The Research Office

The Research Office in SMUCB provides administrative support for research, collates and disseminates information, and supports academic staff with research.

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Congratulations to Dr Frances Burgess, whose collaborative research report was published recently by SCoTENS. It is titled “Contours of Creativity: Teacher Educator, Student Teacher and Policy Perspectives on Creativity” and further details are at: https://t.co/QvpQgU18av

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Interesting research-related article by Dr Thomas Rogan published recently on the BERA Blog. It is titled “The imposter in the classroom: navigating identity and self-doubt in teacher education”. More details at: https://t.co/xb8amnKh32

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Examples of MEd graduates’ dissertations summarised and displayed on College noticeboards. They feature research on teacher & pupil wellbeing, perspectives on shared education, transition from nursery to primary, role of music in early years & importance of reading for pleasure.

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Research report/toolkit, co-authored by Dr D Hazzard, J Hughes & Dr C Connolly, in collaboration with UCC. Title: Exploring Knowledge & Awareness of Reasonable Accommodations/Adjustments for ITE Students with Disabilities in ROI & NI. Details at: https://t.co/8Yzze1xzlI

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Congratulations to Prof Gerard McCann, whose research, titled “Borders, Brexit and the Reconstitution of Europe”, featured in the book Difficult Neighborhoods: The Semiotics of Conflict in Culture, Literature and Language. More details at: https://t.co/qBqTQpZMcb

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An article by Dr Geraldine Magennis-Clarke is featured in the most recent edition of Literacy News, published by the LAI. The title is “The Place of Literacy in the Re-Professionalisation of Northern Ireland’s Education System” and it can be read here: https://t.co/iYMIhDLPVX

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New book features chapter from one of our Associate Lecturers, Dr Craig Goodall. It is titled “Informing Educational Practice by Supporting, Listening to and Acting Upon the Voices of Neurodivergent Learners”, with further details available at: https://t.co/gACoHejxpF

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Congratulations to Dr Fearghal Mac Bhloscaidh on getting his most recent research article published in Irish Historical Studies. The title is “Charlie Daly: republican brothers, partition and the ‘sham’ northern offensive” and more details are at: https://t.co/gSL1iebgxu

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Success for Prof Gerard McCann, who had his research article, titled “Philosophical Sources of the Pedagogy of Hope”, featured in the most recent issue of the journal Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review. More details at: https://t.co/P7YemnEQCA

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An interesting article, titled “A Bird’s Eye View of the Reading Brain” by Dr Geraldine Magennis-Clarke has been featured in the first volume of Northern Ireland Educational Research Quarterly. More details are available at: https://t.co/dZIveL87Zb

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The @BERANews conference is taking place this week and Professor Martin Hagan will present his research on teacher professional learning at Master’s level in collaboration with Maynooth University. Hoping everything goes well for him. More details at: https://t.co/819OUOqNXN

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Good luck to Rev Dr E. McGee, Prof M. Hagan & Dr G. Nig Uidhir, who will be presenting their research at the @ATEE_Brussels conference to be held in @MarinoInstitute this week. Their research focuses on emotional competences, professional learning & core competencies in IME.

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Best wishes to one of our Senior Lecturers, Karen McGivern, who is presenting her research, titled "Empowering Innovation: The Role Of Generative AI In Transforming Projects For University Students", at the International Conference on Education and New Developments this weekend.

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Good luck to our Head of Education, Professor Martin Hagan, who is due to present his collaborative research, titled "Fostering Equity And Peace Through Intensive Leadership Learning", at the upcoming Future of Education conference. More details at: https://t.co/O29LH8ydF2

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The variety of presentations at our annual Summer Research Symposium indicates the range of educational research that is currently being conducted at St Mary's, however, connections became apparent, as each presenter spoke. See programme below.

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Each presenter at today's Summer Research Symposium provided an interesting account of their research, with some relevant questions and constructive comments from colleagues. All contributions to the symposium were very much appreciated and the feedback was very positive.

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Everything is set up and ready for the annual Summer Research Symposium to be held on Friday 20th June in the College. Looking forward to hearing from our academic staff about their research projects. Wishing the very best to all the presenters.

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Good luck to our Senior Lecturer, Dr Angela Vaupel, who will be presenting her research "'The Uses and Abuses of Irishness': Der Irlandkrimi - A German Reception of Irish Culture as a Substitute for National Heritage?" at the AEDEI Conference in the University of Huelva, Spain.

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Good news for three of our Senior Lecturers, Dr S. Mac Corraidh, Dr F. Mac Bhloscaidh & P. de Bléine, who had their research featured in Léann Teanga: An Reiviú, which is an online academic journal published by the University of Galway. Further details: https://t.co/s114IaTKEJ

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Congratulations to Professor Gerard McCann who presented his research, titled “New Europe: Redefining Identity”, online to delegates at the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University Ukraine, as part of the Education Development in Ukraine in War and Peace (EDUWAP) project.