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School’s out: How lockdown highlighted educational inequality in Ireland
Remote learning required access to technologies that may have not been available to all students, and different levels of support may also have been provided by different schools.
15 Mar 2022
Research|Society
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Three Trinity teams awarded funding in US-Ireland Research Programme
These three teams – led by Professors Marco Ruffini, Paula Murphy and Graham Cross – are among the seven announced, which together will support more than 14 research positions in Ireland and 10 in Northern Ireland for three to five years.
14 Mar 2022
Research
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Creative Brain Week at Trinity
Creative Brain Week is a celebration and exploration of how the brain and creativity collide to build new ideas in the areas of social development, technology, entrepreneurship, brain health and physical wellbeing.
13 Mar 2022
Research
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Researchers launch Universal Design Guidelines for improving quality of life and COVID-19 infection control in residential care settings
The guidelines take into account many aspects of the physical environment across all parts of a setting and therefore, take a holistic and integrated approach across all spatial scales.
11 Mar 2022
Research
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World Kidney Day: researchers investigate rare autoimmune disease, AAV
To coincide with World Kidney Day, we highlight the work of PhD researcher Amrita Dwivedi from the Trinity Health Kidney Centre which aims to understand the possible role of these low-density neutrophils in AAV pathogenesis.
10 Mar 2022
Research
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Discovery of new immune process that regulates inflammation in human fat may help manage obesity
There is a global epidemic in obesity in adults and children, with obese people predisposed to develop diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. New therapies are needed to help tackle this issue.
9 Mar 2022
Research
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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Syndrome: the most common preventable cause of intellectual disability
Dr Katy Tobin, School of Medicine and the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity leads the FASDcare project, focussing on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - a range of conditions that occur following exposure to alcohol before birth.
9 Mar 2022
Research
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Poemathon with Older People launches with climate crisis theme
Mary Robinson Former President of Ireland and Adjunct Professor for Climate Justice at Trinity College Dublin, writes first line of collaborative poem to give voice to the older generation in Ireland.
7 Mar 2022
Research
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Government funding of over €1 million will support renewable energy and decarbonising transport research
One project will focus on improving wind farm performance, while the other will examine the ability of mobility hubs and nudges to promote the switch to electric vehicles, with the goal of decarbonising the transport sector.
7 Mar 2022
Research
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Schools around Ireland aim to Save The Bees as new campaign launches
SuperValu partners with researchers from the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan to help create over 3,000 refuelling spots for busy bees in schools across the country.
3 Mar 2022
Research