Applications for the @MaynoothUni John & Pat Hume Doctoral Awards 2026–27 are open until the 23rd January 2026 at 11.45am. Offers: • €25k stipend • €2k research expenses • EU fees (non-EU waiver available) Apply via: maynoothuniversity.ie/graduate-res... #PhD #Scholarship

We were honoured to welcome MU alumna and PSI President Dr Sarah Cassidy as speaker at the final #MUPsychologyAt25 event, introduced by @maynoothuniversity.ie Prof. Eeva Leinonen and Prof. Deirdre Desmond, followed by a panel discussion with Alumna Dr Anne Kehoe and Dr Ian O’Grady.

🎉Huge Congratulations to Dr. Sadhbh Byrne and colleagues awarded the Mental Health and Disability Award at the Health Service Executive Open Access Research Awards 2025 #HSEOAAwards🏆#MaynoothUni 👉Read More here: maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

👏Congratulations to Joan Alaboson, who received the @maynoothuniversity.ie National PPI Ignite Network Award for Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in doctoral research! 👉Read more: lnkd.in/dqbRMYys @allinstitutemu.bsky.social @mupsychology.bsky.social

Calling all Maynooth Psychology Alumni - join us to celebrate Maynooth Psychology at 25 www.linkedin.com/posts/maynoo... #MUPsychologyAt25

Looking forward to chairing this, should be fun and interesting! Please do come along if you are interested in how the professional discipline of psychology operates within our society and health services.

For our final seminar this semester, we're delighted to welcome Dr Laura Coll-Planas (Assoc Prof. in Public Health, Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya) & our own Dr Joanna McHugh Power, who will discuss their research exploring "Loneliness from a micro/meso/macro perspective".

We were delighted to welcome Dr Richard Lombard Vance back to @maynoothuniversity.ie on 1st December as a guest speaker for our #MUPsychologyat25 seminar series. #ResearchEthics #assistiveTechnology

Listen back to RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland with Dr Constance de Saint Laurent on why AI could turn people off social media - www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Join us on campus on Friday and Saturday 28th & 29th of November for our next MU Open Days. Find out more about studying Psychology at Maynooth by visiting our stand or attending one of our talks. Register now: buff.ly/ma5I88s #Psychology #MaynoothUniversity

Check out Dr. Joanna McHugh Power, Associate Professor in Psychology at Maynooth University discussing how to tackle loneliness with David McCullagh on RTE Radio 1 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

For our next seminar, we are delighted to welcome Dr Richard Lombard-Vance from @DCUPsychology. Join us for Dr Lombard-Vance's seminar, Life after Amputation: Psychoprosthetics, Cognition, and Adjustment, on Monday @ 12pm!

Staff and students of the department were treated to a very exciting talk by MU Alum Dr. Conor Thornberry (TCIN) who shared his research into the neural mechanisms underlying successful spatial navigation using a new gamified task and magnetoencephalography. #MUPsychologyat25

👏👏Congratulations to our colleague Prof. Philip Hyland on making it onto the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers List !! Learn more here: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

Not even the bad weather and a fire alarm could put a damper on #ScienceNight at @maynoothuniversity.ie tonight! Well done everyone, thanks to Ilia, Carina, Niamh and Aisling for helping on the @mupsychology.bsky.social stand!

Congratulations to Prof Philip Hyland of the Dept of Psychology and ALL Institute on making it onto the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers List 👏👏👏 @mupsychology.bsky.social www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/2...

We are excited to welcome our next seminar speaker Dr Conor Thornberry, Research Fellow at the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. Dr Thornberry's seminar will take place on Monday 17th November @12pm! #MUPsychologyat25

👏Congratulations to Prof. Katriona O'Sullivan and team on the launch of the National Centre for Inclusive Higher Education @MaynoothUni #opportunity #inclusion #potential #TalentIsEverywhere

Welcome back Dr Ross Brannigan @rcsi.bsky.social for today's @maynoothuniversity.ie Psychology Departmental Seminar as part of our #MUPsychologyAt25 series

