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MU Department of Biology achieves Athena Swan Silver Award
In a first for Maynooth University, the Department of Biology has achieved an Athena Swan Silver Award, in recognition of the impact of work undertaken to advance gender equality for staff and students in Higher Education.
Date: Thursday, 04 April 2024
MU awarded €1.8 million to fund scientific research infrastructure
Maynooth University was awarded almost €1.8 m under the SFI Research Infrastructure programme for multi-disciplinary scientific research and innovation
Date: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
MU awarded state funding for ancient woodlands inventory
The project led by Dr John Devaney of Maynooth University’s Biology Department aims to deliver a complete all-island inventory of ancient woodlands.
Date: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Maynooth University team triumphs in SFI-Irish Aid SDG Challenge
Maynooth research team to focus on neonatal mortality
Date: Thursday, 28 September 2023
MAGIC: Accelerating Development of Genetic Therapies for Muscular Dystrophies
Professor Karen English, Department of Biology, Maynooth University will lead the workpage on Preclinical Immunology for the MAGIC Consortium
Date: Tuesday, 11 July 2023
MU scholars receive Fulbright Awards 2023-24
Maynooth University students and academics were among the recipients of Fulbright Awards which were presented at a ceremony in the US Ambassador’s Residence last night.
Date: Friday, 09 June 2023
MU receives €5m under SFI Frontiers programme
Maynooth University researchers are set to receive over €5 million in funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under the Frontiers for the Future Programme, to tackle a range of topics such as renewable energy, climate change, food security, astronomy, immunology and cognitive science.
Date: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
MU research reveals cancer-killing benefits of popular obesity treatment
Findings from the Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health at Maynooth University in relation to GLP-1 obesity treatment showcase its ability to restore the body’s natural cancer-killing defences
Date: Tuesday, 09 May 2023
A bright future for inclusive education is on the horizon.
How Maynooth’s Biology Department is helping to foster a love for science in primary school students with autism.
Date: Monday, 03 April 2023
The secrets of fungi: How fungi and human cells share a protein destruction mechanism that can lead to certain cancers
An international team of researchers has studied how the fungus Aspergillus nidulans helps to understand the basics of human molecular biology, writes Dr Özgür Bayram and Dr David Fitzpatrick, Department of Biology
Date: Tuesday, 13 December 2022