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Graduate Research

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University of Limerick 03

Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences 06

Irish World Academy of Music and Dance 14

Faculty of Eduction & Health Sciences 16

Kemmy Business School 24Faculty of Science and Engineering 33

Research Institutes 41

Graduates 58

How to Apply 64

Contents

Vice President’s Welcome ResearchatULspansabroadrangeofareasacrossourfourFaculties:Science&Engineering;Education&HealthSciences;Arts,Humanities&SocialSciences;andtheKemmyBusinessSchool.Inthepastyear,theUniversitywasawardedresearchprojectsvaluedatalmost€50million.

ULhasestablisheditsresearchdistinctivenessthroughpromotionofaresearchethoscharacterisedbytheconvergenceofdiscretedisciplinesworkingtogethertoachievefundamentalbreakthroughswhileoperatinginatranslationalapproach–aninnovativealternativemodeofresearchtothetraditionalbasic-appliedresearchdistinction–whichtranslatesresearchresultsmorerapidlytowardscommercialisation.

ULoffersawiderangeofresearchopportunitiesatmastersandPhDlevels,therebycontributingtotheadvancementofourrapidly-evolvingknowledgesocietyinthetwenty-firstcentury.GraduatestudiesatULcomprisesof800postgraduatestudentspursuingeitherresearchmastersordoctoralprogrammesandover1,600postgraduatestudentspursuingtaughtpostgraduatediplomasanddegrees.TheUniversity’sGraduateSchooloffersarangeofthemedandgenericStructuredPhDprogrammes,whicharesupportedbyGenericandTransferableSkillsprogrammes.ManyofthesestructuredprogrammeshavelinkswithotherUniversities,thusofferingawiderangeofoptionsforthetaughtelementsoftheawards.

ULhasstronglinkswithindustryfromundergraduatetopostdoctorallevel.TheuniversityrunsoneofthelargestCooperativeEducationprogrammesinEurope(undergraduateinternship).Theemploymentrateofourgraduateshasalwaysbeenexceptional.Infact,ourfiguresshowthatover83%ofULpostgraduateswereemployedfollowinggraduation.

IhopethisbrochurewillgiveyouanoverviewoftheexcitingopportunitiesopentograduatestudentsatULandwillencourageyoutoinvestigatefurther.

Dr Mary ShireVicePresidentResearch

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UniVersity of limerickTheUniversityofLimerickisanindependent,internationallyfocuseduniversitywithover13,000studentsandapproximately1,400membersofstaff.ULoffersover70undergraduateprogrammesandover90taughtpostgraduateprogrammesacrossfourfaculties.Ourpostgraduateresearchstudentsbenefitfromtheexperienceofinternationalresearchersandtheavailabilityofstate-of-the-artequipmentatourresearchinstitutesandcentres.

Arts, Humanities & Social SciencesEducation & Health SciencesKemmy Business SchoolScience & Engineering

research Key research areas at UL include:

• MaterialsandSurfaceScience• Information&CommunicationTechnologies• Health• Culture,diversityandsocialChange• AppliedMathematicalSciences• Energy

We have four internationally recognised research institutes across the university. The four institutes are:

• Materials&SurfaceScienceInstitute(MSSI)• StokesInstitute• Lero–IrishSoftwareEngineeringResearchCentre• InstitutefortheStudyofKnowledgeinSociety(ISKS)


Achievements

Recently,wehaveseenexcitingnewdevelopmentsinouractivities.Somenotablehighlightsinclude:

• TheBernalProjectatULisa€52millionscienceandengineeringresearchprojectthatwillsignificantlyadvanceIreland’snationalcapabilityinthestrategicallyimportantareasofPharmaceutical,BiomedicalandEnergyresearch.TheBernalProjectincludestherecruitmentof10worldleadingprofessorsandtheconstructionofanadvancedresearchbuildingontheULcampus.

• ULleadstheSynthesis&SolidStatePharmaceuticalCentre(SSPC)thatwasawardedresearchfundingof€40millionbySFIandindustrytoconductworldleadingresearchtomakepharmaceuticalmanufacturingmoreefficient,costeffective,andenvironmentallysustainable.Thecentreisauniquecollaborationbetween17companies8academicinstitutionsandwillpositionIrelandasaglobalhubforpharmaceuticalprocessinnovationandadvancedmanufacturing.

