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Expert Group led by the NUI Galway Whitaker Institute and the Western Development Commission also calls for a review of Remote Work Tax Relief An expert group, building on the findings of the National Remote Work Surveys and stakeholder consultations, has called on the Government to introduce a range of measures to support continued remote… | Read on »

Congratulations to Whitaker Institute members who were awarded for their research excellence today as part of the President’s Awards for Research Excellence.  Dr. Eoin Whelan received the award for Research Supervisor, Dr. Thomas McDermott received the Early Stage Researcher award and Dr. Jane Walsh received the award for Established Researcher.  Read more at  https://stories.nuigalway.ie/presidents-awards-for-research-excellence-2020/index.html

The global population is urbanising rapidly. Each year, cities around the world host tens of millions of new inhabitants, particularly in low and middle income countries. While traditionally urbanisation has been associated with a process of structural change and economic development, today many poor countries are urbanising faster and at a much earlier stage of… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Hannah Durand, of the Health and Well-Being cluster, spoke to Today FM’s The Last Word with Matt Cooper and RTÉ Radio 1’s Today with Claire Byrne (@0:08:25) about the current Level 3 restrictions and whether people are likely to adhere to the public health guidelines in the run up to Christmas.

A global UNESCO study on the impact of Covid-19 on young people’s lives is to be spearheaded by Whitaker Institute member Professor Pat Dolan, of the Population and Migration cluster. More than 100 countries have signed up and 6,000 young people applied to be researchers on the Youth As Researchers global initiative. More from The… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Gary Goggins, of the Environment, Development and Sustainability cluster, has written a new article for RTÉ Brainstorm. The piece offers a guide to sustainable consumption. A guide to sustainable consumption Analysis: sustainable consumption is not just about consuming less, but consuming differently The consumption of goods and services bring enormous social… | Read on »

Place identity and self-identity create multiple pathways to place attachment and perspectives on the ageing and well-being of older rural women. Two independent studies of 25 rural mid-life women (45-65 years) in Connemara, Ireland (doctoral research, 2017) and ten in Värmland, Sweden (post-doctoral research, 2019) employed a lifecourse framework and constructivist grounded theory to produce… | Read on »

Image-based sexual abuse: Whitaker Institute member, Dr. Padraig MacNeela, of the Health and Wellbeing Cluster spoke to RTÉ’s Drivetime (@1.48.30) about new laws to criminalise image-based sexual abuse.

Future judicial appointments: Whitaker Institute member, Dr Eoin Daly of the Conflict Humanitarianism and Security Cluster spoke to the Business Post about future judicial appointments and the damage to the court system after the Justice Séamus Woulfe debacle. Read the article here.

On 27 November, the Whitaker was delighted to host the live webinar COVID-19 and the Organization of Anthropocentricism. Recently there has been a lot of talk about the pandemic in academia. A compelling question not being asked, however, is ‘how on earth did we get here?’  More importantly, how can we stop ourselves from returning to such… | Read on »