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Tests of Einstein’s General Relativity Discussed at ‘Hamilton Scholars’ Launch
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell gave a public lecture about pulsars as the first 'Hamilton Scholar' was welcomed to Trinity’s School of Mathematics.
20 Nov 2014
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Search for Ireland’s Top Young Problem-Solver Begins
Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, urged secondary school students to test their creative problem-solving skills in the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad.
20 Nov 2014
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Trinity Launches New Mentoring Programme for Second-Level Students from DEIS Schools
More than 1,200 Second Level Students attended the 'College for Every Student' Mentoring Programme Launch
19 Nov 2014
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Comet the Likely Cause of Ancient Crater
Geologists at Trinity believe the Sudbury Basin – one of the largest of its kind on Earth – was likely caused by a comet hitting the earth over 1.8 billion years ago.
17 Nov 2014
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Gene Implicated in Parkinson’s Disease Repairs and Replaces Nerve Cells
Trinity scientists showed that the gene produces a protein that functions to repair or destroy damaged nerve cells but
17 Nov 2014
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Scientists Unlock Crucial Mechanism Driving Colliding Epidemics of Smoking and Tuberculosis
The discovery opens up new routes to treat and prevent the infectious disease which kills 1.5 million people a year.
14 Nov 2014
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Ireland and the Cyprus Commitment – 50 years on
The Centre for Contemporary Irish History held a retrospective on the impact of the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus on Irish Army officers and their families
14 Nov 2014
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Daniel Kelly Symposium Celebrates Achievements of Trinity Botanist
Professor Daniel Kelly’s achievements were celebrated at the symposium, which showcased important past and current research undertaken in Trinity’s Discipline of Botany.
12 Nov 2014
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‘Big Data’ Takes Root in the World of Plant Research
Botanists have compiled and shared 48 years' worth of global plant data to help answer some of the most pressing environmental and evolutionary questions facing modern society.
10 Nov 2014
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Plato Centre and Senator O’Donnell Host Debate on the Role of Seanad Éireann
The unique event employed Plato’s concept of ’senators as Philosopher Kings' to address key issues in the debate on the role of the Seanad.
7 Nov 2014