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University of Limerick journalism department to host general election debate
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The journalism department at University of Limerick is to host a debate ahead of the general election.Journalism@UL has invited Limerick city general election candidates to have their say on the future of the city ahead of polling day on November 29. The general election debate will be held at...
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UL-based SSPC to partner with NIBRT to strengthen ties in biopharma sector
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SSPC, the Research Ireland Centre for Pharmaceuticals, based at University of Limerick, has announced that it is to expand its research capabilities with the addition of The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training as a partner. This collaboration builds on a strong track...
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Journalism@UL partner on major new EU education project
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Journalism@UL was a partner in the development of a major new EU funded Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) which launched this week. Journalism@UL subject head Dr Fergal Quinn led the UL involvement in developing the course, aimed at helping journalism students understand policy-making in Europe...
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University of Limerick welcomes announcement on new direct entry undergraduate medicine programme
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University of Limerick has welcomed the announcement by Minister Patrick O’Donovan that will see the establishment of a new direct entry undergraduate medicine programme. Acting President Professor Shane Kilcommins welcomed the announcement by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research,...
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New photographic archive exhibition at UL celebrates Shannon’s ‘rich history’
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A new photographic archive that celebrates the rich heritage of Shannon showcases ‘a remarkable journey captured through the lens of history’. That’s according to Acting University of Limerick President Professor Shane Kilcommins, who launched the new public exhibition Developing Shannon -...
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Unheard Voices: Competition for Inclusive Journalism honours pioneering UL student
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Entries are now open for a competition established by University of Limerick journalism department in memory of Joe Drennan, a final year student, killed in a hit and run incident in Limerick last year. The Joe Drennan Memorial Competition for Inclusive Journalism in association with The Irish...
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UL research project leading globally on investigating injuries in women’s rugby
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A University of Limerick research project looking at player welfare in rugby is leading the way globally on surveillance in the women’s game. University of Limerick and the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have just released the latest findings from the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS)...
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A groundbreaking new study involving researchers at University of Limerick has found that loneliness can predict a future risk of dementia. The new international study involving more than 600,000 people worldwide finds that that loneliness appears to predict future dementia, Alzheimer’s disease,...
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University of Limerick researchers listed in World’s Top 2% Scientists Rankings
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Sixty-five University of Limerick researchers have been listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists. The researchers are recognised as being experts in their fields in the rankings produced by Stanford University in conjunction with publisher Elsevier and the SciTech Strategies. The data is...
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UL researchers discover building blocks that could ‘revolutionise computing’
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A research team at University of Limerick has made a major discovery by designing molecules that could revolutionise computing. The researchers at UL’s Bernal Institute have discovered new ways of probing, controlling and tailoring materials at the most fundamental molecular scale. The results...
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UL researcher to lead project developing prototype car cameras for enhanced road safety
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A researcher at University of Limerick is to lead a new project developing prototype car cameras for enhanced road safety. The ambitious project is designed to help to reduce road accidents by modelling advanced imaging systems for vehicles that are more responsive than the existing technology....
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UL research reveals ‘poor control’ of high blood pressure in adults with kidney disease
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Study shows high proportion of individuals with chronic kidney disease in Ireland are not achieving good blood pressure control A new study by researchers at University of Limerick has found that control of high blood pressure in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is ‘poor’. This is...
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Nine Athletes are on the Path to Paris from UL
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UL to Host Public Viewing Party for Paris ’24 Day One Over 25 members of the University of Limerick community from students to staff and graduates are set for direct involvement in the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as athletes, coaches or support team members. Nine Limerick/UL based...
on Jul 25
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UL CyberCamp offers software insights to second level students
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A CyberCamp held at University of Limerick has offered second level students an insight into software and electronics. During the last week in June and first week in July, 140 second level students from over 50 regional schools have been given an introduction to Information and Communication...
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Two UL researchers awarded over €1 million in Department of Agriculture funding
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Two University of Limerick researchers have been awarded grants totalling more than €1.4 million from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Projects led by Professor Ken Byrne and Associate Professor Achim Schmalenberger both from the Department of Biological Sciences, are among 21...
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University of Limerick ranked among top 150 universities in Europe
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University of Limerick has moved into the top 150 universities in Europe according to a new ranking, it has been announced. UL has been ranked 145 in the latest Europe University Rankings by global higher education analysts Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). This is the second year of these rankings and...
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University of Limerick is strategically positioned to be the European focal point for pioneering research in next generation batteries. AMPEiRE - the National Rechargeable Battery Fabrication and Test Facility that will be a one stop shop for battery development was launched today (Monday) at...
on Jul 8
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‘Cutting edge’ UL biomedical software project gets support from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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Groundbreaking work on cutting-edge, open-source bioinformatics software taking place at University of Limerick is to receive support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, it has been announced. Two scientists at UL have received substantial funding of more than €730,000 ($800,000) from the...
