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Boxing clever: the simple conservation strategy saving threatened Roseate terns
A simple conservation strategy deployed by conservationists and scientists from BirdWatch Ireland, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin is greatly assisting in the extraordinary success of threatened Roseate terns on Rockabill Island, off the coast of Dublin
23 Aug 2022
Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity team’s new gene therapy shows promise for treating eye condition affecting millions across the globe
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have developed a new gene therapy approach that shows promise for treating the dry form of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – a progressive eye disease that affects up to 10% of adults over 65 years of age and is a leading cause of severe vision impairment and blindness in this age group.
23 Aug 2022
Research
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Developmental biologists map multi-gene activity hotspots in developing embryos for the first time
Years of work by developmental biologists from Trinity, working with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Human Genetics Unit, has yielded a resource of unparalleled detail that will help researchers assess how key genes control the differentiation of tissues and organs of developing embryos.
19 Aug 2022
Research|Science
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Trinity partners with ESB in new pilot e-bike project in Dublin suburbs
Researchers from Trinity’s School of Engineering are working with ESB, micro-mobility providers Bleeper and Moby, innovation partner Dogpatch Labs and co-founding partner Interreg North-West Europe to examine a new pilot e-bike project in the Dublin suburbs.
18 Aug 2022
Environment|Research|Sustainability
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Equine MediRecord secures eight-figure US private equity investment
Equine Technology company Equine MediRecord, initially nurtured by Tangent's student accelerator, LaunchBox, has closed an investment for an undisclosed eight-figure amount, thought to be just over €10 million.
4 Aug 2022
Awards and Funding|Business|Innovation|Students
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HRB Emerging Investigator Awards for three Trinity academic researchers
Trinity has won three of nine new Emerging Investigator Awards for Health (EIA) 2022 from the Health Research Board (HRB). All three awardees are from the School of Medicine at Trinity.
28 Jul 2022
Awards and Funding|Health|Research
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Female and financially stretched students most likely to be affected by Covid-19 stress
A new study examining Covid-19 stress among Irish college students has shown that certain sociodemographic groups were more likely to experience Covid-19-related stress.
28 Jul 2022
Health|Research|Science
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World Head and Neck Cancer Day 2022
For World Head and Neck Cancer Day, we explore this cancer type that makes up 6% of all diagnoses worldwide with Professor Sinead Brennan, Consultant Radiation Oncologist and Clinical Associate Professor in Clinical Medicine at Trinity.
27 Jul 2022
Health|Research
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Trinity study finds up to one in four children in Dublin are vitamin D deficient
Scientists found deficiency was most prevalent in females, older children (aged over 12), children from socio-economically disadvantaged areas and during winter months.
27 Jul 2022
Health|Research
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CHARM-EU secures €12.8m funding to expand and implement its innovative vision
The new CHARM-EU proposal has won a grant of €12.8 million in the 2022 Erasmus+ European Universities Call. Alongside the three new partners joining the Alliance, CHARM-EU will continue to deepen, intensify and expand the effectiveness of the existing cooperation to advance the higher education transformation process towards full ‘European Universities’ and increase its impact.
27 Jul 2022
Awards and Funding|Research