Stephen Roulston
@stephen-roulston.bsky.social
Teacher of Geography and Geology, latterly a PGCE tutor. Currently a Research Fellow at Ulster University, N. Ireland. Interested in technology in education and the challenges (and potential opportunities) of education in divided societies. Views my own.
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ARINS: Education Across the Island of Ireland
In this month's ARINS podcast Stephen Roulston and Martin Brown, with host Rory Montgomery, discuss education systems in Ireland. Their recent paper is 'A Century of Growing Apart and Challenges of Co
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It was a great pleasure to be involved in this podcast with The Royal Irish Academy looking at education across the island of Ireland. Common until a century ago, after partition the systems evolved separately. @mbrowndcu.bsky.social @arinsproject.bsky.social
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"The main UK BBC analysis of the Caerphilly result read: 'Extraordinary by-election humbles Westminster’s big beasts' with a narrative centred on the decline of Labour & the Tories.
"Plaid Cymru, who won by 11%, was the fourth party mentioned." Its leader was not.
Farage had a photo AND quotes.
"Plaid Cymru, who won by 11%, was the fourth party mentioned." Its leader was not.
Farage had a photo AND quotes.
The worst person to be in Wales
A crisis we are just accepting
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November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"The main UK BBC analysis of the Caerphilly result read: 'Extraordinary by-election humbles Westminster’s big beasts' with a narrative centred on the decline of Labour & the Tories.
"Plaid Cymru, who won by 11%, was the fourth party mentioned." Its leader was not.
Farage had a photo AND quotes.
"Plaid Cymru, who won by 11%, was the fourth party mentioned." Its leader was not.
Farage had a photo AND quotes.
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This morning representatives from the ARINS project were invited to meet with the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to discuss the project’s research
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Read our research: www.ria.ie/research-pro...
podcasts: open.spotify.com/show/08pJYRf...
@ndirishstudies.bsky.social @ria.ie
June 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This morning representatives from the ARINS project were invited to meet with the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to discuss the project’s research
Read our research: www.ria.ie/research-pro...
podcasts: open.spotify.com/show/08pJYRf...
@ndirishstudies.bsky.social @ria.ie
Read our research: www.ria.ie/research-pro...
podcasts: open.spotify.com/show/08pJYRf...
@ndirishstudies.bsky.social @ria.ie
Latest Transforming Education paper released today: Jointly Managed Community Schools: What are they and what could they offer? Available at www.ief.org.uk/our-work/tra...
Transforming Education
The Transforming Education project highlights aspects of Northern Ireland’s education system through a range of Briefing Papers.
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June 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Latest Transforming Education paper released today: Jointly Managed Community Schools: What are they and what could they offer? Available at www.ief.org.uk/our-work/tra...
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I like Greta Thunberg because she seems to think like me from a similar values base. I’m wildly impressed because what took me >50years has taken her less than 10. And I’m not analytically shabby either. That kid doesn’t just have a big heart, she’s very clever.
June 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I like Greta Thunberg because she seems to think like me from a similar values base. I’m wildly impressed because what took me >50years has taken her less than 10. And I’m not analytically shabby either. That kid doesn’t just have a big heart, she’s very clever.
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If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.
🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg
🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg
June 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.
🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg
🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg
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We’ve cleaned up London’s air: now it’s time for our city’s rivers.
Here’s why it’s so important.
Here’s why it’s so important.
May 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
We’ve cleaned up London’s air: now it’s time for our city’s rivers.
Here’s why it’s so important.
Here’s why it’s so important.
Delighted to have another paper with Dr Sally Cook, hot off the press today.
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Duplication in a Divided Society: A Case Study of Primary Schools in Northern Ireland
Education is an important component of peacebuilding in divided societies. Northern Ireland is one such society emerging from conflict yet it retains a divided system of education with ‘Protestants...
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May 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Delighted to have another paper with Dr Sally Cook, hot off the press today.
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Donald Trump is dismantling the foundations of American science and jeopardizing the nation’s AI progress. There may be no AlphaFold, ChatGPT, or Stable Diffusion without federal grants.
And, an interesting document about Trump’s “genius” uncle…
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And, an interesting document about Trump’s “genius” uncle…
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A Disaster for American Innovation
The Trump administration is jeopardizing the AI boom.
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April 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Donald Trump is dismantling the foundations of American science and jeopardizing the nation’s AI progress. There may be no AlphaFold, ChatGPT, or Stable Diffusion without federal grants.
And, an interesting document about Trump’s “genius” uncle…
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
And, an interesting document about Trump’s “genius” uncle…
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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They are obviously slow learners
April 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
They are obviously slow learners
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Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.
