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Maynooth University publishes book and audio archive to mark 18th anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s death
Oil companies continue to seek strategies to evade their liabilities and responsibility while Nigeria's leaders continue to squander his legacy to the region.’ Dr Owens Wiwa
Date: Thursday, 07 November 2013
IRISH RESEARCH TEAM SHINES LIGHT ON MALE INFERTILITY
A research team led by Professor Kay Ohlendieck from Maynooth University ’s Department of Biology has determined the molecular mechanisms of a particular form of sperm abnormalities called globozoospermia and found that the abnormal morphology of sperm cells plays a crucial role in infertility.
Date: Thursday, 17 October 2013
Maynooth University congratulates Peter Higgs and François Englert on Nobel Prize in Physics
Maynooth University today congratulated Peter Higgs and François Englert on their Nobel Prize in Physics, which was awarded today "for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider".
Date: Tuesday, 08 October 2013
Maynooth University maintains position in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Maynooth University has maintained its position in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The Times Higher Education Rankings is a global university performance table which assesses universities across categories such as teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
Date: Wednesday, 02 October 2013
Conference to Welcome Descendents of Irish Emigrants
On 19th & 20th July the Third Annual International Famine Conference, hosted by the Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses & Estates, Maynooth University, will welcome descendents of the Tighe family 'home' to Strokestown, 167 years after the family set off in search of a better life.
Date: Thursday, 25 July 2013
Maynooth University compete at RoboCup 2013
Sponsored by Intel Labs Europe, Team RoboEireann comprises of students and staff from the Department of Electronic Engineering and Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University.
Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2013
NUI MAYNOOTH TOPS IRISH RANKINGS IN WORLD’S BEST ‘NEW’ UNIVERSITIES
Maynooth University has today been named as the highest placed Irish university in the Times Higher Education (THE) 100 Under 50 rankings, which lists the leading new universities in the world.
Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2013