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ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals

Publishers and researchers should not necessarily see ChatGPT as a threat but rather as a potentially important aide for research argue Dr Brian Lucey, School of Business and Michael Dowling, Dublin City University, in this piece that was originally published in The Conversation.

30 Jan 2023

Business|Research|Society

Brigit of Ireland: Saint or goddess?

Ireland's new public holiday to celebrate the icon Brigit has been greeted with widespread enthusiasm. In this comment piece, Dr Mary Condren, Trinity’s Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies, asks “who is Brigit, goddess or saint?”

30 Jan 2023

Culture|Research

How the EU got Brexit done: in conversation with Stefaan De Rynck

Trinity Long Room Hub will host a panel discussion with Stefaan De Rynck, Senior Advisor to the EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier.

26 Jan 2023

Research|Society

Brigit of Ireland: Saint or Goddess? Celebrating Ireland's complex icon

A study day to consider how best to celebrate the complex figure of Brigit will be hosted this weekend by Trinity's Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies in collaboration with Woman Spirit Ireland.

26 Jan 2023

Arts|Culture|Research|Society

Size matters! Flock numbers and new faces are important in boosting flamingo populations

Flocking flamingos in groups of 50 or more and introducing new faces to a population may hold the keys to encouraging successful reproduction, according to a study published this month in Zoo Biology, which was led by Trinity zoologists.

26 Jan 2023

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity duo win ERC Proof of Concept grants

Drs Sarah McCormack and David Finlay have won highly competitive Proof of Concept grants and will now use the funds to take their ground-breaking research ideas towards exciting, impactful innovations.

24 Jan 2023

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

Discovery offers significant hope for improved vaccines

Scientists have discovered there is a “Goldilocks” effect in identifying the size of a “vaccine adjuvant” that can trigger strong immune responses and, as an example, have shown that a safe, biodegradable adjuvant can boost the action of cancer-killing cells – if the particles are the correct size.

20 Jan 2023

Health|Research|Science

Research indicates wider benefit to AstraZeneca vaccine

Data suggests that the vaccine may boost immune responses to bacterial infections and therefore protect the recipient from more than COVID-19.

18 Jan 2023

Health|Research

Separation leads to significant gender differences in parent-child time

After parental split up mother-child time doubles, two-parent time declines threefold, and father-child time remains low, according to new research from sociologists in Trinity and UNED Madrid, Spain.

17 Jan 2023

Research|Society

Bees exposed to EU’s most common weedkiller via wildflower nectar

Bees may be at risk from exposure to glyphosate – an active ingredient in some of the EU’s most commonly used weedkillers – via contaminated wildflower nectar, according to new research from Trinity and DCU scientists.

17 Jan 2023

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability