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...

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...

👏👏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