Spotlight on Research
Harnessing the power of cells to calm inflammatory disease
Dr Karen English, a Principal Investigator in the Department of Biology, and head of the Cellular Immunology Lab at Maynooth University, has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Early-Career Researcher of the Year by Irish Research Council (IRC) for her work on developing stronger, ‘calming’ cells in therapies for inflammation.
Wednesday, 05 December 2018
How GDPR has changed the advertising game
Tthanks to GDPR, digital advertising is about to see a back to the future return to the tradition of good content
Monday, 26 November 2018
How adult education can shape and promote equality
Adult learning has the potential to bring about a just, fair and equal society
Friday, 23 November 2018
Andy Irvine: A Life’s Work in Folk Music
Since arriving in Dublin in 1962, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Irvine has been an ever-present figure on the Irish music scene, and is a worthy recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards next week.
Saturday, 27 October 2018
Why fixing Ireland's housing crisis requires a change of policy
Opinion: the strongest indication that the government's policy has failed is how the housing emergency has extended across Irish society
Friday, 12 October 2018
A Historic Moment in Reproductive Rights
The Minister for Health introduced the Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill in the Dáil, which seeks to legalise abortion services in Ireland this week. This was a historic occasion undoubtedly in a State and society that has demonstrated a deeply troubled relationship with women who fall pregnant outside of marriage by institutionalizing or criminalizing women.
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
How mechanical peacocks took 18th century Dublin by storm
Are you ever tempted to buy a lottery ticket, persuaded by an enticing prize? Have you ever been keen to buy tickets for a popular show, aware that the act is touring from overseas for a limited number of dates? Does clever technology captivate you and do you like to be conversant with it when chatting to your peers? If you answered yes, to any or all of those questions, then you have something in common with the 18th-century Dubliners and visitors to the city who paid to view a show at the "Great Room in William Street" (likely the current headquarters of the Irish Georgian Society) in 1774.
Sunday, 30 September 2018
How useful is the content we create online?
How useful is the content we create online? By Dr Peter Mooney, Department of Computer Science The Brainstorm long read: we generate a massive amount of online content from Facebook posts to YouTube videos, but it's nearly impossible for us to manage the privacy of this data
Friday, 31 August 2018
Lost in translation: Koko the gorilla and language research
In June, the world learned of the passing of a great personality in language research. The said personality was not a human researcher but a non-human primate and long-term participant, Koko the gorilla.
Monday, 13 August 2018
How do our brains work?
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a Cognitive Neuroscience technique that enables us to stimulate the human brain non-invasively. While this in itself is an impressive feat, the technique is not just a fascinating toy, but plays a huge role in informing our understanding of how the brain and different functions are related.
Wednesday, 08 August 2018