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Farming and the sustainability challenge
The economic importance of Irish farming is well documented, as is the high level of CO2 emissions that the sector generates, writes Dr Michael Hayden, School of Business.
Monday, 19 September 2022
Trees in Irish literature
Literature and Ireland's Trees project is aiming to produce an archive about the tree in Irish writing and culture, writes Dr Stephen O'Neill, Department of English
Tuesday, 13 September 2022
Are the far right a threat to Irish democracy?
Civil society strategies are needed to help prevent any future far right growth in Ireland, write Barry Cannon and Joseph Munnelly of the Sociology Department
Thursday, 01 September 2022
How should Ireland's new sentencing guidelines operate?
Sentencing guidelines can help create a smarter criminal justice system writes Dr Ian Marder, School of Law and Criminology
Monday, 22 August 2022
Access to health technologies: the case of the COVID-19 vaccine
Socially responsible shareholders are shaping corporate behaviours write Prof Aisling McMahon & Dr Edana Richardson of MU's School of Law and Criminology.
Monday, 15 August 2022
Ukrainian civilian resistance in the war with Russia
Civilian resistance has proven to be of huge assistance to Ukrainian military forces in the war against Russia writes Dr David Murphy, Department of History.
Monday, 08 August 2022
Is the cost of living crisis driving people from Ireland?
Irish people are moving abroad in search of better housing, healthcare, public transport, education and childcare write Dr Marian Crowley-Henry and Conor Cronin
Tuesday, 02 August 2022
The heat is on: heatwaves, wildfires and food in a warming climate
Extreme weather events represent a huge challenge to our planet writes Prof Peter Thorne, Department of Geography and ICARUS
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Moving to electric cars: how big data is leading our transition
A new Horizon project, FLOW, aims to transition road transport towards zero emissions, writes Dr Fabiano Pallonetto at the School of Business.
Monday, 25 July 2022
Are you suffering from social jetlag?
Is your your social schedule messing with your body clock and causing disrupted sleep? For World Brain Day, Prof Andrew Coogan and Sudha Raman respond
Friday, 22 July 2022