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Funded PhD in ICARUS
PhD studentship: Investigating the use of 20th Century reanalyses products to homogenize global land surface air temperature records The Department of Geography is offering a three-year funded PhD studentship to work with Professor Peter Thorne on the project below. This will start in September 2015, and the successful applicant will be based in the Department's high profile Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS please see icarus.nuim.ie).
Tuesday, 07 April 2015
Tick Tock – Why change the clock?
Before going to bed on Saturday night, households across Ireland will advance the clock forward by an hour. But the reason for the change to ‘Summer Time’—and how it has evolved—is something Dr David Malone of Maynooth University has been following for many years.
Friday, 27 March 2015
Dr Lorraine Byrne Bodley elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Dr Lorraine Byrne Bodley, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Music, has been elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Friday, 27 March 2015
New research brings hope for diagnosis and treatment of muscular dystrophy
New research conducted by Maynooth University, the University of Bonn, and Dublin City University has identified a previously undiscovered relationship between proteins that could have an “immediate impact” on the diagnosis and treatment of muscular dystrophy.
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Maynooth University receives IRC funding for civic projects
The Irish Research Council (IRC), in partnership with The Wheel, has awarded funding for five Maynooth University projects.
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Dr Hamilton Attending Royal Irish Academy Seminar on the Role, Value and Scale of Higher Education in Ireland
Today, 23 March, Dr Hamilton will be attending a Royal Irish Academy seminar on the Role, Value and Scale of Higher Education in Ireland on behalf of the RIA Social Sciences Committee.
Monday, 23 March 2015
Dr. Jane Gray interviewed on the 21st Century Family
Article in the Irish Independent newspaper
Friday, 20 March 2015
‘A Poem for Ireland’ winner announced
President Michael D. Higgins announced Ireland's best-loved poem of the last 100 years
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Prof Rob Kitchin elected member of the Royal Irish Academy
The Department of Geography extends warm congratulations to Prof Rob Kitchin on his recent nomination and election as a member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Thursday, 19 March 2015