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UL-led European University Alliance receives EU Commission approval
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A University of Limerick-led European University Alliance application has been approved for funding by the European Commission, it has been announced. UL is coordinator of the EMERGE (Empowering the Margins of Europe through Regional and Global Engagement) Alliance that comprises nine...
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University of Limerick wins global gold at CASE Circle of Excellence awards
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University of Limerick’s Marketing and Communications team has won gold on the international stage for the ‘superb storytelling’ in a festive video. ‘Little Gifts, Big Dreams at University of Limerick’, a video showcasing how the magic of Christmas is linked to the possibilities that education...
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University of Limerick study confirms patient advocacy ‘improves healthcare’
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The work of the 221+ group and patient advocates has contributed significantly to an improved healthcare system in Ireland and is seen by patients as providing them with a “lifeline” according to research published by University of Limerick. The study conducted late last year looked at the work...
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Mapping Ireland: UL researchers create new Ordnance Survey digital heritage resource
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Researchers at University of Limerick have created a new digital heritage resource centred on the early years of the Ordnance Survey in Ireland. Marking two-hundred years since the beginnings of the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland, the ‘OS200—Digitally Re-Mapping Ireland’s Ordnance Survey...
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An award-winning journalist and University of Limerick lecturer has urged the next generation of reporters to put down their phones and dip out of the social media wave, in the face of the growing ‘global’ problem of misinformation. Audrey Galvin spoke ahead of her graduation from University of...
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University of Limerick jumps to 61st in world in new impact rankings
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University of Limerick has jumped to 61st in the world in a new impact ranking of over 1,900 universities worldwide. UL was also ranked second in Ireland and is the only Irish institution to improve its position year on year in the new Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, which have...
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Hats off as Garda College graduates march out at University of Limerick
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Over 600 Garda College graduates were among those receiving degrees at University of Limerick this week. UL Provost and Deputy President Professor Shane Kilcommins said it was a ‘privilege’ to celebrate the conferring of degrees upon the new graduates from An Garda Síochána, who successfully...
on Jun 24
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From pitch to patients: Cork GAA star graduates from UL with degree in medicine
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Cork senior football centre forward Seán Powter has celebrated success off the pitch after being conferred with a Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery degree from University of Limerick. Seán, from Douglas, Co Cork, graduated from UL’s Faculty of Education and Health Sciences this Tuesday,...
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LGBTQ+ inclusivity knowledge in primary school staff important according to UL research
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Nine in ten primary school staff in Ireland believe it is important to know about LGBTQ+ inclusivity, according to new research by University of Limerick. Recently conducted research highlights the gap between primary staff’s willingness to be LGBTQ+ inclusive and their confidence in how to do...
on Jun 18
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University of Limerick ranked 421 in latest World University Rankings
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University of Limerick is now ranked 421 in the world according to the latest World University Rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). This is an improvement of five places on last year’s results and cements UL’s position among the top three per cent of universities worldwide and ranked joint...
on Jun 16
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Policy over posters: UL lecturer’s election website helps voters make ‘informed decision’
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A game-changing website application designed to help voters make informed choices at the polls has relaunched ahead of the upcoming European and local elections. WhichCandidate, created by Dr Rory Costello – a lecturer in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at University of...
on Jun 6
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UL-led paper calls for ‘paradigm shift’ to participatory health research with refugees and migrants
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New research led by University of Limerick has called for a ‘paradigm shift’ in how refugees and migrants are involved in health research. The paper, published in the prestigious journal The Lancet and written by academic-community partners in Ireland and Portugal along with international public...
on May 29
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Innovative University of Limerick projects to have positive impact on local communities
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Three innovative projects spearheaded by University of Limerick (UL) researchers, which have been designed to have a direct impact on communities across Limerick, have each been award €10,000 to develop their ideas. Projects on the use of ground tiles to generate electricity by people walking on...
on May 28
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University of Limerick Alumni Spotlight: Helen Ryan
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In the latest instalment of our Alumni Spotlight series, we speak to Helen Ryan, School of Education graduate and deputy principal at Mungret Community College. Can you tell me a bit about yourself? I'm originally from Sologhead in Co Tipperary, and I currently live in Pallasgreen, Co Limerick,...
on May 23
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New research by leading UL academic radically rethinks psychological trauma
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New research by a leading academic at University of Limerick has radically re-examined what we know about psychological trauma. The publication of a major new book on psychological trauma by University of Limerick Professor Orla Muldoon details evidence that traumatic experiences can, under...
