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University of Limerick
University of Limerick (UL), is located in the Wild Atlantic Gateway city of Limerick on the west coast of Ireland.
With over 18000 students, including more than 3,300 internationally mobile students each year, UL is an independent research-led university offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Education and Health Sciences, Science and Engineering and the Kemmy Business School.
With strong links to business and industry, UL excels at translational research, which aims to accelerate the practical application of academic research to benefit society.
Furthermore, UL’s Cooperative Education programme – one of the largest of its kind in the EU –places over 2,000 students in paid and semi-paid work experience in industry, business and the professions across the globe. 30% of those Coop placements are internationally located and these valuable work experiences make UL graduates more employable, which is why the UL graduate employment rate is 15% higher than the national average.
With the largest Erasmus+ programme in Ireland, UL is Ireland’s European university with international reach while a survey of Irish students recently voted UL as Ireland’s most popular university with a satisfaction rating of 85%.
UL also offers a range of online programmes co-designed with industry to enable upskilling and reskilling for professional development. UL also houses some of the most innovative and successful research centres in Ireland. The Nexus Innovation Centre is a growing community of international researchers and entrepreneurs which supports new businesses and the creation of jobs.
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Based on books written by Herbert’s son, the series strays in a few details from the writer’s vision of the Dune World.
Imagine going on a run and using your body heat to power your fitness tracker.
Our academic experts share their favourite cover songs, from Siouxsie and the Banshees to Suede.
When Agatha Harkness was created by Marvel in 1969, the comic code prohibited vampires, ghouls, werewolves and horror content.
You don’t need a fancy qualification for these experiments – just some curiosity and few household basics.
Malthus thought that overpopulation was unsustainable and risked societal collapse. One of humanity’s greatest achievements was proving him wrong.
The ‘cordon sanitaire’ is a strategy used across Europe to try to exclude political extremes from the mainstream.
In Brittany in north-west France, the oral narrative tradition was enriched by two languages, just as in Ireland, which shares many folktale versions with the Breton region.
Adverse outcomes post-trauma are most likely experienced by those who’re isolated, blamed for their own misfortune, or displaced or disconnected from their family or community
Punk is a spirit as much as it is a sound.
Beyoncé playfully mixes aural identifiers of both ‘blackness’ and ‘whiteness’ to create something new
Gradually, with more life experience, I have gained perspective and poetic nerve.
Cinema offers a unique way to pin down 500 years of Spain’s fragmented, shifting identity from 1492 to 1992.
Marriage isn’t the most important factor for family or child wellbeing.
Un referéndum en el Día Internacional de la Mujer debería hacer que la Constitución Irlandesa fuera más neutra en materia de género, pero aún hay truco.
A vote on International Women’s Day should make the constitution more gender-neutral – but there is still a catch.
When Essop Pahad was given a job, he did it efficiently. He surprised even his critics with his diligence.
The Communist Party draws most of the members from South Africa’s mainly young, unemployed people, a group that keeps growing.
Technology that can identify stray bits of genetic material in the environment can help scientists monitor human and animal health.
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Associate Professor in Biology, University of Limerick
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Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Limerick
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Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Limerick
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Assistant Professor in Irish Traditional Music, University of Limerick
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Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Meskell Poet in Residence, University of Limerick
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Lecturer in English, School of English, Irish and Communication, University of Limerick
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Limerick
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Course Director of World Music, University of Limerick
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PhD candidate, School of Engineering, University of Limerick
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Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Education & Health Sciences, University of Limerick
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Professor of International Politics and Director of Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick
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Teaching Assistant in Management | PhD Researcher, University of Limerick
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Course Director, MA in Songwriting, University of Limerick
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Associate Professor in Irish Language and Literature, University of Limerick
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Associate Professor in Iberian Studies, University of Limerick
