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Citizen science study sheds fresh light on dementia risk factors and cognition

How a person rates their own memory is more strongly associated with dementia risk factors than their performance in standard cognitive tests, according to new research from the School of Psychology.

9 Oct 2024

Research|Science|Society

Trinity renames its main Library after poet Eavan Boland

Eavan Boland was one of the foremost women in Irish literature, publishing many collections of poetry, a memoir Object Lessons (1995), as well as teaching and lecturing in Ireland and in the US.

9 Oct 2024

Arts|Community|Culture|Society|Students

Was the budget designed to help the country’s poorest children or those of the richest?

Sending the same amount cutting inheritance tax as went to permanent payments targeted at the poorest children was an odd choice, writes Barra Roantree, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, in an article first published in The Irish Times.

3 Oct 2024

Research|Society

Trinity welcomes the President of Vietnam

Mr Lâm was greeted at the Old Library of Trinity by Vice Provost Prof. Orla Sheils and by Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

2 Oct 2024

Community|Society|Students

Democracy at a crossroads – new public lecture series

Global challenges to democracy is the subject of a new public lecture series entitled Democracy at a Crossroads hosted by the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.

30 Sep 2024

Research|Society

Lower attention ability in adolescence predicts substance use in later life

Lower attention ability in adolescence can predict cigarette and cannabis use in young adulthood, according to new research from the School of Psychology and School of Medicine.

30 Sep 2024

Research|Science|Society

Trinity breaks new ground with Ploughing debut

Vice-President of Global Engagement Emma Stokes said the experience had been “fantastic”. “We had hundreds of visitors each day to our booth. Students at all stages of their education, as well as parents and many of our alumni.”

19 Sep 2024

Community|Society|Students

Féile phoiblí ar an gCearnóg Thosaigh chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar thaighde Choláiste na Tríonóide maidir le sláinte an linbh

Beidh geataí Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath á n-oscailt agus fáilte á cur roimh theaghlaigh agus roimh an bpobal i gcoitinne chuig an gCearnóg Thosaigh inniu do thráthnóna ceiliúrtha agus foghlama.

18 Sep 2024

Community|Health|Research|Society

Trinity health researchers win 11 HRB awards valued at €4.75m

Eleven researchers across multiple disciplines of health science research have been awarded funding in the Health Research Board’s (HRB) most recent Investigator-Led Projects (ILP) award scheme, announced today. Each project will be funded for a maximum of four years.

17 Sep 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Society

School of Medicine launches Policy and Civic Engagement Report 2024

The 'Advancing engagement for better health impacts' report is a testament to the dedication and impact of both Trinity staff and the School's external stakeholders in driving meaningful societal change.

17 Sep 2024

Community|Health|Research|Society