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Prof Michael Doherty chairs inaugural meeting of the new Employment Law Review Group (ELRG)
Prof Doherty was appointed Chair by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE), Peter Burke TD. Minister Burke, and Minister of State for Small Business and Retail, Alan Dillon TD, welcomed and addressed the Group’s members.
Date: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Announcement: MUSSI Funding Call Awardees 2024/25
The successful recipients of the Conference & Workshop Scheme and Small Grants Scheme for the 2024/25 academic year
Date: Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Dr Lynsey Black on Newstalk’s ‘Talking History’
Lynsey discussed the centenary of the execution of Annie Walsh – the only woman executed in independent Ireland – and the history of capital punishment.
Date: Tuesday, 11 March 2025
'Designing the BBC' Book Launches in Maynooth and London
'Designing the BBC: A History of Motion Graphics', published by Bloomsbury Academic, began with a wonderful launch at Maynooth University's Department of Design Innovation, hosted by special guest Paula Williams from Ravensbourne University London who co-edited the book with Dr Iain Macdonald.
Date: Tuesday, 11 March 2025
New Programme Launch – Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology
New Programme Launch – Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology
Date: Monday, 10 March 2025
Minister McEntee welcomes MU Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology
Minister for Education Helen McEntee, has welcomed the announcement that MU is to offer a new three-year Professional Doctorate programme in Educational Psychology from September 2025.
Date: Monday, 10 March 2025
CPEP Leads Symposium at NERA 2025 Conference
The Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy (CPEP) organised a symposium titled "Reclaiming the Publicness of Education" as part of the Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA) conference on February 6, 2025. The symposium was hosted under Network 16, The Nordic Society for Philosophy of Education.
Date: Monday, 10 March 2025
Maynooth University wins 'Best Memorials' Award at Irish finals of Jessup Moot Court Competition
This highly prestigious competition represents the pinnacle of interscholastic mooting, and we would like to warmly congratulate the students - Lauren Hayden, Zoe Walsh Gibb, Emma Conway, Ethan Johnson, and Martha McArtain – as well as their coach, Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne, on this remarkable achievement.
Date: Monday, 10 March 2025
MU report highlights need to remove barriers for women in agriculture
A study led by researchers at Maynooth University has, for the first time, provided an in-depth profile of female farmers in Ireland, identifying the barriers they face and recommending policy changes to tackle them.
Date: Friday, 07 March 2025
M.Sc. Social Research - Applications Open for 2025/26
Applications are now open for our M.Sc. Social Research programme 2025/26
Date: Friday, 07 March 2025