Afshin Samali
@Afshin_Samali
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Cancer Biologist, Professor, Refugee, pationate about Education for all and Equality
Galway, Ireland
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Last Seen Profiles
This is Yama. He is a refugee, living with my family in
#Rosscahill
since arriving here 4 months ago. He was an engineering student in Afghanistan. Yesterday he turned 20. Neighbours called over with cards & gifts, welcoming him to our community. This is the Rosscahill I know.
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I came to Ireland as a refugee in December 38 years ago. I received a very warm Irish welcome. The Ireland that I came to call my home has changed a lot in recent years. I am shocked at events over the last couple of days in my neighbourhood (1/6)
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Being kind is not just for Christmas or for one day in the year and not just for our own families. It’s a way of life. My heart and my home have always been open to those in need. (6/6)
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I am a Professor in
@uniofgalway
, working there for the past 24 years. I am deeply concerned about the fear-mongering and hate speech in my neighbourhood. I know that this is not how most people think, but it is worrying nonetheless. (5/6)
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I've lived in Rosscahill, just 2 km from Ross Lake House, with my wife
@AdrienneMGorman
& our two children Dara & Maeve, for the past 14 years. We have seen only kindness and friendliness. The events over the past couple of days in our neighbourhood have shocked us deeply (2/6)
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I genuinely believe that in our neighbourhood we need to work together to make it a better place for everyone and to be welcoming to all. (3/6)
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People always ask me why I help others and am generous with my time. I try to treat everyone as if they are part of my own family and I hope others will treat my children the same way. (4/6)
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I am delighted to be able to work with
@UNHCRIreland
and share my story as a
#Baha
'i
#refugees
, fleeing religious persecution in
#Iran
over 30 years ago. As Professor of Biochemistry
@nuigalway
and
#Cancer
biologist, I want to change perceptions of what a refugee is and can be.
Afshin Samali and his family came to Ireland as resettled refugees in 1985. He is now a Professor of Biochemistry
@nuigalway
🇮🇪, leading research into fighting cancer 👨🔬
#WithRefugees
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I was delighted to collaborate
@nuigalway
@UNHCRIreland
@BahaisofIreland
to make the movie "From Tehran to Galway".
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I am truly delighted to be on the prestigious list of top 1%
#HighlyCited2023
@Clarivate
. Hugely grateful for contribution of all my collaborators, in particular
@AdrienneMGorman
, our funders, and the hard work of past and present members of my group.
@UniversityofGalway
🎊📋 Two University of Galway academic researchers have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list from Clarivate.
Professors Afshin Samali and Patrick W. Serruys join the prestigious list of almost 7,000 researchers from more than 1,300 institutions in 67…
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Yama's life story is a message of hope. His birthday, bringing neighbours together, was also a message of hope for our communiry. It is heartening to see the community rallying together after the events last weekend at Ross Lake House Hotel
#Rosscahill
#galway
#Refugee
#community
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@joanneandrew78
I was only 17 when I arrived here, with my family. Had no English, and had finished 10 yrs of school. I had to learn English and work my way up. Did my LC in Sligo, BSc
@MaynoothUni
and PhD
@UCC
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1/8 Delighted to see our latest collaborative research on the role of IRE1 in breast cancer is published today in Nature Communications
@PrecisionOncIre
@nuigalway
#ER_literature
#Endoplasmic_Reticulum
#cancer
#CancerResearch
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Congratulations
@AdrienneMGorman
on her new role as the Head of School of Natural Science
@NUIG_SNS
@nuigalway
. Looking forward to working with you in this role.
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@pippy2029
Please do fact checks and don't spread false information. I am not a Muslim. Not that there is anything wrong with being a Muslim.
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Making two big pots of Ash Reshtesh 😋, the thick Persian soup of herbs and noodles, to share with students and staff
@ARC_UniOfGalway
@uniofgalway
to mark the last day of Ayyám-i-Há and the start of the Baha'i period of fast 😊.
