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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.
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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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".
December 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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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
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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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...
AI videos could turn people off social media - expert
Reporter, Aaron McElroy analyses the rise of AI-generated content on social media.
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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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
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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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...
Building a community and how to tackle loneliness
Sarah Finnan, Freelance Journalist and Dr. Joanna McHugh Power, Associate Professor in Psychology at Maynooth University
www.rte.ie
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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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!
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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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
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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👏👏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...
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Not even the bad weather and a fire alarm could put a damper on #ScienceNight at @maynoothuniversity.ie tonight! Well done everyone, thanks to Ilia, Carina, Niamh and Aisling for helping on the @mupsychology.bsky.social stand!
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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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...
‘1 in 1,000’: 27 scientists in Ireland on Highly Cited Researchers list
27 researchers in Ireland have been named on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list 2025.
www.siliconrepublic.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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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
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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👏Congratulations to Prof. Katriona O'Sullivan and team on the launch of the National Centre for Inclusive Higher Education
@MaynoothUni
#opportunity #inclusion #potential #TalentIsEverywhere
November 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Welcome back Dr Ross Brannigan @rcsi.bsky.social for today's @maynoothuniversity.ie Psychology Departmental Seminar as part of our #MUPsychologyAt25 series
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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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
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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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
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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
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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
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👏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...
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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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
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Huge thanks to everyone who joined us from the general public, staff, students, and our fantastic Psychological Society!

#MUPsychologyat25
October 9, 2025 at 12:18 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
October 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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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”.
September 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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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...
September 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM