START: Start Talking About Research Today
European Researchers’ Night at Trinity!
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE THIS NOVEMBER!
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- START with the Programme Browse our events by date and get ready to start talking about research today!
- researchMATTERS Read articles and features with Trinity researchers from across all of our faculties!
- EU Corner Find out more about other European Researchers’ Night events, and how the EU supports research
- Botany - Bitesize! What plants do you see when you are out for a walk? Do you recognise or know them? ‘5 in Five’ is a new series of bitesize botany videos, each describing five plant species in five minutes
- A Story of Geology and Toys! See the winners of our Diorama competition!
- Your mouth can say a lot about you! Learn more about research in the School of Dental Science, what bugs in the mouth can mean for your health, and and the link between oral health and diabetes
- Children’s Sculpture Tour of St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny Join us for a video tour of the stunning sculptures of St Canice’s Cathedral in Kilkenny followed by a Question and Answer session with researcher Sarah Myers
- The Anatomy of Hope, 2020 Visit The Anatomy of Hope, a specially commissioned piece by Rita Duffy, artist-in-residence at the Trinity Long Room Hub
- START with the Podcast! What Do You Want To Know? is our podcast series that answers all your questions! Find out more about sign language, viruses, stars, climate change and more!
- Molecular Rheumatology - World Arthritis Day Learn more about the work of the Molecular Rheumatology group at Trinity!
- MILLA – online language practice with BelowHorizon’s language agent MILLA will guide you through free online English, German, Spanish, and French practice sessoins on its prototype system!
- The Tent of Bad Science How can we recognise "good" science without understanding "bad" science? Join us in the Tent of Bad Science where science and stories meet!
- Technology in My Life: Citizens’ Think-In Join researchers from the ADAPT research centre to discuss some of the ethical issues we face in the digital age
- E-PRO: Empowering European Patients in Radiation Oncology Join researchers from Radiation Therapy for a citizens’ information evening where you can hear about the free online course they developed in partnership with patient advocates
- H2020 INTEGRITY Secondary school students can join researchers for a session dedicated to research integrity, technology in education, and ethical issues like Alexa and homework, driverless cars and fast fashion!
- The Great Plastics Debate So much plastic, so little time to decide what to do with it! Join researchers from AMBER for The Great Plastics Debate!
- Learn how to read Homer in Ancient Greek! Join Professor Ahuvia Kahane for a live demonstration of how to read Homer’s famous poems, the Iliad and Odyssey, in their original ancient Greek
- Start Talking About Citizen Science in Ireland Today! Join Joseph Roche and Laura Bell for a virtual tour of the EU-Citizen.Science platform
- Astrolands - Exploring the Universe with I-LOFAR Find out what I-LOFAR is all about and learn more about the observing facility at Birr Castle!
- ABAIR, Tá Tusa Uainn! Teicneolaíocht Urlabhra don Ghaeilge Join researchers for a live drop-in ‘caint agus comhrá’ session where you can learn more about ABAIR and Míle Glór!
- Back for the Future: Escape the Climate Crisis! Tackle our live virtual escape room and help to solve the climate crisis!
- Portrait of the Artist: Seamus Heaney and Pictures Join Dr Rosie Lavan as she leads interactive sessions on Heaney’s poetry, and delivers a talk on November 27
- The Neureka Project Neureka is a free non-profit smartphone app for dementia and mental health research. Download the app and join a Neureka scientist for a demo!
- Interacting with 3D Molecules Are you curious about what the molecules around us look like in 3D? Then you are in the right place!
- Let’s talk about TB... and how smoking affects the immune response of lung cells Join Seónadh O’Leary for a chat about her research on TB!
- Biological vs Chronological Age What is the difference between biological and chronological age? How is it measured? This activity will debunk “frailty” as a concept.
- Exploring Research and Research Careers Are you curious about the kind of research undertaken at Irish Universities? Interested to know what goes into researching a topic? Ever wonder what researchers actually do day to day? Join us for this conversation!
- Kids Science: Coronavirus Join researchers for an online, interactive workshop that involves drawing, experiments, and learning all about viruses!
- The Code of Kells Join researchers from the ADAPT research centre for an online workshop for children who love solving puzzles!
- Watch and Learn: what film and television can teach us about society Join Rebecca Carr for an introduction to film literacy. Bring your favourite flicks!
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 955428