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Brian Trench Brian Trench, DCU

Brian Trench is a senior lecturer and former Head of School (2002-2007) in the School of Communications, Dublin City University. He is co-ordinator of the Masters in Science Communication, teaching Science and Society and Science in the Media in that programme. His current activities and responsibilities include:

  • Chair, Dublin City University Research Ethics Committee
  • Member of management committee, Centre for Society Information and Media (SIM)
  • Member of management committee, EU-funded ESConet (European Science Communication Workshops) project, 2006-2008
  • Member, executive committee, Public Communication of Science and Technology network
  • Partner in EU-funded project, AVSA (Audio-Visual Science Audiences), 2008-2010
  • Supervisor of research project on public issues in nanotechnology and feasibility study of an Irish media history archive
  • Member, national advisory committee, Exploration Station interactive science centre (opening 2011)
  • External examiner, Open University