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2024 Laidlaw Scholars
Laidlaw Scholar |
Programme |
Research Project Title |
Academic Supervisor(s) |
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Abo Obhakhan |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
Acute systemic inflammation disrupts Brain Barriers and cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease |
Dr. Colm Cunningham |
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Aoibheann Kearins |
Physical Sciences Single Pathway |
An Investigation into Scientific Authority in Colonised Ireland |
Dr. Alison Fernandes |
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Clara Tobin |
English Studies Single Pathway |
From influence to legacy: locating the ‘Erthe upon Erthe’ and ‘Whoo so hym be thowgh’ poems in publications available to William Shakespeare between 1531 and 1616. |
Prof. Andrew Murphy |
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Conor Murphy |
Theoretical Physics Single Pathway |
Size dependence of resistive switching ratio in two-dimensional MoS2 memristors |
Prof. Hongzhou Zhang |
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Conor Dubh |
History and Political Science Joint Honours |
The integration of refugee youth in Ireland and Finland: a comparative study of the challenges and solutions as perceived by the professionals who support them. |
Dr. Rachel Hoare |
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Dhruv Ranajit Choudhury |
Computer Science MAJ and Business MIN |
Utilising Homomorphic Encryption with Smart Contracts to Develop a Quantum-Safe Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning Model for Healthcare Applications |
Dr. Hitesh Tewari and Dr. Swati Kumari |
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Eavan O'Keeffe |
English Studies MAJ & Linguistics MIN |
Myths of Language: The Construction of the (Old) English Nation through the Monolingual Paradigm and its Significance in Understanding Anti-Immigrant Sentiment |
Dr Mark Faulkner and Dr Charlie Kerrigan |
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Eniola Oluymeyan |
Computer Science MAJ and Business MIN |
Investigating the utilisation of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) Camera-Based approach for Neonatal Jaundice detection. |
Dr Philippos Papaphilippou and Dr Subrahmanyam Murala |
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Eve Townsley |
Middle Eastern and European Languages and Cultures Single Pathway |
The challenges facing Vergangenheitsbewältigung in modern Germany: Muslim immigration and rising antisemitism |
Dr Zuleika Rodgers |
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Finn Kelly McHugh |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
Community co-creation: understanding and supporting community biodiversity groups. |
Dr. Marcus Collier |
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Freddie Fallon |
Environmental Science and Engineering Single Pathway |
Exploring the relationship between soil compaction and plant biodiversity in green spaces along the urbanisation gradient |
Dr. Marcus Collier |
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Froya Mostue-Thomas |
Social Studies Single Pathway |
The Misconstrued Woman: An exploration into the ways women encountering homelessness in Dublin experience societal perceptions. |
Dr. Joe Whelan |
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Grace Carthy |
Business MAJ and Economics MIN |
Testing the Utility Value Theory. |
Dr Aibhin Bray |
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Jane Emmins |
English Studies MAJ & Linguistics MIN |
‘Place, space, and utopia in the literature of Fire Island 1940-2000.’ |
Prof. Stephen Matterson and Dr Dara Downey |
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Jemma Stubington |
Business MAJ and Economics MIN |
Certifiably Sustainable, the Fashion Industry and Affordability for the Mass Market |
Dr. David Horan |
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Leo Schwartz |
Psychology Single Pathway |
Unravelling Age-Related Dynamics of Facial Recognition |
Prof. Redmond O'Connell |
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Nora Mulvehill |
History of Art & Architecture MAJ and History MIN |
Negotiating Privacy: The Design of Sapphic Domestic Spaces in Early 20th Century Dublin |
Dr Timothy Stott |
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Rachel O'Kelly |
Philosophy MAJ & Religion MIN |
Exploring the impacts of intentional Intergenerational Activity between older and younger generations in an Irish Context |
Dr Philomena Mullen |
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Roberta Trimonyte |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
Investigating Pentose Phosphate Pathway rewiring to alter NOX2 activity in microglia as an immunometabolic treatment strategy against chronic inflammation following traumatic brain injury |
Prof. David J. Loane |
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Ros McAdden |
