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    Maynooth criminologists respond to recent media coverage of assaults in Dublin city centre.

    Dr. Wozniak and Dr. Marder caution that recent media coverage could be evidence of a growing ‘moral panic’ that overestimates the real risks of victimization, and they summarize cross-national evidence that ‘zero tolerance’ policing tactics were not as effective as many politicians and commentators believe.

    Thursday, 17 August 2023

    Analysis by Dr Karen Lynch Shally was recently cited by the Oireachtas Library and Research Service

    Dr Lynch Shally also presented on the Bill at the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) conference in Oxford Brookes University in June.

    Wednesday, 16 August 2023

    Bringing Ireland to the UK, Italy, and Hungary

    Assistant Professor at the School of Law and Criminology, Dr David Mangan, spoke at a number of venues over the last several months.

    Wednesday, 09 August 2023

    Dr Karen Walsh and Prof Aisling McMahon’s research cited in World Intellectual Property Organisation Study of Intellectual Property and Access to Health

    The WIPO is the leading global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation, with 193 Member States.

    Tuesday, 08 August 2023

    JWST/NIRcam composite image of the Ring Nebula. The image clearly shows the main ring, surrounded by a faint halo and with many delicate structures. The interior of the ring is filled with hot gas. The star, which ejected all this material, is visible at the very centre. It is extremely hot, with a temperature in excess of 100,000 degrees. The nebula was ejected only about 4000 years ago. Technical details: The image was obtained with JWST's NIRCam instrument on August 4, 2022. Images in three different fil

    Webb Telescope captures images of Ring Nebula in Lyra

    The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recorded breath-taking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula (Messier 57).

    Thursday, 03 August 2023

    ‘Democratising International Law’ Academy held in Bogotá, Colombia

    The Academy was a great success, bringing together 55 participants (doctoral & early career researchers) and more than 30 faculty from all around the world and primarily from the global South, for vital discussions under an overall thematic banner of ‘Democratizing International Law’.

    Tuesday, 01 August 2023

    The multilevel intelligent career framework

    Research paper in Career Development International

    Monday, 31 July 2023

    Image shows galaxy NGC 6822: dust and gas against the blackness of space with coloured regions of stars and other galaxies

    New image from Space Telescope shows one of our neighbouring galaxies

    A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope, featuring the work of Dr Patrick Kavanagh, Department of Experimental Physics, has been chosen as a European Space Agency’s Webb Picture of the Month for July 2023.

    Monday, 31 July 2023

    School of Law and Criminology hosts Interactive workshops for Mediators

    Both events were opened by Dr Fergus Ryan. There was great engagement in both events. All participants will be provided with a Certificate of Attendance from the University of Kentucky as well as a copy of the presentation and self-care templates.

    Monday, 31 July 2023

    Maynooth University welcomes academic colleagues from the College of Social Work, University of Kentucky

    This visit developed from a working relationship, focussed on trauma, neuroscience and restorative practices, between Dr Brown and Dr Treasa Kenny dating back to 2018.

    Thursday, 27 July 2023

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