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After losing the first phase, what next for Russia in Ukraine?
Putin's forces appear to have processed the hard lessons from the opening weeks in Ukraine and have now reset their war plans, writes Dr David Murphy, Department of History
Tuesday, 03 May 2022
Memo for gardeners: pesticides are bad news for bees
One third of Ireland's 100 bee species are at threat of extinction due to habitat loss and pesticide use, writes Merissa Cullen, PhD candidate in the Department of Biology
Monday, 25 April 2022
Space wars: how outer space became a military zone
Many states have had their eyes on the skies in regard to military expansion into space for decades writes Ciara Finnegan, PhD scholar, Department of Law
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Disruptive cell linked to insulin resistance and childhood pre-diabetes
A study by Dr Andy Hogan on childhood obesity shows for the first time, a new cell type contributing to insulin resistance in children as young as six
Thursday, 07 April 2022
Are narcissistic bosses good at raising cash?
Confident, charismatic, and uniquely talented leaders tend to fare rather well at corporate fundraising write Jon Gruda, School of Business, Maynooth University and Jim McCleskey, Western Governors University
Monday, 28 March 2022
'When people with convictions get degrees, everybody wins'
We should make higher education accessible for people with convictions, not deter them from applying writes Dr Ian D. Marder, Dr Ciara Bracken-Roche, Dr Joe Garrihy, Prof Claire Hamilton, Gemma Lynch, and Dr Rose Ryan
Monday, 21 March 2022
CSI St Patrick: just where is the saint's body?
Despite his fame, the exact location of the body of St Patrick has been a bone of contention for over a millennium, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley, Department of Early Irish
Monday, 14 March 2022
Ukraine: what's likely to unfold in the coming weeks?
We can expect more pressure to be applied on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and probably an increase in urban warfare, writes Dr David Murphy, Department of History
Monday, 07 March 2022
Russia’s invasion is a response to Ukraine’s pro-democratic and pro-western ambitions
Ukraine today is a country attempting to forge its own political destiny in the shadow of a larger force, write Professor Hana Cervinkova and Dr John Paul Newman
Friday, 04 March 2022
A short history of Russia's long standing paranoia about the West
Russia's suspicions, unease, and sense of insecurity over Europe and the West go back to the 1700s, writes Dr David Murphy, Department of History
Thursday, 03 March 2022