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MUSSI and Faculty of Social Science Co-funded Small Research Grants (2020-2021)
MUSSI and Faculty of Social Science launch Co-funded Small Research Grants (2020-2021).
Date: Monday, 14 September 2020
AIRO have jointly developed a new COVID- 19 dashboard
AIRO have jointly developed a new COVID- 19 dashboard along with OSI and CSO Ireland.
Date: Sunday, 14 June 2020
‘Digital Preservation of Reproductive Health Resources: Archiving the 8th’ project
The Digital Repository of Ireland is celebrating the launch of a new project that will provide long-term preservation and access to at-risk materials generated by the women’s reproductive health movement during the campaign in the approach to the 2018 referendum on the 8th Amendment.
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2020
Using digital technologies to tackle the spread of the coronavirus: Panacea or folly?
A new paper by MUSSI's Prof Rob Kitchin, Programmable City examines whether digital technologies will be effective in tackling the spread of the coronavirus, considers their potential negative costs vis-a-vis civil liberties, citizenship, and surveillance capitalism and details what needs to happen.
Date: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
ECHO project releases white paper on “Cybersecurity and COVID-19”
White paper on hackers modus operandi during the COVID-19 crisis, from the ECHO project
Date: Wednesday, 08 April 2020
Annual Public Housing Conference Maynooth 2020
Information and presentation slides from a number of speakers at the Annual Public Housing Conference Maynooth 2020, held here in Maynooth University on 11 March 2020, organised by Dr. Rory Hearne.
Date: Friday, 27 March 2020
Guidance to Maynooth University Staff and Students related to Coronavirus COVID-19
In response to the threat of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, the University is implementing reasonable and proportionate precautions in line with policy and advice from the HSE, DES and DFAT. Our priorities at this time are to minimise the chances of spread of the infection and to protect the health and welfare of our staff and students.
Date: Thursday, 12 March 2020
Visiting Fellowship seminar Postponed
Todays Visiting Fellowship seminar with Michael Robinson has been postponed with a provisional date of 17th of June 2020.
Date: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Two Athena SWAN Bronze Awards presented to Maynooth University
Two departments at Maynooth University, Biology and Geography, received Athena SWAN Bronze Department Awards at a ceremony hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons. The awards were presented to each department by the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD.
Date: Monday, 04 November 2019
Maynooth University among six research projects awarded €25m through SFI Programme
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, today announced a €25m Government investment through the Science Foundation Ireland Research Infrastructure Programme as part of Future Jobs Ireland.
Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2019