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Maynooth University oceanographer Dr Gerard McCarthy awarded international Early Career Scientist medal
The IAPSO Early Career Scientist Medal honours Early Career Scientists for their outstanding research in the physical or chemical sciences of the oceans, and for their cooperation in international research.
Date: Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Geography - Dr Gerard McCarthy awarded the IUGG IAPSO Early Career Scientist Award
Dr Gerard McCarthy awarded the IUGG IAPSO Early Career Scientist Award
Date: Friday, 15 March 2019
Geography - Eye on the World is 10 Years Old
The Departmental blog 'Eye on the World' is 10 years old.
Date: Thursday, 28 February 2019
Professors Rigby and Dorling find life expectancy gains are slowing.
Older Irish women are dying at a higher rate since the recession than anticipated under long-term life expectancy rates.
Date: Monday, 25 February 2019
Dr Alistair Fraser appointed Europe Editor for Human Geography
Dr Alistair Fraser appointed Europe Editor for Human Geography
Date: Monday, 25 February 2019
Heads of Geography at 3rd Level Institutions appeal against the removal of Geography
Heads of Geography at Third Level Institurations appeal against the removal of Geography as a core subject at Junior Certificate level. See the coverage in the Irish Times and Irish Independent.
Date: Monday, 25 February 2019
New PhD theses added to the cabinet.
We love when we get to add the new theses to the cabinet in the Kildare Room
Date: Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Maynooth University oceanographer Dr Gerard McCarthy leads €2 million climate change project funded by Marine Institute
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister Creed T.D. has welcomed the announcement of €2 million in funding from the Marine Institute and the European Regional Development Fund for a major project on Atlantic climate change led by Dr Gerard McCarthy of the ICARUS Climate Research Centre and Department of Geography at Maynooth University.
Date: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
Teagasc team win the “Farming by Satellite” competition
Azucena Jiménez-Castañeda is a second year PhD student at ICARUS, Maynooth University Department of Geography and part of Teagasc Walsh Fellowship Program. She is a member of Teagasc team composed of Richa Marwaha (Second year PhD) and Gabriela Mihaela Afrasinei (Postdoc), led by Dr Stuart Green, research officer at Teagasc, Rural Economy & Development Programme, Ashtown, Dublin. The Teagasc team have won 1st Prize in the “Farming by Satellite” competition, which was held in Marseille (France) on December 5th, 2018.
Date: Wednesday, 05 December 2018
Maynooth University Prof Kath Browne awarded prestigious ERC grant
Maynooth University is delighted to congratulate Professor Kath Browne on her European Research Council (ERC) funding award of almost €2 million for her project on sexual and gender rights and equalities.
Date: Tuesday, 04 December 2018