News
Warmest congratulations to IRC Scholar, Dr Nuala Whelan
Warmest congratulations to doctoral student and CMCHR member - Nuala Whelan - an Irish Research Council Employment Based Scholar - who was recently awarded her PhD. Nuala’s interdisciplinary research involved a joint collaboration between Ballymun Job Centre and Maynooth University’s Departments of Psychology and Sociology.
Date: Friday, 20 April 2018
New research offers insight into treating sepsis and other inflammatory diseases
An international team of researchers led by Maynooth University scientists has new insights in to how inflammatory diseases work.
Date: Thursday, 19 April 2018
Report on 40th All-Ireland Psychology Student Congress
On Friday 6th and Saturday 7th April 2018, Maynooth University hosted the 40th All-Ireland Psychology Student Congress, the annual forum at which Psychology undergraduates and postgraduates can present their research to their peers. The event was organised by the MU Psychology Society – led by Emma Leggett and Niamh McKenna – with support from the Psychology Department and MU Students Union.
Date: Wednesday, 11 April 2018
All Ireland Conference of Undergraduate Research Prize for Maynooth Student
Aoife Malone, a final year student in Psychology at Maynooth University, has been awarded the overall prize for Best Oral Presentation (10 minutes) for her paper entitled “Developing and Assessing a Novel Relational Abilities Index of Human Intelligence”, at the annual All Ireland Conference of Undergraduate Research, hosted by the Centre for Teaching and Learning in the University of Limerick.
Date: Monday, 09 April 2018
Juno Supporter Status
On 4th April 2018 we received confirmation from the Institute of Physics in London that the Department of Experimental Physics is now a recognized Supporter of the Institute’s Juno Code of Practice. The Department will work towards achieving Juno Practitioner status within three years, which aligns with Athena SWAN Bronze status.
Date: Friday, 06 April 2018
Maynooth Scientist leads €6.3M SFI/Industry Project in Drone Operations Research
Tabharfaidh Páirtíocht Drón de chuid U-Flyte aghaidh ar an tsáinn dhomhanda a sheasann roimh oibríocht drón a fhorbairt
Date: Monday, 26 March 2018
Maynooth University Psychology Professor Awarded Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal
Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD presented RIA Gold Medal to Professor Malcolm MacLachlan
Date: Friday, 23 March 2018
Maynooth academics awarded new frontier research awards
Dr Karen English, Department of Biology and Dr Deborah Hayden, Department of Early Irish, have been awarded prestigious Starter Laureate awards by the IRC.
Date: Thursday, 22 March 2018
Prizes and Scholarships Awards Ceremony: 21 March 2018
Congratulations to all of the Biology prize winners at the Maynooth University Prizes and Scholarships Awards Ceremony.
Date: Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Young Statistician Showcase Prize Winner
Congratulations to Dr Rafael de Andrade Moral, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, who has just been awarded a prize for the Young Statistician Showcase (YSS) Competition by the International Biometric Society (IBS).
Date: Friday, 16 March 2018