Tag: covid 19
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Changes to Work Patterns during Covid-19 – New Podcast
As part of a new series of #InConversation Podcasts by Slugger O’Toole and Queen’s, Dr John Moriarty talks about changes to work patterns during Covid-19.
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Looking out for Big Brother: Queen’s launches Covid-19 Research Roundtable video series
Hosted by Prof Emma Flynn, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise, researchers and practitioners discuss the key issues raised by the pandemic and begin to plot a course for the future.
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In the future, your phone could test you for coronavirus – here’s how
Chris Elliott, Gonçalo Rosas da Silva and Joost Nelis from the Institute of Global Food Security at Queen’s look at the potential of using mobile phone technology to fight the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: how artists in the Spanish-speaking world turn to religious imagery to help cope in a crisis
Some artists have used their time in isolation to create work using religious imagery as a way to tell the story of the crisis says Dr Ricki O’Rawe, and Dr Eamon McCarthy from the University of Glasgow.
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Covid-19 in Northern Ireland – A New Economic Vision
Pivotal – the Public Policy Forum has issued a new report entitled ‘Covid-19 in Northern Ireland – a new economic vision.’
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What can we learn from historical recessions and depressions?
While the Covid-19 recession has some unique characteristics, research on past experiences of economic downturns offers valuable lessons on how long recovery takes and what policies might accelerate that process.
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The original Sars virus disappeared – here’s why coronavirus won’t do the same
The idea that letting the coronavirus run wild would protect us is unlikely to be valid says Dr Connor Bamford.
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Has #clapforcarers exposed the fundamental contradictions about how we value social care workers?
While many social care workers welcomed the weekly #clap4carers ritual and messages of support, there also existed feelings of frustrations around working and employment conditions. Dr Katharine Venter of University of Leicester, Dr Martin McCracken of Ulster University, and Dr Denise Currie of Queen’s Management School discuss how social care roles are valued by society.
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Coronavirus: drones used to enforce lockdown pose a real threat to our civil liberties
Dr Birgit Schippers looks at the increasing use of drones during the pandemic.
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How Irish clergy and faith leaders are dealing with the pandemic
A new survey of clergy, ministers and faith leaders in Ireland by Dr Gladys Ganiel has some surprising findings about online religious practice.