Opinion
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Why Boris Johnson must stop talking about ‘good British common sense’
A fascinating opinion-editorial written by Trinity's lecturer in philosophy, Peter West.
19 Jun 2020
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China’s quantum satellite enables first totally secure long-range messages
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Harun Siljak writes how this technology is being used to reach a major milestone: long-range secure communication you could trust even without trusting the satellite it runs through.
16 Jun 2020
Research
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Why it’s difficult to be a woman in research right now
Professor Clodagh Brook discusses how women in research have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and what can be done to ensure that female researchers continue to be heard. This article was published on siliconrepublic.com on June 2nd, 2020
16 Jun 2020
Research
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Mass action needed to change US
Daniel Geary, Mark Pigott associate professor in American history, writing in the Irish Times that steps required to prevent police murdering of African Americans have been known for 50 years.
8 Jun 2020
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Northern Ireland after coronavirus: three scenarios for politics and peace
A thought-provoking opinion piece published by The Conversation and written by David Mitchell, assistant professor in conflict resolution and reconiliation at Trinity.
4 Jun 2020
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Like Covid 19, child domestic abuse respects no boundaries
This opinion piece from Dr Stephanie Holt, Associate Professor and Head of School and Dr Ruth Elliffe, Teaching Fellow, School of Social Work & Social Policy, was published in the Irish Examiner
2 Jun 2020
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Face coverings: the evidence is there if we look beyond what’s strictly medical
In an opinion piece originally published in the Irish Independent, Dr Louise Caffrey, Assistant Professor of Social Policy, says there's plenty of evidence to back the broad use of face coverings to help defeat Covid-19, if you look beyond what's strictly medical.
2 Jun 2020
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Has business efficiency made Covid crisis worse?
Novel argument in praise of "redundancy" from Trinity Business School's Tanusree Jain and colleagues Adrian Zicari, Concepcion Galdon and Mario Aquino Alves. Published first in the Business Post.
28 May 2020
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Why children must be the focus as lockdown eases
Social Work and Social Policy Professor Robbie Gilligan writes on the importance of placing children centre-stage as we exit lockdown. This opinion piece was first published by the Business Post.
14 May 2020
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Why trust is key to making calculated grades work
A timely piece from Professor Damian Murchan, head of Trinity's School of Education, on why trust is key to the success calculated grades for this year's Leaving Cert. First published in the Irish Independent.
11 May 2020
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Coronavirus: how physiotherapists are helping patients recover
Assistant professor in physiotherapy at Trinity, Julie Broderick, with a jointly written piece about the importance of physiotherapy for people who are critically ill with COVID-19.
8 May 2020
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Why UN can win back support on human rights
An opinion piece by Donna Lyons, Assistant Professor at the Trinity School of Law, on how the United Nations could win back support for its human rights framework, as first published in the Business Post
8 May 2020
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Treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquinine: can you teach an old drug new tricks?
Assistant professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at Trinity, Niamh O'Boyle, with an important piece underlining why nobody should self-medicate when fighting COVID-19.
1 May 2020
Research
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Confinement: the fear of death, the price of life and the risk of living
A fascinating opinion-editorial by Laurent Muzellec, professor in marketing, Trinity Business School, which was first published in the Irish Independent.
30 Apr 2020
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COVID-19 and why conscious capitalism can be the new normal
The Covid-19 virus pandemic has changed and will continue to change the world in profound ways. Our social, economic and political world will never be the same.
15 Apr 2020
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Indian citizenship has now been reduced to ‘us’ versus ‘them’
A thought-provoking piece written by Trinity professors, Rahul Sambaraju and Suryapratim Roy, and published by The Conversation, which considers two controversial changes to citizenship laws in India.
2 Mar 2020
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Quantum internet: the next global network is already being laid
Written by Trinity and CONNECT's Dr Harun Šiljak, and published by The Conversation, this piece looks ahead to see what the future holds in a world with access to a quantum internet.
18 Feb 2020
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Opinion: Sinn Féin’s surge signals a precarious path ahead
Gaily McElroy, Trinity's professor in political science, with a thought-provoking opinion piece on the results of the Irish general election, first published by The Conversation.
11 Feb 2020
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Palestinians will never be convinced a deal with Israel is worth making if annexation is packaged as peace
Writing for The Conversation, Trinity's Professor Brendan Browne responds to the so-called “deal of the century” for Israel-Palestine “peace” unveiled in Washington this week.
30 Jan 2020
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Things people say about exercise that aren’t true
It can be hard to include exercise in our busy lives, despite the best of intentions. There are a lot of reasons people don’t exercise, and a lot of misconceptions about exercise. Here are nine common misconceptions about exercise and what research actually tells us.
16 Dec 2019
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Understanding autism: new research dispels common assumptions
Ruth Byrne from Trinity College Dublin and Kinga Morsanyi, from Queen's University Belfast explore new insights into the autistic mind and what it’s like to have autism.
13 Dec 2019
Research
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Nature versus nurture: how modern science is rewriting it
The question of whether it is genes or environment that largely shapes human behaviour has been debated for centuries. During the second half of the 20th century, there were two camps of scientists – each believing that nature or nurture, respectively, was exclusively at play.
27 Nov 2019
Research
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Gaza: what life is like under the continuing Israeli blockade
By the seaside in Gaza City. Yaser Alashqar, Author provided Yaser Alashqar, Trinity College Dublin In his latest update to the UN Security Council in late October, Nicolay Mlandenov, the UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, warned that as the occupation of Palestinian land continues and a two-state solution moves further away: […]
8 Nov 2019
Research
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How to stay fit into your 60s and beyond
Ageing is inevitable and is influenced by many things – but keeping active can slow ageing and increase life expectancy.
6 Nov 2019
Research
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Virgin Galactic goes public and leads space tourism race
The route to success in the space tourism industry is bound to be a wild ride and Branson is hoping his first mover advantage will bring healthy returns in the long run.
5 Nov 2019
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Reconnecting with what we are eating, and each other
Research is revealing the negative impacts of eating alone, which has been found to be linked to a variety of mental and physical health conditions.
4 Nov 2019
Research
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Shame plays an important role in political life – or at least it used to
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, Aneta St?pie?, with an opinion piece published by The Conversation.
23 Oct 2019
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Freedom of thought is under attack – here’s how to save your mind
Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neurophysiology Simon McCarthy explores freedom of thought as it stands at a critical crossroads.
21 Oct 2019
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Podcast: To the moon and beyond 3
Trinity's Professor Louis Brennan, who has studied the business of space for some time, features in this podcast about the current space race and its wider implications.
18 Jul 2019
Research
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How Luxembourg is positioning itself to be the centre of space business
Luxembourg sees the business of space as one of its future engines of economic development and prosperity, according to Professor Louis Brennan.
16 Jul 2019