News

Great success for 'Solidarity & Struggle' Event

Mary Murphy, Pauline Cullen (Sociology) and Mags Crean (Applied Social Studies) organised a workshop for civil society to reflect on current threats to democracy and equality and discuss strategies to move on.

Friday, 13 September 2024

Dr. Michael James Boland publishes in the Oxford Business Law Blog and participates in a symposium at the University of Sussex on the theme of 'The Future of Business'.

Dr. Boland argues that the fund's effectiveness would be strengthened if it was legally obliged to prioritise environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations in its investment calculus.

Friday, 13 September 2024

School of Law and Criminology hosts Irish Yearbook of International Law Seminar

The seminar was aimed at international law PhD students who would like to get started on their first publication.

Thursday, 12 September 2024

Ground-breaking overview of East Asian religion in Europe just published

Laurence Cox (MU Sociology), Ugo Dessì (Universities of Vienna and Cape Town) and Lukas Pokorny (Prof of Religious Studies, University of Vienna) have just co-edited “East Asian Religiosities in the European Union: Globalisation, Migration, and Hybridity” with Brill. This is the first systematic survey of a topic which affects tens of millions of people in the EU as migrants, members of diaspora communities, converts and practitioners of activities from martial arts to alternative health. Maynooth Sociology PhD graduate Dr John Ó Laoidh contributed the chapter on East Asian religions in Ireland to the volume.

Wednesday, 11 September 2024

Prof Edward Dove publishes edited volume entitled Confidentiality, Privacy, and Data Protection in Biomedicine: International Concepts and Issues.

Published by Routledge, and available in both paperback and hardback, the volume features contributions from leading scholars of health privacy law, offering insightful reflection on how a range of jurisdictions—including the US, the UK, Europe, South Africa, and Australia—navigate a rapidly developing biomedical environment.

Wednesday, 11 September 2024

ERC DANCING Team present at UACES 54th Annual Conference in Trento

The conference was hosted by the University of Trento in Italy between September 1 and 4 with an array of parallel panel sessions, a series of plenary sessions and featuring the Journal of Common Market Studies’ Annual Review Lecture.

Tuesday, 10 September 2024

MU expert recommends whole-family approach to mental health care

There is strong evidence from across the world to demonstrate the very significant role of whole family-focused practice in promoting mental health recovery, Professor of Family and Community Mental Health Sinéad McGilloway told a major international conference in Dublin.

Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Chimney belching dirty smoke

New study reveals fossil fuel industry’s deep ties to universities

Fossil fuel companies have infiltrated academia and higher education, threatening to bias research and undermine meaningful climate action, new research from six universities concludes.

Thursday, 05 September 2024

Experts recommend a whole-family approach to mental health care

Evidence shows improved outcomes and savings to the State from family-focused practice in mental health services

Wednesday, 04 September 2024

Dr. Ian Marder writes articles for academic and media outlets

In recent weeks, Dr. Ian Marder (Assistant Professor in Criminology, Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology) published a co-authored academic article, and three articles with Irish national media outlets.

Monday, 02 September 2024

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