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Irish scientists make major breakthrough in breast cancer research
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It was great to share this with my mother. She was indeed the star of the show!
@BahaisofIreland
@UNHCRIreland
@nuigalway
@STEMnuigalway
@Averard2
NUI Galway documentary highlights Professor’s journey from refugee to cancer research scientist
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We are recruiting: 3x Postdocts & a Research Assistant to work on IRE1 Biology and Function in Cancer,
@ARCresearchNUIG
@nuigalway
@PrecisionOncIre
#postdocjobs
#postdocposition
#proteostasis
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Happy Naw-Ruz (#نوروز )! Happy New Year to my family, friends, students, colleagues and all those who celebrate this day. May your new year be filled with peace, joy, love, and prosperity😊😊.
I also wish better days for all the people of
#Afghanistan
&
#Iran
🙏🙏🙏
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An amazing story by a very talented young woman. We need to find mechanisms to help Zarghona and others
#Refugees
like her to develop their capacity through access to third level education.
@STEMnuigalway
@SanctuaryNUIG
@nuigalway
@UNHCRIreland
"When the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021, my world was turned upside down"
Zarghona Hassani recently completed an internship with
@Afshin_Samali
&
@PrecisionOncIre
. On
#WorldRefugeeDay2022
, we would like to share her inspiring story
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Our interview
@irishexaminer
"Rosscahill locals 'shocked' by fire at hotel earmarked for asylum seekers"
#ireland
#galway
#rosslake
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People gathered in
#Dublin
#Ireland
in solidarity with people of
#Iran
.
#Mahsa_Amani
#MahsaAmini
#Iran
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I was delighted to speak with
@louisemcsharry
about my own refugee experience from 38 year ago and recent work with refugees on the 'Small World' podcast from The Useless Project and
@UNHCRIreland
@uniofgalway
@BahaisofIreland
@Refugees
@RIAdawson
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I was shocked by the racial abuse of my sister in law in Dublin, yesterday.
Gardaí are investigating after a woman was reportedly racially abused before being pushed into the Royal Canal while walking near Ashtown in Dublin
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We need to work on our own personal development and progress, and to collaborate towards the betterment of our society. Education plays a central role in this dual moral responsibility as we develop our core values and a common vision for the type of society we want to live in.
NUI Galway documentary highlights Professor’s journey from refugee to cancer research scientist
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Interview
@NTBreakfast
@NewstalkFM
about my experience since the fire at Ross Lake House Hotel in my neighbourhood, in Rosscahill at the weekend.
#Rosslake
#Rosscahill
#Galway
#ireland
#Refugees
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@MichaelodwyerMD
That is shocking Michael. I am speechless. Was not expecting to see scenes like this in Galway. Thank you for support of the Gardai in Salthill.
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@Wilson1199446
@joanneandrew78
@MaynoothUni
@UCC
I arrived in Ireland in 1985 after spending less than 2 years as refugees in Pakistan. The story was a subject of a documentary.
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Our latest review srticle describing how the tumour cell secretome contributes to chemoresistance and tumor relapse.
@PrecisionOncIre
@News_IACR
@ResearchatNUIG
@trendscancer
@scienceirel
@IrishCancerSoc
@CellStress
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I was delighted to participate at the event to celebrate the new members elected in 2020
@RIAdawson
in Academy House on Dec 16.
Congratulations to our Members - elected in 2020 - representing the Sciences and Polite Literature and Antiquities, whom we celebrated in the Academy this morning.
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Had a nice conversation with Keith Finnegan
@gbayfm
about the recent events
#RossLake
#Rosscahill
#Galway
yesterday.