Ancient and Medieval History and Culture Single Pathway |
Late Devensian glaciation and its influence on medieval urban development in the Irish midlands |
Dr Francis Ludlow and Dr Mark Hennessy |
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Samuel Zen Kai Yap |
Medicine |
Investigation of the In-Vitro Activity of Olorofim-based Combined Antifungal Therapy using a DHODH-teton Mutant for the Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis. |
Prof. Johannes Wagener |
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Saoirse Winters |
Geography and Geoscience Single Pathway |
Investigating how trace concentrations of fluorine impact the growth of the most important carbonate biomineral, calcite. |
Dr. Juan Diego Roderiguez-Blanco |
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Svit Pestotnik Stres |
Medicine |
Evaluating social cognition in cervical dystonia using electroencephalography |
Prof. Richard Reilly |
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Zoe Gardiner |
Medicine |
Exploiting the relationship between LPS and capsule for therapeutic benefit against E.coli UTI and sepsis |
Dr. Julie Renwick and Dr. Naoise McGarry |
2023 Laidlaw Scholars
| Laidlaw Scholar | Programme | Research Project Title | Supervisor | |
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Jimena Alvarez | PPES (Philosophy, Political Science, Economics, Sociology) | Exploratory research into the human experience of integration - Ukrainian refugees in Ireland | Dr Rachel Hoare |
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Julia Anandarajah | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | An investigation into the relationship between type II alveolar epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages in patients suffering from COPD | Dr Suzanne Cloonan |
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Advik Bahadur | Engineering | Investigation of the effectiveness of introducing a few adaptive controllable nodes in complex systems to increase autonomy and synchronisation | Dr Harun Ŝiljak |
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Matthew Blakeney | Theoretical Physics | Machine Learning Symmetry Identification in Classical Mechanical Systems | Dr Kirk Soodhalter |
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Juliet Cabraja | PPES (Philosophy, Political Science, Economics, Sociology) | So Now What? : Exploring the Post-Diagnosis Experiences of Autistic Women | Prof. Michael Shevlin |
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Orla Keane | Medicine | Exploring knowledge and attitudes about Lewy Body dementia (LBD) in care staff in Irish nursing homes | Dr Iracema Leroi |
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Billy Ly | MSISS (Management Science and Information Systems Studies) | An Investigation into the Features of Disinformation that may lead to it being Spread Online | Prof. Owen Conlan |
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Alannah Maxwell | PPES (Philosophy, Political Science, Economics, Sociology) | Sporting Bonds: Can sporting programmes properly facilitate the meaningful integration of migrant and host communities in Ireland? | Dr Mary Philomena Mullen |
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Sadbh McCannon | MSISS (Management Science and Information Systems Studies) | How have existing structures developed Irish Language Feature Film production thus far? Do changes need to be made? | Prof. Ruth Barton |
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Eva McDonnell | Pharmacy | An investigation into the antimicrobial activity of chilli oil against antibiotic susceptible and antibiotic resistant H. pylori and its ability to enhance current antibiotic therapies | Dr Sinead Smith |
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Olamide Obadina | Global Business | Overcoming the dearth of female leaders from ethnic minority groups, to cultivate better gender and racial diversity in the business C-suite | Dr Gorkem Aksaray |
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Eoin O'Connor | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | Changes in Astrocyte Phenotypes in Disease Pathology | Dr Colm Cunningham |
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Oyinkansola Olorunleke | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | Exploring the disparities in the reaction and treatment of COVID-19 between the White and Black Irish populations | Dr Sharee Basdeo |
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Luke Pätzold | Middle Eastern and European Languages and Cultures | A study on the influence of Holocaust fiction on public memory and the spread of misinformation | Dr Zuleika Rodgers |
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Jasmine Relf | Political Science and Geography | An Assesment of the Environmental Viability of the Ecotourism Model within Boracay Island, Philippines | Prof Iris Moeller and Dr Susan Murphy |
