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Are Irish nuns facing extinction?
In an article for The Irish Times, Dr Bronagh Ann McShane, School of Histories and Humanities, provides historical context for a new RTE documentary that asks if the nuns in Irish convents today are the last of their kind.
15 Jan 2024
Culture|Research|Society
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Embracing ‘virtual dark tourism’ could help heritage sites at risk of degradation
Nicole Basaraba, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, writes about her research on virtual dark tourism for The Conversation.
15 Jan 2024
Culture|Research
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The Conversation: Freedom of thought is under threat. Here’s what we can do to protect it
Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity College Dublin, writes in The Conversation about what we can do to protect freedom of thought against the threat posed by states, big tech and even ourselves.
9 Jan 2024
Society
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Abuse survivors’ experience of family law focus of new research
The research is being undertaken by the School of Social Work and Social Policy in conjunction with Women's Aid and University College Cork.
8 Jan 2024
Research|Society
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Trinity hosts major world conference on school effectiveness
More than 500 delegates will attend the conference from 9-12 January, reflecting on strategies to support and enhance the functioning of schools.
5 Jan 2024
Research|Society
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Central banks should be fighting the climate crisis – here’s why
Professors Martin Sokol, Trinity, and Jennie Stephens, Northeastern University, argue the case for central banks catalysing a more just, equitable and climate-stable future in this piece for The Conversation.
5 Jan 2024
Environment|Society|Sustainability
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AI could make cities autonomous, but that doesn’t mean we should let it happen
Trinity's Prof Federico Cugurullo believes we should be very careful before handing control of our cities to AIs. He writes about AI urbanism and the challenges ahead in this piece for The Conversation.
4 Jan 2024
Culture|Science|Society|Sustainability