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"Rather than collapsing, Iran is adapting.. illustrating... that war can indeed reinforce state structures, even under extreme external pressure" by Ali Ghareh Daghi
@musociology.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
Prof Emma Farrell, @mupsychology.bsky.social, featured in the Irish Times over the weekend about how one study found 85% of adults met the criteria for two or more major mental disorders.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
RENEW is helping households cut energy use and costs with a low‑cost, AI‑enabled Home Energy Management System. Led by Prof Fabiano Pallonetto and Dr Amy Fahy at @maynoothuniversity.ie, with Societal Impact Champion Peter Hamilton ,the team won the #NationalChallengeFund Energy Innovation Challenge.
MU researchers have been awarded funding worth €478,308 for three projects designed to engage the public in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
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The Dept of Electronic Engineering at MU has received an Athena Swan Ireland Bronze Award, recognising the Department’s commitment to advancing gender equality and ensuring equality, and valuing diversity across its culture, strategy & day-to-day activity.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/electronic-e...
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Beautiful smal golden Daffodils bathed in spring sunshine along a pedestrian entrance to @maynoothuniversity.ie #Bloomscrolling
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A short history of repatriation flights ✈️
Governments are not bound by a strict rule requiring them to evacuate their nationals from crisis zones abroad. Yet, in practice, they do so consistently, writes Dr Lewis Defrates from @muahi.bsky.social
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
A short history of repatriation flights to bring home citizens. There is no hard rule that obliges governments to evacuate their overseas nationals from crisis zones, but they do so consistently. Analysis by Lewis Defrates @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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🎓 Thinking about postgraduate study?
Take the next step at Maynooth University.
Join us at our Postgraduate Open Day
📅 Tuesday, 4 March 2026
🕒 3–6pm | 📍 Maynooth University
👉 Meet lecturers, chat with students, explore your options.
Register now: mu.ie/edge
Latest episode of the podcast is a masterclass on the 'Ulster Cycle', Táin Bó Cuailgne & Irish literature from Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn @scs-dias.bsky.social. We learn how these stories can be valuable to the historian, their lasting relevance & how they've evolved 1/
open.spotify.com/episode/0xoY...
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Murmurs 🌱
#Spring #MaynoothUni #GreenCampus #Earrach
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Terms like “rage bait” and “brain rot” use metaphor to capture how life feels in a tech-driven world, but they describe experiences more than they explain them, often oversimplifying complex realities writes Dr Emma Farrell from @mupsychology.bsky.social
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
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Very best wishes to all our postgraduate researchers handing in their theses this week @maynoothuniversity.ie! Incredible achievement and you did it! Enjoy the celebrations 🎊🙌🏻👏🏻
#phddone #celebrate #research
📻Listen back: Prof Peter Thorne was on the Sean Moncrieff Show yesterday discussing when does Spring actually start 🌼
link.goloudplayer.com/s/sGs8w6cktpgV
📸Her Excellency Ambassador of Ukraine Larysa Gerasko,
Her Excellency Ambassador of Estonia Kairi Künka,
His Excellency Ambassador of Latvia Juris Štālmeistars,
His Excellency Ambassador of Lithuania Jonas Grinevičius and Charge d’affaires a.i. of Poland Artur Michalski
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MU were delighted to host Conversation on Campus, a discussion and Q&A session, on the current state of the War in Ukraine, and the wider ramifications for European defence and security.
🎙️New podcast out now!
#Flooding and #drought are not opposites. They are symptoms of the same changing climate system. 🌎
Professor Conor Murphy joins us to discuss how #climatechange is intensifying extremes in Ireland.
Link below 👇
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The Sanctuary Award is an initiative of University of Sanctuary Ireland (UoSI) to encourage and celebrate the good practice of universities welcoming refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants into their university communities and fostering a culture of inclusion for all those seeking sanctuary.
The image is a poster from Maynooth University announcing that the MU Sanctuary Scholarship is now open. The poster includes details on eligibility, such as international protection applicants and refugees in Ireland who lack state support for studies. Supports include a fee waiver, up to €5,000 stipend, laptop funding, and access to the MU Access Programme. Application instructions are provided, and the closing date is 5 pm, Friday, 20th March. The background is teal, with colorful text and icons symbolizing learning and support.
Applications for the Sanctuary Scholarship is now open! The online application form for this scholarship is now live and the deadline to submit this form is 5pm on Friday 20th of March 2026.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/edi/excellen...
Dr James McGrath, @mu-physics.bsky.social was awarded €319k from the @epaireland.bsky.social for his work on radon gas prevention due to its cancer risks in homes.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
What do you see when you hear music? A user guide to synaesthesia by Olga Krashenko @maynoothuniversity.ie: 'synaesthesia is a mystery at the heart of art itself which binds different senses together through invisible threads' www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Residents around Mexico City's Azteca Stadium are unhappy about the impact the World Cup tournament will have on their community, writes Dr David Conlon of MU’s School of Modern Languages.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
The students of our Irish-language community in MU will be taking to the stage on campus on the 4th & 5th of March with their flagship event for Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026, a brand-new production of Brendan Behan’s world-famous musical comedy, An Giall. Bígí linn!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-giall-t...
Beidh mic léinn phobal Gaeilge Ollscoil Mhá Nuad ag tabhairt faoin stáitse ar champas 4 agus 5 Márta lena mbuaicimeacht do Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2026, leagan úrnua den cheoldráma grinn dátheangach mór le rá le Breandán Ó Beacháin, An Giall. Bígí linn!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-giall-t...
The first-ever master's in circuit design in Europe has been announced by Maynooth University, aimed at helping to grow Ireland's semiconductor industry
“This flagship programme, which has been developed in close partnership with Ireland’s semi-conductor industry, aims to deliver graduates who are ready to step straight into high-value roles in a strategically critical sector,”
- Dr John Dooley
Maynooth University has announced a new Master of Engineering Science in Integrated Circuit Design - the first of its kind in Europe.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
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Academic & administrative colleagues from across MU were delighted to mark the University's inaugural Scholarship Awards Night, an event designed to recognise incoming first year students whose academic or sporting excellence have set them apart.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
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📺Watch back: Dr Katie Whelan, Lecturer in the Department of Education, spoke about anxiety on TG4’s Síle Seoige: An Saol Mar Atá.
@maynootheducation.bsky.social
www.tg4.ie/en/player/ca...
