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Prof McMahon hosts IRC funded workshop with Breakthrough Cancer Research on the hospital exemption pathway for the development of ATMPs for patients with ‘unmet need’
This project is run in collaboration with Dr Frances Drummond and Breakthrough Cancer Research and funded by the Irish Research Council New Foundations scheme.
Date: Monday, 02 December 2024
Over 5,000 students benefit from MU's STEM Passport
Maynooth University, in partnership with Microsoft Ireland, Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland and the Department of Education, has published the STEM Passport for Inclusion Impact Report which reveals that over 5,000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds have participated in the initiative to date.
Date: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Prof. Delia Ferri and Dr. Charles O’Sullivan awarded from the EU’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme
The MU researchers’ work will be conducted as part of an international consortium led by Universitá di Firenze - PIN Arco (Florence, Italy).
Date: Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Prof. Mac MacLachlan Appointed to WHO Technical Advisory Group on Health for People with Disabilities
Mac will be contributing his expertise to advance health initiatives for people with disabilities across the region
Date: Monday, 14 October 2024
'Learning from innovative staff practices that led to virtual disability services using the lens of Complex Adaptive Systems'
The growing demand for virtual, co-created spaces points to the potential for further investment in innovation and digital skills development.
Date: Thursday, 10 October 2024
Young people are exposed to high levels of marketing for gambling
New research published by Maynooth University and Ulster University has found that young people who live on both sides of the border in Ireland are exposed to extremely high levels of gambling marketing when viewing some national and international sporting events.
Date: Friday, 04 October 2024
Minister launches MU reports on home visiting services for vulnerable families
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman has launched several Maynooth University reports, setting out the findings of the first ever comprehensive review of the provision of home visiting services for families with babies and young children in Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 03 October 2024
23 MU researchers listed in World’s Top 2% Scientists Rankings
Maynooth University is strongly represented in the World’s Top 2% Scientist Rankings. This year, 23 researchers are recognised as leading experts in their fields in the rankings produced by Stanford University scientists in cooperation with publisher Elsevier BV and the SciTech Strategies Inc, based on Scopus data.
Date: Wednesday, 02 October 2024
ERC DANCING Project Hosts Academic Workshop with Professor Cora True-Frost
(In)accessible air travel and transport by persons with disabilities, and in particular persons with reduced mobility.
Date: Sunday, 29 September 2024
Patents and the potential bioethical challenges
The PatentsInHumans team have published the Report from their First International PatentsInHumans Workshop.
Date: Monday, 23 September 2024