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Launch of ALM 23 Proceedings
Dr. Ann O'Shea and Dr. Ciarán Mac an Bhaird (Department of Mathematics and Statistics) are delighted to announce the publication of the Proceedings of ALM 23, Numeracy: A Critical Skill in Adult Education.
Date: Wednesday, 20 December 2017
DEPEND Erasmus Mundus Joint MSc in Advanced Systems Dependability
The new Joint MSc course in Advanced Systems Dependability (DEPEND) is open for applications. Deadline for self-funded Applications is 1st June 2018. Further information can be found at www.mscdepend.ie
Date: Monday, 18 December 2017
Newly launched Cork Dashboard shows the city and county in a whole new light
Researchers from Maynooth University Social Science Institute have launched a new online resource that will let citizens, businesses and policy makers access information about the city in an unprecedented way. The Cork Dashboard allows users to monitor a huge range of public data at a glance - from real-time traffic and weather information to air quality and crime levels - all in one place and free of charge. You can visit the Cork Dashboard at www.corkdashboard.ie.
Date: Friday, 15 December 2017
Meet our new Professor of Psychology and Social Inclusion
The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Malcolm MacLachlan, Maynooth University Department of Psychology, addressed being inclusive of difference and that the potential to use technology to help people break into society is both immediate and considerable.
Date: Tuesday, 05 December 2017
Researchers unlock the secrets of Earth’s largest living organism
An international team of scientists, including five researchers from Maynooth University, have sequenced and analysed the genome of the largest living organism on planet Earth, revealing the secrets of a deadly fungal organism larger than the Phoenix Park.
Date: Friday, 24 November 2017
Megadojo
We’re inviting young people to join us for a day of technology-based fun in Maynooth Unversity. We’re looking for 1024 kids to take part. We’ll have coding workshops, demos from companies (big and small), talks and a hackathon. And all this FREE!
Date: Tuesday, 21 November 2017
International team including Maynooth researchers sequence the Humongous Fungus
An international group of scientists including researchers from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) and five researchers from the Department of Biology at Maynooth University (Dr. David Fitzpatrick & Professor Sean Doyle along with PhD students Nicola Moloney, Eoin O’Connor and Rose Waldron) have recently sequenced and analysed the complete genomes of four Armillaria species, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution (1).
Date: Monday, 20 November 2017
Assisting Living and Learning Institute Launch
Professor Mac MacLachlan joins with members of the Department and the wider MU community to launch the MU ALL Institute at the Freedom Tech National Assembly
Date: Monday, 20 November 2017
PhD position – The biophysics of peptide and protein assembly
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship, co-funded by Medimmune (https://www.medimmune.com/) and Maynooth University and based in the Soft Matter and Biophysical Chemistry group in the Department of Chemistry at Maynooth University (Maynooth Campus).
Date: Monday, 20 November 2017
ALL Institute launch - driving for lifelong access to Assistive Technology and Support
ALL (Assisting Living and Learning) Institute is a multi-disciplinary and collaborative centre for the development and promotion of Assistive Technology and Supports for people, especially those marginalised through disability or impairment, enabling them achieve well-being at all stages of their lives.
Date: Thursday, 16 November 2017