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Prof Doherty Attending Workshop on 'Procurement and Precarity' at University of Cambridge
Our Head of Department will attending a workshop on 'Procurement and Precarity' this week in Trinity College, University of Cambridge.
Monday, 11 May 2015
What Can Europe Learn from Latin America’s Experience of Austerity?
The experiences of Latin America during times of economic crisis should serve as a cautionary tale for European policy makers, warned Eduardo Silva, Professor of Political Science at Tulane University in New Orleans, speaking at the inaugural Maynooth University Visiting Scholar Lecture Series.
Wednesday, 06 May 2015
Summer Undergraduate Chemistry Research Awards (SUCRA)
Talented 3rd year undergraduate students pursuing an Honours Degree Programme, who wish to experience what university research is like are invited to apply for the SUCRA Programme.
Friday, 01 May 2015
Using body clock improves patient outcomes for rheumatoid arthritis
The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can be enhanced by tailoring patients’ treatment to their circadian rhythm, commonly referred to as the body clock. A team of scientists from Maynooth, Berlin, Vienna and Basel have found evidence that co-ordinating the time of treatment with the timing of disease symptoms can increase the effectiveness of such treatments, reducing joint pain and stiffness for patients.
Thursday, 30 April 2015
Cluster News: Professor Rob Kitchin Receives AAG Media Achievement Award
Congratulations to Professor Rob Kitchin on his achievement at the AAG 2015, Chicago.
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Making Tougher Protein Hydrogels
Recent research by Alice Blumlein and Jennifer McManus in the department of chemistry has been featured on the front cover of the most recent issue of the Journal of Materials Chemistry B.
Friday, 24 April 2015
How Others Deal With Disorder
Daniel Keohane, a friend of the Kennedy institute and Research Director at FRIDA, has co-edited an interesting book with Giovanni Grevi, looking at the challenges for European foreign policy in the coming twelve months.
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Promoting and Progressing the Rights of Persons from Minority Groups
The Department of Law recently co-hosted an event with the Department of Applied Social Studies on the rights of minority groups.
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Instinct or Method Acting?: The human fascination with animal performance
At a seminar exploring the role of animals on stage and screen, Professor Maria Pramagiorrie outlines how Brony fandom — which also includes women — is a complicated and multi-dimensional phenomenon that demands careful and nuanced discussion.
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Urbact's First Call for Proposals to Create Action Planning Networks
The first call for proposals under URBACT III for Action Planning Networks for 2014–2020 is now open. Deadline for online submission of applications: 16th June 2015.
Wednesday, 22 April 2015