Research
Engage with scholars’ research projects, generate new ideas and share your research.
Project Outline: Studying Changes in Astrocyte Function in Disease Pathology
I will be investigating the role of astrocytes, in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. I am particularly interested in understanding how inflammation outside the brain can exacerbate inflammatory and damaging events within the brain.
Project Outline: The Right to a Healthy Environment in Ireland - A Contribution
This summer, I will research the right to a healthy environment through comparative constitutional analysis of both South Africa and other European jurisdictions. The aim is to investigate the nature and shape of the right, and how it can be used by individuals to fight climate change.
Project Outline: Should the English legal system change its contract law doctrine of consideration to promote positive economic and social relationships?
Supervised By: Dr. Irina Sakharova, Durham Law School
