Centre for Cross Border Cooperation

LANDMARK PROJECT AIMS TO FOSTER MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY IN AREAS FACING DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE - North West Migrants Forum A NEW programme aimed at creating a more inclusive society within communities on both sides of the border experiencing rapid demographic change has been launched. The Intercultural Cross-border Inclus...

The launch of our Intercultural Cross-border Inclusion Programme, funded by @seupb.bsky.social, was really something special.
What a day it was, with messages of support from @moneillfm.bsky.social, Jerry Buttimer TD and Junior Minister Joanne Bunting.

Read all about it here:

Entrance to the Linenhall Library in Belfast Mosaic name on thr floor

Staircase looking down at the entrance

Chairs and bookshelves

Entrance to the Linenhall Library

The beautiful Linenhall Library in Belfast.

National Library of Ireland, Dublin - large splendid reading room with high domed and coffered ceiling

Another in my series of libraries
National Library of Ireland, Dublin
#SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Chapman University & Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières researchers have found that berries, apples, citrus fruits, tea, grapes, dark chocolate & red wine lead to higher levels of happiness and optimism.

⭐ Save the date: Thursday 17 September ⭐

We're working on the exciting programme for this year's CCBC Annual Conference

#conference #research #networking #programme #savethedate

📈Trade between NI, GB and Ireland has increased in recent years.

👉 While the figures cited in support of the Windsor Framework are broadly accurate, trade volumes were already rising before the framework was agreed in 2023, meaning the data alone does not show its impact on trade.

Kathleen O'Hare, Chair of the NI Skills Council, was the British Council MENA UK Study Tour Programme Director last week. Education leaders from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Saudi Arabia explored safeguarding in the digital age, leadership & the lived experience of schools in practice.

French parliament considering bill to allow UK-trained doctors to practice in France - United Kingdom Doctors who have done their medical studies in an EU or EEA country can have their professional qualifications recognised in France - but since Brexit that no

French parliament considering bill to allow UK-trained doctors to practice in France

https://www.europesays.com/uk/723983/

Five years on from the end of the Brexit transition period and hundreds of UK-trained doctors are still…#uk #news #uknews

Virtual Student Teacher Exchange - SCoTENs Teacher Education Ireland Virtual Student Teacher Exchange 2026 Join Us for a Two-Day Event: Teaching for a Sustainable World: Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation This two-day programme brings together student teacher...

Attention student teachers!

The SCoTENS virtual exchange will take place across 2 evenings where student teachers north and south will explore innovative approaches to teaching sustainability, climate action & biodiversity conservation.

More details and registration:
scotens.org/student-teac...

University to celebrate 100 years of Catalan Studies - University of Liverpool News University to celebrate 100 years of Catalan Studies

🍾Enhorabona🍾 to our colleagues in Catalan Studies who are celebrating their centenary this year!
Keep an eye out for their celebrations, which will include a range of cultural and academic activities:
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/01/26/u...
#AreaStudies #AcademicSky

White text on a dark blue background, with the CCBC logo, that reads - We're hiring! Finance & Admin Officer.

"A great opportunity to work with a superb team!"

If you want to work on an exciting cross-border project that supports citizens & workers who cross the border regularly, & have experience as a 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿, then we would love to hear from you.

crossborder.ie/news/border-...

Social Enterprise Northern Ireland's annual conference will bring together thought leaders and innovators from England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland to build sustainability.

🗓️ 26 February
🕙 10am-4pm
📌 St Columb's Hall, 18 Orchard Street, Derry BT48 6EG

socialenterpriseni.org/events/annua...

WHAI2026 Welcome to the homepage for the next Women's History Association of Ireland conference. Our next annual conference will take place 29-30 May 2026 at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. The conferenc...

We are delighted this afternoon to announced the CFP for the 36th annual WHAI conference 2026. The conference will be held at Mary I Limerick on 29 & 30 May 2026. Closing dates for submissions on the theme of 'Gain' is 31 Jan. 2026.
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A man in a wheelchair is given advice from a carer who is showing him information on a tablet device.

PEACEPLUS funding of €8,661,034 has been announced for ONSIDE Evolution, a major new cross-border initiative designed to tackle social and digital exclusion among disabled people and carers across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/...

Photo credit: 'Rosa tomentosa, Trench Wood Nature Reserve' by Sam Thomas.

Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Oomycetes, with Jake Dalzell

On Tuesday's @bsbibotany.bsky.social webinar, Jake will introduce the major fungi groups, and explain how to find and identify them.

🗓️ Tuesday 27 January
⏰ 7pm
📌 Online

Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...

@daera-ni.gov.uk #plants

Image of Professor Orla Feely. She is President of University College Dublin and holds a BE degree from the same institution and MS and PhD degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Feely is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Engineers Ireland and the Irish Academy of Engineering. She is President of CESAER (the Conference of European Schools of Advanced Engineering Education and Research), and has previously served as President of Engineers Ireland, as Chair of the Irish Research Council, the EU Advisory Group on Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions and the IEEE Technical Committee on Nonlinear Circuits and Systems, and as Board Member and Deputy Chair of the Higher Education Authority.

