An Irish immunologist joins Newton and Boyle as jolly good fellowsProf Luke O’Neill has been made a fellow of the Royal Society for his innovative work on the human immune systemThu Oct 06 2016 - 06:00
The science podcasts for all kinds of audiencesListening to documentaries is an entertaining way to learn about a new subjectThu Sept 29 2016 - 01:00
Putting folic acid in food is a tricky areaResearch Lives: Dr Mary Rose Sweeney, senior lecturer and associate dean for research in the faculty of science & health at Dublin City UniversityThu Sept 22 2016 - 06:00
The Irish man who uses the sun to make drinking water saferResearch Lives: Even Irish sunlight can be used to kill bacteria in water in glass or plastic bottles, says Prof Kevin McGuiganThu Sept 08 2016 - 01:00
Lies, damned lies and statistics? A statistician respondsDr Norma Bargary of the University of Limerick on the difference between good and bad statisticsThu Aug 25 2016 - 01:00
‘Bone is such a complex and fascinating material’Research Lives: Prof Laoise McNamara, professor of biomedical engineering at NUI Galway, explains her work on bonesMon Aug 15 2016 - 17:45
The summer of science: keep kids busy with dinosaurs, robots and space mailAre the kids getting bored? Here’s a handful of ways to keep their minds nourishedThu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00
Festival of Curiosity: everything from Lego workshops to a ‘yawn chorus’The Dublin festival, now in its fourth year, has something for all agesThu Jul 14 2016 - 01:00
Research lives: In the vanguard of the computing revolutionProf JC Desplat, director ofthe Irish Centre for High-End Computing, on the practical applications of his workThu Jun 30 2016 - 06:00
Research Lives: Dr Suzanne Little, Dublin City University lecturer and researcher in the Insight Centre for Data AnalyticsWe ‘teach’ computers how to look for things in picturesThu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00
CoderDojo event attracts more than 10,000 to Dublin’s RDSRubik’s Cube-solving robot among 700 projects on display at Coolest Projects AwardsMon Jun 20 2016 - 01:00
Wanted: volunteers to give dementia a run for its moneyA study seeks volunteers over 50 with mild memory problems to search for possible links between exercise and dementia preventionThu Jun 09 2016 - 01:00
Research Lives: ‘It’s a golden era of astronomy’Dr Niall Smith of Cork Institute of Technology and Blackrock Castle Observatory talks about his career – and love of ELOThu May 26 2016 - 01:00
Bloomin’ algae and blood vessels: researchers tell it straight at DCUFor the competition Tell it Straight, researchers must explain their work simply and quicklyThu May 12 2016 - 01:00
Start competition lets pupils create clinical trialsStudents offer ideas for a contest for primary schools run by HRB-TMRNTue May 03 2016 - 06:00
NuWave Sensors tracks indoor air quality for asthmaticsIrish start-up helps asthma and allergy sufferers identify triggers in environmentTue May 03 2016 - 06:00
If you want lizards to come calling, put out a welcome matAccess Science: A nationwide survey will draw together information on common lizards and slow wormsThu Apr 28 2016 - 01:00
Unleash your creative side at Dublin MakerThe Dublin event exhibits everything from smart dollhouses to 3D-printed prosthetic limbsThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:00
Plants get by with a little help from their microbial friendsRelationships with microbes from the soil help plants to survive stresses in their environment and thriveThu Apr 07 2016 - 06:00
Want feedback about what you eat? Log your diet onlineAccess Science: FoodBook24 is testing a tool that will track eating habits, which should fuel deeper nutritional researchThu Mar 31 2016 - 01:00
Swift action needed to help urban birds in declineAccess Science: Birdwatch Ireland wants the public to keep eyes peeled for various species to help inform conservation workThu Mar 24 2016 - 01:00
Immune detective uses genetics to unravel rare disease mysteriesDan Kastner has been finding clues about ‘danger signals’ that ramp up inflammationWed Mar 23 2016 - 11:50
BioInnovate programme puts fresh eyes on medtech innovationNew approach can lead to fresh perspectives and innovations in model based on Stanford programmeMon Mar 14 2016 - 06:00
Virtual reality for chickens: welcome to the future of foodFrom cow sensors to lab burgers, it’s all on the menu at a Science Gallery exhibitionThu Mar 10 2016 - 06:00
