Martin Brown
@mbrowndcu.bsky.social
School of Policy and Practice | EQI: Centre for Evaluation, Quality & Inspection | DCU Institute of Education, Ireland | Posts and Views are my own
Inside the phenomenal football brain of Kevin De Bruyne. Football intelligence means the Belgian and Man City star's ability to read the game is on par with the greatest midfielders of all time, writes Jake Tiernan @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Inside the phenomenal football brain of Kevin De Bruyne
Football intelligence means the Belgian and Man City star's ability to read the game is on par with the greatest midfielders of all time
rte.ie
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the Plain: Except in Valladolid #Spanishweather
Two people who know what solidarity looks like. Keep talking about Palestine 🇵🇸
Fascinating visit to the House of Margaret [Molly] Brown - Titanic survivor, National advocate for Sufrage and Labour rights among other accomplishmets #AERA25
![the House of Margaret [Molly] Brown - Titanic survivor, National advocate for Sufrage and Labour rights among other accomplishmets #AERA25](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mb4rrgfbggl4lnh6fjmzfqqz/bafkreidxkx6zglhuqjggw44ioose3s6txjrodml6yd6xy2yvz3h37qx7la)
A fascinating and Informative Lecture on the present and future direction of Further Education by @fetrc.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social colleague Prof Rory O'Sullivan @roryosullivan23.bsky.social at @dcuioe.bsky.social | @justinrami.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
Excellent presentation | Effective Learning Environments for Equity - Insights from the Horizon EU @scirearly.bsky.social by @sarahgardezi.bsky.social @eqievaluation.bsky.social at #esai25 | @dublincityuni.bsky.social @joeoharadcu.bsky.social @hadjertaibi.bsky.social @aideencassidy.bsky.social
I am delighted + honoured to receive the @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social Presidents Award for Research [‘Academic Staff’ category]. I am particularly delighted to have had the very good fortune of celebrating the day with my Dad. #DCUPresidentAward #WeareDCU @dcuioe.bsky.social
Delighted to see our latest open-access paper on Academic Freedom in Irish HE published. It seeks to document the experiences of Irish researchers as they explore the realities of academic freedom in Ireland. @rozerinyasa.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Academic freedom in Irish higher education - Rozerin Yasa, Joe O’Hara, Martin Brown, 2025
Academic freedom has been the subject of considerable debate, in terms of the academic practices of academics and students, and the role of democratic principle...
journals.sagepub.com
This article (published in a JCR-Q2 journal) presents how Dialogic Pedagogical Gatherings improve pre-service teachers' self-efficacy in addressing school violence. If you want to receive like this, don't forget to sign up to the newsletter! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
"What Ceasefire? Trump Helps Netanyahu Kill Over 400 Palestinians in Gaza" For Zeteo, @attackerman.bsky.social lays out how the Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
What Ceasefire? Trump Helps Netanyahu Kill Over 400 Palestinians in Gaza
The Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
zeteo.com
🔎 How can we better support the wellbeing of HEI-based Teacher Educators? 📢 DCU CREATE Co-Director Dr. Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr. Lee Boag, and Dr. David S. Smith (RGU) share actionable strategies grounded in the PERMA model ⬇️ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social rdcu.be/ed0hG
Understanding Teacher Educators' Quality of Life: Insights from the PERMA Model
rdcu.be
Delighted to share this Research rdcu.be/ed0hG @dublincityuni.bsky.social @elainemcd.bsky.social @donenda.bsky.social @annalogan.bsky.social @alangorman.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social @hadjertaibi.bsky.social @sarahgardezi.bsky.social @pt-phone-home.bsky.social
Understanding Teacher Educators' Quality of Life: Insights from the PERMA Model
rdcu.be
People with chronic conditions forced to reduce basic living expenses to afford health costs, says study
People with chronic conditions forced to reduce basic living expenses to afford health costs, says study
Research from RCSI highlights financial difficulties facing those with chronic health conditions.
irishtimes.com
#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
Delaney King (She/Her/Whomst)@delaneyking.bsky.social · 2y agoMark Hamill posting rebellious content in a battle against a dictator and his robotic sidekick is the most Star Wars shit ever.
Yaay, can’t wait to see the Irish wine industry take off. We may have nothing to actually eat in future but we’ll hopefully be too hammered to care. www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2...
John Wilson: Could Ireland benefit as climate change makes wine production difficult in warmer climes?
We are likely to see a move to cooler regions and countries including Scandinavia, Britain and, yes, even Ireland
irishtimes.com
Christopher Gavin@chrisgavin.bsky.social · 2y agoNEW: After more than 50 years, an early demo of Talking Heads hit “Psycho Killer” has surfaced at RISD. The tape of The Artistics, the first band of frontman David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz, was recorded in a Providence apartment. I spoke with Frantz: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/14/m...
You don’t need to read a history book to understand the utter horror of colonialism and ethnic cleansing, it’s happening right now, in plain view as US-backed Israel ramps up genocide towards its Final Solution. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Make no mistake: Israel’s far right is planning for a Gaza without Palestinians | Ben Reiff
Despite the ceasefire, Benjamin Netanyahu is capitulating to extremists who have no problem with ethnic cleansing. And they’ve found an ally in Donald Trump, says Ben Reiff of +972 magazine
theguardian.com
Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them theconversation.com/ofsted-inspe...
Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them
Ofsted inspections can take a heavy emotional and professional toll, making teacher educators feel undervalued.
theconversation.com
Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them theconversation.com/ofsted-inspe... authored by DCU CREATE co-director Sabrina Fitzsimons and Dr David S Smith (RGU) @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social @donenda.bsky.social
Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them
Ofsted inspections can take a heavy emotional and professional toll, making teacher educators feel undervalued.
theconversation.com
Delighted to see our Horizon Europe Project SCIREARLY - which examines the causes of and responses to Early School Leaving & Educational Underachievement- recognise the importance of The UN International Day Of Education youtu.be/IcM4e1wHP9I?... #educationalresearch
x.com
x.com
Congratulations @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social & David S Smith on new publication in the Cambridge Journal of Education: "'Don’t do anything special for us coming': the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England" @dcuioe.bsky.social @ @esai-irl.bsky.social 👏👏
DCU CREATE@dcucreate.bsky.social · 2y agoNew publication alert ➡️ ‘Don’t do anything special for us coming’: the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @dcuresearch.bsky.social @elainemcd.bsky.social @donenda.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social
Congratulations to @dcuioe.bsky.social colleague Sabrina Fitzsimons @dcucreate.bsky.social & co-author David S Smith (Robert Gordon University)on this important research published in Cambridge Journal of Education. Will be of great interest to colleagues working in initial teacher education.
DCU CREATE@dcucreate.bsky.social · 2y agoNew publication alert ➡️ ‘Don’t do anything special for us coming’: the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @dcuresearch.bsky.social @elainemcd.bsky.social @donenda.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social
