PROBE Programme of Events on 29.09.17

• 5pm–9pm Lungs Find out how researchers use the body’s own immune system to research tuberculosis, and take a look at lung samples that reveal the impact of smoking on the disease.
• 5pm–9pm Sea Stories Sea Stories is an interactive cultural map illustrating the diverse cultural heritage of the sea surrounding the island of Barra. The creation of a marine protected area there to conserve biological diversity caused a conflict between local people and the Scottish Government.
• 5pm–8pm STEM Careers: Student Voices Why are students picking STEM subjects? Find out the outcomes from an extensive survey of Transition Year students from across Ireland who were asked their views on their subject choices, and the barriers and influences on their preferred careers.
• 5pm–9pm Where AI meets the Eye Researchers will demonstrate some of the many areas of image processing currently being carried out in Trinity. Discover how artificial intelligence is being used in computer vision applications, from 3D reconstruction and automatic detection of objects in Google Street View imagery to colour transfer and 3D skin analysis.
• 5pm–9pm CubeSats: The Next Generation CubeSat, a tiny satellite the size of a loaf of bread, is taking space by storm. Come learn about the technology that powers this miniature space traveller and what future missions have in store.
• 5pm–8pm Trinity Walton Club Join teenagers from the Trinity Walton Club and find out more about their research and projects created to solve real-world problems and highlight healthy living.
• 5pm–9pm The Bilingual Toddler Ideal What factors influence bilingual development in toddlers? This project looks at the language attitudes and strategies used by one French-Irish family to help their two-year-old son develop bilingually.
• 5pm–9pm ProACT: Patient-Centred Care Learn about ProACT, an EU-wide digital health research programme that aims to improve home care and support and empower older patients to manage their health and wellbeing.
• 5pm–9pm Higher Education: Shifting Boundaries How can we minimise the risk and maximise the benefit of merging higher education institutions? Learn about the shifting boundaries of teaching and research in Irish Institutes of technology affected by the recent changes in the higher education sector.
• 6pm–7pm Obesity Treatment and Postoperative Care Hear and talk about obesity treatment strategies, such as gastric bypass surgery, and how postoperative nutrient deficiencies are managed as well as how this process can be improved.
• 6pm–8pm Communicating by Gesture Discover what your body exposes even if you have no intention of revealing your secrets or how easily you can offend someone from a different culture by solely waving your hands. Our bodies say it all.
• 5pm–8pm Vaccines Have a chat with researcher Stephanie Longet from the Adjuvant Research Group about various types of vaccines, their components and the benefit-risk balance associated with them, as well as challenges related to vaccine development.
• 7pm–8pm PPIs and osteoporosis Could a common drug used to tackle gastric acid be linked to osteoporosis? Medical researchers examine this association and what it could mean for clinical guidelines for prescription.

• 5pm–8pm HEADS The HEADS project (Head protection: a European Network for Advanced Designs in Safety) aims to reach a new level of understanding of sport-related head injury and how it can be prevented. Join HEADS researchers to try on some different types of helmets, learn how accident reconstruction helps researchers understand the factors influencing head injuries, and see how helmets are tested.
• 5pm–8pm Roboslam Come along to the ROBOSLAM table at PROBE to learn how to build your own bot. Battle against other bots and learn how to build classic arcade games, too.
• 5pm–8pm MAKESHOP Created by Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin, MAKESHOP’s aim is to provide people with the tools, materials and guidance they need to get making, in a place where creativity is encouraged and everyone is welcome. Come visit the MAKESHOP table at PROBE to get hands-on with our sonic equipment workshops and wearable technology activities from the Hypatia Project.
• 5pm–8pm Virtual Play: After Samuel Beckett V-SENSE present their inaugural creative experiment Virtual Play. Visitors can use a virtual reality headset to interact with Beckett‘s story, re-imagined for digital culture. The project demonstrates cutting-edge free-viewpoint video technology. Participation from the departments of Drama and Electrical and Electronic Engineering represent a significant interdepartmental collaborative effort.
• 5pm–8pm Groundwater World Discover the hidden movement of water beneath your feet. Led by researchers from the iCRAG research centre, learn about the latest innovative methodologies, measurements and models to improve our understanding of ongoing and future threats to groundwater quantity and quality.
• 5pm–8pm Micro-Geo Make your own smartphone microscope! Portable, lightweight and only needing a smartphone to work, this microscope is ideal for discovering the hidden world of geology.

