This report provides an overview of the work conducted in 2020-21 by the Experiential Learning Office team at Maynooth University.

1. Annual Report 2021
Ollscoil Mhá Nuad
Maynooth University
Oifig um Fhoghlaim ó Thaithí
Experiential Learning Office

2. Contents
Introduction
Introduction and Welcome 03
The Experiential Learning Office Team 04
Who We Are 04
Our Purpose 06
Our Values 07
Experiential Learning Office Strategy 08
What We Do 09
Our Journey 10
Our Reach and Impact: Students and Stakeholders 11
Our Impact Online 16
Our Programmes and Numbers 2017-2021 17
Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) 18
Upskill 21
Maynooth University Student Experience (MUSE) Awards 23
Alumni Mentoring 28
Micro Internships 31
Project Live 33
Research Live 37
Our Highlights 40

3. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
MU Experiential Learning Office
Dr Aisling Flynn
Experiential Learning Office Lead
Since its inception in 2016, the Maynooth
University Experiential Learning Office (ELO) aims
to enrich the education experience, by facilitating
MU students directly or indirectly to experience
more from their degree programme by
developing, enabling and cultivating high-impact
learning experiences, both inside and outside the
classroom, where students learn by doing and
reflecting. The ELO has a key role in the
cultivation, expansion and promotion of
experiential learning, presenting a portfolio of
opportunities that develop MU student’s skills and
competencies for work, life and engaged
citizenship (MU Strategic Plan 18-22).
Whilst this has been an incredibly challenging year
for the Experiential Learning Team, it has been a
year of firsts where resilience, collaboration and
innovation culminated in the introduction of four
new programmes, a new Careers and
Employability portal, the exponential growth of
student and stakeholder engagement, as well as
the successful delivery of multiple inaugural virtual
events ranging from an Undergraduate Research
Symposium to a Project Live Expo. A sincere thank
you to our student, academic, community and
industry partners who enabled our success.
Together we are empowering MU students to
become Future Ready.
–Lewis and Williams
“Experiential education first
to develop new skills, new
attitudes, or new ways of
thinking”.
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4. MEET THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OFFICE TEAM
Aisling founded the
Experiential Learning Office in
2016, which exists to enable a
diverse range of high impact
learning experiences that equip
MU students with a repertoire of
skills, as they prepare for work,
life and engaged citizenship.
She is an experienced and
award-winning higher
education professional with a
career that spans over a decade
in this area. She holds a PhD
in Management and is a fellow
of the Higher Education
Academy.
Aisling Flynn
Experiential Learning Lead
Jennifer is a professional
Community Development
practitioner with 20 years’
experience in capacity building
with people experiencing
poverty, project management
and anti-poverty policy
development in Ireland and
Europe. Her current role involves
embedding civic engagement
policy and practice and
broadening access to
community engaged learning
and research for staff and
students at MU.
Jennifer Lloyd-Hughes
Civic Engagement &
Community Partnership Coordinator
Máire is a professional with
experience working in
Management Consulting,
Financial Services and Higher
Education. She is a member of
the Association of Higher
Education Careers Services and
the Association of Graduate
Careers Advisory Services. Her
work involves enhancing the
provision of experiential and
work-related learning
opportunities for MU students,
with the aim of augmenting their
employability and career
readiness.
Máire Buckley
Employer Engagement
& Work-Related Learning Coordinator Nicola holds an MA in
Technical Communication and
eLearning is experienced in the
delivery of online and blended
learning; the creation of audio-
visual content and
instructional design. She
works with both the Critical
Skills and the Experiential
Learning Office to
utilise technologies that
create engaging learning
experiences, facilitating dialog
ue towards collective learning,
and sparking self and peer
reflection.
Nicola Kavanagh
Educational Technologist

5. MEET OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS
2020 – 2021
Stephanie Joyce
2nd Year, Irish and German Studies
Student
Jemma Molloy
3rd Year, Computer Science and
Mathematics Student
Lisa Sheridan
2nd Year, Media Studies and
Business Student
Kirsten Dowd
Final Year, Physics with
Astrophysics Student
Ryan Lynch
3rd Year, Computer Science
Student
Jessica McMahon
Final Year, Business Management
and Anthropology Student
Beth McKeague
Final Year, Psychology Student
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6. OUR PURPOSE
To equip students for work, life and engaged citizenship directly or indirectly,
through empowering academic departments to deliver high impact experiential
learning experiences that are of value to all stakeholders involved.

