Cleaning chlorates out of dairy processing
Research Lives: Dr Billy McCarthy, post-doctoral researcher with Teagasc
Digital twins for the win with aortas
Research Lives: Niamh Hynes, vascular surgeon and post-doctoral researcher, University of Galway
A targeted touch to treat neuroendocrine tumours
Research Lives: Dr Mathilde Colombié, consultant nuclear medicine physician, St Vincent’s University Hospital
Crunching the carbon count for climate action
Research Lives: Frank Convery, adjunct professor, University College Dublin Earth Institute
Tracking bacteria as they trek from gut to gut
Research Lives: Dr Hilary Browne, senior lecturer, School of Microbiology and APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork
‘Hopepunk’ roadshow aims to open up new conversations around climate emergency
Project blends science, comedy and improvisation to encourage discussion about positive change
Research Lives: Ask new questions, get new solutions
Prof Martin O’Halloran, University of Galway and Cúram
The art of understanding baby stars
Research Lives: Dr Emma Whelan, associate professor, Maynooth University School of Experimental Physics
How to tackle Ireland’s rising tide of kidney disease
One in seven people over the age of 50 in Ireland have chronic kidney disease, yet many are unaware of it
Making the right connections for technology and research
Research Lives: Dr Kapal Dev, assistant lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Munster Technological University
Better grown cells for better cell therapies
Research Lives: Sakis Mantalaris, SFI research professor at Trinity College Dublin and NIBRT
Harnessing the power of leftover lignin
Research Lives: Muhammad Muddasar, PhD student, University of Limerick School of Engineering
Ancient food wisdom for modern food security
Could foods grown and eaten in Ireland thousands of years ago improve food security in a time of environmental change?
Life after childhood leukaemia: ‘It makes it easier that the research is so personal’
Research Lives: Avril Deegan PhD researcher at Dublin City University School of Psychology is looking at end-of-treatment experiences of childhood leukaemia survivors
An eye to scientific research developments in 2024
As we draw to the end of 2023 we ask researchers from various disciplines about what we can expect next year