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Domhnall Roe | Medicine | Novel approaches in antimicrobial therapy: An investigation into the efficacy of WaaG inhibitors against Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli (UPEC) | Dr Julie Renwick / Ms Naoise McGarry |
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Laura Ryan | Human Health and Disease | Women’s experiences of accessing healthcare services to manage their perimenopause/menopause-related health issues in Ireland | Dr Deirdre Daly |
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Meher Sabharwal | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | Interdisciplinary approach to failure of brain energy as an explanation for delirium in older patients | Dr Colm Cunningham |
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Méabh Scahill | History and History of Art & Architecture | We are here! Queer space, visibility, and the built environment: a study of the Hirschfeld centre and the gay scene in 1980s Dublin | Dr Timothy Stott |
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Devin Seward | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | Investigating the neurotoxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics on mitochondria function in rat brains | Dr Gavin Davey |
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Tea Stapar | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | Investigating the metabolomics of HAMLET/Alpha1 | DrKenneth Hun Mok |
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Oana Tasca | English Studies and Economics | The Dangers of a Single Story | Dr Jane Carroll and Dr Melanie Otto |
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Hannah Viljoen | Law and History | The Right to a Healthy Environment - A Contribution | Dr David Kenny |
2022 Laidlaw Scholars
| Laidlaw Scholar | Programme | Research Project Title | Supervisor | |
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Oliwia Borek | PPES (Political Science and Economics) | The Role of Electoral Saliency in Expatriate Voter Mobilisation | Dr Jacqueline Hayden |
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Mia Brzakovic | Bioengineering | Comparative biomechanical analysis of knee injuries in skiing and snowboarding using Artificial Intelligence 3D modelling | Dr Ciaran Simms |
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Ella Burkett | Philosophy, Political Science, Economics and Sociology (PPES) | How have policy changes surrounding the safety of women, specifically the presence of the Istanbul Convention, affected femicides in Turkey? | Dr Gizem Arikan |
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Mairéad Butler | European Studies (German and Spanish) | Women as Survivors of Civil War Violence: A Comparative Study of Ireland and Spain | Dr Catherine Barbour / Dr Francisco Leira-Castiñeira |
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Evan Carron-Kee | PPES (Political Science, Economics, and Sociology) | Does personality matter for assessed grades? | Dr Yekaterina Chzhen / Dr Kristin Hadfield |
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Sinéad Crowley | Management Science and Information Systems Studies | An Investigation into the impact of COVID-19 on the Irish Health Care System pertaining to outpatients with chronic illnesses | Dr Mary Hughes |
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Peter Dowling | Engineering | Bioremediation of Microplastics in Irish Farm soils | Dr Liwen Xiao |
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Tim Farrelly | Engineering (Computer Engineering) | Developing An Empathy Mechanism for Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning | Dr Ivana Dusparic / Dr Stuart Armstrong |
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Triyaa Gulati | Chemical Sciences | An exploration of micrometeorites on the rooftops of Dublin | Dr Lewys Jones |
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Hannah Kerrigan | Theoretical Physics | Computational Analysis of Seismic Noise Caused by Wind Gusts | Dr Biswajit Basu |
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Martha McKinney-Perry | Law and Political Science | Russia’s Long Shadow: A Comparative Analysis of Russian Military and Political Interference in Post-Soviet States | Dr Noah Buckley |
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Mihai Mesteru | Engineering (Electronic Engineering) | Revisiting the Rectifier: A More Efficient Approach to Modern Electricity Supply | Dr Declan O'Loughlin |
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Emran Yasser Moustafa | Engineering | Investigating the Use of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays ( FGPAs ) for Object Detection in High-Speed Autonomous Navigation | Dr Shreejith Shanker |
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Karl Nicholson | Physical Sciences | Feasibility study of the use of I-LOFAR radio astronomy to analyse and predict solar weather | Dr Evan Keane |