7. Our values express what we stand for, are core to our offering and reinforce our purpose.
OUR VALUES
Students
First
Better
Together
Be
Pioneers
Act with
Integrity
Celebrate
Diversity
Make a
Difference
Be reflective
practitioners
Deliver Real
Value

8. Our strategy is focused on driving growth and creating long-term value for all stakeholders. It has three key pillars:
OUR STRATEGY
Enrich the Student
Experience
Empower MU Students to develop their skills
and competencies for work, life and
citizenship, through their engagement in
high impact experiential learning
experiences.
Develop Mutually Beneficial &
Sustainable Stakeholder partnerships
Connect, engage and deliver real value to
academic, employer, industry, community
and alumni stakeholders through
experiential learning partnerships.
Build a Portfolio of Experiential
Learning Opportunities
Develop our portfolio of curricular, co-
curricular and extra-curricular experiential
learning opportunities available to Maynooth
University students, in collaboration with
relevant stakeholders.

9. MUSE Awards
The MUSE Awards recognise and reward
student contribution to extra-curricular and co-
curricular activity and present distinctive MU
students and future graduates to employers.
MU SPUR
The Summer Programme for Undergraduate
Research offers MU students the opportunity
to secure a six-week paid summer research
placement, across a range of disciplines.
Project Live
Project Live is a collaboration between external
stakeholders, academics and students and is
concerned with the enhancement of teaching
and learning using community engaged and
work-related learning principles and practices.
MU Alumni Mentoring
The MU Alumni Mentoring programme supports
the development of student preparedness for
work, life and engaged citizenship through
informed career insights and empowering
students to achieve their career aims.
Upskill
Students can upskill for the future with our
professional development and employability
electives, MU Forage virtual work
experience insights and Upskill pathways
and resources on MU FutureConnect.
MU Micro Internships
MU Micro Internships offers valuable
professional experience outside the traditional
placement cycle for Maynooth University
Students, whilst enabling organisations to
quickly access a diverse pool of talent.
Research Live
Research Live is a partnership between
external stakeholders, academics and
students doing individual/group research
projects that increase the knowledge of key
issues affecting community and industry
partners, enabling change.
MU Future Ready Connect
Future Ready Connect is a careers and
employability portal that connects MU
students to relevant opportunities,
programmes, events and resources.
WHAT WE DO
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10. Establishment of
the Experiential
Learning Office
24/10/16
Reintroduction of the MU Summer
Programme for Undergraduate
Research (SPUR)
Design & delivery of the Skills for
Success: Professional
Development & Employability
Electives
Maynooth University
Student Experience (MUSE)
Award Task Group set up
Roll out of the Maynooth University
Student Experience (MUSE) Award
and SPUR
Delivery and assessment of the
Professional Development and
Employability Electives
Successful in securing HEA
Innovation and
Transformation Funding
(€1.4 M) for a MU Future
Ready Project (Lead Partner)
Expansion of the team to
include 3 new members to
deliver on the MU Future Ready
Project
Continued delivery &
growth of all experiential
learning programmes
Inaugural Placement and Work-
Related Learning Fair
15/10/19
Launched our Simulated
Interview Platform to enable
students to enhance their
performance at video interviews
Launched MU Future
Ready Connect and
social media channels
Established
Project Live
Rolled out 2 Upskill
Pathways
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2016-17
Rolled out Alumni Mentoring
Programme
Established MU Alumni
Mentoring Programme
Secured Forage
and Careerset
Established Micro Internship
Initiative
Developed Research Live
Hosted several virtual events
including inaugural virtual MUSE
Awards Ceremony, MU Alumni
Mentoring Celebration event and
Project Live Expo Panel
Led on the Virtual Professional
Services Career Fair
Secured €150k (Europe for Citizens programme)
to develop a network of HE & Civil Society
partners to engage in research on the future
direction of the European project.
Continued growth &
delivery of SPUR, MUSE
Awards & Electives
OUR JOURNEY

11. 1,038
Students
Completed Our Programmes
2020-2021
411%
Increase in Student Programme Completion
Compared to 2019-2020

