The Future of Research

A panel discussion on the future of research in Europe organised by the Trinity Long Room Hub.

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What will the future of European Research look like in an era of global changes and challenges?
Join us on Tuesday, 23 June at 5.45 p.m. in the Trinity Long Room Hub for a panel discussion on the future of research in Europe, following the presentation of the Trinity European Laureate Award for Research to Professor Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council.

Professor Leptin will deliver a Laureate Address on European Research, and the panel will include Professor Luke O’Neill and Government Science Advisor Prof Aoife McLysaght.
Dr Diarmuid O'Brien, CEO of Research Ireland, will also deliver a speech during this event.
There will be a small reception and networking opportunity from 5 p.m. in the Ideas Space of the Trinity Long Room Hub, and the event itself will conclude at 7 p.m.

About Professor Maria Leptin
Maria Leptin has been the President of the European Research Council (ERC) since November 2021 and chairs the ERC governing body, the Scientific Council. She is a biologist best known for her work on the mechanisms that enable a developing body to assume its correct shape.
Before her appointment as ERC President, Maria Leptin was the Director of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) in Heidelberg, and a research group leader at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.
She is an elected member of EMBO, the Academia Europaea, the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina), the Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste, the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and the European Academy of Sciences. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, a Foreign Member of the Royal Society and an international member of the US National Academy of Sciences. She holds the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EFPL), Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Nova University Lisbon and the University of Cambridge. She was awarded the lifetime achievement award by the Latin American Society for Developmental Biology, the De Sanctis Award for Europe and the De Sanctis Award for Research.

This event is run in accordance with Trinity’s Dignity and Respect policy, and its commitment to nurturing a respectful and inclusive research culture.
Please indicate if you have any access requirements, such as ISL/English interpreting, so that we can facilitate you in attending this event. Contact: tlrh@tcd.ie