News

Professor Aisling McMahon & Dr Opeyemi Kolawole publish article in Medical Law Review on the potential health and bioethical implications of how intellectual property can be used over medical devices

This article is available open access and is based on research conducted as part of the European Research Council-funded PatentsInHumans project.

Tuesday, 15 April 2025

SPUR Students Represent Maynooth University at AICUR 2025

Winners from the MU Undergraduate Research Symposium went on to represent Maynooth University at the All Ireland Conference for Undergraduate Research (AICUR) 2025 in University of Limerick.

Monday, 14 April 2025

Seminar - "On the Borders of Migration and Labour Regimes"

The seminar brought together scholars from Maynooth University and University of Strasbourg to explore temporary labour migration as a multifaceted phenomenon in the EU, which both shapes and is shaped by the intersection of migration and labour regimes.

Monday, 14 April 2025

The School of Law and Criminology, the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy and the Education Department host Education in Prison Seminar

The seminar brought together scholars and policymakers from the United States, Ireland and Scotland.

Friday, 11 April 2025

ERC PatentsInHumans Team publish Year 2 Project Report

The ERC PatentsInHumans team are delighted to publish our second annual report today written by Prof Aisling McMahon and Sinéad Masterson. In this report, we provide an overview of the main research activities and key achievements/events in the second year of the PatentsInHumans project. We also outline plans as we move forward in Year 3 of the project.

Thursday, 10 April 2025

New Approaches to Participatory Action Research in Social Sciences: Focus on Democratic Citizenship Education across Different National Contexts 

Professor Beth Rubin from Teachers College, Columbia University one day conference and workshop in Maynooth University with participants from across Europe.

Wednesday, 09 April 2025

Group photo of Prof John Johston, Laura Thornton, Dr Dilara Demir Bloom, Dr Iain Macdonald

UNESCO CHAIR Prof JOHN JOHNSTON COMES TO MAYNOOTH

The Departments of Design Innovation, Adult & Community Education, and the Froebel Department of Primary & Early Childhood supported by Maynooth University’s Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI) were honoured to host the UNESCO Chair of Issues-based Arts Education, Prof John Johnston in a lecture, panel discussion and workshops examining Conflict Resolution through Issues-based Arts Education.

Wednesday, 09 April 2025

New book investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religion in Europe

The book’s lead editor and writer is Dr. Brian Conway, Maynooth Sociology Department

Wednesday, 09 April 2025

Maynooth Law Graduate, Dr Mariza Avgeri, awarded Walter Benjamin Postdoctoral position by the German Research Foundation

This prestigious 2 year position will be carried out at the University of Göttingen in Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sabine Hess.

Wednesday, 09 April 2025

PhD Researcher Bana Abu Zuluf addresses the Basque Navarra Parliament

Along with TCD Prof Brendan Browne, Bana Abu Zuluf was invited by Yala Ribera to make a number of public interventions on Palestine in the Basque country and to screen their film 'We Will Remain' at the Public University, Navarra and in Tudela.

Tuesday, 08 April 2025

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