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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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