Success at NUIM!
There are many reasons to study in Ireland, and even more to study at National University of Ireland Maynooth. Here we share some of the success of our students and staff to entice you to consider studying at NUIM, to see what you can achieve!
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Major Funding secured for wave energy research. NUIM researcher leads joint state/industry research investment. SFI has announced funding to develop the science and technology required by industry to generate energy from wave, tidal and floating wind devices. Prof John Ringwood, Professor of Electronic Engineering and Director of the Centre for Ocean Energy Reseach (COER) at NUI Maynooth, was announced as one of the Co-PI’s in MaREI , the Centre for Marine Renewable Energy Ireland.
Best new course
The Erasmus Mundus MSc in Dependable Software Systems offered by the Department of Computer Science at National University of Ireland Maynooth was awarded Best New Postgraduate Course 2013. Full details: http://international.nuim.ie/news-and-events/news/nuim-msc-dependable-software-systems-wins-best-new-course-award-2013 Photo by gradireland/GTI Media, via Flickr
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Maynooth Researchers help determine the age of the universe On March 21st the European Space Agency (ESA) revealed the latest revolutionary images of the early Universe observed with ‘Planck’. Researchers at Maynooth have helped to build the Planck satellite, a flagship space mission for ESA which has compiled the most detailed maps ever of leftover radiation from the Big Bang – called the cosmic microwave background (CMB)
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Yahoo! has donated 44 servers to Centre for Ocean Energy Research at the NUIM, under the Y! STAR programme (Yahoo! Servers To Academic Researchers) under which Yahoo! is refurbishing and donating decommissioned servers to university researchers. The machines are enabling research that was previously impossible in data-intensive computing. Yahoo! has already donated over 1,500 servers to 23 of the top universities in the USA. The shipment to NUIM is the first in Europe.
Historical Morpeth Roll is digitised
One of Irelands most extraordinary historic documents, the 420-metre long Morpeth Roll, has been digitised and is being made available online as part of a collaborative project between National University of Ireland Maynooth, Castle Howard in Yorkshire and Ancestry.com. The unique testimonial document, on 652 pieces of paper, was signed by over 160,000 people across Ireland in 1841.
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Scientists from the National University of Ireland Maynooth Department of Biology have developed a model to identify influenza strains through analysis of their evolutionary histories. The new system will help to quickly identify certain mutations of a strain of influenza – known as reassortments - allowing for more rapid identification and preparedness for variant strains.
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Groundbreaking research provides potential new strategy for cancer therapeutics. NUIM researchers contribute to breakthrough discovery published in the leading life sciences journal Cell. Researchers based at National University of Ireland Maynooth’s Department of Biology have contributed to an international collaboration that has resulted in a breakthrough discovery identifying a new control system for how cells divide.
Pre-famine petition supporting English lord could act as a census substitute for 1841 Ireland | IrishCentral.com
A petition in appreciation of the English Lord Morpeth, George Howard, in 1841, could act as a pre-Famine census substitute. Terry Dooley, from the Department of History at National University of Ireland Maynooth, said the document could potentially provide an insight into the life, society and politics in pre-Famine Ireland. The scroll was signed by aristocrats, merchants, traders, clergy and ordinary people on the departure of Lord Morpeth from his position as chief secretary of Ireland.
National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUIM) is adjacent to the Irish ‘silicon valley’, home to the European and international headquarters of many multi-national companies, such as Intel, HP, Facebook, Microsoft and Google. The university has strong connections with several multinational companies.
Vision Zero Is So 20 Years Ago. It's Time for Moving Beyond Zero.
When did the ability to see evolve? According to eye-opening new research, the first light-sensitive proteins that made vision possible first appeared some 700 million years ago, about 160 million years earlier than previously known. The study, conducted by researchers from the National University of Ireland Maynooth and the University of Bristol, was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
