Recent years have seen a surge in the use of social media as a platform for academics, for students, and for everyone in between, to discuss and discover all things learning. We’ve seen the growth of studytube and studygram as …
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The coffee conundrum
Extensive research shows that caffeine is detrimental on marine life
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are likely mindful of the effects of single-use plastics on our oceans, bringing us to the age of KeepCups, metal straws, and funky Chilly flasks. However, it seems that the disposable cup …
Sam, Trinity’s resident campus fox
An emblem of the continuous integration of biodiversity on campus, and an insight into the future of species mergence into urban environments
After College published the list of successfully nominated candidates for the upcoming Provost election, it’s apparent that for the first time in the college’s 429 year history the new face of TCD will be a woman. Over the past few …
The science lurking in the Arts Building
Though economics firmly has its realm in the Arts Building, do its empirical methodology and lofty ambitions qualify it as a science?
Economics has an unfortunate, and somewhat deserved reputation: many consider the discipline to be little more than pseudo-science, or ‘astrology for men’, and it often lacks the steadfast commitment to empirical evidence found in the natural sciences. Yet the questions …
Rolling out: Trinity students and their Covid-19 vaccination experiences
As Trinity frontline workers receive Covid-19 vaccines, some weigh in on their own vaccination stories
As the distribution of Covid-19 vaccinations in Ireland becomes more widespread, almost 150,000 first doses have been administered to frontline healthcare workers. Some trinity students amongst them shared their experience with the vaccination process.
Many of Trinity’s students are frontline …
Sunday Longread: Optimism is necessary in the fight for the environment
The tactics the oil industry uses to fight dirty
Each day, climate change becomes harder and harder to ignore. Many people have tried to make a difference; eating less meat, buying secondhand clothing, and reducing what they buy. Even governments have caught on; in July 2019 the Irish Government …
Pi day celebrations with MathSoc
The world’s most famous constant reminds us that maths really is for the masses
March 14th is an annual excuse to celebrate pi, the infamous irrational number, used since ancient times, and a fundamental mathematical constant. It was one of the first big breakthroughs in mathematics, and without its instrumental role in maths and …
Explained: Covid-19 Variants
Emerging Covid-19 variants globally highlight the importance of vaccination
As new strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged in the UK, South Africa, and, most recently, in Japan, it is easy to worry about what this means for all of us, from changes to the ease of transmission to …
Labs of the Future?
Could virtual lab simulations provide an alternative to their in-person counterparts?
Undergraduate science labs – a crucial learning environment, a right of passage, or an environmental hazard waiting to happen? Like them or not, the majority of science students here in Trinity will spend a large portion of their degree working …
Trinity’s ADAPT and CONNECT research centres awarded €81 million in SFI funding
The centres specialise in artificial intelligence and telecommunications research
Two Trinity led research centres, the SFI Research Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology (ADAPT) and the SFI Research Centre for Future Five Science Foundation Ireland (CONNECT), have received approximately €81 million in SFI funding to expand their current research …