Northern Ireland forms new govt 1 tweet at a time
(AP) -- Chalk up another first for Twitter: It's now helped to form a whole government.
Internet
May 14, 2011
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Solar eclipse chaser: What to expect from this week's partial eclipse
In December 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, I made the somewhat questionable decision to fly 11,200km from where I live in Belfast, Northern Ireland to Santiago, Chile. Then, I boarded a connecting two-hour flight and ...
Space Exploration
Jun 9, 2021
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Survey shows Brexit vote has undermined support for the United Kingdom's union
King Charles's decision to visit all four corners of the U.K. in the first week of his reign has highlighted the fact that question marks hang over the future of the union.
Political science
Sep 23, 2022
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How Twitter users can work together to defuse social tensions
A report co-authored by a researcher from the University of Leicester has found that social media sites such as Twitter can be useful in keeping the peace and defusing tensions during times of social unrest.
Internet
Mar 31, 2015
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Grief questionnaire results suggest Irish wakes may help reduce feelings of loss more than UK funerals
A team of psychologists and social scientists from Maynooth University, in Ireland, Ulster University, in Northern Ireland and Napier University, in Scotland, has found via questionnaire that traditional Irish wakes may help ...
Areas of UK where more people voted 'remain' saw smaller increases in hate crimes following historic Brexit vote
Parts of the UK that were against Brexit experienced less of a spike in hate crimes after the vote compared to leave areas, research from Cardiff University shows.
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2022
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Growing minority of teachers in Northern Ireland working across sectarian divide
A study by researchers at the University of Ulster has found that more teachers in Northern Ireland than ever before are working across the sectarian divide, with teachers from Catholic communities working in Protestant schools ...
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2019
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Secondary education needs to empower students to respond to climate emergency, says UK report
The UK government needs to do more to equip schools with the materials and resources to teach young people about climate change and their role in responding to it by refocusing the school curriculum, according to the authors ...
Education
Oct 5, 2023
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Social housing in Northern Ireland does not comply with human rights standards
Social housing provision in Northern Ireland is not adequately funded to comply with international human rights standards. That's according to researchers at Queen's University Belfast, who publish their report, Budgeting ...
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2010
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Murdoch's UK firm pays damages to ex-spy in hacking scandal
Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper company has agreed to pay damages to a former intelligence officer whose computer was hacked by detectives working for Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid, lawyers said Friday.
Business
Oct 6, 2017
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