Show Notes
Trinity's Professor of Genetics Dan Bradley talks about piecing together the human story through ancient DNA, what the massive migrations through Europe mean to us and which population remained virtually untouched by all of this. How can 1 in 5 people in Donegal have the same relatively recent male ancestor? He talks genetic fingerprints, time-travelling and more.
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Dr David McGrath is Director of Trinity's College Health Service and came to this line of medicine through his work at the University of Edinburgh where he found his calling. He talks us through his early days of experience in emergency medicine and also his work with patients that had what came to be known as AIDS during his time in Kenya. Dr McGrath talks us through drastic changes in student health brought about by the COVID pandemic and how his practice has changed. He gives some good insight on what are main factors in improving student mental health.
Professor Ruth Byrne is a globally acknowledged scholarly leader in the field of Cognitive Psychology: a psychological scientist who has advanced our understanding of the human mind. She has made a distinguished scholarly contribution to psychology through her research on human reasoning and imagination including experimental and computational investigations of reasoning and imaginative thought.
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Business Studies and German student Zara Hussey spoke with us from her Erasmus placement in Innsbruck, Austria. She has had a life-changing experience while going to university in a new country and different culture. Her non-profit work with JustDiggit has also been eye-opening and rewarding. Listen in to get some of your Erasmus and study abroad questions answered! Zara says she is happy to answer questions about her experience with Erasmus: [email protected].
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