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Zoom for Thought Episode 57: Mind Space - the moon, mars and me with Dr. Niamh Shaw
On November 20th, 2022, in a live Zoom for Thought event, UCD Discovery director Professor Patricia Maguire interviewed space reporter Dr Niamh Shaw in Temple Bar Gallery as part of (opens in a new window)Science Foundation Ireland’s (opens in a new window)C'mere Till I Tell Ye festival for Science Week.
For more read our Top Takeaway Thoughts article.
Zoom for Thought Episode 56: Maintaining Energy Security, an added imperative for accelerated decarbonisation? with Prof. Andrew Keane
In our Zoom for Thought on April 12th, 2022, UCD Discovery director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke with Professor Andrew Keane, director of the UCD Energy Institute. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and the video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 55: The evolution of organised crime in Ireland, with Paul Williams
In our Zoom for Thought on March 29th, 2022, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Paul Williams, multi-award winning crime journalist, author and broadcaster, about, "The evolution of organised crime in Ireland". In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and the video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 54: In between small drugs and protein therapeutics: what can peptides offer? Prof. Denis Shields
On March 1st, 2022, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Denis Shields, Full Professor of Clinical Bioinformatics at UCD School of Medicine, on UCD Discovery's Zoom for Thought series. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and the video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 53: Challenges and Opportunities for AI in Medical Image Analysis, with Dr. Kathleen Curran
On February 15th, 2022, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Kathleen Curran, an assistant professor in Diagnostic Imaging in UCD School of Medicine, on UCD Discovery's Zoom for Thought series. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and a link to the video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 52: An Intellectual History of the Welfare State, with Prof. Bryan Fanning
On February 1st, 2022, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Bryan Fanning, professor of Migration and Social Policy at UCD, on UCD Discovery's Zoom for Thought series, about, "An Intellectual History of the Welfare State". In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 51: Interdisciplinary collaboration to inform marine environmental management and policy, with Prof. Tasman Crowe
On December 14th, 2021, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Prof. Tasman Crowe, director of the Earth Institute at UCD, on UCD Discovery's Zoom for Thought series. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 50: Consentification and Treaties: When are Constitutions Not Enough? Prof. Imelda Maher
On November 2nd, 2021, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Imelda Maher, Sutherland Full Professor of European Law and former Dean of Law, UCD, on UCD Discovery's Zoom for Thought series. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 49: New Economics for Sustainable Development to recover better from the pandemic, with Chantal Line Carpentier
On October 19th, 2021, guest host Scott Rickard, Discovery Adjunct Professor at UCD Discovery, spoke with Chantal Line Carpentier, Chief, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development New York Office of the Secretary-General. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 48: Statistics: the key to unlocking the story in data, with Prof. Claire Gormley
In our Zoom for Thought on July 27th, 2021, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Claire Gormley, full professor at UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and a link to the video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 47: Diversity by Design: Embedding Inclusivity into Products & Solutions, with Fiona O'Brien
In our Zoom for Thought on July 20th, 2021, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Fiona O’Brien, Chief Channel Officer and Head of Operations, EMEA, Lenovo. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 46: The Humanities of the Future, with Prof. Anne Fuchs
In our Zoom for Thought on July 13th, 2021, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Anne Fuchs, Director of UCD Humanities Institute. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and a link to the video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 45: Technology-fuelled innovation, with Dr. Prag Sharma
In our Zoom for Thought on July 6th, 2021, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Dr. Prag Sharma, Senior Vice President at Citi Innovation Labs. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 44: Post-Covid-19 opportunities for a sustainable 2050, with Tess Mateo
In our Zoom for Thought on June 29th, 2021, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke with Tess Mateo, green investor, entrepreneur and special advisor to the United Nations on gender and climate. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 43: Precision Nutrition - Food for Thought? Prof. Lorraine Brennan
In our Zoom for Thought on June 15th, 2021, UCD Discovery director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Lorraine Brennan, Full Professor of Human Nutrition at University College Dublin. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 42: COVID-19: An extraordinary time for research with Prof Orla Feely
In our Zoom for Thought on June 8th 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Orla Feely, Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact and Professor of Electronic Engineering at University College Dublin. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 41: Providing a compass not a map - cultivating interdisciplinary research, with Professor Patricia Maguire
In a special first anniversary episode of Zoom for Thought on May 25th, 2021, we turned the tables on its host UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire. She spoke to guest host UCD Adjunct Professor Scott Rickard. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 40: The voice of the public in research, with Dr Ruth Freeman
In our Zoom for Thought on May 18th, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Dr Ruth Freeman, Director - Science for Society. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 39: Intel Unleashed - Preparing for the Future, with Bernie Capraro
In our Zoom for Thought on May 11th, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Bernie Capraro, Research Manager, Silicon Technology, Intel Research & Development Ireland. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 38: Training with the Next Generation of Machine Learning Leaders, with Prof. Brian Mac Namee.