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Exciting News! We are on the look out for a postdoctoral candidate to work on a project on Education & Public Engagement (EPE) with a particular focus on
#refugees
education. Ready to join us on this cutting-edge project? Apply now:
#ResearchJourney
#EPE
Call 2 NOW OPEN for
@MedTrainPLus
MSCA Postdoctoral Researcher Level 1 or Level 2 positions with opportunities across Ireland
👉
Apply today to unleash your potential in
#neuroscience
#researchopportunities
Closing date 12th February 2024
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@rtenews
Interview with
@AlisonMaryORE
@irishexaminer
'Rosscahill locals 'shocked' by fire at hotel earmarked for asylum seekers'
#Rosscahill
#rosslake
#galway
#Ireland
#Refugees
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My personal reflection on
#WorldRefugeeDay
-
@jodyhclarke
@UNHCRIreland
@nuigalway
@MaynoothUni
@UCC
@RIAdawson
@IUAofficial
@BahaisofIreland
@Averard2
@SorchaPollak
@AdrienneMGorman
@LadanSamali
@PrecisionOncIre
A very moving personal reflection for World Refugee Day 2021 -
@Afshin_Samali
@AdrienneMGorman
@UNHCRIreland
@nuigalway
@MaynoothUni
@RIAdawson
#RefugeeWeek2021
#asylum
#contribution
#science
#research
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We are recruiting a Doctoral Candidate as part of
@MedDevDoc
Doctoral Training programme.
The project focuses on developing an education programme supporting
#refugees
and International Protection Applicants. Ready to join us on this project?
🚨 Recruiting Doctoral Candidates of Excellence 🚨
Join our world class research centre by applying to the
@MedDevDoc
Doctoral Training programme
Apply today to avail of this fully funded research career opportunity
Closing date 15th April 2024
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Teach undergraduates that doing a PhD will require them to embrace failure
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NUIG urged to resolve issue of four women seeking promotion
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My 2 teenagers have already got permission from school to take couple of hours off to join me
@NUIGsolidariTEA
on Dec 7th. They are going to teach me bake the night before so I could bring a cake to
#solidariTEA
. My daughter wants so see solidarity in action.
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I was delighted to be able to share my personal concerns and those of
@BahaisofIreland
and
@BahaiBIC
about the upsurge in
#persecution
of the
#Bahai
's in
#Iran
, with Keith Finnegan on
@GalwayTalks
@gbayfm
.
#BahaiRights
#Iran
#freeBahaiyouth
Today at 11:30am, Professor
@Afshin_Samali
will join Keith Finnegan on
@GalwayTalks
to discuss the upsurge in the persecution of Baha’is in Iran.
Tune in via
@gbayfm
👉
#BahaiRights
#Iran
#freeBahaiyouth
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From lectures to the lab: three steps to becoming an undergraduate researcher
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Getting ready for my seminar to Claudio Hetz group
@udechile
in Santiago today
@10
am local time. Will talk on our latest work on
#IRE1
&
#PERK
in
#Cancer
@ARCresearchNUIG
@nuigalway
as part of
@InspiredRISE
@MSCActions
@EU_H2020
@AdrienneMGorman
and I are on our way to Claudio Hetz lab
@udechile
in Santiago for a short secondment
@InspiredRISE
@EU_H2020
@ResearchatNUIG
.
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On my way to Crete to give at talk on Targeting IRE1 in Cancer.
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I am delighted to be involved in this consortium representing
@ARCresearchNUIG
@ResearchatNUIG
@nuigalway
. On my way to Dublin for launch
@PrecisionOncIre
later today.
Launching today,
@PrecisionOncIre
is a consortium of 5 Irish Universities, 6 Irish Cancer Charities & 10 Companies, aiming to develop new diagnostics and therapeutics for personalised cancer treatment
#PrecisionOncology
#MakingCancerPersonal
Find out more:
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Great to see our latest research publication with
@LogueSus
and others
@ARCresearchNUIG
@ResearchatNUIG
is out today.
Very nice paper
@aaron_talty
@LogueSus
@Afshin_Samali
@AdrienneMGorman
@Shane_P_Deegan
Congratulations to all!!
