Opinion
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Why the Norman conquest still has a powerful hold over British culture and politics
Britain appears to be a nation on the verge of Norman-conquest mania, writes Millie Horton-Insch, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, History of Art Department, in a piece for The Conversation.
8 Sep 2025
Culture|Research
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AI can democratise higher education if used wisely
Professor Orla Sheils, Vice-Provost and Chief Academic Officer, writes in The Irish Times about the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence to the higher education sphere, and argues that they should be embraced.
25 Aug 2025
Community|Innovation|Society|Students
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Why Ireland’s mild temperatures won’t protect it from the climate crisis
Prof. Graham Dwyer from the Trinity Centre for Social Innovation and Prof. Karen Wilshire, Professor of Climate Sciences at Trinity, write about a topical issue for The Conversation.
22 Aug 2025
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Kneecap trial spotlights challenges for Irish speakers in British and Irish courts
Many would rather use the language they know best to answer questions on which their liberty or livelihood could depend, writes Dr Róisín Á Costello, School of Law, in an article first published in The Irish Times.
21 Aug 2025
Research|Society
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Did the Sun boycott make Liverpool more leftwing? My study indicates it may have shifted views
Lucas da Silva, Department of Political Science, examines how the longstanding boycott of the rightwing tabloid the Sun in Liverpool affected people’s political attitudes up to 2004.
8 Aug 2025
Research|Society