InFocus

Bringing a New Cohesion to College Consent Campaigns

Around the world, colleges and universities are developing new strategies to advance students' understanding of consent issues.
By Emma Taggart

Scholar – or Sham? The Tangled Legacy of James Ussher, a Trinity Institution

In Trinity, James Ussher has a library and a professorship named after him. But the 17th-century professor has a dubious scholarly record.
By Christopher Dignam

In 1981, a British Businessman Was Shot in the Arts Block. Why Does No-One Remember?

On March 24th, 1981, three armed men walked into the Arts Block and shot a visiting lecturer three times in the leg. Mystery still surrounds the event.
By Molly Furey

On US Campuses, a Gun Debate That’s as Ubiquitous as It is Divisive

The great gun debate has bled onto US campuses – and it's as polarising there as it is in wider society.
By Julia Bochenek

Fostaíocht san Aontas Eorpach – Iniúchadh ar Chúrsaí Dlí agus Gaeilge

Caithfear plé a dhéanamh ar chonas céimithe a mhealladh i dtreo na hEorpa agus tosaíonn sin ag leibhéal fóchéime.
By Eimear Finan

Slavery and Universities: ‘We Can’t Atone, But We Can Recognise’

Slavery is most often associated with the past. But around the world, universities are reckoning with dark histories – and attempting to repent.
By Gillian O’Neill

The Not-So-Harmless Pasttime – How Internet Porn Gets You Hooked

In Ireland and the US, Academics Fight for a New, Kinder Higher Education

For some students, conventional higher education pathways aren't the answer. Schemes around the world are being set up to help.
By Rachel O’Leary

Back to Basics – A Look at Sex and Sexuality in the Ancient World and the World Today

Positively Sexual

Bridging the divide between taboo and sex positivity in Ireland