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Dublin, Ireland
Joined December 2010
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Coming soon- your cat or dog can take the bus, rail and Luas. The National Transport Authority wants your feedback. Preferably not chewed. 🐕🚋
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Speaking today in the @IrishTimes about Precarity, @YoungAcademyIrl and how the new minister needs to address the funding crisis
@MICLimerick
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#Mitochondrial damage can contribute to #InflammatoryBowelDisease, catch up with the literature with this review online now:
mucosalimmunology.org/articl…
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🚨 Attention non-EU PhD researchers! 🚨
We are conducting a survey to better understand the experiences of non-EU PhD researchers and advocate for a fairer system in Ireland.
The survey takes max 15 minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/13g3…
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High living costs paired with stagnant stipends are being blamed for a drop in PhD enrolments in several countries
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Looking to speak to someone who is living and renting in a Rent Pressure Zone and is concerned about the impact any changes to these regulations might have on their rent. Please DM or email me [email protected]. #journorequests #housing #RPZ
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New online! Understanding the therapeutic toolkit for inflammatory bowel disease bit.ly/3Cw8zyS
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🚨Save the Date!The 2025 Irish Immunology Annual Meeting is happening on 21-22 August @uniofgalway Mark your calendars🗓️ & join us for cutting-edge research, networking, and collaboration Details to follow irishimmunology.ie/isi-annua…
#IrishImmunology @yISI_ie @EFIS_Immunology @y_efis
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More than 40% of postdoctoral researchers leave academia, according to a study of some 45,500 researchers’ careers
go.nature.com/40o25Kq
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Why has the Irish State got the FEAR? Release the files to Operation Newham - 34 Innocent people murdered by the British State including an unborn baby & Italian & French Citizen. May-17-74 Film Civic, Tallaght Tue Feb 4th 7pm @JFForgotten @caulmick @KRWLaw @BowesChay @g_morkert
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📣 @maynoothuni: BRING US UP TO €25,000❕
Universities across Ireland are obliging, so why can’t MU? Read more about our fight for what us researcher workers were promised. 🧵
#PostgraduateWorkersOrganisation #PWOIreland #WorkersNotStudents #TradeUnion #NíNeartGoCurLeChéile
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Research and teaching pressures can exacerbate anxiety and depression, causing many young scientists to consider quitting
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📢The electorate for future Seanad University elections is changing. The new Higher Education constituency will replace the current ones and include more institutions from across Ireland than ever before. You could be eligible to vote!
To learn more, visit seanadvoter.ie
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***Fully funded PhD position*** @blizard_inst with myself and @Giovannoni62497 to investigate CD40 signalling in Epstein Barr Virus-infected B-cells in people with multiple sclerosis. Please spread the word! findaphd.com/phds/project/cd…
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Patrick Freyne: Stay an extra hour in bed. Play with that dog. Take a long lunch. Have a hobby not a side hustle. Stop and chat to your neighbour instead of rushing back to work. Your worth is not in what you produce. You can do it tomorrow.
irishtimes.com/life-style/pe…
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‘Silent Testimony’ continues @NPGLondon until 22 February 2025.
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Thank You to the Irish Examiner and Authors for Highlighting IFUT’s Call for Change
“University teachers’ precarious employment is unsustainable.”
We extend our gratitude to Brendan Palmer, Tom Boland, Theresa O’Keeffe, Siobhan O’Sullivan, and Paul Beirne for their powerful article in the Irish Examiner.
Their piece aligns with IFUT’s Pre-Election Call, spotlighting:
The over-reliance on precarious contracts in higher education.
The harmful impacts on staff wellbeing and student learning outcomes.
The urgent need for proper State funding to support our universities.
Our campaign calls for:
🔒 Secure and sustainable jobs for educators.
📈 Improved student-staff ratios.
📚 Investment to ensure quality education for all.
📖 Read the article: Irish Examiner Article
irishexaminer.com/opinion/co…
Thank you for supporting the call for Zero Precarity, Full Potential.
#ZeroPrecarityFullPotential #IFUT #HigherEducation #EducationReform
Thank you for supporting the call for Zero Precarity, Full Potential. #ZeroPrecarityFullPotential #IFUT #HigherEducation #EducationReform
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As the review process for the Hume Scholarship starts soon, we want to build a mandate for our demands.
If you are staff or a PhD researcher at Maynooth, sign our petition to ensure the university knows what kind of outcome we want from this review!
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Now online! Type III interferons induce pyroptosis in gut epithelial cells and impair mucosal repair dlvr.it/TG1dnk