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Maynooth University is leading CO-PRIME, a new all-island mental health research network, supported by the Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute and led by Prof@Sinéad McGilloway @CMHCR_maynooth Funded by the @hrbireland

Lá Nollaig na mBan sona daoibh. A day to recognise women’s work, visible and invisible, and and the many ways it sustains our institutions, communities and public life. With appreciation from all of us at the Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute

Season’s greetings from the Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute. Thank you to our colleagues, members and partners for your engagement and collaboration throughout 2025. We wish you a restful Christmas and every good wish for the year ahead.

New paper published to the MUSSI working papers"Adjustment and Intra-Individual Value Change in Migrants: The Mediating Role of Host Country Embeddedness" by Mockaitis A.I., Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė V. (a previous MUSSI Fellowship awardee) @MU_Business bit.ly/4oDQFw5

@MaynoothUni John & Pat Hume Doctoral Awards 2026–27 Applications now open and close 23 Jan Offers: • €25k stipend • €2k research expenses • EU fees (non-EU waiver available) Apply via maynoothuniversity.ie/graduate-resea… #PhD #Scholarship

Delighted to be in Aalborg, Denmark for #ESPONWEEK on theme of ‘Making Space for The Renewable Energy Transition’ ⁦@ESPON_Programme⁩ ⁦@MU__SSI⁩

Great insights today on how charities, researchers and funders can work together more effectively — balancing independence, ownership and practical implementation. Honest conversations, clear findings, and real changes already taking shape. @hrbireland @MU_Business @HRCIreland

Yesterday I had the pleasure of closing the Research-for-Policy Conference 2025 hosted by Maynooth University, co-hosted with University College Dublin, and supported by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and many others. It was a day full of thoughtful insightful discussions. David Mair talked about the importance of getting the evidence in the right place, at the right time, and in the right way, so that it can be most effective, his points about the role of evidence in sustaining democracy stayed with me. Sarah Chaytor gave us an inspiring account of her experiences in developing the CAPE consortium and UPEN, with co-design, convening and connecting at the heart of this work. My conclusion is that research for policy is not only a technical exercise but one about people and trust building, whether developing the research, formulating the policies, or implementing them, people are the key part. Huge thanks to Professor Mark Boyle, Dr John O’Connor, and Seán Ó Foghlú from the Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute for their leadership in this work. @MaynoothUni @ucddublin @DeptofFHed @Researchirel #ResearchForPolicy #EvidenceInformedPolicy #MaynoothUniversity #UCD #ResearchImpact #Collaboration

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Join us for the Research-for-Policy Conference on 11 Nov '25 10 - 5, exploring how to strengthen Ireland’s research–policy ecosystem. Speakers - @lawlessj Prof David Budtz Pedersen & Sarah Chaytor @PolicyUpen Register: bit.ly/42XemYs @MaynoothUni @ucddublin @DeptofFHed

Commodity Narratives — a spoof property site exploring housing, data and design with the @DatastoriesMU team @MU_Research #research #housingresearch @RobKitchin

Ever wondered who property listings on Daft.ie are really written for? Join the @DatastoriesMU team on today, 1–2pm in the MUSSI Seminar Room for Commodity Narratives — a spoof property site exploring housing, data and design bit.ly/3J58Hsu @MaynoothUni

@SeanMac_R @MaynoothLaw @MU_Research @Linda__Connolly @GAZAU @wesaamamer @MunirNuseibah @mayaywind @Rania_Muhareb The final Q&A with @mayaywind Bana Abu Zuluf & @Rania_Muhareb & @wesaamamer join @SeanMac_R @MaynoothLaw @MU__SSI Discussing building partnerships, responsibilities and failures to date of western universities in response to the Scholasticide in Palestine @MU_Research

@SeanMac_R @MaynoothLaw @MU_Research @Linda__Connolly @GAZAU @wesaamamer @MunirNuseibah Our 2nd panel with @mayaywind Bana Abu Zuluf & @Rania_Muhareb join @SeanMac_R @MaynoothLaw @MU__SSI reflect on the nature and extent of this ongoing scholasticide in Palestine @MU_Research

Join us on 21 Oct, 2–5pm (in person or online) for Scholasticide in Palestine and the Responsibilities of Western Universities. A vital discussion on the destruction of education in Palestine and the role of western universities. bit.ly/3ITODt5 @SeanMac_R @MaynoothUni

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Delighted to host #ClimateJustice Research for Transformative Action –a panel exploring how research on #climatelitigation, rights of nature, housing & #economicJustice can drive transformative social change. @MU_Research @MaynoothLaw @MaynoothUni @ICARUS_Maynootth

Join us for #ClimateJustice Research for Transformative Action –a panel exploring how research on #climatelitigation, rights of nature, housing & #economicJustice can drive transformative social change. Tues 21 Oct 11–12:30 MUSSI & Online bit.ly/42GeIT8 @ICARUS_Maynooth

Ever wondered who property listings on Daft.ie are really written for? Join the @DatastoriesMU team on Thurs 23 Oct, 1–2pm in the MUSSI Seminar Room for Commodity Narratives — a spoof property site exploring housing, data and design bit.ly/3J58Hsu