Past speakers
The Robert Boyle Schools bring in leading minds in all areas of science, culture & art. Each year brings new perspective and voices to our programme. Find out more about past and present speakers.
Jackie Gorman is a poet from Athlone whose...
Clodagh Beresford Dunne was born in Dublin...
Margaret Organ is the Waterford County Arts...
Dr Jennifer O’Mahoney is a Senior Lecturer...
Dr Lorraine Bowman-Grieve is a lecturer in...
Prof. Mark Cunningham is Head of the...
Dr Farrell is an Assistant Professor in Mental...
Prof. Eaton became interested in philosophy...
Regius Prof. Rose Anne Kenny is the founding...
Ella Nicholson is a young, up-and-coming...
Dr Mitchell is an Associate Professor of...
Professor O’Shea is the Head of School of...
Dr Wilson is an Assistant Professor in Philosophy...
Professor Dolan is one of the world’s leading...
Dr Nora Salaberry is a STEAM1 Festival and...
Professor Veronica O’Keane is an Emeritus...
Dr David Delany is a lecturer in cognitive...
Luke Gibbons’ most recent book is James...
Professor Doherty is the Head of School of...
Prof. Veronica Campbell was appointed the...
Dr Rachel Harding is a lecturer in the School...
Kevin O’Sullivan is Environment and...
Dr Sheila Donegan is a lecturer in Chemistry...
Alejandro Lopez Valdes is an assistant Professor...
‘Remembering Prof. Dervilla Donnelly‘...
Richard Roche is a professor of psychology...
Dara Cannon is a professor of neuroscience...
Jenny O Connor is a lecturer at South East...
Dr Milne lectures in history at Carlow College...
Gooee works at Studio 30, Lower Main Street,...
Eoin Gill is a founder of the Robert...
Dr Fernando Corbalan is a Mathematician and...
“ 3D printing, like any other technology,...
Roger Gaskell is a retired antiquarian bookseller,...
Una Sealy is a Dublin based painter, and...
Dr Matthew Landrus is a Supernumerary Fellow...
Since November 2022, the fine artist, Vincent...
Brian Trench is a writer, editor and lecturer...
With nearly two decades of experience within...
Dr Matthew Morgan is Museum Director of Turner's...
Professor Michael John Gorman is currently...
Ann-Maria Walsh studied English at University...
Born in Co. Wexford, Andrew Hughes is a bestselling...
Having worked for many years as a designer...
Jim Malone is Robert Boyle Professor (Emeritus)...
Michael Hunter is Emeritus Professor of History...
Nuala Clarke is an Irish visual artist. She...
Professor Bowler is a historian of biology...
Editor of History Ireland, convenor of History...
Dr Murphy is a Senior Lecturer in Critical...
Rachel Hand is the Anthropology Collections...
Dr O’Neill is Ussher Associate Professor...
University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Tanzania....
Palaeontology. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität...
Director National Botanic Gardens
Dr...
Historian and former Waterford County Librarian
Donald...
Dept of Archaeology, UCC
Dr Colin Rynne...
Dept of History, UCC
Dr Edwards is a...
Jocelyn Bell Burnell was born in Lurgan Co...
Dr Ruth Freeman is Director of Science for...
Dr Eucharia Meehan is the CEO and Registrar...
Dr Vida Hamilton is National Clinical...
Regina Moran has held a number of senior...
Prof Dervilla Donnelly, became...
Spelman College, Atlanta
UCD graduate Colm...
Science Museum of London
Dr Elizabeth...
Clodagh Finn is well known as a journalist...
Luke O’Neill is Professor of Biochemistry...
Michelle is the Arnold Thackray Director...
Luke O’Neill is Professor of Biochemistry...
Niall Moyna is a professor of clinical exercise...
Annraoi de Paor was born in Waterford in...
Tomás hails from Dungarvan Co. Waterford....
Dr Oliver Feeney is a researcher in political...
Dr Natalie Kaoukji is a historian of early...
Madeleine Lowery is a Professor in the School...
Sir John Pethica is Professor of Physics...
Dorthy Bishop is Professor of Developmental...
Dr Aileen Fyfe is a reader in history...
Loraine Hanlon has a BSc and MSc in experimental...
Terry Eagleton was formerly Thomas Warton...
John Hedley Brooke taught the history of...
Lawrence M. Principe is the Drew Professor...