Niamh Dowdall

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

This is very annoying when it comes to kids book which are both frequently written by English people and full of rhymes. When one rhymed 'scarf' with 'giraffe' I absolutely lost all reason.

Dublin small press fair on 28 & 29 November at Pearse St library. Free and open to the public.

dublinsmallpressfair.com

Institutional affiliation should not be a requirement for doing research - Impact of Social Sciences Universities espouse a universalist approach to creating research-based knowledge. Helen Kara & Petra Boynton argue, from the outside these claims are hollow.

With yet another university hosted event closed to 'non academics' (aka those not employed by a university)* I'm just going to leave this piece by @drhelenkara.bsky.social and myself here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

* yes I know it's utter nonsense and academics/researchers exist outside unis

A banner image for a seminar entitled "Obstacles to Open Access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties - epistemic injustice in academic publishing" The seminar is by Nataliia Kaliuzhna and Zeynep Aydin. In the background is a faded out image of academic library bookshelves.

Did you miss the LIS Research seminar on "Obstacles to Open Access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties"?

If so, never fear, the recording is now out! I'd really recommend giving it a listen.

doi.org/10.52843/cas...

#Library #openaccess #LISResearch #Librarian

Back to the actual and current Presidential candidates -with all the Jim Gavin shenanigans of the last 24 hours it may have not grabbed people’s attention that Heather Humphreys just threw trans people under the bus in response to a Grift dot ie reporters question!So there’s that! #aras25 #speirgorm

Worth suggesting maybe abandoning tedious TV debates and instead do a keepy uppies competition between the two candidates.
Which I would watch. #Aras25

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Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent www.rte.ie/news/budget-...

If we're not careful, this will put landlords off seeking office in the future

#Áras25

When Focusing on Terminology Becomes a Hurdle to Open Access Outreach Conversations about open access can be riddled with distracting language. But what if we treated these failures to communicate as opportunities to learn more?

"from hard experience, I and others working in scholarly communications have learned that the term “institutional repository” often elicits blank expressions from faculty. It is much more efficient to emphasize prestige, visibility, impact, legacy, flexibility—whatever resonates." buff.ly/UsQhdNA

More than muses: The Women at the Centre of Surrealism

Often idealized, portrayed as mysterious creature, goddess, she-devil, fetish and muse, objects of both fear and erotic desire, women joining the Surrealist circles started questioning their own reflection
#Surrealism

artuk.org/discover/sto...

Open Access = impact 💡
The #HSEOAAwards25 shine a light on Irish researchers who share knowledge freely to improve care and advance science.
Deadline: Oct 24 — enter here 👉 https://bit.ly/HSEOA25

#hselibrary #OAirishresearch #ResearchAwards #IrishResearch #OpenAccess #HSEIreland

As the Taliban erases Afghan women, the world looks away The internet blackout has shut down the last hope of education for women in Afghanistan

As the Taliban erases Afghan women, the world looks away

The internet blackout has shut down the last hope of education for women in Afghanistan

🌎 Faye Curran

Sorry, but this is some old baloney. But also, I have GDPR questions about the emergance of this story.

Really looking forward to giving these institutions the power to break encrypted private messages at will.

Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities - Impact of Social Sciences Why open educational resources should form a central part of university strategies for public engagement.

💥New: Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities

✍️ @niamhtumelty.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social

#OpenResearch #AcademicSky #HigherEducation (@lsepress.bsky.social)

The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of imagination, says journalist Una Mullally

The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally

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Solange Knowles is launching a free radical library. Once again, Solange Knowles is using her popularity for a good cause. Last night on Instagram, the polymath poet, culture worker, and song stylist announced a new literary project. An archive spons…

“An archive sponsored by Saint Heron, Knowles’ ‘multidisciplinary institution reverencing the spiritual act of creation,’ will house and lend a rare collection of Black and Brown intellectual, literary, and art works.”

The Guardian view on Ireland’s presidential election: a contest with consequences | Editorial Editorial: Since 1990, the heads of state of Britain’s closest neighbour have played important soft power roles. This needs to continue

"The danger is that the field is too narrow to facilitate the kind of future-focused conversation that any country, including Ireland, needs at such a time."

A. The UK head of state is a monarchy
B. They already listed all those who didn't get nominations, who were either nutters or melts.

Ciara Reilly: My autistic child is not a political pawn This paracetamol theory is only the latest chapter in a long history of misogyny and blame dressed up as science. Before this it was vaccines. Before that it was the poisonous 'refrigerator mother' th...

“The paracetamol theory is only the latest chapter in a long history of misogyny and blame dressed up as science. Before this it was vaccines. Before that it was the poisonous 'refrigerator mother' theory”

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Eh, I can personally attest to the fact that you can’t actually say “whatever the fuck your want” on RTE 🤷🏼‍♀️

Participation in museums: a complex and challenging topic expertly taken up by @helengraham.bsky.social 🙌

Open access: uclpress.co.uk/book/deconst...

Close up of the corner of the P1 of the FT Weekend UK €5.10; Republic of Ireland €5.10 The coffee issue I Starmer gives green light to digital ID plan S • Push to get grip on illegal migration • Scheme to aid right-to-work checks

Sorry FT, I’m going to need something stronger than coffee.

Yet another demonstration that AI is not a labor-saving device; it merely displaces the cleanup and mitigation (in realms where care, caution, accuracy, etc., actually matter) onto other people

Westlife’s fans across Africa: ‘I listen to them every day’ The Irish boyband is incredibly popular across Africa - so why have they never toured there?

Amid everything else, I just found out that Westlife is marking their 25th anniversary & the Irish postal service is releasing a commemorative stamp.
So it's also time to reshare this article & my campaign for them to tour Africa: www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

Arts and humanities cold spots ‘depriving whole areas of courses’.

Shape subjects are a “bellwether” for financial pressures on higher education, British Academy warns.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Cold spots: Mapping inequality in SHAPE provision in UK higher education This British Academy report reveals that many parts of the UK are becoming subject cold spots – areas with no provision in a subject within a commutable distance. These are often in rural, coastal or ...

Hot off the press, the British Academy's Cold Spots: Mapping Inequality in SHAPE Provision in UK Higher Education report. Read it if you care about universities or access to the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for the rising generation. 1/5