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Adam Ó Ceallaigh | Political Science and Geography | A New Sense of Home: A study into Ireland’s approach to the distribution and integration of asylum seekers after they leave the direct provision system | Dr Immanuel Darkwa |
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Peter O'Flynn | Engineering (Electronic Engineering) | To investigate the impact of antenna design on radar-based breast image quality | Dr Declan O'Loughlin |
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Beatrice Pistola | Middle Eastern Jewish and Islamic Civilisations | The impact of Covid-19 on the ‘European dream’ of Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon | Dr Rachel Hoare / Dr Tylor Brand |
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Luke Rabbitte | CLSS (Computer Science and French) | An Evaluation of the Information Landscape Surrounding Third-Level Study in Ireland | Dr Ailbhe Ní Chasaide |
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Ananya Sanagavaram | Medicine | Exploring attitudes and perceived need for novel neuromodulatory approaches to address cognitive impairment in people with Parkinson’s disease | Dr Iracema Leroi / Dr Sven Vanneste |
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Sarah Tobin McGovern | Theoretical Physics | Exotic Matter: What can we understand about exotic states of matter and their properties under the strong interaction? | Dr Sinéad Ryan |
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Oscar Toomey | Engineering (Electronic and Computer Engineering) | Improving Incremental Structure-from-Motion Efficiency and Performance with Physical Sensor Data | Dr Ciarán Mc Goldrick |
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Sarah Waicus | Medicine | Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea using home sleep polygraphy testing compared to in-laboratory polysomnography during COVID-19: A retrospective chart review | Dr Eddie Moloney |
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Francis Wolfe | PPES (Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics) | Can an ‘interactional’ account of philosophical human rights be a tool for attributing responsibility for global structural injustice? | Dr Adina Preda |
2021 Laidlaw Scholars
| Laidlaw Scholar | Programme | Research Project Title | Supervisor | |
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Rucha Benare
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Bioengineering | Development of a physiologically relevant osteocytic network in vitro to model bone (patho)physiology | Dr David Hoey / Dr Karl Lewis |
Sinead Cummins
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Medicine | The Innate and Adaptive T cell Response to SARS-CoV-2 | Dr Derek Doherty | |
| Georgia Dillon | Law | The Impact of the Inability to Access Period Products on the Irish Educational Experience | Dr Ann Nolan | |
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Aoife Donohoe | Chemical Sciences | The Development of Natural Sustainable Materials for CO2 Capture | Dr Wolfgang Schmitt |
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Julie Dory | English Literature and German | Paradoxical Feminism: Interrogating Internal Misogyny and Female Self-Loathing in the Literature of Margaret Atwood | Dr Bernice Murphy |
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Hugh Gallagher | Law and Political Science | The Myth of the Nomad in Irish Land Law | Dr Rachael Walsh |
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Kyle Ginsberg | Sociology and English Literature | How did the digital LGBTQ+ community use nostalgia and social media to cope during the Covid-19 pandemic? | Dr Anne Holohan |
| William Grugan | Middle Eastern EU Languages Cultures (Columbia) | A Comparative Study of the Imperial Linguistic and Cultural Impact in Three Postcolonial Regions | Dr Tylor Brand | |
| Tom Hegarty | Political Science and Geography | No Sense of Home: A Holistic Study into the Primary Causes of Homelessness in Ireland & the Policy Approaches Taken to Tackle Them | Dr Cian O'Callaghan | |
| Sarah Joyce | Theoretical Physics | Lattice stretching and depletion of electrons - when is it possible for perfectly ordered simple metals to become ferromagnetic? | Dr David O'Regan | |
| Eimear Kearins | Economical and Political Science | An Investigation in the Role of Trade Ties in Minority Language Decline: A Case Study of 19th Century Ireland | Dr Ronan Lyons | |
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Joe Linogao | Engineering with Management | Automated Procedure for the Microbial Analysis of Contact Plates | Dr Conor McGinn |
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Mairead Maguire | History and Political Science | Class Conflict and Setting: The Role of University Settings in Understanding Class Dynamics | Dr Rosie Lavan |
