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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

Predisposition to accidental awareness under anaesthesia identified

New markers in brain structures and function which could help identify people who require a higher than average dose of anaesthetic have been identified by researchers in the School of Psychology.

12 Jan 2023

Health|Research

What's behind the rise in caesarean births for first-time mums in Ireland?

A new study from the School of Nursing and Midwifery has found that factors influencing a clinician’s decision to perform a caesarean-section on a first-time mother, are complex and multifactorial.

11 Jan 2023

Health|Research

Voting behaviour and exposure to Russian Twitter campaigns during 2016 US election

Voting behaviour in the 2016 US presidential election was not affected by foreign disinformation campaigns on Twitter according to a new study conducted by an international team of researchers.

9 Jan 2023

Research|Society

What is hope and why do we need it?

Professor Brian Lawlor (Global Brain Health Institute) discusses why hope is not a given, and why we have to work at it, and connect outside of ourselves.

2 Jan 2023

Health|Research