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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

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    MU conference examines legacy of institutional abuse

    Hosted by Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute and the Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class at University of Galway, the initiative brings together researchers, survivors, those directly affected, and policymakers who have addressed historical and contemporary institutional abuse or failings.

    Wednesday, 07 June 2023

    MU receives €5m under SFI Frontiers programme

    Maynooth University researchers are set to receive over €5 million in funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under the Frontiers for the Future Programme, to tackle a range of topics such as renewable energy, climate change, food security, astronomy, immunology and cognitive science.

    Tuesday, 30 May 2023

    Graph illustrating that Ireland has the 6th lowest rate of female participation in parlament in the EU

    New Data Hub launched by AIRO and Women for Election

    Innovative Data Hub launched by Women for Election and the All-Island Research Observatory (AIRO) in Maynooth University

    Friday, 26 May 2023

    Minister of State, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD with Dr Manos Kypraios, School of Business at Maynooth University

    MU & Skillnet announce diploma in Sustainable Financial Technology & Innovation

    The pioneering qualification is the result of collaborative efforts between Sustainable Finance Skillnet and Maynooth University to provide an industry-driven postgraduate qualification.

    Thursday, 18 May 2023

    MU hosts historic conference on 50 years of Ireland’s EU membership

    Politicians, diplomats, academics and civil society groups examine highs and lows of Ireland’s membership

    Thursday, 11 May 2023

    MU research reveals cancer-killing benefits of popular obesity treatment

    Findings from the Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health at Maynooth University in relation to GLP-1 obesity treatment showcase its ability to restore the body’s natural cancer-killing defences

    Tuesday, 09 May 2023

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    MU Prof Karen Desmond awarded €2m ERC grant to research songs of medieval Ireland and Britain

    Prof Karen Desmond awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grant to explore songs of medieval Ireland and Britain

    Friday, 28 April 2023

    MU organises community clean-up of the Royal Canal

    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.

    Monday, 24 April 2023

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    Maynooth University supports call for earlier Leaving Certificate results

    Universities jointly call for Leaving Cert results in August

    Monday, 24 April 2023

    Maynooth University celebrates Arts and Minds Festival – 3-6 May

    Arts festival features Ye Vagabonds, Irish National Opera, novelists Nicole Flattery and Deepti Kapoor, and unique Irish language hip-hop and rave

    Monday, 17 April 2023

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