• UListheleadpartnerinLero,theIrishSoftwareEngineeringResearchcentre.LeroisfundedbySFIunderitsCentreforScience,EngineeringandTechnology(CSET)Programmeandincludesresearchersinsixdifferentinstitutions.Lerowasawardedover€16millionfromScienceFoundationIrelandforitssecond5-yearperiod(2011-2015),withindustrypartnerscontributinganadditional€7million,reflectingthecommitmentofindustrytothissignificantresearchprogramme.

• ULispartofthemulti-partnered,multi-disciplinaryFoodforHealthIreland(FHI)centrethatwasawardeda€21minvestmentfromEnterpriseIreland’sTechnologyCentreProgramme.TheFHIpartnersprovideworld-classscienceanddairyindustryknow-howinoneresearchcentreaimedatdeveloping,manufacturingmarketingandsellingnutritionalingredientsandfunctionalfoodproductstoimprovepeople’shealthandwellness.ThefundingallocationunderthisawardtoULis€2.4million.

• SFIawardedUL€5millioninresearchfundingunderthere-launchedResearchProfessorprogrammetoattractaworld-leadingprofessorincrystalengineeringtoUL.ThisappointmentwillhaveapositiveimpactforIreland’sresearchprofileinternationallyandwillbeacrucialsupportforthedevelopmentofworld-leadinginnovationinboththepharmaceuticalandcleantechnologysectors.

• ULResearcherswereawarded€5.4milliontodevelopaNanoscopeforEarlyDetectionofAlzheimerDisease.TheresearchteambasedattheMSSI,ULareleadingaEuropeanconsortiumthatisdevelopingthenanoscope.

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• ULresearcherswereawardedalmost€5millionfromtheEUforaprojecttodevelop,demonstrateandlicenceacompleteeconomicallycompetitivetechnologyforthedirectproductionofbioethanolfrommicroalgaewithlow-costscalablephotobioreactors.

• ULhasbeenawardedaprestigiousEuropeanResearchCouncil(ERC)startinggrantof€1.5mtopursuecutting-edgefundamentalresearchintodevelopinginnovativetreatmentsforbone-lossdiseasessuchasosteoporosis.

• ULwasawarded€5millionundertheEnterpriseIrelandandtheIDACompetenceCentreinitiativetohostthePharmaceuticalManufacturingTechnologyCentre(PMTC).PMTC’sfocusistodeveloptechnologiestoimprovemanufacturingcompetence.

Achievements

Recently,wehaveseenexcitingnewdevelopmentsinouractivities.Somenotablehighlightsinclude:

TheBernalProjectatULisa€52millionscienceandengineeringresearchprojectthatwillsignificantlyadvanceIreland’snationalcapabilityinthestrategicallyimportantareasofPharmaceutical,BiomedicalandEnergyresearch.TheBernalProjectincludestherecruitmentof10worldleadingprofessorsandtheconstructionofanadvancedresearchbuildingontheULcampus.

ULleadstheSynthesis&SolidStatePharmaceuticalCentre(SSPC)thatwasawardedresearchfundingof€40millionbySFIandindustrytoconductworldleadingresearchtomakepharmaceuticalmanufacturingmoreefficient,costeffective,andenvironmentallysustainable.Thecentreisauniquecollaborationbetween17companies8academicinstitutionsandwillpositionIrelandasaglobalhubforpharmaceuticalprocessinnovationandadvancedmanufacturing.

UListheleadpartnerinLero,theIrishSoftwareEngineeringResearchcentre.LeroisfundedbySFIunderitsCentreforScience,EngineeringandTechnology(CSET)Programmeandincludesresearchersinsixdifferentinstitutions.Lerowasawardedover€16millionfromScienceFoundationIrelandforitssecond5-yearperiod(2011-2015),withindustrypartnerscontributinganadditional€7million,reflectingthecommitmentofindustrytothissignificantresearchprogramme.

