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Maynooth University hosts annual European Whistleblowing Institute (EWI) meeting.
EWI, established in December 2023, is an independent organisation driven by a deep passion to enhance innovative research, excellent education, and fact-based policies on whistleblowing.
Friday, 01 December 2023
Conference presentation on unmarried fathers and the Law
This conference brought together leading scholars in Child Law from Ireland, England and Wales, France, Scotland and Spain to discuss themes addressing child-parent relationships in various jurisdictions.
Thursday, 30 November 2023
MU to co-lead AI and climate research in new Irish-UK Centre
Maynooth University will be a leading research partner in a new Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity and Water, one of two research centres to receive joint funding of €70 million from the Irish and UK governments.
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Prof Aisling McMahon speaks at Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law at Queensland University of Technology
Professor McMahon’s paper entitled “Bioethical issues posed by patents – and how they are used – over ‘technologies’ related to the human body: An Urgent Need for Scrutiny” examined the bioethical issues posed by patents and how these rights can be used over emerging technologies related to the human body.
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Sale of Alcohol and Children’s Rights in Ireland
Rights aimed at safeguarding life, survival and development should be particularly taken into account in the design of alcohol licencing law,
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
ElectroMaterials and Energy Research Group named in the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide
Professor Carmel Breslin has been named in the prestigious 2023 Stanford University’s Top 2% of scientific researchers worldwide. The Department of Chemistry would like to congratulate all members of the ElectroMaterials and Energy research group on this significant achievement.
Friday, 24 November 2023
European Parliament publishes Study by Professor Delia Ferri on proposed European Disability Card
Professor Ferri’s analysis considers legal and policy background, the Pilot Project as well as the rationale for a European Disability Card against the background of the EU’s competences and discusses the role of the principle of mutual recognition before turning to examining the proposals in greater detail.
Friday, 24 November 2023
Professor Aisling McMahon, Alanna Kells and Sinéad Masterson Publish Policy Report as part of IRC funded project with Breakthrough Cancer Research on ‘Access and Provision of CAR-T Therapies in Ireland’
CAR-T therapy is a type of cancer immunotherapy which aims to use cells from a patient’s own immune system as part of the therapy.
Thursday, 23 November 2023
Three Minute Thesis – IUA National Final 2023
Congratulations to Bill Calvey who represented MU at the recent Three Minute Thesis - IUA National Final. Bill was the winner of the 2022 3 Minute Thesis competition at MU, presenting his PhD Project ‘Still Feeling Healthy? The Identification of Health Optimistic and Pessimistic Older Adults’.
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Dr Amina Adanan presents research at conference in The Hague to mark 80 years of the United Nations War Crimes Commission
. Dr Adanan’s presented on ‘The UNWCC and its (forgotten?) Institutional Legacy’, focusing on the institutional structure of the UNWCC and its operation and the organisation as an early example of positive complementarity.
Wednesday, 22 November 2023