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Whitaker Institute member Professor Ray Murphy, of the Social Sciences Research Cluster, has written a new piece for RTÉ Brainstorm. The article looks at how elections are monitored in the United States and by whom. Who monitors the US presidential election? Research has found that voter fraud in the United States is “very rare”, but… | Read on »

On 12 October, the Whitaker Institute hosted a live webinar titled Leadership, Organizations and COVID-19. The webinar discussed the challenges of being a leader against a backdrop of radical uncertainty including the need to make rapid decisions. Available information changes fast, and is often based on contested evidence. Meanwhile anxious employees and stakeholders seek guidance and some… | Read on »

Ecological restoration is now regarded as an important management tool to reverse the degradation of many marine ecosystems. The United Nation has launched a new initiative entitled the “Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030)” that aims to halt further degradation and to accelerate existing restoration efforts for land, aquatic, and marine ecosystems. The need for restoration… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Hannah Durand, of the Health and Well-Being cluster, has written a new article for RTÉ Brainstorm. The piece looks at what the government should do to combat Covid fatigue. What should the Government do to combat Covid fatigue? “Survey respondents consistently said that threats of fines, arrest, and quarantine are least likely… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Aidan Kane, of the Macroeconomics and Finance cluster, has written a new article for RTÉ Brainstorm. The piece looks at  the history of Irish budgets. A history of Irish budgets “The Minister for Finance has the weight of the past, and not just expectations of the future, on his shoulders” Opinion:… | Read on »

Research from NUI Galway, co-ordinated by Whitaker Institute member Dr Hannah Durand, of the Health and Well-Being cluster, as part of a global study of attitudes towards COVID-19 public health guidelines shows that threats of arrest, fines or quarantine do not help encourage people to behave in line with the advice. The International COVID-19 Awareness… | Read on »

Research from NUI Galway, co-ordinated by Whitaker Institute member Dr Hannah Durand, of the Health and Well-Being cluster, as part of a global study of attitudes towards COVID-19 public health guidelines shows that threats of arrest, fines or quarantine do not help encourage people to behave in line with the advice. The International COVID-19 Awareness… | Read on »

The Irish Examiner has featured findings from the Whitaker Institute and Western Development Commissions survey on remote working (phase I) in a recent article. The piece looks at strategies for success while working from home. Read more here. To learn more about the results from phase I of the remote working survey and take the… | Read on »

A new report has been published as part of the Nature and Environment to Attain and Restore Health (NEAR Health) project. The EPA and HSE funded project worked to investigate how nature and the environment can help society to attain and restore health. The NEAR Health project team combined environmental, health, social innovation and medical… | Read on »

Researchers from the Whitaker Institute at NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission (WDC) have launched the second national remote working survey.  The survey will gather data on employees’ experiences of remote working 6 months after lockdown.  This project is being led by Professor Alma McCarthy and Dr Katerina Bohle-Carbonell at NUI Galway and Tomás Ó… | Read on »