RBSS Programme 2013
Robert Boyle Summer School Schedule
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Thursday 4th |
INTRODUCTION TO BOYLE AND LISMORE |
9:30 – 10:00 |
Screening of audio visual presentation: The Lismore Experience (30 mins) |
10:00 – 10:30 / 11:30 - 12:00 |
"The Boyle Show", Eoin Gill, Waterford Institute of Technology |
11:30 – 12:30 |
Walking Tour of Lismore |
Evening Lecture 7:00pm |
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Friday 5th |
HISTORY AND CONTEXT |
9:30 – 10:00 am |
Registration at Lismore Heritage Centre |
10:00 am |
"On the Boyle: Robert Boyle (1627–1691) and early modern English science", |
11:00 am |
Tea and coffee sponsored by Lismore House Hotel and Lismore Heritage Centre. |
11:30am |
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3:30 pm |
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4:45 pm |
Screening of audio visual presentation: The Lismore Experience (30 mins) |
7:00 pm |
Barbecue in Lismore Castle Upper Stables |
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Guest of Honour: Mr Sean Sherlock TDMinister for Research and InnovationFeaturing: a re-enactment of some famous experiments of Robert Boyle Traditional music by Sonas, food by NudeFood (Wine sponsored by Ballyrafter House Hotel and Lismore House Hotel) |
Saturday 6th |
BOYLE’S SCIENCE IN ACTION |
10:00 am |
"For the Glory of God, and for the Relief of Man's Estate" Dr Allan Chapman, University of Oxford |
11:00 am | Tea and coffee sponsored by Lismore House Hotel and Lismore Heritage Centre. |
11:30 am |
"The impact of global ageing", Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Trinity College Dublin |
3:30 pm |
"Plants for the 21st Century", Professor Liam Dolan FRS, University of Oxford |
5:00 pm |
Tour Of Lismore Castle Gardens |
8.00 pm |
(With some entertainment devised by Jim Malone and Liam Convery) |
10:00pm |
Panel Discussion at Lismore House Hotel |
Sunday 7th |
RELAXATION AND REFLECTION |
12:00pm- 2:00pm |
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Events held at the Lismore Heritage Centre unless otherwise stated. |
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Thanks to the supporters of Robert Boyle Summer School 2013:
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The Robert BoyleFoundation |
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Institute of Chemistry of Ireland |
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