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Trinity and Belong To partner for first national study on LGBTQI+ mental health since marriage equality referendum

Belong To and Trinity College Dublin have partnered for a national study: Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland which will examine the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ people in the Republic of Ireland and investigate public attitudes towards LGBTQI+ people.

14 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Trinity and SETU host CONNECT conference

Trinity and SETU bring the SFI research centre for future networks annual conference to the South East

13 Sep 2022

Research|Science

Slowing of continental plate movement controlled timing of Earth’s largest volcanic events

Scientists have shed new light on the timing and likely cause of major volcanic events that occurred millions of years ago and caused such climatic and biological upheaval that they drove some of the most devastating extinction events in Earth’s history.

9 Sep 2022

Environment|Research|Science

Age, sex and blood pressure medications impact brain blood oxygen during standing

Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College have found differences in the brain blood oxygen response to standing associated with age, sex and blood pressure medications.

9 Sep 2022

Health|Research|Science

TILDA study to support older family carers receives funding

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity has been awarded a new grant as part of the Health Research Charities Ireland/Health Research Board Joint Funding Scheme.

6 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Trinity researchers lead €3.2 million project targeted at degenerative retinal diseases

The project (EYE-D) will target diseases that can result in severe loss of vision and are estimated to affect 224,000 people in Ireland, and 40 million people worldwide.

5 Sep 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Eleven Trinity researchers awarded €4 million to tackle global health challenges

The newly announced Investigator-Led Projects for Health (ILP) 2022 from the Health Research Board (HRB) will drive advancements in treatments and therapies across a broad range of human health and disease including neurodegenerative disease, respiratory disease, bloodstream infection, arthritis, cancer, and depression.

30 Aug 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Trinity researchers secure eight SFI-IRC Pathway awards

Researchers applying from Trinity have secured eight Science Foundation Ireland – Irish Research Council (SFI-IRC) Pathway awards worth a combined total of around €4.4 million.

29 Aug 2022

Awards and Funding|Research

Water fluoridation: effective prevention for tooth decay and a win for the environment

Research findings also strengthen the case internationally for water fluoridation programmes to reduce dental decay, particularly in the most vulnerable populations.

29 Aug 2022

Research

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