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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
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
Breakthrough in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research
Prof Paul Moynagh and his resarch team in the Department of Biology have made a breakthrough discovery by identifying a protein ‘Pellino3’ that may protect against inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Creating a buzz in the bee industry
Beemune, a spin-out company from Maynooth University stands to create a buzz in the migratory bee industry, which has suffered devastating declines in hive populations in recent years.
Wednesday, 21 August 2013