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Jessica Mahon | Biological and Biomedical | The role of immunogenetics in amphibian susceptibility to chytridiomycosis | Dr Aoife McLysaght |
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Lucas Maughan | Pharmacy | Tips for Improving Disposal of Your Unused Pills & Potions Safely (TIDY-UPS) | Dr Tamasine Grimes/ Dr Sam Cromie |
| Laoise Murray | Law | Property Rights and the Constitutional Value of the Marital Family in the Irish Welfare State | Dr Rachael Walsh | |
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Éamon Ó Catháin | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | A quantitative survey of the organic carbon content of an Irish salt marsh | Dr Robin Edwards |
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Michael Officer | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | Understanding transmission of avian influenza to farmed poultry: Roles of biosecurity measures, wildlife interaction and ecological factors | Dr Celia Holland |
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Jamie Palmer | Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering | Development of a prototype, desktop vapour compression distillation device to remove poisonous metals from contaminated drinking water supplies, for application in the developing world | Dr Séamus O'Shaughnessy |
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Sara Rahmani | Psychology | The influence of demographic factors on mental health treatment outcomes: An explorative study | Dr Claire Gillian |
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Conor Ryan | Theoretical Physics | Computational Study of Dipolar Noise in Molecular Spin Qubits | Dr Alessandro Lunghi |
| Isabella Stein | Pharmacy | Ionic liquids: A novel green approach to the development of anti-inflammatory drugs | Dr Lidia Tajber | |
| Sophia Tierney | Psychology | COVID and the Classroom: An Investigation of how Special Needs Childrens’ Social and Cognitive Development has Been Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland | Dr Lorraine Swords |
2020 Laidlaw Scholars
| Laidlaw Scholar | Programme | Research Project Title | Supervisor | |
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Jin Zhe Ang | Medicine | An investigation of environmental and genetic risk factors for comorbid psychiatric disorders in autistic patients. | Dr Louise Gallagher |
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Jason Basquill | Theoretical Physics | Use of boundary element methods for wireless radio wave propagation modelling | Dr Kirk M.Soodhalter |
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Shane Coleman Macken | TSM English Literature and History | Playing Sexuality: The Role of Contemporary Drama in Diversifying Understandings of Queer Identities. | Dr Philip Coleman |
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Dylan Cuskelly | Physical Sciences | Inkjet printing of novel nanoparticle conductive inks for improving silicon solar cell performance. | Dr David McCloskey |
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Ceola Daly | TSM Drama Studies and English Literature | "The Woman in the Scene": Engendering Language in Shakespeare's 'Coriolanus' | Dr Andrew Murphy |
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Xiaolou Feng | Drama and Theatre Studies | Game Theatre and Its Application in Theatre Education for Young People in Classroom | Dr Sarah Jane Scaife |
| Gabrielle Fullam | PPES | Ticking the ‘Other’ Category: A Study Into the Insufficient Categorisation of Mixed-Race Identity | Dr Elaine Moriarty | |
| Beverly Genockey | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | Exploring the Suitability of Abundant Plant Species in Urban Areas for Use as Nature-based Solutions. | Dr Marcus Collier | |
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Janina Knörzer | History | Understanding end time scenarios as a tool of political agitation: Historical perspectives, environmental humanities’ dimensions and implications for today’s political education | Dr Katja Bruisch |
| Sinéad McAteer | Midwifery | An Investigation into the need for Birth Reflection Clinics in the Irish Maternity Services as an aid to recovery after birth trauma | Dr Déirdre Daly | |
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Ben McConkey | PPES | Domination of Healthcare Policy as a tool of the Autocrat – A case study of President Jammeh’s HIV treatment programme in The Gambia | Dr Michelle D'Arcy |
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Michael Mitchell | Theoretical Physics | Real-time Non-local Electron Microscopy Image Denoising by Adaptive Random Patch Fusion | Dr Lewys Jones |
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Claire Morgan-Busher | TSM Ancient History and Archaeology and Latin | Nestor’s Cup in context; combining archaeological and literary approaches to place an inscription and an artefact into its wider social context in the Greek world of the 8th Century BC. | Dr Shane Wallace |
