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MU celebrates first ever GAA history module
Maynooth University (MU) is marking the launch of a new module for undergraduate history students examining the foundations of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and its role in wider Irish society.
Wednesday, 01 May 2024
Maynooth University records highest ever number of CAO applications
This year the University has seen a rise of 17% in applications for degree courses and a 16% rise in the number of applicants.
Tuesday, 09 March 2021
Announcement of the Next President of Maynooth University
Ceapann Ollscoil Mhá Nuad taighdeoir idirnáisiúnta agus Leas-Sheansailéir reatha mar Chéad Uachtarán eile na hOllscoile
Monday, 08 March 2021
Minister Simon Harris launches National Gender Equality Dashboard for HEIs
Interactive dashboard shows staff gender across Irish Higher Education Institutions
Monday, 08 March 2021
Gulf Stream System at its weakest in over a millennium
A new study by scientists from Ireland, Britain and Germany has found that the Gulf Stream System, also known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), is at its weakest in over a millennium.
Friday, 26 February 2021
Majority of teachers report decline in wellbeing due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Maynooth University research has found that seven out of 10 of teachers reported feeling more stress and six out of 10 reported a decline in wellbeing during the first six months of the pandemic. The research also finds teachers favour blended learning and changes to curriculum post pandemic
Thursday, 04 February 2021
MU welcomes €193 million investment in SFI Research Centres
Maynooth University welcomes an investment of €193 million in five SFI Research Centres for a further five years announced today by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD.
Monday, 01 February 2021
Intel funds 10 scholarships for MU Post-Graduate Students
Ten Maynooth University students pursuing a Master’s degree in the Faculty of Science and Engineering have been awarded scholarships from Intel Ireland.
Friday, 15 January 2021
MU partners with Meath Enterprise and Co Kildare Chamber to help business re-think Covid-19 & Brexit strategies
OMN i mBun Páirtnéireachta le Fiontraíocht na Mí agus Comhlachas Chill Dara chun cabhrú leis an lucht gnó athmheasúnú a dhéanamh ar a Straitéisí ar Covid-19 agus ar Bhreatimeacht
Monday, 04 January 2021
International Q-mark awarded to MU TEG Irish language exams
Maynooth University is delighted to announce that the Centre for Irish Language has been awarded the ALTE Q-Mark in recognition of the excellence of its Irish language exams, Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG). Maynooth is the only university in Ireland to receive this prestigious award from ALTE (The Association of Language Testers in Europe). This is the second time the Q-mark has been awarded to TEG.
Tuesday, 22 December 2020
Microsoft Ireland, SFI and MU Launch €5m Climate Change Project: Terrain-AI
Microsoft Ireland and SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) today announced the co-funding of a €5m climate change project in collaboration with Maynooth University.
Tuesday, 15 December 2020