We examine the developments at the main universities and technological institutions
Rosalind Franklin
She comes to Galway next month (kind of) in an adaptation of José Saramago’s Blindness
Sculptures of Rosalind Franklin, Augusta Gregory, Ada Lovelace and Mary Wollstonecraft to join 40 busts of men
Full moon on July 5th with Mercury, Venus and Mars in view from Ireland this month
Although primarily regarded mathematician/physicist, George Gabriel Stokes’ pioneering biological experiments made a significant contribution to what became known as biophysics
Planet Business: Also this week, Brexit pain in numbers, and changes at Condé Nast
Stephen Hawking also in running to appear on banknote marking UK’s contribution to science
What is not widely known is the significant Irish connections to probably the greatest scientific discovery of the 20th Century