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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 Patrick Bresnihan, Dept of Geography, Maynooth University inducted as a member of the new Young Academy of Ireland on 25 April 2023.
On 25 April 2023, Dr Patrick Bresnihan in the Department of Geography at Maynooth University became one of 40 new members as the first cohort of the new Young Academy Ireland – (YAI), a network of early career researchers and innovators (ECRIs).
Friday, 28 April 2023
MU Prof Karen Desmond awarded €2m ERC grant to research songs of medieval Ireland and Britain
Prof Karen Desmond awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grant to explore songs of medieval Ireland and Britain
Friday, 28 April 2023
The effects of the shift to remote work: a podcast with Dr. Tatiana Andreeva
Dr. Andreeva discussed the insights from her ongoing research on the effects of the mass-scale shift to hybrid work in the Agile-Lean Ireland podcast. Check it to explore what are the implications of the hybrid work from employee, organisation-wide, and employer perspectives
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Prof Aphra Kerr joins ADAPT Radio’s HumanAIse podcast on AI & Sustainable Cities
ADAPT Radio’s 'HumanAIse' series continues this month with a discussion on AI and Sustainable Cities with Professor Aphra Kerr (Maynooth Sociology) and Dublin City Council’s Jamie Cudden.
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Teaching Fellowship Call Announced for 2023-2024
CTL is pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the Teaching and Learning Fellowships 2023-2024
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Massive Star Formation in Overdense Regions of the Early Universe
John Regan
Thursday, 27 April 2023
What we can learn from the Aka people about caring for each other? Dr Jamie Saris writes for RTE's Brainstorm
Dr Jamie Saris, on what we can learn about child-rearing from 'hunter-gatherer' societies
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
The 22nd Chinese Bridge Competition for University Students in Ireland
First-year student Daire McCann won the third prize at the 22nd Chinese Bridge Competition for University Students in Ireland.
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
25th of April Blog - Being a part of Turn To Teaching
Turn to Teaching runs the Think About Teaching course which is a year-long Foundation Course for Initial Teacher Education. The course aims to diversify the Irish classroom by fostering a culture among students from groups currently under-represented in teaching to consider the teaching profession as a desirable and achievable career option.
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Maynooth’s School of Law and Criminology Plays Host to Two Visiting Professors – Prof Harry Dammer and Prof Jay Albanese
Professors Dammer and Albanese are experts in the field of comparative criminal justice and during their stay, they will contribute their knowledge to the MA in Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice, as well as contributing guest lectures to first years on the criminology undergraduate programme.
Thursday, 20 April 2023