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Dr Molly Byrne led an Irish Research Council supported study on “Evaluating effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving clinical, behavioural or psychosocial outcomes for young adults with Type 1 diabetes: A consensus study”. Young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) frequently struggle to manage their condition and report poor clinical outcomes. The aim of the… | Read on »

The economic cost of violence against women was discussed by current and former women Heads of State and Government at the UN Headquarters in New York during the High Level Week of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly in September 2016.  With one in three women worldwide experiencing abuse, violence against women is… | Read on »

NUI Galway hosted the Irish Research Council Interdisciplinary Research Workshop for Health on Friday, 16 September. The workshop attracted over 180 delegates working in health-related research, including academics, researchers, industry, health service providers, and NGOs. The event was a unique networking opportunity featuring expert advice and useful tips from EU project coordinators and partners (Ireland,… | Read on »

Dr Natasha Evers, a member of the Structural Change and Innovation research cluster is a joint guest editor of the Journal of International Entrepreneurship special issue on International Interactions and Activities of University-Based Technology Entrepreneurship.  This special issue explores the international aspects of academic and university-based international entrepreneurship. View Volume 14, Issue 3, September 2016… | Read on »

This research argues for a disaggregation of pro-environmental behaviour into habitual and occasional behaviour. The former captures routine everyday activities such as regularly buying organic food or habitually conserving water. The latter describes occasional activities such as installing insulation and purchasing energy-efficient household appliances. Drawing on a survey of 1,500 households in the Republic of… | Read on »

NUI Galway hosted a major conference on ‘Planning For Regional Development: The National Planning Framework as a Roadmap for Ireland’s Future’ last Friday. The conference was organised by the Regional Studies Association Irish Branch, in collaboration with NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission and is part of a wider public engagement initiative on behalf… | Read on »

Following on from the success of the Whitaker Ideas Forum last semester, the next schedule of speakers starts on Wednesday 14th September with a talk entitled Time and emotion: the hunger strike as protest tactic by Dr Niall Ó Dochartaigh of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security research cluster who will discuss the political dynamics of the 1980… | Read on »

Congratulations to Dr Frances Fahy, leader of the Environment, Development, and Sustainability cluster, who, along with Prof Niamh Moore Cherry (UCD), represented Ireland at the International Geographical Union Congress in Beijing in August and won the bid to host the International Geographical Congress in Ireland in August 2024. This event is the largest international gathering of… | Read on »

The Sea Change project invites you to take simple steps towards protecting our ocean by joining its new “Our Ocean, Our Health” campaign to raise awareness of the interconnectedness of ocean and human health. “Our Ocean, Our Health” emphasises the vital role of the ocean in making life on Earth possible. Our ocean provides us… | Read on »

Despite the reversal of net inward migration to Ireland after the international economic recession beginning in 2008, a sizeable number of migrant families have settled in communities throughout Ireland and have children who are currently moving through various stages of the education sector. Research in countries with a longer history of in-migration highlights an achievement… | Read on »