Spotlight on Research
Chasing waves
In the quest to develop alternate energy sources a group of researchers at Maynooth University are working on how best to capture the wave energy of the sea.
Saturday, 06 September 2014
What can we learn from measuring the temperature of space?
Researchers map ‘cool’ space to learn more about the Big Bang
Friday, 08 August 2014
Can African smallholders really have a share in planning their own futures?
Transformative Engagement Network (TEN) project brings the voice of vulnerable smallholder farmers to bear on environmental discourse at the highest levels
Monday, 09 June 2014
A new dawn for polar bear genetics
Analysis of the DNA of Polar bears has discovered that they are a relatively new species that have genetic adaptations that help them to thrive on a high-fat lifestyle, an insight that could eventually have implications for human health.
Friday, 09 May 2014
Top secret military alliance uncovered
New research uncovers the existence of ALCORA, a covert alliance between Portugal, South Africa and Rhodesia, aimed at propping up the apartheid regimes and institutional racism of both African states.
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Misfortune and Meaning
Dr Thomas Strong from the Department of Anthropology is interpreting the social dimension of people living with illness.
Monday, 07 April 2014
Is Digital Poetry Moving Us Online?
Somewhere at an unexpected and decidedly modern crossroads, the literary and artistic traditions are meeting with the digital, and when they dance here, a world of possibilities opens up. Dr Jeneen Naji, from the Centre for Media Studies, is exploring this potentially infinite space for digital poetry.
Thursday, 06 March 2014
Love Across Borders - looking at the globalisation of love in an Irish context
Dr Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain from the Dept of Sociology is looking at the globalisation of love in an Irish context.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Orbit - a virtual masterpiece
Dr Gordon Delap from the Department of Music has composed a piece of music using never-heard-before sounds generated by a completely new musical instrument.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Taking personal responsibility for climate change adaptation
New research published by Dr Conor Murphy and Prof John Sweeney from the Dept of Geography shows that adaptation to climate change is likely to take place not as a smooth, planned process but as a series of crises which will cause major disruption.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013