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From Engineer to Aviation Entrepreneur: A Conversation with Conor McCarthy

Grace Mohan talks to founder of Emerald Airlines and Trinity engineering graduate Conor McCarthy about his career journey

Conor McCarthy, founder and executive chairman of Emerald Airlines, is a Trinity engineering graduate. Earlier this year, McCarthy returned to give a lecture to current engineering students drawing from his own remarkable journey in the aviation industry.

McCarthy began an …

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Joe McCauley and Alice Gogarty stand inside the Monck Observatory

STEM Spotlight: the Monck Observatory

Alice Gogarty talks to school of physics senior experimental officer Joe McCauley about the astronomical observatory on the roof of the Fitzgerald building

Tucked away atop the roof of the Fitzgerald building sits the school of physics’ WHS Monck Observatory. For every well-worn college path there are an equal if not greater number of hidden nooks and crannies, and the existence of a …

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Pioneering Progress in Lung Cancer: The Journey of Dr. Jarushka Naidoo

Jessie Huang interviews leading lung oncologist and Trinity College alumna on her inspirations, medical journey, and the importance of perseverance.

Dr. Jarushka Naidoo is an internationally recognised lung oncologist whose journey in medicine has taken her from Trinity College Dublin to some of the most prestigious institutions in the world, including Johns Hopkins and Memorial Sloan Kettering. She is the …

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The Blood Brain Barrier’s role in Neuropsychiatric Conditions

A look into the work of Professor Mathew Campell of Trinity’s Neurovascular Genetics Laboratory

Our very own Professor Mathew Campbell, of the Neurovascular Genetics Laboratory in Trinity College, Dublin, is leading the way in understanding the blood brain barrier (BBB) and how it functions in health and disease. Dysfunction of the BBB has long …

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Ancient DNA analysis by Trinity team reveals women-centred society in Iron Age Britain

Findings of widespread matrilocality evidence female empowerment in this Celtic society

A team of ancient DNA researchers at Trinity have found evidence of matrilocality — a societal system in which married men migrate to live with their female partner’s community — in Iron Age Britain. The study was published in the

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Virtual hospitals, the future of healthcare?

Galway University Hospital’s virtual trial bridges the gap between medicine and engineering

Galway University Hospital (GUH) recently launched a virtual hospital trial in a ground-breaking endeavour bringing engineering and medicine together to rethink healthcare. Speaking with Dr. Derek O’Keeffe, the project’s principal investigator, Trinity News heard how this ongoing innovation is reshaping …