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Akara secures European Innovation Council funding to build germ-killing robots in Dublin
The Trinity spinout will use the funding to create a robot production facility, which will drastically increase the company’s output to an estimated 100 robots per year. Central to efforts will be their robot, Violet, which uses Ultraviolet UVC radiation to eliminate germs in hospital settings including COVID-19, MRSA and influenza.
14 Oct 2021
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On your bike! Cycling AT work to reduce adverse health conditions for professional men
Researchers at Trinity’s Institute of Population Health have assessed the acceptability and feasibility of a gender-sensitive multicomponent intervention, to reduce occupational sedentary behaviour.
14 Oct 2021
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Scientists develop new strategy that rapidly quantifies transmissibility of COVID-19 variants
Their technique provides a new tool for tracking infection immunity over time and for analysing new vaccine candidates.
13 Oct 2021
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HRB investment announced for the Trinity Wellcome-HRB Clinical Research Facility
The Trinity Wellcome - HRB Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at St James’ Hospital welcomes the announcement of renewed funding by the Health Research Board (HRB) for its clinical research infrastructure.
11 Oct 2021
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Drug use at music festivals: reducing harm and protecting health and well-being
Trinity research gives valuable insight into the attitudes and behaviours of a high-risk and under-consulted population.
11 Oct 2021
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Study reveals scale of data-sharing from Android mobile phones
These vendor-customised Android variants transmit substantial amounts of information to the OS developer and to third parties such as Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Facebook that have pre-installed system apps.
11 Oct 2021
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Intel signs new 5G optical networks research partnership with CONNECT Centre at Trinity
The research partnership, worth €600,000, will help deliver new applications such as high-speed mobile streaming, augmented reality and autonomous driving.
8 Oct 2021
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New gene therapy to treat children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy approved in Ireland
Development welcomed by Trinity College, St James's Hospital and Children’s Health Ireland following first successful clinical trials on four Irish babies and children.
8 Oct 2021
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Professor Yvonne Buckley named Vice President for Biodiversity and Climate Action
Trinity College Dublin underlines its commitment to biodiversity and climate action by becoming the first Irish university to champion this new role, which will place sustainability at the centre of Trinity’s governance and operations by making it a key focus at the highest levels within the university.
7 Oct 2021
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Trinity neuroscientists developing potential novel treatments for rare genetic disorder in children
Trinity neuroscientists studying a rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder in children have identified previously unknown target areas for potential new treatments.
7 Oct 2021
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