In our Zoom for Thought on April 27th, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Brian Mac Namee, Associate Professor at the UCD School of Computer Science. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 37: How to improve your mental wellbeing while working from home, with Olivia Maguire.
In our Zoom for Thought on April 20th, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Olivia Maguire, Portfolio Manager in the J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) Global Liquidity team in London. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 36: Citizenship Matters, with Prof. Iseult Honohan
In our Zoom for Thought on March 23rd, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Iseult Honohan, Associate Professor Emeritus at the UCD School of Politics and International Relations. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 35: Why Interdisciplinary Researchers will Never be Unemployed, with Naoimh O’Connor
In our Zoom for Thought on March 16th, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Naoimh O’Connor, Research Careers Manager at University College Dublin. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 34: Will the Pandemic have the ‘Medici Effect’ on Cybersecurity? Niall McGrath
In our Zoom for Thought on March 9th, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Niall McGrath, Senior Director of DocuSign, on the topic, “Will the Pandemic have the ‘Medici Effect’ on Cybersecurity?” In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 33: Converting a great idea into a global business - what does it take? Tom Flanagan
In our Zoom for Thought on March 2nd, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Tom Flanagan, Director of Enterprise and Commercialisation at NovaUCD. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 32: Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Pandemic with Prof. Stephen Gordon
In our Zoom for Thought on February 23rd, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Stephen Gordon, Professor at UCD School of Veterinary Medicine. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 31: Finance as a Force for Energy Transition, with Keith Tuffley
In our Zoom for Thought on February 9th, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Keith Tuffley, Global Co-Head of the Sustainability & Corporate Transitions group at Citi. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 30: Phase III: The UCD O’Brien Centre for Science, with Prof. Padraig Dunne
In our Zoom for Thought on February 2nd, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Padraig Dunne, Professor, UCD School of Physics and Academic Lead of Science Phase III. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 29: Digital Transformation in a Post COVID-19 World, with Cathriona Hallahan
In our Zoom for Thought on January 27th, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Cathriona Hallahan, Managing Director of Microsoft Ireland. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 28: COVID-19 Profit Warnings: Delivering Bad News in a Time of Crisis, with Prof. Niamh Brennan
In our Zoom for Thought on January 19th, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Niamh Brennan, Michael MacCormac Professor of Management at UCD, and Founder/Academic Director of the UCD Centre for Corporate Governance. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 27: Passion! Not Points! - with educational columnist for The Irish Times Brian Mooney
In our Zoom for Thought on January 12th, 2021, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Brian Mooney, guidance counsellor, educational columnist for The Irish Times and end-of-career guidance counsellor at Standard Life. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 26: Popular Culture and Covid-19, with Prof. Diane Negra.
In our Zoom for Thought on December 8th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Diane Negra, Professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture at University College Dublin. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 25: Technology for good: supporting the way we connect, work, innovate and live, with Anne Sheehan
In our Zoom for Thought on December 1st, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Anne Sheehan, Director, Vodafone Business UK. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 24: The Technology Fallacy: How People are the Real Key to Digital Transformation, with Dr Jerry Kane
In our Zoom for Thought on November 17th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Dr Gerald C. (Jerry) Kane, Professor of Information Systems and Faculty Director of the Edmund H. Shea, Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 23: Why People of Colour in Ireland Need Allies, Not Bystanders, with Dr Ebun Joseph.
In our Zoom for Thought on November 10th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Dr Ebun Joseph, co-founder and coordinator of Ireland’s first Black Studies module at UCD. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 22: Brexit, Borders and Chicken, with Prof. Ben Tonra
In our Zoom for Thought on November 3rd, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Ben Tonra, MRIA, Full Professor of International Relations at the UCD School of Politics and International Relations. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 21: The Role of Social and Behavioural Research in Strategic Communications, with Dr. Rob Mooney.
In our Zoom for Thought on October 20th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Rob Mooney, Deputy Head of Communications, NPHET Behavioural Change Subgroup, Covid Tracker App Development Team. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 20: Poems that Solve Puzzles: The History and Science of Algorithms, with Prof. Chris Bleakley
In our Zoom for Thought on October 13th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Chris Bleakley, Associate Professor and Head of UCD School of Computer Science, about his new book. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 19: Cyber Security Talent Challenges - The Lost Summer Project, with Owen O’Connor
In ourZoom for Thought on October 6th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Owen O’Connor, a Director of Information Security at Salesforce. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts.
Zoom for Thought Episode 18: The Future of Mathematics, with Prof. Peter Lynch
In our Zoom for Thought on September 29th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Peter Lynch, Emeritus Professor at the UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 17: What Wearables Tell Us About Ourselves (and the World), with Dr Conor Heneghan
In our Zoom for Thought on September 15th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Dr Conor Heneghan, Director of Research Algorithms at Fitbit, California. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 16: Returning to Our Roots to Combat a Crisis, with Prof. Muthoni Masinde
In our Zoom for Thought on September 8th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Professor Patricia Maguire spoke to Muthoni Masinde, Professor of Computer Science and Founder and CEO of the drought prediction app (opens in a new window)ITIKI. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 15: Transforming Healthcare using Artificial Intelligence - Lessons from Ophthalmology, with Dr. Pearse Keane.
