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Maynooth University Science Week hosts expert panel on Ozempic - fact and fiction
Maynooth University will host a panel discussion on one of the most talked-about drugs, Ozempic, on Thursday, November 14th 2024 from 7pm to 9pm.
Date: Wednesday, 06 November 2024
MU study recommends support service for foreign national prisoners
The first comprehensive investigation of the specific needs and perspectives of Foreign National Prisoners (FNPs) in the Irish prison system recommends that the Irish Prison Service (IPS) should develop a dedicated support service.
Date: Tuesday, 05 November 2024
MU and Irish Distillers' robotics project aims to revolutionise tillage farming
Maynooth University and Irish Distillers are partnering on a pilot research project to develop an autonomous regenerative agriculture platform through robotics and sensing solutions, to improve the sustainability of cereal crop production.
Date: Thursday, 31 October 2024
16 MU researchers awarded IRC Government of Ireland funding
Maynooth University postgraduate and postdoctoral research projects have been recognised and awarded funding under the Irish Research Council’s flagship Government of Ireland programmes.
Date: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Prof vom Brocke gives MU's first Distinguished Collaborator lecture
Prof Jan vom Brocke, one of the world’s leading information systems scholars, delivered the inaugural Distinguished International Collaborator lecture at Maynooth University as part of Research Week 2024.
Date: Friday, 25 October 2024
MU partners in drone study to shape future urban air mobility
A two-year in-depth study to help prepare Dublin and other European cities for the widespread use of drones in commercial and civic life has been launched today by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, James Lawless.
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Pioneering MU DNA computing project awarded €4m in EU funding
MU computer scientist Prof Damien Woods has been awarded €4 million in funding under the European Innovation Council Pathfinder Challenge programme, with his proposal for a DNA-based computing and information storage system.
Date: Monday, 21 October 2024
MU showcases innovations for Research Week 2024
Academics and students from the faculties of Science and Engineering, Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences will open their world to colleagues and the public with a week-long series of events and exhibitions, from Monday, October 21 to Thursday, October 24.
Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Johnson & Johnson expands WiSTEM2D programme to MU
Johnson & Johnson has announced the expansion of its Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Manufacturing and Design (WiSTEM2D) programme to include Maynooth University.
Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2024
23 MU researchers listed in World’s Top 2% Scientists Rankings
Maynooth University is strongly represented in the World’s Top 2% Scientist Rankings. This year, 23 researchers are recognised as leading experts in their fields in the rankings produced by Stanford University scientists in cooperation with publisher Elsevier BV and the SciTech Strategies Inc, based on Scopus data.
Date: Wednesday, 02 October 2024