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Scientists discover how anti-viral cytokines can blunt the immune response to tuberculosis

A new study, published in the journal Cellular Immunology, is closing the research gap on the actions of an important protein of the immune system; type 1 interferon, whose actions remain poorly understood.

3 Jul 2023

Health|Research

A new bacterial blueprint to aid in the war on antibiotic resistance

A team of scientists from around the globe, including those from Trinity, has gained high-res structural insights into a key bacterial enzyme, which may help chemists design new drugs to inhibit it and thus suppress disease-causing bacteria.

1 Jul 2023

Health|Research|Science

National Recognition for Printing House Square

Printing House Square in Trinity College Dublin was announced as the winner of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland's Award for the Learning Environments category last week. This a national award recognising a broad range of categories in the field of architecture in Ireland.

30 Jun 2023

Awards and Funding

“The start of something big” – first compelling evidence of low-frequency gravitational waves in the cosmos

Scientists from Trinity are part of the European Pulsar Timing Array, which joins teams worldwide in today announcing evidence for gravitational wave signals of cosmological origin. They believe these ripples in space-time, predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity, are produced by pairs of supermassive black holes.

29 Jun 2023

Research|Science

JFK Moonshot: Patrick Collison in fireside chat at Trinity

To mark the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland, Trinity hosted this year’s JFK Moonshot in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the Kennedy Summer School.

27 Jun 2023

Trinity placed 81st in world in QS University Rankings

Trinity’s Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: "We need proper sustained long-term investment in people and infrastructure to ensure the conditions exist for our students and staff to excel. Investment such as this in higher education benefits our students, our society, and Ireland’s standing in the world.”

27 Jun 2023

Awards and Funding|Community|Research

Oral vaccine programme secures non-dilutive funding

Trinity’s Professor Ed Lavelle identified vaccine adjuvants that will be used as part of the research.

26 Jun 2023

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Science

Generative AI models are encoding biases and negative stereotypes in their users

Mass fabrication has the potential to influence human belief as the models that drive it become increasingly common, populating the World Wide Web, new findings conclude.

23 Jun 2023

Innovation|Research|Society

Trinity gives voice to MND for global awareness day

A special knowledge-exchange event hosted by the research team in the Academic Unit of Neurology in collaboration with the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association is taking place to mark the day.

21 Jun 2023

Health|Research

Unlocking the Fagel Collection – Trinity's Old Library celebrates its Dutch treasures

The achievements of the Unlocking the Fagel Collection Project will be celebrated today with the opening of an exhibition by Ambassador of the Netherlands to Ireland, Adriaan Palm, and a conference in the Trinity Long Room Hub.

21 Jun 2023

Culture|Research