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.

Grief following the death of a pet can be as deep and as distressing as that for a person, new research by Professor Philip Hyland from @mupsychology.bsky.social shows. Read more here: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/.../mu-study.... #maynoothuniversityresearch #research @maynoothuniversity.ie

Congratulations to Natasha Joksimovic who successfully defended her PhD thesis. Thanks to examiners Prof Richard Roche @rrocheneuro.bsky.social, Dr. Susan Lagdon, Ulster University @susanlagdon.bsky.social & to Dr. Mark Walsh for chairing. Natasha’s research was supervised by Prof Philip Hyland

Warmest congratulations to Chiara Seery who successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday. Chiara is pictured with Prof Damien Woods (Viva Chair), examiners @emmaefarrell.bsky.social, Dr Amanda Fitzgerald UCD & very proud supervisor @rebeccamaguire.bsky.social

A study authored by Prof Philip Hyland @mupsychology.bsky.social on how people grieve the loss of a pet. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

📻Listen back: Dr Emma Farrell from @mupsychology.bsky.social on RTÉ Radio 1 today with David McCullagh speaking about the association between technology and brain rot/rage bait (Oxford Dictionary’s words of the year for 2024 and 2025). www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

👏Congratulations @rebeccamaguire.bsky.social & Ms Mary McCusker MSIreland who have been awarded @hrbireland.bsky.social funding. They will work on Supporting Mental Health by Improving the Lives & Emotional Wellbeing of People with Multiple Sclerosis. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

👏👏Congratulations to Prof. Sinead McGilloway and Colleagues on leading the first all-island mental health research network. Funded by the @hrbireland.bsky.social and launched today. @maynoothuniversity.ie #mentalhealthresearch #mentalhealth Read more: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/psychology/n...

📚⭐️The very best of luck to all of our students who are starting their exams in the coming days. #youvegotthis @maynoothuniversity.ie

"We're getting into the 'uncanny valley,'" Dr Constance de Saint, @mupsychology.bsky.social referring to the phenomenon in which interactions with artificial objects are so human-like it triggers unease. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

🎄We would like to wish all of our students, colleagues and friends a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous 2026! Nollaig shona daoibh go léir! 🎁 #Christmas2025 #Maynoothuniversity #MUpsychdept

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.

Join us tomorrow, 16th December at 6.30pm as we host our final event of our 25th anniversary year. #MUPsychologyAt25 @PsychSocIreland @MaynoothUni Ticket details below 👇

🎉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

📢We're #hiring as part of the PROMISE project (Improving Mental Health Supports for People with Multiple Sclerosis in Ireland) ➡️Full-time post-doctoral researcher ➡️Part-time (0.2 FTE) research assistant ➡️Learn more: universityvacancies.com/.../postdoct.... & universityvacancies.com/.../research....

📻Listen back: Prof Andrew Coogan from the @mupsychology.bsky.social joined Karl Henry on the Real Health Podcast to explain why sleep is a core pillar of health and shared his top tips for a better night’s sleep. m.independent.ie/podcasts/rea...

Delighted to talk all things Sleep with Karl Henry on the Real Health Podcast @maynoothuniversity.ie @mupsychology.bsky.social www.independent.ie/podcasts/rea...

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.

I was delighted to talk on Saturday to the Parkinson’s UK South East Parkinson's Research Interest Group on our recent work on sleep in PD - recording available here. parkinsons-org-uk.zoom.us/rec/play/a-W...

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...

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!

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

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...