on May 20
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‘STEMtacular’: University of Limerick prize promotes science education
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A prize donated by University of Limerick’s Department of Chemical Sciences to the STEMtacular initiative has allowed primary school students to participate in science workshops in a state-of-the-art laboratory. STEMtacular is an initiative set up to promote engagement with science in Leitrim,...
on May 17
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The Importance of Language in Disability and Neurodiversity
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For Global Accessibility Awareness Week UL Student Charlie Mullowney writes on their personal experience as a member of the neurodiverse community.
on May 16
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Learning Irish Sign Language (ISL) to Promote Accessibility
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To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2024 UL Library Assistant Julie Rayson-Ward writes on her experience of learning Irish Sign Language and the difference it has made
on May 16
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UL listed among world’s Top 75 young universities in new global rankings
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University of Limerick has been ranked among the world’s top 75 young universities, according to a new global survey. Times Higher Education (THE) has ranked UL in 72nd place among the world’s young universities in the latest rankings, an improvement on the 2023 rankings which saw UL in the...
on May 14
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University of Limerick launches world-class electronic music studio
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University of Limerick has proudly launched its new world-class electronic music studio located in the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre at the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Faculty of Science and Engineering. The University of Limerick Electronic Music Studio...
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UL students participate in drug driving awareness campaign
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Students at University of Limerick have joined their peers across the region in calling for awareness of drug driving. Student union representatives from the three third level institutions in the Mid-West joined An Garda Siochana, the RSA and the HSE Drug & Alcohol Service Midwest were among...
on Apr 26
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Citizen Science in action as UL hosts intervarsity biodiversity ‘blitz’
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University of Limerick students became ‘Citizen Scientists’ for a day by participating in a BioBlitz to establish the level of biodiversity on campus. An event that records all the biodiversity in a given area over a short period of time, the BioBlitz was organised by UL’s student-led...
on Apr 25
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UL academic receives Engineers Ireland Thomond Region President’s Engagement Award
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Professor Ann Ledwith, Director of UL@Work, UL’s Human Capital Initiative project, was recognised with the Engineers Ireland Thomond Region President’s Engagement Award for her outstanding leadership of the Explore Engineering initiative. The annual engineering engagement award recognises...
on Apr 25
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Renowned orchestras to headline Limerick Summer Proms in celebration of ‘pride, music, and unity’
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Limerick music-lovers are in for a treat this summer following the announcement of an exciting new festival, set to take place in June at the University Concert Hall in University of Limerick. University Concert Hall (UCH) has announced details of the inaugural Limerick Summer Proms, a three-day...
on Apr 24
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ICEDIM Women in Mathematics Day 2024
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A one-day conference organised by the Irish Committee for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Mathematics (ICEDIM) is being organised in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Mathematics Application Consortium for Science and Industry (MACSI) at University of Limerick. The Women...
on Apr 23
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University of Limerick jumps to 175 in latest QS World University Rankings for Sustainability
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University of Limerick has made a significant move to 175th in the World University Rankings for Sustainability by global higher education analysts Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). UL has climbed from 301-320 in last year’s rankings to 175 in the world for the QS World University Rankings:...
on Apr 22
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Global study involving UL researchers to increase climate awareness and action
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A major new global psychology study involving researchers at University of Limerick has created an online tool that could increase global climate awareness and action. The large ‘many-labs’ style global project, which involved researchers in the Department of Psychology (UL), has resulted in the...
on Apr 22
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Climate action: University of Limerick working towards carbon neutrality by 2030
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University of Limerick has unveiled a new plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2030. The University has published its Climate Action Roadmap 2030, which charts a list of ambitious actions and projects to guide its progress towards becoming carbon neutral. The plan also outlines UL’s commitment to...
on Apr 22
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UL-Lero study: Leaving Certificate students say Computer Science is for all
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Debunking misconceptions that Computer Science at Leaving Cert is only for “brainy” students and “nerds” is vital to attracting more pupils to the subject, a study by Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, and University of Limerick has found. Lero and UL researchers,...
on Apr 16
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University of Limerick researchers to support innovation in the public sector
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Two University of Limerick researchers have been awarded funding to work on projects aimed at driving innovation in the public sector. Associate Professor Anna Chatzi, Department of Nursing Studies & Midwifery and Dr Jamie Wilson, Department of Mathematics & Statistics have received funding...
on Apr 12
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University of Limerick leads landmark research study on teaching and teacher education in Ireland
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University of Limerick, in collaboration with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and Mary Immaculate College (MIC), will lead a landmark research study examining teachers’ professional journeys in the first ten years of their career. Teachers’ Professional Journeys: The First...
on Apr 12