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MU students take lead in national road safety campaign
Three postgraduate students from Maynooth University (MU) have won the overall prize in an Garda Síochána’s Road Safety Reimagined campaign, highlighting the dangers of drug driving.
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Strong demand for new curriculum sees Maynooth remain Ireland’s fastest growing University
Mar thoradh ar an éileamh mór atá ar a curaclam nua, glacfaidh Ollscoil Mhá Nuad le níos mó mac léinn nua ná riamh agus breis agus 2,960 mac léinn le tosú san Ollscoil i mí Mheán Fómhair.
Monday, 22 August 2016
Joanna Walsh and Lindsay Sedgwick named writer and screenwriter-in-residence
The partnership between Maynooth and Kildare County Council sees artists supported in the community, and brings these artists into contact with students and the greater public.
Friday, 19 August 2016
New curriculum drives highest ever number of first preference applicants
Tá níos mó iarratas céad rogha faighte ag Ollscoil Mhá Nuad ná riamh agus iarratas déanta ag líon an mhór mac léinn ar an gcéad bhliain den churaclam fochéime athbhreithnithe.
Monday, 15 August 2016
New research points to novel approach to tackling Ascaris Roundworm
Scientists working out of Maynooth University, Trinity College Dublin, and Queen Mary University of London have unearthed a potential new preventative option to combat Ascaris roundworm infection.
Thursday, 04 August 2016
Minister Mitchell O’Connor announces €2.4m research investment for Maynooth University
Tá príomhchathracha an domhain ag dul i méid agus ag éirí níos casta le córais éagsúla d’iompar, do bhonneagar agus do dhaoine. Cruthaíonn na córais seo dúshláin ar leith.
Thursday, 04 August 2016
We need to trust teachers to take ownership of student assessment, say international experts
Chuala siad siúd a d’fhreastail ar an gceathrú Fóram bliantúil Oideachais de chuid Ollscoil Mhá Nuad ó bheirt saineolaithe idirnáisiúnta a deir gur cheart go mbeadh ról lárnach ag múinteoirí na hÉireann maidir le measúnú a dhéanamh ar dhaltaí an Teastais Shóisearaigh agus ar dhaltaí na hArdteistiméireachta.
Friday, 24 June 2016
Ireland in danger of replicating failed US prison experiment, say leading experts
With Ireland’s prison population having increased by over a third to just under 4,000 people since the mid-90s, policy makers must be wary of replicating the situation in the United States, says Dr Claire Hamilton, Senior Lecturer in Law at Maynooth University. Dr Hamilton was speaking in advance of Maynooth University’s 10th annual North South Criminology Conference, which will see the launch of the first of its kind Handbook of Irish Criminology, of which she is co-editor.
Thursday, 23 June 2016
Analysis of historical records shows Ireland is prone to drought
Lessons learned from rescued data records will help us to understand, plan for, and cope with future climatic extremes; ACRE Climate Conference at Maynooth University emphasises importance of historical records in future planning
Monday, 20 June 2016
Maynooth University Students & Academics Awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Bronnadh scoláireachtaí inniu ar mhic léinn iarchéime agus ar bhaill de dhámha a ghlacfaidh páirt sa Chlár Fulbright, an clár malairte Meiriceánach is mó ar domhain agus clár a bhfuil ardmheas air. Gach bliain, bronnann an clár deontais ar mhic léinn iarchéime, ar scoláirí agus ar ghairmithe in Éirinn agus san Aontas Eorpach le dul i mbun staidéir, taighde nó teagaisc sna Stáit Aontaithe.
Friday, 17 June 2016
New research confirms global decrease in daily temperature ranges
Most global land areas have experienced significant warming of both maximum and minimum temperature extremes since 1950
Wednesday, 25 May 2016