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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you 😊

dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · 1d

This book is out in the world and it's wonderful to have a chapter alongside my former professor from Geneva and my PhD external examiner ☺️

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Laura McAtackney @lauramca.bsky.social · 2d

Fantastic event hosted by Maynooth University - Scholasticide in Palestine and the responsibilities of Western Universities. 21 October, in person and online. Not to be missed! www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

Scholasticide in Palestine and the Responsibilities of Western

The Israeli state has systematically targeted and repressed Palestinian education since the 1948 Nakba. Over the past two years, Israel's perpetration of ‘scholasticide’ against Palestinian scholars,

www.maynoothuniversity.ie

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 17d

Listening to Martha Nussbaum talk about the neglect of the humanities/arts leading to ‘nations of docile engineers’ unable to interrogate the world around them, or their states, or understand power/politics.
It might be Monday morning blues, but I think we’re too far along on this path to go back.

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Stephen Roddy @stephenroddy.bsky.social · 24d

We're hiring for a Digital Artist in Residence with
@artscouncilireland.bsky.social at Digital Humanities @ucc.ie.
Applications are open right now.
Please drop me a line if you're interested or have any questions.

James O’Sullivan @jamesosullivan.bsky.social · 28d

Delighted to share that the Department of #DigitalHumanities @ucc.ie will host a digital artist as part of the first @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Digital Artist in Residence pilot programme.

Applications are now open!
Enquiries to @stephenroddy.bsky.social

artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...

Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence at University College Cork (Pilot) - The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

artscouncil.ie

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · 26d

I have to say the term “beneficiary of racism” is much more effective than white privilege!

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · 29d

I usually signpost Maya Wind's fantastic book titled "Towers of Ivory and Steel" every time I hear liberal academics say Israeli academia is the wrong target for a boycott. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli academia over Gaza war

Educational bodies from Europe to South America are boycotting Israeli institutions, though Universities UK said it did not support the action

www.theguardian.com

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Ruth Holliday @ruthholliday.bsky.social · Sep 16

Whole world: “it’s a genocide”

Starmer and Lammy “shut up terrorists or face jail”

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · Sep 16

I don't know 🤣🤣 it was regular, but without the disco this time!

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · Sep 16

Hahahahaha I received the same email and I just saw some of these guys less than a week ago for such a needy email 🤣

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · Sep 12

And that’s a wrap for #MedSoc25. It has been wonderful meeting researchers working on such exciting projects in SRH!

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · Sep 12

The relentless contempt, disgust, even hate that successive UK governments exhibit for the country's (hitherto) wildly successful HE sector remains one of the most baffling sub-plots of a generally insane age.

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Sep 12

Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · Sep 12

This is so bizarre!

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · Sep 10

We had an LRB subscription for years post-Brexit and didn’t get charged customs. Is this a new regulation?

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · Sep 9

There's lots that's extraordinary about the british labour government obviously, but a foreign policy guided by a desire to humiliatingly abase their nation before genocidaires and fascists feels like it should generate more heat?! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

UK has ‘not concluded’ Israel carrying out genocide in Gaza, Lammy says

Government position set out in letter to select committee as No 10 prepares for visit by Israeli president

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Anya Arthurs @dranyaarthurs.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢 New research!
We analysed 20+ years of pregnancy & birth data in 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇬🇧
👩‍🍼 Mothers are older
📈 C-section & diabetes rates rising
⚖️ Inequities persist for Indigenous & minority women
Time for equity-driven maternity care 💡
🔗https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/14/16/5841 #MaternalHealth #Equity #Pregnancy

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Dr.fedaa nadi @drfeda.bsky.social · Aug 8

Hello .. i am Fedaa a pediatrician from Gaza.. I am deeply gratefull to any one supported me by anything even if you see it small it means alot to me and my family ..
please keep me and my family in your heart and help us rebuild our life ❤️❤️🙏🌺

chuffed.org/project/save...

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · Aug 19

The Labour Government is a complete shit-show!

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Aug 18

BREAKING: Downing Street has warned Sally Rooney risks committing a terrorist offence if she funds Palestine Action

It comes after the author said she would continue to support the group financially

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Theresa O'Keefe 🍉 @treesaw.bsky.social · Aug 1

New article with Niall Gilmartin, @dyutic.bsky.social yours truly which calls for feminist sociology to pay more attention to the border on the island of Ireland. @sociologyireland.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Beyond trucks and tariffs: What might a feminist analysis of the UK/Irish border * offer? - Theresa O’Keefe, Niall Gilmartin, Dyuti Chakravarty, 2025

In the wake of Brexit, the border on the island of Ireland has received unprecedented scholarly and journalistic attention. A quick search using Google Scholar ...

journals.sagepub.com

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · Jun 22

Both your back garden and the book are great btw :)

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · Jun 22

Hahaha my exact thoughts on seeing this photo and having finished reading your book!

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · May 20

“These young people want to develop shared horizons, while evolving their sense of particular situatedness.”

Jennifer Todd, @dyutic.bsky.social and Joanne McEvoy @ucddublin.bsky.social on youth in a divided Ireland, identity and universal values.

#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/CBFWW5y

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dyutic.bsky.social @dyutic.bsky.social · May 13

Call for participants: As part of my @researchireland.ie funded project, I am looking to speak to women/people from non-EU migrant background, who have experienced pregnancy in Ireland over the last 15 years. Please feel free to amplify this call for participants.

#maternalhealth #migranthealth

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · May 2

Last chance to be part of an essential networking event for medical sociology academics and professionals – Call for papers by TODAY, Friday 2 May, for the BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference 2025, 10-12 September, Northumbria University tinyurl.com/mpk8y5yy @BSAMedsoc #cfp

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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · Apr 23

🆕📄 Mapping perinatal #BereavementCare education & training for maternity staff (in Ireland)

✍️ @maritahennessy.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

🔗 imj.ie/wp-content/u...

@infantcentreucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social

#PregnancyLoss #PerinatalDeath

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