The Postgraduate Feedback Council is the primary mechanism by which taught and research postgraduate students can advise on the enhancement of their experience in Maynooth University.
     
    It is composed of postgraduate representatives from both taught and research degrees from all academic departments and research centres within the University.  It is chaired by the Dean of Graduate Studies and has representation from the Students Union and University units who are placed to inform and enhance the postgraduate student experience. Issues raised at the Feedback Council may be forwarded to the Graduate Education Committee of Academic Council. 
     
    For full ex-officio membership and remit of the Council, please see the  Postgraduate Feedback Council Terms of Reference

    Council meetings take place four times each academic year.  The meeting schedule for the academic year 2022-2023 is as follows:
     
    •           Tuesday, 1st November, 11 am - 12.30 pm, Eolas Meeting Room 2
    •           Tuesday, 6th December, 10 - 11.30 am, Eolas Meeting Room 1
    •           Tuesday, 21st February, 10 - 11.30 am, John Hume Boardroom
    •           Tuesday, 28th March, 10 - 11.30 am, John Hume Boardroom
     

    Postgraduate student representatives to the Feedback Council

    A maximum of two student representatives are nominated by each department to the Council.  Ideally one of these should be a taught postgraduate student (such as a participant on a taught masters programme) or a research student (such as a doctoral student).  The Graduate Studies Office contacts each department head or postgraduate student co-ordinator each October and requests nominations.  Student representatives sit on the Council for one calendar year.
     

    Postgraduate Feedback Council student representatives for the Academic Year 2022/2023
     
    Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies & Philosophy Student Representatives:
    Dept. Ancient Classics –
    Dept. English – Alan Waldron, Darragh Clarke
    Dept. History – Orlaith Murphy, Giovanni Parente
    Dept. Media Studies – Sian Cowman, Caoilfhinn Reddy
    Dept. Music – Hui Han Lui, Caroline Harding, Ryan Molloy
    Dept. Philosophy – Charles Piecyk, Sofía Nunez Mandell
    Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge (Early Irish) – River Tabor, Aoife Slattery
    Lárionad na Gaeilge – 
    Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge (Modern Irish) – Nada Ní Chuirrín, Helen de Búrca
    School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures - Julie Trobitsch
     
    Faculty of Social Science Student Representatives: 
    Dept. Adult and Community Education –
    Dept. Anthropology –
    Dept. Applied Social Studies –
    Dept. Design Innovation –
    Depts. Economics, Finance & Accounting –
    Dept. Education – Dala Riadh A Almuhaideb, Jessica Harrison
    Froebel Dept. of Primary & Early Childhood Education –
    Dept. Geography –
    Dept. International Development –
    School of Law and Criminology – Bana Abuzuluf, Mmonbeydo Nadine Joan
    School of Business – Bernard Kelly
    Dept. Sociology –
    Edward M. Kennedy Institute –
    Innovation Value Institute (IVI) –
    Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI) –
    National Institute for Regional & Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) –
     
    Faculty of Science & Engineering Student Representatives:
    Dept. Biology – Lauren Flynn, Conor Barry
    Dept. Chemistry – Athira Tomy
    Dept. Computer Science – Mark McCormack
    Dept. Electronic Engineering –
    Dept. Experimental Physics – Noah Otten
    Dept. Mathematics & Statistics –
    Dept. Psychology – Conor Thornberry, Róísín Reddy
    Dept. Theoretics Physics –
    Hamilton Institute – Young Chen Goh, Pramit Dutta
    ALL Institute – 
    National Centre for Geocomputation -
    EDEN Centre of Entrepreneurship, Design & Innovation -
    MSU - Sneha Pala