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GBHI's new Site Director gives introductory address

Iracema Leroi, the new Site Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity, set out a bold vision for the future, titled 'GBHI at Trinity: Advancing global brain health through interdisciplinary approaches and shared values.'

28 Mar 2025

Community|Health|Research

An unsavoury problem – dog faeces parasite most commonly found at park entrances and playgrounds

New research from zoologists at Trinity College Dublin has pinpointed park entrances and playgrounds in Dublin as hotspots for roundworm eggs, with subsequent analysis strongly implying they have come from dog faeces.

27 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Science

New course will equip healthcare professionals with practical AI skills

The co-designed course stands out for its international, interdisciplinary approach, that enables professionals to gain real-world, evidence-based training on how to integrate AI into their daily work.

26 Mar 2025

Health|Innovation|Research

Bohs and Trinity launch first national study of LGBTQI+ inclusivity in Irish football

The study in partnership with Bohemian Football Club will examine the experiences of LGBTQI+ people regarding participation, openness, discrimination and harassment, barriers and positive/protective factors in football settings in the Republic of Ireland.

25 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Society

Building a healthy Tallaght: new research launched

The report reviews the health and wellbeing landscape in Tallaght, Dublin 24 and reveals important information on the health of the community over the last 23 years.

18 Mar 2025

Community|Health|Research

New study shows promise for gamified app in managing MS-related fatigue

Trinity researchers have developed a new gamified mobile health (mHealth) app designed to help people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) manage fatigue, one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of the disease.

14 Mar 2025

Health|Innovation|Research

Coláiste na Tríonóide ag Gluaiseacht 2025

Ba mhaith linn go mbeadh an oiread mac léinn, ball foirne agus céimithe agus is féidir inár dteannta Dé Céadaoin an 19 Márta don lá gluaiseachta agus gníomhaíochta coirp urraithe seo, ag bailiú airgid do chistí cruatain mac léinn

14 Mar 2025

Community|Health|Society|Students

Dr Jo-Hanna Ivers speaks at the United Nations on Irish Citizen’s Assembly on Drug Use

Speaking as one of a three-person panel to discuss ‘Models of Deliberative Democracy to inform Drugs Policy’, Dr Ivers was joined by representatives from Cyprus and Colombia.

13 Mar 2025

Health|Research|Society

The future is bright for Down syndrome research

The research group 'DISCO' aims to progress research that will provide improved outcomes for children who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome

10 Mar 2025

Health|Research

New advocacy group aims to develop cohesive concussion guidelines across all sporting codes

Trinity is today hosting the inaugural meeting of a new concussion advocacy group, which brings together researchers, medics, sportspeople and charities, and puts the burning issue of concussive brain injuries in sports such as rugby, GAA, football and boxing firmly in the spotlight.

7 Mar 2025

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