News
Professor Andrew Coogan contributes to Irish Times feature on the effects of winter on all of us
What impact does winter have on our behaviour, sleep and well-being? Professor Andrew Coogan discusses the impact of the changing of the season and the shortening of the day on us.
Date: Monday, 02 October 2017
The fifth AfriNEAD Conference
The fifth AfriNEAD Conference was held August 7th-9th in Kumasi, Ghana at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The theme of this year’s conference was Disability and Inclusion in Africa; the role of Assistive Technology. From the Maynooth University Department of Psychology, Dr Fleur Boot (presenting) and Emma Smith, both working with Professor Mac MacLachlan, attended the three day conference. Presenters included experts in the field of disability in Africa and globally, as well as students representing the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, College of Health Sciences, at KNUST.
Date: Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Intel Women in Technology Scholarships
Encouraging a new generation of high-achieving women to take up the challenge of a career in science and technology.
Date: Friday, 22 September 2017
September 13-15 Prof Mac MacLachlan delivered a Keynote speech on "Global Research Needs and Infrastructures for Assistive Technology"
September 13-15 Prof Mac MacLachlan delivered a Keynote speech on "Global Research Needs and Infrastructures for Assistive Technology" at the 2017 Global Conference on Assistive Technology, Beijing, China. He also attended the "Belt and Road Disability Cooperation High-Level Event".
Date: Friday, 22 September 2017
SFI research investment of €2.5mn in Maynooth University
D’fhógair an tAire le freagracht as Oiliúint, Scileanna, Nuálaíocht agus Taighde agus Forbairt, John Halligan TD, inniu go bhfuil infheistíocht ar fiú €2.5m í déanta ag Fondúireacht Eolaíochta Éireann (FEÉ) i gcúrsaí taighde in Ollscoil Mhá Nuad trí Chlár Taighdeoirí FEÉ.
Date: Thursday, 21 September 2017
Maynooth Psychology staff play key role at Global Summit at the World Health Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland
Last month in Geneva the World Health Organisation (WHO) hosted the first GREAT (Global Research, Innovation & Education on Assistive Technology) Summit. Three staff from the Department of Psychology were among the 200 experts who attended: Professor Mac MacLachlan (Summit Co-Chair), Dr Deirdre Desmond, Senior Lecturer and Dr Fleur Boot, ASSISTID Marie Sklodowska-Curie Post-Doctoral Researcher.
Date: Tuesday, 19 September 2017
MU Psychology Undergraduates Win Commendations in The Undergraduate Awards 2017
Four undergraduates of Psychology have had coursework highly commended at the 2017 Undergraduate Awards Programme. The students are; Niamh Doody, Dawn Higgins, Isabella Jardim Lalor, and Aoife Malone. The Department of Psychology warmly congratulates these students for this excellent academic achievement.
Date: Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Congratulations to all our Doctoral Graduates!
Congratulations to 10 doctoral graduates from the Doctorate in Psychological Science programme.
Date: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
The Rosetta Mission: Can a comet tell us if we are alone in the universe?
Maynooth Alumnus at European Space Agency (ESA) speaks at National Astronomy Meeting.
Date: Friday, 08 September 2017
Engineering Maths Exam 2017
Electronic Engineering Maths Entrance Exam
Date: Wednesday, 23 August 2017