Northern Irish festival enlists young people for UV experimentThis year’s NI Science Festival focuses on how science affects everyday livesThu Feb 11 2016 - 06:00
A time travel project for Irish children using MinecraftMindRising 2016 wants young people to develop digital stories about Ireland’s past and futureThu Feb 11 2016 - 06:00
Geneticists expect major breakthroughs in 2016Gene-editing advances may lead to increased understanding of brains and gutsThu Jan 28 2016 - 01:00
Act now for a healthier climateClimate change will raise many new health issues globally, so what can we do to prepare?Tue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Excursions to Jupiter, Mars and beyond in 2016It’s shaping up to be an exciting year for space explorationThu Jan 14 2016 - 06:00
BT young scientists get innovative in the health sectorTesticular cancer, tremor gloves and sleep patterns under the spotlightTue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00
A glimpse of big-hearted Pluto and other big science moments of 2015In July, a visual feast poured back from a Nasa probe’s fly-by of PlutoThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
Weird science: Things that make you go ‘huh?’The Ig Nobel Prizes are home to some unique studies, from the power of a pash to how long it takes various species to peeThu Dec 24 2015 - 06:00
Keep the Christmas dinner safe from merry microbesCampylobacter is the bacterium that causes the most food poisoning in Ireland – and it loves turkey and other poultryThu Dec 17 2015 - 06:00
Water, torture and weirdness: great science books for curious mindsStocking fillers for science loversThu Dec 10 2015 - 06:00
Scientific talent in Ireland needs to be backed by investmentGlobal biopharma giant AbbVie is backing two new multimillion projects hereMon Dec 07 2015 - 05:00
Prize parasites: how an Irish man won the NobelInterview: William C Campbell’s work to fight disease using parasites won him the Nobel Prize, making him just the second Irish man to do so in his categoryThu Dec 03 2015 - 06:00
Irish female botanists who blossomed against the oddsTrailblazers are to be remembered in a public talkThu Nov 26 2015 - 06:00
UCD Science Hack Day ‘hackathon’ aims to turn ideas into reality‘People make things from scratch, they start with nothing and end up with something new and fun’Thu Nov 12 2015 - 08:26
Ireland leads the way on Europe’s ‘Magna Carta’ for big dataBig data may have answers to everything from avoiding traffic to reducing hospital waiting listsWed Nov 04 2015 - 00:00
Snapshots of daily life help researcher build up digital memory databaseDCU expert has taken more than 16 million images of the things, places and people he sees during his everyday activitiesWed Nov 04 2015 - 00:00
Maker Dojo: Your opportunity to get hands-on with technologySessions at Tyndall National Institute in Cork enable participants to roll up their sleeves and learn by makingThu Oct 29 2015 - 01:00
The ever-changing Spire and other everyday feats of physicsCity of Physics aims to get us thinking about the physics of what goes on around usThu Oct 22 2015 - 06:00
How does the brain work, and what happens when it doesn’t?Going back to basics to learn about how the brain works could help guide better treatments for diseasesTue Oct 13 2015 - 00:00
William Rowan Hamilton: walker, graffiti artist, genius | Access SciencePlus: Cast your vote to tackle a major European problemThu Oct 08 2015 - 06:00
Hedgehog hang-outs and foxes on the trot: make your mark on the mammal mapAtlas of Mammals in Ireland project is mapping where wild mammals are – and it wants your helpThu Sept 24 2015 - 01:00
It’s complicated: the relationship between humans and codA Trinity project is examining how cod fisheries shaped human diets and practices in centuries past, and what this tells us about overfishing and climate changeThu Sept 17 2015 - 06:00
Scientists share the funny side of their researchPlus: artistic surprises at the National Botanic GardensThu Sept 03 2015 - 17:57
What causes cravings for high-calorie foods?‘Cravings’ exhibition at London Science Museum explores what happens in our brains and guts when we indulge in tasty fareThu Aug 27 2015 - 06:00
‘Stool bank’ may be answer to recurrent gut infectionsIntroducing someone else’s microbes could help with recurring bowel infectionsTue Aug 25 2015 - 01:00
Tech ‘incubator’ nurtures women who mean businessOutbox Incubator in London provides support for talented young entrepreneurs, some of whom are IrishThu Aug 13 2015 - 06:00
