The Brain: Past, Present and Future
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Prof. Raymond Dolan FRS
Professor Dolan is one of the world’s leading experts in the field of neuroscience and behaviour. Using neuroimaging with behavioural studies he identifies the areas and chemicals in the brain involved in thinking, learning and decision making. He has published over 750 scientific papers and was elected a Fellow of…
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Dr Nora Salaberry
Dr Nora Salaberry is a STEAM1 Festival and Engagement Executive who creates new, fun and engaging STEAM resources and helps to manage CALMAST2 events. She holds an MSc and a PhD in Biology – specialised in Neurosciences, both from the University of Strasbourg in France. She discovered STEM engagement during…
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Prof. Veronica O’Keane
Professor Veronica O’Keane is an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin. She has had a distinguished career in psychiatry, contributing significantly to both clinical practice and academic research. Her work has focused on the interface between psychiatry and neuroscience, exploring how brain function relates to mental health disorders.…
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Dr. David Delany
Dr David Delany is a lecturer in cognitive science and statistics at South East Technological University, Waterford. He holds a PhD in computational neuroscience (Trinity College Dublin) and has a research focus on human superintelligence. For several years, Dr. Delany ran cognitive science-based advanced thinking skills workshops for academic staff…
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Prof. Luke Gibbons
Luke Gibbons’ most recent book is James Joyce and the Irish Revolution (University of Chicago Press, 2023). He has taught as Professor of Irish Studies at Maynooth University and the University of Notre Dame, and has published widely on Irish culture and criticism. ‘Hospitality on Holles Street: James Joyce, Evolution, and the…
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Prof. Colin Doherty
Professor Doherty is the Head of School of Medicine and holds the Ellen Mayston Bates Chair in Epileptology at Trinity College Dublin. He was a consultant neurologist at St James’s hospital for 15 years when he joined the staff of TCD in the Academic Unit of Neurology in 2020. He…
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Gallery | Winter School 2025
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Prof. Veronica Campbell
Prof. Veronica Campbell was appointed the inaugural President of South East Technological University (SETU) in July 2022. She holds a degree in Pharmacology from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in Neuropharmacology from the University of London. Joining Trinity College Dublin in 1998, she was appointed to an academic…
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Dr Rachel Harding
Dr Rachel Harding is a lecturer in the School of Transport & Civil Engineering Technological University Dublin and is a member of the RDS Science and Technology committee. Rachel’s research interests in STEM / Engineering Education focus on gender differences in spatial visualisation skills. Education has been at the heart of the…