ULispartofthemulti-partnered,multi-disciplinaryFoodforHealthIreland(FHI)centrethatwasawardeda€21minvestmentfromEnterpriseIreland’sTechnologyCentreProgramme.TheFHIpartnersprovideworld-classscienceanddairyindustryknow-howinoneresearchcentreaimedatdeveloping,manufacturingmarketingandsellingnutritionalingredientsandfunctionalfoodproductstoimprovepeople’shealthandwellness.ThefundingallocationunderthisawardtoULis€2.4million.

SFIawardedUL€5millioninresearchfundingunderthere-launchedResearchProfessorprogrammetoattractaworld-leadingprofessorincrystalengineeringtoUL.ThisappointmentwillhaveapositiveimpactforIreland’sresearchprofileinternationallyandwillbeacrucialsupportforthedevelopmentofworld-leadinginnovationinboththepharmaceuticalandcleantechnologysectors.

ULResearcherswereawarded€5.4milliontodevelopaNanoscopeforEarlyDetectionofAlzheimerDisease.TheresearchteambasedattheMSSI,ULareleadingaEuropeanconsortiumthatisdevelopingthenanoscope.

ULresearcherswereawardedalmost€5millionfromtheEUforaprojecttodevelop,demonstrateandlicenceacompleteeconomicallycompetitivetechnologyforthedirectproductionofbioethanolfrommicroalgaewithlow-costscalablephotobioreactors.

Arts, Humanities & social sciences

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Arts, HUmAnities & sociAl sciencesWithmorethan150researchstudentstheFacultyofArts,Humanities&SocialSciences(AHSS)isenrichedbyalivelypostgraduatecommunity.Overthelastfewyears,anumberofstructuredPhDshavebeendevelopedwhichprovideopportunitiesforstudentstodevelopresearchskillsthroughacombinationofcourseworkandthesisinathematicareasuchasCriminalJustice,Politics,NewMediaandFilm,AppliedLanguageStudies,andTeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages.Allresearchstudentsacquireexpertiseandresearchskillsthroughtakingrelevantmodules,aswellasacquiringvaluablegenericandtransferrableskillsinarangeofareasthroughintensivecourses.Researchstudentsareencouragedtoparticipateinnationalandinternationalconferencesandfundingisavailableonanannualbasistoenablethemtotraveltoconferencesandalsotocarryoutresearch.

TheFacultyishometoanumberofresearchcentres,includingtheCentreforAppliedLanguageStudies,CentreforPeaceandDevelopment,CentreforCriminalJustice,CentreforIrish-GermanStudies,andtheRalahineCentreforUtopianStudies,andalsohousesthecross-facultyInstitutefortheStudyofKnowledgeinSociety(ISKS).ISKSisacross-facultyinstituteprovidingarangeofresearchsupportservicesforresearchersinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesacrosstheuniversity.TheInstitutehoststworesearchhubs,oneconcernedwithcivicengagement,andtheotherwithusableknowledge.


centre for Applied language studies (cAls):TheCentreforAppliedLanguageStudies(CALS)isthelargestresearchcentreintheFacultyandoneofthelargestandmostactiveintheUniversitywithabout60membersand20postgraduatestudents.CALShasthreemainresearchclusters:NewLearningEnvironments;Discourse,SocietyandIdentity;andPlurilingualismandLanguagePolicy.CALSisamultilingualcentrewithmemberscarryingoutresearchinavarietyoflanguagesandcontexts,includingEnglish(Irish-EnglishandESOL),Gaeilge,French,German,Spanish,andJapanese.Particularstrengthsinappliedandsociolinguisticsinclude:ICTandlanguagelearning,corpuslinguistics,languagepolicy,bi–andmultilingualism,Gaeilgeandminoritylanguagesociolinguistics,andmediadiscourse.department of History: TheHistoryDepartment’sresearchstrengthsarelocatedinIrish,EuropeanandUShistorywhichembracethelocal,nationalandinternationaldimensions,withaparticularfocusonEighteenthCenturyIrelandandEuropeandTwentiethCenturyGermanyandIreland.Researchclusterscovertheearlymoderntomodernperiodsaroundthethemesofdiaspora,diplomacy,republicanism,medicalhistoryandculturalhistory.

