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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.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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.
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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
Sincere thanks to Dr Cummins. #MUPsychologyAt25
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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
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
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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. 🏆
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November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
👏Congratulations to Dr Alexander Porshnev, Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology on his recent MaynoothSparks Award 2025. 🏆
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"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
Psych Society marks 25 years of psychology research & teaching at MU 📆Thu 6 Nov📷JHL2📷
#MUPsychologyat25 #PsychologyMU #AI #MUResearch
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"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
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.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
👏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.
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Great to welcome back Dr Austin Fahy for this week's Departmental Seminar @mupsychology.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie #MUPsychologyAt25
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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
November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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
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I talked to @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social about the relative merits of being a morning or evening chronotype. @maynoothuniversity.ie @mupsychology.bsky.social
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October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I talked to @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social about the relative merits of being a morning or evening chronotype. @maynoothuniversity.ie @mupsychology.bsky.social
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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.”
October 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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
October 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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.
After over 5 years at @rcsi.bsky.social I'm sad to be leaving.
I'm also very excited to start in the @mupsychology.bsky.social as a lecturer!
Too many amazing colleagues to name you all, but a special thank you to Mary Cannon, Anne Hickey, and the depts of @rcsipsychology.bsky.social +psychiatry
I'm also very excited to start in the @mupsychology.bsky.social as a lecturer!
Too many amazing colleagues to name you all, but a special thank you to Mary Cannon, Anne Hickey, and the depts of @rcsipsychology.bsky.social +psychiatry
October 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
@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
October 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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
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@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
#ADVANCECRT #PhD #MUPsychResearch
October 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@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
#ADVANCECRT #PhD #MUPsychResearch
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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
October 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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
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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.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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.
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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.
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#MUPsychologyat25
October 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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
#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
October 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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...
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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...
October 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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...
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Fantastic achievement @mupsychology.bsky.social congratulations to our newly minted graduates and their supervisors from all of us in the Graduate Research Academy. 🎉
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!!
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Please join us in congratulating them on this incredible milestone by adding a 👏 in the comments to celebrate them!!
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September 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fantastic achievement @mupsychology.bsky.social congratulations to our newly minted graduates and their supervisors from all of us in the Graduate Research Academy. 🎉
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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!
And what a fab group they are!
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Congratulations to the inaugural cohort of the Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology at Maynooth University! Wishing all the students the very best in their studies.
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Congratulations to the inaugural cohort of the Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology at Maynooth University! Wishing all the students the very best in their studies.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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!
And what a fab group they are!
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Remarkable to see five of my @mupsychology.bsky.social colleagues listed amongst the world’s top 2% of scientists rankings. Congratulations to all 👏
Maynooth University is strongly represented in the World’s Top 2% Scientists rankings. This year, 30 of the University's researchers are recognised as leading experts in their fields in the rankings produced by Stanford University scientists.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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...
September 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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...
September 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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...