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SINGER ELIZABETH HILLARD APPOINTED MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2023-2024
Maynooth University Department of Music is delighted to announce the appointment of acclaimed Irish soprano Elizabeth Hilliard as Artist in Residence for 2023-24.
Friday, 08 December 2023
Two Funded PhD Studentships
Applications are invited for two four-year fully funded, Full-time doctoral studentships.
Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Statement in response to events in Dublin city centre on Thursday 23rd November
The Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University stands in solidarity with the children, families and communities affected by the horrific incident at the school in Dublin's North Inner City on Thursday afternoon. We equally stand in solidarity with all those impacted by the subsequent attacks in the city centre which sought to cynically use the earlier incident to undermine our commitment to living together successfully in our diversity. We commend and support the community work, youth work, and social work projects and services in the city that work tirelessly every day to build solidarity and resilience, foster respect, tackle inequalities, promote wellbeing, challenge racism and hate in all forms, and address the impacts of the very significant poverty that can so easily undermine unity and cohesion in our communities. This work is made all the more challenging in the context of deepening socioeconomic inequalities, and a housing and homelessness crisis. Our community work, youth work and social work sectors including community health services, undertake vital preventative, developmental and responsive work that builds community resilience in the face of challenge. It is important that we stand ready to support where we can and that these sectors are placed on a secure and sustainable resource bases to meet the challenges facing local communities now and into the future.
Monday, 27 November 2023
ElectroMaterials and Energy Research Group named in the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide
Professor Carmel Breslin has been named in the prestigious 2023 Stanford University’s Top 2% of scientific researchers worldwide. The Department of Chemistry would like to congratulate all members of the ElectroMaterials and Energy research group on this significant achievement.
Friday, 24 November 2023
SHAPES meet with MEP Colm Markey to discuss their Call for Action
Launched this week by the SHAPES project in collaboration with our partner organisation, AIAS, this Call for Action stems from research findings and results recently presented in the European Parliament.
Monday, 13 November 2023
The Big Race: Artificial Intelligence and Healthy Ageing
From a healthy ageing perspective, A.I. holds exciting potential in assisting health professionals and experts to track patients’ health, use predictive tools to anticipate health decline, and make more informed decisions regarding treatment for older adults.
Thursday, 19 October 2023
UN International Day of Older Persons, 1st October: Time to Discuss a United Nations Convention on the Rights of Older Persons
Despite the growth and reform of international disability law and policy in recent decades, and the adoption of the UN Principles for Older Persons in 1991, older adults have continued to face ageism and ableism, as well as forms of intersectional discrimination in a digitalising society in the 2020s.
Monday, 16 October 2023
European Parliment endorsement and WHO Europe policy targeted by our SHAPES project
The SHAPES Project aims to facilitate long-term healthy and active ageing and the maintenance of a high-quality of life, in the community.
Thursday, 12 October 2023
The DANCING Mid-Term Academic Conference: taking stock of the first three years and reflecting on the challenges of interdisciplinarity
With the aim of situating the on-going research within larger scholarly debates, the conference also served the purpose of gathering feedback, positive criticism and input on the remaining research tasks and activities of the DANCING research team.
Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Post Graduate Awards and Research Day 2023
Several awards were presented to postgraduate students at the recent Research Day symposium held on campus. This annual event showcases the research being undertaken in the department.
Sunday, 24 September 2023