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Professor Rose Anne Kenny appointed first ever female Regius Professor of Physic (1637) at Trinity

An event to mark Professor Kenny’s appointment also celebrated the School of Medicine’s female ‘full professors’

31 Jul 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Eoin McNamee takes up inaugural Charlotte Maxeke-Mary Robinson Chair

As holder of the inaugural Maxeke-Robinson Chair, Professor McNamee will give a keynote lecture entitled ‘Sequins, Pearls and Amobarbital: the Border in Ireland as Unconcluded Space’, at the CHR’s celebrated international Winter School in August 2023.

31 Jul 2023

Arts|Research

“Live” human brain biosamples to revolutionise translational neuroscience research

Researchers from Trinity are collaborating with those from the University of Oxford on a new project that will provide access to high quality, “live” human brain biosamples. They believe this approach has the potential to revolutionise research for the benefit of patients.

26 Jul 2023

Health|Research|Science

New study identifies association between lower levels of vitamin d and inflammation in older adults

Ageing experts at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick have shown associations of vitamin D status with C-reactive protein (CRP, a measure of inflammation) in older adults.

21 Jul 2023

Health|Research|Science

Shark shock – scientists discover filter-feeding basking sharks are warm-bodied like great whites

Approximately 99.9% of fish and shark species are “cold-blooded”, meaning their body tissues generally match the temperature of the water they swim in – but researchers have just discovered the mighty basking shark is a one-in-a-thousand exception.

20 Jul 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity team installs world's first user adjustable pole-piece electron microscope lens at Sandia National Laboratories

A team of researchers from the Ultramicroscopy Research Group at Trinity has recently completed the installation of a world-first UAP transmission electron microscope lens.

19 Jul 2023

Innovation|Research|Science

Hubs offering electric cars, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes to test potential of shared e-mobility to decarbonise transport

Researchers from Trinity, together with collaborators from the Atlantic Technological University (ATU), ESB and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, will lead a €1.35 million shared electric mobility project.

19 Jul 2023

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research

Dr Tamara Boto wins Wellcome Career Development Award 2023

Assistant Professor in Physiology, Trinity College Institute for Neuroscience, Dr Tamara Boto studies how features of importance, or salience, are processed in the brain, and how they affect memories, in health and disease.

19 Jul 2023

Awards and Funding|Research

Prof Christine Casey wins prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

Professor Casey, School of Histories and Humanities, has won a European Research Council Advanced grant valued at €2.5 million to explore collective achievement in classical architecture of Ireland & Britain.

13 Jul 2023

Arts|Awards and Funding|Culture|Research

Understanding the challenges of participation in nursing home research: New Trinity study

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have this week launched a survey to find out why gathering this data for nursing home research is proving difficult.

11 Jul 2023

Community|Health|Research