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The role of the unfolded protein response in cancer progression: From oncogenesis to chemoresistance - Madden - - Biology of the Cell - Wiley Online Library
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Great to see our Review Article with
@EP_McGrath
@AdrienneMGorman
@LogueSus
@MnichKatarzyna
and others
highlighted
@Cancers_MDPI
The
#Unfolded
#Protein
Response in
#Breast
#Cancer
by Eoghan P. McGrath, Susan E. Logue and Afshin Samali
👉
#breastcancer
#ERstress
#unfoldedproteinresponse
#UPR
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@AdrienneMGorman
and I are on our way to Claudio Hetz lab
@udechile
in Santiago for a short secondment
@InspiredRISE
@EU_H2020
@ResearchatNUIG
.
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Will be at IACR meeting from tomorrow. Excited to hear the latest news and developments on Irish Cancer Research.
IACR conference kicks off tomorrow at the Galway Bay Hotel, fantastic mix of nursing, allied healthcare, cancer research and public patient involvement.
Don't forget
@PVCR
Dragons Den event this evening! Looking forward to a great meeting
#IACR2020
#CancerResearch
@EACRnews
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Two postdoc positions available in
#precisiononcology
to work on IRE1 signalling and cancer
@Afshin_Samali
and
@AdrienneMGorman
labs
@ARCresearchNUIG
@nuigalway
-funded by
@DevelopMed_MSCA
COFUND program. More info at
DM or email if interested to join us.
Call
#1
Now Open! International MSCA fellowship opportunity to conduct
#precisiononcology
research in Irish universities
@UCD_Research
@UCC
@nuigalway
@RCSI_Irl
. Led by
@sysbioire
Deadline: 31 March 2021 | More details:
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@AdrienneMGorman
and I had working lunch with Fabiola Osorio
@udechile
and discussed role of
#IRE1
and inflammation in cancer, as part of
@InspiredRISE
@MSCActions
@EU_H2020
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Latest paper from my group in Cell Death Dis on HSPB1 mediated degradation of BIM
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Scientists sharing Omicron data were heroic. Let’s ensure they don’t regret it | Jeffrey Barrett
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Delighted at positive reception at the launch of the movie
@nuigalway
,
@CURAMdevices
@PrecisionOncIre
@RIAdawson
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I'm at IACR meeting forvthe next couple of days .Great to see many old friend and colleagues. Good representation from
@ARCresearchNUIG
@ResearchatNUIG
#IACR2018
kicks off this evening with the Junior Council Careers Session for Early Stage Researchers. Thank you to all sponsors of this session
@BREAST_PREDICT
@crosscharity_ie
@OncoMarkTweet
@AssayGenie
and Immunotools. Looking forward to a great session 👍🏼
#cancerresearch
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I am delighted to participate in this programme as a panelist for the discussions. Organised
@BahaisofIreland
to highlight
#persecution
#Bahai
#Iran
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We are recruiting several Postdocs and Research Assistants in my research group
@ARC_UniOfGalway
at
@uniofgalway
funded by
@PrecisionOncIre
@scienceirel
Our research focuses on Regulated IRE1-dependent decay of
#RNAs
in
#cancer
.
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Check out our Spotlight on "New insights into IRE1α activation and function in anti-tumor immunity" in
@JCellBiol
#ER_literature
.
@LogueSus
,
@AdrienneMGorman
&
@Afshin_Samali
highlight a study by Guttman et al () that shows exogenous antigen peptides imported into the ER can activate the ER stress sensor IRE1α, attenuating cross-presentation by dendritic cells
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Over 30 students and staff joined us for Ash Reshteh and they loved it. I am really pleased 😁
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The 4 women made it to the News on the Irish TV chanel TG4
check from 11.55 min into the newsfeed.
#solidariTEA
#NUIG4
@NUIGsolidariTEA
@nuigalway
NUIG urged to resolve issue of four women seeking promotion
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Software beats animal tests at predicting toxicity of chemicals
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STING enhances cell death through regulation of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage
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I was struggling with baking! My mum will join
#solidariTEA
tomorrow. She could not get the hang of twitter. So she baked 3 cakes (including a gluten free one) and left me to focus on tweeting! My 2 teenagers will be taking half day from school to join
@NUIGsolidariTEA
.
