Our Geosciences colleagues and students at TCD on the Rocks are beginning their fundraising to run a field module to the Andes. Support them at: Crowdfunding: https://gogetfunding.com/please-help-fund-our-international-field-school/
We are delighted to see in the newly released 2016 QS University ranking that the Geography Department in Trinity College Dublin is placed in the top 100 Departments .
Assistant Professor Susan Murphy has recently published a monograph with Springer Studies in Global Justice. Susan P. Murphy, Responsibility in an interconnected world: International Assistance, Duty and Action, 1, Switzerland, Springer International Publishing, 2016, i-173pp About this book: This monograph opens with an examination of the aid industry and the claims of leading practitioners that the […]
With the UK set to vote this month on whether to remain in the EU, Alex O‘Cinneide warns that a ‘no’ vote could be catastrophic for the renewables sector both in the country and further afield: We’ve already heard from Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Amber Rudd that Brexit would cost an […]
At present, I am in Malawi carrying out data collection for my PhD. The focus of this research trip is to examine the impacts of gender mainstreaming in climate change adaptation policy and finance for adaptation at local level in Malawi. Malawi (figure 1) was chosen as a suitable case study site for this […]
The problematic impact of natural resources on development, often referred to as the ‘resource curse’ has been the focus of much research and development policy. It has generated a great deal of research since the 1970s as natural resource rich countries in the developing world seem to perform poorly economically and on development indicators compared to resource […]
Recently, I was privileged to attend the Sowing the Seeds Workshop at the University of Cambridge. The Workshop was focused on the Economic History of Medieval Europe. While attending, I was struck by the strong level of scholarship of the presenters and panelists. It was a truly informative and inspiring experience. However, I also noticed […]
