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Palliative care study finds patients and caregivers feel obliged to give and receive support
Study finds relationships between informal caregiver and patient can impact on possibility for open conversations on decision-making.
11 Sep 2023
Health|Research
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Researchers join National Challenge Fund to help Ireland prepare for green transition and digital transformation
Six researchers from Trinity – who make up four teams – are among those taking part in the latest round of the National Challenge Fund. While pursuing different projects, they share the goal of helping Ireland prepare for its green transition and digital transformation.
11 Sep 2023
Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Sustainability
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Deputy Róisín Shortall awarded Trinity’s Edward Kennedy Health Policy Award
Deputy Shortall’s award presentation took place at the inaugural Edward Kennedy Annual Guest Lecture with Professor Greg Marchildon, University of Toronto.
8 Sep 2023
Health|Research|Society
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Student start-up Hebe Adventures wins LaunchBox contest
This year, ten teams collectively representing seven Trinity schools were selected to partake in the LaunchBox programme, which is the oldest of its kind in Ireland, and which is currently seeking a new sponsor.
7 Sep 2023
Awards and Funding|Business|Innovation|Students
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Launch of new All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History and Policy
A new research centre devoted to the study of economic history located in Trinity College Dublin and Queen’s University Belfast was launched today by Provost Dr Linda Doyle.
7 Sep 2023
Research|Society
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Professor Abeba Birhane named to TIME’s inaugural TIME100 AI list
TIME today named Professor Abeba Birhane to the first-ever TIME100 AI list, which highlights 100 individuals advancing major conversations about how AI is reshaping the world.
7 Sep 2023
Research|Science
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Second-tier of child benefit has potential to take over 40,000 children out of poverty
A new ESRI report co-authored by Dr Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, has shown that child poverty could be reduced by a quarter by introducing a means-tested second-tier of child benefit.
7 Sep 2023
Research|Society
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New project will improve EU hydropower sustainability with potential to save €1 billion per year
Researchers from Trinity will lead a €4.1 million Horizon Europe project to develop digital solutions that improve the efficiency, flexibility and sustainability of the existing EU hydropower fleet. The project will make a huge impact on energy sustainability in the EU, where 50% of the current hydro fleet may require upgrading by 2030.
7 Sep 2023
Environment|Innovation|Research|Sustainability
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Astrophysicist wins European Research Council award to assess how life may emerge on other planets
Dr Luca Matrà has won a prestigious ERC Starting Grant valued at €1.5 million. He will use the funds to support a five-year research project aimed at understanding how exoplanets and exocomets can affect the presence of volatile molecules that could provide the potential building blocks of life on other Earth-like planets.
5 Sep 2023
Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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Who wants to write an email? Interactive quiz show about AI at Dublin Fringe Festival
A new interactive quiz show about AI-generated emails, developed by TLRH's Laura Allcorn & Jennifer Edmond, will open in The Lir Academy on September 9th as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival.
4 Sep 2023
Arts|Community|Research