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WATCH: Video: Trinity team discovers underlying cause of brain fog linked with Long COVID
Scientists from Trinity and investigators from FutureNeuro announced a major discovery of profound importance for our understanding of brain fog and cognitive decline seen in some patients with Long COVID.
22 Feb 2024
Health|Research|Science
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How modern vendettas compare with blood vengeance in the age of King David
The phenomenon of blood vengeance is a feature of the modern world, but to fully understand it we must first understand its debt to antiquity, writes Prof. David Shepherd, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, for The Conversation.
26 Feb 2024
Culture|Research|Society
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Trinity tree of the month - the Common Lime
In February we are featuring our Tilia, or Common Lime trees which can be found on the grass bank of the Parsons Building. They’re 23 and 25 metres tall, just over 2.5 metres in girth and together they store over 5,000 kg of carbon.
28 Feb 2024
Sustainability
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Trinity duo win SFI Discover Programme funding to inspire STEM public engagement
Two researchers from Trinity – Dr John O’Donoghue and Cian McLoughlin – have won Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme funding to lead projects that will encourage a deeper understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
28 Feb 2024
Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Society
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Three secrets to successful climate litigation
Courts around the world are handling an increasing number of climate and environmental cases due to the urgent need to combat worsening warming and ecosystem destruction. Morgiane Noel, School of Law, writes for The Conversation about the secrets to successful climate litigation.
28 Feb 2024
Environment|Society
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Trinity researchers to develop new tools to predict future car types in Ireland
New forecasting tools to predict the next generation of private vehicle fleets in Ireland will be developed by a research project being undertaken by a team of economists and civil engineers.
29 Feb 2024
Science|Society|Sustainability
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Creative Brain Week returns for 2024
Now in its third year, the ground-breaking event will explore the themes of Attention, Connection and Love, through a series of public events, activities and exhibitions in the arts and neuroscience.
4 Mar 2024
Arts|Health|Research|Science|Society
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The UK’s two-child limit on benefits is hurting the poorest families
Yekaterina Chzhen, Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, is the co-author of this article in The Conversation about the effects of the UK's two-child limit on benefits.
4 Mar 2024
Society
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Jane Harris: celebrating the British abstract painter you’ve probably never heard of
Artist Jane Harris, belonged to a generation of painters who chose to play with the wealth of visual effects and associations offered by decoration, writes Timothy Stott, Department of Art History & Architecture, in this piece for The Conversation.
4 Mar 2024
Arts|Culture|Research
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Bryan Murray and Deirdre Kinahan win inaugural Pratchett Prize
The Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation has awarded the actor and playwright the inaugural Pratchett Prize for challenging the stigma of Alzheimer’s Disease in their 2023 play 'An Old Song, Half Forgotten'.
4 Mar 2024
Community|Culture|Research|Science