Congratulations Dr Bill Calvey on your recent PhD graduation. 🎓
We commend you on your hard work and dedication. 👏
Pictured with supervisors Dr Rebecca Maguire and Dr Joanna McHugh-Power. 📸
@maynoothuniversity.ie

Warmest congratulations to the wonderful @isaiahgitonga.bsky.social on his successful PhD defense 💫💫

@rebeccamaguire.bsky.social & I are delighted for you! #ProudSupervisors

With many thanks to
@advance-crt.bsky.social

#Research #Connections #ConnectedHealth

Call for PPI contributors!

PhD student Laura Curran is looking for PPI contributors to her project that focuses on premature menopause as a result of cancer treatment.

Note that we are still open to expressions of interest for this panel. See details below.

New paper!

Congratulations to Vivienne Howard on this systematic review which focuses on the experience of nocturnal caregiving in type 1 diabetes.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Gender Pay gap at Irish universities (2024, Median hourly pay gap)

ATU: 12.6%
DCU: 8.3%
Maynooth: 8.86%
MTU: 8.5%
SETU: 24.3%
TCD: 11.0%
TUD: 18.25%
TUS: 6.7%
UCC: 11.56%
UCD: 2.66%
UG: 14.4%
UL: 8.6%

Source: @paygap.bsky.social paygap.ie/companies

Thanks for sharing! Really excited that we are hosting the All-Ireland Multiple Sclerosis Research Network (AIMS-RN) symposium in June @maynoothuniversity.ie. All welcome to register - see details below.

Confused, and blinking into the light, the workers begin the weary pilgrimage of two factor authenticating, the end of which will herald the beginning of spring.

Our paper on the impact of living with multiple long-term conditions on everyday life: a qualitative evidence synthesis. The 'work' is not only around medications and healthcare use, it is also emotional & financial with lots of learning & adaptation
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Interventions that increase self-efficacy and reduce feelings of loneliness offer one way in which stigma may be reduced. Raising awareness of MS and ensuring that people with MS are not overlooked is also key in tackling stigma.

Our paper on the experience of stigma and concealment in multiple sclerosis has just been published.

psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

We show how almost all people with MS have experienced some stigma, which has implications for MS dislosure.

What happens when a baby gets a positive heel prick test in the first week of life? How would you cope with your child's diagnosis? Navigating my #PKU journey. Please SHARE to help #RaiseAwareness of a challenging and commonly misunderstood rare condition.
youtu.be/KX9xvZgZ7Hc?...

Nice to see you on here Michelle🙂

Tips for staying sane during academic writing! Particularly relevant during a PhD! #academicsky @academic-chatter.bsky.social

A starter pack for people with a passion for health and social care research in Ireland. No doubt I have missed many wonderful people so please share and let me know who should be added.
#HealthResearchMatters