The latest MISHE Seminar, held in ATU Sligo and online, focused on computational methods in chemistry. Joaquin Klug and Callum Ives, new lecturers in the Faculty of Science, explained how computer simulations can be used to study molecules and chemical reactions, helping scientists understand molecular structures, properties, and behaviours. By applying Newtonian mechanics, large molecules like proteins and glycans can be modelled, while quantum mechanics provides insights into electron behaviour and chemical bonds at an atomic level. Callum and Joaquin explained their research on how these methods reveal details of molecular function critical for fields like drug and vaccine design. There was a lot of interest and discussion on how Machine Learning can be applied to the field to speed up discovery. Many thanks to Kieran Hughes and Ramen Ghosh for organising. If you are not already on the MISHE seminar mailing list and would like to receive details in future please contact us to be added.