We are pleased to invite applications for three Maynooth University Doctoral Scholarships available for suitably qualified applicants to commence their PhD studies in the Department of Psychology in Sept/Oct 2026. Learn more here: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n... @maynoothuniversity.ie

👏👏👏Warmest congratulations to Kathleen Carroll who successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday. Thanks to examiners Prof. Bryan Roche & Dr. James Brunton (DCU) & Prof. Fintan Sheerin for chairing. Kathleen's research was supervised by Prof. Fiona Lyddy #PhDone #MaynoothUni @maynoothuniversity.ie

The Faculty of Science and Engineering Research Committee are holding a Research Connections Event which will take place on Thursday, 14 May 2026 from 3.00–5.00pm in the School of Education Drama Room, SE133. Please register for the event here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Enjoyed speaking to the specialist registrars in clinical endocrinology out in RCSI/Connolly Hospital, preaching the gospel of translational chronobiology!

How do events like elections, sporting events and clock changes impact on sleep in populations? This paper introduces the concept of “Public Sleep” - very interesting. www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/8/...

Rising fuel costs and persistent headlines about ongoing uncertainty are psychological issues as well as economic ones writes Dr Emma Farrell from @mupsychology.bsky.social www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

Great representation from @maynoothuniversity.ie @mupsychology.bsky.social Department at the 22nd Annual Psychology, Health & Medicine Conference which took place at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) on April 24th. #maynoothuni #PsychologyHealth&Medicine

Our PhD/MRes students are hosting a GRASP (Graduate Research & Applications Seminars in Psychology) afternoon from 2–4.30pm on Wednesday 29th April in the Teaching Room, 2nd Floor, John Hume Building. Some students will deliver informal presentations on their research. All Welcome to attend!

Talked to RTÉ Drivetime on the perennial issue of clock changes and daylight savings time. @mupsychology.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Join us on campus this Saturday for the Open Day. When: Saturday, April 25, 2026 - 10:00 to 14:00. Where: TSI Building. You are welcome to join us on 25th of April from 10am - 2pm. Our students and members of the Psychology Department will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

🎊Congratulations to Rachel Brown who successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "The Practice of Mental Health: Class Habitus, Discourse and the Symbolic Framing of Subjectivity", a qualitative and critical investigation of the relationship between mental health and social class.

Psychiatry, psychology or psychotherapy: which one's for you? Psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychotherapists often work with similar problems, but they approach them in distinct ways, writes Dr Emma Farrell from @mupsychology.bsky.social www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

We're delighted to welcome Dr Paula Pérez Núñez from the International University of La Rioja (UNIR) as our final speaker in this year's MU Psychology @ 25 seminar series. Join us for Dr Pérez Núñez's seminar, Songwriting group music therapy applied to informal carers of older adults on Monday.

We're delighted to announce our own Dr Sadhbh Byrne as our next speaker in the MU Psychology @ 25 seminar series! Join us for Dr Byrne's seminar, Young people's experiences supporting friends through mental health challenges, on Mon 20th April 12pm, JHL7

We are excited to announce Dr Conor Linehan @ucc.ie as the next speaker in MU @ 25 Seminar Series! Join us for Dr Linehan's seminar, "Understanding and Addressing Deepfake Fuelled Online Harms" on Monday 13th April at 12pm (JHL7). @maynoothuniversity.ie #seminarseries2026 #maynoothuni

Only half of the published research findings in economics, psychology and education can be replicated by others according to new findings reported in Nature by Dr Dermot Lynott from @mupsychology.bsky.social, in collaboration with international colleagues. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

Lovely to have Dr Laura Rai back with us today for our @mupsychology.bsky.social Departmental Seminar on the neurocognition of liveness

👏Huge congratulations to Dr Hannah Casey on her @researchireland.ie GOI Postdoctoral Fellowship for iDecIDe: Co-Creation of Accessible Resources on Assisted Decision-Making for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and their Decision-Making Partners. #MUResearch

