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EU project to develop adapted learning materials for people with Down Syndrome

An EU funded programme which aims to address the lack of specific learning material for people with learning disabilities is being implemented by Trinity with five European partners.

6 Feb 2019

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Trinity’s front façade goes red to celebrate the Dublin Chinese New Year festival

Trinity announced a major expansion of its Chinese Studies programme at the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies to mark the arrival of the Year of the Pig.

4 Feb 2019

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Trinity teams up with Rugby Players Ireland to assess health of retired elite athletes

A new research project led by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration Rugby Players Ireland is seeking to shed new light on the general health and wellness of retired elite athletes, with a particular focus on impact sports and brain health.

30 Jan 2019

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Molecular diagnostics and the future of oncology

Professor of Molecular Diagnostics, Orla Sheils and Director of the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) at the School of Medicine delivered her inaugural Trinity lecture recently.

14 Jan 2019

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‘Gaming for Peace’ a new digital 2D game to train peace keepers in conflict zones

‘Gaming for Peace’ is a new training tool with an inbuilt curriculum in soft skills for peacekeepers as well as an assessment of those skills.

10 Jan 2019

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Researchers develop new tuberculosis treatment

The newly developed medicine could be used to treat hundreds of thousands of patients with tuberculosis.

8 Jan 2019

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Variable venom – why are some snakes deadlier than others?

Comparing records of venom potency and quantity for over 100 venomous snake species shows that potency depends on what a species eats.

8 Jan 2019

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Professor Sylvia Draper wins prestigious chemistry award

Professor Draper, from Trinity’s School of Chemistry, won the 2018 Institute of Chemistry of Ireland David Brown award for her contribution to inorganic chemistry.

4 Jan 2019

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Trinity Innovation Awards 2018 – Celebrating Innovative Research

The University's leading researchers and inventors were acknowledged for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the Trinity Innovation Awards 2018 special awards ceremony.

20 Dec 2018

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Ghost stories, twinkling stars and Christmas trees – Trinity’s festive research

The enduring appeal of the Christmas ghost story, twinkling stars and exoplanets and how climate change will affect Christmas trees were among topics explored at a festive research showcase recently.

19 Dec 2018

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