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International Conference to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Biotechnology Directive organised by academics at Maynooth University and the University of Sheffield on 14th and 15th September 2023
This two-day conference featured topical papers and discussions which assessed the role, operation, and impact of the Biotechnology Directive 25 years after its adoption, including assessing its legal, ethical, and social implications for the patentability of biotechnological inventions.
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Post Graduate Awards and Research Day 2023
Several awards were presented to postgraduate students at the recent Research Day symposium held on campus. This annual event showcases the research being undertaken in the department.
Sunday, 24 September 2023
ERC DANCING project hosts Mid-Term Academic Conference at Maynooth University
By marking the halfway point of the five-year project, the DANCING Mid-Term Academic Conference presented the interim findings and preliminary results of the project to academic peers in European Union Law, Disability Law and socio-legal studies.
Friday, 22 September 2023
John Reynolds writes opinion piece in Irish Times
The article traces the role of the UN Special Committee from the 1960s to the 1990s, and the significance of its contribution to the global movement against apartheid in South Africa.
Thursday, 21 September 2023
Prof Jane Gray awarded €2.5m ERC grant to study loss and social change
Professor Jane Gray, of the Department of Sociology, has received a prestigious €2.5m European Research Council (ERC) Advanced award
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
School of Business Research Seminar Series 2023-24
School of Business Research Seminar Series 2023-24
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
23 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.
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Dr Amina Adanan presents at panel in the School of Oriental and African Studies
Amina presented her research on the exercise of universal jurisdiction under the United Nations War Crimes Commission (UNWCC), alongside fellow panellists Professor Dan Plesch (SOAS, London) and Dr Dominica Uczkiewicz (Pilecki Institute, Warsaw).
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
IRC success for PhD candidate Victoria Oluwatobi Isa Daniel
The School of Law and Criminology warmly congratulates Victoria on her award and wishes her every success for her research.
Monday, 18 September 2023
Visiting researcher Matteo Mandelli awarded PhD at the University of Milan
Matteo spent a semester at the Department of Sociology, Maynooth University in Spring 2022 conducting research as part of his PhD.
Friday, 15 September 2023