We are excited to welcome Dr Laura Rai, London South Bank University, as the next speaker in our MU Psychology @25 seminar series. Join us for Dr Rai's seminar, "The Neurocognition of Liveness", on Monday 30th March at 12pm in JHL7! @maynoothuniversity.ie #seminarseries2026 #maynoothuni

Lovely to welcome back Dr Michelle Kelly for today's @mupsychology.bsky.social Departmental Seminar

👏Huge congratulations to our PhD Graduate Dr Ziba Asadpoordezaki. We wish you the very best in your next chapter! 🎉🎓 Pictured with very proud supervisor Prof Andrew Coogan. @maynoothuni #MaynoothUni #Conferrings #MU2026 www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

Proud supervisor day with Ziba Asadpoordezaki graduating with her PhD! Each graduation day is special, and maybe this one a little more than usual with all the challenges overcome, from COVID to faulty air handling units and some vanishing homozygotes...

🎉🎓Congratulations to our newest PhD Graduate Dr Isaiah Gitonga. Your hard work & dedication has paid off. Pictured with proud supervisors Prof Deirdre Desmond & Dr Rebecca Maguire. Advance CRT #PhDresearcher @maynoothuniversity.ie #Conferrings #MU2026 www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

We're delighted to welcome Dr Michelle Kelly @ncirl.bsky.social as our next speaker in the MU Psychology @ 25 seminar series! Join us for Dr Kelly's seminar "Implementing evidence-based psychosocial interventions for dementia: From barriers to service delivery and outcomes".

Happy to have contributed comment to this piece on a recent study on sleep duration and glycemic control. @maynoothuniversity.ie @mupsychology.bsky.social m.independent.ie/life/health-...

🎉Congratulations to Matthew McKenna who successfully defended his PhD thesis. 📸with examiners Dr. Maria Giulia Bernardini (Unife) & Prof Mac MacLachlan (MU), Chair Prof. David Malone (MU) & proud supervisors Prof Deirdre Desmond & Prof Delia Ferri. @advance-crt.bsky.social #PhDresearcher #PhDone

📢 Calling Maynooth University students. The #SPUR projects are now open for applications. If you are looking for paid work during the summer & have an interest in research or postgraduate study then apply before the deadline of 20th March. More info and apply on Careers Connect: lnkd.in/d92V5vRK

We were delighted to host the All-Ireland Psychology Careers Event 2026 on March 7th. We hope everyone left with new insights, connections, and inspiration for their future careers in psychology. @maynoothuni #networking #psychology #maynoothuni

Prof Emma Farrell, @mupsychology.bsky.social, featured in the Irish Times over the weekend about how one study found 85% of adults met the criteria for two or more major mental disorders. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

StudentSurvey.ie is back, & it’s your chance to shape college life. It’s a national survey for first & final year Undergrads, & Taught Postgrads, & it lets you tell us what’s working — & what needs improving. Visit studentsurvey.ie for more information. #MakeAnImpact @maynoothuniversity.ie

We're delighted to welcome Dr Emma Delemere, @dcupsychology.bsky.social, as our next speaker in the @mupsychology.bsky.social @ 25 seminar series. Join us for Dr Delemere's seminar, "Unravelling textile waste: Can Contextual Behavioral Science Solve Fast Fashion?" @maynoothuniversity.ie

Terms like “rage bait” and “brain rot” use metaphor to capture how life feels in a tech-driven world, but they describe experiences more than they explain them, often oversimplifying complex realities writes Dr Emma Farrell from @mupsychology.bsky.social www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

StudentSurvey.ie is back, & it’s your chance to shape college life. It’s a national survey for first & final year Undergrads, & Taught Postgrads, & it lets you tell us what’s working — & what needs improving. Visit studentsurvey.ie for more information. #MakeAnImpact @maynoothuniversity.ie

We are excited to welcome Dr Clodagh Cremen, Senior Clinical Psychologist at St Vincent's University Hospital, as the next speaker in our seminar series. Dr Cremen is responsible for the establishment of a newly funded psychology service for stroke patients at SVUH. @maynoothuniversity.ie

Join us for the inaugural Spring to Success Careers Fair at Maynooth University. This fair brings together top employers from diverse sectors, showcasing exciting opportunities including internships, work placements, graduate programs, and roles available for immediate start.

