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Disruptive cell linked to insulin resistance and childhood pre-diabetes
A study by Dr Andy Hogan on childhood obesity shows for the first time, a new cell type contributing to insulin resistance in children as young as six
Thursday, 07 April 2022
Are narcissistic bosses good at raising cash?
Confident, charismatic, and uniquely talented leaders tend to fare rather well at corporate fundraising write Jon Gruda, School of Business, Maynooth University and Jim McCleskey, Western Governors University
Monday, 28 March 2022
'When people with convictions get degrees, everybody wins'
We should make higher education accessible for people with convictions, not deter them from applying writes Dr Ian D. Marder, Dr Ciara Bracken-Roche, Dr Joe Garrihy, Prof Claire Hamilton, Gemma Lynch, and Dr Rose Ryan
Monday, 21 March 2022
CSI St Patrick: just where is the saint's body?
Despite his fame, the exact location of the body of St Patrick has been a bone of contention for over a millennium, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley, Department of Early Irish
Monday, 14 March 2022
Ukraine: what's likely to unfold in the coming weeks?
We can expect more pressure to be applied on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and probably an increase in urban warfare, writes Dr David Murphy, Department of History
Monday, 07 March 2022
Russia’s invasion is a response to Ukraine’s pro-democratic and pro-western ambitions
Ukraine today is a country attempting to forge its own political destiny in the shadow of a larger force, write Professor Hana Cervinkova and Dr John Paul Newman
Friday, 04 March 2022
A short history of Russia's long standing paranoia about the West
Russia's suspicions, unease, and sense of insecurity over Europe and the West go back to the 1700s, writes Dr David Murphy, Department of History
Thursday, 03 March 2022
Has the pandemic impacted more on introverts or extroverts?
Research has found that introverts experienced increased anxiety at the onset of the pandemic, but extroverts quickly caught up, writes Dr Jon Gruda and Dr Adegboyega Ojo, School of Business
Friday, 25 February 2022
'Make Russia great again': why Putin is a man on a mission
The latest military build-up of Kremlin forces near Ukraine's border is part of Putin's plan to restore historical Russia, writes Oleg Chupryna, PhD scholar in the Department of Sociology
Monday, 07 February 2022
Is it time to rethink employment services for the long-term unemployed?
The experience of those using public employment services such as JobPath shows they're not fit for purpose, writes Dr Michael McGann, Department of Sociology
Saturday, 05 February 2022