Valerie O’Riordan
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She/her. Senior lecturer @CWatUB. O.Henry Prize '19. Senior editor @forge_litmag. Be excellent to each other.
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Screw this place, I’m on threads now at valerieoriordan. Musk, Zuck, frying pan, fire, fuck it.
Anyone want 2 x tickets to see Sprints at New Century Hall (Mcr) on Fri (29th)? Selling at face value, £35.20 for the pair.
The key lesson of the Trump victory for us is that Labour has to deliver the significant improvement in quality of life that people can feel or we face the rise of right wing populism that has swept America. Half measures won’t be enough.
The Irish for peacekeeping is síochánaíocht, or coimeád na síochána. 🇺🇳🇮🇪
I had to lie on the floor to do my English A level. I was eventually diagnosed with endometriosis - a condition where my internal organs bleed every month. The only ‘proof’ is them cutting you open and I had to wait 20 years for the NHS to do this.
This is all too real and all too common - students, it will absolutely be affecting your lecturing team, no matter what university you attend - and senior management teams have very little interest in addressing it.
This is the unseen side of what happens when you are constantly reminded that you are behind with administration and teaching activities. I'm 37 with depression, anxiety and stress, all linked to work. I thought about whether everything was worth it last week.
‘We VCs are here to show solidarity with Keir Starmer. Like him, we understand that a massive salary needs to come with free accommodation and the little extras that compensate for having to make “difficult decisions”.’
“Universities like King’s are here at Labour conference because we exist to foster debate” Prof Shitij Kapur, VC of @KingsCollegeLon, kicks off our reception at #LabourConference24
So Huw Edwards gets a suspended sentence for buying and making pornographic images of children, while peaceful environmental defenders seeking to prevent social catastrophe get 3, 4 and 5 years. Some justice, this.
“2 UK unis are proposing to close their chemistry courses and senior academics are warning that department closures could become commonplace if the financial challenges facing the country’s HE sector are not addressed” chemistryworld.com/news/chemistry…
2 Cailín 2 Ciúin
🎙️| Seachtain ‘An Cailín Ciúin’ filmmakers ag obair ar scannán eile Éist: open.spotify.com/episode/4F7k9b… #Gaeilge @HumanitiesUCD @UCDDublin @UCDScoilGLCB @cleonanic @ColmBairead #AnCailínCiúin
Delighted that a story of mine has been shortlisted for the @MastersReview Emerging Writers Anthology - thanks to the readers and good luck to all on the list! mastersreview.com/2024-best-emer…
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2024 Best Emerging Writers Shortlist—Winners Selected by Gina Chung - The Masters Review
The Masters Review is proud to announce the thirty stories and essays that have been shortlisted for our thirteenth anthology, Best Emerging Writers. Ten winners from this shortlist will be selected...
I'll only give one piece of unrequited advice: if you need reasonable adjustments for an interview - ask for them. The response you get might tell you everything you need to know about your future employer. /6
I've led three academic job searches this year. This thread is absolutely not one of unrequited, patronising advice. Just a few thoughts. /1
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