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MU hosts Science Week discussion on Ozempic
As part of Science Week 2024, MU's Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) in collaboration with the Faculty of Science and Engineering hosted a thought-provoking panel discussion on one of the most talked-about drugs of the moment, Ozempic.
Friday, 15 November 2024
MU welcomes 2024 Green Flag award
Maynooth University campus has received the Green Flag award from An Taisce for a public green space, retaining its award for the sixth consecutive year.
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
MU’s AIRO and Women for Election launch election tool to help voters
Women for Election and MU's All-Island Research Observatory (AIRO) have launched a General Election tool for voters, which gives map-based access to information about all candidates running in each constituency in the 2024 General Election.
Monday, 11 November 2024
MU study recommends support service for foreign national prisoners
The first comprehensive investigation of the specific needs and perspectives of Foreign National Prisoners (FNPs) in the Irish prison system recommends that the Irish Prison Service (IPS) should develop a dedicated support service.
Tuesday, 05 November 2024
MU names percussionist Ruairí Glasheen as new Artist-in-Residence
Maynooth University's Department of Music is delighted to announce the appointment of award-winning Irish percussionist, composer and filmmaker Ruairí Glasheen as Artist-in-Residence for 2024–25.
Monday, 04 November 2024
MU and Irish Distillers' robotics project aims to revolutionise tillage farming
Maynooth University and Irish Distillers are partnering on a pilot research project to develop an autonomous regenerative agriculture platform through robotics and sensing solutions, to improve the sustainability of cereal crop production.
Thursday, 31 October 2024
16 MU researchers awarded IRC Government of Ireland funding
Maynooth University postgraduate and postdoctoral research projects have been recognised and awarded funding under the Irish Research Council’s flagship Government of Ireland programmes.
Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Prof vom Brocke gives MU's first Distinguished Collaborator lecture
Prof Jan vom Brocke, one of the world’s leading information systems scholars, delivered the inaugural Distinguished International Collaborator lecture at Maynooth University as part of Research Week 2024.
Friday, 25 October 2024
MU partners in drone study to shape future urban air mobility
A two-year in-depth study to help prepare Dublin and other European cities for the widespread use of drones in commercial and civic life has been launched today by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, James Lawless.
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Pioneering MU DNA computing project awarded €4m in EU funding
MU computer scientist Prof Damien Woods has been awarded €4 million in funding under the European Innovation Council Pathfinder Challenge programme, with his proposal for a DNA-based computing and information storage system.
Monday, 21 October 2024
MU partners on Dublin to Holyhead Green Corridor
The Green Corridor initiative, a collaboration between the ports of Dublin and Holyhead with leading ferry operators, Irish Ferries and Stena Line, and supported by the environmental consultancy Ricardo, Maynooth University and EDF, has received €143,621 in grant funding from the International Green Corridor Fund towards the total project investment.
Friday, 18 October 2024