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Dr. Delia Ferri invited to speak on the rights of persons with disabilities, in Conference held in Italian Senate
Dr. Delia Ferri was invited to speak at the conference "Le nuove frontiere della diversità", which was held in the prestigious Sala Zuccari of Palace Giustiniani, in the Senate of the Italian Republic, on 23 January 2018.
Date: Thursday, 08 February 2018
2017 Junior Certificate Business Studies Awards
The Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting were delighted to host another successful Junior Certificate Business Studies Awards ceremony in the historic setting of the Aula Maxima on 30th January 2018. Prof Philip Nolan on behalf of Maynooth University recognised the contribution to teaching and promotion of excellence in Junior Certificate Business Studies of 97 individual schools, while also acknowledging the extraordinary achievement of over 550 of their students who achieved excellence in their 2017 higher-level exam. The event is run in association with the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland and in conjunction with the Department of Law and the School of Business.
Date: Tuesday, 06 February 2018
Congratulations to Maynooth Team for second place in ITI Fantasy Budget Competition Win
Special congratulations are due to the Maynooth Law team consisting of Deirdre Casey, Carol Eljie, Surayya Penny and Lynn Burtenshaw which have been awarded second place in the Irish Taxation Institute’s prestigious annual Fantasy Budget Competition.
Date: Tuesday, 06 February 2018
Dr Louise Kennefick attends COST Evaluation Meeting in Brussels
Dr Louise Kennefick attended COST Evaluation Meeting in Brussels as a Review Panel Member for applications under the Social Science stream of COST Open Call OC-2017-1.
Date: Tuesday, 06 February 2018
Dr. Maighread Tobin successfully defends her PhD
Congratulations to Dr. Maighread Tobin who successfully defended her PhD in Sociology "Literacy and Society in Ireland 1900-1980".
Date: Tuesday, 06 February 2018
Maynooth University Launches 2018 Entrepreneurship Challenge
Once again we are calling on all Maynooth students who have an idea that they've been thinking about for a while but have yet to do anything about. This is the time to get involved and enter the Eden Entrepreneurship Challenge 2018!
Date: Monday, 05 February 2018
Prof Doherty has contributed, as the National Expert for Ireland, to a new report on transparent and predictable working conditions in Europe
The report, funded by the European Commission, assesses options for new legal rights so that all workers have more transparent and predictable working conditions. It looks, particularly, at addressing insufficient protection for workers in more precarious jobs, while limiting burdens on employers, and maintaining labour market adaptability.
Date: Sunday, 04 February 2018
New journal article by PhD student
Too many ‘false dichotomies’? Investigating the division between ageing and disability in social care services in Ireland
Date: Friday, 02 February 2018
Congratulations to Gene Carolan, our EJ Phelan Fellow in International Law who successfully defended his doctoral thesis
Gen Carolan under the supervison of Dr John Reynolds
Date: Friday, 02 February 2018