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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

Research Highlights 2022

Over the past 12 months Trinity’s researchers have made some incredible contributions to their fields and to society. In this reflective piece, we highlight 12 pieces of work/impacts that made waves and sparked discussion in 2022.

30 Dec 2022

Research

Trinity researchers receive SFI Research Infrastructure awards

The SFI Research Infrastructure Programme facilitates broad usage across Ireland and to encourage partnerships and collaboration between different cohorts of researchers in Ireland.

29 Dec 2022

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

Accessible digital skills education programme for adults with intellectual disability continues to grow

Researchers from Trinity, who are spearheading an accessible digital skills education programme that will support better health and social inclusion outcomes for adults with intellectual disabilities, have international plans for 2023 – with a roadshow in the UK an early highlight.

26 Dec 2022

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Society

Finding festive treats in the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland

The Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland is an online treasure trove of historical records where we can learn a lot about Christmas of the past, explains Ciarán Wallace, in this article that was first published by RTE History.

26 Dec 2022

Culture|Innovation|Research

Cuala Press Christmas cards visualised the ideals of the Irish Revivalist movement

A Gaelicised Virgin Mary ironing beside a red-headed baby Jesus and a bedraggled Father Time on Dublin’s quays are among some of the striking images featured in Christmas and New Year greeting cards produced by Cuala Press.

22 Dec 2022

Culture|Research

The 2,700-year-old rock carvings from when Nineveh was the most dazzling city in the world

Recently uncovered Assyrian reliefs stem from the ancient city of Nineveh, which became synonymous with Assyrian power, explains Assyriologist Dr Martin Worthington, in an article published in The Conversation.

22 Dec 2022

Culture|Research

Humans continue to evolve with the emergence of new genes

Modern humans evolutionarily split from our chimpanzee ancestors nearly 7 million years ago, yet we are continuing to evolve – with new analyses conducted by scientists from Trinity highlighting that two new human-specific “microgenes” have arisen from scratch.

20 Dec 2022

Research|Science