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Research Week 2021
The Research Development Office is looking forward to the many exciting talks and events scheduled for Research Week 2021 (Monday 18th October – Friday 22ndOctober). The full list of events is available here. We would like to make you aware of the following events from the RDO that may be of interest to you.
Friday, 15 October 2021
Dean's Lectures 2021
The annual Dean's Lectures take place during Research Week next week. As with last year, the Dean's Lectures will be on Zoom and can be booked via Eventbrite.
Friday, 15 October 2021
Shining a spotlight on volunteering
Skills-based volunteering activities enable employees to volunteer their job-related skills to support non-profit organisations, whilst providing employees with a forum to develop new skills along the way.
Thursday, 14 October 2021
Work in the Gig Economy: A Research Overview
A critical introduction for students, scholars and reflective professionals and policymakers
Thursday, 14 October 2021
Roundtable: 2nd Annual Postgraduate Student Research Symposium (MU Sexualities and Genders Network)
We are hosting an informal round-table symposium for postgraduate students researching genders and/or sexualities. PhD and master’s degree students are welcome to present short papers of no longer than 15 minutes each.
Wednesday, 13 October 2021
VIP article “Reversible Dissociation of a Dialumene” from the groups of Dr Mike Cowley (UoE) and Dr Tobias Krämer (MU) in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Dialumenes are neutral Al(I) compounds that feature Al=Al multiple bonds. The Cowley group has now successfully isolated and characterised a new amidophosphine-supported dialumene, which was obtained from reduction of a Al(II) diiododialane with Na/K alloy.
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 Winners
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 has been awarded to Prof Benjamin List and Prof David WC MacMillan for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis, a precise new tool for molecular construction.
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
INTEL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2021
This programme will support ten students with scholarships to the value of €3,000 each. Intel will be supporting these scholarships as part of its commitment to education.
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
MU Research Week 2021 explores societal and cultural challenges in series of virtual events
Maynooth University Research Week 2021 will take place from Monday 18th to Friday 22nd of October, and all events are open to the public to attend online.
Monday, 11 October 2021