Research Week
Unlocking the Power of AI: Empowering Individuals to Take Control of Their Health and Wellbeing
This interactive event offers a unique opportunity to explore AI and other cutting-edge technologies that empower people to manage their health and wellbeing more effectively. Participants will have the chance to try out these technologies, engage with experts, and share their ideas on shaping the future of the person-driven digital health ecosystem.
When: Monday, 21 October 2024
Live 3D Printing Demonstration
Join us in the foyer of the John Paul II Library to experience some live 3D printing. See how a 3D printer works and get a free trinket (while stocks last).
When: Monday, 21 October 2024
Department of Computer Science Research Postgraduate Poster Session
As part of Maynooth University Research Week the Department of Computer Science will be hosting a poster session on the ground floor of the Eolas Building where current postgraduate research students will present their research. This is an open event to allow undergraduates from the Department of Computer Science, along with the wider MU community to meet with our postgraduate students and to find out more about the on-going research within the department.
When: Monday, 21 October 2024
Research Beacons at the School of Business
This online event will introduce you to Research Beacons at the School of Business, specifically Data Science and Digital Transformation (lead – Prof Markus Helfert); Health and Wellbeing (lead - Dr Damien Cassells); Society and Public Policy (lead - Dr Gail Sheppard); Sustainability and Climate Change (lead – Dr Patrick Rigot-Muller). A 10-minute presentation by each Research Beacon will be followed by a general Q&A. Those interested in finding out more about these Research Beacons and/or interested in potential collaborations, are invited to attend.
When: Monday, 21 October 2024
3 Minute Thesis Competition
Watch a series of 3 minute presentations by the Maynooth University postgraduate student community to a non-specialist audience about their research projects. The presentations will be timed and the top three presenters will be awarded a prize. If you are thinking about research studies in 2024, this is a great opportunity to find out more.
When: Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Geopolitics and Climate Change
Gerard Toal is an alumnus of Maynooth Geography and Professor of International Affairs at Virginia Tech, USA. Alongside Simon Dalby, another Irish scholar of Geopolitics, Professor Toal developed the field of Critical Geopolitics which has been so productive a field of interdisciplinary inquiry. He is the author of Near Abroad: Putin, the West, and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus (2017), Critical Geopolitics: The Politics of Writing Global Space (1996), and now of this new book about the intersection of Geopolitics with the Climate Crisis.
When: Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Undergraduate Research Symposium
This event celebrates the diversity of undergraduate research activity across Maynooth University and presents a forum for the Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) students from all faculties to showcase their research among peers and the wider university community. Judges and guests can view participants posters and hear directly from students about their research. Everyone is encouraged to come along, ask questions, and show their support to the participants.
When: Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Og(h)am Project Pop-Up Stand
Display of a replica of the early medieval ogham stone from Donaghmore, Maynooth, by Prof. David Stifter (Head of School of Celtic Studies) and launch of the OG(H)AM project video, produced by the Department of Early Irish, Maynooth University, and Department of Celtic & Gaelic, University of Glasgow.
When: Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Open Research in public-private research partnerships: comparing practices in Ireland and Denmark
This will be a 30 minute presentation by Dr Gail Sheppard from the School of Business giving an update on the NORF-funded project ‘ROCHE’. The focus of this presentation will be on preliminary findings from interviews carried out with Irish and Danish researchers on the challenges and opportunities posed by making data open.
When: Tuesday, 22 October 2024
RTÉ Brainstorm
The Communications team has invited RTÉ Brainstorm Editor Jim Carroll for a workshop on the writing style, topics, and ideas that work best for publishing articles in RTÉ Brainstorm, and he will meet privately with researchers from 11am to discuss ideas for articles.
When: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
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Prize Giving and Research Week Reception
As a final celebration of Maynooth University’s 2023 Research Week, we will host a closing reception on Thursday 26th October from 1.30pm – 3.30pm in the foyer of the TSI Building. Presentations will be made to all 2023 IRC Scholarship and Fellowship awardees, John & Pat Hume Doctoral Awards and the winners announced of SPUR, MAP 25th Anniversary Research Awards, 3 Minute Thesis; Maynooth Sparks competition.
When: Thursday, 26 October 2023
Research Together: Building relationships and partnering on health focused funding applications
As part of MU research week, the Research Development Office (RDO) is delighted to invite Health Research Charities Ireland (HRCI), its charity members, other civil society organisations and MU researchers to this in person event. Purpose: To foster and build relationships between MU researchers and charitable organisations to co-develop and partner on future National and Horizon Europe research grant applications in the health space. Research Area: Human health and wellbeing in the broadest sense.
When: Thursday, 26 October 2023
From pathogenicity to sustainability-all about the fungal kingdom
Fungal researchers from Maynooth University will deliver four talks on diversity and the health implications of fungi, their influence on food safety and their potential for use in innovative future foods.
When: Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Smart Cities as hubs: defining a system for city flows' management- SCHUB
Smart Cities as hubs: defining a system for city flows' management- SCHUB
When: Friday, 28 October 2022
Book Launch "Leaves from the Cotton Tree"
Book Launch "Leaves from the Cotton Tree"
When: Thursday, 27 October 2022
ALL at Work
A quick look at some the projects and research currently going on in the Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute
When: Thursday, 27 October 2022
Library Talk - Maynooth Open Research Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Dorothy Bishop: Open Research Practices in the Age of a Papermill Pandemic
Library Talk - Maynooth Open Research Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Dorothy Bishop: Open Research Practices in the Age of a Papermill Pandemic
When: Thursday, 27 October 2022
What is the solution to Ireland's energy dilemma
What is the solution to Ireland's energy dilemma
When: Thursday, 27 October 2022