Welcome to Maynooth University, Ireland's only University town. Located just 25
kilometres outside of Dublin, we are the nation's fastest-growing University. Here
in Maynooth, we offer you something different. We offer you a unique flexible
curriculum, we give you choice, we give you a sense of belonging and we give you
skills for life. Home to over 14,000 students,
Maynooth University is placed at the top 50 Universities under 50 years old in
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Come and see our
University with us, a place of lively contrasts, a modern institution, dynamic,
rapidly growing, research led and engaged, yet grounded in historic academic
strengths and scholarly tradition. Come and explore the University where you too
will learn to know no bounds. Maynooth University is divided into two campuses;
South Campus and North Campus. We'll start off by walking through the
beautiful grounds of the South Campus, the gates of which are located just off
the Main Street, adjacent to public bus and rail connections. Welcome to St.
Joseph Square where students have been attending lectures for over 200 years
since 1795. South Campus is shared with St. Patrick's College Maynooth.
Here in Humanity House you can find both the Admissions and International offices.
Both offices are here to support you with your application to study with us.
Each year, hundreds of Maynooth students opt to take a study abroad year
with one of our over 200 partner Universities across the globe. Let's have
a look at what else the South Campus has to offer, but don't look at the clock,
it's said to be bad luck. You can find the Law Department here and the
Mathematics Department here. Have a passion for Music? Join Ireland's largest
Music Department here in Maynooth University. From classical performance to
music technology, from composition to musicology. Our Music Department gives you
choice. As we walk down through the South Campus, we are reminded of the end goal,
graduation. Our students are motivated by the charming Aula Maxima, which holds all
our conferring ceremonies. Next up we have our stunning Library. This will be
your hub as a student in Maynooth University. Here you will find open,
private and group study spaces dedicated study and research space for
Postgraduate students, computers, training rooms and nap pods. Need a quick snooze
or a cup of coffee? You've come to the right place. You will also find our Maths
Support Centre here. The Maths Support Centre is a free service providing
informal, friendly, additional Maths support to our Undergraduate students.
Let's take a walk over to the North Campus, but not before saying hello to
our Library cat. We are welcomed to the North Campus by
our new 57 million Euro Academic building. Due to open in 2021, the
Academic building will support our growing student population. We are then
greeted by our state-of-the-art Education building, built in 2017. You can find
courses here across the entire continuum of education, from early childhood,
Primary, Secondary and Further Education. Maynooth University is noted for the
quality of its teaching graduates. Directly adjacent to this is our Science
building, home to our renowned MH201 Science degree, the Science degree where
you are encouraged to explore. You take 4 Science subjects in the First year and
will give you 4 weeks to decide on the subjects which you prefer most. This is a
John Hume building, where you can talk to our Graduate Studies office about taught
and research Postgraduate Programmes. It's also the home to over 8 lecture theatres
and tutorial rooms as well as a University Bookshop. John Hume studied
here in Maynooth and was a key figure in establishing the Peace Process on the
Island of Ireland. Now just a short walk until we reached the Arts Building. Home
to our leading MH101 Arts degree, MH101 has been the most popular CAO course for
several years, receiving most first preference applications of any course in
the entire CAO process. The Arts Building offers study space, tutor rooms,
Departmental offices and places for you to catch up with friends. It's also home
to Seomra na Gaeilge, where you can practice your cúpla focal in a friendly environment
Not sure what the future holds? You'll find the Career Development Centre right
here in the heart of the North Campus and our Placement office nearby.
Next is the astonishing Iontas building. Iontas is the Irish for
'Wonderment'. You'll spend some of the best days of your life here in the
Amphitheater as a student attending lectures. There's also some remarkable
research being done here in the Humanities and Social Sciences Institute.
This is the Eolas building where you can find our on-campus IT services. if
you decide on studying Computer Science, our modern computer labs could be your
hub here in Maynooth. Our Maynooth works business incubator space is just
upstairs. This is a Bioscience and Electronic engineering building, home to
our courses such as Electronic Engineering and Robotics and Intelligent
Devices degrees. You'll also find the Immunology and Biotechnology labs here.
Hungry? Over here we have Phoenix restaurant, serving you hot food every
day. The Phoenix building also contains our state-of-the-art gym facilities, as
well as sports halls, weights rooms and an Astroturf pitch. MU offers a variety
of sports scholarships ranging from GAA to Golf, Soccer to Rugby. In MU, we have
over 100 Clubs and Societies including Drama and Debating. Clubs and Societies
use multiple venues around the University including Maynooth Students'
Union. MSU will add colour to your experience. Here you will also find your
SU officers, the SU Venue and some space to meet with your friends. Let's walk
back to the John Hume building, where we'll visit some of the supports
available to you on campus. First we'll make a quick stop at ICARUS, where we
carry out research in climate change for which we
can boast a Nobel Prize in this area. Over there is a School of Business which
offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees in areas like International
Business, Business and Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship. And this
is Rowan House which is home to the Anthropology Department. Maynooth
University houses the only Department of Anthropology in the Republic of Ireland.
You can also find the Programme Advisory Office here to support you as you make
your choice in the subjects as part of the flexible Maynooth curriculum. Here is
a Student Services Building. We offer services such as counselling, a Health
Centre, a Crèche, Budgeting, Chaplaincy and Homefinder for all any students here. The
Map Lodge then neighbours the Student Services Building, as support to all
Access students who enter the University through HEAR and DARE schemes to support
students with a disability and underrepresented groups in higher
education. Here in Maynooth University we are fortunate to offer our students
on-campus apartments which hold 1,200 places. Our accommodation is located only
a stone's throw away from lecture theatres and on-campus amenities. Worried
about getting here? Don't be. Being a University town, Maynooth is very
accessible. You can get the train or public bus to Maynooth, we are also very
well served by a number of daily and weekly commuter bus services that serve
our campus from most areas within 100 kilometres of the campus. We have Open
Days in November, April and June each year. Interested in a Masters course?
Postgraduate Open Days takes place in March.
You're always welcome to join us
for one of those large events, or if you'd like a tour of the campus on your
own or with a group of friends just contact us in Admissions or the
International Office. Come and be a part of it all, join us
here in Maynooth University where we and you together, will know no bounds.