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2020: the driest spring at Phoenix Park in Dublin since records began in 1837
A global pandemic means water has taken on a new public health importance and created new vulnerabilities, write Dr Simon Noone, Dr Conor Murphy and Csaba Horvath of ICARUS and the Department of Geography
Friday, 05 June 2020
Ten Steps on a High Road Covid Era Back to Work Strategy
We need to avoid returning to a ‘normal’ that did not work for many people, writes Dr Mary Murphy, Department of Sociology
Friday, 29 May 2020
What's the psychological impact of pandemic-related unemployment?
The economic collapse has sparked widespread distress, writes Dr Nuala Whelan, Department of Sociology
Monday, 25 May 2020
The Ongoing Search for a Cure for Asthma
With asthma sufferers identified as at-risk during the Covid-19 crisis, research on how lung cells respond when they meet an asthmatic trigger is especially important, writes Hazel Dunbar, Department of Biology
Thursday, 21 May 2020
What death notices tell us about the coronavirus across Ireland
A record numbers of death notices were posted to the RIP.ie website in April 2020 for many counties, writes Dr Gerard McCarthy, of the Department of Geography and Dr Pádraig MacCarron, University of Limerick
Monday, 11 May 2020
Are social bonds an option for Ireland's coronavirus recovery?
Social bonds could help to provide much needed capital to fund responses to the crisis, writes Dr Edana Richardson and Dr Aisling McMahon in the Department of Law
Wednesday, 06 May 2020
How will Ireland police the pandemic?
An Garda Síochána have a chance to show that public safety can be maintained through consent rather than enforcement, writes Dr Ian Marder, Department of Law
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
COVID-19 Mental Health Survey by Maynooth University and Trinity College finds high rates of anxiety
Maynooth University and Trinity College collaborate on major Irish Covid-19 study
Monday, 27 April 2020
Maynooth University research assesses how primary schools, teachers, parents and pupils are adjusting to the reality of COVID-19 school closures
80% of respondents state that Irish is the most difficult subject to adapt to distance learning. Research identifies the advantages and disadvantages of online/distance learning for pupils and educators
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
What COVID-19 tells us about technology and human behaviour
We are witnessing some smart thinking during the current crisis when it comes to technology, but will such flexibility continue afterwards?
Monday, 06 April 2020