Organisation profile
Organisation profile
With a population of over 12,000, Castlebar is the main town in County Mayo, and is home to ATU’s Mayo campus. Situated only 28 miles from Ireland West Airport Knock, Castlebar has much to offer residents, students and visitors.
In 1994, the Mayo campus opened its doors in the west wing of St Mary’s hospital and today is a thriving destination with over 1,000 students. The original building has been sensitively restored to retain much of the original architecture, while providing the modern facilities and services required for students and staff. ATU Mayo offers courses in nursing, social care, early childhood education and care, community development and youth work, outdoor education, and history and geography at undergraduate and postgraduate level There are also numerous courses available for adults wishing to get back into education both full and part-time. In 2011, it became the first Institute of Technology campus in Ireland to be awarded Green Campus status.
Organisation profile
With a population of over 12,000, Castlebar is the main town in County Mayo, and is home to ATU’s Mayo campus. Situated only 28 miles from Ireland West Airport Knock, Castlebar has much to offer residents, students and visitors.
In 1994, the Mayo campus opened its doors in the west wing of St Mary’s hospital and today is a thriving destination with over 1,000 students. The original building has been sensitively restored to retain much of the original architecture, while providing the modern facilities and services required for students and staff. ATU Mayo offers courses in nursing, social care, early childhood education and care, community development and youth work, outdoor education, and history and geography at undergraduate and postgraduate level There are also numerous courses available for adults wishing to get back into education both full and part-time. In 2011, it became the first Institute of Technology campus in Ireland to be awarded Green Campus status.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Mairead Cluskey
- Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, Department of Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences
- Atlantic Technological University, Ireland,
Person: Lecturer, Principal Investigator
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Bridie Coleman
- Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, Department of Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences
Person: Master's by Research
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Carmel Heaney
- Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, Department of Nursing, Health Science and Integrated Care - Senior Lecturer
- Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, Centre for Research and Community Engagement (Environmental, Person Centred, Integrated & Connected) - (EPIC) - Principal Investigator
Person: Senior Lecturer, Principal Investigator
Research output
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Effects of psychological distance on mental abstraction: A registered report of four tests of construal-level theory
Calderon, S., Giolla, E. M., Ask, K., Adler, S. J., Agerström, J., Akpınar, B., Albayrak, N., Alparone, F. R., Amin, S., Aquino, A., Bachet, M., Baisile, B., Bausenhart, K. M., Beylat, M., Bialobrzeska, O., Bloomfield, E. C., Boecker, L., Bonora, M., Brady, S. T. & Branch, J. G. & 156 others, , 1 Apr 2026, In: Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 9, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Margaret Burke Sheridan (1889-1958): The childhood of ‘Maggie from Mayo’
McDermott, Y., Dec 2025, Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany. Ryan, S. (ed.). Bray, Co. Wicklow: WordwellResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Review: Julian Luxford, ed. The Capital's Charterhouses and the Record of English Carthusianism Papers in Medieval Studies 36. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 2023. Pp. 300. $95.00 (cloth).
McDermott, Y., 2025, In: Journal of British Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article