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Harry O'Brien | Management Science and Information System Studies | How will climate change impact coastal communities in Ireland? A study of southern coastal communities | Dr Susan Murphy / Dr Paula Roberts |
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Aminata Roth | Business Economics and Social Studies | Learning from other jurisdictions to improve EU lobbying regulation | Dr Raj Chari |
| Ana Sainz de Murieta | Theoretical Physics | Constraining the origin of dark energy through measurements of exploding stars | Dr Kate Maguire | |
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Mia Sherry | TSM English Literature and Film Studies | Mothers of Nationality: A study of the cinematic function of ‘home’ in contemporary Lebanese cinema | Dr Ruth Barton |
| Lucija Sili | Pharmacy (Integrated) | The Development of Drug Delivery Systems to Treat Pulmonary Disease States Associated with Excess Mucus | Dr Anne Marie Healy | |
| Jennifer Waters | TSM History and Philosophy | Develop a Descriptive Case Study of the Progression and Impact of 'Scientific Expert Testimony' in a Court of Criminal Law | Dr Daniel Geary |
2019 Laidlaw Scholars
| Laidlaw Scholar | Programme | Research Project Title | Supervisor | |
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Bidemi Afolabi |
Pharmacy |
An Assessment of the Efficacious Role of cannabinoids in an in vitro Cell-Based Model of Cachexia |
Dr Richard Porter |
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Alexandra Bodor |
BESS |
The impact of being a second generation immigrant and having a different cultural background to the country you are living in, on young people’s understanding of mental health |
Dr David Ralph and Dr Charlotte Wilson |
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Damien Doherty |
Medicine |
The effect of a maternal ketogenic diet on foetal brain development |
Dr Denis Barry |
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Jack Doherty |
TSM Mathematics and Music |
Mathematics for the Ears: An Explanation of the Hidden Mathematical Structures in Post-Tonal Music |
Dr Sergey Mozgovoy |
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Deirdre Donohue |
Psychology |
Moving to, and Growing Up in, Ireland: Immigrant children’s experience of early life stress, supportive relationships, and long-term psychological wellbeing |
Dr Lorraine Swords |
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Lile Donohue |
PPES |
Improving Ireland's Recycling System: A Comparative Analysis of Welsh and Irish Waste Management |
Dr Anna Davies |
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Kate Duggan |
Human Genetics |
A multi-model approach to the action of the Bcr-Abl kinase and imatinib resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) |
Dr Adrian Bracken |
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Ciara Finan |
Nanoscience Physics and Chemistry of Adv. Materials |
Observing Carbon Dioxide Reduction at Single Enzymes |
Dr Kim McKelvey |
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Filip Grajkowski |
Nanoscience Physics and Chemistry of Adv. Materials |
Polydopamine-functionalised electrodes: fabricating tailored materials for cathodic processes with applications for a sustainable energy economy |
Dr Paula Colavita |
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Alannah Grealy |
Medicine |
Can the Cingulum get you down? A study into the cingulum bundle's more outré deviations and their involvement in depression |
Dr Veronica O'Keane |
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Daniel Hall |
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering |
An investigation into the material properties of various polymers for the purposes of filling tram tracks for cyclist |
Dr Ciaran Simms |
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Zahar Hryniv |
BESS |
From ISDS to MIC: The Underlying Factors Behind the EU Establishing a New Model for Investor-State Relations |
Dr William Phelan |
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Aoife Kearins |
Mathematics |
Applying mathematical insights on transient dynamics to ecology, what can we learn about how plant populations respond to disturbance in a changing world? |
Dr Kirk Soodhalter |
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Ellen McGrady Hogan |
Science |
Does intense physical exercise (e.g. gymnastics) have a notable effect on the genetic potential for the onset of puberty in pre-adolescent children? If so, how does this differ between males and females? |
Dr Louise Gallagher |
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Claire McNamara |
Computer Science |
An interaction tool for clinical researchers to analyse Linked (RDF) Data |
Dr Declan O’Sullivan |
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Amy Monahan |
Nanoscience Physics and Chemistry of Adv. Materials |
Using Microcantilevers with Bio-Functionalised Surfaces for Malaria Vaccine Diagnosis |
Dr Martin Hegner |
