Author name: Nora Salaberry

2021, Summer School

Robert Boyle Summer School 2021

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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 for her to publish her work due to the need to preserve her reputation. Unfortunately, there is no evidence of her work except in her letters. This year’s summer school focused on women in science, technology, engineering and maths, who are often overlooked.

2015, 2021, RBSS, RBWS, Speakers

Dr Michelle DiMeo

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Michelle is the Arnold Thackray Director of the Othmer Library at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia. Her research focuses on the intellectual and cultural history of early modern science and medicine, with particular interests in domestic science, medical remedies, and women practitioners.

2021, Winter School

Science and Pandemics

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Dealing with pandemics is nothing new for scientists. Throughout history new contagious diseases have emerged, seemingly out of nowhere. Physicians, researchers, and public officials then scramble towards mitigating the spread and discovering a cure while death tolls and unemployment rise.

RBWS Boyle Winter School
2020, Winter School

Robert Boyle Winter School 2020

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The 2nd Robert Boyle Winter School took place in partnership with the RDS Dublin on Saturday 25th January (Robert Boyle’s 393rd Birthday!) and explored “Climate Change the Irish Story” with presentations about the past, present and future engagement with Climate Change.

2019, RBSS, Speakers

Prof Tomás Ryan

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Tomás hails from Dungarvan Co. Waterford. He originally graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2005 with a BA in genetics. He completed his PhD in molecular neuroscience with Seth Grant at the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in 2009.

2019, RBSS, Speakers

Dr Oliver Feeney

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Dr Oliver Feeney is a researcher in political theory and bioethics with the Centre of Bioethical Research and Analysis, NUI Galway. His primary research is on the ethical, legal and social (justice) implications (ELSI) of biomedical technologies, esp. CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing and the ethics of human enhancement.

2019, RBSS, Speakers

Dr Natalie Kaoukji

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Dr Natalie Kaoukji is a historian of early modern science and medicine. Her research interests are broadly in the transformation of natural knowledge in the early modern period, with particular interests in the poetics of early modern technology and the prolongation of life.

2019, RBSS, Speakers

Prof. Madeleine Lowery

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Madeleine Lowery is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin. Her research is focused on using engineering methods to understand the human nervous system as it relates to movement, in health and disease, and to design therapies and technologies to improve impaired motor function. 

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