12. Our Reach and Impact To Date: Key Facts And Figures 20-21
OUR STUDENTS
1,237
Students engaged with the inaugural Placement
and Work-Related Learning Fair 2019 & the
Virtual Professional Services Fair 2020
793 752 4,294
Students engaged in experiential
learning within their modules, as a
result of Project Live funding
Active users of our eportfolio platform,
PebblePad
Interactions with our new virtual
employability tools
18,044
Verified Student Hours Recognised by
the MU Student Experience (MUSE)
Awards this year
13,025
544 100%
Future Connect logins since
September 2021
Student Simulated face to
face & Video Interviews
Facilitated (2017 – 2021)
Of Students surveyed rated the MUSE
Awards very good / excellent

13. 80
Organisations
partnered with our
programmes and attended the
Virtual Fair
2020-2021
❖ Project Live
❖ Micro Internships
❖ Mentoring
❖ Virtual Fair
❖ Skills for Success Module
❖ Research Live
❖ FFE Partners
✓ Voluntary
✓ Charity
✓ Community
✓ Public Sector
✓ Micro Enterprises
✓ SMEs
✓ Multi Nationals

14. Our Reach and Impact To Date: Key Facts And Figures 20-21
OUR STAKEHOLDERS
50
Needs were highlighted by
37 Organisations as part of Project Live
92 47 30
Alumni registered their interest in the MU
Alumni Mentoring Programme
Academic mentors have participated in the
Summer Programme for Undergraduate
Research (SPUR) 2020
Organisations participated in our
Professional Services Virtual Fair
100%
of academics rated their experience with
Project Live as Very Good/Excellent
54
181 100%
Employer opportunities
advertised on Future Ready
Connect
Stakeholders attended our
virtual events
of academics rated their experience with
SPUR as Very Good/Excellent

15. 64
19
ACADEMIC
DEPARTMENTS
ACADEMIC STAFF
2020 - 2021
DIRECTLYBENEFITTEDFROM
OURPROJECTLIVEANDSPUR
PROGRAMMES
2020-2021
PARTICIPATEDIN OUR
PROGRAMMES

16. OUR IMPACT ONLINE
We run two social media accounts, MU Experience More and MU Future Ready
Established our “Future Ready” Social
Media Accounts, gaining 720+ followers
across all platforms in less than 12 months
Designed and delivered YouTube videos to
support students using our new tools for the
first time (ShortList.Me, CareerSet, Future
Ready Connect and Forage)
Launched a student-led social media
campaign for our 2021 MUSE and SPUR
Programmes via Instagram Live and
Ambassador Video Testimonials
1,065
Instagram
Followers
125
Facebook
Followers
443
Twitter
Followers
2,174
YouTube
Hits
350
Students watched
our Virtual MUSE
Award Ceremony
245
views our MU
Alumni Mentoring
Celebration Event
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17. 2017-2021
ELO Programmes and Impact

18. SPUR
SUMMER PROGRAMME FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Collaborating with Academic Mentors to Create Undergraduate Research experiences

19. 2017-2021
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ATTENDANCE
MOODLE
REGISTRATIONS
APPLICATIONS SPUR
SCHOLARSHIPS
GRANTED
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2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
An active research based and paid experiential
learning programme for successful
undergraduate students who wish to learn
more about the postgraduate experience and
possibly pursue a career in research is held for
six weeks during the summer. It affords
students the opportunity to work closely with
faculty mentors on research projects across a
range of disciplines, offering an academically
enriching environment and exposure to a
myriad of learning and research opportunities,
thereby enhancing students’ confidence and
discipline knowledge. MU SPUR

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“I have learned endless things from my experience as a researcher. I gained
several skills in data input, analysis, and representation. I got to work with
different people from my department and operate in an office with
postgraduate students. This was an invaluable experience”
“My research experience taught me a great deal about what working in
academia is like, the different areas and skills that a single project requires
and the generosity and kindness that is out there in the academic
community”
“SPUR has already been helpful to me in terms of employment. I
successfully secured a position at Amazon AWS as part of my third year CS
placement, they were very much interested in the project in terms of
teamwork & learning experience”
“Great Programme overall”
67
SPUR Scholarships
60
Academic Mentors
44
SPUR Projects
MU SPUR
COLLABORATING TO CREATE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
218
Scholarships granted to
date
92%
Students surveyed rated their
SPUR experience ‘Very Good’
or Excellent
SPUR 2021 Cohort
100%
Of academic mentors
surveyed highlighted that
they would Likely/Very Likely
recommend SPUR
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21. UPSKILL
Creating relevant transferable skills for the future

