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Butterflies on yellow wild flowers in a wildlife garden at Maynooth University

Butterflies galore in the wildlife garden @maynoothuniversity.ie Beautiful sights and sounds on campus this summer. 🦋🌼🐝🐞🕷️

YouTube video by Yaroslava Bilous Maynooth Library Cat | Documentary

Happy #InternationalCatDay to our own feline resident, Seamus 💘🐈

📺Watch: Students from @wearetudublin.bsky.social made this lovely documentary about Seamus a couple of years ago.

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The rise, fall and renaissance of electrochemistry The once unfashionable science which began with a dissected frog is now behind a vast array of indispensable modern innovations

The rise, fall and renaissance of electrochemistry. The once unfashionable science which began with a dissected frog is now behind a vast array of indispensable modern innovations, writes Gillian Collins @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

A carpet of big dark yellow orangey daisies with black centers with one butterfly perched on one of the daisies a little below and to the left of the center of the image. The butterfly has its wings wide open and is facing towards the top-right corner of the image. The butterfly’s body is brown and hairy, and the wings are predominantly an orangey red with spots of other colours including mostly black, some yellows and just a little white and blue.

A Small Tortoiseshell butterfly on Orange Coneflowers in the wildlife garden tucked in beside the river-facing side of the library in @maynoothuniversity.ie — always worth a quick detour when you’re passing that way on a late summer day! #Maynooth #Bloomscrolling

President of @esnireland.bsky.social and @maynoothuniversity.ie graduate Lisa ran toward adventure and found herself in Italy 🌍🏃💨 Spoiler: she didn’t regret it.

Curious what #ErasmusPlus is really like?
Read her blog: eurireland.ie/2025/08/07/l...

Opinion: Ambitious emission reduction targets and carbon budgets for 2040 crucial for intergenerational climate justice Dr Orla Kelleher of Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology calls on Ireland to show greater leadership and ambition on climate action. We now have daily reminders of devastating climate imp...

Dr Orla Kelleher of the @maynoothlaw.bsky.social wrote a piece in Irish Legal News, calling for Ireland to show greater leadership and ambition on climate action.

#ClimateAction #MaynoothResearch

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A group of students men and women, gather around a table to work together as a team. They are reviewing documents on the table and they look interested and engaged.

Closing date has been extended until 13th August! Are you a graduate of a recognised postgraduate diploma (60 credits) in educational leadership and/or management? Do you want to top this up to a Masters qualification? Apply now! @maynoothuniversity.ie @anthonymalone.bsky.social

Are hot Irish days worsening due to climate change? A climate attribution study has found that last month's mini-heatwave can be linked to human-influenced climate change

Are hot Irish days worsening due to climate change? A climate attribution study has examined if last month's mini-heatwave can be linked to human-influenced climate change. Analysis by @clairebergin.bsky.social & @peterthorne.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

green lawn with bright red flowers and a building covered in ivy in the background

butterfly resting on a wall

black cat in profile lying on a wall

Lughnasadh season and MU campus is still looking lovely 🌻

#MaynoothUni #GreenCampus #StPatsCollege

A white robotic hand with sleek, futuristic design extends outward, palm facing up against a soft blue background. The mechanical joints and fingers are detailed, combining metallic and smooth surfaces. The wrist is seamlessly connected to a person's forearm, blending technology and human form.

Transhumanism might appear to be the stuff of science fiction but advances in medicine, engineering and bioscience are bringing it closer to reality, writes Charles A. Piecyk, PhD scholar in the Department of Philosophy.

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3 threats for Ireland's new maritime security strategy to solve The strategy comes at a time when Ireland stands at a critical juncture in defining how it will protect one of Europe's largest sea areas

3 threats for Ireland's new maritime security strategy to solve. Analysis by @giovanniparente.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

🚨 MH701 Nursing at Maynooth will be available for September 2025 start through CAO Available Places! 🩺
Start your nursing journey at Maynooth University 💙
Apply on August 28th via CAO! 📲
More info 👉 mu.ie/nursing

Applications for the School’s BSc in General Nursing programme open on 28 August, through the CAO ‘Available Places’ facility. The first intake of 30 students will commence their undergraduate studies in September.

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Maynooth University’s new School of Nursing will welcome its first students in September, following official approval by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).

@munursing.bsky.social

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Hands holding black headphones over a table with flags from various countries, including the United States, Japan, and Italy, spread out in the background.