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Join equality Coffee morning, 10am to 12pm, Thursday 7 December, Orbsen lobby or raise a cup on twitter.
#solidariTEA
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Follow
@NUIGsolidariTEA
and show your support and solidarity with 4 women academic who have been holding NUIG account for
#genderdiscrimination
for 3 years.
Join equality Coffee morning, 10am to 12pm, Thursday 7 December, Orbsen lobby or raise a cup on twitter.
#solidariTEA
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We are looking for applicants through this funding programme to join our group
@ARC_UniOfGalway
. Our research focuses on IRE1 Biology and RIDD in the regulation of RNA landscape of cancer cells. DM for more info.
Call 3 Now Open!
#PrecisionOncology
#Fellowship
opportunities. Our programme is led by
@sysbioire
with fellows based in universities across Ireland.
For more information, please visit:
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Vaccine shown to prolong life of patients with aggressive brain cancer
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We are recruiting: 3x Postdocts & a Research Assistant to work on IRE1 Biology and Function in Cancer,
@ARCresearchNUIG
@nuigalway
@PrecisionOncIre
#postdocjobs
#postdocposition
#proteostasis
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The first session of the joint Drug Discovery course
@TRAIN_ERS
ITN
@InspiredRISE
@MSCActions
presented by Corrado Santocanale in Frankfurt
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I was delighted to be featured in the new book, '30 Years 30 Voices: The Power of Protection' launched by
@IrishRefugeeCo
on
#WorldRefugeeDay
🔗download:
…
🆕
'30 Years 30 Voices: The Power of Protection'
Our new book launched yesterday reflecting on the power of protection in Ireland over three decades.
The 30 Voices include refugees, people in the process, staff, supporters, and trustees.
🔗download:
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Worrying situation @ Sharif University of Technology + other
#Universities
#Iran
. Students targeted supporting
#WomenLifeFreedom
. Academics should raise concern at what is happening there.
@RIAdawson
@uniofgalway
@IUAofficial
@SimonHarrisTD
@simoncoveney
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PERK interaction with Filamin -A
New functions of PERK in ER-Plasma Membrane contact sites formation - from Agostinis lab
@KU_Leuven
@Afshin_Samali
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UWN, SU, LGBT+ Network, GenderARC, FemSoc, and many many more staff & students want to stand with the 4 women. Stand with us.
Please SHOW your support at the Equality Coffee Morning, 10am-12pm on 7 Dec Atrium of Orbson Building.
#solidariTEA
#standinaweofthe4mn
á
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Don't be a conference troll: a guide to asking good questions
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Check out our latest publication on a novel caspase-8 activating complex - the "stressosome".
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NUI Galway lecturer wins Labour Court case over promotion
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Support London
@SolidariTEA
: 7 Dec 10am-11.30am Bush House NE Floor 2 Social Space.
@kellycoate
@Montibeller_GG
@debellerochelab
@Prof_Marciniak
@TRAIN_ERS
@InspiredRISE
@meta_canproject
@itntreatment
@EU_H2020
#solidariTEA
London
@SolidariTEA
: 7 Dec 10am-11.30am Bush House NE Floor 2 Social Space. I will give a short talk at 11am on gender discrimination in higher education. And we will be taking a few
#selfTEAs
to show our support for the NUIG women! All welcome.
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#solidariTEA
equality coffee/tea morning was a great success. Many thanks
@NUIGsolidariTEA
organising committee.
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@Wildisland_film
@nuigalway
@UNHCRIreland
@BahaisofIreland
Great work directing, filming and editing this short film. Thank you for the collaboration and the friendship! My family enjoyed working with you on this project.
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@morningireland
@rodericogorman
@simoncoveney
This is a positive and timely first step. I am sure more can be done - considering many in
#Ireland
, including myself, are willing to support or even host
#Refugees
from
#Afghanistan
.
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A formula must be devised to ensure women are not handicapped in the promotion stakes because of time devoted to hav…
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