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MU welcomes €845,000 award for STEM Passport for Inclusion
Maynooth University welcomes the award of funding of €845,000 under Research Ireland’s Discover programme to the STEM Passport for Inclusion initiative.
Friday, 04 April 2025
Minister Lawless officially opens refurbished MU Arts Building
Maynooth University welcomed Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science James Lawless to campus for the official opening of the Maynooth University Arts Building following a €5.7 million refurbishment.
Monday, 31 March 2025
MU welcomes UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese
Maynooth University welcomed Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine, to campus for a public lecture, her first such engagement on a four-day visit to Ireland to raise awareness about the situation in Palestine.
Thursday, 20 March 2025
Minister McEntee welcomes 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
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
MU hosts IWD celebration of diversity in diplomacy
Maynooth University today hosted an inspiring International Women’s Day event to celebrate leadership, diversity, and gender equality in diplomacy.
Thursday, 06 March 2025
Déanann Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025 ceiliúradh ar dhrámaíocht na Gaeilge
MU’s Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Week) is celebrating the history and heritage of Irish language drama this year with its two main events -- the staging of the 1904 play, An Dochtúir, as well as an exhibition on the pioneering Irish language theatre, An Damer.
Monday, 03 March 2025
MU celebrates Collingwood Cup win
Maynooth University’s men’s senior squad have been crowned Collingwood Cup champions at the University College Cork’s Mardyke Sports Ground.
Monday, 24 February 2025
MU welcomes Ireland’s membership of CERN
MU welcomes the news that Ireland’s application to join the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has been accepted in principle.
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Dr Raul Cârstocea awarded €2m ERC grant for project on fascism
Dr Raul Cârstocea of the Department of History has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grant of €2 million for his 5-year research project on fascism.
Thursday, 13 February 2025
MU plans new €19 million Sport Science Centre
Maynooth University is embarking on the construction of a dedicated €19 million Sport Science Centre which will include facilities to promote health and wellbeing on campus.
Tuesday, 11 February 2025