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    Minister Lawless opens Department All Staff meeting in MU

    Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless TD opened his Department’s All Staff meeting at Maynooth University.

    Friday, 31 January 2025

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    MU study reveals how poor sleep impacts Parkinson's patients

    Sleep problems are very common in people with Parkinson’s disease and are associated with poorer quality of life in patients, new MU research has found.

    Thursday, 30 January 2025

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    Gavin McCrea named MU’s Arts Council Writer in Residence

    MU welcomes the appointment of Gavin McCrea as Writer in Residence at the University for 2025, one of nine new Arts Council artists in residence announced across six Irish universities.

    Monday, 27 January 2025

    Storm Éowyn update – campus power restored

    Power has now been fully restored across campus, including the North Campus, which experienced an outage during the storm. While operations are back to normal, there may still be some Wi-Fi outages, which our IT Services team is actively working to resolve.

    Saturday, 25 January 2025

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    Status Red alert - MU to close on Friday, 24 Jan

    ​Maynooth University Campus will be closed on Friday, 24 January due to a Status Red wind warning for the entire country.

    Thursday, 23 January 2025

    MU congratulates 'Research Allies' on their awards

    Maynooth University congratulates academics and researchers who received Research Allies awards from Research Ireland today.

    Friday, 17 January 2025

    MU report outlines ways to improve women’s sport coverage

    ​National governing bodies, sponsors and government all have a role to play alongside media in improving coverage of women’s sports in Ireland, a new report by Dr Anne O’Brien of the Department of Media Studies found.

    Monday, 06 January 2025

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    MU researchers win Research Ireland enterprise scheme funding

    ​Three Maynooth University researchers have received awards under Research Ireland's Enterprise Partnership Scheme.

    Friday, 20 December 2024

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    Season’s greetings from Maynooth University

    Maynooth University wishes its staff, students and alumni a peaceful holiday and a happy new year.

    Wednesday, 18 December 2024

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    MU researchers awarded €500,000 in National Challenge funding

    Two MU researchers have been awarded almost €500,000 in funding under Research Ireland's National Challenge Fund.

    Tuesday, 17 December 2024

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    MU research highlights challenges facing deputy principals

    The research highlights the evolving role of the deputy principal and the challenges they face in primary and post-primary schools.

    Wednesday, 11 December 2024

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