• 5pm–6pm Dialogues of Autumn and Spring Join us for the world premiere of Dialogues of Autumn and Spring, an unpublished Italian play set during the First World War. Get involved in the political debates that changed the future of an entire country and find out more about the author, Mario Praz, and his leading role in the creation of European Comparative Studies.
• 6pm–8pm MSCA Fellows Have you ever been curious about what drives researchers? What might be the blue-sky thinking behind some of the questions they are most passionate about? Swing by our Café Curie for some a coffee, a bite, and some short lectures from researchers at various stages of their careers.
• 5pm–9pm Science Gallery Café Stand Soup, stewp and hot drinks available all night.

• 5.15pm–6pm Making Education Accessible Join us for a discussion with the team behind the Trinity Access 21 Project, aka TAP, and the students who have taken part, on what the initiative is all about and how we know it is working. This discussion will be chaired by Diane McSweeney of TAP, who will be joined by TAP ambassador Gery Gannon.
• 6pm–6.45pm Research and Activism Host Sinéad Burke, a PhD Researcher in Trinity who has been a strong voice in calling for more inclusive design practices, leads a discussion on the overlap between research and activism. She will be joined by Jessamyn Fairfield and Christina Meehan of Plan International.
• 6.45pm–8pm Bright Club This is smarter stand-up: join us for a series of short, funny talks where researchers become comedians and you can furrow your brow before laughing your face off.
• 6.30pm-6.50pm and 8.30pm-8.50pm Olivia Hassett performance View a live art performance between artist Olivia Hassett and the Oregon Maple tree in the main square, just beside the main stage and behind the campanile. This performance marks the unveiling of the Trinity College Trees Project and exhibition of eight artworks installed in eight trees spread throughout the campus.
• 8pm–9pm Katie Laffan Fresh from acclaimed appearances at Other Voices, Culture Night and Hard Working Class Heroes, the inventive musician and songwriter Katie Laffan takes to the main stage to close out PROBE 2017 with her unique blend of musical styles.
• 5.15pm Guided walk: Trinity College Trees Exhibition Free, ticketed event.
  As part of the opening event of the Trinity College Trees Exhibition one of the project team will give a guided walk to the artworks installed in eight trees on the Trinity College Campus. Book Here
  

• 3.30-4.30pm Creativity, Wellness and Mental Health Workshop with Blindboy Free, ticketed event.
  A workshop in positive mental health with Blindboy (The Rubberbandits). Blindboy offers solutions, based on his own personal experience and years of development through mental health studies. Topics explored include unblocking, mentoring and support; mental health advice; raising awareness of how mental health wellness can affect creativity; and dealing with exam deadlines and efficiency for college students using emotional intelligence, mindfulness and CBT. Book Here
  
• 5.30pm–7pm Thesis in Three Free, ticketed event.
  Thesis in Three is an exciting competition for PhD research students who are given just three slides and three minutes to explain their entire thesis. The competition is designed to showcase the world-class research happening in Trinity in bite-sized chunks. Book Here
  
• 6.15pm Ukulele Tuesday Ukulele Tueday will be joining us to serenade and entertain you as the Thesis in Three judges deliberate. Ukulele Tuesday is a free play-along ukulele jam session, a chaotic mix of rock, pop and one-hit wonders, played out on the most cheerful instrument in the world.
• 7.30pm–8pm Mornington Singers Mornington Singers is an award-winning mixed-voice chamber choir exploring contemporary musical repertoire and new Irish music, conducted by Orla Flanagan. Orla is an Assistant Professor of Music at Trinity College Dublin, and her research is based around performance practice.

• 6pm–6.30pm A Brief History of Life A journey through the history of life, as told by Professor of Zoology Nicola Marples and illustrated by six incredible artefacts from the Natural History Museum at Trinity College Dublin.
• 7pm–8pm Programming the Plastic Brain and Depression Major depression is a debilitating mental illness that affects 12-20% of us during our lifetime. In recent years, it has emerged that depression represents a disorder of brain “plasticity“; genetic and environmental factors. and early life adversity (ELA), e.g. childhood abuse and/or neglect. Members of the Depression Interest Group, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, will lead a public workshop highlighting cutting-edge research on these exciting developments in understanding depression biology and explore how these are, and will be, contributing to treatment.

