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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
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“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
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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
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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
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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