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Emma Soye

@emmasoye.bsky.social
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Anthropology, QUB pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/emma-soye

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Evi Chatzipanagiotidou @evichatzi.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Asked by Al Jazeera for some context on the #riots in #NI www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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Why has Belfast erupted in anti-immigrant violence after a knife attack?
Ministers have blamed far-right online agitators for stoking racial tension following a stabbing.
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City of Sanctuary UK @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The actions of one person must never be used to stigmatise an entire community. Collective blame only creates further division harm. We stand with Belfast City of Sanctuary in condemning all violence, racism, hatred and attempts to exploit tragic events to spread fear and division.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 11/06/2026
£168k now
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Pleased to see my short story ‘Pomegranate’ published in the latest volume of Aigne on ‘Response’. Drawing on my research, the piece tells the story of one woman’s response to the unfamiliar in Northern Ireland. aigne.ucc.ie/index.php/ai... #immigration #inequality #racism
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Paramilitary racist violence deeply worrying development - report
Police intelligence pointed to the participation of individual loyalist paramilitary members during recent disorder.
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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
An article that I immensely enjoyed co-writing with a group of fantastic colleagues is out: publications-prairial.fr/encounters-i... In it, we discuss insight from a series of multilingual storytelling workshops we conducted in Ireland.
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Building communities and empowering individuals through multilingual storytelling – Encounters in translation
This study focuses on the potential of multilingual storytelling practices as tools for both individual development and for building connections in an urban setting. We present the results of practice...
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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
A huge loss to the sector. @enversol.bsky.social @refugeecouncil.bsky.social has been a titan in these troubled times. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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‘We thought the Rwanda scheme was the worst of it’: Enver Solomon on leading – and leaving – the Refugee Council
It has been a difficult week for those working with refugees and migrants in the UK, after Labour announced controversial new plans. Sadly, Solomon is used to such turmoil. He discusses hostility, hop...
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Dr Jonny Hanson @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
On Thursday I was interviewed on the BBC about our recent @ark-ni.bsky.social report on climate change & religion in Northern Ireland with @emmasoye.bsky.social & Gladys Ganiel. Engagement with religious communities on climate change is vital. Read it here: www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de... 🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊
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The Nolan Show - Catholics are more concerned about global warming than Protestants – according to Queen’s and Ulster University research - BBC Sounds
How worried are you about climate change?
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Dr Jonny Hanson @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
**Faith in a time of climate chaos** Gladys Ganiel, @emmasoye.bsky.social & I have published this enlightening @ark-ni.bsky.social research update on religion & attitudes to climate change in Northern Ireland www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de... @climatecocentre.bsky.social @aicbrn.bsky.social 🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊
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Laurence Cooley @lpcooley.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
"The lough supplies 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water, which is treated and said to be safe. Not everyone is convinced." In our @politicalquarterly.bsky.social piece, Elliott and I argued that this concern might be the best hope of spurring action. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Are the Rights of Nature the Only Way to Save Lough Neagh?
Northern Ireland's Lough Neagh—the UK and Ireland's largest freshwater lake—recently hit the headlines owing to an ecological crisis caused by the level of pollutants entering its waters. With politi....
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Dr Jonny Hanson @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
***The political climate*** @katyhayward.bsky.social & I have written an @ark-ni.bsky.social feature exploring the links between political party support & attitudes to climate change in #NorthernIreland in greater detail. Strong support; stark differences. www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de... 🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
I don't know about you but I've had about enough of mainstream media & politicians legitimising racist anti-asylum protests that terrorise refugees & communities. I had to push back hard, TWICE on BBC yesterday about supposed "legitimate concerns" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtkA...
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ENOUGH of the BBC legitimising anti-asylum protests!
YouTube video by Zoe Gardner
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/100-womens-r...
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100+ women’s rights groups warn against racist weaponisation of VAWG | End Violence Against Women
The End Violence Against Women Coalition is one of more than 100 women’s rights groups that have today (19th August 2025) written a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling for urgent action against...
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City of Sanctuary UK @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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Dr Jonny Hanson @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
More coming soon on climate attitudes - by political party support with @katyhayward.bsky.social and by religion/religiosity with @emmasoye.bsky.social and Gladys Ganiel
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Spotted in Dixon Playing Fields in east Belfast this evening - the kind of graffiti I can get behind 💛
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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Wrote for @theguardian.com about Ballymena and Northern Ireland's long history of violence against women ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Ballymena violence has nothing to do with ‘protecting women’. It is racism, pure and simple | Sarah Creighton
Northern Ireland has always seen high levels of violence against women and girls. Blaming migrants is a useful way to distract from that, says political commentator from Northern Ireland Sarah Creight...
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
www.lawcentreni.org/news/an-effe...
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An effective Refugee Integration Strategy for Northern Ireland? Wishful thinking - Law Centre Northern Ireland
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ARK @ark-ni.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Our Research Update on attitudes to #climatechange in #northernireland is out www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de... By @katyhayward.bsky.social @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social with data from the NI Life & Times survey @climatecocentre.bsky.social @aicbrn.bsky.social @climateni.bsky.social @qubstaff.bsky.social
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Another fantastic report from Pivotal on young people's perspectives on/experiences of integration in NI
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Belfast riots: Businessman struggles to rebuild after race attack
A new report mapping
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
www.theccc.org.uk/2025/04/30/t...
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​​​​The country is not prepared for climate impacts, say advisors​ - Climate Change Committee
There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is making extreme weather in the UK more likely and…
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Well worth a read from Prof Sherry Turkle mit-genai.pubpub.org/pub/uawlth3j...
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Who Do We Become When We Talk to Machines?
A qualitative study of conversational programs fueled by generative AI examines their social and emotional effects.
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Important recent @huffpost.co.uk piece on the decision to remove 371 safer schools officers from London secondary schools www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/parent.... The report draws on my research with teachers on addressing gang violence at school theconversation.com/its-between-...
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'Catastrophic': Parents Share Fears Over Plan To Pull Police From Secondary Schools
From knife crime worries to gang-related concerns, parents open up about what the change could mean.
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Rebecca Loader @rmloader.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
We are looking to speak to parents of P7 pupils in Newry and North Belfast for our research on post-primary transfer. Please share! If you're interested in participating, please let us know here: forms.office.com/e/9QeTwDryqJ
Parents & Carers of P7 Pupils in Newry and North Belfast
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are conducting a study on post-primary transfer in Northern Ireland. They are looking to speak with parents and carers of children currently in P7, who will move to post-primary school in September 2025.

What’s involved?
You’ll take part in a one-hour interview, either online or in person at a convenient location.
Topics include:
Your views and experiences of post-primary transfer
Priorities when choosing a school
Thoughts on possible changes to the current transfer process
It doesn’t matter if your child has taken the SEAG test or not—we want to hear all perspectives.
As a thank-you, all participants will receive a £20 gift card.
Interested? Fill out this short form, and a researcher will be in touch:

https://forms.office.com/e/9QeTwDryqJ
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Emma Soye @emmasoye.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Russia wipes out three generations of a family in one strike
A Ukrainian grandmother mourns her daughter, grandson and mother - killed in a single Russian strike.
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Pivotal @pivotalpolicy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
🚨New Pivotal report published today Our new tracker report looks at the Northern Ireland Executive’s actions since its return a year ago, and suggests priorities for 2025 Read the report here pivotalppf.org/cmsfiles/Pub...
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