Students, have your voice heard! AHEAD Ireland & Tod are looking for #students & #learners with disabilities to join our advisory group. Make a difference to the inclusion of #DisabledStudents in #HigherEd & #FurtherEducation Apply by Oct 7. ahead.ie/studentadvisor… #ThisIsFET

4th HSE Disability Operations, National Sharing Day 30th September 2022. Venue: Dublin Castle. Live streamed also. Anne Rabbitte will open the event. All of the presenters are disabled people. Register zoom: bit.ly/3r77AMp please share & retweet #Disabilitynsd

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On this day in 1951, Henrietta Lacks died. Her cells were taken without her knowledge in 1951 (HeLa cells) and became one of the most important tools in medicine. They became vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization & more. A THREAD

Are you a member of staff working in an Irish university, college or #FETEducator ? Check out our awareness-raising video on consent, sexual violence and harassment specially designed for Irish educators on our Consent Hub! 👇 consenthub.ie/explore/educat…

On world mental health day, it's important to remember that policies designed to keep people out of poverty, prioritising safe affordable housing, effective social welfare, free medical care & cultivating a culture of acceptance are far more important than general platitudes

✳️ Rescheduled event! The "UNCRPD & ME" online meeting, due to take place today, has been rescheduled to the 1st of November, 12pm - 1:30pm. You can still register to attend below 👇 ow.ly/f9g650Lk2Az

What makes a productive #PhD student? A. A SUPPORTIVE supervisor B. SUFFICIENT salary each month C. LIMITED working hours That’s all needed for a PhD fellow to perform productively. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.resp… ⁦OpenAcademics⁩ ⁦PhD Voice - Independently Run⁩

Karen Meenan hosting the Dementia Trials Ireland Ireland panel with Prof Iracema Leroi, @Ann_MichelleM, Kate Bryne & Naomi Gleeson at the Engaging Dementia Conference. #14DementiaConference

AHEAD were delighted that our research & policy officer @richiehealy77 was invited to speak in Leinster House today on behalf of ATD Ireland to discuss the need to add a 10th ground of discrimination under Irish law; socioeconomic status. #AddThe10th

Median income before government transfers was lower for single parents in 2021 than in 2007 in Ireland at €5,469 per annum. 8th lowest in the EU. Approximately half the Eurozone average.

It’s #FollowFriday Please share my posts so we can get awareness for TMJ disorders. Plus I am cute! #TMJ #TMD #NEISvoid #TwitterDisability

Most effective networking example of all time (also notice the good eye contact).

Really important point made by Professor Pól Ó Dochartaigh - the barriers that exist for disabled postgraduate students not only negatively impact students but also represent a huge loss of potential and talent for society HEA Department of Further and Higher Education Dr Vivian Rath

Did you know that the Department of Further and Higher Education is currently doing a sweeping review of how PhDs are done in Ireland? The National Review is an opportunity for Ireland’s PhD researchers to outline the many problems they face and have their voices heard on the issues that impact them most. 1/6

Thrilled to have had the opportunity to complete this training last week!

New exhibition celebrates LGBTQ+ families in Ireland ‘ReCollecting the Irish Family’ celebrates what family means in Ireland, through the rich and diverse experiences of five LGBTQ+ families. ucc.ie/en/news/2023/n…

Here we go! Delighted to welcome our new cohort this morning UCD Sociology