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Sustainable long-term funding needed to support students with intellectual disabilities
Increasing numbers of students with intellectual disabilities are attending mainstream secondary schools but more support for higher education and employment is needed.
17 Oct 2019
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MAMMI Study launches online resources for mothers
The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College have launched a suite of on-line resources for mothers, based on the findings of the MAMMI Study.
17 Oct 2019
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Worldwide study shows biodiversity is critical in improving crop production
Agricultural fields with greater biodiversity are better protected from harmful insects, promote pollination, and produce higher yields.
16 Oct 2019
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Chemists create self-assembling material with suite of new properties
The material self-assembles into 2D networks in a predictable and reproducible manner and may one day have numerous applications.
15 Oct 2019
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Supernova light fantastic – the dead stars that light up the universe
Some supernovae experience long plateaus of up to a year in their light curves post-death, rather than fizzling out fast after their final acts.
8 Oct 2019
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EU study to improve welfare of laying hens
The study has received €3.9 million from the EU Marie Curie Fund and will train future science leaders while attaining the best possible welfare standards for chickens.
4 Oct 2019
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The myth of the Irish slave, white supremacy and social media
Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania delivered the 2019 Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture at Trinity College Dublin.
3 Oct 2019
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Why ‘getting a good night’s sleep’ is linked to good health
Researchers from TILDA have found that sleep duration is an important contributor to good mental and physical health in the older Irish population.
3 Oct 2019
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Trinity’s Hamilton Mathematics Institute receives major Simons Foundation grant
The HMI will use the US $600,000 grant to extend the Simons Visiting Professors, Simons Postdoctoral Fellows, and Simons Visiting Scholars programmes.
1 Oct 2019
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Value of Ireland’s insect pollinators greatly underestimated
The "Pollival" study led by Trinity shows that the loss of pollinators in Ireland could risk a €20-59 million hit per year in crop production from locally sources alone.
27 Sep 2019
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