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Why the study of history is so crucial for our society
The announcement that Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh had requested that History is to be given a special core status in the Framework for Junior Cycle was a welcome surprise.
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Will Ukraine's president be able to stop the war with Russia?
Aside from that infamous phone call with Donald Trump, a bigger issue for Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the conflict with Ukraine's noisy neighbours, writes Oleg Chupryna a PhD student in the Department of Sociology
Thursday, 12 December 2019
What is Islamic finance - and what has Ireland done about it?
Islamic finance has potential opportunities for the Irish financial services sector, but legislative changes are needed to make it work here, writes Dr Edana Richardson, Department of Law
Thursday, 12 December 2019
We need to talk about how we adapt to climate change
While it’s critical to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we also need to consider how we adapt to climate change, writes Dr Conor Murphy of ICARUS and the Department of Geography
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
The problem with Ivanka
Social media memes around Ivanka Trump's G20 summit appearance were the subject an Inaugural Lecture by Prof Maria Pramaggiore titled ‘Princess President? Gender, Power and the Meme-ing of Ivanka Trump’
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
The Great Hack: from the Counterculture to Cambridge Analytica
The recent Netflix documentary shows the legacy of the American Counterculture in technology's mix of desire and control, writes Dr Alan Carmody is a PhD graduate of the English Department
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
How maths can calculate climate change's impact on our sea levels
Research to discover what is happening to the sea levels around our coasts begins with mud and ends with maths, writes Prof Andrew Parnell, Hamilton Institute
Monday, 21 October 2019
The shanty towns Argentina's politicians have abandoned
Those who live in Argentina's villas miseria are excluded from official maps and marginalised by society, writes Dr Alan Smyth in the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Thursday, 10 October 2019
The growing market for sex and intimacy in the gig economy
There is a growing market for the broadcasters of online sexualised content, writes Dr Paul Ryan, Department of Sociology
Wednesday, 02 October 2019
How eHealth could contribute to both health and wealth
eHealth will become a vital component in our future health systems and will help patients track their own wellbeing, writes Dr Nicola Mountford in the School of Business.
Monday, 23 September 2019