Emma Soye

More coming soon on climate attitudes - by political party support with @katyhayward.bsky.social and by religion/religiosity with @emmasoye.bsky.social and Gladys Ganiel

Spotted in Dixon Playing Fields in east Belfast this evening - the kind of graffiti I can get behind 💛

The Ballymena violence has nothing to do with ‘protecting women’. It is racism, pure and simple | Sarah Creighton Northern Ireland has always seen high levels of violence against women and girls. Blaming migrants is a useful way to distract from that, says political commentator from Northern Ireland Sarah Creight...

Wrote for @theguardian.com about Ballymena and Northern Ireland's long history of violence against women ⬇️

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Our Research Update on attitudes to #climatechange in #northernireland is out www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...

By @katyhayward.bsky.social @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social with data from the NI Life & Times survey

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Another fantastic report from Pivotal on young people's perspectives on/experiences of integration in NI

Belfast riots: Businessman struggles to rebuild after race attack A new report mapping

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​​​​The country is not prepared for climate impacts, say advisors​ - Climate Change Committee There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is making extreme weather in the UK more likely and…

www.theccc.org.uk/2025/04/30/t...

Who Do We Become When We Talk to Machines? A qualitative study of conversational programs fueled by generative AI examines their social and emotional effects.

Well worth a read from Prof Sherry Turkle mit-genai.pubpub.org/pub/uawlth3j...

'Catastrophic': Parents Share Fears Over Plan To Pull Police From Secondary Schools From knife crime worries to gang-related concerns, parents open up about what the change could mean.

Important recent @huffpost.co.uk piece on the decision to remove 371 safer schools officers from London secondary schools www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/parent.... The report draws on my research with teachers on addressing gang violence at school theconversation.com/its-between-...

Parents & Carers of P7 Pupils in Newry and North Belfast Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are conducting a study on post-primary transfer in Northern Ireland. They are looking to speak with parents and carers of children currently in P7, who will move to post-primary school in September 2025. What’s involved? You’ll take part in a one-hour interview, either online or in person at a convenient location. Topics include: Your views and experiences of post-primary transfer Priorities when choosing a school Thoughts on possible changes to the current transfer process It doesn’t matter if your child has taken the SEAG test or not—we want to hear all perspectives. As a thank-you, all participants will receive a £20 gift card. Interested? Fill out this short form, and a researcher will be in touch: https://forms.office.com/e/9QeTwDryqJ

We are looking to speak to parents of P7 pupils in Newry and North Belfast for our research on post-primary transfer. Please share! If you're interested in participating, please let us know here: forms.office.com/e/9QeTwDryqJ

Fascinating, Emma! 👏

Russia wipes out three generations of a family in one strike A Ukrainian grandmother mourns her daughter, grandson and mother - killed in a single Russian strike.

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🚨New Pivotal report published today

Our new tracker report looks at the Northern Ireland Executive’s actions since its return a year ago, and suggests priorities for 2025

Read the report here pivotalppf.org/cmsfiles/Pub...