On 25th February, @unaidiazorueta.bsky.social will be participating in a debate by the International Psychogeriatric Association, titled "Psychometric instruments for the detection and assessment of cognitive impairment in clinical practice. Needs and challenges in the era of biomarker testing."

We're delighted to welcome Dr Amanda Roberts from the @irishhospice.bsky.social as our next speaker in the @mupsychology.bsky.social #MUPsychologyat25 seminar series. Join us for Dr Roberts' seminar, "Navigating Grief: Does Everyone Need Counselling?" on Monday 23rd Feb! @maynoothuniversity.ie

🎓 Applications Now Open: Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology (D.Ed. Psych) ✅ Apply MU Apply: lnkd.in/dbZeMY3Q ✅Course Code: MHW09 (Under the Research Application Tab) 🔗 Find full course details here: lnkd.in/dHSagmhn 🔗 FAQs: lnkd.in/dJwAmQWG 🗓Closing date: 27th February 2026

Congratulations Cassie Murphy, our second GoGreen Routes PhD success at Maynooth University. Thanks to Examiners @dermotlynott.bsky.social, Prof. Nadja Kabisch (University of Hanover) & Chair Prof. John Stephens for their roles in the Viva examination. #PhDone #MaynoothUni @maynoothuniversity.ie

Check out this blog post titled 'The cost of resilience' by our PhD candidate Rachel Brown. #Resilience #Inclusion #MUResearch @maynoothuniversity.ie @allinstitutemu.bsky.social www.ideasinall.com/the-cost-of-...

👏Warmest Congratulations to Christa McCutchen who successfully defended her PhD thesis. Thanks to examiners Dr. Joanna McHugh Power & Dr. Lorraine Swords (TCD) & Prof. John P. Lowry for chairing. Christa’s research was supervised by Prof. Philip Hyland. #PhDone #MaynoothUni @maynoothuniversity.ie

A team from @mupsychology.bsky.social — Prof Katriona O'Sullivan, Dr Siobhán Woods and Dr Laura Coffey — launched an evaluation report on a novel new programme run by the Beacon of Light Counselling Centre in Clondalkin in Dublin.

We are delighted to host the All-Ireland Psychology Careers Event 2026 on March 7th. Registration is now open, see www.psychologicalsociety.ie/.../AllIrela.... for details. @maynoothuniversity.ie #networking #psychology #maynoothuni

🎓 Thinking about postgraduate study? Join us for our Postgraduate Open Day 📅 March 3rd ⏰ 3:00pm – 6:00pm 📍 TSI Building 🔗 Register now: campaigns.maynoothuniversity.ie/pgopendays/r... #MaynoothUni #postgraduatestudy

📢We're #hiring ➡️Assistant Professor post (joint between Psychology and Education) ➡️Closing date 4th March ➡️Learn more: universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni... #jobsfairy #MUResearch #MaynoothUni @maynoothuniversity.ie

📻Listen back: Dr Constance de Saint Laurent of the @mupsychology.bsky.social was on RTÉ's Today with David McCullagh, talking about Australian type bans on social media for under 16s in Ireland. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

👏Congratulations to Carmen Pocknell who successfully defended her PhD thesis on Monday. @maynoothuniversity.ie #PhDone #maynoothuniversityresearch

We're delighted to announce Prof Christine Parsons (Dept of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark) as our first speaker for Semester 2 of @MUpsychdept #MUPsychologyat25 seminar series! Join us for her seminar, "Parenting, Myths, and Mental Health", on Monday 9th Feb @ 12pm, JHL7"

👏Congratulations to @unaidiazorueta.bsky.social honoured as one of the inaugural fellows of the International Neuropsychological Society @insneuro.bsky.social at their #INS2026inPhiladelphia meeting. #Neuropsychology #Research #MaynoothUni

Congratulations to Melane Pilek who successfully defended her PhD thesis. Thanks to examiners Dr Rebecca Maguire, Dr. Darragh McCashin, Dublin City University & Professor Sean Doyle for chairing. Melane’s research was supervised by Dr Constance de Saint Laurent.