Academic Council
Academic Council, subject to review by the Governing Authority, controls the academic affairs of the University, including the curriculum of, and instruction and education provided by, the University. It is chaired by the President, and includes Vice-Presidents, Deans, Associate Faculty Deans, Heads of established Schools and Departments, Directors of Research Institutes, the Assistant Registrar/Admissions Officer, the Librarian, up to four members of administrative and professional staff nominated by the President, and representatives of all grades of academic staff and students. It is supported in its activities by a Committee/Board structure and by Faculties.
Academic Programmes Committee:
For information on submitting new programme proposals to the Academic Programmes Committee, please go to the Academic Programmes Committee webpage.
Academic Council Membership 2022-2025
Chairperson:
- Professor Eeva Leinonen, President
Members:
- Dr Tatiana Andreeva, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
- Ms Alex Balfe, MSU Vice-President Education (2022-23)
- Dr Conrad Brunstrom, English
- Professor Stephen Buckley, Mathematics and Statistics
- Dr Niamh Cahill, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
- Dr Antonio Cascelli, Music
- Professor Linda Connolly, Director MU Social Sciences Institute
- Dr Michael Cooke, Psychology
- Professor Joseph Coughlan, Business
- Professor John Cullen, Interim Dean of Graduate Studies
- Dr Pauline Cullen, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
- Mr Niall Daly, President, Maynooth Students' Union (2022-2023)
- An tOllamh Fionntán de Brún, Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh
- Dr William Desmond, Ancient Classics
- Professor Terence Dooley, History
- Professor Michael Dunne, Philosophy
- Dr Elisa Fadda, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
- Professor Ronan Farrell, Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Ms Niamh Fortune, Froebel: Primary and Early Childhood Education
- Dr Edgar Galván, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
- Dr David García León, Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Representative
- Professor Mary Gilmartin, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
- Dr Susi Gottlöber, Associate Dean of Teaching & Learning, FACSP
- Dr Deborah Hayden, Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge)
- Professor Frances Heaney, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
- Professor Valerie Heffernan, Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
- Professor Alison Hood, Dean of Teaching and Learning; Interim Dean, Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy
- Dr Gemma Irvine, Vice-President Equality and Diversity (Administrative and Professional Staff nominated by the President)
- Dr John Keating, Associate Dean of Teaching & Learning, FSE
- Professor Gerry Lacey, Electronic Engineering
- Professor Victor Lazzarini, Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Representative
- Professor Tobias Lock, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
- Professor Fiona Lyddy, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
- Ms Niamh Lynch, Assistant Registrar Academic Administration (Administrative and Professional Staff nominated by the President)
- Professor Marian Lyons, Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Representative
- Dr Stephen McCarron, Geography
- Mr Cathal McCauley, Librarian
- Professor Patrick McCole, Vice-President International
- Dr John McGinnity, Assistant Registrar and Admissions Officer
- Professor Peter McNamara, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences (Academic Secretary)
- Dr Brian Melaugh, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
- Professor Audra Mockaitis, Associate Dean of Research, FSS
- Dr Aidan Mooney, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
- Professor Paul Moynagh, Biology
- Professor Rachel Msetfi, Vice-President Research and Innovation
- Professor Aidan Mulkeen, Vice-President Academic, Registrar and Deputy President
- Professor Mary Murphy, Department of Sociology
- Dr John Paul Newman, Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Representative
- Dr Tracey Ní Mhaonaigh, Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Representative
- An tOllamh Tríona Ní Shíocháin, Nua-Ghaeilge (Modern Irish)
- Dr Anne O'Brien, Media Studies
- Professor Thomas O'Connor, Director, MU Arts and Humanities Institute
- Professor Seán Ó Riain, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
- Dr Créidhe O'Sullivan, Experimental Physics
- Ms Sneha Pala, MSU Taught Postgraduate Student Representative (2022-2023)
- Professor Fiona Palmer, Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Representative
- Mr Giovanni Parente, MSU Doctoral Student Representative (2022-2023)
- Professor Andrew Parnell, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative; Acting Director of MU Hamilton Institute 2022-23
- Dr Tuvana Pastine, Economics
- Professor David Prendergast, Anthropology
- Dr John Reynolds, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
- Professor Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses, Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Representative
- Professor Denise Rooney, Chemistry; Associate Dean of Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Dr Fergus Ryan, Law and Criminology
- Dr Mary B. Ryan, Adult and Community Education
- Dr Olga Ryazanova, Associate Dean of Strategy and Governance, FSS
- Dr Maija Salokangas, Education
- Dr Helen Shaw, Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning, FSS
- Dr Joost Slingerland, Theoretical Physics
- Professor John Stephens, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
- Dr Seamus Taylor, Applied Social Studies
- Dr Joseph Timoney, Computer Science
- Professor Sharon Todd, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
- Dr Laura Watson, Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Representative
Administrative Officer:
- Ms Aoife O'Brien, Academic Council Officer