Niall Moyna is a professor of clinical exercise physiology at DCU. Prof Moyna’s research is focused on exercise in the prevention of treatment of chronic disease and on the role of gene polymorphisms in helping to explain interindividual variability in biological responses to exercise.
Nuala Clarke is an Irish visual artist. She completed a BA in Fine Art Painting in NCAD in 1993 and afterwards moved to New York City to live and work. Currently represented by Sara Nightingale Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY. In 2007, Clarke received a fellowship to The Ballinglen Arts Foundation,…
Niall Moyna is a professor of clinical exercise physiology at DCU. Prof Moyna’s research is focused on exercise in the prevention of treatment of chronic disease and on the role of gene polymorphisms in helping to explain interindividual variability in biological responses to exercise.
The 11th Robert Boyle Summer School #RBS2023 took place from 22 – 25 June in Waterford City Hall and at the Heritage Centre in the beautiful village of Lismore. Addressing the theme Science Writing | Writing Science, our presenters and guests enjoyed three days of conferencing, culture, conversation and conviviality. The speakers for the…
2023 Robert Boyle Winter School: Science, Ireland and Colonialism – Dublin
The Robert Boyle Winter School took place at the RDS Dublin, 18 February 2023. Since the 17th century, there has been an interrelationship between science and colonialism. Meanwhile, Ireland both suffered under colonialism and participated in, and benefitted from colonialism.
Boyle’s father Richard was the most successful colonial adventurer in 16th /17th Century Ireland. Income from lands in Ireland help fund Boyle’s scientific programme. Boyle also had interests in certain colonial enterprises. In the succeeding centuries there has been an interrelationship between science and colonialism. It is timely to examine…
Jocelyn Bell Burnell was born in Lurgan Co Down. She inadvertently discovered pulsars as a graduate student in radio astronomy in Cambridge, opening up a new branch of astrophysics – work recognised by the award of a Nobel Prize to her supervisor. She has subsequently worked in many roles in…
In science, one is rarely alone, as it often involves teamwork and collaboration. Ideas and concepts are discussed with peers, as was the case for Robert Boyle and his sister in the 17th century. While it was socially acceptable for his sister to do charity work, it was not acceptable…
Luke O’Neill is Professor of Biochemistry in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He is a world expert on innate immunity and inflammation.