First language loss is where people may lose aspects of their native language when they learn a second one, writes Wieteke Windrich, PhD scholar in the School of Modern Languages.

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Meet the independent, fierce, proactive women of medieval Ireland Translators of medieval romances reshaped stories to portray Irish women as more independent and proactive than their English counterparts

Meet the independent, fierce, proactive women of medieval Ireland. Benedetta D'Antuono @maynoothuniversity.ie on how translators of medieval romances reshaped stories to adapt to a new world where Irish women were far different than their English counterparts www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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Maynooth University (MU) scholars Dr Grace Hoysted and Melissa Scully were among the recipients of Fulbright Irish Awards which were presented at a ceremony in the US Embassy last night. 👏👏

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What next for Europe in an increasingly unpredictable world? Europe faces a triple global crisis with Gaza, Ukraine and Iran that reflects different facets of the breakdown of international order

What next for Europe in an increasingly unpredictable political world? Europe faces a triple global crisis in Gaza, Ukraine & Iran that reflects different facets of a new international order. By shamsoddin Shariati & @jobmaynooth.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

YouTube video by Maynooth University Unheard

Unheard, a poem and video performance, seeks to amplify the voices of participants in research on ageing, chronic illness and caregiving, write Joan Alaboson, Matthew McKenna and Grevet Moyo of the Department of Psychology.

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MU-led team rescue weather data from Madagascar An MU-led project to rescue African climate data has taken a major step forward in its mission to recover vital historical weather data from data-sparse regions of the continent. Fifteen students

An MU-led project to rescue African climate data has taken a major step forward in its mission to recover vital historical weather data from data-sparse regions of the continent.

@climate.noaa.gov ‪@copernicusecmwf

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We will repeat Áras Attracta and Emeis scandals until we ensure care is people-centred Fintan Sheerin says both scandals exposed by RTÉ a decade apart stemmed from an underlying failure to ground caregiving in human relationships

Prof Fintan Sheerin of our new School of Nursing has an Opinion piece in this morning's Examiner on the nursing home controversy.

"Perhaps the most striking underlying failures for me were in respect of ‘knowing’ the other person. "

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The team at @muahi.bsky.social were very grateful to have Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless TD, launch the inaugural Intersectional Humanities Summer School on Monday 14th July, along with Dr Mike O'Malley @maynoothuniversity.ie, and welcome our international participants.

MU PhD student Ahmed Shalaby and Professor Damien Woods have been awarded the best paper award at the International Colloquium on Automata, Languages and Programming, ICALP 2025, a prestigious global theoretical computer science conference.

#MaynoothResearch

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Where are the hurling and football strongholds in Ireland? GAA clubs are found in every corner of Ireland, but you'll find surprising pockets of football clubs in so-called hurling counties and vice-versa

Where are the hurling and football strongholds in Ireland? Analysis of the geographical spread of Gaelic games by @germac.bsky.social Amelia Carroll & Hannah Shen @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Nine MU labs receive green certification Nine laboratories at Maynooth University have received sustainable laboratory certification for their commitment to implementing best-in-class, sustainable research practices.

Nine laboratories at Maynooth University have received sustainable laboratory certification for their commitment to implementing best-in-class, sustainable research practices.

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Are we prepared for future emergency evacuations? Societal and demographic changes will have a major effect on how people experience and survive mass casualty and disaster events, write Prof Mark Maguire of the Anthropology Department and security

Societal and demographic changes will have a major effect on how people experience and survive mass casualty and disaster events, write Prof Mark Maguire of the Anthropology Department and security consultant, Alexandre Rodde.

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@maynoothuniversity.ie bunnies.

It represents MU’s first official trip to AUFE, aiming to deepen existing connections and explore enhanced collaborative opportunities with China.

A group of men in formal attire are posing in front of a large red banner reading "Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony." Two men are seated at a table in the foreground, with one signing a document. The table is covered with microphones, documents, and water bottles.

Maynooth University’s (MU) Vice President International, Prof Patrick McCole, led a distinguished delegation to Anhui University of Finance and Economics (AUFE).

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It’s a privilege & thrill to watch rockstar 💫 @maynoothuniversity.ie PhD student @shaunakellett.bsky.social present her @researchireland.ie funded
MScRes to International Eosinophil Society on CD73/ADO in epithelial dysfunction in Eosinophilic Esophagitis #EoE
Fantastic #ECRs conference 🎉
#ProudPI