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How basic research advances and protects society

How basic research advances and protects society

Author(s): Martin McHugh, Marcus Baumann, Sarah Hayes, F. Jerry Reen, Laurie Ryan, Davide Tiana, Jessica Whelan Basic research is often misunderstood by the public and misconstrued by the media. Try this role play to learn how research is funded and how basic research...
SSPC Industry Placement at MSD with Alex Horan UCD

SSPC Industry Placement at MSD with Alex Horan UCD

My name is Alex and I’m from Kilkenny. I graduated from University College Dublin with a BSc in Chemistry in 2017 and began my PhD under the supervision of Dr Eoghan McGarrigle. My research focusses on the development of new synthetic methodologies in organic...
Louise Laffan’s blog on the meaning of St. Patrick’s Day

Louise Laffan’s blog on the meaning of St. Patrick’s Day

Hi, I am Louise, I work as the Centre Administrator in SSPC and I am from Limerick. St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration of one Ireland’s Patron Saints. Ireland has a long, complex and often heart breaking history with immigration. For a few people it was a chance at...
SSPC welcomes new investigator Dr Katie Ryan

SSPC welcomes new investigator Dr Katie Ryan

Dr Katie Ryan, University College Cork (UCC) SSPC welcomes new investigator, Dr Katie Ryan (UCC), who will be investigating the impact of novel processing techniques on the stability and functionality of oligonucleotides in order to expand the repertoire of techniques...