Podcast “What do you want to know”
We’ve all heard of viruses, but do you know how they work? Or whether they’re alive? Or what antibodies actually are? Prof. Andrew Bowie answers all our questions! Listen to the podcast
Inside the Irish lab trying to combat Covid-19
Immunologist Professor Luke O’Neill and a small team of scientists at Trinity College Dublin are collaborating with labs in the Netherlands and Belgium on developing an antiviral drug that they [...]
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT?
The COVID-19 outbreak is what we call a wicked problem. It is highly complex, characterized by factual uncertainty, while values are in dispute and the stakes are high. Although wicked problems [...]
WHICH CRISIS? WHOSE EVIDENCE? ROBUST AND INCLUSIVE EVIDENCE FOR RAPID OUTBREAK GUIDANCE
The speed at which guidance needs to be produced during the COVID-19 outbreak poses a huge challenge to guidance producing bodies around the globe. How to appraise and include wide ranging types [...]
WHAT IS MINE IS YOURS. ACCELERATING R&D RESPONSES DURING OUTBREAKS OF EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Effective and timely innovation of vaccines, diagnostics, and antivirals to respond to outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases is dependent on the efficient collaboration between scientists, [...]
