A few weeks ago, the 55th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition was held in the RDS. Children from all over Ireland prepared and showcased their research and the work was amazing; Adam Kelly, the 17-year old prizewinner of this …
The next generation: BT Young Scientist Exhibition
What can scientists learn from schoolchildren?
A few weeks ago, the 55th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition was held in the RDS. Children from all over Ireland prepared and showcased their research and the work was amazing; Adam Kelly, the 17-year old prizewinner of this …
A no deal Brexit spells trouble for science
Jessie Dolliver explores the effects of Brexit on the scientific community
As we head into March, and the deadlines of Brexit votes and decisions loom, the scientific community is panicking. Fears of food shortages have caused businesses and individuals to begin hoarding resources; but they’re not the only ones. Research laboratories …
What I’m really thinking: I am a misogynist
To be a feminist is not to escape misogyny
All my favourite people are women. I am a classical crazy feminist. I have been protesting, lobbying, and marching in the streets for women’s rights my entire life. My support system has always been women: the strong willed and hilarious …
PROBE-ing into science
A trio of young investigators dissect Trinity’s science festival
Last Friday, the Science Gallery and Trinity hosted PROBE – Research Uncovered, the festival of research in Front Square. PROBE is part of European Researchers’ Night, and similar events take place all over Europe on the night of the 28th. …
The demands of the Summerhill occupiers are the minimum of what we should expect
We cannot continue the Irish tradition of expecting charities to patch up government policy failures
On August 7, housing activists, including members of Take Back Trinity, entered a house at 35 Summerhill Parade, and began occupying the building. Less than ten days later a High Court judge had ordered the protestors to vacate the premises. …
