Claire O Connell

You work on policy and law related to climate change. What sparked your interest in this area? “It was when I was at the University of Oxford looking (...)

George Gabriel Stokes was born in Sligo 200 years ago, but his influence is still writ large across science and technology today. In fact, it felt a l(...)

James, you are a mathematician at the University of Limerick, and you co-direct MACSI to solve problems for industry. How does that work? “MACSI, or (...)

Lynette, you work in materials science. Can you explain what that field is? “Materials science is about looking at physical materials, and that includ(...)

Emma, you work on bats, creatures that many people would run from. Why do you like them? “I think people would like bats a lot more if they saw them (...)

We hear a lot about how connected devices can support smarter cities. What are you working on? “I look at how to co-ordinate connected devices using (...)

If you were going to put on a festival about curiosity and exploration, when better to do it than around the 50th anniversary of the first moonwalk? “(...)

You recently captured underwater sounds from the river Shannon. Tell us more “I wanted to record the underwater sounds of life in the Shannon. I cast(...)

Jim you have recently been named a ‘Lifesaver’, what’s that about? “It’s part of the Universities UK’s MadeAtUni campaign, which shows the impact of (...)

What is your research about? “I am a microbiologist, and I work on a number of projects that look at animal health, infectious agents and water qualit(...)