2021 Rising Stars
How can we fix the problem of food waste?
If you buy three bags of groceries in the supermarket, imagine coming home and promptly tipping one in the bin. Every day, one-third of the world’s food is lost or thrown away - enough to feed the planet’s estimated 690 million undernourished four times over.
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Seagulls in the city – UCD researcher tracks divisive birds
They sometimes noisily nest in residential rooftops and swoop to snatch food from pedestrians. As seagulls encroach on urban spaces, conflict with humans is inevitable. But are the birds alone to blame for their aggressive reputation?
Epilepsy research becomes more collaborative
Most of us have some understanding of epilepsy, the neurological disorder characterised by seizures. But it might come as a surprise to learn that in half of cases there is no known cause.
Mental Health Awareness Month - an increase in young people’s anxiety and depression
Amanda Fitzgerald is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology. Her research focuses on understanding risk and protective factors of young people's mental health
From Roots to Pollinators: How above- and below-ground organisms interact through plants
Unlike fuzzy bumblebees or elegant butterflies, subterranean critters – like earthworms, ants and mites - tend not to rate highly in people’s affections. “If things aren't pretty, we don't tend to like them which is a pity because it's harder to conserve them,”
Exploring music science, numerical cognition and mathematics anxiety
For those of us fortunate enough to be educated, a base level of numeracy is something we take for granted. Dr Flavia Santos is still amazed, many years later, to recount the story of a woman in Brazil who once needed Flavia’s help with a most rudimentary maths problem.
UCD researcher leads international consortium on education and climate change
It was a deeply sobering experience that would colour the course of her academic career. On a field trip to India in 2012 with Harvard University’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Orla Kelly came face to face with the impact of climate change on education.
Reclaiming Irish Gothic Writing
With his voluminous cape and witchy conical hat, writer James Clarence Mangan cut quite the dash around 1800s Dublin. “He called himself The Man in the Cloak. Apparently he had a shock of white hair and green spectacles as well, so he was really an eccentric character.
Exploring the Psychological Impact on Contact Tracers