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Autumn 2024 Consultation Day
Autumn Consultation Day - Tuesday 10th September 2024.
Date: Friday, 06 September 2024
Dr Ciarán Mac an Bhaird wins the 2024 Lawson-Croft Award
Dr Ciarán Mac an Bhaird was the recipient of 2024 international award 'The Lawson-Croft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics and Statistics Support'.
Date: Friday, 06 September 2024
Professor George Huxley Celebration Workshop
The Departments of Ancient Classics and Mathematics and Statistics at Maynooth University, in collaboration with the Arts and Humanities Institute, hosted a one-day event on Friday 28th June in memory of the late Professor George Huxley.
Date: Friday, 06 September 2024
Advanced Sensing System for Sleep Bruxism across Multiple Postures via EMG and Machine Learning
Advanced Sensing System for Sleep Bruxism across Multiple Postures via EMG and Machine Learning" has been published in a Q1 journal.
Date: Monday, 26 August 2024
SFI-IRC Pathway Funding Awarded to Dr. Özlem Sarikaya-Bayram for Research in Food Safety
In recognition of her impactful research, Dr. Sarikaya-Bayram was awarded €425,000 under the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and Irish Research Council (IRC) Pathway Programme for her project titled ‘Dissection of the Epigenetically Controlled Gene Network in Aflatoxigenic Fungi to Improve Agricultural Productivity and Food Safety.’ This project, which commenced on 1st March 2022 and will run until 28th February 2026, aims to address the challenges posed by fungal and mycotoxin contamination, which contribute to significant crop losses globally.
Date: Monday, 19 August 2024
New Department of Physics at Maynooth University
The Department of Experimental Physics and Department of Theoretical Physics have now merged into the new Department of Physics.
Date: Wednesday, 07 August 2024
Reflections on the Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) 2024
This summer, three of our fantastic undergraduate students participated in the Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) on projects mentored by staff in the Department of Psychology. In this blog post, Isolina Busto Gilligan, Caoimhe Fleming and Jaime Ní Chinsealach share their reflections as they reach the end of their SPUR experience
Date: Monday, 29 July 2024
Robocup 2024
Follow our robot Nao Team RoboÉireann as they compete in Robocup 2024 in Eindhoven!
Date: Tuesday, 16 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