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Anurag Nasa |
Medicine |
An investigation of the efferent pathways of the amygdala in Major Depressive Disorder using high resolution, multimodal MRI |
Dr Erik O’Hanlon |
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Jean O'Brien |
Theoretical Physics |
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Environment: Investigating Microplastics Down to the Nanoscale |
Dr Rachel Kavanagh and Dr Lewys Jones |
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Camilla Persello |
Philosophy |
An investigation into the application of Frankfurt-cases as an alternative approach to the problem of freedom of time-travelling agents |
Dr Alison Fernandes |
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Gráinne Sexton |
TSM English Literature and History |
‘Tear down this wall’: Borders and boundaries in the Native American literature of Leslie Marmon Silko |
Dr Philip Coleman |
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Jack Synnott |
Law and Political Science |
The Constitution as a Tool of Oppression: A Comparative Analysis of Constitutional Impacts on Property Rights and Social Justice |
Dr David Kenny |
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Roisin Winters |
Science |
Exploring the benefits of exercise for the brain: the role of inflammation |
Dr Áine Kelly |
2018 Laidlaw Scholars
| Laidlaw Scholar | Programme | Research Project Title | Supervisor | |
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Aaron C.C. |
Pharmacy |
Impact of the antioxidant vitamin ergothioneine on the development of idiopathic pulmonary |
Dr Carsten Ehrhardt |
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Andrew Cleary
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Theoretical Physics |
Leaking Exoplanets: Understanding how Stars affect Atmospheric Escape in Exoplanets |
Professor Aline Vidotto |
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Colin Wilburn |
Science |
Waste Heat Harvesting Using Thermally Charged Capacitors |
Professor David McCloskey |
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Conor Fitzmaurice |
Medicine |
Advances in Nanotherapy in Dermatology |
Professor Alan Irvine |
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Deirdre Power |
English Studies |
Ireland's Empowered Girls: The Pollard Collection of Children's Books and its Contemporary |
Dr Jane Carroll |
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Elle Loughran |
Science |
The impact of codon usage on gene expression variation in human copy number variants and |
Professor Aoife McLysaght |
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Kate Johnston |
Medicine |
Comparison of patient experiences of chronic arthropathy in severe haemophilia before and |
Dr Niamh O’ Connell |
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Luke Fehily |
Nanoscience |
Atom-by-atom structural characterization of nano-materials using aberration-corrected |
Professor Valeria Nicolosi |
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Mollie O’Neill |
Science |
Investigating the potential of resveratrol synthase inhibition in management of Japanese |
Dr Joanna McGouran |
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Philip Smyth |
Medicine |
Characteristics of patients presenting with traumatic brain injuries to an urban university |
Dr Geraldine McMahon |
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Robert Clampett |
Science |
Helium Ion Beam Defects in the Creation of Silicon Waveguides |
Professor David McCloskey/ Professor Hongzhou |
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Robert Power |
Medicine |
Examining the characteristics and germline mutations of upper gastrointestinal cancers in the |
Professor Maeve Lowery |
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Samuel Bateman |
Theoretical Physics |
Helium-Ion microscopy of tumour cell-platelet interactions |
Professor Hongzhou Zhang/Professor Maria Santos- |
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Sarah Honan |
Law |
Justice After Destruction? Legal Avenues and Obstacles for Prosecution of the Yazidi Genocide |
Professor Rosemary Byrne |
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Seán McMahon |
Engineering |
The synthesis of electromechanical strain sensors based on graphene/polymer nano- |
Professor Jonathan Coleman |
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Seán O’Neill |
Philosophy |
The value of outcomes: the intersection of Population and Animal Ethics |
Dr Kenneth Pearce |
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Stefan Nixon |
Theoretical Physics |
Luminous Supernovae across the Universe |
Professor Jose Groh |
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Susan Yi Yang | Medicine | Parasites and pigs: Inflammatory and permeabilisation markers in blood brain barrier disruption and neovascularisation in a porcine model of neurocysticercosis | Professor Celia Holland |
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