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How unknown small-scale publishers helped catapult Shakespeare to global popularity

In his inaugural lecture Professor Andy Murphy demonstrated how Shakespeare’s position as a central figure in global culture is due in part to the efforts of a set of little known figures operating in the cultural periphery.

3 Nov 2021

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‘Net-Horror’ movies lay bare our dormant fears about the internet

While it is true to say that cinema, in most cases, tells us something of our anxious encounters with the modern, it is in Horror film that such fears are writ large.

30 Oct 2021

Culture|Research

Improving academic performance, emotional well-being and social integration for migrant and refugee children

The REFUGE-ED project will ensure that children have access to quality education and a protective learning environment which is key to restoring their emotional security and sense of place.

28 Oct 2021

Research

From Tarantino to Squid Game: why do so many people enjoy violence?

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, asks why we are drawn to watch violence, in this piece first published on The Conversation.

28 Oct 2021

Culture|Research|Society

Eclipsing of older people in the pandemic: ageist approaches must not underpin guidance for future crises

A new qualitative study from researchers at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin provides, for the first time, a depth of understanding of the everyday experience of the COVID-19 pandemic for older people in Ireland.

28 Oct 2021

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Common antidepressant should no longer be used to treat people with dementia

A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a new study, published in The Lancet.

27 Oct 2021

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Health related quality of life improved by exercise rehabilitation in cancer survivors

Contrary to historical advice, Trinity study shows that health related quality of life is improved by exercise rehabilitation in survivors of oesophagogastric cancer.

21 Oct 2021

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Scientists discover new ways to block inflammatory cells implicated in a suite of diseases

The team has found two new ways to limit the production of prostaglandins from front-line immune cells, which are very important drivers of acute inflammation and can also cause fever.

19 Oct 2021

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Irish scientists among global group hunting for genetic explanation to COVID-19 resistance

The COVID-19 Human Genome Effort (COVIDHGE) led by Jean Laurent Casanova of the Rockefeller Institute in New York and Helen Su of the National Institutes of Health in the US involves teams from over 50 countries, including one from Trinity spearheaded by Professor Cliona O'Farrelly.

18 Oct 2021

Research

Trinity’s biodiversity audit highlights urgency of placing it central to all our actions

The just-published report delivers 10 specific recommendations including the development of a biodiversity strategy and outreach programme to involve the wider community.

15 Oct 2021

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