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Hamilton Day 2021 Review
Wednesday, 20 October 2021Caroline Series, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick, delivered the Royal Irish Academy's 2021 Hamilton Lecture on the topic 'Glimpses into Hyperbolic Geometry'.
Top nine final year maths students get Hamilton Prize
Wednesday, 20 October 2021Sponsors Ibec see developing STEM talent as a key role in safeguarding Ireland’s economic future.
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.