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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 3d

Writing isn’t just about what you say, it’s about what you refuse to lose in the process.

Read my conversation with Cas Mudde on writing, voice, and resisting conformity in academia, in the media, and on the page.

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · 2d

Powerful piece Clare. Thank you for sharing your personal experience to illustrate these essential points. I hope your story will nudge us to less isolated healthcare, a greater respect for ‘patients’ own knowledge and truth, and the adequate resourcing of critical public services.

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · 6d

“A story, an anecdote, can be a carefully recorded observation […]. Those anecdotes are sometimes the key to unlocking a puzzle. They are terribly important and the collection of anecdotes, stories, has been very very important in my research”

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Jane Goodall – What It Means to Be Human

For Thanksgiving, a beautiful conversation with the legendary primatologist — on her spiritual and moral wisdom, and the hope that sustains her.

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Shane Bergin @shanedbergin.bsky.social · 12d

My new children’s book is available in bookshops from today!

Join Luke and Ruby in ‘The Experimenters’ on cosy adventures where you think, test, & experiment like a real scientist.

It’s been so much fun working with with illustrator Sayani Mukherjee & publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social

Book cover showing two children and two adults playing in a garden. Children are digging & writing in a notebook. There are birds and flowers and a man looking over the wall at them

The Experimenters book on bookshelf facing out with other books near it

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 15d

⚠️Scientist at work!⚠️

Huge thanks to @shanedbergin.bsky.social for signing copies of his new kids books, The Experimenters, a treat for curious minds

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · 15d

Remarkable to see five of my @mupsychology.bsky.social colleagues listed amongst the world’s top 2% of scientists rankings. Congratulations to all 👏

Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie · 15d

Maynooth University is strongly represented in the World’s Top 2% Scientists rankings. This year, 30 of the University's researchers are recognised as leading experts in their fields in the rankings produced by Stanford University scientists.

www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-soci...

A person in a lab coat and gloves holds a test tube filled with red liquid. The test tube is in a foam holder alongside several other capped vials, each with colored tops. The background is a blurred laboratory setting, with another person in a white coat working.

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Sep 6

“If your situation allows you to do what delights you, do it; following healthy delight rarely leads to misery”

Excellent advice from Sarah Moss in today’s @irishtimes.com

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After 25 years of university teaching I have some advice for new students

I’m listening to my son and his friends making their final decisions about where and what to study at university. Mostly, I keep quiet; on the rare occasions when teenagers want your opinion, they’ll ...

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Young Academy Ireland @yai.ie · Sep 5

Applications for Young Academy Ireland (YAI) are still open.

We're sharing reflections from Dr Emma Farrell, inaugural Co-Chair of YAI. Emma talks about what it means to be part of a community that values collaboration, curiosity, and impact.
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#earlycareerresearchers

Dr Emma Farrell shares her experience of being a member of Young Academy Ireland

YouTube video by Young Academy Ireland

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Sep 1

This event is a must for researchers and policy makers alike - an opportunity to come together to consider how ERCIs and policy makers can best support each other to produce effective evidence for public policy. A small number of spaces have become available- don’t miss it!

Young Academy Ireland @yai.ie · Sep 1

Last few places available to attend our Evidence for Policy Summit in Dublin next week. Visit: www.yai.ie for sign up details. If you can't attend in person, email [email protected] for livestream details! #evidenceforpolicy #youngacademyireland #EfP25 @emmaefarrell.bsky.social @karinadoorley.bsky.social

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Aug 5

Looking forward to sharing a paper on applying phenomenology to understand the lived experience of mental health and distress at this conference later this month. Still time to register👇

British Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · Aug 5

Registration closes soon - ‘Lifeworlds in Crisis: Applying Phenomenology’

Joint international conference: British Society for Phenomenology & University College Dublin
University College Dublin, Ireland | 27 – 29 August 2025

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#phenomenology #BSP2025UCD

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Jul 17

“Schools involved in the DEIS programme are already creating a school context that is of positive influence on their students’ well-being”

It was a pleasure to work with ESRI colleagues Dr Caoimhe Dempsey and Prof. Selina McCoy on this important evidence paper.

Selina McCoy @selinamccoy.bsky.social · Jul 14

Our new paper highlights importance of sense of belonging and autonomy in student wellbeing, these being particularly important for students from low SES families or with additional needs.

