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Biodiversity loss has knock-on effects on global markets

Losses in countries with smaller, less-developed economies, impact large, developed economies, according to a new study that shows pollinator declines and potential loss of pollination services can have widespread implications for global trade in food.

30 Mar 2022

Research

‘Putin is Hitler’: why we use analogies to talk about the Ukraine war, and how they can lead to peace

The war in Ukraine has produced a disorienting array of analogies. David Mitchell, Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation looks at how analogy is used to both create policy and justify it in this piece for The Conversation.

30 Mar 2022

Research|Society

New €3.7 million project will enable systemic adaptation to decarbonised economy and sustainable living

This Human Capital Initiative project – Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon and Climate (IKC3) – brings together national and international leaders in education, innovation and entrepreneurship.

29 Mar 2022

Research

The edge currents that don’t go with the flow – scientists make peculiar quantum discovery

The work could eventually inspire new methods for controlling the flow of energy through nanoscale structures, which could have applications in materials science and computing with better performance and sustainability in mind.

28 Mar 2022

Research

Searching for the Achilles Heel of paediatric cancer cells: Daffodil Day 2022

For Daffodil Day, we look at Professor Adrian Bracken's ground-breaking research investigating targeted therapies for the devastating childhood brain cancer, DMG - supported by the Irish Cancer Society.

25 Mar 2022

Research