22. Experiential learning professional development
and employability modules are available to
eligible second year students. The key purpose
of these modules is to facilitate students in
their academic, personal and professional
career development, so that they will be well
equipped to secure internships and to
successfully enter the graduate labour market.
The modules, involving a number of employers,
will provide students with the opportunity to
develop a strong sense of self-awareness, as
well as enabling them to identify and develop a
range of employability skills, which will be
fundamental to their future career.
Skills for Success Electives
2017-2021
0
50
100
150
200
250
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2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 20/21
Experiential learning professional development
and employability modules are available to
eligible second year students. The key purpose
of these modules is to facilitate students in
their academic, personal and professional
career development, so that they will be well
equipped to secure internships and to
successfully enter the graduate labour market.
The modules, involving a number of employers,
will provide students with the opportunity to
develop a strong sense of self-awareness, as
well as enabling them to identify and develop a
range of employability skills, which will be
fundamental to their future career. Upskill

23. Creating Confident and Capable Future Employees
“I loved this elective and picking it was the best
decision I made this semester!”.
“I feel very prepared for entering the workforce in the
near future”.
“I really enjoyed how the weeks were broken down and
I gained a valuable insight into the practical examples
of the companies and the key skills and
competencies required”.
361
Students have
participated in the
modules to date
93%
Of students surveyed in
2020/2021 said it was
“likely/very likely” that
they would recommend
this module.
80%
Of students surveyed in
2021 rated their
experience as
“Excellent”
“Overall I found this module very interesting and
beneficial as it helped me challenge myself and step
out of my comfort zone. I would definitely recommend
this module to anyone entering second year”.
Upskill
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24. MU Future Ready Connect
MU FutureConnect is ​​​​Maynooth University's online careers
and employability portal enabling students, graduates and
organisations to engage with our programmes and services.
MU Future Ready Connect is managed by the Experiential
Learning Office and connects MU students to relevant
opportunities, programmes, events and resources including;
✓ Upskill Pathways: Students can get career ready and avail
of our interactive Application and Interview short courses.
✓ CareerSet: An online tool which uses AI to assess a
CV and gives immediate feedback to help improve it.
530
648
Student registrations on
CareerSet
Interview registrations on
shortlist.me
2743
903
CV reviews completed on
CareerSet
Enrolments on MU Forage
Upskill
Equipping MU Students with the Relevant Tools to Upskill
✓ Shortlist.me: An interview preparation platform which
helps students practice a range of different careers and
recruiter video interviews.
✓ MU Forage- A virtual employability, experience and
insights platform that enables the development of real
world skills direct from world leading organisations
virtually.
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25. MUSE AWARDS
Maynooth University Student Experience Awards
Recognising and rewarding student contribution to non credit bearing activities

26. 0
50
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INFO SESSION
ATTENDANCE
MOODLE
REGISTRATIONS
MUSE AWARDS
GRANTED
54
111
30
98
383
66
58
444
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113
657
61
2018 2019 2020 2021
2018-2021
The Maynooth University Student Experience
(MUSE) Awards recognise and reward student
contribution to non credit bearing activities
such as work experience, volunteering, club
and society involvement, student
representation etc.
As well as being a fantastic addition to their
CV, this Award will help them to articulate the
skills to develop them on their journey towards
becoming a distinctive Maynooth student and
future graduate. MUSE Awards

27. MUSE Awards
Creating Opportunities for MU Students to
get Rewarded and Recognised
The Maynooth University Student Experience (MUSE) Awards are comprised of six
themes. These include University and Campus Life, Volunteering and Civic
Engagement, Enterprise and Work Experience, Social and Cultural, Leadership and
Internationalisation. There are two awards available for MU students to apply for to
get rewarded and recognised for the activity beyond the classroom. These include the
MUSE Award and the MUSE Advanced Level Award.
217
Awards granted to date
58,713
Student hours
100%
Of students surveyed indicated that
they would recommend these awards to
their peers
“I have developed into a
mature, confident person
ready to further their studies
and further in life as a result”.
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28. MENTORING
Connecting Access Students to Maynooth University Alumni

