👏👏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...

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

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

Our PhD student Rachel Brown will present “The Fantasy of Recovery” at this year's APPI congress. Rachel’s PhD is a critical investigation of the relationship between social class and mental health, and the mediating role of discourse, in this case, discourses of recovery. appi.ie/congress-2025

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

👏Congratulations to Dr Alexander Porshnev, Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology on his recent MaynoothSparks Award 2025. 🏆 Read more here: maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n... @MaynoothUni

"How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Being Wrong" Dr. Cummins on scientific trustworthiness, developing AI tools & how AI can mislead. Psych Society marks 25 years of psychology research & teaching at MU 📆Thu 6 Nov📷JHL2📷 #MUPsychologyat25 #PsychologyMU #AI #MUResearch

👏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...

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

We were delighted to welcome back Dr Austin Fahy, postdoctoral researcher @RCSI_Irl Centre for Simulation Education and Research for his seminar today on "Defining core competencies for the delivery of simulation-based interprofessional education" #MUPsychologyat25

I talked to @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social about the relative merits of being a morning or evening chronotype. @maynoothuniversity.ie @mupsychology.bsky.social www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

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.”

For our next seminar, we're delighted to welcome Prof. Claudio Nigg, Institute of Sport Science, University of Bern & Adjunct Prof @MUPsychDept, who will present on 'Promoting physical activity in different cultures: Lessons learned from a program of research' #psychologyat25

@lornastaines.bsky.social, we are delighted to welcome you to our department.

We were delighted to have our very own Dr Tara Kealy as part of our #MUPsychologyat25 weekly seminar series. Tara discussed our new Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology & her own Ed Psych journey. @maynoothuniversity.ie

@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

A wonderful evening to celebrate @mupsychology.bsky.social at 25 years with our alumnus Brian Pennie returning to give us an inspiring talk on how education gave him the life of his dreams

Maynooth University’s Department of Psychology launched its 25th anniversary celebrations with a special keynote lecture from the popular neuroscientist, author and motivational speaker, Dr Brian Pennie. @mupsychology.bsky.social www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

Great turnout last night for our public lecture by Dr Brian Pennie (brianpennie.com), popular neuroscientist and Maynooth Psychology graduate, who shared his inspiring journey of recovery from addiction and how the brain supports not just resilience, but growth and thriving. #MUPsychologyat25

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

Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee TD has welcomed the commencement of the new Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology at Maynooth University. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n... @maynoothuniversity.ie

We cannot wait to welcome Dr Brian Pennie to kick off our 25th anniversary celebrations. Learn more about our upcoming events here: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

Fantastic achievement @mupsychology.bsky.social congratulations to our newly minted graduates and their supervisors from all of us in the Graduate Research Academy. 🎉

Wonderful to welcome our first group of trainee educational psychologists to @maynoothuniversity.ie @mupsychology.bsky.social @maynootheducation.bsky.social And what a fab group they are!

Remarkable to see five of my @mupsychology.bsky.social colleagues listed amongst the world’s top 2% of scientists rankings. Congratulations to all 👏

Among those recognised as leading experts in their fields were our very own Prof Louise Connell, Prof Michael Daly, Prof Deirdre Desmond, Prof Philip Hyland & Prof Malcolm MacLachlan. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-soci...

Delighted to kick off our Psychology@25 celebrations 🎉🎉, with the first of our weekly seminars by Alumna Dr. Hannah Casey, who spoke today about her research on assisted decision making and her forthcoming post-doctoral research plans. Learn more: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

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”.

So wonderful to see the campus full of life again! Welcome back everyone and a warm welcome to our first years starting today 👋 @maynoothuniversity.ie

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...

The staff of the MU Department of Psychology would like to congratulate all of this year's graduands and we wish them all the luck and joy that life can bring in the exciting years ahead. Read all about them: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

Congratulations Dr Bill Calvey on your recent PhD graduation. 🎓 We commend you on your hard work and dedication. 👏 Pictured with supervisors Dr Rebecca Maguire and Dr Joanna McHugh-Power. 📸 @maynoothuniversity.ie

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

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

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

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

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 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

Warmest congratulations to our BA Psychology and BSc Psychology graduates! We were delighted to join you in the celebrations🎉🎉📸 @maynoothuniversity.ie

Congratulations Dr Ziba!! 👏

Piece featuring Dermot Lynott, the head of PsyArXiv’s scientific advisory board and a psychologist at Maynooth University @mupsychology.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚨 We're hiring! We are seeking two excellent academics to join the staff of our vibrant, collegial, research-driven Department APPLY HERE: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

Why are people in Ireland so lonely? 📻 Listen back: Dr Joanna McHugh Power from @mupsychology.bsky.social and chair of the Loneliness Taskforce Research Network was on the Journal’s podcast ‘The Explainer.’ www.thejournal.ie/podcasts/66f...

🚨 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