13th May 2013

The Presidents of NUI Maynooth and Athlone Institute of Technology have announced the formation of a new strategic partnership between their institutions. The partnership will facilitate collaboration in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes; student access and progression; research, commercialisation and entrepreneurship; and internationalisation.

7th May 2013

Prof Peter Higgs, of Edinburgh University, predicted the existence of this particle in 1964, and its discovery at CERN last year provided the final piece of experimental confirmation for our theory of the fundamental constituents of matter, known as the "Standard Model".

7th May 2013

Jake Carroll, NUI Maynooth Soccer Scholar currently playing for St Patrick’s Athletic, has signed for Huddersfield Town. The sports scholar, who is undertaking a Business Degree in Venture Management at NUI Maynooth, has made over 50 appearances for Pat’s during his scholarship. He signs for Huddersfield after having two separate spells on trial with the Championship side.

7th May 2013

Oscar, the business initiative developed by Patrick McGlynn, currently completing a PhD in music technology and Simon Kenny, 2nd year music technology and maths student, was awarded first prize of €6,000 at the annual Student Entrepreneur competition

2nd May 2013

A new spin-out company from NUI Maynooth has demonstrated that it is possible to increase intelligence levels and has developed an online programme which can measurably increase intellectual ability.

26 April 2013
Sixteen first-year and six final-year undergraduate students of NUI Maynooth were honoured with presentations of NUIM Barnhall Rugby Scholarships by former Ireland and current Leinster Rugby captain, Leo Cullen, and his fellow Leinster professional, and ex-NUIM Barnhall RFC, Martin Moore.

New research by the Department of Psychology, NUI Maynooth and the School of Nursing and Midwifery at TCD indicates that helmet-wearing is not a widespread practice and children are less likely to wear a cycle helmet as they get older.

23 April 2013

This Situation currently running at IMMA @ NCH, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 offers Irish gallery-goers the first opportunity to experience British-German artist Tino Sehgal’s innovative approach to art, in which he responds to and engages with gallery visitors through the use of conversation, sound and movement. Originally conceived in 2007, This Situation has toured globally with the support of the Goethe-Institut.

23 April 2013

Yahoo! has donated 44 servers to Centre for Ocean Energy Research at the NUI Maynooth. The machines are enabling research that was previously impossible in data-intensive computing. At NUI Maynooth, the servers will be crunching data on renewable ocean wave power.

19 April 2013

The ERASMUS MUNDUS MSc in Dependable Software Systems in the Department of Computer Science at NUI Maynooth was awarded 'Best New Course' 2013 at the Grad Ireland Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards last night at the Mansion House.

10 April 2013

The commercialisation of research in Ireland has the potential to create a significant number of jobs, increase exports and create revenue, according to Dr John Scanlan, Director of Commercialisation at NUI Maynooth.

10 April 2013

Gary Hurley, one of the Paddy Harrington Golf Scholars at NUI Maynooth captured the highly regarded R&A Scholars Bursary Tournament yesterday at St. Andrews in Scotland. Hurley clinched the men's event after winning the first hole of a sudden death play-off against Craig Howie from the University of Stirling.

02 April 2013

Students from the Department of Computer Science have won prizes in three separate programming competitions in recent weeks. The greatest success was by Donagh Hatton, Thomas Whelan, and Nik Skripko who came first in Ireland and 38th in the world in this year’s IEEEXtreme 24 Hour Programming Competition.

22 March 2013

On March 21st the European Space Agency (ESA) revealed the latest revolutionary images of the early Universe observed with ‘Planck’. Researchers at Maynooth have helped to build the Planck satellite, a flagship space mission for ESA which has compiled the most detailed maps ever of leftover radiation from the Big Bang – called the cosmic microwave background (CMB).

22 March 2013

Early this morning, Friday 22 March, 300 cyclists left NUI Maynooth to begin the 26th annual Galway Cycle.  The Cycle, which has raised over €880,000 for good causes, is in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation this year. 

21 March 2013

Ross Driver, a Chemistry PhD student at NUI Maynooth has been selected to attend the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureates meeting in Germany. The week-long meeting brings a select number of young scientists from all over the world together with the most esteemed scientists of their times.

20 March 2013

NUI Maynooth has announced the availability of scholarships for over 90 postgraduate students including three new Alumni scholarships, funded by and for alumni, as well as 60 Taught Masters scholarships and 30 John & Pat Hume Research Scholarships.

19 March 2013

The founding Professor of the NUI Maynooth Department of Law, Sandeep Gopalan, is leaving NUI Maynooth take up a prestigious position as Dean of Law and Head of the School of Law at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

14 March 2013

Genealogists researching the historic Morpeth Roll have discovered a connection to the British Royal Family from one of the signatories, Henry White from Booterstown in Dublin, a distant cousin of Prince William and Prince Harry.

13 March 2013

The NUI Maynooth Chamber Choir tours the US for the first time this March, performing a special St Patrick’s Day Concert at The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Albany.

11 March 2013

CAO application figures released this week show that the interest in Science at NUI Maynooth continues to grow.  First preference applications for the omnibus BSc degree have increased by 32%. Applications for Psychology through Science are up by 40% and Physics & Astrophysics increased by 80%.

07 March 2013

Sara Lawlor, NUI Maynooth Soccer Scholarship student was part of the Republic of Ireland Senior Women’s Team who got off to a winning start in Group C of the Cyprus Cup  in Larnaca yesterday,  when they defeated Northern Ireland 5-1. 

04 March 2013

A leadership symposium organised under the 3U Partnership, a collaboration between NUI Maynooth, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Dublin City University, explored leadership and highlighted innovation in the fields of education and healthcare.

26 February 2013

SFI has announced funding to develop the science and technology required by industry to generate energy from wave, tidal and floating wind devices. "Prof John Ringwood, Professor of Electronic Engineering and Director of the Centre for Ocean Energy Reseach (COER) at NUI Maynooth, was announced as one of the Co-PI’s in MaREI , the Centre for Marine Renewable Energy Ireland.

14 February 2013

A research group at NUI Maynooth’s Department of Psychology has developed a new computer-based system which can help to identify those at risk of suicide.

13 February 2013

Visual artists Remco de Fouw and Rachel Joynt have secured a major commission to execute a public sculpture for the exterior of the Iontas building on the north campus at NUI Maynooth. 

08 February 2013

A joint collaboration of the 3U Partnership, Trinity College Dublin and the Dublin Institute of Technology, led by NUI Maynooth, has been awarded a Science Foundation Ireland International Strategic Collaboration (ISCA) Award which will enhance joint research opportunities with universities in China.

04 February 2013
Scientists from NUI Maynooth’s Department of Biology have developed a model to identify influenza strains through analysis of their evolutionary histories. The new system will help to quickly identify certain mutations of a strain of influenza – known as reassortments - allowing for more rapid identification and preparedness for variant strains.

30 January 2013
Five top-class projects in Immunology, Mathematical Physics, Applied Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology at NUI Maynooth have won funding totalling €3.5 million from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).

23 January 2013
Professor Rob Kitchin, Director of NIRSA at NUI Maynooth, has been awarded a prestigious five year ERC award to analyse how software and technology influences how we live, work and operate in cities.

09 January 2013

The President of NUI Maynooth, Professor Philip Nolan welcomed the winners of the first Young Scientist of Tanzania (YST) Aisha Nduku, Monica Shinina and Nengai Moses from Kibosho Girls Secondary School in Kilimanjaro to a reception on campus following their arrival in Ireland to present their project titled: Industrial fertilisers and increased nitrites in water at the 49th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.