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MU students take lead in national road safety campaign
Three postgraduate students from Maynooth University (MU) have won the overall prize in an Garda Síochána’s Road Safety Reimagined campaign, highlighting the dangers of drug driving.
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Celebrating the Life of Rev. Professor Liam Ryan
On Friday, 4 December, 2015, family, friends, colleagues and students of Liam Ryan, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Maynooth University, gathered to celebrate his contribution to the discipline of Sociology, to the University and to Irish society.
Saturday, 05 December 2015
Maynooth University research paves way for new class of antibiotics
Researchers at Maynooth University have discovered a compound whose anti-MRSA qualities pave the way for the development of a new class of antibiotics.
Monday, 30 November 2015
Negotiating climate change and local beliefs in Africa
Experts should take note of local knowledge and beliefs when making plans about how to help people in vulnerable regions cope with the impacts of climate change.
Sunday, 29 November 2015
Maynooth University graduates first student as part of unique Uversity partnership
Maynooth University is delighted to acknowledge the graduation of our first Uversity student, Namrata Desai (USA), who spent a semester at Maynooth University as part of the Uversity Master of Arts in Creative Process.
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Historic Mount Street comes to Digital Life
Researchers at Maynooth University and Trinity College Dublin, in conjunction with the Humanities Virtual Worlds Consortium and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, have developed a virtual world to allow researchers and members of the public a novel way to understand The Battle of Mount Street, one of the most seminal engagements of the 1916 Rising.
Friday, 20 November 2015
New postgraduate award to honour legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa
The inaugural Ken Saro-Wiwa Postgraduate Award was presented to Maynooth University student Graham Kay by Saro-Wiwa’s daughter, the writer and journalist Noo Saro-Wiwa.
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Maynooth University awards 115 Entrance Scholarships
Maynooth University recognised the achievements of some of Ireland’s brightest and most promising first-year students at a celebration on-campus Tuesday, 3 November, awarding 115 Entrance Scholarships to students who achieved 525 points or more in the Leaving Certificate examination.
Wednesday, 04 November 2015
Maynooth University academic awarded prestigious European Commission professorship
Funding will support research into the European enlargement process and the European Neighbourhood Policy, including EU relations with Russia.
Tuesday, 03 November 2015
3U students conferred with MSc in Humanitarian Logistics and Emergency Management
Eleven students today were presented with Master’s degrees from the 3U Partnership’s MSc in Humanitarian Logistics and Emergency Management at a conferring ceremony held at Maynooth University. 3U is a major collaboration between Maynooth University, Dublin City University (DCU) and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).
Thursday, 29 October 2015
Maynooth University Awards Honorary Doctorates to Emily Logan and William Desmond
Inniu, bhronn Ollscoil Mhá Nuad dochtúireachtaí oinigh ar bheirt a bhfuil comaoin curtha acu ar shochaí na hÉireann – An tOllamh William Desmond, fealsamh a bhfuil meas air i mbaile agus i gcéin; agus Emily Logan, atá ina céad Phríomhfheidhmeannach ar Choimisiún na hÉireann um Chearta an Duine agus Comhionannas. Bronnadh na dochtúireachtaí oinigh le linn searmanais inar bronnadh céimeanna agus iarchéimeanna ar os cionn 1,150 mac léinn de chuid 1,150 Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.
Wednesday, 28 October 2015