Una Sealy is a Dublin based painter, and has been a Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) since 2010. In 2020 she was the first person to complete a Master of Science degree in Anatomy for Artists at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), and the following…
Dr Matthew Landrus is a Supernumerary Fellow at Wolfson College and the Faculty of History at the University of Oxford. His work addresses the history of innovation, with particular interest in early modern engagements across the disciplines of natural philosophy, technology and the practical arts. He also teaches a course…
Brian Trench is a writer, editor and lecturer in science communication and cultural history. He is a former science and technology journalist, and senior lecturer and Head of School of Communications, Dublin City University, Ireland.
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…
2022 Robert Boyle Summer School: Science, Ireland and Colonialism – Waterford and Lismore.
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…
2021 Robert Boyle Summer School: Women in STEM – Past, Present & Future, online.
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.