Tagged: TCD & News
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TCD Lero team in €2.5m study into how ecology can help make better software News
15.05.2013 A Trinity College Dublin-based Lero team is to take part in a €2.5m European Commission-funded research programme to find out how the principles of ecology can be adopted to... -
Scientists pioneer graphene sensor to potentially improve air quality testing News
07.05.2013 Researchers at the Irish nanoscience institute CRANN have manufactured a new graphene-based sensor they believe could have future commercial applications in air quality control... -
Irish researchers to lead Alzheimer’s drug trials News
07.05.2013 A group of Irish researchers is to lead an 18-month drug trial to test a possible new treatment for Alzheimer’s. They will be testing the blood pressure drug Nilvadipine in a... -
Open Innovation 2.0 conference to focus on job creation News
02.05.2013 More than 300 delegates from around the world are expected to descend on Dublin later this month for a two-day conference called Open Innovation 2.0 to explore how a new... -
Delve into casino life at new Science Gallery show Risk Lab (video) News
02.05.2013 What is your perception of risk? Want to learn more about the psychology and maths behind games such as roulette and poker? Well, the Science Gallery in Dublin has been... -
Irish biopharma firm Opsona Therapeutics raises €33m to develop lead product News
29.04.2013 Opsona Therapeutics, an Irish drug development company that is pioneering new treatments for inflammatory diseases, has raised €33m in Series C financing that it will use to... -
Irish biopharma firm secures FDA orphan drug status for gene therapy product News
12.04.2013 Dublin biopharmaceutical company Genable Technologies has been granted orphan drug designation from the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) in the US for its gene therapy product...Tags: TCD, European Commission -
TCD scientists claim breakthrough in testing the safety of nanomaterials News
11.04.2013 A team of researchers from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), including some from the nanoscience institute CRANN, is claiming to have come up with a new screening approach to test... -
Students wow at Science Gallery with synthetic biology projects News
04.04.2013 Seven student teams from Trinity College Dublin and NCAD have been spending 12 weeks pooling their resources to come up with projects centred on the field of synthetic biology.... -
Irish nanoscientist awarded €2.5m ERC grant to pursue nanowire research News
03.04.2013 Prof John Boland, the director of the nanoscience institute CRANN, has been awarded €2.5m from the European Research Council (ERC), to continue pursuing research into how... -
Our immune system is akin to a turbo-charged hybrid car, claim scientists News
03.04.2013 Scientists at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) involved in a study of how the immune system works believe they have uncovered more insights into the process of metabolism, which... -
Energy research project generates electricity from cooking stoves (video) News
27.02.2013 Researchers from the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) recently completed a research project in Malawi in Africa to generate electricity from portable... -
EU summit on science and innovation to take place at TCD next week News
22.02.2013 A two-day European science summit will be taking place at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) next week to explore the role that media plays in communicating science, as well as... -
How cities can draw upon technology to become smarter and more sustainable News
21.02.2013 Up to 600 delegates from all over the world are convening in Dublin this week for the eighth forum of the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP) to explore how cities...Categories: Sustainability, Software, Science, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineer, Energy, Education, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Design -
Software can breathe new life into medical devices News
19.02.2013 Ennis, Co Clare-based Vitalograph specialises in cardio-respiratory technology, and provides equipment and clinical trials services to global pharmaceutical industries. Claire... -
Twitter contest for science lovers this Valentine’s Day News
13.02.2013 A social media contest specifically targeted at science enthusiasts is being launched to coincide with Valentine’s Day. People who tweet about their love for science will be in... -
Science Gallery opens new exhibition to explore motion and cycles News
07.02.2013 A new exhibition called Oscillator is opening at Science Gallery in Dublin today to explore the movements, vibrations and cycles all around us. Visitors to the gallery over the... -
ERC awards grants to two Irish scientists for smart city and glaucoma research News
23.01.2013 In its latest competition for ‘Advanced Grants’, the European Research Council (ERC) has awarded up to €2.5m in funding each to two Irish researchers to develop their research... -
Undergraduate Awards open for applications from students around globe News
16.01.2013 An awards programme that originated in Ireland in 2008 to recognise the brightest creative thinkers and problem-solvers through their undergraduate coursework has now expanded... -
President Higgins recognises scientists for PIYRA research News
15.01.2013 Two scientists based at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) who have received the Science Foundation Ireland, President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) have been commended...