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MU research highlights barriers facing Traveller and Roma students
Traveller and Roma students continue to face persistent and systemic barriers in higher education, according to a new report launched today by Marian Harkin, Minister of State for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
Wednesday, 07 May 2025
The 2019 “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition
The Irish Final of the 18th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for College Students took place in the Confucius Institute New Building on 14 April 2019. The event was hosted by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and co-organized by the Education Section of the Chinese Embassy in Ireland, UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and UCD Irish Institute for Chinese Studies.
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Dr Maria Helen Murphy speaks at Women in Security and Privacy (WISP) Event
On April 2, Dr Maria Helen Murphy was invited to join a diverse and distinguished panel of experts to discuss career opportunities in the connected fields of privacy and security.
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Fieldtrip to Brussels and the EU institutions
Students from Maynooth University recently participated in a one week fieldtrip to Brussels and the EU institutions. Partly sponsored by the Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration (Erasmus Plus), students of European Studies, Politics, History and Sociology participated. It was a particularly exciting week to be in Brussels as the trip coincided with a dramatic Brexit European Council summit meeting. The group was led by John O’ Brennan and Francis Jacobs, former head of the European Parliament office in Dublin. Arriving on St Patrick’s Day, students met with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD in the Grand Place. The Tánaiste spoke to students about the Brexit talks and Ireland’s place in the European Union. (click on title for more details)
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Dr Laura Watson publishes first book in English on the French composer and critic Paul Dukas.
Dr Laura Watson publishes first book in English on the French composer and critic Paul Dukas.
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Chemistry Dept. Researchers Present at the Royal Society of Chemistry- Analytical Biosciences Group Early Career Researcher Meeting
Dr. Seán Doyle, Dr. Michelle Doran and Prof. John Lowry Present their Research at this year’s Royal Society of Chemistry- Analytical Biosciences Group Early Career Researcher Meeting
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Dr Eilish Dillon's Tedx Drogheda 2019 talk is now live - check it out!
Dr Eilish Dillon recently took part in TedX Drogheda 2019, her talk 'The Future of Education is Critical and Connected' is now available to watch on youtube or check it out here.
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
English Department lecturer Dr Catherine Gander elected Chair of Irish Association for American Studies
Department of English lecturer Dr Catherine Gander has been elected as the new Chair of the all-island Irish Association for American Studies.
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Marie Curie Fellow, Alberto Arribas Lozano named Current Sociology's Sociologist of the Month
Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellow, Alberto Arribas Lozano named Current Sociology's Sociologist of the Month
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Irish Times article on MACMORRIS project
Spearheaded by Prof Patricia Palmer of the Maynooth University Department of English, and Arts and Humanities Research Institute, ‘Mapping Actors and Contexts: Modelling Research in Renaissance Ireland in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century’ (MACMORRIS) has received just under €1 million in the IRC Advanced Laureate programme.
Monday, 22 April 2019
MA Composition Student Niall Tormey Awarded Inaugural Irish Heritage Music Bursary
Niall Tormey, who is studying for a Masters in Composition at Maynooth University, is the recipient of the inaugural Irish Heritage Music Bursary for Composition.
Friday, 19 April 2019