Meet the Scientist
Welcome to the 2025–2026 Meet the Scientist series!
This year we have another exciting line-up of free online webinars designed for 4th to 6th class children in Ireland.

Can’t join live? Register anyway and you’ll get the replay link by email, available for 7 days.

Teachers, please note: the register button for each webinar will take you to a Zoom registration page with an overview of the content.

You will need to register separately for every webinar you would like your class to attend.

How does our brain affect how we feel or think?
Meet Dr Declan McKernan Neuroscientist at the University of Galway to discover how the brain’s messages shape how we feel and think.

Overview

• The amazing ways brain sends messages and what those messages do.
• How sometimes the messages can go wrong.
• How medicines can help the brain send messages correctly again.