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Engineers win Inclusion & Empowerment World Summit Award with waytoB

waytoB, a smart tech solution that gives independence back to people with intellectual disability, was judged one of the world’s finest digital innovations with impact on society.

28 Nov 2018

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Recapturing the spirit of the ancient library of Alexandria in the 21st Century

The founding director of the new Library of Alexandria shared how he set about recapturing the spirit of the ancient Library of Alexandria 1600 years after its destruction at a free public lecture in Trinity College Dublin.

27 Nov 2018

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Engineers secure SEAI funding to pursue innovative energy project

The engineers will use the funding to pursue research aimed at reducing the energy consumption in air filtration systems in buildings.

27 Nov 2018

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ADAPT scoops Technology Ireland Award for disruptive advertising system

The novel technology enables “retroactive” product placement and the possibility to deploy highly personalised ads.

27 Nov 2018

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VIDEO: Relive world-leading scientists' talks at historic Schrödinger at 75 meeting

Earlier this year, Trinity welcomed five Nobel Prize-winners and some of the world’s most brilliant science minds to speak at the Schrödinger at 75 – the Future of Biology meeting. This stellar international meeting took its inspiration from an iconic moment in history that changed the course of science when Erwin Schrödinger delivered his paradigm-shifting What is Life? lectures in Trinity in 1943.

21 Nov 2018

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€3.5 million investment in research commercialisation announced by Ministers Humphreys and Halligan

Trinity researchers are recipients of funding announced in October by Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD. 51 research positions are being supported across universities such as Trinity, UCD, NUIG and UCC.

21 Nov 2018

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Why do we love to be scared? Launch of new book by Prof Darryl Jones

In his new book Trinity’s Professor Darryl Jones delves into the darkest corners of the horror genre to explore why horror stories disturb us, and how they reflect society's taboos.

21 Nov 2018

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Scientists develop potential new treatment for common soft-tissue childhood cancer

CRISPR “genetic screens” and new approaches to drug design have provided a potential new therapy, which blocks the progression of synovial sarcoma tumours in pre-clinical trials.

20 Nov 2018

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Researchers improve potential to identify diet-disease relationships

Researchers have developed a new method of mapping scientific data to improve the capacity to identify diet-disease relationships.

20 Nov 2018

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Ann Mulrooney appointed as Director to Science Gallery Dublin

Previous to her new appointment, Ann Mulrooney was the CEO of VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art in Carlow .

19 Nov 2018

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