school of languages, literature, culture and communication:

SeveralresearchersintheSchoolofLanguages,Literature,CultureandCommunicationshareEighteenthCenturyinterestswiththeDepartmentofHistoryandhelpconstitutetheEighteenth-CenturyStudiesResearchGroup.IntheCentreforIrish-GermanStudies,aclusterofresearchersisconcernedwiththeexperiencesofGermanexilesinIreland.LiteraryandculturalstudiesintheSchoolofLanguages,Literature,CultureandCommunicationhasaparticularemphasisoncomparativeandinterdisciplinaryapproaches,withspecialismsinfieldssuchaspost-colonialismandmulticulturalism,memorystudies,psychoanalysis,oftencombinedwithotherfields,suchasgenderstudies.ParticularstrengthsincludeAnglo-Irishliterature,withafocusonYeats,Americanliterature,VictorianliteratureandUtopianstudies.

school of law:TheSchoolofLawishometothreeinterdisciplinaryresearchunits:theCentreforCriminalJustice(CCJ),theInternationalCommercialandEconomicLawGroup(ICEL)andtheResearchClusterforUnderstandingEmotionsinSociety(CUES).Facultymembershavefurtherresearchinterestsinanumberofareas,includingtheevolutionofIrishtortlaw,Irishconstitutionallaw,propertylaw,commerciallaw,competitionlaw,comparativelaw,legalhistory,medicallaw,humanrights,genderandthelaw,sportslaw,employmentlaw,animalrights,criminallaw,criminaljusticeandpenology.



department of Politics & Public Administration:IntheDepartmentofPolitics&PublicAdministration,researchersembraceadiverserangeoffieldsbothempiricallyandmethodologically.Withastrongcombinationofnationallyandinternationallyrenownedspecialistsinpost-Sovietpolitics,SouthernAfricanpolitics,internationalpoliticaleconomy,contemporaryEuropeanandEUpolitics,Irishpoliticsandpublicpolicy,internationalrelationstheory,criticaltheory,publicadministrationandlocalgovernment,andsecuritystudies,theDepartmentretainsastrongnationalandinternationalfocusinpoliticalstudiesandaccommodatestheCentreforPeaceandDevelopmentStudies,whichhasafocusonpeacekeepingandpeace-making,andforeignaid.Initspostgraduateresearch,thedepartmentemphasisesmethodologicaltrainingincomparativepolitics,qualitativeresearchandquantitativeanalysis.

department of sociology:TheDepartmentofSociologyhaslongbeencommittedtoacriticalengagementaroundwhatbroadlyconstitutesthebasisofoursocialmembership,whethergendered,classedorlinkedtocoreissuesofhealth,themedia,migration,educationorglobalisation.Thedepartmenthasastrongcommitmenttoandexpertiseinquantitativeandqualitativeresearchmethods.GenderARC–theAdvancedResearchConsortiumonGender,ajointinitiativewithNUIGalway,isbasedintheDepartmentofSociology,butworkscloselywitharangeofdisciplines.


IamaPhDResearchStudentintheDepartmentofPoliticsandPublic

Administration(PPA)inUL.HavingobtainedmyundergraduateBAdegreefromULinHistory,Politics,SociologyandSocialStudies(HPSS)IdecidedtogoabroadtotheUKtostudyformyMastersandthenreturntoULformyPhDstudies.BeingabroadfortheyearmademefurtherappreciateUL,asIcanhonestlysaythatbothintermsofacademicstandardsandsupportforstudents,itreallyisagreatuniversitytobein.

Intermsofstudentsupport,IthinkalotdependsontherelationshipyouhavewithyourchosensupervisorastheyhaveapredominantroleinsupportingyouduringyourPhD.OneofthethingsIreallylikeaboutthePPAdepartmentisthatithasaninformal,opendoorpolicywherestudentscanapproachnotonlytheirsupervisorsbutanyothermemberofstaffiftheyneedto.Forme,personally,IfoundthatalthoughmytaughtMasterspreparedmeforthechallengeofdoingaPhD,thebiggestadaptationislearningtoworkonyourownanddevelopingskillsofself-motivationandfocus.ItcanhelptosetregulardeadlineswithyoursupervisorandtalktootherPhDstudentstolearnfromtheirexperiences.

