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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
Minister Joan Burton launches MA Sociology in Work, Labour Markets and Employment
The Department of Sociology has developed an innovative M.A. programme focusing on the themes of Work, Labour Markets and Employment.
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Protection of Civil Liberties and Privacy Regaining Prominence
Issues such as the Snowden revelations and Milly Dowler phone hacking have led to an increased consciousness of privacy issues and civil liberties globally. However, this renewed attention sits against a backdrop where the protection of civil liberties is often seen as pandering to left wing supporters, terrorists and criminals.
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Maynooth University team examines wage flexibility pre and during Recession
Research examining the flexibility of pay in the Irish labour market across various sectors before and during the Great Recession, has revealed dramatic differences pre and post-crisis.
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
EDEN takes the brakes off student innovation
Brakes 4 Kids has emerged from 90 entries to win this year's Student Enterprise Competition.
Monday, 19 May 2014
Memorial Wall commemorates Famine Emigrants
Research into the Strokestown Archive has led to the creation of a memorial wall containing the names of 1,490 people from the Strokestown Estate who were sent to Canada in 1847.
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Reform Needed for Employment Contracts
Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ Esther Lynch challenges employers on fair employment rules.
Tuesday, 06 May 2014
Maynooth University recognised among the leading new universities in the world
Maynooth University has been recognised as one of the leading new universities in the world, ranked #67 in the Times Higher Education (THE) 100 Under 50 rankings.
Thursday, 01 May 2014
€47m Research Funding Boost for Ireland
Maynooth University Scientists part of €47m Research Funding Boost for Ireland
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Kildare Launch of the ‘Letters of 1916'
The ‘Letters of 1916 Project’ is calling on Kildare residents to search for old letters and photographs from around the time of the Easter Rising to bring along to Maynooth University on the evening of Thursday, 8th May. The initiative seeks to track down surviving letters and photographs from the Kildare area, regardless of their subject matter, written between 1st November 1915 and 31st October 1916, to add to a new digital archive aimed at recreating life in Ireland in 1916.
Monday, 28 April 2014
Maynooth University to host Pearse Hutchinson Archive
Maynooth University is to permanently host the archive of the distinguished multilingual writer Pearse Hutchinson in the university’s library
Thursday, 27 March 2014