Delighted to support MU Psych Soc's invited lecture on Forensic Metascience by departmental alum, Dr Jamie Cummins @jamiecummins.bsky.social whose work in this area seeks to enhance rigour & accuracy in scientific reporting. Sincere thanks to Dr Cummins. #MUPsychologyAt25

We are delighted to announce Dr Ross Brannigan, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology @RCSI_Irl, as our next seminar series speaker! Join us for his seminar "Psychiatric Epidemiology and Healthcare: Identifying Groups at Risk" #MUPsychologyat25

We were delighted to host Prof. Claudio Nigg as part of our #MUPsychologyat25 celebrations! Prof. Nigg, a leading expert in physical activity promotion & Chair of Health Sciences at Bern, delivered a fascinating talk on “Promoting physical activity in different cultures.”

Great to welcome back Dr Austin Fahy for this week's Departmental Seminar @mupsychology.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie #MUPsychologyAt25

👏Huge Congratulations to Dr Dermot Lynott, recipient of the Open Research & Scholarship Award 2025 & Dr Tadhg MacIntyre, recipient of the SDG Award 2025.🏆Pictured below with Prof Rachel Msetfi, Vice President of Research & Innovation. @MaynoothUni maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

We are delighted to announce Dr Tara Kealy (Asst. Prof in Educational Psychology, MU) as our next @MUpsychdept seminar speaker. Dr Kealy will discuss our new Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology & her own Ed Psych journey. Join us on Mon 13th Oct! #MUPsychologyat25

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us from the general public, staff, students, and our fantastic Psychological Society! #MUPsychologyat25

@rebeccamaguire.bsky.social & I could not be more proud and delighted for Dr @isaiahgitonga.bsky.social who submitted the latest addition to @mupsychology.bsky.social thesis collection today 😀 💐💫💫💫 #ADVANCECRT #PhD #MUPsychResearch

We are very excited to kick off this year's Seminar Series on Mon 29th Sept! Our first speaker is Dr Hannah Casey (@MUpsychdept /ALL Institute), who will present on "Supported Decision-Making with Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Their Family Carers and Professional Carers”.

We are delighted to extend a very warm welcome to the inaugural cohort of our new Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology at MU. @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynootheducation.bsky.social Learn more here: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

Warmest congratulations Dr Hannah Casey on your recent PhD conferring . 🎉🎓 We wish you the very best in your future endeavors. Pictured with proud supervisors Prof. Deirdre Desmond and Dr Laura Coffey. 📸 @MaynoothUni

Congratulations to Carina Kaufmann on her research masters conferring last week. We are proud to share in your success and excited for all that’s yet to come 🎓 Pictured with supervisor Prof. Bryan Roche 📸 @maynoothuniversity.ie

Warmest congratulations to Dr Joan O’Donnell on your recent PhD conferring 🎓 🎉 Pictured with very proud supervisors Prof. Deirdre Desmond and Prof. Mac MacLachlan 📸 @maynoothuniversity.ie

The photos are in 📸 What a fantastic group! 🎓 Once again, we extend our warmest congratulations to our 2025 BA and BSc graduates. Wishing you every success in all your future endeavors! @maynoothuniversity.ie

Congratulations to our newest research graduates!🎓 Please join us in congratulating them on this incredible milestone by adding a 👏 in the comments to celebrate them!! @MaynoothUni

The psychology department extends warm congratulations to Roisin Deery on her recent MSc Research conferring 🎓 Roisin was pictured on the day with proud supervisor Prof Seán Commins 📸 @roisindeery.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie

🚨 We're hiring! We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Psychology. To apply 👉 my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

Congratulations to everyone completing exams @maynoothuniversity.ie this week 📝💫💫 BA and BSc Psychology final year students pictured after their last exam 👏👏👏 #MUPsychology #ClassOf2025

Warmest congratulations to the wonderful @isaiahgitonga.bsky.social on his successful PhD defense 💫💫 @rebeccamaguire.bsky.social & I are delighted for you! #ProudSupervisors With many thanks to @advance-crt.bsky.social #Research #Connections #ConnectedHealth