The recent launch on May 2nd of an online educational tool developed within the Department of Psychology has generated unprecedented media attention for both the Department of Psychology and NUI Maynooth. The product, known as SMART training, is offered online as a form of intellectual skills...
CISM Network Ireland and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Healthcare will host a joint conference entitled"Occupational Health and Safety: A Psychosocial Perspective" on 11th June in the John Hume Building, North Campus, NUI Maynooth. This involves a unique...
The Department of Psychology in association with the Department of Philosophy is pleased to present a lecture by Professor Peter J. Hampson, a Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University and Honorary Adjunct Professor with the Department of Psychology, NUI...
Congratulations to Francesca Farina, who was recently awarded the 34th Annual Whittaker Award. This is the second time that a psychology student won this prestigious award.
The award was presented by the NUIM Biological Society for her presentation entitled "Your Brain the Detective: How the...
The Graduate Studies Office has launched the NUIM Postgraduate Scholarships for 2013.
John and Pat Hume Scholarship – Deadline May 3rd. Taught Masters Bursaries – Deadline July 5thNew Alumni Scholarships – Deadline July 12th.Scholarship information along with Terms & Conditions and...
Dr. Bryan Roche was recently featured in an RTE 2 TV documentary called "Generation Sex" (broadcast March 4th 2013), discussing his research into human sexuality, and in particular attitudes towards pornography. The programme was part of RTE's "Reality Bites" series. You can watch...
Mr. Ian Hussey, a postgraduate student in the Department of Psychology at NUI Maynooth, has recently been awarded the Higher Education Authority Making an Impact award for his research into the development of a new tool to predict and understand suicide. The test can correctly identify...
A research group based in the Department of Psychology at NUI Maynooth’s Department of Psychology has developed a new computer-based system which can help to identify those at risk of suicide. The test can correctly identify those who are experiencing suicidal thoughts with 75% accuracy. According...
A recent study by Department of Psychology postgraduate Sean Hughes and Dr. Fiona Lyddy, and soon to appear in the journal Teaching of Psychology (click here for the original paper), was reviewed recently in a Psychology Today blog by popular British Psychologist columnist ...
The Mental Health and Social Research Unit, Department of Psychology, NUI Maynooth will host a 4-day training course on Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) - Peer Support (including individual and group interventions) from 20th – 23rd March 2013. Further information on this course can be...
