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A group of Trinity researchers, led by Professor of Chemistry John Boland were recently awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept grant to the value of €150,000 which will allow them to further develop new nanotechnologies which could …
Established in 1687, Trinity’s Botanic Gardens have existed in one form or another through most of the College’s history. The gardens were originally located on campus, possibly in the area now known as Botany Bay. Although Dr. Stephen Waldren, the …
Dr. Lauren Mc Keown has just recently finished her PhD at Trinity, where she worked in the Geography Department as part of Professor Mary Bourke’s research team. In recent years, Bourke and her team have been conducting valuable research in …
A study led by Trinity Psychologist Dr. Claire Gillan has found that current approaches to the diagnosis of mental illness may not always provide the best way of understanding the underlying neurobiology of mental illness.
Compulsive elements of mental health …
Jenny Bortoluzzi, a student in her second year of a four year PhD in the field of Marine Biology, grew up on the shores of Brittany in France, spending her childhood summers on the beach. From an early age her …
A research team led by a Trinity professor has found new biological targets which may allow for the development of new cancer therapies for cancers that develop resistance to existing drugs.
Trinity Associate Professor in Genetics, Adrian Bracken, led the …
While Trinity’s Zoological Museum has its own stories to tell through its 200 year old collection, so too does its current curator, Dr. Martyn Linnie, who kindly gave his time recently to speak to Trinity News about his involvement in …
A new paper from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) focusing on the relationship between faith and mental health has found a correlation between church attendance and better mental health in people over the age of 50.
Of those …
Humans are derived from nature. Our evolutionary past dictates that we have a strong attraction to it, but the hustle and bustle of the city can often make us forget the connection we have with living world. Through its complex …
The way animals perceive the world around them varies greatly. The senses that each animal has, and the degree of specialisation of those senses, are good indicators of their requirements out in the wild. Our own human senses share fundamental …