29. Connecting Access Students
to Maynooth University Alumni
The Maynooth University Alumni Mentoring Programme was established by the Experiential Learning
Office, Access Office and Development and Alumni Relations Office in October 2020 and funded by
the HEA innovation and transformation project "Future Ready".
Mentoring
The purpose of this pilot programme was to support the development of student preparedness for
work, life and engaged citizenship through informed career insights and empowering students to
achieve their career aims. It also sought to advance the networking propensity of Maynooth
University students from underrepresented groups (Access Students).
Due to its success, this programme will continue to be developed and be offered to all penultimate
and final year students in 2021/22, while 30% places on the programme will be reserved for students
who avail of supports from the Access Office.
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30. 40
Mentors and Mentees
completed our 2020/21 MU
Alumni Mentoring Programme
100%
Mentors and Mentees surveyed
rated the programme “Excellent”
or “Very Good”
100%
Mentees surveyed would
recommend the programme to
their peers
Mentoring
Knowledge of the skills needed to succeed in
their career area
Confidence in making conversation with
professionals already employed in a field that
interests them
Ability to illustrate and present skills effectively
to employers on my CV and in application
forms
Ability to identify and articulate skills to future
employers in interviews
Pre-
Mentoring
(Average Result
out of 5)
Post-
Mentoring
(Average Result
out of 5)
Familiarity with the application process for their
career area and confidence in completing
application forms
All students reported an increase in their knowledge, skills and confidence
2.9 4.3
3.0 4.5
2.3 4.5
2.6 4.5
2.6 4.4
Student Self Evaluation

31. MICRO INTERNSHIPS
Creating Opportunities for all MU Students

32. Micro Internships
Creating Opportunities for all MU
Students
MU Micro Internships aim to provide valuable short term professional experiences for Maynooth University
Students (Undergraduate and Postgraduate), whilst enabling organisations to quickly access a diverse
array of skills and a wider pool of talent.
Short Term Year-Round All Students Co-Curricular
20 – 100 hours
(P/T and F/T)
Opportunities
advertised on a
rolling basis
Open to students
from any discipline
and level
On MU
FutureReady
Connect
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33. PROJECT LIVE
Facilitating Collaboration in the Curriculum

34. Project Live
Project Live involves all levels of students and academics working with community or industry
organisations as part of a module. The projects are ‘live’ (i.e., a real partner with a real problem / need)
and are done in real time with a defined end result.
This programme was established as part of the Future Ready initiative in October 2020 and aims to:
• Prepare students for their chosen career by equipping them with the expected skills to be successful
and providing them with insights into different industries
• Enrich the curriculum by supporting academics to embed external engagement into their modules
• Enhance Teaching and Learning by building lasting and sustainable relations with community and
industry organisations that have impact across the University
• Support external partners by providing value to their organisation
Facilitating Collaboration in the
Curriculum
700+
Students
10 Projects across
all
Faculties
10
External Partners
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35. 01
02
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04
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Media Studies and Safe Amigos: :The SafeAmigos story through video
Students delivered short form video content that SafeAmigos can use to
solicit ideas for the SafeAmigos video campaign and to see how such
ideas might be realised in the form of a video.
Sociology and The Rights Platform: Re-House that Data: Building Skills for
Social Change
Students analyzed both quantitative and qualitative data on housing and
experiences of living in different forms of housing and communicated the
findings of that data.
Sociology and Oxfam GB: Social Movements in the Virus
Students contributed to a larger piece of research on how the agency of
poor people and communities worldwide changed during the Covid-19
pandemic by delivering case studies to one cluster of the project (social
movements, the subject of the module).
Engineering and Intel Ireland: Processed Water Offset and Conversation
Students investigated different ways of reducing or reusing processed
water. The final solutions were delivered via presentation to Intel and the
Project Live team.
Media Studies, Beauty Buddy and Maynooth Community Employment
Project: Digital Media Industry & Community Convergence
Students worked in teams and used existing digital media tools, platforms
and techniques to tell the story of Beauty Buddy and the Maynooth
Community Employment project.
Project Live
Collaborations
Semester 2 2021
“Students see
that the
theory has a
place in the real
world” –
Andrew Meehan, Tutor
at MU Engineering
Department
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36. Computer Science and Safe Amigos: Text Message Processing and
Event Management Functional Modules
Students delivered prototype functional modules that can potentially
be integrated with the SafeAmigos’ existing platform. Overall,
students provided high-quality solutions such as packaged software,
source code, design documents, instructions, presentations and
technical support on request.
School of Business and NCBI: Entrepreneurship Live
Students worked in teams to develop a draft business plan for an
NCBI shop then solicited feedback from the store manager and
updated the plan. This project provided NCBI with useful ideas in
terms of innovating within their retail network.
06
07
08
09
Computer Science and Albatel Ltd: Human Resource Health Check
Report Generation
Students developed a new report generation component for HR
company Albatel Ltd. This project helped to bring a real-world software
development experience to the class.
Geography and Pavee Point: Travellers' Tales
Students worked with Pavee Point to create a toolkit, so that
storymaps can be used by other community groups.
Froebel and Maynooth Green Campus: An Tairseach
Students created a bilingual Tairseach Tree Trail (TTT) on MU
campus for students, staff and the wider Maynooth community
focusing on sustainable signage and user experience.
10
Project Live
“Being able to see
the practical
implications of
work instead of just
read the theory is
very beneficial to
understanding its
use”
- Student, Semester 2 2021
Collaborations
Semester 2 2021
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37. RESEARCH LIVE
Creating Opportunities for Real World Research Collaborations

