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Dr. Conchúr Ó Maonaigh Awarded SEAI Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research on Just Transitions in the Irish Transportation Sector.
Dr Conchúr Ó Maonaigh has been awarded a €202,342.25 postdoctoral fellowship by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to undertake a research project titled ‘Ireland’s Low-Carbon Transport Sector: The Road to a Just Transition.’
Date: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
MU report highlights need to remove barriers for women in agriculture
A study led by researchers at Maynooth University has, for the first time, provided an in-depth profile of female farmers in Ireland, identifying the barriers they face and recommending policy changes to tackle them.
Date: Friday, 07 March 2025
Celebrating Dr Ronan Foley’s Contribution to Health Geography
Colleagues, students, alumni, and friends recently gathered in Rocque Lab in Rhetoric House to celebrate the career and retirement of Dr Ronan Foley. An Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and member of the Assisting Living and Learning Institute (ALL) and Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI). Ronan’s research explores the relationship between place and health—how our environments influence well-being, access to care, and quality of life.
Date: Friday, 07 March 2025
Prison talks: bringing climate change conversations into the Irish prisons
Dr Carla Mateus, Assistant Professor in the Geography Department at Maynooth University, has received a Public Engagement Grant from the European Geosciences Union (EGU) to undertake the project Prison talks: bringing climate change conversations into the Irish prisons.
Date: Thursday, 24 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
The Department of Geography celebrates the graduation of Dr Bernard Essel and Dr Conchúr Ó Maonaigh
The Department of Geography is happy to celebrate the graduations of Dr Bernard Essel and Dr Conchúr Ó Maonaigh.
Date: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
The Department of Geography has received a renewal of their Athena Swan Bronze Certification
The Department of Geography has received a renewal of their Athena Swan Bronze Certification, in recognition of their renewed commitment to address systemic inequalities and advance gender equality for staff and students in Higher Education.
Date: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Maynooth Geography at IGC Dublin 2024
Delegates meeting in DCU for the 35th International Geographical Congress in Dublin from 24th - 30th August 2024
Date: Monday, 26 August 2024
Young geographers from around the world attend Olympiad in MU
Young geographers from across the globe gathered at Maynooth University this week for the 20th International Geography Olympiad (IGEO), the first time this event has been held in Ireland and has featured an Irish team.
Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Geographers 'Headline' Glastonbury Festival 2024
Geographers Headline Glastonbury Festival 2024 Geography at Maynooth University, in collaboration with the Department of Design Innovation. The Circus team of six members has just returned from headlining at the Glastonbury Festival which ran from 26 to 30 June in Somerset, England with attendance of over 200,000 people.
Date: Thursday, 04 July 2024