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Steve McCarron - Gateways2 2014
Keep up todate with Steve McCarron and the other researchers on the GATEWAYS 2 Project through the his blog. GATEWAYS 2 is a Marine Institute funded research campaign to the outer reaches of the Celtic Sea, on the Irish and UK shelf.
Friday, 28 February 2014
Maynooth University campus company RaiseYourIQ.com featured in Irish Times
A feature article in the Science section of today's Irish Times focuses on the promise of an online intervention to raise general intelligence levels offered by Maynooth University campus company RaiseYourIQ.com, directed by Dr. Bryan Roche and Dr. Sarah Cassidy.
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Maynooth University strengths confirmed by global university rankings
QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2014 confirm the outstanding strengths of Maynooth University in the humanities and social sciences including high rankings for the disciplines of English Literature and Geography.
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
AIRO dashboard visualises Irish Cities and Towns at a glance
AIRO dashboard shows at a glance how the Cities and Towns designated as Gateways and Hubs under the National Spatial Strategy are performing in terms of economic and social development.
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
New research shows early life experience triggers parasitic worms to fight to the death
Breakthrough in the study of the fundamental behaviour of animals has ramifications for the development of new pest controls as an alternative to chemical insecticides
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Facilitating better understanding of how our island operates
Maynooth University ’s All-Island Research Observatory (AIRO) has announced the development of a new All-Island Digital Atlas designed to facilitate a greater understanding of how our island operates.
Friday, 14 February 2014
New Biological Controls for Agriculture and Forestry
Maynooth University has announced its participation in an exciting new EU project ‘BIOCOMES’, developing new biological pesticides designed to assist farmers and foresters in combating wide spread agricultural and forestry diseases.
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Challenging Climate Change & Hunger in Africa
Maynooth University has launced an innovative new Masters in ‘Transformative Community Development’. The new Masters programme, established as part of the TEN-Hunger Project (Transformative Engagement Network), is funded by Irish Aid and the HEA and brings together over thirty academics across disciplines to focus on climate change and food security in vulnerable communities in Zambia and Malawi.
Thursday, 06 February 2014
Country's first "SMART" school
Confey College in Liexlip Co. Kildare have recently implemented a school-wide SMART training programme designed to improve intellectual skills among staff and students. The training is provided by RaiseYourIQ.com, an Maynooth University campus company directed by Dr Bryan Roche.
Thursday, 06 February 2014
Dr. Conor Murphy talks on Climate Change and floods in the Irish Times
Climate change scientist stresses the need to plan for extreme weather Dr Conor Murphy says preventative measures against flooding are cheaper than dealing in a reactive manner
Wednesday, 05 February 2014