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Maynooth University celebrates Arts and Minds Festival 2025

The 2025 Arts & Minds festival takes place from May 8-10 and features a diverse programme of cultural events from Ireland and beyond.

Thursday, 17 April 2025

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Over 5,000 students benefit from MU's STEM Passport

Maynooth University, in partnership with Microsoft Ireland, Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland and the Department of Education, has published the STEM Passport for Inclusion Impact Report which reveals that over 5,000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds have participated in the initiative to date.

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

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'Chaser' star Darragh Ennis celebrates book launch at MU

Maynooth University welcomed the return of a special ‘star’ alumnus, Dr Darragh Ennis, for the official Irish book launch of The Body: 10 Things You Should Know, on Thursday, 21 November

Friday, 22 November 2024

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Prof Karen Desmond delivers Inaugural Lecture on medieval music

Prof Karen Desmond, an internationally recognised scholar in medieval musicology, delivered her inaugural lecture at Maynooth University, titled "Medieval Parchment Fragments and Musical Reconstruction: Building New Histories of Music for the Later Middle Ages."

Thursday, 21 November 2024

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MU Education student awarded €20K camogie bursary

Maynooth University congratulates Grace Drumgoole, a First Year Bachelor of Education student at the University, who was one of seven recipients of a bursary from the Camogie Association.

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

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MU leads study on ‘spray on, wash off' bandages for painful 'butterfly skin'

Scientists at Maynooth University are leading a study into whether ‘spray on, wash off' bandages will be a viable alternative to those currently used by those living with genetic skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa.

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

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MU welcomes young scientists to celebrate Science Night

Maynooth University welcomed young scientists to its annual Science Night, opening its doors to hundreds of families from across the region.

Monday, 18 November 2024

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MU welcomes UK Ambassador to campus

The UK Ambassador to Ireland Paul Johnston visited Maynooth University where he met with staff and students and attended a speaking engagement on the priorities of the new UK government

Monday, 18 November 2024

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MU hosts Science Week discussion on Ozempic

As part of Science Week 2024, MU's Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) in collaboration with the Faculty of Science and Engineering hosted a thought-provoking panel discussion on one of the most talked-about drugs of the moment, Ozempic.

Friday, 15 November 2024

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MU welcomes 2024 Green Flag award

​Maynooth University campus has received the Green Flag award from An Taisce for a public green space, retaining its award for the sixth consecutive year.

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

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MU’s AIRO and Women for Election launch election tool to help voters

Women for Election and MU's All-Island Research Observatory (AIRO) have launched a General Election tool for voters, which gives map-based access to information about all candidates running in each constituency in the 2024 General Election.

Monday, 11 November 2024

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