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What Parasite tells us about life in modern Korea
The Oscar-winning film may investigate Korean society, but it also says much about current international social issues, writes Dr Rebecca Chiyoko King-O'Riain of the Department of Sociology
Monday, 10 February 2020
Why saying hello is a good idea in third-level education
Interaction between students and lecturers can have a surprising pay-off for both parties, writes Dr Christina O'Connor and Dr Gillian Moran at the School of Business, and Prof Denise Luethge, Northern Kentucky University
Monday, 03 February 2020
How close are we to finding life beyond the solar system?
More than 4,000 planets outside our solar system have been detected by astronomers to date, writes Dr Emma Whelan, lecturer in Experimental Physics
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Meet your new workmates: Generation Z's views on work and careers
The next generation of workers may have awesome digital skills but are apprehensive about communicating and working face-to-face write Kim Margaret Coogan and Marian Crowley-Henry of the School of Business
Wednesday, 08 January 2020
Why the study of history is so crucial for our society
The announcement that Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh had requested that History is to be given a special core status in the Framework for Junior Cycle was a welcome surprise.
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Will Ukraine's president be able to stop the war with Russia?
Aside from that infamous phone call with Donald Trump, a bigger issue for Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the conflict with Ukraine's noisy neighbours, writes Oleg Chupryna a PhD student in the Department of Sociology
Thursday, 12 December 2019
What is Islamic finance - and what has Ireland done about it?
Islamic finance has potential opportunities for the Irish financial services sector, but legislative changes are needed to make it work here, writes Dr Edana Richardson, Department of Law
Thursday, 12 December 2019
We need to talk about how we adapt to climate change
While it’s critical to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we also need to consider how we adapt to climate change, writes Dr Conor Murphy of ICARUS and the Department of Geography
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
The problem with Ivanka
Social media memes around Ivanka Trump's G20 summit appearance were the subject an Inaugural Lecture by Prof Maria Pramaggiore titled ‘Princess President? Gender, Power and the Meme-ing of Ivanka Trump’
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
The Great Hack: from the Counterculture to Cambridge Analytica
The recent Netflix documentary shows the legacy of the American Counterculture in technology's mix of desire and control, writes Dr Alan Carmody is a PhD graduate of the English Department
Wednesday, 30 October 2019