Articles
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Concerning 20-year knowledge gap on young adult brain health
Researchers at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity College have highlighted a stark knowledge gap on brain health spanning 20 years in young adults, in an editorial recently published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
27 Oct 2022
Health|Research
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Seán Hewitt awarded 2022 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
The Rooney Prize, awarded annually since 1976, celebrates an outstanding body of work by an emerging Irish writer under 40 years of age. It is administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English.
27 Oct 2022
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Social prescribing needs more evidence to support its benefits before widespread rollout
Around one in five GP visits are for non-medical problems, such as loneliness or financial difficulty. However, these non-medical problems are known to have a big impact on patients’ health and wellbeing. GPs are aware of this and want to take a more holistic approach to care, but often are not sure how to do it. This has led to the development of “social prescribing”, where GPs “prescribe” social activities or support for people with the help of a link worker.
26 Oct 2022
Health|Research
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Support & Befriending service reduces health decline in older people
New research funded by the Health Research Board and ALONE, and hosted by the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), shows that support and befriending services for older people can reduce health decline.
28 Oct 2022
Health|Research
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Four of Shakespeare’s plays and how they speak to the current political situation in Britain
Orlaith Darling, Early Career Researcher in Contemporary English Literature and Critical Theory at Trinity, with a timely piece first published by The Conversation.
26 Oct 2022
Culture|Research|Society
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Trinity physicist to lead €2.9 million Quantum Technologies Flagship project
Professor Mark Mitchison has won an EU Quantum Technologies Flagship research grant worth €2.9 million. He will lead a team of researchers seeking to understand nature’s timekeeping limitations and querying whether precision measurements can be more energy efficient.
1 Nov 2022
Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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Marine biologists team up with tiger sharks to help discover the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem
Today one of the biggest marine discoveries of the last decade is being announced: the largest seagrass ecosystem in the world, an area in The Bahamas estimated to be up to 92,000 km2. Published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the study details a unique partnership with tiger sharks that played a key role in mapping and ultimately validating the main findings.
1 Nov 2022
Environment|Research|Science
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Ten-year dataset yields vital clues for supporting Ireland’s precious pollinators
Ecologists from Trinity College Dublin have unearthed vital clues for how we can best support Ireland’s precious pollinators after interrogating a ten-year dataset containing information from 119 sites across the country.
2 Nov 2022
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity names 2022/23 Sports Scholars
Trinity College Dublin has unveiled its Sport Scholarship students for 2022/23. Student athletes from a wide variety of sports, including rugby, basketball, GAA, rowing, hockey, and cricket are featured in this year’s programme.
3 Nov 2022
Health|Students
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Connemara Marble designated a Heritage Stone
Connemara Marble, seen to beautiful effect in Trinity College Dublin’s iconic Museum Building, has been designated a Heritage Stone. One of ten stone types to be designated as such this year, Connemara Marble is now one of only 32 Heritage Stones worldwide.
3 Nov 2022
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