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Whitaker Institute member Dr Su-Ming Khoo, Environment, Development and Sustainability cluster leader, has written a new piece for Policy & Practice – A Development Education Review. The piece looks at the pandemic through a lens of development education and global citizenship. Read the piece here (page 8).

Whitaker Institute member Dr Eoin Whelan, of the Agile and Open Innovation (LERO) cluster, has released a new study in conjunction with the University of Turku, Finland. The research examines the triggers which lead people to share COVID-19 misinformation through social media. To read the full article, click here. Read the press reaction to the… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Professor Alma McCarthy, of the Work, Organizations and Society cluster, discussed the results of the recent Remote Working survey with The Irish Times and Business Post and the impact COVID-19 will have on the traditional way of working after the pandemic. To find out more about the survey, read the full report and… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Shane Conway, of the Environment, Development and Sustainability cluster, has written a post for International Farm Transition Network, which highlights his research on the social and emotional issues affecting the farming community in later life. Read the piece here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr John Cullinan, of the Population and Migration research cluster, and Dr Margaret Hodgins’ have released a new study on workplace bullying, the  findings of which have been published in the journal of Occupational Medicine. The research describes the range of impacts of workplace bullying on individuals and organisations. Using statistical methods,… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Prof Molly Byrne, of the Health and Well-being cluster, spoke to The Irish Times about her research on health behaviour and discussed the International Covid-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation (I-CARE) Study, also with The Irish Times.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Su-Ming Khoo, Environment, Development and Sustainability cluster leader, has written an article for Convivial Thinking. The article looks survival activism in Brazil amidst the COVID19 pandemic and is an extended piece to that which originally appeared in Discover Society. Read the article here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Alison Herbert, of the Gender and Public Policy cluster, has written an article for RTÉ Brainstorm. The piece compares the role of nature in the lives of women in rural Sweden and Ireland. Do Swedish women regard nature differently to Irish women? “Those living in the world-renowned beauty spot of Connemara… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Su-Ming Khoo, Environment, Development and Sustainability cluster leader, has written a new piece for Discover Society. The article explores survival activism in Brazil amidst the COVID19 pandemic. Read the piece here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast which discusses the ethical questions surrounding proposed tracking measures to contain the spread of the disease. In the podcast, John is joined by Carissa Véliz, Research Fellow at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford and the Wellcome Centre for… | Read on »