April 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.
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As the electronic travel authorisation #ETA today rolls out to include non-Irish EU nationals, take a look at our Briefing Note on what it means for tourism and cross-border mobility.
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Briefing Note on the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme and the Windsor Framework - The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation
Share this page: Introduced as part of the 2022 Nationality and Borders Act, the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system was introduced by the UK Government as a means ‘to deliver a more streaml...
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April 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
As the electronic travel authorisation #ETA today rolls out to include non-Irish EU nationals, take a look at our Briefing Note on what it means for tourism and cross-border mobility.
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Also told by this source that the State Dept has begun cancelling awards/aid programs in disaster zones that can be life and death, including food aid.
Some programs have been cancelled in Yemen, Syria, Gaza, Basra.
The source said this is contrary to states waiver policy.
Some programs have been cancelled in Yemen, Syria, Gaza, Basra.
The source said this is contrary to states waiver policy.
April 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Also told by this source that the State Dept has begun cancelling awards/aid programs in disaster zones that can be life and death, including food aid.
Some programs have been cancelled in Yemen, Syria, Gaza, Basra.
The source said this is contrary to states waiver policy.
Some programs have been cancelled in Yemen, Syria, Gaza, Basra.
The source said this is contrary to states waiver policy.
It appears that teaching of Math is just as deficient as Geography in, presumably the elite, schools in the USA 🤔
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This is the dubious way Trump calculated his ‘reciprocal’ tariffs | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s massive tariffs announced on dozens of nations Wednesday were pitched as “reciprocal,” matching what other countries charge the United States dollar for dollar, even taking in...
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April 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It appears that teaching of Math is just as deficient as Geography in, presumably the elite, schools in the USA 🤔
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This is a dreadful indictment as to the state of Geography teaching in, presumably the elite, US schools. 🤔
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#tarrifs #penguins
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#tarrifs #penguins
Island home only to penguins hit by tariffs - and other things you may have missed on 'Liberation Day'
The EU hates "beautiful" American beef, Donald Trump won't stand for plastic eggs and penguins face higher costs to sell goods to the US. Some of the things you might have missed on Liberation Day...
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April 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is a dreadful indictment as to the state of Geography teaching in, presumably the elite, US schools. 🤔
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#tarrifs #penguins
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An interesting property listing for youse; "3 bed cottage for sale in Trinity". The name on the gate is "Wardie House" and it is the sole remaining part of that once grand estate house, a kitchen wing from a Victorian rebuild that survived the main demolition espc.com/property/2a-...
March 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
An interesting property listing for youse; "3 bed cottage for sale in Trinity". The name on the gate is "Wardie House" and it is the sole remaining part of that once grand estate house, a kitchen wing from a Victorian rebuild that survived the main demolition espc.com/property/2a-...
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Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise
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Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts
NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.
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March 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
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No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
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Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
There was a certain inevitability about this, following Givan’s peculiar decision taken against the wishes of the vast majority of parents, and the advice of his senior civil servants. Presumably public money, from the Dept of Ed’s budget, will be spent to defend it?
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Legal challenges after NI schools' integration plans rejected
Paul Givan decided that plans by Bangor Academy and Rathmore PS to become integrated should not proceed.
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March 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
There was a certain inevitability about this, following Givan’s peculiar decision taken against the wishes of the vast majority of parents, and the advice of his senior civil servants. Presumably public money, from the Dept of Ed’s budget, will be spent to defend it?
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I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead. Then going on IG Live after.
March 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead. Then going on IG Live after.
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🇮🇪Ireland's AI Education Emergency 🚨
Angela Curran ‘s letter in
Irish Times shows how Ireland's approach to AI in education needs urgent attention.Our Ed leaders have neither been that proactive nor reactive on the issue—but all too passive given the high stakes at play here #aieducation #edchatie
Angela Curran ‘s letter in
Irish Times shows how Ireland's approach to AI in education needs urgent attention.Our Ed leaders have neither been that proactive nor reactive on the issue—but all too passive given the high stakes at play here #aieducation #edchatie
February 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
🇮🇪Ireland's AI Education Emergency 🚨
Angela Curran ‘s letter in
Irish Times shows how Ireland's approach to AI in education needs urgent attention.Our Ed leaders have neither been that proactive nor reactive on the issue—but all too passive given the high stakes at play here #aieducation #edchatie
Angela Curran ‘s letter in
Irish Times shows how Ireland's approach to AI in education needs urgent attention.Our Ed leaders have neither been that proactive nor reactive on the issue—but all too passive given the high stakes at play here #aieducation #edchatie