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MU expert recommends whole-family approach to mental health care
There is strong evidence from across the world to demonstrate the very significant role of whole family-focused practice in promoting mental health recovery, Professor of Family and Community Mental Health Sinéad McGilloway told a major international conference in Dublin.
Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2024
New study reveals fossil fuel industry’s deep ties to universities
Fossil fuel companies have infiltrated academia and higher education, threatening to bias research and undermine meaningful climate action, new research from six universities concludes.
Date: Thursday, 05 September 2024
First Traveller man conferred with a PhD at MU
Thomas McCann became the first Traveller man at MU to earn a PhD when he was conferred with a Doctor of Social Science degree at a Maynooth University ceremony on Wednesday
Date: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
MU congratulates over 2,300 students on their conferring
More than 2,300 students will receive their degrees from Maynooth University this week across a wide range of disciplines, including the first 11 students to graduate from the University’s new BSc in Biological and Geographical Sciences.
Date: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
MU increases CAO Round 1 offers for 2024/2025
MU has extended over 4,200 offers in Round 1of the 2024 Central Applications Office process, the University’s largest ever number of Round 1 offers, reflecting a growing interest in its diverse programmes.
Date: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Young geographers from around the world attend Olympiad in MU
Young geographers from across the globe gathered at Maynooth University this week for the 20th International Geography Olympiad (IGEO), the first time this event has been held in Ireland and has featured an Irish team.
Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
MU and Kildare County Council to host 'Brigid’s Worlds' conference
This September, Maynooth University and Kildare County Council are uniting to host the ‘Brigid’s Worlds’ conference. Taking place on September 13 and 14, the conference will bring together leading academic experts on St Brigid for the first time in nearly two decades, offering a unique opportunity to investigate the historical origins of St Brigid and her Church of Kildare.
Date: Thursday, 08 August 2024
MU invites five digital health innovators to present at UN
The second International Digital Health Summer School, held at Maynooth University in June, has selected five notable digital health technologies which it believes can drive radical transformation of healthcare and has invited them to present at the United Nations (UN).
Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024
MU records increase in CAO applicants for 2024/2025
Maynooth University has seen an increase in CAO applications for the academic year 2024/25.
Date: Friday, 12 July 2024
SFI-IRC funds MU researcher to investigate obesity-related cancer
Nidhi Kedia Mehta, a researcher in Maynooth University’s Department of Biology, has won funding of more than €590,000 for her research into obesity-related cancer under the SFI-IRC Pathway programme, which provides funding to early career researchers.
Date: Thursday, 11 July 2024