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Whitaker Institute member Dr Chris Noone, of the Health and Well-Being cluster, spoke to Silicon Republic about social justice issues. In the piece, he posed two important questions: why are we simply trying to reduce the extent to which people are unconsciously racist? And, wouldn’t it be much better to teach people how to be consciously… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Easkey Britton, of the Applied Systems Thinking cluster, was featured on RTÉ’s Eco Eye in an episode called The Living Beach. The episode examined the future of Ireland’s beaches and asked if our essential coastal ecosystems can be saved, given the many impacts from human activity and sea level rise due to the… | Read on »

Blue-green infrastructure (BGI) is becoming a more popular means of dealing with climate change and climate change-related events. The idea behind BGI is to use natural or semi-natural infrastructure to reduce the risk of harmful natural events in a manner that also delivers additional ecosystem services to a wide range of individuals. As the concept… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Professor Kate Kenny, co-leader of the Work, Organizations and Society cluster, has been featured in an article from The Irish Times. The piece looks at the the recent RTÉ Investigates programme on Whistleblowers, in which Prof Kenny was featured. Read the article here. Watch the programme back here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Easkey Britton, of the Applied Systems Thinking cluster, has been featured in a recent radio interview and an article from BBC Sport. The pieces give a glimpse into Dr Britton’s life and her passion for the sea and surfing. Listen the interview here (@23:35) Read the article here.

The Whitaker Institute held an online panel event about the PhD Viva on 23rd September 2020.  Targeted at students in the final 12 months of their PhD, the event was fully subscribed, with 60 students registering to attend.   As the event was online, attendees joined in from around the world, including PhD students currently located… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Professor Kate Kenny, cluster leader of Work, Organizations and Society, was featured in the RTÉ Investigates programme on Whistleblowers. In the programme, Prof Kenny lends her expertise on Whistleblowing and the repercussions often faced when someone has blown the whistle. The programme is available to view here or you can read more about the… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has co-authored a new report as part of an expert group on the Ethics of Connected and Automated Vehicles. The European Commission formed the independent Expert Group to advise on ethical issues raised by driverless mobility. The group has now published its report with… | Read on »

The Covid-19 emergency has provided a shock to societies unlike anything in recent memory. Often lacking good information, governments have had to formulate policy responses in a fog of uncertainty. The policy-imposed shutdown has had significant implications for the income of households, with differing effects across the income distribution. Governments have responded with temporary income… | Read on »

A qualified beach lifeguard and specialist diver is participating in PIER Project, which contains a work package by Whitaker members, by fin-swimming around Ireland.  The PIER Project aims to assess whether people regularly involved in Irish water activities are more likely to pick up and carry antibiotic resistance bacteria in their gut.  Read more from The Irish Times… | Read on »