Jess Bates

Photograph of Dr Claire Woods, Dr Jessica Bates & Professor Una O’Connor Bones in front of a lightbox display that reads ‘Ulster University Rathlin Research Forum. Connecting Research and Community’

Dr Claire Woods, myself and Prof Una O’Connor Bones, School of Education @ulsteruni.bsky.social , on Rathlin yesterday for @niscifest.bsky.social events. #KnowledgeSharing #KnowledgeExchange #TellingStories #HumanLibrary #BookLaunch #OralHistory #IslandLife #Sustainability

Today we had a super book launch for our oral history compilation focusing on Rathlin Island. Shout out to co-eds Dr Wes Forsythe & Prof Maxim Fomin & the Rathlin Oral History Group. Thanks to everyone who supported this book and came to the book launch @ulsteruni.bsky.social @niscifest.bsky.social

‘Every book it’s reader’ - had the best experience of running my first Human Library event today on #RathlinIsland as part of the @niscifest.bsky.social Everyone has a story to share and today really proved that. #KnowledgeSharing #TellingStories #HumanLibrary @ulsteruni.bsky.social

Coming up on Friday, get booked on the Rathlin Ferry and come on over…

Larry Magennis standing with his title presentation slide behind him.

Great presentation & discussion today on #Rathlin from @ulsteruni.bsky.social academic Larry Magennis, Belfast School of Art, on sustainable product design @niscifest.bsky.social

Combing the digital coastline The interactive invites museum visitors to explore Rathlin’s shoreline from the Design Museum, London.

"[drawing] on research ... exploring the environmental challenges faced by remote island communities [and] Focusing on Rathlin Island, the commission invites visitors to explore a section of the UK’s coastline, learning from the island’s community and its rich history."
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This year's NI Science Festival is almost upon us, and once again there are several fantastic events being hosted on Rathlin, this year between Friday 13th & Friday 20th February.

Check out the details here: rathlin360.com/visit/ni-sci...

#NISF26
@niscifest.bsky.social

Dr Michael Pierre Johnson facing the audience with a screen and the title slide behind him.

Great start to the @niscifest.bsky.social on #Rathlin, ‘Connecting Coastal Cultures’ with Dr Michael Pierre Johnson, Kirsten Millar, Jen Skinner. Great start to knowledge sharing, loved seeing their projects and the work they do. Will be exciting to work together @futureislandisland.bsky.social

Poster for the Human Library event with date and time (Friday 20 Feb, 11.30-1) and location (Manor House, Rathlin Island), a qr code which leads to the event information on the NISF website and an image of an open book.

We have a unique @niscifest.bsky.social event coming up on Fri 20 Feb - come along to our Human Library and hear someones story - with human books from Rathlin Island and @ulsteruni.bsky.social

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Ireland has Europe's biggest digital skills gender gap A new study from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found that Ireland has Europe's largest gender gap in advanced digital skills use at work.

Ireland has Europe's biggest digital skills gender gap www.rte.ie/news/busines...

BBC Two - New Year's Day Concert, Live from Vienna 2026 Petroc Trelawny presents the traditional New Year’s Day concert live from Vienna.

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Winter sun rays streaming through a boat in the Rathlin harbour

Seasons greetings, love and peace 🌊 🎄

Gathered fishing twine, marine litter and plastics from a beach clean.

It doesn’t take long to gather lots of beach litter, plastics and ghost gear. #Rathlin #BeachClean #Take3ForTheSea

Low winter sun coming through trees. Small church and graveyard visible and then to the right is the sea and the rock armour for the harbour.

Good morning from Rathlin

A book by Harold Pinter sitting on a printer

We don't need an elf on the shelf because we've got a

Graphic with purple background and coloured energy lines that reads: International Migrants Day

Today is International Migrants Day, which is an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of migrants to our society. The theme for 2025 is: My Great Story: Cultures and Development.

Read more about this day here: www.un.org/en/observanc...

How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers? How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers?

www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll... Funded PhD opportunity. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #Libraries #Children #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Research #PhD

Thanks Ross McDonald for all the detailed and useful careers advice and guidance on CVs, applying for library jobs, and job interviews - all really valuable and appreciated.

Thanks @jon1616.bsky.social for connecting with the class in your role of Student & New Professional Liaison with CILIP Ireland and sharing ways students can get involved in the professional body as well as how useful you have found it.

Thanks Gerardine Blee for providing great insights into benefits of @cilip.bsky.social involvement, including professional registration & getting involved in the CILIP Ireland committee and events.

Great end to yr for yr1 class on the PG Library & Info Mgmt course this eve. Huge thanks to guest speakers from CILIP Ireland who spoke about getting involved with CILIP & careers and job applications advice. Good luck to students for final portfolio submissions tomorrow! #OnlineLearning #Libraries

Super last class of the yr for the leadership in libraries module yesterday. Fantastic to see the group blogs, what students had learned from the guest speaker series & how they were applying this to their own contexts. #LibraryLeadership #OnlineLearning #LibraryQualification @ulsteruni.bsky.social

How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers? How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers?

*Funded Phd Opportunity* Ulster University - How can public libraries in NI support children with SEN & their families? Please share with anyone who might be interested in applying. #PhDResearch #PublicLibraries #SEN @ulsteruni.bsky.social @librariesni.bsky.social
www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll...

No, this ruling isn’t ‘secular indoctrination’ — it’s human rights | Andrew Copson The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on Religious Education and collective worship in Northern Ireland has understandably ruffled feathers among those accustomed to the privileges of Christianity in pu...

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Digital report titled 'Libraries at the Frontline of Equitable AI Literacy' displayed on a tablet with a green gradient background.

Curious about how #libraries are shaping the future of #AI learning?

Our latest report is out—explore the insights and download it from our repository! https://bit.ly/4pos7YS

A photograph looking out to see with a low orange winter sun and some clouds in the sky. In the foreground are trees and wishes. Berries are prominent on one of the trees.

Winter berries & winter sun #RathlinIsland

Photo of two people, Liam on left, myself on right in Waterstones bookshop.

Always great to meet your students IRL when you teach fully online courses :) Met Liam today at Waterstones, Belfast. #OnlineLearning #Librarianship #Books #WeAreUU

Thanks so much to school librarian & researcher Dr Jean Henefer for sharing her knowledge & passion for school libraries this week as part of our Leadership in Libraries module @ulsteruni.bsky.social #OnlineLearning #LibraryLeadership #SchoolLibraries #Reading #Inclusion @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Born #Onthisday 1905 Mabel Colhoun, educationalist, photographer & archaeologist. This is one of her photos of Rathlin Island in 1939 towermuseumcollections.com/mabelcolhoun... #XXmas

Late posting this but could have listened to our two guest speakers all evening this week. Thanks to Monica Crump, University Librarian @universityofgalway.bsky.social and Tim Pye, National Curator @nationaltrust.org.uk
#LibraryLeadership #EngagingUsers #TheLibraryIsAGrowingOrganism #OnlineLearning