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GBHI welcomes Professor Iracema Leroi as new Site Director
Professor Leroi is a respected faculty member at GBHI and Professor in Geriatric Psychiatry at Trinity. She also serves as a Consultant Psychiatrist at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin
26 Nov 2024
Community|Health|Research
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Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?
Dr Linda Ongaro, from Trinity's School of Genetics and Microbiology, explains what we know of the hominin species that interbred with humans in our early history, and whose genetic legacy remains in our DNA.
26 Nov 2024
Culture|Research|Science
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AIB commits €10m investment to AIB Trinity Climate Hub
The AIB Trinity Climate Hub will bring researchers together to address challenges around maintaining a stable and liveable climate, securing biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided by nature, adapting to climate change, and reversing water degradation.
25 Nov 2024
Awards and Funding|Business|Community|Environment|Sustainability
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Herodotus' theory on Armenian origins debunked by first whole-genome study
Researchers also shed light on the population structure and genetic variation of different Armenian groups, finding that populations from the eastern, western, and central parts of the Armenian highlands show a relatively high level of similarity.
25 Nov 2024
Culture|Research|Science
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Rising heat exposure threatens maternal and newborn health, requiring urgent interventions
Largest review of evidence shows that heat exposure poses serious and wide-ranging health risks for pregnant women and their babies, including preterm birth, diabetes, hypertension and congenital anomalies
25 Nov 2024
Environment|Health|Society
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Research programme focuses on early-detection and PREVENT-ion of dementia and Alzheimer’s
The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) recently hosted the PREVENT General Assembly where 50 global experts in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease came together to discuss and present on research findings into the prevention and early-detection of these diseases.
25 Nov 2024
Health|Research
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Professor Seamus Martin awarded 2025 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal
Prof. Martin MRIA, Smurfit Professor of Medical Genetics within Trinity’s School of Genetics and Microbiology, won the Medal in Life and Medical Sciences. He was recognised for making a demonstrable and internationally recognised outstanding scholarly contribution in his field.
22 Nov 2024
Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science
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Six Trinity researchers recognised as future research leaders in HRB awards
Trinity researchers have received awards for 6 projects out of a total 13 projects in the most recent call, and €5.3 million out of a €12.5 million investment from the Health Research Board (HRB)
22 Nov 2024
Arts|Awards and Funding|Research|Science
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Trinity celebrates its innovators and entrepreneurs at 2024 Awards
The Provost's Innovation Award was presented to Professor Jane Farrar, a transformative figure in the field of inherited ocular diseases, advancing innovation and commercialising research at Trinity College Dublin.
21 Nov 2024
Awards and Funding|Community|Innovation|Research|Students
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Professor Damian Murchan becomes President of Association for Educational Assessment Europe
AEA Europe is the premier association for all assessment professionals throughout Europe. Members are drawn from examination agencies, government education ministries, research institutes, schools and universities and the corporate sector.
20 Nov 2024
Research|Society