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…
The Robert Boyle Winter School happened at the RDS Dublin, on the 24th of January 2026 from 9:30 am – 4 pm. Taking place at the Minerva Suite at the RDS in Dublin, this year's Winter School addressed the topic of Mind and Matter.
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…
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…
Kevin O’Sullivan is Environment and Science Editor and former editor of The Irish Times. Kevin is from Tramore, County Waterford and holds a BSc from University College Dublin and a Diploma in Journalism from Dublin City University . He has a special interest in climate disruption (and solutions), renewable energy, the United Nations’ sustainable-development goals, and…
Dr Sheila Donegan is a lecturer in Chemistry at SETU and co-director of CALMAST. She is a passionate advocate of STEM and holds many national positions in this area. She also co-founded Maths Week with Eoin Gill – the leading festival of its kind in the world – which attracts…
Alejandro Lopez Valdes is an assistant Professor in Neural Engineering and Brain Health at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) School of Engineering and affiliated to the Global Brain Health Institute. Dr Lopez Valdes obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering from ITESM in Monterrey in his native Mexico, a Master’s of…
‘Remembering Prof. Dervilla Donnelly‘ Pat Guiry is Professor of Chemistry at University College Dublin (UCD). His research interests include the design, synthesis and application of novel ligands in asymmetric catalysis, natural product synthesis and medicinal chemistry. He completed a PhD in Chemistry with Prof. Dervilla Donnelly, Prof. Sir Derek Barton…
Richard Roche is a professor of psychology at Maynooth University. His research interests include memory, spatial representation, psychosis, stroke and decision making. He also established Ireland’s first high-density electroencephalogram (EEG) laboratory. Richard was appointed Lecturer in Maynooth University’s Department of Psychology in 2005 following an undergraduate degree in Psychology, a…
Dara Cannon is a professor of neuroscience at the University of Galway on the west coast of Ireland. Prof Cannon’s research laboratory focuses on the biological underpinnings of psychiatric disorders including analyses using brain imaging, genetic, cognitive and life context with a teaching focus on gross anatomical and magnetic resonance…