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MU celebrates first ever GAA history module
Maynooth University (MU) is marking the launch of a new module for undergraduate history students examining the foundations of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and its role in wider Irish society.
Wednesday, 01 May 2024
Maynooth University Literary and Debating Society's Annual LifeRaft Debate
Dr Mark Walsh represented Mathematics and Statistics at the Maynooth University Literary and Debating Society's Annual LifeRaft Debate.
Monday, 22 June 2020
MIEC students showcase their creative talents in the Student Culture and Arts Festival of Fuzhou University
MIEC staff and students excel at the 33rd Student Culture and Arts Festival of Fuzhou University winning a sum of 6 student awards and 1 staff award
Friday, 19 June 2020
UNODC Education for Justice and Maynooth University collaborate to host online roundtables on restorative justice pedagogy
From criminology, psychology and political studies degrees, to university courses for the social workers, lawyers and schoolteachers of the future, restorative justice and restorative practice increasingly appear on higher education curricula. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Education for Justice (E4J) initiative recognises the importance of restorative justice, and has developed a module to promote and strengthen its teaching in higher education institutions globally.
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Maynooth International Engineering College students rank highest in the College of Science and Engineering, and come second overall in Fuzhou University for National College English Test
Results of the National College English Test (band 4) were announced recently with the first year MIEC students achieving highest results in the College of Science and Engineering in Fuzhou University and coming second place overall within the university.
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
What a corker!-y: the collection of the Rev. Seán Corkery of Maynooth
Blog post about a former librarian of St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Monday, 15 June 2020
AIRO have jointly developed a new COVID- 19 dashboard
AIRO have jointly developed a new COVID- 19 dashboard along with OSI and CSO Ireland.
Sunday, 14 June 2020
New Book by Professor Gert Biesta
In 2020 Gert Biesta published a new book, Obstinate Education: Reconnecting School and Society, with Brill|Sense Publishers. For more information see below. The book makes an important contribution to the discussion about public education by exploring the different relationships between school and society and arguing for a new way to ‘reconnect’ school and society that focuses on the school as a public institution.
Friday, 12 June 2020
Dr Eilish Dillon publishes on COVID-19 and Development Education
In a special edition of Policy and Practice which focuses on COVID 19 and Development Education, Dr Eilish Dillon reflects on the relevance and role of poetry in development education, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday, 08 June 2020
New Publication by Faculty
Faculty members at the Department of Chinese Studies have recently contributed to two new books.
Sunday, 07 June 2020
Tom Campbell facilitates FirstWeds discussion with Migrant Voices from Across Europe
Last night’s Comhlámh #FirstWeds event was a discussion with migrant-led organisations from four countries in Europe – France, Italy, Slovenia and Ireland - to hear about what different migrant communities are experiencing during the current crisis, and what state and community responses have been in each context.
Thursday, 04 June 2020