‘Universities exist to move towards margins not away from them’

Excellent and thought provoking inaugural lecture by our new President @micireland.bsky.social Dermot Nestor last night on the importance of unlearning as much as learning and resistance and refusal as much as acceptance.

YouTube video by Cúla4 Nuacht Cúla4 | Nuachtlitir Scoil Mhic Dara

The newsletter discussed here is a cross school collaboration within the Saibhriú project, it has been such a joy to work with these communities of practice and see their ideas and hard work come to life #CreatingChallenge #Inclusion
m.youtube.com/watch?v=X9mx... @micireland.bsky.social

A true classic!

After that I think my next vinyl wasn’t until my 40s when I started my current collection and that might have been Blondie in an Oxfam shop

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Well first vinyl I owned was Last Christmas by Wham which I begged my older brother to buy for him - I think over 40 years later he hasn’t gotten over the embarrassment of asking for it in the shop

Flyer for a one day cpd course on inclusive provision for highly able learners at Monaghan Education Centre 28th November

Looking forward to joining colleagues in Monaghan Education Centre for this one day in person course later in the month #InclusivePedagogy

So far I've heard some really rich and interesting stories from my participants on how second-gen identity is negotiated in contemporary Ireland.

Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏

#spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland

This 100/1000 times this

Loved this book so much - cannot wait for this

How can we support parents with mental health challenges? Irish research estimates that roughly one in four families in Ireland have a parent who has experienced mental health difficulties

As the theme of #WorldMentalHealthDay this year is focused on ‘access to services’ it seems timely to throwback to research we published last year around parenting while experiencing mental health challenges and challenges in accessing support @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Very much looking forward to presenting our recent findings with my colleagues Suzanne and Clara at this joint Department of Psychology and @micireland.bsky.social EDII unit to mark World Menopause Day - Free and Open to All - come join us www.mic.ul.ie/mic-insights...

Very interesting morning workshop as part of the AmCham Women in Global Organisations Peer Mentoring Programme - always so useful to learn from other people’s experience beyond your own organisation and network with other females in leadership roles - always more to learn…

Working within Universities means that I often have the opportunity to hear incredible speakers on a wide range of topics but I think today’s talk @micireland.bsky.social by NASA astronaut Dan Tani might be the coolest talk I have been lucky enough to hear 🚀 🌍

Gardaí investigate fire at award-winning Dublin city bookshop The fire was set at the front of the bookshop at around 3am this morning.

So sad to see this one of my favourite bookstores in Ireland www.thejournal.ie/dublin-city-...

How do the 'second-gen' make sense of who they are?
How do discourses of 'Irishness' influence how they talk about belonging.

The stories I have heard so far have been incredible, full of humour, candid vulnerability, and agency. I am really excited about where this research project is going.

A (psychology) love letter to Taylor Swift… | BPS …from Dr Madeleine Pownall, Lecturer in Psychology (Teaching and Scholarship) at the University of Leeds.

This also feels like a good day to reread @maddipow.bsky.social excellent piece for @psychmag.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Isn’t it fab - just when I thought release day couldn’t get better 😉 Happy Showgirl Day

@maddipow.bsky.social have you seen this thread 🤩

This is absolute genius @jessmaddox.bsky.social and as a LOVER of research since 1989 I will be FEARLESS in my commitment to SPEAK NOW and EVERMORE so that these become the stuff of FOLkLORE in my lectures which I write after MIDNIGHT in RED pen to confirm my REPUTATION as an academic SHOWGIRL

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As the kids say ‘I am dead’ and Jess is a genius and I will be using this in my quali lectures this year with accompanying soundtrack @marcscully.bsky.social you have made my Friday

Thinking of @sarahmaintains.bsky.social and the other Irish citizens who are part of the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social, and have been detained by the IDF who illegally intercepted them in international waters.

Here is Sarah’s poem, ‘If I had any other thing’:

Were you recently obsessed with the Irish ‘The Traitors’, do you feel like you could win & thinking of signing up for next series @micireland.bsky.social psychologists @marcscully.bsky.social & Suzanne Egan have all the top tips from psychology to help you win here 😊 www.mic.ul.ie/mic-insights...

Happy publication Day to @marekmcgann.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy on his new book with Craig Speelman - lots of food for thought in here…definitely one for your psychology reading lists

www.routledge.com/The-Great-Ps...

Blowing the cobwebs away #BullWall #SuckerForASunset

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Huge congratulations to my colleague @marekmcgann.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy on his long overdue and incredibly well deserved promotion to Senior Lecturer @micireland.bsky.social
Definitely merits some Saturday happy dancing 🕺🏻

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‘Resist the isolation of responsibility for inclusion to SEN teams as much as you can’ Prof Deborah Robinson at JMB Education Conference

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‘The inclusive school is always a work in progress’ Prof Deborah Robinson at JMB Education Conference

So true at all levels of education including HE

I think when my Dad sees this photo of the view from the room I am presenting in today it may be the proudest moment for him in with academic career 😊 #CrokePark #jmbedconf #GAA

Packed house for Prof Deborah Robinson keynote at the JMB Education Conference 2025 ‘Moving beyond ‘Special’’ this morning #jmbedconf #CrokePark

Perfect October edition in time for my Autumn semester module on Psychology and Social Justice - thanks @psychmag.bsky.social

The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) is recruiting a Research Lead to guide the development of Good Practice Guidelines for Working with the Traveller Community

Application deadline: 5pm on Friday, 3 October 2025

www.activelink.ie/vacancies/te...