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Tomas Sjöblom @tomassjoblom.bsky.social · 11d

Tämä ei ole hyvän mielen postaus, mutta ehkä syksyn tärkein postaukseni. Suosittelen kaikille tutkijoille ja tutkimusryhmille: käsitelkää törkyriskejä ja suunnitelkaa toimenpiteitä etukäteen yhdessä.

Lähiaikoina on tiettävästi odotettavissa törkyä tiedeyhteisöä kohtaan. Ketjusta muutama pikavinkki.

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Aug 12

✍️ New paper out exploring Local and Finnish teachers' identity who work in an international school in Asia.

With brilliant Sinead Matson.

Thank you @cpepmaynooth.bsky.social and @maynootheducation.bsky.social for support along the way

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How the commodification of education impacts Local and Finnish teachers’ identity when working in a Finnish international school in Asia

This study casts light on the professional identities of two teacher groups working alongside each other in an international school in Asia; Local and Finnish teachers. Thinking with postcolonial t...

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Mar 18

📣 Come work with us at Maynooth University
@maynoothuniversity.ie

@maynootheducation.bsky.social

2 x Assistant Professors/Lecturers in Educational Psychology
Fulltime, permanent

Closing date: 13th April 2025

Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Mar 18

📣 Come work with us at Maynooth University
@maynoothuniversity.ie

@maynootheducation.bsky.social

2 x Assistant Professors/Lecturers in Educational Psychology
permanent, part time 0.5 FTE

Closing date: 13th April 2025

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Catriona O’Toole @catrionaotoole.bsky.social · Mar 13

Our Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology is now open for applications!!

Apply by March 26th: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/o...

@maynoothuniversity.ie
@maynootheducation.bsky.social

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Siobhán Dowling @siobhandowling.bsky.social · Mar 18

Reminder: Kennys Bookshop delivers for free in Ireland. Easons have free delivery over 10 euros (and also sell toys and games and stationary). Lots of lovely booksellers in the actual stores too, like Books Upstairs, Gutter Bookshop, Hodges Figgis.

Business Post @businesspost.bsky.social · Mar 18

Ecommerce giant Amazon goes live with dedicated Irish store

The company said that In 2023, Irish SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €170 million in export sales, with over half of those n export sales outside the European Union

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Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · Mar 12

Festival of Palestinian Culture in @maynoothuniversity.ie
7-10 April.

Culminates with 'Gig for Gaza' on Thursday 10th raising funds for The Sameer Project. linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

Organised by AfP Maynooth + Maynooth BDS @afp-ire.bsky.social

Details here: sites.google.com/view/maynoot...

MaynoothPalFest25

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Mar 12

Se siitä sananvapaudesta

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Yhdysvallat | Hesarin juttu Elon Muskin puhdistuksista oli liikaa: Tekoäly ei uskonut juttua todeksi ja kieltäytyi kääntämästä

Tekoälyohjelma väitti, että juttuni Elon Muskin puhdistuksista oli ”fiktiota tai vaihtoehtoishistoriaa”.

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Mar 11

Thank you NERA and colleagues at @cpepmaynooth.bsky.social for a timely symposium! www.maynoothuniversity.ie/centre-publi...

CPEP Leads Symposium at NERA 2025 Conference

CPEP Leads Symposium at NERA 2025 Conference The Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy (CPEP) organised a symposium titled "Reclaiming the Publicness of Education" as part of the Nordic

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Maynooth University Graduate Research Academy @mu-gra25.bsky.social · Feb 26

📢 Research Students – We Need You! 📢
Help shape the future of the postgraduate student experience and win big while you're at it! 🎓✨
We’re giving away 2 x Apple iPad Minis, AirPods, and vouchers to our lucky winners?📱🎧
Your feedback makes a difference!
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Maynooth University Graduate Research Academy @mu-gra25.bsky.social · Feb 21

Join us on the 11th March from 3pm to 6pm for the Postgraduate Open Day. Explore the postgraduate programmes, scholarship opportunities and student life at Maynooth University.

