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# Academic uncertainty
Working but no workers' rights: the plight of the PhD revealed
Unpaid ‘teaching contributions’ expected in most universities and ITs but PhD candidates can’t get ‘a liveable wage’.
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Nov 16th 2020, 9:30 AM
# Academic uncertainty
'Doing the housework of academia': Women and minorities hardest hit by third-level working conditions
We look at the impact of insecure work on women, people with disabilities and vulnerable groups in the sector.
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Nov 15th 2020, 7:00 PM
# no joke(r)
Galway mathematicians have found a way of making Batman's cape
NUI Galway mathematicians’ research makes Batman that bit more real.
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Feb 19th 2017, 5:00 PM
# Cloning
Here's how much it would cost to build a real Jurassic Park
How much for one raptor?
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Jun 16th 2015, 10:00 PM
# pop the kettle on
Your daily dose of Barry's or Lyons could stop you developing diabetes
Tea-lovers everywhere will rejoice at the news from this latest study.
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Mar 1st 2015, 3:31 PM
# without a trace
Debris revives hope of finding Amelia Earhart plane - 77 years after she went missing
A sixth expedition will take place to look for the wreckage next year.
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Oct 30th 2014, 2:43 PM
# spread
Here are the countries where Ebola is most likely to show up next
Researchers calculated which countries are most at risk for imported cases of Ebola.
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Oct 15th 2014, 8:15 AM
# brainzzzzzzzz
Europe wants to spend €1.2 billion on brains (but scientists are angry about it)
Neuroscientists have warned it could be a waste of money.
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Jul 7th 2014, 6:22 PM
# transgender
Lack of hate crime legislation creates "permission to hate" in Irish society
The warning comes as Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) launches a new report documenting 32 incidents of violence or discrimination.
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Jun 18th 2014, 6:31 PM
# Mental Health
How effective are online treatments for depression and anxiety?
A new study being undertaken by researchers in Trinity College is trying to find out…
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Feb 4th 2014, 7:15 AM
# Pregnancy
Irish researchers help develop test for dangerous pre-eclampsia
A team received €6 million in EU funding and will conduct a trial of their prototype for spotting the signs of the condition, which can occur during pregnancy.
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Jul 2nd 2013, 2:45 PM
# walnuts
Walnuts 'improve sperm health' in men, say researchers
A study on men consuming a ‘Western-style’ diet showed that eating 75gm of walnuts a day improved sperm vitality.
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Aug 16th 2012, 5:56 PM
# Lecturers
Irish University lecturers 'work longer hours' than European counterparts
New research shows that senior academics in Ireland work 50 hours a week in contrast to the European average of 48 hours, the IFUT says.
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Apr 23rd 2012, 2:31 PM
# UCD
UCD 'spin-out' companies plan more than 50 jobs by end of 2013
The new companies have come about from research undertaken at the Dublin university.
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Feb 22nd 2012, 12:17 PM
# Drugs
New test predicts possible success of drug counselling
The research, which was conducted by a team that including researchers in NUI Maynooth, helps to predict how successful addicts will be in treatment for their drug use.
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Jan 24th 2012, 1:04 PM
# Discovery
Galway team pinpoints part of brain which produces "marijuana-like substances" to dull pain
They discovered that the hippocampus of the brain, which is usually associated with memory, helps to suppress pain during times of stress.
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Oct 11th 2011, 2:55 PM
# Big-Hearted
Galway scientists develop new and improved heart valves
Patients with prosthetic heart valves could see an improvement in their daily lives if the research leads to better medical devices.
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Sep 20th 2011, 4:42 PM
# INFECTIONS
Superdrug could cure all viral infections
US researchers say they’ve developed a drug that could cure the common cold, ‘flu and other ailments not affected by antibiotics.
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Aug 11th 2011, 2:07 PM
LIVE
Government's recruitment policy for researchers is illegal, lecturers' union says
The Irish Federation of University Teachers says rules that require new roles to be time-limited breaches employee rights.
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Apr 16th 2011, 7:16 PM
# Fertility
Scientists grow sperm in laboratory
Japanese researchers have cultivated sperm from the testes of baby mice.
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Mar 25th 2011, 10:13 AM