It is gloriously ironic that #Brexit has ended up illustrating so powerfully the benefits for small countries of independence in Europe.

Dear EU. We made a terrible mistake. We listened to the wrong people. We would much rather be in an alliance with 28 States than alone with the mad fuck Trump. Please can we come back. Yours the sensible party.

A new science toolkit designed to teach children about environmental science is to be distributed to schools across Ireland. The toolkit has been developed by NUI Galway Cell EXPLORERS, ProActivate Ireland and Toodlelou Creativity Lab. Read more at bit.ly/2SEYraN

Best in 2018: It is not easy, but I have chosen my best 4 photos of @nuigalway in 2018. Two of them have never been shown b4.

Fully agree -18 different nationalities in our group 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇨🇱 🇷🇺 🇦🇺 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇮🇳 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 🇵🇰 🇵🇹🇮🇱 #cryanlab

Good turnout for the first meeting of the Galway Green Labs initiative in @nuigalway supported by EXPLORE - NUI Galway. Some great ideas for reducing energy consumption and plastic waste to minimise the environmental impact of laboratory based research. Watch this space! #galwaygreenlabs

@nuigalway has already exceeded the target of 33% energy savings set for public bodies and has set a more ambitious target of 40% saving for 2020.There has also been a 150% increase in onsite renewable energy generation. @NUIGsustain vision for a green, smart & healthy campus

Great tips from @GreenCampusNUIG on reducing #energy consumption over Christmas and in the New Year.

Back on Twitter after long absence. Things neurosciencey to follow shortly....

I'm going to 'Brain Research in Ireland: Investing in all our Futures'. See you there? eventbrite.com/e/brain-resear…

#celt16 So excited to be listening to Carl Wieman, Prof of Physics and Nobel Laureate, giving keynote at CELT NUIG conference!

#celt16 - What is my/our 'burning question' relating to teaching, the answer to which would change everything? Not sure!

#celt16 Sarah Moore is summarising ambitious and impressive activities of National Forum on Teaching and Learning, at NUIG CELT conference.

#celt16 What does 21st century pedagogy look like? Tina Overton explains at CELT conference, NUIG.

#celt16 - connection to Tina Overton in Melbourne working well!

#celt16 Saranne Weller finishing with examples of articles that publish and describe photos only - but will little/no text. Really?

#celt16 Listening to Saranne Weller discussing research on teaching. Will teaching research be seen as valuable by senior Uni management?

#celt16 Excited to hear from Saranne Weller, who is speaking at the CELT 'Theory and Practice' teaching conference at NUIG.

#celt16 Eagerly awaiting NUIG CELT 'Theory and Practice' conference - about to start.

NUIG's Galway Neurocience Centre Research Day is tomorrow - it's an interesting programme! Should be fun! See ncbes.eurhost.net/neuroscience.a…