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Maynooth Labour Economist wins Walsh Prize for Research
Maynooth University Labour Economist, Prof. Donal O'Neill and co-author Niamh Holton (Central Statistics Office) have been awarded the prestigious 2018 inaugural Brendan Walsh Prize for Economic and Social Research. They were awarded the honour for their paper “The Changing Nature of Irish Wage Inequality from Boom to Bust,” which was chosen by the council of Economic and Social Studies as the best paper published in the Economic and Social Review in 2017.
Date: Tuesday, 15 May 2018
"Slow Universities" Blog post series
Series of blog posts that discuss Work, Time and Well Being in the Higher Education sector.
Date: Monday, 14 May 2018
Professor Doherty spoke at a special symposium at the University of Málaga’s Department of Labour Law and Social Security
Prof Doherty spoke on ‘Economía Colaborativa y Trabajo Decente: ¿Qué papel desempeñan los agentes sociales? // The Collaborative Economy and Decent Work: What Role for the Social Partners?’
Date: Monday, 14 May 2018
50 Maynooth University Students travel to Belfast
On 20-21 April, a group of fifty students from Maynooth went on a field trip to Belfast.
Date: Monday, 14 May 2018
Dr. Ian Marder invited to present at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna
Dr. Ian Marder invited to present at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna
Date: Monday, 14 May 2018
Research suggests evidence of migrant segregation in primary schools in Ireland
50th annual Conference of Irish Geographers, one of the largest ever gatherings of professional and academic geographers in Ireland, is being held over the next three days at Maynooth University.
Date: Friday, 11 May 2018
Pint of Science Festival May 15
Professor Michael Doherty and Dr Claire Hamilton will speak at the Pint of Science Festival, May 14-16, Dublin.
Date: Friday, 11 May 2018
Welcoming Dr. Ian D. Marder to the Department of Law
The Department of Law is delighted to welcome new member of staff, Dr Ian D. Marder
Date: Friday, 11 May 2018
Prof Doherty has just published a new piece ‘Trade Unions and the “Gig Economy”’ in Game Changers in Labour Law: Shaping the Future of Work.
Prof Doherty has just published a new piece ‘Trade Unions and the “Gig Economy”’ in Game Changers in Labour Law: Shaping the Future of Work. The book is the 100th of Kluwer’s Bulletin of Comparative Labour Relations
Date: Wednesday, 09 May 2018
Geography Students on Celtic Voyager cruise MARA2
Maynooth University Geography students Rhonda McGovern and Sean O’Kane are currently in the North Atlantic's Malin Sea onboard the Marine Institute’s Research Vessel 'Celtic Voyager'.
Date: Tuesday, 08 May 2018