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Giving voice to children in refuge from domestic violence

Trinity report evaluates a child-centred and trauma informed project to support children in refuge from domestic violence at Meath Women’s Refuge and Support Services (MWRSS). The study represents the first time that research has been conducted with children in refuge in Ireland.

21 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

How do we learn? Neuroscientists pinpoint how memories are stored in the brain

New work by a team led by Dr Tomás Ryan shows that learning occurs through the continuous formation of new connectivity patterns between specific "engram" cells in different regions of the brain.

21 Nov 2023

Research|Science

Professor Anne-Marie Healy wins SFI Mentorship Award

The award recognises Professor Healy’s commitment to over thirty years mentoring both students and graduate researchers working in the fields of formulation science and drug delivery.

21 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Professor Anna Davies wins Irish Research Council Impact Award

Anna, Professor of Geography, Environment and Society at Trinity, has won the 2023 Irish Research Council Impact Award for her longstanding commitment to world-class research that focuses on facilitating action for a more sustainable society.

21 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Research|Sustainability

Giving voice to children in refuge from domestic violence

Trinity study which represents the first time that research has been conducted in Ireland with children in refuge, will be launched by Ombudsman for Children, Niall Muldoon

20 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Trinity launches Civic Engagement Action Plan

What is a civically-engaged university? Trinity now has a plan that sets out its goals.

20 Nov 2023

Community|Research|Society

Building national capacity for open research

Three Trinity projects have received funding under the National Open Research Forum (NORF) as part of a drive to build national capacity and infrastructure for open research.

20 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science|Society

Dr Nollaig Bourke wins Wellcome Career Development Award

The prestigious award valued at €2 million is the 6th Wellcome Career Development Award in Ireland and Northern Ireland and the second awarded to a Trinity researcher

20 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Plants might be able to absorb more CO2 from human activities than previously expected

This research paints an uncharacteristically upbeat picture for the planet, but despite the headline finding, the environmental scientists behind the work say it does not mean the world’s governments can take their foot off the brake in their obligations to reduce carbon emissions as fast as possible.

17 Nov 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity wins European Social Services Award for child-centred research

Judges noted that “internationally, relatively few examples of research exist that represent the authentic voice of the child in the child protection system”.

17 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Community|Research