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Vaccine Questions Ep8: Looking to the future with Professor Christine Loscher
Thursday, 29 July 2021In the final episode of this series, Professor of Immunology Christine Loscher discusses the vaccine rollout and answers questions on vaccines for teens, booster shots and more.
Dr Conor Crawford awarded the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize 2021
Thursday, 8 July 2021UCD PhD student recognised for his transformative work developing vaccines against a major human pathogen
Vaccine Questions Ep7: Understanding human behaviour with Professor Pete Lunn
Monday, 5 July 2021In episode 7 behavioural economist, Professor Pete Lunn shares expert insights on how our behaviour impacts the spread of COVID-19 and what drives this behaviour.
A financial analyst's love of fashion leads to a new career as a software engineer
Friday, 25 June 2021For our second computer science profile, we spoke to Olga Minguett, a National College of Ireland graduate working on voice recognition technology at Optum while studying for her MSc in AI at University of Limerick, to...
Vaccine Questions Ep6: Vaccine solidarity with Dr Siobhán O'Sullivan
Monday, 14 June 2021In episode six Dick chats to Dr Siobhán O’Sullivan, Chief Bioethic Officer at the Department of Health about the difficult decisions officials and individuals must grapple with in this pandemic and the values and...
Watch Peatlands: a climate solution
Thursday, 10 June 2021In the fifth in this series of Climate Conversations, Dr Florence Renou-Wilson discussed the role Irish peatlands can play in climate mitigation.
Vaccine Questions Ep5: Inoculation against misinformation with Professor Jane Suiter
Friday, 21 May 2021In episode five Dick chats to Professor Jane Suiter, Director of the Institute for Future Media, Democracy and Society at DCU about what drives the spread of disinformation and how it can undermine vaccination...
Water is a public health issue
Thursday, 13 May 2021Availability of a secure supply of clean water is a necessity that comes at a high cost, but has an as yet unrealised value. Find out more in this blog by Professor Fiona Regan, DCU.
The role of Irish Bioethics: (re)building trust and reasonable discourse in medicine, science and technology
Thursday, 22 April 2021If you missed our RIA Life and Medical Sciences Symposium on the need for a sustainable framework in Ireland for deliberating on bioethical responses you can watch it now.
Vaccine Questions Ep4: Trust and reliability with Emer Cooke
Wednesday, 21 April 2021Emer Cooke, Head of the EMA explains its role in assessing and authorising COVID19 vaccines, and Dick asks why should we trust the EMA to ensure that all the vaccines we receive are safe and reliable?