Dr Shaun O’Boyle
I am a science communicator working across museums, education, and broadcasting. I consult on public engagement projects such as exhibitions and events, and I teach workshops on science communication.
I am a research fellow at DCU, where I explore museum and art-science approaches to co-creation in scientific research.
I am an organiser of the International Day of LGBTQ+ People in STEM, and I recently worked with Dr Alfredo Carpineti to produce The Queer Variable, a collection of interviews with LGBTQ+ people in STEM.
I am a co-founder of producing partnership, aka BUREAU, with artist Maurice Kelliher. We produce radio documentaries, podcast series, and audio stories that feature diverse voices and unexpected narratives. We make work independently and in collaboration with or commissioned by others.
1999–2003 – BSc (Hons) in Physiology at NUI, Galway
2003–2008 – PhD in Biochemistry at NUI, Galway
2009–2010 – Postdoctoral Researcher at UCD
2010–2013 – Producer of Futureproof at Newstalk
2011–2013 – Communications at Science Gallery Dublin
2013–2015 – Events at Science Gallery Dublin
2015–2016 – Research at TBSI and Science Gallery Dublin
2013–Present – Co-founder / Producer at Bureau
2010–Present – Public Engagement Consultant
2021-Present – Research Fellow at DCU