Rosalind Franklin

Back to college: What is new at third-level?

We examine the developments at the main universities and technological institutions

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 00:00

Juliet Stevenson: ‘My agent said: Go to Hollywood. I thought: I just can’t do this sh*t’

She comes to Galway next month (kind of) in an adaptation of José Saramago’s Blindness

Sat Aug 21 2021 - 05:00

Four new statues to end Trinity Long Room’s ‘men only’ image

Sculptures of Rosalind Franklin, Augusta Gregory, Ada Lovelace and Mary Wollstonecraft to join 40 busts of men

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 15:05

Solar giants Jupiter and Saturn are dominating the night skies in July

Full moon on July 5th with Mercury, Venus and Mars in view from Ireland this month

Fri Jul 03 2020 - 13:49

Let’s celebrate the biological side of Stokes too!

Although primarily regarded mathematician/physicist, George Gabriel Stokes’ pioneering biological experiments made a significant contribution to what became known as biophysics

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 00:00

‘Gilets jaunes’, empty-chairing of Zuckerberg and scientists on banknotes

Planet Business: Also this week, Brexit pain in numbers, and changes at Condé Nast

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 05:08

London Briefing: Ice-cream pioneer Thatcher shortlisted as face of £50 note

Stephen Hawking also in running to appear on banknote marking UK’s contribution to science

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 05:24

An Irish Twist on ‘The Secret of Life’

What is not widely known is the significant Irish connections to probably the greatest scientific discovery of the 20th Century

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 16:17

Female portraits to go on RIA’s walls for first time in 230 years

‘Women on Walls’ project aims to redress imbalance and inspire other offices to do same

Sat Dec 03 2016 - 05:00

UCC criticised for naming building in honour of Nobel laureate

University stands over tribute to James Watson who has expressed controversial views on race

Wed Jun 15 2016 - 19:48

Mothers’ ruin: the glass ceiling, the blame game and the selfie

The power of the personal illuminated global issues at women’s summit

Tue Oct 27 2015 - 06:00

The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix, by James D Watson

The great geneticist’s reissued classic is one of the most successful descriptions of how science is actually done

Sat Apr 27 2013 - 06:00

Dated discoveries built on innovation

Interplay between invention and adaptation delivers something new

Mon Apr 22 2013 - 07:01