Studies in Educational Evaluation.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Understanding the role of school experiences in the wellbeing of girls, SEN and low SES students: A self-determination theory approach

With the current rise in youth wellbeing difficulties, it is important to understand how school experiences contribute to this issue. Based on self-de…

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Jun 23

No, we Wexford people are too hardy for flip flops 😂. But I was glad of your tip to bring a towel ☺️

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Jun 23

It is!! It was wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration (and top tips) ❤️

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Jun 23

@mulibrarycat.bsky.social is surely a bigger celebrity draw than Paul Mescal 😂

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Young Academy Ireland @yai.ie · Jun 16

Sign up for our Evidence for Policy Summit 2025

📍Sept 10, 2025
📍at @ria.ie
📍Keynote: Professor Michael Sanders
📍Panels on-ECRIs & Policy, Sustainability, Fair & Inclusive Society

Sign up here: www.ria.ie/events/an-ev...

#ECRchat #AcademicSky

An Evidence for Policy Summit 2025 - Royal Irish Academy

Connecting early-to-mid career researchers and policymakers. Evidence-based policy formation benefits from diversity among contributors. This event will bring together early-to-mid career researchers ...

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Jun 10

“Boasting has become the new normal [in HE]”

Bruce Macfarlane getting the PaTHES ‘Creative University’ conference off to a rousing start with a thoughtful paper on educational leadership, the neoliberal university and the duty to serve in academia.

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Jun 1

Magical day on Saltee Mór.

It’s taken quite a while for this Wexford woman to get there but it was a visit to remember.

Puffins, guillemot, razorbills, kittiwakes, Manx shearwater, gannets, every type of gull and tern, and all in great numbers.

Two puffins standing on a grassy cliff top with the sea and some sea stacks visible in the background.

One puffin, side on, on a grassy cliff top

Sitting on a cliff looking out to sea through binoculars at the hundreds of thousands of birds (not visible) on the water surface.

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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · May 21

I’m in the Guardian today, arguing that we should stop them all-class mental health lessons in schools

I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling.

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Mental-health lessons in schools sound like a great idea. The trouble is, they don’t work | Lucy Foulkes

All-class therapy sessions don’t help, and may even make matters worse. The evidence shows we need different solutions, says Dr Lucy Foulkes, an academic psychologist at Oxford University

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Dermot Lynott @dermotlynott.bsky.social · May 22

Assistant Professor/Lecturer Post in any area of psychology in the Department of Psychology, Maynooth University (Fixed Term, 2 years). Sunday, 22nd June 2025. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

Assistant Professor/Lecturer (Specified Purpose Contract), Department of Psychology, Maynooth University | University Vacancies IrelandUniversity Vacancies Logo

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · May 15

If you’re in #Blackrock be sure to take a moment to marvel at this fabulous literature map of the world. The wonderful team @ravenbooks.bsky.social have read and can recommend all 80 ❤️

Picture of Louisa standing in front of the shop window of Raven books. Behind her is a large map of the world with lots of small pins and a long list of the books depicted. Also visible are books that are on display.

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Catriona O’Toole @catrionaotoole.bsky.social · May 14

Delighted to receive a Teaching & Learning Fellowship with
@emmaefarrell.bsky.social for our project: Sense & Sensitivity - Exploring emotionally-complex topics in higher ed.

Wonderful collaboration across
@maynootheducation.bsky.social
@mupsychology.bsky.social

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · May 14

Interesting episode.

“The implicit purpose of education has been to get a good job […] We’ve asked people to behave like a machine of a kind and now we’ve created machines that can act or mimic as people of a kind. And so the whole [education] transaction has been thrown into chaos”

Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · May 13

Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.

Students are already using A.I. to learn and write. The education policy expert Rebecca Winthrop explores the big questions emerging for educators and parents.
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‘We Have to Really Rethink the Purpose of Education’ | The Ezra Klein Show

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · May 10

Gently used is such a lovely way of putting it @draftery.bsky.social

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Mar 29

It isn’t in fairness. We love our ‘almost to scale’ atlas 🌍

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Dr Emma Farrell @emmaefarrell.bsky.social · Mar 28

There was a mini option?! You mean I didn’t have to lug the 5kg maxi version all the way home?! Sigh.

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