This week has been Welcome Week here at Maynooth, and we have had over 4000 new students joining us for the start of their degrees. It’s an exciting time, and one of the busiest weeks of the year for my fantastic team. The planning for this week, and the wider Orientation programme, takes months and …
Here’s the secret if you want to get me to do something for you. Flattery. And asking for the favour months and months in advance. So far in advance, as a matter of fact, that you can see in my eyes that I’m going “Huh, that’s ages away, I have plenty of time to sort …
This post isn’t about universities. Although I do come onto them at the end. And it’s not about teaching and learning. Although we will also talk about teaching and learning by the end too. Really this post is about playing video games. You may have seen that the wonderful game The Sims is 25 years …
Does everybody know my name here? No, demonstrably not. I mean, I’m having to wear a name badge. Are they glad I came? Questionable. I can be a bit annoying. But I am an invited panelist, so maybe. Those of a certain age (or who have Channel 4 on in the morning while getting ready …
Look. I grew up in the 80s. When you say AI to me, I automatically think of Skynet and humanity’s desperate fight for survival. Younger me certainly didn’t expect older me to be actively thinking about how to use AI for the public good. If anything, younger me would be bitterly disappointed that older me …
I’ve only used the photo of our library cat up there as clickbait… Can you believe that last week marked three months since I started at Maynooth. I certainly can’t. Weirdly, it seems like I’ve been here for a lot longer. Which is exactly what one of the team said to me: “God. Only three …
Oh god. I’m so boring. Here’s another footballing reference on this website. I’m really going to have to find another interest. But I’m in my late 40s so I’m too set in my ways. Anyway, this is a quote from the Denmark head coach Kasper Hjulmand when he moved into that role and was setting …
You may have seen that last week we announced our partnership work with Inter Miami CF. I’m really excited about it, and not just because I have now shaken a hand that has shaken the hand of Messi. And there’s a whole stack of research around secondary DNA transfer, so basically I’ve shaken the hand …
Oh boy. Look. I know I said before that I’d do better at blogging more often, but I’ve really not. Although to be fair, I do know for sure that some are viewing this as a blessing. But not everyone! One person has been hanging on with baited breath, awaiting the next update with nervous …
Wow – I am poor at keeping these posts updated. I can only assume that you are all hitting the refresh button every week only to be crushingly disappointed that nothing new appears. I can only apologise and point to how very busy I am. Case in point, this weekend I was both appointed as …
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