Education and Outreach
Our aim is to promote bioengineering both nationally and internationally for the benefit of students, researchers, clinicicans, medical technology and industrial participants and patient healtchare with a focus on bioengineering for better health. We hold regular seminars as part of our outreach activities, please see our news and events section for details of recent and upcoming seminars.
ESEM International Summer School: Trinity Centre for Bioengineering hosts an international summer school for medical and engineering students igniting enthusiasm and passion among the students for the challenges and opportunities in bioengineering. Current healthcare challenges, such as the ageing of Europe's population as well as big killers such as cardiovascular disease, require multidisciplinary approaches for diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, the focus of this unique summer school is to establish a platform of cooperation between medicine and engineering across Europe already starting at an undergraduate level. With different working cultures and educational backgrounds, the aim of the Summer School at Trinity College has been to teach students how to work together efficiently by getting small groups designing new, novel medical devices targeting specific medical and clinical problems.
These include the design of a total replacement for a degenerated ankle, solutions for revascularisation of the lower limbs, technologies to monitor the elderly and the design of artificial ventilation systems.
Bioengineering in Ireland Conference: In January 2010 Trinity Centre for Bioenginering hosted the 16th Annual Bioengineering in Ireland Conference in Malahide, Co. Dublin. This multidisciplinary research event brought together over 150 leading biomedical engineers and scientists covering a broad range of clinical engineering issues all with a focus on ‘bioengineering for better health’. Dr. Kevin O’Kelly, Deputy Director for the Trinity Centre for Bioengineering and Secretary of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, chaired the event. The aim of the conference is to promote Bioengineering in its many facets by bringing together the clinical, engineering and scientific communities thus providing a platform for new and advanced researchers alike.