Register ▶️ tinyurl.com/PG-Open-Day

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Feb 16

”Sulavia jäätiköitä, lajikatoa ja ydinpommeja ei suunniteltu saamelaiskulttuurissa, zenbuddhalaisessa luostarilaitoksessa eikä edes ortodoksisissa pappisseminaareissa. Ne ovat länsimaisen arvoyhteisön – tieteen, yritystoiminnan ja innovoinnin – hedelmiä. ”

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Essee | Länsimaisista arvoista ei kannata paljon ylpeillä

Länsimaiseen arvoyhteisöön kannattaa suhtautua kriittisesti, sillä arvomme tuovat ja ylläpitävät paitsi vapautta myös tuhoa ja ristiriitoja, kirjoittaa Janne Saarikivi.

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · Feb 15

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Feb 12

Ihana Paula, tärkeä aihe. 👯

@tieteentekijat.bsky.social

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Akateemisesta ystävyydestä

Mitä kaikkea akateeminen ystävyys on ja millainen supervoima se voi olla? Ystävänpäivän kynnyksellä Tieteentekijöiden varapuheenjohtaja Paula Silvén pohtii akateemista ystävyyttä. Tuijotan tietokonee...

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Jan 24

💖 ihanaa synttäriä 🎂🎈

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Chúnna Fiagaísaol 🅾️ @weemancom.bsky.social · Jan 23

#StormEowyn

If you want to keep track of the storm as it flies towards us. I always use this site to track its location and wind speeds.

earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...

Screenshot from https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-13.92,49.69,2539/loc=-19.999,51.456

This shows Storm Eoywn's current location relative to Ireland and the small green circled locations current wind angle and speed at 345° and 103km/h

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Paula Geraghty @paulageraghty.bsky.social · Jan 22

Still looking for any leads, please!

Paula Geraghty @paulageraghty.bsky.social · Jan 12

Room wanted****

A working young (27yrs old) Palestinian man is looking for room to rent in Dublin as they have to leave their current accommodation at the end of January.

If any leads, or you’re looking to rent a room out for extra income please dm and I can pass on details. Thank you.

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Jan 22

📣 Come and learn more about our EdD programme

Rose Dolan @rosedolan.bsky.social · Jan 16

Interested in a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree in Maynooth University? Want to find out more?
Register for the online information evening, 7pm Jan 22nd & proposal writing workshop 7pm Jan 29th here forms.office.com/pages/respon...

#EdD #professional #doctorate #academicsky

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Jan 22

Congrats @rosedolan.bsky.social, Ece Gokmenoglu, Zerrin Doğança Küçük, and Tom Walsh! ☺️

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Jan 22

🥳 hip hip hooray 🎉

5 Maynooth University Department of Education colleagues were awarded as Research Allies by Research Ireland. This is such lovely recognition of the often invisible yet crucial work supervisors and mentors do.

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MU congratulates 'Research Allies' on their awards

Maynooth University congratulates eight academics and researchers who received Research Allies awards from Research Ireland today. Research Ally prizes mark the crucial role played by higher

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · Jan 6

A great opportunity for Doctoral students to build networks, share their research and learn from some of the best educational researchers in Europe. #educationalresearch

European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social · Jan 6

EERA Summer School for international doctoral students. #EERSS2025 Chemnitz "Cultures in education, cultures in research – education and research in cultures". 2 - 6 June 2025. Lectures, workshops, peer group discussions and more: APPLICATION DEADLINE 15 January 2025. #EduSci buff.ly/3CT7H79

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Jan 6

📣 Come work with us at Maynooth University @maynoothuni.bsky.social

Post: Assistant Professor in Teacher Education with specialism in Digital Literacy

Closing date: 16th of February 2025

Apply: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Jan 6

CPEP Doctoral Conference - submission deadline January 15th

Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy (CPEP) @cpepmaynooth.bsky.social · Nov 25

📢 5th Doctoral Conference | June 15-18, 2025
Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy at Maynooth University is announcing its Fifth Doctoral Conference.
🔍 We invite research submissions exploring the public dimension of education in all contexts and frameworks.
More info: lnkd.in/gkJ7-5ah

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Dec 3

What 10 years of education can do to combat disinformation. The Finland 🇫🇮 case!

Education, literacy but also strong media and trustworthy politicians

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Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy

Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?

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Maija Salokangas @maijakataliina.bsky.social · Dec 4

root of so many evils..

Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · Nov 30

A List of Things People Blamed on Short Skirts

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