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First HRB Impact Award recognises Professor Mary McCarron

The Health Research Board presents its first HRB Impact Award to Dean of Health Sciences Professor Mary McCarron recognising how her research has transformed the health, care and living environments of people ageing with ID.

8 Feb 2019

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Trinity researchers win funding to commercialise research to benefit the economy & society

Eleven Trinity projects were among the 38 research projects awarded funding by SFI to support the commercialisation of government-funded research.

7 Feb 2019

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EU project to develop adapted learning materials for people with Down Syndrome

An EU funded programme which aims to address the lack of specific learning material for people with learning disabilities is being implemented by Trinity with five European partners.

6 Feb 2019

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Trinity’s front façade goes red to celebrate the Dublin Chinese New Year festival

Trinity announced a major expansion of its Chinese Studies programme at the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies to mark the arrival of the Year of the Pig.

4 Feb 2019

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Trinity teams up with Rugby Players Ireland to assess health of retired elite athletes

A new research project led by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration Rugby Players Ireland is seeking to shed new light on the general health and wellness of retired elite athletes, with a particular focus on impact sports and brain health.

30 Jan 2019

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Molecular diagnostics and the future of oncology

Professor of Molecular Diagnostics, Orla Sheils and Director of the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) at the School of Medicine delivered her inaugural Trinity lecture recently.

14 Jan 2019

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‘Gaming for Peace’ a new digital 2D game to train peace keepers in conflict zones

‘Gaming for Peace’ is a new training tool with an inbuilt curriculum in soft skills for peacekeepers as well as an assessment of those skills.

10 Jan 2019

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Researchers develop new tuberculosis treatment

The newly developed medicine could be used to treat hundreds of thousands of patients with tuberculosis.

8 Jan 2019

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Variable venom – why are some snakes deadlier than others?

Comparing records of venom potency and quantity for over 100 venomous snake species shows that potency depends on what a species eats.

8 Jan 2019

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Professor Sylvia Draper wins prestigious chemistry award

Professor Draper, from Trinity’s School of Chemistry, won the 2018 Institute of Chemistry of Ireland David Brown award for her contribution to inorganic chemistry.

4 Jan 2019

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