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Trinity scientists call for immediate action to stem biodiversity losses

As the spotlight falls on Biodiversity Week 2019, two of Trinity's scientists speak out about the seriousness of the global biodiversity loss crisis.

18 May 2019

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Robotics engineers unveil ‘Stevie II’ — Ireland’s first socially assistive AI robot

Stevie II is the AI-developed successor to Stevie (a prototype assistance robot who took the country by storm in 2017).

15 May 2019

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Robotics engineers unveil ‘Stevie II’ – Ireland’s first socially assistive AI robot

Stevie II is the successor to Stevie, a prototype assistance robot who took the country by storm in 2017. Stevie II embodies significant technological upgrades and advanced AI capabilities.

15 May 2019

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Stories of belonging, contributing and connecting – 19 stories of social inclusion

The School of Social Work & Social Policy and Inclusion Ireland launched new research on the experiences of social inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland at a special event last week.

14 May 2019

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Lost in indirect translation — researchers tackle problems of indirect translation

Literary translation researchers and computer scientists at Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University are joining forces to help address the age-old issue of important cultural meaning being diluted in translation.

14 May 2019

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AMBER secures €40 million in Government funding

AMBER the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and Bio-Engineering Research, headquartered at Trinity has secured €40 million in Government funding for phase two of the centre as part of Project Ireland 2040.

9 May 2019

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Scientists pinpoint potential new target for regulating inflammation

The work gives hope that we may be able to one day regulate inflammation, which would provide a new option for treating a plethora of diseases.

7 May 2019

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Professor Valeria Nicolosi Ireland’s first to win six ERC awards

Today's Proof of Concept grant brings Professor Nicolosi's total secured research funding to over €20 million.

2 May 2019

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Improving walking infrastructure a good investment for Dublin’s commuters

Such changes would reduce harmful emissions from motor vehicles and increase well-being through physical activity.

1 May 2019

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Clowning around is good for brain health

Academic Dr Lenisa Brandao at the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity explains how clowning around is much more than good fun, and can have a positive impact on our brain health.

1 May 2019

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