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Martin Brown
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School of Policy and Practice | EQI: Centre for Evaluation, Quality & Inspection | DCU Institute of Education, Ireland | Posts and Views are my own
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Inside the phenomenal football brain of Kevin De Bruyne. Football intelligence means the Belgian and Man City star's ability to read the game is on par with the greatest midfielders of all time, writes Jake Tiernan @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Inside the phenomenal football brain of Kevin De Bruyne
Football intelligence means the Belgian and Man City star's ability to read the game is on par with the greatest midfielders of all time
www.rte.ie
May 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the Plain: Except in Valladolid #Spanishweather
May 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Two people who know what solidarity looks like.

Keep talking about Palestine 🇵🇸
May 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Bualadh bos to this lad 🎨
May 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Fascinating visit to the House of Margaret [Molly] Brown - Titanic survivor, National advocate for Sufrage and Labour rights among other accomplishmets #AERA25
April 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A fascinating and Informative Lecture on the present and future direction of Further Education by @fetrc.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social colleague Prof Rory O'Sullivan
@roryosullivan23.bsky.social at @dcuioe.bsky.social | @justinrami.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
April 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I am delighted + honoured to receive the @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
Presidents Award for Research [‘Academic Staff’ category]. I am particularly delighted to have had the very good fortune of celebrating the day with my Dad. #DCUPresidentAward #WeareDCU @dcuioe.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Delighted to see our latest open-access paper on Academic Freedom in Irish HE published. It seeks to document the experiences of Irish researchers as they explore the realities of academic freedom in Ireland.
@rozerinyasa.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Academic freedom in Irish higher education - Rozerin Yasa, Joe O’Hara, Martin Brown, 2025
Academic freedom has been the subject of considerable debate, in terms of the academic practices of academics and students, and the role of democratic principle...
journals.sagepub.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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This article (published in a JCR-Q2 journal) presents how Dialogic Pedagogical Gatherings improve pre-service teachers' self-efficacy in addressing school violence. If you want to receive like this, don't forget to sign up to the newsletter! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
March 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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"What Ceasefire? Trump Helps Netanyahu Kill Over 400 Palestinians in Gaza"

For Zeteo, @attackerman.bsky.social lays out how the Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
What Ceasefire? Trump Helps Netanyahu Kill Over 400 Palestinians in Gaza
The Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
zeteo.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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🔎 How can we better support the wellbeing of HEI-based Teacher Educators?
📢 DCU CREATE Co-Director Dr. Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr. Lee Boag, and Dr. David S. Smith (RGU) share actionable strategies grounded in the PERMA model ⬇️ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
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Understanding Teacher Educators' Quality of Life: Insights from the PERMA Model
rdcu.be
March 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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What a sunrise!! A pretty good week ahead too.
March 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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People with chronic conditions forced to reduce basic living expenses to afford health costs, says study
People with chronic conditions forced to reduce basic living expenses to afford health costs, says study
Research from RCSI highlights financial difficulties facing those with chronic health conditions.
www.irishtimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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You first.
February 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
February 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
Mark Hamill posting rebellious content in a battle against a dictator and his robotic sidekick is the most Star Wars shit ever.
February 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Yaay, can’t wait to see the Irish wine industry take off. We may have nothing to actually eat in future but we’ll hopefully be too hammered to care.

www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2...
John Wilson: Could Ireland benefit as climate change makes wine production difficult in warmer climes?
We are likely to see a move to cooler regions and countries including Scandinavia, Britain and, yes, even Ireland
www.irishtimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
NEW: After more than 50 years, an early demo of Talking Heads hit “Psycho Killer” has surfaced at RISD.

The tape of The Artistics, the first band of frontman David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz, was recorded in a Providence apartment.

I spoke with Frantz:

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/14/m...
After more than 50 years, an early demo of Talking Heads hit “Psycho Killer” has surfaced at RISD - The Boston Globe
The tape of The Artistics, the first band of frontman David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz, was recorded in a Providence apartment and is now in the RISD Archives.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A potentially tragic situation. ⬇️
Ukrainian president will fly to Munich to persuade the US not to sell out his country to Vladimir Putin, amid fears he is being sidelined and calls for elections
Why Zelensky’s talks with Trump officials will be his toughest yet
www.thetimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the US is making a “miscalculation” in the Middle East, rejecting the “unacceptable” plan for Gaza recently proposed by US President Donald Trump.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p0m5bs
February 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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You don’t need to read a history book to understand the utter horror of colonialism and ethnic cleansing, it’s happening right now, in plain view as US-backed Israel ramps up genocide towards its Final Solution.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Make no mistake: Israel’s far right is planning for a Gaza without Palestinians | Ben Reiff
Despite the ceasefire, Benjamin Netanyahu is capitulating to extremists who have no problem with ethnic cleansing. And they’ve found an ally in Donald Trump, says Ben Reiff of +972 magazine
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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This, all day long.
February 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them
theconversation.com/ofsted-inspe...
Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them
Ofsted inspections can take a heavy emotional and professional toll, making teacher educators feel undervalued.
theconversation.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM