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PhD Scholar Aaron Harte-Hughes has recently published an article in Irish Criminal Law Journal
The article affords a contemporaneous appraisal of the Irish Witness Security Programme, in light of EU Reports and Recommendations regarding the operation and maintenance of witness protection programmes within the bloc
Friday, 16 June 2023
Homes for Ireland, report launched today
Dr Rory Hearne Maynooth University Department of Applied Social Studies and Phil Murphy Housing researcher, today launched their in-depth policy paper that sets out the case for establishing a new public home building agency that would build, refurbish and retrofit homes in Ireland.
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
PatentsInHumans Prof Aisling McMahon and Dr Opeyemi Kolawole present paper on Patents and Medical Devices at Intellectual Property Law Conference in Sheffield University
The paper focused specifically on attachable or implantable medical devices, including, for example prosethetic devices, and examined how rightsholders decisions around intellectual property rights over such devices can significantly impact how users/providers can use and access such devices.
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Is the health of the Irish population declining?
Dr Irene Mosca from the Department of Economics at Maynooth University compares responses to a question on self-rated health in the 2011, 2016 and 2022 Census in an opinion article published on The Journal.
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Doctoral Scholar, Ethan Shattock, recently published an opinion piece with RTE Brainstorm.
The article outlines what the EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation sets out but also considers relevant new obligations under the new Digital Services Act (DSA) for large online platforms such as Twitter to manage systemic risks such as online disinformation.
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Seth Barrett Tillman cited in Dáil debate on Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023
The debate took place on Tuesday, 30 May.
Monday, 12 June 2023
New School of Business project supports green energy transition
Researchers at the School of Business, Maynooth University, received SFI funding for a citizen engagement project to harness business and community participation in the green energy transition
Monday, 12 June 2023
Fulbright Award: Dr Tom Walsh
Dr Tom Walsh, Department of Education, has secured a Fulbright award. As part of his Fulbright award at Northwestern University, Tom will explore education policy development, mediation and enactment processes in the Chicago Public School system. The research will enhance current understandings regarding the potential of the meso-level infrastructure to support education policy development in the Irish context.
Friday, 09 June 2023
MU scholars receive Fulbright Awards 2023-24
Maynooth University students and academics were among the recipients of Fulbright Awards which were presented at a ceremony in the US Ambassador’s Residence last night.
Friday, 09 June 2023
PatentsInHumans Public Launch Event – Report Published
The public launch event was attended by a range of attendees, including, members of the public, students and academics working in disciplines (including law, biology, political science and business), practising lawyers, and technology transfer specialists. We would like to gratefully acknowledge the support of the European Research Council in funding this project.
Friday, 09 June 2023