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Will brands and businesses take a side on protests and activism?
People are increasingly turning to what they buy and consume to make a stance on socio-political issues such as LGBT+ inclusion, writes Dr Max Yu of the School of Business
Thursday, 27 June 2024
Does the public want harsher sentences for criminals?
Public attitudes to criminal justice issues may be more complex than simply assuming 'law and order' policies will be politically popular, writes Dr Ian Marder of the School of Law and Criminology
Tuesday, 18 June 2024
3 reasons children can benefit from yoga and a 5-step practice for them
Practicing yoga has rich learning potential for children as a life skill and a way to experience joy in movement, writes Dr Suzanne O'Keeffe of the Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education at MU's School of Education
Tuesday, 11 June 2024
The misinformation about misinformation
We tend to overestimate how gullible others are, but misinformation can have dramatic consequences, writes Dr Constance de Saint Laurent, Assistant Professor of Sociotechnical Systems at the Department of Psychology
Wednesday, 05 June 2024
What can we expect from the 2024 local elections?
Local election contests are an important bellwether of how political parties and groupings are faring in the run-up to the next general election, write Dr Adrian Kavanagh and Caoilfhionn D'Arcy of the Geography Department
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Wreckers and levellers: evicting Ireland's poor during the Great Famine
These reviled figures were involved in the evictions of some 250,000 Irish families during the 1840s and 1850s, writes Dr Ciarán Reilly, Department of History
Friday, 17 May 2024
The ogham stones which show off the earliest writing in Ireland
The country's surviving ogham stones give a fascinating insight into the development of the Irish language, writes Dr Nora White, Department of Early Irish
Monday, 13 May 2024
All you need to know about Eurovision voting patterns
There are many parallels between Eurovision voting and regular election campaigns, write Dr Adrian Kavanagh and Caoilfhionn D'Arcy of the Department of Geography
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Trees in Irish literature
Literature and Ireland's Trees project is aiming to produce an archive about the tree in Irish writing and culture, writes Dr Stephen O'Neill, Department of English
Monday, 22 April 2024
Who were the Irish people who moved to La Rochelle in the 17th century?
Many of the Irish who settled in the French city between the 1630s and 1680s prospered there as merchants and seafarers, writes PhD scholar Sandrine Tromeur of the Department of History
Tuesday, 16 April 2024