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Five Trinity researchers win European Research Council Proof of Concept grants
Professors Valeria Nicolosi, Tríona Lally, Anna Davies, John Goold and Dr Matthew Campbell will each use funding of €150,000 to take their ground-breaking research ideas towards exciting, impactful innovations.
7 Feb 2022
Research
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Trinity scientists hopeful for new lung cancer treatments
To coincide with World Cancer Day we spoke to Dr Martin Barr, from the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute, about his research into drug resistance and the development of new drug candidates for this disease.
4 Feb 2022
Research
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Virtual recreation of 1922 art exhibition that launched the Irish Free State onto world stage
100 years on from the opening of the Exposition D’Art Irlandais in Paris, the 'Seeing Ireland: 1922' project recovers this foundational moment in Irish art history.
28 Jan 2022
Research
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New research on famous “supertramp” birds offers fresh evolutionary insights
The beautiful birds, which live in Southeast Asia, are providing unique information on how evolution is linked to flight ability and competition. These birds settle down more readily than would be expected—once they have colonised an island they tend to stay there rather than searching for others.
27 Jan 2022
Research
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Taighde nua ar éin iomráiteacha in Oirdheisceart na hÁise, na “sárthrampanna”, a chabhraíonn linn éabhlóid ainmhithe forleathana a thuiscint
Déanann an taighde seo tástáil ar theoiricí a bunaíodh ar na héin seo thar beagnach caoga bliain, agus léiríonn sé go mbíonn tionchar láidir ag iargúltacht na n-oileán ar an éabhlóid, fiú i gcás speiceas a bheadh lán-ábalta eitilt idir eatarthu.
27 Jan 2022
Research
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Careful assessment of patient needs can reduce costs in end-of-life care
A new policy brief, authored by Trinity researchers and collaborators, recommends supporting patients and families in making difficult decisions to improve their experiences and reduce costs of care in an ageing population.
24 Jan 2022
Research
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Deep learning and weather simulations discussed at applied mathematics meeting
Leading researchers in the field came together recently as Trinity played co-host to a prestigious annual meeting, in which a number of important applications were in the spotlight.
21 Jan 2022
Research
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In decade of centenaries, we should hold on to the sense of those hopeful early days
From the Skibbereen Eagle to the New York Times, editors around the world made the same comparison – the hand-over of Dublin Castle was the “downfall of a Bastille”, writes Dr Anne Dolan in this piece that was originally published in The Irish Independent.
14 Jan 2022
Culture|Research|Society
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100 years on Trinity conference considers the significance of the handover of Dublin Castle
Part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme, the two-day conference is exploring the context of the handover, the impression it made across the world, and the consequences it had for the emerging Irish State.
14 Jan 2022
Research
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Why do we forget? New theory proposes ‘forgetting’ is actually a form of learning
The scientists behind the new theory suggest that rather than being a bug, forgetting may be a functional feature of the brain, allowing it to interact dynamically with the environment to enhance decision-making.
13 Jan 2022
Research