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Maynooth Law Student wins Legal Undergraduate of the Year Award
The School is delighted to congratulate final year LLB student Zoe Walsh Gibb who was awarded this year's Legal Undergraduate of the Year Award at the gradireland UGOTY Awards, sponsored by William Fry LLP. The award was announced at a ceremony in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin on 9 April 2025.
Date: Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Professor Aisling McMahon & Dr Opeyemi Kolawole publish article in Medical Law Review on the potential health and bioethical implications of how intellectual property can be used over medical devices
This article is available open access and is based on research conducted as part of the European Research Council-funded PatentsInHumans project.
Date: Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Seminar - "On the Borders of Migration and Labour Regimes"
The seminar brought together scholars from Maynooth University and University of Strasbourg to explore temporary labour migration as a multifaceted phenomenon in the EU, which both shapes and is shaped by the intersection of migration and labour regimes.
Date: Monday, 14 April 2025
The School of Law and Criminology, the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy and the Education Department host Education in Prison Seminar
The seminar brought together scholars and policymakers from the United States, Ireland and Scotland.
Date: Friday, 11 April 2025
Open Day Competition! Win one of our popular new hoodies
Enter our Open Day Competition
Date: Friday, 11 April 2025
ERC PatentsInHumans Team publish Year 2 Project Report
The ERC PatentsInHumans team are delighted to publish our second annual report today written by Prof Aisling McMahon and Sinéad Masterson. In this report, we provide an overview of the main research activities and key achievements/events in the second year of the PatentsInHumans project. We also outline plans as we move forward in Year 3 of the project.
Date: Thursday, 10 April 2025
Find out more about your options in Economics at the Open Day this Saturday
Economics at Open Day
Date: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
New Approaches to Participatory Action Research in Social Sciences: Focus on Democratic Citizenship Education across Different National Contexts
Professor Beth Rubin from Teachers College, Columbia University one day conference and workshop in Maynooth University with participants from across Europe.
Date: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
UNESCO CHAIR Prof JOHN JOHNSTON COMES TO MAYNOOTH
The Departments of Design Innovation, Adult & Community Education, and the Froebel Department of Primary & Early Childhood supported by Maynooth University’s Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI) were honoured to host the UNESCO Chair of Issues-based Arts Education, Prof John Johnston in a lecture, panel discussion and workshops examining Conflict Resolution through Issues-based Arts Education.
Date: Wednesday, 09 April 2025