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Trinity-IBM team simulates super diffusion on a quantum computer
Trinity’s quantum physicists in collaboration with IBM Dublin have successfully simulated super diffusion in a system of interacting quantum particles on a quantum computer.
17 Aug 2023
Innovation|Research|Science
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Can a special immune protein in the body be harnessed to stop ovarian cancer?
A major new study, published in Nature, has discovered the anti-tumour activities of the immune protein interferon epsilon, which in pre-clinical models blocks the metastasis of ovarian cancer cells by instructing immune cells to kill the cancer cells.
16 Aug 2023
Health|Research|Science
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Trinity research looks to Latin America for clues on healthy ageing
Researchers study the factors influencing healthy brain ageing in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries and find the lessons learned there, can also be applied to home.
10 Aug 2023
Health|Research
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New prostate cancer biomarkers provide hope to millions of men
Trinity researchers - as part of an international team of scientists - have identified three new biomarkers for prostate cancer to help identify and differentiate potentially aggressive cases of the disease.
10 Aug 2023
Health|Research
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How secondary cities can compete with superstar cities
Local universities, global connectivity and entrepreneurship can help secondary cities combat the geographic polarisation of innovation in superstar cities, according to new research conducted in Trinity Business School and Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
3 Aug 2023
Business|Community|Research
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Professor Rose Anne Kenny appointed first ever female Regius Professor of Physic (1637) at Trinity
An event to mark Professor Kenny’s appointment also celebrated the School of Medicine’s female ‘full professors’
31 Jul 2023
Awards and Funding|Health|Research
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Eoin McNamee takes up inaugural Charlotte Maxeke-Mary Robinson Chair
As holder of the inaugural Maxeke-Robinson Chair, Professor McNamee will give a keynote lecture entitled ‘Sequins, Pearls and Amobarbital: the Border in Ireland as Unconcluded Space’, at the CHR’s celebrated international Winter School in August 2023.
31 Jul 2023
Arts|Research
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“Live” human brain biosamples to revolutionise translational neuroscience research
Researchers from Trinity are collaborating with those from the University of Oxford on a new project that will provide access to high quality, “live” human brain biosamples. They believe this approach has the potential to revolutionise research for the benefit of patients.
26 Jul 2023
Health|Research|Science
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New study identifies association between lower levels of vitamin d and inflammation in older adults
Ageing experts at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick have shown associations of vitamin D status with C-reactive protein (CRP, a measure of inflammation) in older adults.
21 Jul 2023
Health|Research|Science
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Shark shock – scientists discover filter-feeding basking sharks are warm-bodied like great whites
Approximately 99.9% of fish and shark species are “cold-blooded”, meaning their body tissues generally match the temperature of the water they swim in – but researchers have just discovered the mighty basking shark is a one-in-a-thousand exception.
20 Jul 2023
Environment|Research|Science