Dave Fahy: a legacy of broadening science engagementBusinessman who passed away last month helped organise key science events in IrelandThu Oct 31 2019 - 00:00
Parties, doughnuts and colouring: welcome to the world of graph theoryAhead of her Hamilton Lecture in Dublin on October 16th, Prof Maria Chudnovsky of Princeton University connects the dots between the abstract and the realThu Oct 03 2019 - 16:54
‘We can manipulate peptides to carry different medicines’Research insight: Dr Garry Laverty of school of pharmacy, Queen’s University BelfastThu Sept 26 2019 - 02:25
Plants that push the envelope to resist climate changeResearch Lives: Prof Yvonne Buckley, professor of zoology at Trinity College DublinThu Sept 26 2019 - 01:00
Waterblitz asks citizen scientists to analyse Dublin freshwaterProject aims to build a picture of the quality of freshwater around the capitalThu Sept 12 2019 - 06:00
Research Lives: Engineering the wobble out of spacecraftDr David McKeown, assistant professor UCD school of mechanical and materials engineeringThu Aug 29 2019 - 01:00
Evidence-based research proving vital for good healthcareResearch Lives: Prof Declan Devane, chair of midwifery at NUI GalwayThu Aug 22 2019 - 02:30
Changing climate? ‘In the last year or so there have been hopeful signs’Research Lives: Dr Diarmuid Torney, DCU assistant professor in environmental politicsThu Aug 22 2019 - 01:00
Going with the flow: How George Gabriel Stokes’s influence still resonatesHis insights and equations are fundamental to weather forecasting, climate modelling etcThu Aug 08 2019 - 06:00
Maths to bring problem-solving to the next levelResearch Lives: Prof James Gleeson, department of mathematics and statistics, University of LimerickThu Aug 08 2019 - 04:35
Better data storage, through chemistryDr Lynette Keeney is a staff researcher at the Tyndall National Institute at UCCThu Jul 25 2019 - 04:52
Beautiful bat biology unlocks clues about healthy ageingResearch Lives: Prof Emma Teeling, UCD school of biology and environmental scienceThu Jul 25 2019 - 01:00
Giving smart cities the green light: how AI can make traffic flowResearch insights: Dr Ivana Dusparic, Ussher assistant professor in Future Cities and the Internet of Things, TCDThu Jul 18 2019 - 05:03
Moonshots, making and mazes – Festival of Curiosity set to inspireAccess Science: The four-day festival explores science, art, design and technologyThu Jul 11 2019 - 00:00
Sound insights help to make environmental issues resonate with peopleResearch lives: Dr Trish Morgan, assistant professor at DCU school of communicationsThu Jun 27 2019 - 01:00
How to power all your devices – using your own bodyResearch Lives: Dr Xinxin Xiao, post-doctoral researcher at Technical University of DenmarkThu Jun 13 2019 - 06:00
Don’t be immune to the benefits of thinking beyond your fieldProf Christine Loscher, School of Biotechnology, Dublin City UniversityThu Jun 13 2019 - 05:26
Getting to the heart of health-monitoring technologyResearch Insights: Prof Jim McLaughlin, director of the Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre and head of the school of engineering at Ulster UniversityThu Jun 06 2019 - 05:25
Bringing microbiological research to a whole new levelThe innovators: Prof Wim Meijer, professor of microbiology, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical ScienceThu May 30 2019 - 06:05
How do you talk science to the layperson? ‘Be a bit goofy’Hayden Wilkinson used the topics of synaesthesia, split brains and designer babies to engage audiencesWed May 22 2019 - 14:59
Filtering data for better treatments of kidney diseaseResearch lives: Dr Michelle O’Shaughnessy, clinical assistant professor of Medicine – Nephrology, Stanford UniversityTue May 14 2019 - 14:41
Have your say in the future of space scienceFree drop-in programme in Dublin to help students build their confidence with mathsFri May 03 2019 - 13:47
Immune view offers clues to early Alzheimer’sResearch Lives: Prof Marina Lynch, head of neuroinflammation research group in TCDThu Apr 25 2019 - 01:00
Biology gets smart to help ailing heartResearch Lives: Dr Manus Biggs, lecturer in biomedical science at NUI Galway and researcher with the CÚRAM research centreThu Apr 11 2019 - 01:00
Getting the measure of chemicals in the environmentResearch Lives: Dr Jenny Lawler, head of the Membrane and Environmental Technologies Group and assistant professor at DCU school of biotechnologyThu Mar 28 2019 - 01:00