IntheDepartmentofPoliticsandPublicAdministration,anothergreatopportunitytogettoknowotherresearchstudentsisthroughtheResearchClusterMeetings(heldonceaweekduringthesemester).ClustermeetingsareledbythePhDstudentsandgiveustheopportunitytomeetandpresentourworkinasupportiveenvironmentandairanyissuesthatwemighthave.It’salsoaplacetoaskforhelporadvicefromotherstudentsandstaff.

I’mcurrentlyinreceiptoftheWilliamJ.FlynnScholarshipthatoffersmeamonthlystipend,whichinadditiontotutoringismymainsourceoffinance.Theopportunitytotutorundergraduatemodulesisavailabletopostgraduateresearchstudentsasanothermeanstohelpfundyourresearch.AlthoughitcanbetimeconsumingitisgreattohaveonyourC.V.especiallyifyouareconsideringafuturecareerinacademia.

sArAH milne / A Postgraduate’s experience


IamPhDStudentattachedtotheDepartmentofHistory,attheendofthesecondyearofmystudiesandjustabouttogointomythirdyear.IfirstcametoULinSeptemberof2005.AsanundergraduatestudentinArts,ImajoredinSociology,withaminorinHistoryandPublicAdministration.

Ifoundboththemodulesthatweretaughtandthestudyresourcesavail-abletoundergraduatesextremelybeneficialtomeasanundergraduate.ItwasbecauseofthisandmyinterestinHistorythatIdecidedtodoataughtMastersinHistory.Theresources,adviceandhelpfromtheHistoryfacultyprovedextremelyusefultomewhileundertakingmyMastersinHistoryandoncompletion,IwasactivelyencouragedtodoaPhDinHistory.

IstartedmyPhDinJanuaryof2012.TheprocessofdoingaPhDisdaunting,tosaytheleastandcanoftenfeellikeyouaretravellingalonelyroad.How-ever,theresearchsupportyougetfromtheDepartmentofHistoryaswellasindividuallecturersensuresthatyoudonotgetlostintheprocess.ThereisalsofantasticsupportfromotherPhDstudents.Finally,thesupportIhavereceivedfromthestaffintheULLibraryhasbeenconsiderableinadvanc-ingmystudiesfromanundergraduatetoaPhDstudent.Thebooksandtheonlinematerialsthatareavailableforundergraduatesareexcellent.Asapostgraduatestudentthespecialistresearchservicesthatareavailable,havehelpedme.

mArtin WAlsH / A Postgraduate’s experience

IhavejustcompletedmyPhDattheSchool

ofLanguages,Literature,CultureandCommunication(LLCC)andtheCentreforAppliedLanguageStudies(CALS).MyacademiccareeratULstartedin2003whenIenrolledontheLLBinLawandEuropeanStudies,graduatingin2007.IwasthenacceptedontoaMasterscourseattheUniversityofOxford,whereIstudiedModernLanguages&Litera-ture.

IreturnedtoULin2009tostartmydoctoralstudies,fundedbytheIrishRe-searchCouncil,andIsuccessfullydefend-edmythesisfouryearslater.MyresearchcriticallyexaminesacorpusofFrench

newspaperdiscoursereportingonincidentsofurbanviolenceinFrance,anditallowedmetocombinemyloveofFrenchcultureandsocietywithmyinterestintheroleoflanguageinshapingourunderstandingofreality.WhilepreparingmythesisIhadtheopportunitytosharemyfindingsatanumberofnationalandinternationalconferencesandthisexperienceallowedmetogetfeedbackonmyresearchfromleadingacademicsinthearea.

