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    MU Walking Trails

    MU Walking Trails launching for Green Week -Information stands and guided walks will run throughout Green Week 2025 – view the full schedule. 

    Maynooth Green Campus, in collaboration with the Healthy Campus team, is launching a new Nature Connection Trail alongside the relaunch of two updated walking trails as part of Green Week 2025 (24-28 March).  

    These trails offer students, staff, and the broader community a chance to step outside, explore the campus landscape, and learn more about its biodiversity. Each trail has been refreshed with new markers and QR codes, linking to insights on ecology, history, and sustainability, as well as mindfulness exercises designed to encourage a deeper connection with the environment.  

    Nature Connection Trail – Encouraging Mindfulness and Wellbeing 

    Spending time in nature can have a positive impact on well-being, helping to improve focus, reduce stress, and boost overall mental health. The Nature Connection Trail is designed to bring attention to the many green and blue spaces on campus, encouraging walkers to notice the variety of plants, sounds, smells, and wildlife around them. Developed by Dr Ronan Foley from the Geography Department in collaboration with Healthy Campus, the route includes QR codes linking to short surveys and reflective exercises designed to connect you to the beautiful natural spaces on campus. An easy way to take a mindful break and reset during a busy day. 

    Tairseach Tree Trail – Trees, Folklore, and the Living Landscape 

    The Tairseach Tree Trail is part of the MU Project Live teaching and learning project Tairseach, a collaboration between the Froebel Department, Geography Department, Maynooth Green Campus and MU Grounds Team. Grounded in a pedagogy of community-engaged learning, the project weaves the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the curriculum to encourage environmental awareness and stewardship. Designed as an accessible introduction to Ireland’s most common native trees and the folklore surrounding them, the trail supports visitors in building ecoliteracy and fostering a deeper connection to native flora and fauna. Along the route, QR codes offer insights into the cultural and ecological significance of these species, inviting reflection on their role in Ireland’s natural heritage. A lesson booklet has also been created to enhance school visits, providing structured activities for younger learners. 

    Biodiversity Trail – A Changing Campus 

    Over the past decade, Maynooth’s campus has transformed from managed lawns into a biodiversity-rich landscape, supporting a wide range of native plants, insects, and birds. The Biodiversity Trail showcases this shift, highlighting areas that have been replanted, rewilded, and carefully managed to encourage biodiversity. The trail is part of a broader mapping initiative under Maynooth Green Campus and Healthy Campus, designed to encourage staff, students, and visitors to explore and engage with the natural environment. QR codes along the route link to the MU Biodiversity Map, which provides details on key sites, planting schemes, and species surveys.  

    Climate Action Roadmap

    MU publishes its Climate Action Roadmap latest iteration June 2024 MU Climate Action Roadmap (CAR)

    MU organises a Clean-up of the Royal Canal, article in the Kildare Leader

    Students, staff and regional community organisations rolled up their sleeves this week to support a clean-up of the Royal Canal, helping to breathe new life into Maynooth Harbour and the historic canal network.

    https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/home/1154082/university-in-kildare-organises-community-clean-up-of-the-royal-canal-and-maynooth-harbour.html

    Dr Jim Carolan, quoted in Irish Times

    MGC Dr. Jim Carolan, Department of Biology talking in the Irish Times about Biodiversity on campuses and Maynooth University 

    https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/ireland/campuses-where-everyone-is-a-student-of-nature-1.3839279#.XK3-BIuA4o4.mailto

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    Reflecting on a year of Reduce Your Use: how your actions cut campus energy use

    During the Easter break, combined efforts of the campus community and Estates in plant rooms to power down equipment—resulted in a 14% reduction in electricity consumption compared to a typical week. This was one of the most successful energy savings recorded to date during a holiday period, and it shows the scale of impact achievable when everyone takes part.

    Date: Thursday, 10 July 2025

    MU Walking Trails launch at Green Week 2025!

    Maynooth Green Campus, in collaboration with the Healthy Campus team, is launching a new Nature Connection Trail alongside the relaunch of two updated walking trails as part of Green Week 2025 (24-28 March).

    Date: Friday, 21 March 2025

    MU and Kildare County Council partner on new DemoHouse in Maynooth

    An energy-efficient “DemoHouse” developed by Kildare County Council has officially opened in Maynooth

    Date: Friday, 21 March 2025

    St. Patrick's weekend

    Please, uplugged this St. Patrick's weekend!

    Date: Friday, 14 March 2025

    MU to host the Climate Justice Universities Union Spring meeting

    Building Collective Power for Feminist Climate Justice in Higher Education

    Date: Thursday, 30 January 2025

    Maynooth Unplugged!

    A message from your Energy team!

    Date: Wednesday, 18 December 2024

    COP29 Baku-Emeritus Professor John Sweeney's blog

    Emeritus Professor John Sweeney-Blog post from Baku, Azerbaijan

    Date: Thursday, 28 November 2024

    Butterfly and a bee perched on a purple allium flower

    MU welcomes 2024 Green Flag award

    ​Maynooth University campus has received the Green Flag award from An Taisce for a public green space, retaining its award for the sixth consecutive year.

    Date: Wednesday, 13 November 2024

    A new printing initiative saved 14 trees in six months

    The consolidation of the Canon management system helps us reduce paper, ink, maintenance costs and related CO2 emissions

    Date: Thursday, 18 April 2024

    National Spring Clean on MU campus

    Students and staff of Maynooth University rolled up their sleeves to take part in MU Green Week.

    Date: Thursday, 11 April 2024

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