Opinion
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A quiet revolution: Trinity’s women employees over the years
On International Women’s Day 2024, Trinity is celebrating not only its graduates, but also the many wonderful women who have worked in administration, catering and a whole range of other functions without which the university could not operate.
8 Mar 2024
Community|Culture|Society
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Inclusive minds: nurturing brain health for all
GBHI Atlantic Fellow Eléonore Bayen explores the complex relationship between disability, inclusion, and brain health, emphasizing the pivotal role of inclusive environments in promoting cognitive well-being and social equity, as exemplified by the MyBrainRobbie initiative.
7 Mar 2024
Health|Research|Society
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Jane Harris: celebrating the British abstract painter you’ve probably never heard of
Artist Jane Harris, belonged to a generation of painters who chose to play with the wealth of visual effects and associations offered by decoration, writes Timothy Stott, Department of Art History & Architecture, in this piece for The Conversation.
4 Mar 2024
Arts|Culture|Research
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The UK’s two-child limit on benefits is hurting the poorest families
Yekaterina Chzhen, Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, is the co-author of this article in The Conversation about the effects of the UK's two-child limit on benefits.
4 Mar 2024
Society
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Three secrets to successful climate litigation
Courts around the world are handling an increasing number of climate and environmental cases due to the urgent need to combat worsening warming and ecosystem destruction. Morgiane Noel, School of Law, writes for The Conversation about the secrets to successful climate litigation.
28 Feb 2024
Environment|Society
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How modern vendettas compare with blood vengeance in the age of King David
The phenomenon of blood vengeance is a feature of the modern world, but to fully understand it we must first understand its debt to antiquity, writes Prof. David Shepherd, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, for The Conversation.
26 Feb 2024
Culture|Research|Society
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Five signs that you might be rightwing
Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity College Dublin writes in The Conversation about what being "rightwing" actually means and why people become rightwing.
8 Feb 2024
Health|Research|Society
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Mindset change needed to fight biodiversity loss
If our loved ones were at risk of collapse, we’d do anything to help them recover. We need to do the same for the planet, writes Prof. Jane Stout in The Irish Times
6 Feb 2024
Community|Sustainability
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St Brigid at home and on tour with Cuala
To celebrate St Brigid's Day, Dr Billy Shortall, research fellow at the Cuala Press Research Project, shows us how St Brigid was celebrated in the visual art of Cuala Industries, a female run arts and crafts cooperative in the early 20th century.
1 Feb 2024
Arts|Culture|Research
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Instapoetry is successful and there’s nothing wrong with that
Instagram poetry should be taken more seriously by the establishment, writes Rafael Mendes Silva, PhD candidate at the School of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies in this piece for The Conversation.
1 Feb 2024
Culture|Research