Spotlight on Research
It's all a game - from chess to election campaigns
Dr Tuvana Pastine is one of Ireland’s leading practitioners of game theory. Her recent interest is analysing political campaign finance legislation.
Thursday, 01 June 2017
Are new technologies for men only?
Dr Sarah Arnold is resarching how new entertainment technologies are shaped by gender discourse
Thursday, 20 April 2017
The complexities of sex work
Should it be legal to sell sex? Will new Irish laws protect sex workers, or put them at risk? Dr Paul Ryan is researching sexuality and prostitution policy across 24 European countries.
Friday, 10 March 2017
How history is leading us to the frontiers of tolerance
What are the limits of tolerance? If we tolerate the most extreme and illiberal views, do they threaten to destroy the concept of tolerance itself? Philosopher Dr Susan Gottlöber believes that a pluralist society is the best one for humanity to be happy.
Friday, 20 January 2017
Stemming the tide of antibiotic resistance
Dr Fiona Walsh, biologist, is working to uncover how and why resistance moves into harmful bacteria.
Monday, 12 December 2016
Opera: now showing at a cinema near you
It's being billed as ‘event cinema’ and growing numbers of cinema-goers are heading to the multiplex to catch an opera. Christopher Morris, Professor of Music, is exploring what is behind this new phenomenon.
Tuesday, 01 November 2016
The philosophies guiding education: Why student-teacher relationships matter most
Prof Sharon Todd is researching how best to build strong and ethical relationships between students and teachers.
Friday, 30 September 2016
Timing is of the essence
Neuroscientists at Maynooth are uncovering how working with circadian rhythm can aid recovery from illness
Tuesday, 03 May 2016
The Digital World of 1916
Researchers at Maynooth are using new technologies to enable public access to information and stories previously locked away in archives and museums
Monday, 07 March 2016
Measuring crop yields
Studies by Dr Caroline Brophy, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, have established a new seeding recipe to boost grasslands, helping farmers feed more animals while cutting the amount of fertiliser going into soils.
Monday, 28 December 2015