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Trinity team secures SFI Infrastructure Programme funding for brain health research
Researchers from Trinity hope to improve brain health for people of all ages after securing approximately €1.7 million in funding via the Science Foundation Ireland Infrastructure Programme. The money will buy a next-gen, powerful computer and associated equipment that will open doors to new research approaches.
17 Jan 2024
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science
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Scientists reverse amnesia caused by head injury in early model study
A model (mouse) study designed to shed light on memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes, suggests the condition could potentially be reversed.
16 Jan 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Embracing ‘virtual dark tourism’ could help heritage sites at risk of degradation
Nicole Basaraba, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, writes about her research on virtual dark tourism for The Conversation.
15 Jan 2024
Culture|Research
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Are Irish nuns facing extinction?
In an article for The Irish Times, Dr Bronagh Ann McShane, School of Histories and Humanities, provides historical context for a new RTE documentary that asks if the nuns in Irish convents today are the last of their kind.
15 Jan 2024
Culture|Research|Society
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New €2.3 million project seeks to deliver next-gen, sustainable 6G networks
The collaborative ENERGISE project, led by researchers from CONNECT at Trinity College Dublin, and involving Intel and other key industry partners targets significant energy reduction in mobile networks.
15 Jan 2024
Awards and Funding|Research|Sustainability
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Abuse survivors’ experience of family law focus of new research
The research is being undertaken by the School of Social Work and Social Policy in conjunction with Women's Aid and University College Cork.
8 Jan 2024
Research|Society
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Trinity hosts major world conference on school effectiveness
More than 500 delegates will attend the conference from 9-12 January, reflecting on strategies to support and enhance the functioning of schools.
5 Jan 2024
Research|Society
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How Ireland served as a laboratory for the British empire
What we are bearing witness to in the Middle East and Ukraine are legacies associated with the collapse of the Ottoman, British and Russian empires, writes Prof Jane Ohlmeyer in an analysis piece first published in the Irish Times.
31 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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Minister for Health announces €15 million investment to support TILDA research on ageing
The funding will enable The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing in Ireland to collect information on health, economic and social circumstances of a representative group of adults, aged 45 years and over, between 2023 and 2030.
28 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Society
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Who are the new greats of Irish music? Five musicians to watch out for in 2024
The world lost three great Irish musicians in 2023: Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O’Connor and Christy Dignam. Dr Jonathan Hodgers, School of Creative Arts, writes for The Conversation about five musicians to watch out for in 2024.
21 Dec 2023
Culture|Research