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RESEARCH AT MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY
2020/21 IN BRIEF
> 600 academic staff and researchers > New research funding €28M > 72 doctoral graduates
FIVE YEAR SUMMARY 2015-2020
> 3757 publications recorded in Scopus > 586 in the top 10% most cited publications worldwide > Research cited 50% above world average > 1991 publications with international partners > 5 new spin out companies
Since the 18th century, researchers and scholars at Maynooth have fostered a spirit of inquiry and scholarship rooted in the classical European tradition.
Our research spans the natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Computer Science and Engineering. Our diversity and scale allow us to work across traditional boundaries to focus on major societal challenges of the 21st century.
OUR RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND CENTRES
To bring together researchers across a range of disciplines, the University has established a number of recognised research institutes and centres that work in close co-operation with academic departments.
ASSISTING LIVING & LEARNING INSTITUTE (ALL)
The ALL (Assisting Living & Learning) Institute’s globally distinctive feature is in developing the interface between the users of technologies and the broader community and societal infrastructure and systems required to make this use beneficial. This interface is where some of the most exciting and empowering developments will occur in the coming decades.
CENTRE FOR OCEAN ENERGY RESEARCH
This centre joins the quest to make wave energy technically and economically viable. The cohort of researchers is multidisciplinary, coming from various branches of engineering, mathematics and naval architecture.
ICARUS – CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE
ICARUS undertakes leading edge research in observational climate science and modelling the effects of climate change – particularly as it affects Ireland.
INNOVATION VALUE INSTITUTE
The Innovation Value Institute is an open innovation consortium of over thirty international organisations focused on digital transformation.
MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY ARTS AND HUMANITIES INSTITUTE
Maynooth University is respected internationally as a major centre of research and scholarship in diverse areas of the arts and humanities. The Maynooth University Arts and Humanities Institute brings together over one hundred researchers and scholars from both Maynooth and partner institutions to ensure that we continually build on our strength in these traditional fields.
MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY HAMILTON INSTITUTE
A multidisciplinary research institute that builds bridges between mathematics and its applications in communications, networks, artificial intelligence and biology.
MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY HUMAN HEALTH INSTITUTE
The Maynooth University Human Health Institute undertakes research that contributes to solving important problems to improve human health on an individual, national and global scale. Our research draws on the unique expertise across a wide range of disciplines at Maynooth University. We aim to translate basic research to effective therapies and outcomes with the support of industry partners, clinical partners and policy makers.
MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY SOCIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE
The Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute was launched in March 2017 with a remit to foster and carry out research of societal importance in all areas of the Social Sciences. It brings together over one hundred excellent researchers from both Maynooth and external partners, and is a major international centre of excellence for research and policy in the social sciences. It incorporates the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, and the National Centre for Geocomputation.
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR GEOCOMPUTATION
The national leader in the field of Geocomputation, NCG is committed to extending understanding and utilisation of the capture, analysis and modelling of spatial data.
NIRSA undertakes fundamental, applied and comparative research on spatial processes and their effects on social and economic development in Ireland, and providing high quality graduate education.
