Philip Nolan (professor)


Professor Philip Nolan is the president of Maynooth University since August 2011. He is the chair of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group since March 2020. He previously served as a medical and surgical intern at St. Vincent's University Hospital from 1991 to 1992, and deputy president of University College Dublin for academic affairs and registrar from 2004 to 2011.

Early life

Nolan was born in Dublin, Ireland. He attended University College Dublin and received a Bachelor of Science degree in physiology in 1988, a Doctor of Philosophy degree and the primary medical degrees in 1991.

Career

Nolan joined the staff of University College Dublin in 1996, where he received a UCD President's Research Award in 2000 and a UCD President's Teaching Award in 2002. He served as Director of the UCD Conway Institute from 2003 to 2004 at the UCD Health Sciences Centre. Nolan was appointed Deputy President for Academic Affairs and Registrar of University College Dublin in July 2004. He worked with the then president Hugh Brady in the development in undergraduate and graduate education, student administration and information technology services. On 15 August 2011, Nolan was appointed president of Maynooth University, leaving his position as deputy president of University College Dublin. Since March 2020, he is the Chair of Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group on the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.

Personal life

Nolan is married to a consultant anaesthetist at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital and have two daughters, Rachel and Aoife.