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MU's Digital Health Summer School unveils new vision for Irish healthcare
Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless opened Maynooth University’s Digital Health Summer School which unveiled Mission 10X, a new vision for digital health in Ireland, outlined with demonstrations of 10 healthcare innovations that could revolutionise the Irish healthcare system.
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Scientists foresee sharp rise in deadly heat stress as global temperatures climb
Research shows that even if global warming is limited to as little as 1.5°C (relative to temperatures before the Industrial Revolution), in excess of 350 million more people living in megacities could be exposed to deadly heat episodes on an annual basis.
Monday, 27 March 2017
Stigmatised, and on the margins: Understanding Motherhood in the 21st Century
Researchers at Maynooth University are examining cultural representations of motherhood and the way that mothers are depicted in popular culture, film, literature and the media.
Sunday, 26 March 2017
Breakthrough research points to new treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
Scientists have discovered that specific cells from the immune system are key players in brain repair – a fundamental breakthrough that could revolutionise the treatment of debilitating neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Maynooth students cycle for National Rehabilitation Hospital
Fógraíodh na sonraí inniu a bhaineann leis an tríochadú Rothaíocht Charthanachta na Gaillimhe atá eagraithe ag Mic Léinn ar son na Carthanachta, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
Monday, 13 March 2017
Highest ever first preference applications for Maynooth University
Tá níos mó iarratas céad rogha ná riamh faighte ag Ollscoil Mhá Nuad agus an ollscoil roghnaithe ag breis agus 3,400 mac léinn don bhliain acadúil 2017 -2018.
Thursday, 09 March 2017
Maynooth University ranked first in Ireland by International Students
Maynooth University has achieved the highest ranking among Ireland’s universities in a major survey of more than 159,000 international students from 182 universities in 15 countries.
Friday, 17 February 2017
Post-Brexit “special status” for Northern Ireland key to preserving rights of Irish and British citizens
Maynooth hosts all-island civic dialogue on the implications of Brexit with Minister for Foreign Affairs Charles Flanagan TD.
Monday, 13 February 2017
Minister Mitchell O’Connor announces €2.3mn research investment for Maynooth University
D’fhógair an tAire Post Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD, agus an tAire Stáit um Oiliúint, Scileanna agus Nuálaíocht, John Halligan, TD, inniu go ndéanfaidh Fondúireacht Eolaíochta Éireann infheistíocht ar fiú €2.3m í i dtaighde in Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
Monday, 13 February 2017
An Taoiseach at Maynooth to launch new national strategy to guide Ireland to 2040
The plan represents a new approach to planning that will enable political, civic, and business leaders to guide our society and economy over the next 25 years.
Thursday, 02 February 2017
Why we may be closer to breaching global warming targets than we thought
Global temperature rise may be closer to the limit recently imposed by world leaders than previously thought, new research has revealed. The major study, which brought together top international climate scientist including researchers from Maynooth University, aimed to provide an improved definition of the ‘pre-industrial’ period to put the temperature rise targets set at the UN Paris Agreement into context.
Wednesday, 25 January 2017