38. Supporting student
participation in
collaborative research
Research Live is a partnership between organisations, academic departments and students that
involves the co-creation of a piece of research, in response to a need/issue defined by an
organisation.
Research Live is concerned with increasing the knowledge and understanding of key issues
affecting our community and industry partners and building partnerships that have the capacity
to transform this knowledge into practical actions for innovation and social change.
Research Live benefits most postgraduate research-based programmes and can be tailored to
suit the relevant credit weighting and assessment. This programme is also suitable for final year
dissertations and special topics where primary research is required.
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RESEARCH LIVE
Access
Relevant research
skills to create
resources that benefit
student, department
and stakeholders
Work with
Undergraduate,
Postgraduate
students and
Academic
departments
Submit
your research needs
year-round

39. Benefits of Participatory and Engaged Research to Civil Society and Industry Partners
Resources Empowerment Value Equality
Civic
Engagement
Relevant Objective Profile Recruitment Network
Provides a forum that can
bridge differences and
challenge inequality
Opens up possibilities for
future student participation
with the organisation
Promotes co-learning by
valuing stakeholder
expertise and knowledge
Empowers participants on
both sides by considering
them as agents of change
Promotes the innovative
adaptation and sharing of
existing resources
Allows partners to feed into
defining and managing the
research process to deliver
maximum value
Provides an objective
outside viewpoint/analysis
Gives visibility beyond the
usual target audience and
into new promotional
spaces
Offers possibilities for
graduate recruitment and
equips students with
Organisational knowledge
Provides opportunities to
engage with stakeholders
at the cutting edge of
innovation within the sector

40. OUR HIGHLIGHTS
2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20
Reintroduction of
the MU Summer
Programme for
Undergraduate
Research (SPUR)
Establishment
of the
Experiential
Learning Office
Design &
delivery of Skills
for Success:
Professional
Development &
Employability
Electives
Roll out of the
Maynooth
University Student
Experience
(MUSE) Award and
SPUR
2020/21
Successful in
securing HEA
Innovation and
Transformation
Funding (€1.4 M)
for a MU Future
Ready Project
(Lead Partner)
Continued delivery
& growth of all
experiential
learning
programmes
Expansion of the
Experiential Learning
team to include 3 new
members to deliver on
the MU Future Ready
Project
Hosted the
inaugural
Placement and
Work-Related
Learning Fair
Launched Project Live
across all faculties
and hosted an end of
year Expo celebrating
all participants work
that impacted 700+
students
Established the Micro
Internship Programme,
which provides a new
pathway for all students
to access work related
learning opportunities
Implemented the
Alumni Mentoring
Pilot and hosted
the inaugural
celebration event
Established
Research Live,
which supports
students in
undertake individual
research projects
for organisations
Launched a suite of
employability tools and
resources to support our
students (ShortList.Me /
Careerset / Forage /
Future Ready Connect)
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Maynooth University
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Experiential Learning Office
Experiential Learning Office
Office of the Dean of Teaching and Learning
Rowan House, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co
Kildare.
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/experiential-
learning