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Dr Easkey Britton, postdoctoral researcher on the NEAR Health project, surfer and adventurer, spoke to Deirdre Mullins for the first in a series of articles for the Irish Times on inspirational Irish women from all walks of life who embody a sense of what it means to “live InSync”. Read the interview in The Irish… | Read on »

Apple is no stranger to conflict and while the company would undoubtedly prefer to avoid the current conflict over taxation, it is likely that conflict within the management team has contributed to its success as a highly ambidextrous company. What is ambidexterity in an organisation? Organisational ambidexterity refers to simultaneously engaging in activities that exploit… | Read on »

Listen to new research findings on the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base and other EU own resource taxes and their budgetary impact. Get to know fiscal policies that make for a fair and sustainable tax collection. Also learn about equal, socially and environmentally sustainable taxation in practice. Take part in discussions on how to create… | Read on »

Experienced educators, tutors, professors and researchers from the EU Horizon 2020-funded Sea Change project have developed a novel Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with the aim to create a deeper understanding amongst European citizens of how their health depends on the health of our seas and ocean, and to create a community of teachers and… | Read on »

Monday 10th October saw the launch of two research reports on workplace mediation; Shaping the Agenda 1: Exploring the Competencies, Skills and Behaviours of Effective Workplace Mediators and Shaping the Agenda 2: Implications for Training, Standards and Practice of Workplace Mediation in Ireland.  This research was commissioned by the Mediators Institute of Ireland (MII) and… | Read on »

It is clear from research on school choice that the decision about where a student attends school is far from straightforward. Indeed, the body of work suggests that school choice is a double-edged sword, simultaneously improving educational access and outcomes for some, while undermining the quality of the educational experience for others. Much of the… | Read on »

The effects of the ongoing digital revolution have been profound in terms of changing social interactions, business models, methods of political participation, and learning platforms, among others. The digital revolution has also changed leaders’ interactions with followers enormously via information and communication technologies (ICTs). Professor Monty Van Wart, California State University, reviewed six factors or e‐competencies… | Read on »

Even by making a small change in your everyday life, you can achieve big results in helping to protect the ocean. The Sea Change campaign provides tips and useful resources on what you can do to make a difference. This campaign is based on the latest scientific evidence with input from scientists and educators from… | Read on »

The Whitaker Institute was delighted to host a celebration on Thursday 29th September in honour of Professor Mary Cawley who was recently appointed Whitaker Institute Adjunct Professor of Migration and Rural Societal Change.  Mary is an active member of the Whitaker Institute and is joint Cluster Leader of the Population and Migration Research Cluster.  Mary… | Read on »

Due to the novelty of social media technologies, and our experiences using them, research is only beginning to unveil how the hours dedicated to online interactions are impacting human behaviour. Enterprise social media (ESM) platforms such as Jive, Chatter, and Yammer are akin to the public Facebook but are employed for internal communication and social… | Read on »