MytimeatUL–bothasanundergraduateandpostgraduate–hasbeenthor-oughlyenjoyable.SincereturningtostartmyPhDI’vebenefittedhugelyfromthesupportandencouragementofferedbymysupervisorsintheSchoolofLLCC,andIhavelearnedalotfromthebroadrangeoftrainingcoursesofferedbytheGraduateSchool.ULprovidesexcellentfacilitiestoresearchstudents,includingcomfortableandwell-equippedstudyspaces,accesstoprintingandphotocopyingandaverywell-stockedlibrary.ThroughoutmytimehereI’vemadegreatfriendsandreallyenjoyedthelivelyatmospherearoundcampus.IalsohadtheopportunitytoteachonanumberofmodulesofferedbytheSchoolofLLCCandthismeansthatIleaveULwithsomereallyvaluableteachingskillsandexperience.CompletingmyPhDhasbeenreallytoughattimes,butitwassorewardingtofinallyseethefinishedproductandknowthatmyhardworkwasworthit!

lAUrA costelloe / A Postgraduate’s experience



structured Phd in tesol (teaching english to speakers of other languages)

InSeptember2013theStructuredPhDinTESOL(TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages)waslaunchedintheSchoolofLanguagesLiteratureCultureandCommunication(LLCC)-thefirstprogrammeofitskindintheRepublicofIreland.TheprogrammeisdesignedforexperiencedEnglishlanguageteachers,practitionersandresearchersworkingininternationalcontexts.Wewelcomedatotalofsevenstudentsatthestartoftheacademicyear,sixinternationalstudents,fromBrazil,Indonesia,Iran,SaudiArabia,theUSAandonestudentfromIreland,tothisfour-yearprogramme,thefirstyearofwhichistaughtoncampusattheUniversityofLimerick.

Inthefirsttwosemesters(AutumnandSpring),coremodulesareattended–theseincludeSociolinguistics&discoursestudies,LanguagelearningmaterialsdevelopmentandResearchmethodology,plusstudentschooseelectivesfromasuiteofmodulesofferedbyLLCCandtheCentreforTeachingandLearning(CTL).ThecoremodulesincludeaWinterSchoolrunbetweenAutumnandSpringsemesters,givenbyexternalexperts(includingadjunctprofessorsandexternalexaminers)associatedwiththeSchoolofLanguages;theWinterSchoolisalsoopentootherPhDresearchersaffiliatedtoUL.AttheendofSemestertwo,followingcompletionofthestructuredpartoftheprogramme,PhDTESOLstudentscanlocateeitherinIrelandorintheirhomecountry,althoughattendanceisexpectedatsomeresearchevents,suchasthesummerschoolinYeartwoandthepostgraduateconferenceinYearthree.


tHe irisH World AcAdemy of mUsic & dAnceTheIrishWorldAcademyofMusic&Dancewasestablishedin1994byProfessorMícheálÓSúilleabháin,whoseownresearchinterestsestablishedtheAcademyastheinternationalleaderinIrishmusicresearch.Overthelasttwodecades,ithasattractedresearchersfromoverthirtycountriesworld-wideandhasoneofthehighestproportionsofinternationalresearchstudentsintheuniversity.AswellasIrishmusicanddance,researchattheIrishWorldAcademyhasgrowntoencompassawiderangeofareasincludingmusicanddanceethnography,artspracticeresearch,musicandhealth,andfestivearts.

TheAcademyisarecognisedworldleaderinIrishtraditionalmusicanddancescholarship.IthasthehighestsuccessrateinIrishResearchCouncilfundinginIrishtraditionalmusicresearchinthecountryandsixofitsdoctoralgraduatesheaduptraditionalartsprogrammesinotherIrishhighereducationinstitutes.

MusicandDanceEthnographyisaresearchclusterattheAcademywithspecialistinterestsinworldmusicanddance,urbansoundscapes,themusicanddanceofmigrantcommunitiesandEuropeantraditionalmusicanddance.IthaslinkswiththeEuropeanSeminarinEthnomusicologyandtheInternationalCouncilforTraditionalMusic.DanceResearchForumIreland,establishedin2003,isanon-profit,international,inclusiveandinterdisciplinarysocietyforthepromotion,supportanddevelopmentofdanceresearchandpracticeinIrelandandfurtherafield.In2009,theArtsCouncilawardedseedfundingof€140,000towardstheestablishmentofthenationaldancearchiveattheULGlucksmanLibrary.

