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MU and Kildare County Council to host 'Brigid’s Worlds' conference
This September, Maynooth University and Kildare County Council are uniting to host the ‘Brigid’s Worlds’ conference. Taking place on September 13 and 14, the conference will bring together leading academic experts on St Brigid for the first time in nearly two decades, offering a unique opportunity to investigate the historical origins of St Brigid and her Church of Kildare.
Thursday, 08 August 2024
Dr. Paul Donovan, Maynooth University School of Business, features in The Irish Times 'Business and Innovation' supplement
Dr. Paul Donovan features in The Irish Times Business & Innovation supplement. This article discusses Dr. Donovan's web-based tool to enable organisations to identify the critical factors that affect the transfer of learning from training courses back into the workplace.
Monday, 20 July 2015
Prof. Doherty Recently Discussed the National Economic Dialogue Process on RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime Show
Professor Doherty recently spoke about the National Economic Dialogue process on RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime show.
Friday, 17 July 2015
International report confirms: 2014 was Earth's warmest year on record
In 2014, the most essential indicators of Earth's changing climate continued to reflect trends of a warming planet, with several markers, such as rising land and ocean temperature, sea levels and greenhouse gases, setting new records.
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Congratulations to Theresa Harney on the completion of her doctorate in the Department of English in 2015
Theresa’s PhD entitled "'Coloured' Pasts in Post-Apartheid South African writing" was funded by a Government of Ireland Research Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences from 2009-2012 and supervised by Dr. Íde Corley.
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Maynooth University Chamber Choir wins Pavarotti Trophy as “Choir of the World”
The Maynooth University Chamber Choir, under the direction of Michael Dawson, made history this weekend when it became the first Irish choir to lift the coveted Pavarotti Trophy as “Choir of the World” at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.
Monday, 13 July 2015
Maynooth Geographers get IRC Postgraduate Awards
Congratulations to Lorna O'Hara and to Louise Collins on their success in the Irish Research Council competition for postgraduate studentships.
Monday, 13 July 2015
Maynooth researchers highlight key role of cyclones in climate of the British-Irish Isles
A study of climate data in the British-Irish Isles over a 142-year period by researchers at Maynooth University has confirmed the important role of cyclones in the regional hydroclimate.
Monday, 13 July 2015
Dr Kennefick Interviewed for Sunday Times' Piece on CSO Report into Garda Recording Practices
Lecturer in Law, Dr Louise Kennefick, was recently interviewed by John Burns for the Sunday Times.
Monday, 13 July 2015
Crowd sourcing tropical cyclone research
You too can help with tropical cyclone classification through the crowd sourcing project CycloneCentre.org
Friday, 10 July 2015
New paper shows volunteers like you can help reassess the historical tropical cyclone record
A paper in April’s edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society published today and co-authored by Peter Thorne shows that citizen scientist classifiers can help unravel the mysteries of tropical cyclones and climate change.
Thursday, 09 July 2015