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The head-hunter who measured Irishmen's skulls
Victorian anthropologist Alfred Haddon used skull measuring to investigate the racial origins of isolated communities in the west of Ireland, writes Dr Ciarán Walsh, the Department of Anthropology
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Will Joe Biden 'speak softly' or 'carry a big stick' in Latin America?
President elect Joe Biden's foreign policy approach to Latin America is likely to be a mixture of persuasion and force, writes Dr Barry Cannon, Department of Sociology
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Why is Donald Trump dancing to "YMCA"?
A camp 1970s' gay disco anthem has become an unlikely hit at the US president's Make America Great Again rallies, writes Dr A. Jamie Saris, Department of Anthropology
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Just a 'bad flu'? How death notices debunk that Covid-19 myth
Excess mortality shows that Covid-19 killed more people in one month than the most recent severe flu season did in three, according to research led by Dr Gerard McCarthy, Department of Geography
Thursday, 22 October 2020
Why county lockdowns won't work without changes in our behaviour
The response to the pandemic requires massive action from governments, industry and citizens to reduce the spread of infection, writes Catherine Kelly, PhD student, Dept of Applied Social Studies
Thursday, 15 October 2020
The 10 swing states that will decide the US presidential election
The results in these states in November will tell us if Donald Trump gets four more years or if Joe Biden is heading to the White House, writes Dr Adrian Kavanagh, Dept of Geography
Thursday, 08 October 2020
A taste for life: work without long commutes
Many families don't want to return to the pre-Covid slog of long commutes with no time to spend with children, writes Miriam Teehan, Department of Anthropology
Thursday, 01 October 2020
Are children going out of fashion?
Low birth rates have created major new challenges for countries around the world, writes Professor Mary Corcoran, Department of Sociology
Monday, 28 September 2020
Why Belarus will never be the same again
The outcome of the past six weeks of protests in Belarus is uncertain, but the country is unlikely to ever return to the status quo, writes Oleg Chupryna, Department of Sociology
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
What are local authorities doing to help artists and the arts?
There are massive differences in arts provision throughout the country, writes Amanda Jane Graham, Department of Sociology
Monday, 14 September 2020