Engineering the Future: delivering through disruption

Prof Orla Feely, President @ucddublin.bsky.social, will deliver the Sir Bernard Crossland Lecture on 19 Feb.

nisciencefestival.com/event/the-24...

Business Engagement @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Engineers Ireland
@niscifest.bsky.social

New Common Charter supporter profile: RCN

Rural Community Network plays a pivotal role in advancing social justice, peacebuilding, and rural development across Northern Ireland.

Read the profile at crossborder.ie/news/new-com...

Read more about RCN on its website: www.ruralcommunitynetwork.org

We're hiring a 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 for our Border People FLOW team to
• capture evidence
• work with Social Policy Officers to prepare policy papers
• liaise with Advice NI, Citizens Information and researchers, and
• commission research.

crossborder.ie/news/border-...

Apply by 9am on 2 February.

Another water-related news article...

Photo credit: Waterways Ireland website to promote the Community Heritage and Biodiversity Grant Programme.

Waterways Ireland has €20,000 to assist community-based projects along the inland waterways which complement or fulfil the delivery of the Heritage and Biodiversity Plan 2030.

Information webinar: 21 January at 7pm

Applications close: 31 January

www.waterwaysireland.org/about-us/her...

#funding

Photo credit: 'Drone in use for BSBI Targeted Aquatic Plants Project' by Bridget Keehan.

Tonight's @bsbibotany.bsky.social webinar is with Guillaume Charron on 'How robotics can help save rare plants from going extinct' - from surveying habitats with precision to collecting physical samples in challenging environments.

www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...

@daera-ni.gov.uk #plants

How can citizens help balance nature and economy at Carlingford Lough? The future of Carlingford Lough depends on finding the right balance between economic development and bringing nature back to good health. How do we strike that balance, and how can local people help ...

A Citizens' Jury on the Future of Carlingford Lough is meeting in February to build on the relationships and shared understanding already developed through a project that has been happening since 2023 called Shifting Tides (convened by @thewheelireland.bsky.social and @nicva.org).

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Map of Ireland showing the towns published and in progress for the Irish Historic Towns Atlas

Our latest town published was Ballyshannon/Béal Átha Seanaidh by Angela Byrne in October 2025. Below are all 32 atlases published along with those that are in progress.

You can browse more here: www.ria.ie/research-pro...

The Developing Irish Sea Co-operation (DISC) Symposium is on 26 February in Apex Grassmarket Hotel, Edinburgh.

The hybrid event will bring together regional leaders, partners & innovators to celebrate successes, discuss the challenges & identify opportunities.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/developing...

Sheet of information on the locating loss project which aims to explore histories of infertility through landscapes and spaces. Please Dm me for more info if needed!

Hello! I am sharing information about my @researchireland.ie project Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces. I would love to connect with researchers/ practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, so please share widely! Sharing again for morning Bluesky!

We’re hiring!

The CCBC is looking for an 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 to join the Border People FLOW team.

The successful candidate will coordinate a network of cross-border advice workers & enhance their capacity, foster collaboration, and work with Social Policy Officers.

crossborder.ie/news/border-...

Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark and Ballyhoura Development CLG secure €25,000 Shared Island funding for cross-border tourism collaboration – Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark and Ballyhoura Development CLG secure €25,000 Shared Island funding for cross-border tourism collaboration

'Connecting Tourism Communities: Cuilcagh Lakelands and Ballyhoura Country' is a cross-border initiative that will strengthen collaboration between tourism communities, networks and organisations in Fermanagh/Cavan and North Cork/East Limerick.

www.fermanaghomagh.com/article/cuil...

#SharedIsland

A consultation on a Speed Limit Review has been launched by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI).

The 14-week public consultation closes on Wednesday 22 April 2026.

Details: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/speed-l...

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Image shows a person sitting on a bench under a darkening blue sky. On the top left-hand side is a red and white box containing text that reads: RESEARCH NEWS Queen’s team playing key role in first all-island mental health research network

Our researchers are playing a key role in the first all-island mental health research network.

The new project has been set up to progress understanding of mental health in areas such as youth mental health, ADHD in adults, women’s mental health and loneliness in older people.

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Border People FLOW vacancies - The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation | CBS Share this page:  The Centre has been awarded €1.3m in PEACEPLUS funding to greatly enhance the Border People project provides support to citizens and workers who cross the border regularly. Border Pe...

Join our team!

We have four vacancies with the PEACEPLUS-funded Border People FLOW – Fostering Labour Openness and Workforce mobility – project:

● Engagement Officer

● Digital Officer

● Finance and Administration Officer

● Research Officer

crossborder.ie/news/border-...

#jobs #vacancies