The rolling benefits of banking that brain healthResearch lives: Dr Sabina Brennan’s ‘100 Days to a Younger Brain’ is a revealing readThu Mar 14 2019 - 00:00
A cradling theory for black hole formation in the early universeResearch Lives: Dr John Regan, research fellow, Centre for Astrophysics and Relativity at DCU School of MathematicsThu Feb 28 2019 - 01:00
Battery breakthrough as Irish researchers triple storage capacityTrinity research centre explores power of ultra-thin nanomaterial MXenesThu Feb 21 2019 - 06:00
AI ‘chatbot’ will help displaced people access education onlineResearch Lives: Dr Anthony Ventresque, Lero, researcher and director of the UCD Complex Software LabThu Feb 14 2019 - 01:00
‘The great thing about paediatrics is seeing a happy child ready to go home’Research Lives: Dr Deirdre Murray, Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research and UCCThu Jan 17 2019 - 06:00
‘It’s actually quite scary’: data analysis of sea level changes‘We don’t want it to get much higher than 4 or 5mm a year as this would cause incredible damage’Thu Jan 10 2019 - 05:00
Searching for answers in our genesResearch Lives: Prof Gianpiero Cavalleri, associate professor of human genetics and deputy director of the SFI FutureNeuro Research Centre of Excellence at RCSIThu Dec 27 2018 - 06:00
Making the switch in immune cells to fight TBResearch lives: Dr Laura Gleeson, specialist registrar in respiratory medicineThu Dec 13 2018 - 00:00
Taking control of electromagnetic wavesResearch lives: Dr Conor Brennan, associate professor, Dublin City University School of Electronic EngineeringThu Nov 22 2018 - 00:00
Getting to the heart of research on medicines, body clocks and ageingResearch Lives: Dr Garret A FitzGerald, University of Pennsylvania professor of pharmacology and therapeuticsThu Nov 08 2018 - 00:00
Searching for the sources of violent explosions in spaceResearch Lives: Dr Sheila McBreen, associate professor, University College Dublin School of PhysicsThu Oct 25 2018 - 06:00
Fish, photos and fun – the everyday of mathsAccess Science: Maths Week encourages us to become more comfortable with how we use maths in our day-to-day livesThu Oct 11 2018 - 00:00
Nobel committee finally wakes up to the ingenuity of womenDonna Strickland was surprised to hear she had won the Nobel Prize in PhysicsMon Oct 08 2018 - 06:00
Space Week 2018 set to broaden horizonsTopics include the possibility of life on other planets, the changing space industry and black holesFri Oct 05 2018 - 11:20
European Researchers’ Night to offer a taste of researchAccess Science: Free workshops, demonstrations and talks will be held in Dublin and CorkThu Sept 27 2018 - 00:00
It’s time to explore the immune system’s clockScience Lives: Dr Annie Curtis of the RCSI’s strategic academic recruitment programmeThu Sept 13 2018 - 01:00
Searching for Alzheimer clues inside the brains cells as well as outA new study involving Dublin City University offers new insights on a type of build-up linked with Alzheimer’s diseaseTue Sept 04 2018 - 07:01
To boldly go: science in Seattle (and beyond)Access Science: An immersive holiday experience to delight all agesThu Aug 23 2018 - 01:00
Digging into plants of the pastAccess Science: Dublin conference to explore findings from fossilised floraThu Aug 09 2018 - 06:00
Think smart and user-friendly when it comes to tackling air pollutionResearch Lives: Dr Francesco Pilla on countering this global problemThu Jul 26 2018 - 01:00
Explore from sea to stars at the Festival of CuriosityA thrilling mix of science, art, technology and design awaits young and old at this year’s eventThu Jul 12 2018 - 05:27
Flake news: dinosaurs had dandruffPaleobiologist Dr Maria McNamara loves fossils for the fascinating insights they can yield about ancient lifeThu Jun 28 2018 - 01:00
Gene activity offers a window into kidney transplantsResearch Lives: Prof Barbara Murphy’s work aims to improve patient outcomesThu Jun 14 2018 - 01:00
Gene-editing technology makes scents in yeastsResearch Lives: Javier Varela, Research Assistant with the Chassy project at University College CorkThu May 24 2018 - 01:00
Scientists take to the pub to spread love of knowledgePint of Science festival will host talks in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and GalwayMon May 14 2018 - 16:09
