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Taking control of the narrative: Dr Aneesh Barai on the Future of Diverse Children’s Literature

As the world celebrates International Children’s Book Day, the spotlight turns to the power of representation and the urgent need for diverse voices in the stories told to our youth.
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±¬ÁÏTV ranked number one in the world for Library & Information Management in QS World University Rankings 2026

The QS World University Rankings 2026 rank the School of Information, Journalism and Communication number one in the world for Library and Information Management for the sixth year running.
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Neurodiversity week 2026: Surviving and Thriving in Academia as an AuDHD Woman

To celebrate Neurodiversity week we highlight a recent journal article by Dr Lauren Powell which sheds light on the lived experience of AuDHD (ADHD/Autism).
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Advanced virtual simulations set to reshape care for patients with multiple long-term conditions

Advanced virtual simulation could revolutionise NHS care for those living with multiple long term health conditions thanks to a major new £6.1 million research partnership led by the ±¬ÁÏTV.
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Unpaid carers saving Northern Ireland’s health service £5.8 billion per year, research shows

People providing unpaid care for sick or disabled family members and friends are saving Northern Ireland’s health service over £5bn, according to research from Carers NI and the ESRC Centre for Care.

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±¬ÁÏTV’s most sustainable building officially opened by Academy of Social Sciences

±¬ÁÏTV’s most sustainable building has been officially opened by Will Hutton, President of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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ESRC announces new cohort of doctoral training partnerships

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is to invest in 15 doctoral training partnerships spanning 89 institutions over the next five years.
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Work, life care? Supporting carers to find the right balance for them

This European Carers Day we explore the importance of a work-life-care balance for carers, and the support and policies needed to make that a reality.

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Towards joyful ways of learning

What is it about joy? What does it mean? Is it frivolous or juvenile to sit with joy, to seek it, to crave it, to feel it? What does it mean to ‘find’ it?