In our Zoom for Thought on July 28th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Prof Patricia Maguire spoke to Dr Pearse Keane, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and Associate Professor at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 14: The New European Green Deal in Ireland, with Dr. Eddie O’Connor
In our Zoom for Thought on July 23rd, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Prof Patricia Maguire - and co-host Prof Andy Keane, Director of UCD Energy Institute - spoke to Dr. Eddie O’Connor. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 13: The Future of Work, with Barry Winkless
In our Zoom for Thought on July 21st, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Prof Patricia Maguire spoke to Barry Winkless (pictured), CSO and Head of Cpl Recruitment’s Future of Work Institute. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 12: Glass to grass goodness: Ireland’s dairy opportunity, with Zoe Kavanagh
In our Zoom for Thought on July 14th, 2020, Prof Patricia Maguire and co-host Prof Dolores O’Riordan, Director of UCD Institute of Food & Health spoke to Zoe Kavanagh, CEO of the National Dairy Council. The event was hosted as part of the (opens in a new window)UCD Plotting the Future: Towards Sustainability programme. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 11: A human-centred approach to cultural heritage technologies with Prof. Luigina Ciolf
In our Zoom for Thought on July 7th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Prof Patricia Maguire spoke to Luigina Ciolfi, Professor of Human-Centred Computing at Sheffield Hallam University. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 10: Why Employees Might Be Your Best Defence Against Today’s Cyber Threats, with Tom Keating
In our Zoom for Thought series on Tuesday June 30th 2020, Prof. Patricia Maguire chats to Tom Keating, VP of Engineering & Belfast Site Leader, Proofpoint. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 9: Digital tools to individualise medicine, with Prof. Eric Topol
In our Zoom for Thought on June 23rd, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Prof Patricia Maguire spoke to Eric Topol, Founder and Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 8: Ecosystem collapse in modern Ireland, with Pádraic Fogarty
In our Zoom for Thought on June 16th, 2020, UCD Discovery Director Prof Patricia Maguire spoke to Whittled Away author and Irish Wildlife Trust Campaigns Officer Pádraic Fogarty. In case you missed it, here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 7: Cyber Risk a Moving Target, with Jacky Fox
In our Zoom for Thought on June 9th, 2020, UCD Discovery Directory Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Jacky Fox, Managing Director, Accenture Ireland Security, and Vice Chair Cyber Ireland about "Cyber Risk a Moving Target".
Zoom for Thought Episode 6: The UCD Community and the Covid-19 Crisis, with Prof. Joe Carthy
In our Zoom for Thought on May 26th, 2020, UCD Discovery Directory Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Prof. Joe Carthy, College Principal and Dean of Science at University College Dublin about “The UCD Community and the Covid-19 Crisis”.
Zoom for Thought Episode 5: Space Research in the Time of Covid-19 with Prof. Lorraine Hanlon
In our Zoom for Thought on May 19th, 2020, UCD Discovery Directory Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Prof. Lorraine Hanlon (pictured), Director of the newly created UCD Centre for Space Research (C-SPACE). In case you missed it, here are our top takeaway thoughts.
Zoom for Thought Episode 4: Creativity in a Crisis with Jim Prior
In our Zoom for Thought chat on May 12th, 2020, UCD Discovery Directory Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Jim Prior, Global CEO of next-generation brand agency Superunion/WPP. In case you missed it here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts and the event video.
Zoom for Thought Episode 3: How a cancer researcher can help in a Covid-19 pandemic, with Prof. William Gallagher,
In our Zoom for Thought on May 5th, 2020, UCD Discovery Directory Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Prof. William Gallagher, Director of UCD Conway Institute about how a cancer researcher can help in a Covid-19 pandemic. In case you missed it, we give you our key takeaways.
Zoom for Thought Episode 2: The Data of Disease, with Prof. Scott Rickard
In our Zoom for Thought on April 28th, 2020 , UCD Discovery Directory Prof. Patricia Maguire spoke to Scott Rickard, Chief Data Scientist, Citadel, and Adjunct Professor, UCD Institute for Discovery. In case you missed it here are our Top Takeaway Thoughts.
Zoom for Thought Episode 1: Interdisciplinary research in a global pandemic, with Prof. Fionnuala Ní Áinle
Our Zoom for Thought series was kicked off by Prof. Fionnuala Ní Áinle, Co-Director, UCD Conway SPHERE and Clinical Lead in the Department of Haematology at Dublin's Mater Misericordiae hospital. She spoke to our host, UCD Discovery Director Prof. Patricia Maguire about interdisciplinary research in a global pandemic and the alarming prevalence of blood clots in critical Covid-19 cases.