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Rosalind Franklin still doesn’t get the recognition she deserves for her DNA discovery
Professor Mark Lawler looks back over the relatively short career of DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin and asks why wider recognition has eluded her despite her many achievements and discoveries.
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Understanding how austerity makes public sector organisations collaborate
Although collaboration between public sector organisations is often understood as a response to cross-cutting policy needs that cannot be met individually, collaboration can also reduce costs say Muiris MacCarthaigh, Thomas Elston, and Koen Verhoest.
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Deepening Political Divisions and Exacerbating Peripherality: Scotland, Northern Ireland and Brexit
The two ‘Remain’ areas of the UK – Northern Ireland and Scotland – are mostly analysed separately in Brexit debates says Dr Katy Hayward and Dr Kirsty Hughes from the Scottish Centre on European Relations.
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Abortion attitudes and legislation
Dr Paula Devine looks at abortion legislation in Northern Ireland and asks whether it is out of step with public attitudes.
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CIRS Book Launch: Contemporary Politics in the Middle East
There is always a sense of timeliness about the politics of the Middle East and a pressing sense of the issues, says Beverley Milton-Edwards.
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Old Friends or Young Friends – they are all worth the time and effort
Dr Gemma Carney reports on a recent British Society of Gerontology NI event held in Trinity College Dublin looking at inter-generational friendships.
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Avoiding a hard Irish border: Time to move from magical thinking to specific solutions
Progress on the issue of Northern Ireland/Ireland must be made before the European Council summit in June 2018 says Dr Katy Hayward.
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Syria: who’s involved, and what do they want?
In the days since an alleged chemical attack outside Damascus, the pressure in Syria has risen dramatically. With outside powers launching missile strikes on Syrian ground targets as the Assad government’s backers warned them against it, here’s a rundown of who the major players are with a contribution from Prof Beverley Milton-Edwards.
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The Future of Referendums: What Role Should They Play and How Should They Be Conducted?
Ahead of a forthcoming seminar in Belfast, Dr Alan Renwick from the UCL Constitution Unit looks at the role and conduct of referendums in the UK.
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Good Friday Agreement at 20: who really cares about Northern Ireland?
As part of our series of articles marking the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Dr Katy Hayward looks at Brexit and the various voices warning of the potential risk it poses to peace in Northern Ireland.