• 6pm–7pm Translation Slam Free, ticketed event.
  Join the Trinity Centre for Literary Translation and Literature Ireland for a unique translation duel – literary translators Antonia Lloyd-Jones and Cathal McCabe will be given a short prose poem by Paweł Huelle to work on in advance of the duel. At the slam, Aneta Stępień will chair a conversation about their translation choices, and audience members will be invited to share their own translations suggestions. Book Here
  
• 7pm–8pm Gaming: Research and Creativity Free, ticketed event. Click on the title for the link to book.
  What can we learn from gaming, and what can the games industry learn from research? Explore the games-led research that is revealing new insights into crowds, behaviour and psychology, and discover how research at Trinity is influencing this creative industry. This discussion will be chaired by designer Brian Herron, who will be joined by Carol O Sullivan, Professor of Visual Computing at Trinity, and Katja Zibrek, from the School of Computer Science and Statistics. Book Here
  
• 8pm–9pm News and Journalism in 2017 Free, ticketed event. Click on the title for the link to book.
  How is the way we access news changing, and how are young people engaging with journalism? With the rise of so-called fake news and the increasing importance of diversity and authenticity in journalism, it is the perfect time to explore the changing landscape of online news media. This discussion will be chaired by Elaine Burke, Managing Editor of Silicon Republic, who will be joined by Visiting Research Fellow Linda Kiernan and Trinity’s Director of Public Affairs and Communications, Tom Molloy. Book Here
  
• 7.15pm–8pm Architecture & Motility Join Nicholas Johnson, convener of Trinity’s Creative Arts Practice research theme, for a conversation with artist Mark Orange to learn more about the concept behind the exciting McCullough Mulvin Orange art project taking place across five venues in central Dublin from 22nd September to October 2017, including the sound installation ‘Architecture & Motility, 2017’ based in the Trinity Long Room Hub for the exhibition.

• 5pm–9pm Science Gallery Dublin: Meet the scientists Meet some of the scientists and researchers contributing to IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, a free exhibition opening at Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin on 13th October.
• 5pm–9pm Irish Universities Association Info Point The IUA will be present as part of PROBE to give out goodies and information about the various programmes supporting research around Ireland. If you have ever been curious about how it works, or been interested in getting a job in research, the IUA are happy to answer questions about all the processes that are involved.

• 4.00pm–6.30pm Cancer Research Frontiers Free, ticketed event. Click on the title for the link to book.
  Trinity researchers will shed light on the latest developments in cancer research and potential outcomes for patients. The symposium is supported by AbbVie and Novartis and is part of Cancer Week Ireland. Book Here
  

• 5pm–7pm Lab tours The Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) will be opening up its doors to the public for PROBE. Take part in activities about hand-washing and vaccination, and get a chance to see what life is like as a scientist.
• 7pm–8pm Debate on mandatory vaccination Free, ticketed event. Click here to book.
  Other European countries such as France and Italy have recently made the decision to make some of their vaccines compulsory. With more people becoming concerned about vaccines, and vaccination rates dropping in the Western world, will there come a time where Ireland has to make the decision to make vaccines compulsory? Join us to debate this controversial but important subject. This discussion will be chaired by Aoife McLysaght, who will be joined by clinician Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, researcher Kingston Mills and ethicist Louise Campbell. Book Here
  

• 5pm–8pm Calling on Gravity Calling On Gravity, a solo exhibtion by artist Isabel Nolan, comprises suspended and floor-based sculptures, portrait paintings, drawings, photographs and a rug. These new works unsettle simple certainties such as up and down, high and low through her material exploration of metaphor, and how we bring the world into meaning.
• 6.30pm–7.30pm Research and the work of Isabel Nolan Caitriona Leahy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Germanic Studies, Trinity College Dublin, hosts a talk looking at the concept of research in relation to the art gallery and the work of Isabel Nolan.

• 10am–12pm Make a Bee Hotel How are bees essential for our food and clothes? How do bees communicate? And where do bees live? Join us for a school workshop and make a bee hotel to take back to the classroom along with bee-friendly seeds to plant.

• 5-7pm Old Library and Book of Kells As part of Probe, the Book of Kells and the Old Library exhibition will be open to the public until 7pm free of charge.