Research – Class Conflict in Literature: The Role of University Settings in Understanding Social Dynamics

Article by Mairead Maguire (Laidlaw Scholar 2021, History and Political Science) The title of my research project is ‘Class Conflict in Literature: The Role of University Settings in Understanding Social Dynamics’. Through my analysis of three fictional texts, as well as my studying of existing research on the realities of class and education, I endeavouredContinue reading “Research – Class Conflict in Literature: The Role of University Settings in Understanding Social Dynamics”

Research – How did Covid-19 affect asylum seeking?

Article by Beatrice Pistola (Laidlaw Scholar 2022, Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilizations) I am a second year student in Trinity College Dublin studying Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and I am a member of the 2022 Laidlaw cohort in my university. My research project is about the impact of Covid-19 on the ‘EuropeanContinue reading “Research – How did Covid-19 affect asylum seeking?

Research – Why Exotic Matter Really Matters?

Article by Sarah Tobin McGovern (Laidlaw Scholar 2022, Theoretical Physics) My research project was titled “Exotic Matter: What can we understand about exotic states of matter and their properties under the strong interaction?” I carried it out under the supervision of Prof Sinéad Ryan with the School of Maths. The project aimed to use aContinue reading “Research – Why Exotic Matter Really Matters?”

LiA Project – “The Development of Drug Delivery Systems to Treat Pulmonary Disease States Associated with Excess Mucus”

Article by Lucija Sili (Laidlaw Scholar 2020, Pharmacy) In Summer 2 of the Laidlaw Programme I have the opportunity to expand upon my pharmaceutical research from the previous Summer as part of the ‘In-field application of research’ component of the Leadership-in-Action (LIA). My objective this summer was to lead a more challenging project which wouldContinue reading “LiA Project – “The Development of Drug Delivery Systems to Treat Pulmonary Disease States Associated with Excess Mucus””

LiA Project – Getting to know Fiji!

Article by Janina Knörzer (Laidlaw Scholar 2020, History) It is a warm summer day. The sun is shining bright. I find myself in front of my laptop in the living room, which will be my “office” for the next few weeks. On the other side of the world in Fiji, it is a hot dayContinue reading “LiA Project – Getting to know Fiji!”

Research – Make It Up as You Go Along 

Article by Éamon Ó Catháin  (Laidlaw Scholar 2021, Environmental science) You won’t know what to do until you start doing it. So the only logical thing to do is to begin. Then you can make sense of it afterwards.   During the summer of 2021 I carried out a research project in which I measured theContinue reading “Research – Make It Up as You Go Along “