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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.
Friday, 07 March 2025
New Programme Launch – Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology
New Programme Launch – Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology
Monday, 10 March 2025
Inaugural Max Nanny Lecture Dr. Catherine Gander
We are delighted to announce the Max Nänny Lecture which aims to celebrate the prize, its recipients, and current research in word-image studies. This year, the lecture also anticipates the 2026 International IAWIS conference in Amsterdam, "Word, Image and Social Dynamics." The inaugural lecture will be given by Dr. Catherine Gander from Maynooth University. Join us in Amsterdam or on Zoom for "Extending the Document: Contemporary Transmedial Poetics".
Monday, 10 March 2025
Minister McEntee welcomes new MU Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology
Minister for Education Helen McEntee, has welcomed the announcement that MU is to offer a new three-year Professional Doctorate programme in Educational Psychology from September 2025
Monday, 10 March 2025
New Programme Launch – Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology
The Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology (D.Ed.Psych.) at Maynooth University is a three-year full-time postgraduate professional training programme designed to develop highly skilled, ethical, and reflective educational psychologists. Jointly led by the Department of Psychology and the Department of Education, the programme is grounded in Maynooth University's core values, with a strong emphasis on equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Monday, 10 March 2025
Maynooth University wins 'Best Memorials' Award at Irish finals of Jessup Moot Court Competition
This highly prestigious competition represents the pinnacle of interscholastic mooting, and we would like to warmly congratulate the students - Lauren Hayden, Zoe Walsh Gibb, Emma Conway, Ethan Johnson, and Martha McArtain – as well as their coach, Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne, on this remarkable achievement.
Monday, 10 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.
Friday, 07 March 2025
M.Sc. Social Research - Applications Open for 2025/26
Applications are now open for our M.Sc. Social Research programme 2025/26
Friday, 07 March 2025
Social Justice Week event: (Poly)crises, rights and the need for transformative change? hosted by School of Law and Criminology.
The event consisted of a roundtable discussion considering the multiple, interrelated crises facing Ireland - specifically the environment, health and housing.
Friday, 07 March 2025
Staff and School tours of the Russell Library and Science Museum
Staff and School tours of the Russell Library and Science Museum, January 2025.
Thursday, 06 March 2025
Dr Ciarán Mac an Bhaird invited to "+ Educação Superior" (University of Minho, Portugal)
On the 20th and 21st of February, Dr. Ciarán Mac an Bhaird attended the "+ Educação Superior" series of events at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal).
Thursday, 06 March 2025