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The food system needs a revolution

We need a food revolution, argue the authors of the piece, who feel processed-food producers can sometimes paint a false picture of supposed improvements.

15 Jul 2019

Four ways blockchain could make the internet safer, fairer and more creative

Blockchain could help stamp out hate, allow you to vote with your phone, stop tech companies selling your data, and ensure you never forget another password.

15 Jul 2019

We spoke to survivalists prepping for disaster: here’s what we learned

A fascinating piece published by The Conversation, featuring contributions by Associate Professors in Marketing at Trinity, Norah Campbell and Sarah Browne.

24 Jun 2019

An anti-Brexit party just made an incredible breakthrough in Northern Ireland

An opinion piece by Professor David Mitchell, around the success of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, published by The Conversation.

30 May 2019

Theresa May is right about one thing – it’s time politicians worked together

by Martin Fellenz, Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour, School of Business Brexit increasingly looks like a train crash in slow motion. Watching the British parliament going through consecutive Brexit votes, however, only to end up back where it started, is more like an ever repeating loop of the moments just before and after impact. If […]

26 Mar 2019

Ireland determined to avoid no-deal scenario as UK plays politics

The UK's no-deal tariff plan was viewed in Dublin as a way to scare Brexiteers into supporting Theresa May's deal, says Dr Etain Tannam, in this comment piece for The Conversation.

20 Mar 2019

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Donald Trump’s use of humiliation could have catastrophic consequences

Donald Trump's use of humiliation could have catastrophic consequences, explains Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, in this piece for The Conversation.

11 Mar 2019

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If anyone won the Oscars this year it was Netflix – the prize for industry disruption

No single film dominated the 2019 Academy Awards as in some years, but arguably Netflix emerges as the winner, says Prof Louis Brennan and Dr Paul Lyons in this piece for The Conversation.

27 Feb 2019

The Troubles: tens of thousands of people were violently displaced in Northern Ireland

The legacy of violent displacement in Northern Ireland has yet to be fully examined, explains Brendan Ciarán Browne, Assistant Professor and Course Coordinator MPhil Conflict Resolution, in this piece for The Conversation.

26 Feb 2019

Leo Varadkar’s coalition government holds remarkably stable in face of Brexit

Opinion piece published by ‘The Conversation’ by Gail McElroy, Professor in Political Science, Trinity College Dublin On paper, Theresa May and Leo Varadkar have much in common politically. Ideologically centre-right, both the British prime minister and Irish premier (Taoiseach) head minority governments that rest on precarious confidence and supply agreements. But Varadkar is in a […]

4 Feb 2019

Keeping fit: how to do the right exercise for your age

Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy at Trinity, Julie Broderick, with an opinion piece about varying your exercise with age, which was published by The Conversation.

4 Jan 2019

Why Brexit is causing turmoil for the pound and other markets

Trinity's Professor of International Finance and Commodities, Brian Lucey, contributes to a piece originally published by The Conversation.

14 Dec 2018

Brexit: views from around Europe on future relationship between UK and EU

Experts from around the EU, including Trinity's Etain Tannam, explain the priorities in member states for the next steps of the future EU-UK relationship

22 Nov 2018

Political representation: ethnicity trumps gender in Burundi and Rwanda

An opinion editorial written by Assistant Professor in Economics, Andrea Guariso and published by The Conversation.

12 Nov 2018

DUP’s red lines based on self-destructive Britishness many unionists don’t share

An opinion editorial written by Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, David Mitchell, and published by The Conversation.

31 Oct 2018

Who is behind the name of Elena Ferrante?

An opinion piece published by The Conversation explores who is behind the name of the pseudonymous Italian novelist Elena Ferrante.

24 Oct 2018

Wicked problems and how to solve them

An opinion piece published by The Conversation that explains how wicked problems can be solved, by using a water systems research case study.

18 Oct 2018

Is stakeholder capitalism making a comeback?

Over two centuries, capitalist ethos has swung from profit-taking for the few, to a distribution of wealth to the many, and back again. Is the pendulum poised to swing once more? asks Professor Louis Brennan in this piece for The Conversation.

8 Oct 2018

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How capitalism ruined our relationship with bacteria

How is our perception of bacteria influenced by the aims and desires of the manufacturers of cleaning products, asks Norah Campbell, Trinity College Dublin and Cormac Deane, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

5 Oct 2018

Brexit: fears in Dublin that time is running out to solve Irish border impasse

Despite the hype from some in the UK, very few observers expected a Brexit breakthrough at the EU’s Salzburg summit on September 20, writes Dr Etain Tannam in a piece for The Conversation.

24 Sep 2018

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