I'm honoured to be elected to the @ria.ie EPLP committee. Looking forward to represent social policy, social sciences and UCD for the next three years. www.ria.ie/committee-me... #RIA @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

It was a pleasure to host an intensive & productive THICE project meeting @ucdspswsj.bsky.social. we had in-depth discussions on intergenerational housing wealth & unusually hot weather. The coolest is still the fixie in the background

While we have to take each ranking with a grain of salt, our consistent rise to the #Top100 makes me proud to work with distinguished colleagues who all strive towards excellence in research & teaching

University College Dublin@ucddublin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

💙💛 UCD has joined the world's top 100 universities. In the latest QS World University Rankings, University College Dublin has risen 18 places to rank 100th globally. #UCD #Top100 #QSRankings

Belated happy father's day. I was interviewed by the Irish Examiner why better-paid leave schemes are key to increasing uptake among fathers. @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @leavenetwork.bsky.social @leave-policies.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...

'Many dads don’t want to be the main breadwinner — they want to be involved in family life'

Most Irish dads want to spend more time at home with their children, but limited and poorly funded parenting leave makes it difficult for many

irishexaminer.com

n a recent Irish Examiner feature, Dr Stephan Köppe of the UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice discusses why better-paid leave schemes are key to increasing uptake among fathers. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...

'Many dads don’t want to be the main breadwinner — they want to be involved in family life'

Most Irish dads want to spend more time at home with their children, but limited and poorly funded parenting leave makes it difficult for many

irishexaminer.com

RSA survey seeking “experiences of cycling in Ireland to inform road safety initiatives” Ireland's Road Safety Authority is looking for regular cyclists and those who have been involved in a collision as a cyclist in the last five years to fill out their National Cyclist Safety Survey....

RSA survey seeking “experiences of cycling in Ireland to inform road safety initiatives”

Ireland's Road Safety Authority is looking for regular cyclists and those who have been involved in a collision as a cyclist in the last five years to fill out their National Cyclist Safety Survey. The survey is for people aged 17 and over, and is estimated to take 15 minutes to complete. Participants can be entered into a draw to win a €200 voucher.

irishcycle.com

Some thoughts on the vacancy data debate. With thnks to @robkitchin.bsky.social hometruths.housingsupply.ie/p/the-census...

The Census Wasn’t Wrong. We Changed the Question.

The third in a series on how housing figures in Ireland become “true.” The first two showed how a soft number gets accepted. This one shows how a hard number gets dismissed.

hometruths.housingsupply.ie

At least politicians start to use the appropriate language. These actors are not 'thugs' as SF leadership put it. It was a concerted racist pogrom

Green Party Northern Ireland@greenpartyni.org · 2mo ago

Families burned out of their homes. Again. Last night’s violence in Belfast was a racist pogrom, the third summer in a row. Green Party NI stands with every family targeted last night. Our full statement 👇

The knife attack coverage of the Belfast racist mob needs urgent context. There is a knife attack with bodily harm everyday in NI & knife crime is lowest for a decade in Belfast. The extreme right-wing rioters have stirred a pogrom with serious threat to many lives. @irishtimes.com @independent.ie

Key results presentation of cost action @leave-policies.bsky.social Margaret O'Brien & Alison Koslowski @tcru-ucl.bsky.social jirina Kocourkova, @jlammit.bsky.social, Gudny Eydal, @cassandraengeman.bsky.social

Final conference of @leave-policies.bsky.social kicks off. Followed by @leavenetwork.bsky.social meeting

I didn't plan to, but on the way from dinner to the hotel I passed the poster for the final conference of @leave-policies.bsky.social. Looking forward to tomorrow!

📢 Call for Papers 3rd Workshop on Wealth Inequality, Economic Mobility & Labor Markets 📍 𝐖𝑼 Vienna | 🗓 19–20 Nov 2026 🗓 Submission deadline: June 30 🔗 Details & submission: wu.ac.at/ineq/ws26 #INEQ #CfP

Authoritarian regimes benefit from people who are not smart enough to get promoted in traditional ladders but ambitious enough to commit crimes in their efforts to get ahead. Regimes give them a path. As we reduce education, as we reduce real opportunities, we are creating perfect conditions.

Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

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People don't think driving at 60km/hour is a big deal in a urban enviroment. But hitting a person at 60km/hour is the same as pushing somebody off of this extremely large ladder. Would you even risk that you might knock somebody off of this ladder?

Oliver Sears: Eurovision boycott and the silence of the Late Late Show audience have something in common

Oliver Sears: Eurovision boycott and the silence of the Late Late Show audience have something in common

As Boy George said: ‘If you don’t know any Jewish people, maybe that’s the problem.’

irishtimes.com

Heute ist Vatertag - und mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit der Tag mit den meisten Verkehrsunfällen unter Alkoholeinfluss in diesem Jahr. Daten: Statistisches Bundesamt Tool: R und #ggplot2 Also: Don’t drink and drive - außer im Bollerwagen.

We are looking for 25-45 year olds to talk about their housing experiences and family support to secure housing. Primarily, in the Dublin area, but also Wicklow/Kildare. Share with people in this age range and reach out to the PhD student leading the interviews: yesgaini@ugr.es

Two German students were excluded from their studies for using AI in their MA/BA theses. Their AI usage was interpreted as "serious deception". Quite harsh penalty if this was the first offence, still I wonder when UCD has the first case for AI deception in court. www.spiegel.de/panorama/bil...

Uni Kassel: Unerlaubte KI-Nutzung = Ausschluss von Prüfungen

Egal ob Hausarbeit oder Bachelorarbeit: Studierende, die unerlaubt KI für Prüfungsleistungen einsetzen, fallen nicht nur durch. Sie können auch von weiteren Prüfungen ausgeschlossen werden.

spiegel.de

The most scary encounter I had so far on a cycle path. Have carriages licence plates or other identifying features? I was quite terrified and we ran our school cycle bus on that route just 5 min earlier. @pidgeondublin.bsky.social @dublincycling.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social

We maintained our #TOP100 in the QS subject rankings for Social Policy & Administration, including our top spot for academic reputation in Ireland. www.topuniversities.com/university-s... We will work on citations & employer reputation, but are well regarded within our academic community. Thanks

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan is redefing human rights. To my knowledge fuel is not a basic human right. A warm home yes, but this can be heated with renewables. Also a car is not a human right. I don't support the protest, but neither this rethoric. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Im FIS Forum 2026 haben wir ein INWuS Panel. Beiträge zum Thema Wohnen und Sozialpolitik bitte bis zum 4.5.2026 einreichen. difis.org/events/fis-f... @jtweis.bsky.social @difis.bsky.social

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” These are the words of the president of the United States, today. The president speaks genocide. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment. snyder.substack.com/p/the-presid...

The president speaks genocide

The words, the law, the future

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Assistant Professor in Social Policy www.ipsa.org/na/job-offer...

We are looking for a social policy expert with a background across the social sciences, including political science. Apply by 12 May! @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @drdonoghue.bsky.social @mlgcollins.bsky.social @bryanfanning.bsky.social @naokody.bsky.social @nessawinston-ucd.bsky.social

IPSA@ipsa.org · 4mo ago

Assistant Professor in Social Policy www.ipsa.org/na/job-offer...

Across the city, parents snatch their kids out of the way of red-light-breaking drivers. Despite years of talk, a promised national strategy on red-light cameras is yet to be published – let alone implemented.

Across the city, parents snatch their kids out of the way of red-light-breaking drivers

Despite years of talk, a promised national strategy on red-light cameras is yet to be published – let alone implemented.

dublininquirer.com

Great news on gradual roll out of paid parenting and medical leave. Now my social protection slides need an update...

Caring Across Generations@caringacross.org · 5mo ago

3.2 million workers in Virginia will be able to take care of themselves and their loved ones without worrying about risking their jobs. This is a landmark win, but it shouldn't stop at state lines. It's time for Congress to pass federal #paidleaveforall.

We're thrilled to announce the Ctrl-Z Award, a US$2,500 prize for researchers “who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record." Covered by @nature.com today; read more here: centerforscientificintegrity.org/2026/03/10/a...

There indeed is so much to fight for, and in some countries (looking at you, US), some old fights have become new fights. One thing (academic) men can do is not participate in manels! It can be uncomfortable at times but it is also still necessary. Here’s my experience: 🧵

Sarah de Lange@sldelange.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Be our allies, there is so much to fight for in this era of eroding rights #IWD2026