TheMusic&HealthResearchGroupisaninternationalcollaborationbetweenresearchers,academics,andclinicianswithexpertiseinMusicTherapy,ClinicalPsychology,CommunityMusic,Statistics,MusicPerformance,Improvisation,ChildandFamilyStudiesincludingmusicandinfancy,DisabilityStudies,andArtsBasedResearch.Itwasofficiallylaunchedin2009byProfessorEvenRuudfromtheNorwegianAcademyofMusic,Oslo,Norway.However,itsfirstdevelopmentscanbetracedtotheMusic&HealthworkshopheldinLimerickin2005whichwasfundedfromtheEuropeanScienceFoundation.TheMusic&HealthResearchGrouphasarangeofresearchactionsandinterestsacrossthreethematicareas:musicandeverydaylife;music,health,andsociety;andtheapplicationsofmusicforhealth,andinhealthcare.



AstructuredPhDinArtsPracticeResearchwasestablishedin2009.ThisisthefirststructuredPhDprogrammeofitskindinIreland,providingresearchopportunitiesforprofessionalartistswishingtoreflectontheirownpractice.TheAcademyhasalsobecomeanationalleaderinadvocatingforthemainstreamingofartspracticeresearchinhighereducationinIrelandandhasestablishednationalandinternationalplatformsforpromotingpolicydevelopment,sharedpracticesofevaluationandthedevelopmentofrepositoriesforartspracticeresearchartefacts.TheprogrammecatersforawidervarietyofperformancespecialisationsandtodatehasattractedstudentsinIrishtraditionalmusicanddance,contemporarydance,medievalsong,Westernartmusicperformance,Africanmusicanddance,musiceducationandcommunitymusic.

TheintroductionofaspecialisationinFestiveArtsin2013furtherexpandstheremitoftheAcademy,includinginterdisciplinarypractice-basedresearchwithanemphasisonaudiencedevelopment,participationandengagementwithinperfomancepracticeandafocusoneffectiveandsustainableartsmanagementpractices.

Artists-in-residenceemhancetherichcreativeenvironmentwithinwhichbothtraditionalandpractice-basedresearchoccurs.TheAcademyhostsnumerousperformanceevents,aswellasaweekly,interdisciplinarypublicseminar(theTowerseminarseries)andamorespecialistpostgraduateseminarbasedaroundinvitationstovisitingscholars(theLOGOSseminarseries).


education & Health sciences

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edUcAtion & HeAltH sciencesTheFacultyofEducation&HealthSciences(EHS)boastsavibrantresearchcommunity.Research,alongsideteaching,isacoreactivity.Theaimistoadvancethewellbeingofpeoplebygraduatingeffectiveandcriticallyreflectivescientists,educationandhealthcareprofessionalsandcreatinganddisseminatingknowledge,throughresearchandscholarshipthatimpactsonthesocial,educationalandhealthcareneedsofpeoplelocally,nationallyandglobally.

Themultidisciplinarystructureandexpertiseofthefacultyprovideresearchagendasaroundactivemanagementoflifelongageing,biomedicalsciences,clinicaltherapies,education,food&health,healthsciences,physicalactivity,sportandsportsciences,professionalpreparationanddevelopment,socialissuesandpoliticalidentity–allareasofnationalchallenge.Departments include

• ClinicalTherapies(CT)• Education&ProfessionalStudies(EPS)• GraduateEntryMedicalSchool(GEMS)• Nursing&Midwifery(N&M)• PhysicalEducation&SportSciences(PESS)• Psychology(Psych)

Therearecurrently207researchstudentsintheFacultyofEHS.EHSprovidesanumberofhigh-qualitytaughtpostgraduateprogrammes,includingStructuredPhDprogrammes,ProfessionalDoctoratesandMasterscourses.Ourpostgraduatestudentsaremembersofawiderresearchcommunity–involvingresearch-activeacademicstaffandresearchspecialists–withinthefaculty.ResearchinterestsandproductivityarereflectedintheincreasednumberofEHS-housedresearchcentres,unitsandgroupsthatarenationalresearchleadersintheirfield.Inaddition,EHShasstronglinkswiththenewmultidisciplinaryHealthResearchInstitute.


