Waterford Institute of Technology

Following the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, I noted in my last column in April most governments around the world paid close attention to the advice (...)

Tributes have been paid to composer Eric Sweeney who died aged 72 on Tuesday. Speaking on Wednesday, Arts Council chairman Prof Kevin Rafter said he (...)

There is a danger that the focus on “calculated grades” will distract Leaving Cert students from the core questions they need to consider as they tran(...)

Scientists in University College Dublin are to evaluate the extent to which Covid-19 is ending up in sewage with a view to developing an early warning(...)

Life as a lawyer is not like the TV shows Suits or Making a Murderer. Many law graduates will never see the inside of a courtroom, and barristers and (...)

In 2008, a massive global recession gave the world a crash course in economics. Suddenly, credit default swaps, hedge funds and equity ratios (don’t a(...)

We’re all waiting for the pharmaceutical industry to deal with coronavirus. Until they develop treatments and a vaccine, people will keep getting sick(...)

National Biodiversity Week 2020 is offering a large number of opportunities to get up close to nature – even if Covid-19 has forced a switch to online(...)

Ireland’s fight against the spread of Covid-19 is stepping up a gear, and it seems that technology will play its part. At the end of March, the HSE s(...)

For scientists, environmentalists and others concerned with the issue of climate change, the Covid-19 crisis has provided many insights into the way o(...)