Trinity College Dublin

The immune response to tuberculosis (TB) differs in adults and newborn babies due to the way immune cells use energy to kick into gear in a bid to kill the bacteria. This fresh discovery – just published in leading journal, Frontiers in…

Eight Trinity researchers have received awards from the Irish Research Council. The funds will support projects across diverse issues, including those affecting carers, senior citizens and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on…

New research suggests Ireland’s increasing populations of Sika deer may be linked to local outbreaks of TB infection in cattle.Although TB infection rates have decreased in general in recent decades, county-level data shows a correlation…

Three Schools at Trinity College Dublin have secured Athena SWAN Bronze awards in the latest round of awards to recognise commitment to gender equality.Trinity’s Schools of Histories and Humanities, Computer Science and Statistics, and…

The AstroLands Team at I-LOFAR are delighted to be bringing our online Astro Camps back for Easter 2021. Over three days we will explore the Universe, learn what’s so special about our Sun, investigate Black Holes and more – all coming to…

The pandemic affects children and young adults from low-income families negatively in terms of internet access, quiet places to study and higher likelihoods of living with someone vulnerable to severe COVID-19 diseaseIn a new short report…

This new initiative aims to inspire and engage primary school students, and the public, with research through the commission of five artworks which unite the disciplines of art and science.CONNECT has partnered with artist Ed Devane to…

The collaborative poem features 355 contributors from across the island of Ireland and is an initiative organised by Poetry Ireland with the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity and Neuroscience Ireland. From mid-January to…

The OpenIreland telecoms testbed at the CONNECT Centre in Trinity and COSMOS in New York City are to connect physically as part of a new transatlantic research partnership.Researchers will use data from the testbeds to develop machine…

Lewy body disorder (LBD), is a progressive brain condition and represents the second most common form of dementia, after Alzheimer’s disease. LBD comprises with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD). LBD…