Claire O Connell

The best way to deliver future RNA medicines? Bubble-wrapped

Prof Caitriona O’Driscoll, chair of pharmaceutics, UCC school of pharmacy

Digging into the thinking side of movement disorders

RESEARCH LIVES: Colm Peelo, PhD candidate at TCD and Beaumont Hospital

Student who worked on radiation project to represent Ireland at US science fair

Research Lives: Clare Reidy, SciFest STEM champion 2021 and sixth-year student at Our Lady’s Bower in Athlone

Understanding the science of stress and loneliness

Research lives: Dr Ann-Marie Creaven, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Limerick

‘The reward is seeing how important the process of blood donation is’

Research Lives: Dr Allison Waters, research and development lead facilitator at Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Mining into pretty useful mineral ores

Research Lives: Dr Aileen Doran, postdoctoral researcher, Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences

Wrap your mind around science books this Christmas

A good read: From the science of surfaces to the tropical Arctic and ... a lot more besides

Unravelling the molecular mysteries of leaky guts

Research Lives: Prof Declan McCole, professor of biomedical sciences at University of California, Riverside

Inspire, engage, explore: What’s happening for Science Week 2021

From farming and food talks to TV specials to online live events, the future is here again

Hamilton Lecture explores beauty of hyperbolic geometry

Formulas for twists and turns of shapes and surfaces intrigue Prof Caroline Series

Green leaves and tough grasses – how plants respond to climate change

Research Lives: Astrid Wingler, UCC professor of plant biology

Harnessing machine learning to help patients with ALS

Research Lives: Anna Markella Antoniadi, PhD candidate, FutureNeuro centre for chronic and rare neurological diseases

‘Effectively we have an indoor pandemic due to building failures’

Research Lives: Orla Hegarty, assistant professor at UCD school of architecture, planning and environmental policy

Banking on the future of oesophageal cancer research

Research Lives: Dr Marina Zaki, manager of Barrett’s Oesophagus BioBank at St James’s Hospital, Dublin

On keeping a close eye on sunspots

Research lives: Prof Peter Gallagher, head of astrophysics at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)

Comparing cancer clues in dogs and humans

Research Lives: Dr Stephanie Bollard, specialist registrar in plastic and reconstructive surgery