Trinity hosted its annual European Researchers’ Night on Friday evening, bringing together researchers from across the university to engage with the public about their latest work. 

Events took place across Trinity’s main campus, including the Public Theatre, the Long Room Hub, the Douglas Hyde Gallery, the Botany Department, and in the now annual ‘Research Village’ on Front Square. Researchers also gathered in some of Trinity’s other locations, including Stack B at Custom House Quay, and in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute on Pearse St.

Gallery with 4 photos: in photo 1, Linda stands in front of the TILDA stand in the research tent with TILDA researchers cheering behind her; in photo 2, Linda looks up at the wall in the Douglas Hyde Gallery as members of Smart Dublin explain their project; in photo 3, Linda chats to a researcher at the Amber stand in the Research Tent; in photo 4, Linda stands for a photo with Jenny Daly Gallery from left-right: testing grip strength at the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) stand; exploring the Smart Dublin Docklands Model in the Douglas Hyde Gallery; hearing about the latest research from the Amber Centre; Linda and Dr Jenny Daly, Research Strategy Officer in Trinity Research, and the organiser of European Researchers' Night in Trinity.

European Researcher’s Night is a Europe-wide public engagement programme, dedicated to showcasing the diversity of research and its impact on people’s daily lives in fun and inspiring ways. 

Linda visited a number of events during the evening and had a chance to speak with some of the researchers. Posting on social media after the event, she said: