked to engagement around the ShareCity project, which assesses the practice and sustainability potential of city-based food sharing economies.

7 Jul 2020

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Scientists create new device to light up the way for quantum technologies

Their innovative new device will emit single particles of light, or photons, from quantum dots that are the key to practical quantum computers, quantum communications, and other quantum devices.

7 Jul 2020

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Researchers kick off Ireland’s first project to measure real-world driving emissions using remote sensing

The team will measure and model real-world emissions from more than 150,000 vehicles at four locations over a 16-week period in Dublin.

1 Jul 2020

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