Author Archives: Isla Watton

Pallavi Kumari is a Biophysicist working on the effect of a new class of organic salts, known as ionic liquids, on cell membranes and cells. She is a PhD student in the School of Physics, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, … Continue reading →

Dr. Sarah Brennan (@stabrennan), NUI Galway, will be taking part in Soapbox Science Galway on 29th June with the talk:“The Marvels of Human Milk”         by Sarah Brennan The Science of Human Milk is pretty fantastic. As a GP … Continue reading →

Dr. Fearon Cassidy (@FearonCassidy), NUI Galway, is taking part in Soapbox Science Galway on 29th June 2019 with the talk: “Stem cells in your bones?!”       What does a scientist look like? by  Fearon Cassidy  Since I first heard about Soapbox … Continue reading →

Michelle Curran (@PalaeoShel), NUI Galway, is taking part in Soapbox Science Galway on 29th June 2019 with the talk: “How past climate can help prepare us for the future”         Lessons from the past: how past climate can help us … Continue reading →

Joanne Smith (@jorosmith) is an Associate Professor and Director of Research in the School of Psychology at the University of Exeter. She was also Director of Education from 2012-2014. Joanne studies how the groups that we belong to influence our behaviour … Continue reading →

Dr. Priyanka Dey is a post-doctoral research fellow the University of Exeter’s physics department where she works on disease detection technology that uses nanoparticles. Here she tells us about her journey so far –both her journey in science and her … Continue reading →

Dr Siobhán McClean, UCD, will be taking part in Soapbox Science Dublin 2019 with the talk: “We need to talk about vaccines – using bacteria’s stickiness to prevent infection”.  She completed her BSc in Biochemistry in UCD and received her PhD … Continue reading →

Fengyuan Zhang (@FengyuanZhang1), is a PhD student in the School of Physics at University College Dublin. Her work is focused on the study of nanoscale materials which have the potential to be used for faster data storage applications with lower … Continue reading →

Prof Angela Kydd (@angelabkydd), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon and NHS Grampian, took part in Soapbox Science Aberdeen on 25th May 2019, with the talk: “We Need To Get Rid Of The Word ‘Old’; It Tells Us Nothing”     … Continue reading →

Irene O’Callaghan (@irenelovesdogs), University College Cork, is taking part in Soapbox Science Cork 2019 with the talk: “Counting bugs for cleaner rivers: how biodiversity and water quality connect”       Soapbox Science: How did you get to your current position? Irene … Continue reading →