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Prof Aisling McMahon presents PatentsInHumans research at Law and Futures Seminar, Newcastle University
Prof Aisling McMahon’s paper was entitled “Patents on Technologies Related to the Human Body: The Urgent Need for Greater Bioethics Scrutiny”.
Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Dr Paul O'Keeffe publishes on Education of Refugees and Displaced Students
Dr. Paul O'Keeffe has published a new book chapter entitled 'Higher Education in Refugee Camps via Collaborative Blended Learning: The Impact and Benefits for Refugees and Their Student Tutors'. The chapter details his research into the impact of multidisciplinary higher education programmes which he developed and managed in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya and Azraq refugee camp in Jordan from 2017 - 2021. The chapter appears in the Springer book 'Teaching Refugees and Displaced Students: What Every Educator Should Know' and is available to order now.
Sunday, 30 April 2023
Dr Patrick Bresnihan, Dept of Geography, Maynooth University inducted as a member of the new Young Academy of Ireland on 25 April 2023.
On 25 April 2023, Dr Patrick Bresnihan in the Department of Geography at Maynooth University became one of 40 new members as the first cohort of the new Young Academy Ireland – (YAI), a network of early career researchers and innovators (ECRIs).
Friday, 28 April 2023
MU Prof Karen Desmond awarded €2m ERC grant to research songs of medieval Ireland and Britain
Prof Karen Desmond awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grant to explore songs of medieval Ireland and Britain
Friday, 28 April 2023
ERC Frontier Research Grants (Starter, Consolidator and Advanced)
The RDO will host Lotte Jaspers from Yellow Research for a two-part online Webinar about applying for ERC Frontier Research Grants (Starter, Consolidator and Advanced) : Places are limited
Friday, 28 April 2023
The effects of the shift to remote work: a podcast with Dr. Tatiana Andreeva
Dr. Andreeva discussed the insights from her ongoing research on the effects of the mass-scale shift to hybrid work in the Agile-Lean Ireland podcast. Check it to explore what are the implications of the hybrid work from employee, organisation-wide, and employer perspectives
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Prof Aphra Kerr joins ADAPT Radio’s HumanAIse podcast on AI & Sustainable Cities
ADAPT Radio’s 'HumanAIse' series continues this month with a discussion on AI and Sustainable Cities with Professor Aphra Kerr (Maynooth Sociology) and Dublin City Council’s Jamie Cudden.
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Massive Star Formation in Overdense Regions of the Early Universe
John Regan
Thursday, 27 April 2023
The IRC New Foundations call has now opened.
The New Foundations 2023 scheme supports eligible researchers who intend to pursue research, networking and/or dissemination activities within and across the diversity of disciplines. Eligible applicants must, on the call deadline of 6 June 2023, hold a contract of sufficient duration with Maynooth University to carry out the proposed research from the project start date November 2023 until the project end date. Further information on the eligibility criteria is available on the call page and in the call document.
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
PhD Scholar Ethan Shattock presented a paper at the 2023 British and Irish Law Education and Technology Association (BILETA) conference
Ethan’s paper was entitled ‘Knowledge of Deception: Intermediary Liability for Disinformation Under Ireland’s Electoral Reform Act.
Wednesday, 26 April 2023