Pleased to see my short story ‘Pomegranate’ published in the latest volume of Aigne on ‘Response’. Drawing on my research, the piece tells the story of one woman’s response to the unfamiliar in Northern Ireland. aigne.ucc.ie/index.php/ai... #immigration #inequality #racism

Paramilitary racist violence deeply worrying development - report Police intelligence pointed to the participation of individual loyalist paramilitary members during recent disorder.

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An article that I immensely enjoyed co-writing with a group of fantastic colleagues is out:
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In it, we discuss insight from a series of multilingual storytelling workshops we conducted in Ireland.

‘We thought the Rwanda scheme was the worst of it’: Enver Solomon on leading – and leaving – the Refugee Council It has been a difficult week for those working with refugees and migrants in the UK, after Labour announced controversial new plans. Sadly, Solomon is used to such turmoil. He discusses hostility, hop...

A huge loss to the sector. @enversol.bsky.social @refugeecouncil.bsky.social has been a titan in these troubled times.

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The Nolan Show - Catholics are more concerned about global warming than Protestants – according to Queen’s and Ulster University research - BBC Sounds How worried are you about climate change?

On Thursday I was interviewed on the BBC about our recent @ark-ni.bsky.social report on climate change & religion in Northern Ireland with @emmasoye.bsky.social & Gladys Ganiel.

Engagement with religious communities on climate change is vital.

Read it here: www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...

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**Faith in a time of climate chaos**

Gladys Ganiel, @emmasoye.bsky.social & I have published this enlightening @ark-ni.bsky.social research update on religion & attitudes to climate change in Northern Ireland

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@climatecocentre.bsky.social @aicbrn.bsky.social
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"The lough supplies 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water, which is treated and said to be safe. Not everyone is convinced."

In our @politicalquarterly.bsky.social piece, Elliott and I argued that this concern might be the best hope of spurring action. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

***The political climate***

@katyhayward.bsky.social & I have written an @ark-ni.bsky.social feature exploring the links between political party support & attitudes to climate change in #NorthernIreland in greater detail.

Strong support; stark differences.

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ENOUGH of the BBC legitimising anti-asylum protests! YouTube video by Zoe Gardner

I don't know about you but I've had about enough of mainstream media & politicians legitimising racist anti-asylum protests that terrorise refugees & communities.

I had to push back hard, TWICE on BBC yesterday about supposed "legitimate concerns" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtkA...

www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/100-womens-r...

More coming soon on climate attitudes - by political party support with @katyhayward.bsky.social and by religion/religiosity with @emmasoye.bsky.social and Gladys Ganiel

Spotted in Dixon Playing Fields in east Belfast this evening - the kind of graffiti I can get behind 💛

The Ballymena violence has nothing to do with ‘protecting women’. It is racism, pure and simple | Sarah Creighton Northern Ireland has always seen high levels of violence against women and girls. Blaming migrants is a useful way to distract from that, says political commentator from Northern Ireland Sarah Creight...

Wrote for @theguardian.com about Ballymena and Northern Ireland's long history of violence against women ⬇️

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Our Research Update on attitudes to #climatechange in #northernireland is out www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...

By @katyhayward.bsky.social @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social with data from the NI Life & Times survey

@climatecocentre.bsky.social @aicbrn.bsky.social @climateni.bsky.social @qubstaff.bsky.social

Another fantastic report from Pivotal on young people's perspectives on/experiences of integration in NI

Belfast riots: Businessman struggles to rebuild after race attack A new report mapping

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​​​​The country is not prepared for climate impacts, say advisors​ - Climate Change Committee There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is making extreme weather in the UK more likely and…

www.theccc.org.uk/2025/04/30/t...

Who Do We Become When We Talk to Machines? A qualitative study of conversational programs fueled by generative AI examines their social and emotional effects.

Well worth a read from Prof Sherry Turkle mit-genai.pubpub.org/pub/uawlth3j...

'Catastrophic': Parents Share Fears Over Plan To Pull Police From Secondary Schools From knife crime worries to gang-related concerns, parents open up about what the change could mean.

Important recent @huffpost.co.uk piece on the decision to remove 371 safer schools officers from London secondary schools www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/parent.... The report draws on my research with teachers on addressing gang violence at school theconversation.com/its-between-...

Parents & Carers of P7 Pupils in Newry and North Belfast Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are conducting a study on post-primary transfer in Northern Ireland. They are looking to speak with parents and carers of children currently in P7, who will move to post-primary school in September 2025. What’s involved? You’ll take part in a one-hour interview, either online or in person at a convenient location. Topics include: Your views and experiences of post-primary transfer Priorities when choosing a school Thoughts on possible changes to the current transfer process It doesn’t matter if your child has taken the SEAG test or not—we want to hear all perspectives. As a thank-you, all participants will receive a £20 gift card. Interested? Fill out this short form, and a researcher will be in touch: https://forms.office.com/e/9QeTwDryqJ

We are looking to speak to parents of P7 pupils in Newry and North Belfast for our research on post-primary transfer. Please share! If you're interested in participating, please let us know here: forms.office.com/e/9QeTwDryqJ

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Russia wipes out three generations of a family in one strike A Ukrainian grandmother mourns her daughter, grandson and mother - killed in a single Russian strike.

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🚨New Pivotal report published today

Our new tracker report looks at the Northern Ireland Executive’s actions since its return a year ago, and suggests priorities for 2025

Read the report here pivotalppf.org/cmsfiles/Pub...