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MU hosts ‘GoGreenRoutes’ event for mental and physical wellbeing
Maynooth University hosts ‘GoGreenRoutes’ conference for mental and physical wellbeing attended by Jack Chambers, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Transport and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
The Economics Department invite you to In Light of the Evidence: Economic, Legal, Social, and Political Perspectives on Public Policy Conference
Our goal is to begin a conversation, to create mutual understanding, and to improve the quality of social science research that will lead to excellent public policies benefiting all.
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
Peter Leavy Recipient of 2023 King House Piano Commission Awards
We would like to congratulate our colleague Peter Leavy in being a recipient of the 2023 King House Piano Commission Awards.
Tuesday, 07 February 2023
Innovative social exercise intervention for adults 65+ in Maynooth Town: we are recruiting!
A few weeks ago on 103.2 Dublin City FM radio, Carmen Élise Pocknell, a second year PhD student working with Richard Roche and Sean Commins, discussed the importance that lifestyle can have on our brains, how essential it is to stay active, and - even more importantly - that it is never too late to make a change.
Tuesday, 07 February 2023
Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology hosts Workshop on Internal Displacement in Law and Policy
The workshop was organised by Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne, Associate Professor at the School of Law and Criminology. It gathered participants from various disciplines, countries, and career stages to showcase their research and gain detailed feedback from their peers
Tuesday, 07 February 2023
The Department of Adult and Community Education, Maynooth University welcomes European Partners at TUTOR project transnational meeting
The Department of Adult and Community Education, Maynooth University welcomes its European Partners at the transnational meeting for EU Teachers Academies research project TUTOR.
Friday, 03 February 2023
Assess for Success presented at QQI Conference
CTL shared findings from its ‘Assess for Success’ project, including links to its Assessment and Feedback Hub, at the QQI conference on assessment, ‘Let’s Talk About Assessment 2023: Rethinking Assessment in Higher Education’ which took place in the Dublin on Monday 29th January.
Thursday, 02 February 2023
Exploring Special Collections through Virtual Reality
Read our latest blog post on MU Library Treasures
Wednesday, 01 February 2023
Maynooth University Raises the issue of Child Trafficking with the UN
Dr Niamh Flanagan Coordinator of the postgraduate module on human trafficking at Maynooth Universisty, joined the Irish civil society delegation to the UN Committee on the rights of the child in Geneva last week to highlight the issue of child trafficking. Dr Flanagan provided a policy brief to members of the Committee Task Force on key concerns and shortcomings in Irish systems.
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Change Makers series continues with episode 4 published
The Change Maker series, a collection of conversations with change makers from around the world, resumes following the inter-semester break with a new episode. The latest episode, published on January 30th, features Don Tuan Phuong, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies (CSDS) speaking with Niamh Rooney from the MU Department of International Development. Based in Hanoi, Vietnam, CSDS and the Department of International Development have collaborated on various projects over the past decade.
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology welcomes Dr Karen Walsh
Karen will be teaching on intellectual property law modules. She welcomes potential research students, collaborations, and media enquiries pertaining to any of her research areas.
Tuesday, 31 January 2023