Irish vice-chancellor of Oxford University to move to Carnegie Corporation of New York
Louise Richardson will lead ‘foundation dedicated to my passions of education and peace’
‘The pursuit of knowledge has value in and of itself’
My Career Path: English literature grad Dr Maurice J Casey received a Fulbright student award to study at Stanford
Oxford’s Irish vice-chancellor: I’m embarrassed to confess we educated Michael Gove
Louise Richardson’s comment prompted by minister’s dismissal of experts during Brexit campaign
Ireland saw temperatures ‘close to normal’ amid Europe’s hottest year on record
New report says average temperature in Europe in 2020 was 1.9 degrees above recent norm
Major climate changes now inevitable and irreversible, stark UN report says
IPCC report says climate change is ‘widespread, rapid, and intensifying’
Was Ireland’s greatest philosopher a hero, villain or ‘man of his time’?
Unthinkable: A new biography of George Berkeley brings out the complexity of his character
‘In Dublin I feel like I’m a part of a living history’
New to the Parish: Ketlyn Mara Rosa arrived from Brazil in 2020
Apropos of Apostrophes – Frank McNally on the rise and fall of a controversial punctuation mark
An Irishman’s Diary
Business beefs, algorithm chaos and a seemingly unstoppable Wall Street
Planet Business: Dystopias come round pretty fast these days
Large prehistoric monument discovered near Stonehenge
Fieldwork reveals evidence of 20 or more massive prehistoric shafts
Counting hares under the spotlight
Michael Viney: Camera traps are now used as a regular part of hare monitoring
Hyping research runs risk of devaluing science
Long road from animal trials to trials on humans, let alone bringing drugs to market
Snakebite study: Irish team unlocks the secret of snakes’ venom
Researchers at NUIG and TCD reveal why some snakes are deadlier than others
Head of MI6 warns of Huawei security concerns
Alex Younger also tackles Russia’s malign activities and murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Khashoggi
With the toss of a wig! Mo Mowlam and the Belfast Agreement
As Northern Ireland secretary, her unique behavioural style, issue-based perspective and inclusivity were fundamental to the peace deal
Pro-independence parties defy Madrid with motion
Catalan politician Clara Ponsatí hands herself in to Scottish authorities
Tech firm TerminalFour targeting further growth in North America
Irish company helps third-level institutions engage with students better online
Social media use damaging young people’s health, survey says
World Health Organisation report highlights risks of screen time for youngsters
E-cigarettes ‘far safer’ than smoking, say health experts
First long-term study of vaping effects show fewer toxins compared to normal cigarettes
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