Spotlight on Research

Coastal flooding

Flood severity across Europe: How a changing climate impacts on regions

Dr Conor Murphy has collaborated with a multinational research team in the largest-scale study of its kind confirming how climate change impacts on flooding

Friday, 30 August 2019

Virtual Reality - Spotlight on Research

'Where exactly does the human begin and the machine end?'

Science fiction has long been brooding over the nature of humanity’s relationship with technology, writes Dr Thomas Connolly, Department of English

Monday, 26 August 2019

How Albert Einstein became a household name 100 years ago

1919's total eclipse of the sun provided the first evidence in favour of Einstein's theory of general relativity writes Prof Peter Coles, Department of Theoretical Physics

Monday, 19 August 2019

Spotlight on research - Sara Culhane - Cinema

How cinema brought the world to rural Ireland in the 1950s

Research and oral histories show how cinemas in Co Mayo and elsewhere provided a window onto the wider world in the 1950s writes Dr Sarah Culhane, Department of Media Studies

Monday, 12 August 2019

How to use LinkedIn more effectively

Building up professional networks is a long-term endeavour that does not necessarily deliver immediate returns, writes Dr Bastian Rake, School of Business

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Hidden weather hazards: how extreme weather events can affect millions of people

Research by Dr Conor Murphy, Dr Tom Matthews and Professor Rob Wilby finds that powerful cyclones followed by deadly heatwaves are an emerging weather threat

Wednesday, 24 July 2019

A bust of Bernardo O'Higgins

¡Viva Irlanda! Remembering the history of the Irish in Argentina

Irish people have had a huge impact on Argentina's culture and society, but awareness of this heritage has been virtually forgotten writes Maria Lujan Medina of our School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

The man behind the moustache: meet the real Douglas Hyde

Dr Máire Nic an Bhaird of the Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education examines the creative personality of Ireland’s first President

Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Derry Girls and the value of good television

While Game of Thrones is economically valuable to Northern Ireland, programmes such as Derry Girls offer more social value to audiences writes Dr Sarah Arnold, Department of Media Studies

Monday, 10 June 2019

What Nietzsche can teach us about fake news

The philosopher's legacy has been tainted by erroneous readings of his work and misappropriation of his ideas, writes Dr Matt Fogarty, Department of English

Friday, 31 May 2019

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