Three great days discussing best practice in research support with colleagues from all over Europe. Many thanks to our fantastic hosts in the Research Coordination Office at KU Leuven ⁦KU Leuven Research ⁦UCC Ireland⁩ ⁦UCC Research⁩ ⁦John F. Cryan⁩

The Future is Bright📢, Prof John F. Cryan, Vice President for Research and Innovation at UCC Ireland introduces UCC Futures – the university’s ambitious new programme developed to address global societal challenges and secure our future through research excellence ➡️ucc.ie/en/magazine/au…

We are seeking a highly qualified and experienced researcher to assist in our research project “Reducing the precarity of academic research careers in Ireland”. For more information visit our website or contact us directly. irishrsa.ie/2785-2/?custom…

This is such an important matter to us! Together with Eurodoc Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) and Young Academy of Europe (YAE) we are co-signatories of this open letter on how to ensure support for Ukrainian academia. Please read the open letter, like and re-tweet ➡️ to reach high impact! #support 🇺🇦 #research

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📖Looking for some lunchtime reading? Look no further than the Winter 2022 edition of our UCC Innovates e-newsletter, jam-packed with stories about innovation and entrepreneurship activities from across UCC Ireland - ucc.ie/en/media/suppo… #UCCInnovates #Innovation #Research

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Read this interesting paper from Pat O'Connor, Professor Emeritus Sociology and Social Policy, University of Limerick #postdocs careers in Ireland with some data from IRC and a critical view of current policies #researchcareers publicpolicy.ie/education/post…

Read this whole thread & the full report on a topic that is very important to us “Precarious Careers in Research. Analysis and Policy Options” 👏👏 Which groups of researchers suffer most from #precarious careers? How can policies reduce the precariousness of research careers?

Happy New Year!

UCC has launched a new Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub. It will bring together a range of services which aim to support and promote the mental health and wellbeing of our students. ⁣ UCC Students' Union

We are offering our Research Essentials practical workshops for UCC Ireland staff and students again. Consider signing up for 'Being FAIR with your data', Feb 21st, 10am. We will look in detail at findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability: libcal.ucc.ie/event/3994504

Researchers from across the country are invited to a IUA-RIA workshop to share their views on Ireland's new research funding agency. ria.ie/iua-ria-worksh…

Our second survey on research career progression is open now! It is part of a longitudinal study over the next few years in an attempt to track researcher careers and and if they improved or not over time #researchers #precarity #survey surveymonkey.com/r/TZSGLDC

IFUT uncovered a possible non-application of Public Sector Pay Increases to Postdoc Researchers. Initial investigation shows increases were not applied in some institutes to employees with pre-existing research grants. Affected? Leave your details.👇tinyurl.com/2p9449mr

Join us in supporting the victims of the devastating earthquake in Turkey! Donate to reputable organizations providing emergency relief on the ground. Let's make a difference together. #TurkeyEarthquake #EmergencyRelief #UCC

Have your say in the FOOD ON CAMPUS survey on purchasing behaviours, preferences and opinions on food & beverages on UCC Ireland campus. Take part and assist in enhancing the on-campus food environment. ucc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7U…

#Registernow annual #summerschool for #development #research #methods perfect for postgraduate and early career researchers to connect with #policy and #practice Centre for Global Ed Centre for Global Development UCC @IntDevMU Su-Ming Khoo @[email protected] Nita Mishra Ellen Pieterse Co-operatives at UCC >> dsaireland.org/activities/sum…

Seanad highlights lecturers' precarious work conditions rte.ie/news/2023/0525… via RTÉ #ucc #academia