RSS 1.0Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin: Theses & Dissertations
This community contains research theses submitted by graduates of Trinity College Dublin.
In 2016 the Library embarked on a large digitisation project of PhD theses (selected from date range 2000-2015) and will be uploading more than 2,000 as open access e-theses later in 2016.
Graduates if you wish for your thesis to be included in TARA, First check if your thesis has been selected for scanning in 2016. If you are not on the 2016 scan list but would like to contribute a pdf copy of your thesis, we would love to hear from you!
Please email us at Rssadmin@tcd.ie
From September 2016 onwards an eTheses submission system will be implemented College-wide for all Schools and all research theses.
TARA (Trinity's Access to Research Archive) has a robust takedown policy. If you have concerns about having your thesis available on the Internet
Please email us at Rssadmin@tcd.ie
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Investigating the formation of novel on-surface synthesised porphyrin-functionalised graphene nanoribbon nanostructures
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Physics. Discipline of Physics, 2025)The vast field of on-surface synthesis encompasses elements of physics, chemistry and surface science which are involved in the formation of self-assembled, covalently bonded molecular materials with tuneable properties ... -
An Integrated Optical-Electrical Modelling Framework and Fabrication Techniques for Large-Scale Luminescent Solar Concentrator Modules
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2025)The European Union aims to achieve at least a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, en route to reaching climate neutrality by 2050, as outlined in the European Green Deal. Achieving these ambitious targets ... -
Characterisation of the cellular mechanisms involved in the transport and metabolism of the queuine micronutrient
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Biochemistry & Immunology. Discipline of Biochemistry, 2025)Queuine (q) is a modified derivative of the 7-deazaguanine nucleobase which is exclusively synthesized by bacteria and is salvaged by eukaryotic cells. Queuine is irreversibly exchanged with guanine 34 in the first ... -
"Finding the red thread" : The role of the learning space in transformative learning in executive education
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2011)This action research study was conducted over four years and investigates the nature of the teaching-learning environment in executive education in a business school in Scandinavia and its relation to transformative learning. ... -
Gendering the condemned? : women and capital punishment in Ireland post-1922
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2016)This thesis explores the cases of the 25 women sentenced to death in Ireland post-1922. It represents the first research focusing exclusively on women and capital punishment in Ireland, and examines how the death-sentenced ... -
Mental health service users' narratives of participation : consensus, dissensus and paradox
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2017)The current Irish national mental health policy (A Vision for Change, 2006) articulates a recovery-informed approach to mental health service delivery with service user participation positioned as a central element of the ... -
Identities in the Literature of South Tyrol after 1965
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Germanic Studies, 2012)This dissertation analyzes the topic of identity in the German and Italian literature of South Tyrol. Identity questions are particularly fascinating in this region, since it experienced a territorial change, which had a ... -
Historical and contemporary effects of fire on native woodland vegetation of Killarney, S.W. Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Botany, 1991)Summary: This research investigates the Post-glacial history of fire in the Killarney area, and describes how heathland burning practices have affected the present-day extent and species composition of the native oakwoods. ... -
Texture synthesis based hybridisation for images and geometry
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2012)Texture synthesis deals with the example based creation of highly repetitive information. It is an important and widely studied problem in the computer graphics community due to the ever increasing need for art. Texture ... -
Hitler as military commander : from Blau to Edelweiß, January - November 1942
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2015)The following thesis addresses the role of Adolf Hitler as a military commander from a subjective point of view. It deals with his strategy in relation to the war against the Soviet Union in 1942 as well as his operational ... -
Youth movements and Ireland, 1888-1914
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2013)The methodologies used in this thesis have been empirical and statistical research. Employing these methods has situated these organisations in their proper historical context and provided vital information about the ... -
Comparative ministerial turnover in Canada : 1867-2000
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2007)This dissertation presents a model of ministerial turnover in the Canadian federal cabinet for the period 1867 until 2000. The dissertation begins with a review of the existing literature of ministerial and legislator ... -
Asclepiades of Bithynia's Medical Molecular Theory and his Contribution to Evolving Understandings of Mental Illness
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2025)Asclepiades of Bithynia (124 BC-40 BC) was a Greek physician who practiced and taught Greek medicine in Rome in the late second and early first century BC. His unique medical system was strongly influenced by Epicurean ... -
Multimodal Summarization in Natural Language Conversations
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Computer Science & Statistics. Discipline of Computer Science, 2025)Summarization is the task of creating a shorter version of a piece of content, that is representative of the original format. This process not only applies to written text, but is also essential for verbal exchanges in the ... -
Towards a metrics framework to facilitate the evaluation of temporal data modelling approaches in knowledge graphs
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Computer Science & Statistics. Discipline of Computer Science, 2025)In recent years, Knowledge Graphs (KGs) have emerged as a powerful tool for modelling data, utilised by companies like Facebook, Amazon, and IBM in applications such as natural language processing, recommendation systems, ... -
Optimisation of Liquid Heat Exchangers for CPU Thermal Management
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2025)The research presented in this thesis addresses critical gaps in the understanding related to electronic cooling with conjugate heat transfer effects, and its integration into practical Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... -
Delay-Doppler Domain Multiplexing: A Practical Prospect
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Electronic & Elect. Engineering, 2025)Providing reliable communication to high-mobility users is one of the main challenges in next-generation wireless networks. The joint effects of high mobility and high data rate requirements result in doubly-selective ... -
Decolonising Minoan Archaeology: Museum Perspectives Past and Present
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of Classics, 2025)Archaeological assemblages from Minoan Crete (c. 3100-1100 BCE) have been studied and displayed in museums for over one hundred years. During that time, Minoan archaeology has flourished as a discipline, but no in-depth, ... -
Tracking the Evolution of Multidimensional Research Focus: An Analytical Perspective
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, Trinity Business School, 2025)This thesis explores the multidimensional evolution of academic research, with a primary focus on finance journals and a broader comparative analysis across other disciplines. By examining 937,162 abstracts and related ... -
Quantum Dot Single-Photon Emission from Near-Field Light Excitation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Physics. Discipline of Physics, 2025)Quantum emitter single-photon emission and detection finds application in many areas including but not limited to quantum information, single-molecule spectroscopy, and quantum cryptography. Examples of single-photon ...
