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