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What have the Anglo-Normans ever done for us anyway?
Not much, writes MU historian Dr Eamon Darcy apart from giving us counties, the Pale, fortified towns, stone castles, Gothic architecture and markets ...
Monday, 15 September 2025
3 threats for Ireland's new maritime security strategy to examine
The new maritime security strategy comes at a time when Ireland stands at a critical juncture in defining how it will protect one of Europe's largest sea areas, writes PhD graduate of the Centre for Military History and Strategic Studies, Dr Giovanni Parente
Monday, 08 September 2025
The rise, fall and renaissance of electrochemistry
The once unfashionable science which began with a dissected frog is now behind a vast array of indispensable modern innovations, writes Gillian Collins of the Department of Chemistry
Monday, 01 September 2025
Are hot Irish days worsening due to climate change?
A climate attribution study has found that last month's mini-heatwave can be linked to human-influenced climate change, write Dr Claire Bergin and Prof Peter Thorne from ICARUS
Monday, 25 August 2025
Meet Hans Sloane, the Co Down man who brought the banjo to Europe
The legacy of the man who brought the banjo and hot chocolate to Europe is overshadowed by his involvement in the slave trade, writes Dr Rory Corbett, a recent graduate of the Department of Music
Monday, 18 August 2025
Why did Oliver Cromwell end up in Ireland in the first place?
Cromwell's well-equipped troops faced an army of Irish and Old English Catholics, Irish Protestants and English royalists, writes Dr Eamon Darcy from Critical Skills
Monday, 11 August 2025
How transhumanism might transform our existence
Transhumanism might appear to be the stuff of science fiction but advances in medicine, engineering and bioscience are bringing it closer to reality, writes Charles A. Piecyk of the Philosophy Department
Tuesday, 05 August 2025
What does learning a second language do to your first one?
First language loss is where people may lose aspects of their native language when they learn a second one, writes Wieteke Windrich, PhD scholar in the School of Modern Languages
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
'Unheard' gives voice to those living with illness or major life change
Unheard, a short poem and video performance, amplifies the voices of participants in research on ageing, chronic illness and caregiving, write Joan Alaboson, Matthew McKenna and Grevet Moyo of the Department of Psychology
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Are we prepared for future emergency evacuations?
Societal and demographic changes will have a major effect on how people experience and survive mass casualty and disaster events, write Prof Mark Maguire of the Anthropology Department and security consultant, Alexandre Rodde
Tuesday, 15 July 2025