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It's music not missiles which is shaping the worldview of Korea
Opinion: for young people worldwide, Korea now means Kpop acts like BTS rather than a stand-off over missiles between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
How the Communiversity introduces people to higher education
The Communiversity programme gives men and women of all ages the chance to learn together and build confidence as they do so
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Can reliving the past change our memories?
Opinion: engaging in structured reminiscence may affect autobiographical memory, both in healthy older adults as well as people with dementia and depression
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
A short history of deadly potions and poisons
Analysis: the recent high profile poisoning case involving Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak has highlighted our dark fascination with death by poisoning
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Love Across Borders
Dr Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain from the Dept of Sociology is looking at the globalisation of love in an Irish context.
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
The first ten minutes of terror: how we respond
Dr Mark Maguire, social anthropologist, is carrying out research into how people respond in the first ten minutes of a terror attack.
Monday, 15 January 2018
The Constitution at 80
With up to eight referendums lined up, there will be no shortage of constitutional debate in the coming years, but what exactly is in the Constitution as things stand?
Monday, 08 January 2018
There's something peculiarly Irish about our approach to policing
Opinion: with the problems at the Department of Justice in sharp focus after recent events, how did its particular relationship with the Garda Síochána came about?
Monday, 04 December 2017