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RTÉ Brainstorm – The similarities between long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome

Whitaker Institute member Dr John Cullinan has written a new article for RTÉ Brainstorm. The piece looks at the similarities between long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome. The similarities between long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome Analysis: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) has been routinely dismissed and misdiagnosed by medical professionals, and the similarities between it and… | Read on »

RTÉ – Dave the robot promoting hand hygiene in Galway hospital

Whitaker Institute member Dr Jane Walsh, co-leader of the Health and Well-Being cluster, spoke to RTÉ about a new initiative at University Hospital Galway. Dave the Robot will promote hand hygiene to passersby as part of new research looking at the use of technology in healthcare. Read the full article and watch the segment, here.

Research sheds new light on vaccine hesitancy in Ireland and the UK

Young women least likely to say Yes to a Covid-19 vaccine  Young women are significantly less likely to say they would accept a Covid-19 vaccine, a new joint Irish-UK research project has revealed. The vaccine hesitancy study carried out by NUI Galway, in collaboration with University of Huddersfield, England, canvassed the views of 1,000 people… | Read on »

The Irish Times – If the vaccine clot risk is tiny, why is it scaring people?

Whitaker Institute member Professor Brian Hughes, of the Creative, Liveable and Sustainable Communities cluster, spoke to The Irish Times about the psychology behind why, given the small risk of developing these abnormal clots after receiving the vaccines, people are still afraid of getting the vaccine. Read more here.

Engineers Ireland – Research finds innovation can thrive when remote teams feel empowered to share ideas and engage in rigorous debate

Research from the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics in collaboration with Dublin City University has been published in the prestigious US publication, MIT Sloan Management Review. The research ‘Driving Remote Innovation Through Conflict and Collaboration’ examined how business leaders can promote innovation in remote teams. The study was led by Whitaker Institute member… | Read on »

Posting about Charity on Social Media

New research from NUI Galway has revealed four different types of individual who post about charity on their social media, and it found that some types are less altruistic than they might first appear. The research was co-authored by Whitaker Institute member Dr Elaine Wallace, co-leader of the Performance Management cluster,  and the University of… | Read on »

NUI Galway researchers design a new local government funding model for Ireland

In simulations using this new model, the local authorities that receive the largest grants are Donegal, Galway, Meath, Laois, and Wexford County Councils Researchers at the Whitaker Institute in NUI Galway have developed a new methodology for estimating top-up grants for local councils with insufficient revenue bases. The research has been published in the 2021… | Read on »