Hysterical Marxist, Leftist agitator, dangerous anti-neoliberal, cynical nonconformist, loudmouth activist, organiser, complainer, questioner, snob. Allegedly.
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πMy pamphlet MATCHES comes out with @VervePoetryPres 8 Feb. Not an easy book to write but a necessary one. Huge thanks to the exceptional poets who blurbed & supported this book, and to @stubartholomew.
*Launch dates in Dublin & Belfast coming soon!*
vervepoetrypress.com/productβ¦
This one goes out to all the academics who are parentsβespecially the mothersβtrying desperately to get some writing done while entertaining their kids and paying through the nose for sporadic βsummer campsβ that run for less than 4 hours a day.
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This is terrible, but I guess for some in university management provoking massive mental distress in the university staff, who actually do the work the university exists to do, is taken as a sign of "leadership".
nation.cymru/news/cardiff-unβ¦
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Irelands wins only 2 ERC advanced awards this year, it was zero last year. The run down of the national research system, as well as chronic underfunding of HE in general, is really showing.
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BREAKING: MIT just completed the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users & the results are terrifying.
Turns out, AI isn't making us more productive. It's making us cognitively bankrupt.
Here's what 4 months of data revealed:
(hint: we've been measuring productivity all wrong)
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"Last decade has seen growth of a powerful managerial class in Universities which has little scrutiny It is often disconnected from the Statutes that govern University institutions". Sounds familiar, no?
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I wonder what tiny percentage of the cost of a new runway at Heathrow it would take to stabilise UK universities, which are actual engines of economic growth and societal progress?
theguardian.com/education/20β¦
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Just to be clear, you are defending a Heil Hitler salute that was performed and repeated for emphasis and clarity.
People can officially stop listening to you as any sort of reputable source of information now. You work for them. Thank you for making that crystal clear to all.
This is a delicate moment. Itβs a new day and yet so many are on edge. Our politics are inflamed, and social media only adds to the anxiety.
It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are on edge.
In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath. This is a new beginning. Letβs hope for healing and work toward unity in the months and years ahead.
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Our postgraduate symposium will take place this Friday in University College Cork. All welcome. You can register on our website: iaas.ie/iaas-postgraduate-syβ¦
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We need to find something for our biggest donor to do. So please join me in welcoming our new Dean for Efficiency and Innovation. See we told we would stay committed to DEI!
Catherine Gander π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπ΅πΈ retweeted
To decrease the size of the university, we need a dean of university efficiency. Weβll fix everything by creating a new dean!
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Dr Hilary White, our brilliant @IrishResearch post-doc, has two gorgeous upcoming publications, a monograph with @EdinburghUP and an edited volume with @ManchesterUP that includes contributions from our own @gandercat and @badaude. Congratulations!!
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This statue just appeared at a park in Philadelphia
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Three Lebanese citizens have been killed in an Israeli strike on the outskirts of Sidon. Five UNIFIL peacekeepers and three Lebanese soldiers were also wounded.
π΄ LIVE updates β€΅οΈ aje.io/uxsg1p
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Horrifying scenes of Palestinians being forcibly displaced from their homes in northern Gaza by the Israeli army in November 2024βunder the watchful eyes of the world.
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Saw this last night and was like an antidote - written with such humour and soul. Tells story of five queer people connected through Cara-Friend β a phone service set up in 1970βs to support LGBTQ+ individuals across the north. Go see it.
@KaboshTheatre
projectartscentre.ie/events/β¦
