Crisis Management
MU President Prof Philip Nolan chairs group of academics National Public Health Emergency Team Epidemiology and Modelling Advisory Group, a group of more than 50 experts from across the university and agency sector charged with modelling the virus.
Academics providing policy advice to healthcare bodies and governments, including Maynooth University’s Prof Paul Moynagh advising national policy on testing strategy.
COVID testing
Maynooth University is working closely with other Irish universities in practically to help with the testing of samples in a diagnostic laboratory. MU is lending its testing equipment to help speed up the delivery of results.
Research & Development
Maynooth University’s Dr Andrew Hogan assists trial studying COVID patients with Type II diabetes.
Maynooth University Joanna Mc Hugh Power, Rebecca Maguire and Sean Commins are conducting a study on loneliness and social isolation during social distancing.
Maynooth University and Trinity College Dublin academics Dr Philip Hyland and Dr Frédérique Vallières are collaborating on a multi-wave COVID-19 Psychological Survey on vaccine hesitancy and the mental health effects of quarantine and physical distancing measures.
Maynooth University National Centre for Geo-computation is an active member of the Public Health Emergency Team Modelling Advisory Group. The Centre is currently working on social distancing in public spaces, a practice much needed as regions and countries progressively come out of lockdown measures.
Medical and specialist equipment
Prof Sean Doyle is supplying PCR testing equipment to the National Virus Testing Laboratory.
Training and support
Maynooth University Library lends their renowned napping pods to a Dublin hospital to provide much needed respite for frontline care workers.
Maynooth University providing 20 rooms at MU campus to returning health workers and frontline healthcare workers who need self-isolation away from home.
Maynooth University is also providing its buildings and audio-visual equipment to the police services.
Volunteering and supporting students
Maynooth University is working with Midlands Science and youth science programme broadcast via social media channels. The university is also helping coordinate a student volunteer platform through studentvolunteer.ie
Maynooth University’s Prof Paul Moynagh is regularly discussing testing strategy on Irish National broadcast provider, RTE, and many other media outlets.