Once a fortnight our ‘What it’s like…’ series will interview a member of one of the governance boards, highlighting their work, their role in the Engineers Ireland community and advice for members interested in becoming involved. This week’s interview is with Dr Josette Galligan, chair of the Board of Examiners.

Professor Doug Leith and Dr Stephen Farrell at the Trinity College Dublin School of Computer Science and Statistics have issued a report concluding that user privacy is not protected adequately in COVID-19 tracking apps, including Ireland's COVID Tracker app.

A Spanish company, founded and owned by an Engineers Ireland member, successfully tests technology that turns HVAC systems into an ally to eliminate COVID-19 in indoor environments.

A small glimmer of light passes from one bacterium to another. Under the microscope it might not look like much, but there’s a deadly battle under way: the second cell has just been hit by a poisoned spear.

To begin with, it was just anecdotal reports. Ear, nose and throat specialists from around the world were sharing their experiences on online message boards – they were all seeing a spike in patients experiencing anosmia, a loss of smell.

Some people’s immune systems contain pre-existing protection against coronavirus, indicating that they have encountered a similar infection to COVID-19 before, according to Dr Aleksandra Walczak, a physicist at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France.