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12 things we learned in 2023, thanks to Trinity research
In the last year Trinity’s researchers have made significant contributions to their fields, enriching our culture, building better futures and increasing our understanding of the world we live in.
20 Dec 2023
Culture|Health|Research|Science
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Yes, climate change is a crisis. But let’s stop using the language of war
We talk about the need for improved flood defences, the need to protect ourselves against the forces of nature. But what we really need is to work with nature, writes Prof Iris Möller in an analysis piece first published in The Irish Times.
19 Dec 2023
Research|Science|Sustainability
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How writing 'made us human' – an 'emotional history' from ancient Iraq to the present day
Dr Martin Worthington, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, reviews Walter Stephens's new book 'How Writing Made Us Human' for The Conversation.
19 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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1 in 7 people over 50 have chronic kidney disease in Ireland, and 98% don’t know they have it
Findings from the largest study to date in Ireland to characterise the population affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), over the age of 50 years, have been published. The research was undertaken in collaboration with the National Renal Office (Health Service Executive (HSE)) who also part funded this project.
14 Dec 2023
Health|Research
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Crucial role of behavioural sciences in policy decisions identified
A new global study, involving over 80 collaborators, including Trinity researchers, provide a comprehensive evaluation of behavioural science policy recommendations on COVID-19.
14 Dec 2023
Research|Society
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Who should pay the bills if the State pension age stays at 66?
Keeping State pension age at 66 is unfair to younger generations, writes Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in a piece first published in The Irish Times.
13 Dec 2023
Research|Society
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Professor Viet Pham honoured with IEEE Best Young Researcher Award
Viet, Assistant Professor in Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics, won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society award for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
12 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Research
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Trinity researchers win distinguished IRC Advanced Laureate Awards
Seven researchers across a range of disciplines at Trinity have been announced as successful applicants to the Irish Research Council (IRC) Advanced Laureate Awards (ALA) programme.
12 Dec 2023
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science|Society
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Blue Eye Samurai: historian explains what the Netflix series gets right and wrong about real Edo-period Japan
Ruth Starr, Lecturer in History of Japanese art and architecture at Trinity College Dublin writes in The Conversation about what the Netflix series gets right and wrong about real Edo-period Japan.
12 Dec 2023
Culture|Research
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All the video games shortlisted for the 2023 Game Awards – reviewed by experts
David Stevenson, Assistant Professor in the School of Film, writes a review of one of the games up for a 2023 Games Award for The Conversation.
12 Dec 2023
Culture|Research