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Conflict mediation expert at Whitaker sheds light on the role of intermediaries in the Northern Ireland peace process
Dr Niall Ó Dochartaigh leader of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security research cluster spoke on the BBC World Service’s Witness programme aired on Friday 6 February about the role of intermediary Brendan Duddy in the Northern Ireland peace process. Dr Ó Dochartaigh worked with Brendan Duddy between 2006 and 2010 arranging the deposit and cataloguing of… | Read on »
Violence against women and girls has social and economic impacts
Dr Nata Duvvury, joint leader of the Gender and Public Policy research cluster is leading a new international research project charged with calculating the social and economic costs of violence against women and girls. Her research project aims to demonstrate that the cost of violence is not just to the individual, but that it has… | Read on »
Whitaker Director comments on the challenges remaining for Irish Technology Transfer Offices
Dr James Cunningham, Director of the Whitaker Institute, is quoted in a recent Irish Times article on Technology Transfer Offices and the challenges they face around priorities, timelines and intellectual property. Dr Cunningham, co-author of Effective Technology Transfer Offices: A Practitioner Framework (Springer, New York, 2014), says that a large number of challenges remain for… | Read on »
Study identifies discriminatory school enrolment against ’new Irish’
A study by Dr Valerie Ledwith and Dr Kathy Reilly of the Population and Migration research cluster is the feature of an article in the Irish Times today. They examined how variables such as neighbourhood, school and home environment affect education outcomes and experiences of young migrants in second-level education, and have identified an emerging… | Read on »
Professor Kevin Leyden says Galway City should be made more ’walkable’ and pedestrian-friendly
NUI Galway hosted a Galway 2040 Infrastructure and Environment Seminar on 27th September to discuss the challenge of creating and managing a sustainable infrastructure to meet the needs of Galway in 2040. Prof Kevin Leyden, of the Whitaker Institute, said “One goal for 2040 could be let’s make Galway city the most walkable city in… | Read on »
Prof Seamus Grimes interviewed by China publication
An interview with Prof Seamus Grimes in Links China Newsletter, August 2013 edition, sees Prof Grimes talk about, amoung other topics, “indigenous innovation” and the policy the Chinese government have designed around it; also to which extent can innovation be the object of cooperation between EU member States and United States and what he sees for the States-driven international… | Read on »
China Daily publishes article by member of the Whitaker Institute
‘…. despite the significant growth in the numbers of patents in China in recent years, it would be premature to say that global R&D power will migrate to China “probably within a decade”. ‘ An article by Emeritus Prof. Seamus Grimes which was published by the China Daily recently discusses the considerable challenges facing China to become a… | Read on »
Dr Pat Collins provides economic survey for Galway’s bid to join UNESCO’s Creative Cities network as a City of Film
As part of the bid an economic survey of the sector in Galway has just been completed by Dr. Patrick Collins, a Geographer with the Whitaker Institute. The information gathered shows that in economic terms, the audiovisual sector had a direct contribution to the economy of Galway in the region of €72 million in 2012…. | Read on »