EHS has four prioritised research areas:

1) Physicalactivity,humanperformanceandwellbeing2) Influencersofsocietalparticipation3) Professionalpracticeandeducation4) Optimisinghealthcareprovisionandinterventions

ResearchclustersincludingresearchcentreswithinEHSinclude:

• CPAHR–CentreforPhysicalActivityandHealthResearch• PEPAYS–PhysicalEducation,PhysicalActivityandYouthSportResearchCentre

(PESS)• CentreforPre-HospitalResearch(GEMS)• CSI-R–CentreforSocialIssuesResearch(Psych)• ResearchCentreforEducationandProfessionalPractice(EPS)• BiomechanicsResearchUnit(PESS)• CurriculumEvaluationandPolicyResearchUnit(EPS)• 4i–UL’sCentreforInterventionsinInfection,Inflammation&Immunity• Ubuntu;theTeacherEducationforSustainableDevelopmentNetwork;andtheIrish

RegionalCentreofExpertiseinEducationforSustainableDevelopment(EPS)• LimerickHuboftheNationalPhysiotherapyResearchNetwork(PT)• TheHumanScienceResearchUnit(HRSU)• MotorCognitionResearchNetwork• RehabilitationinAcquiredBrainInjury

departmental interests

Education & Professional Studies

TheDepartmentofEducation&ProfessionalStudieswelcomesapplicationsforresearchinawiderangeoffieldswithineducationatbothprimaryandsecondlevel.Currentresearchinterestsincludeinitialteachereducation,actionresearchineducation,ICTineducation,teachereducationforsustainabledevelopment,schoolmanagementandself-evaluation,curriculumandassessmentinsecond-leveleducation,genderissuesineducation,curriculumrenewalandimplementation,moralandemotionaldevelopment,clinicalandeducationalpsychology,healthpromotion,andguidanceandcounsellinginsecond-leveleducation.ThenewResearchCentreforEducationandProfessionalPractice(RCEPP)willbeakeyinfrastructureinthesupportofresearchinterestsacrosstheuniversityinteachingandlearning.


Graduate Entry Medical School

TheGEMSstronglysupportstherecentdevelopmentoftheHealthResearchInstituteatUL,andmanyofitsacademicstaffwillcontributetocross-campuscollaborationinhealthcareresearchincludingotherschoolswithintheEHSfaculty.Withintheschoolitself,UL’sCentreforInterventionsinInfection,Inflammation&Immunity(4i)wasformedtobringtogetherlike-mindedresearchersfromacrosstheUniversityanddistributedclinicalcampuses,inadditiontotheGeneralPracticenetworkaffiliatedwithULGEMS.TheCentreprovidesthevision,senseofidentity,supportandguidancethatwillenableexistingandnewresearchersastheycontinuetocontributetomedicalknowledge.TheschoolhasadoptedaninnovativeapproachtoMedicalEducational,andisactivelyinvolvedineducationalresearch.

Duetoitsstrengths,namelyamultidisciplinaryapproach,linkinghealthscienceresearcherswithtechnologyfocussedresearcherstocreateaneffectiveplatformforresearchcollaborationandproductivity,GEMSresearchershaveaddedsubstantiallytotheprofileofULresearchincludingpublicationsinISIandotherjournals,volumeofcitations,andparticipationattop-tierscientific&clinicalconferences.Further,GEMSresearchlinksresearchandinnovationactivityofULwithclinicalpracticeandimprovementsinpatientcare.

Nursing & Midwifery

TheDepartmentofNursing&Midwiferyoffersarangeofvariedandexcitingresearchopportunitiestoprospectivepostgraduatestudents.Thedepartment’sresearchfocusoverthepastfiveyearsmirrorsvariousnicheareasofresearchinterestacrossthevariousdisciplinesofgeneral,intellectualdisabilityandmentalhealthnursingandmidwifery.ProspectivepostgraduatestudentsattheDepartmentofNursing&Midwiferycanregisterforlevel9specialistandadvancedpracticegraduatediploma/MScprogrammesandforalevel9non-specialistgraduatediploma/MScprogrammeinnursingandmidwifery.PostgraduatemastersprogrammesbyresearchandPhDarealsoonoffer.TheannualPatriciaConnorGormanGraduateScholarshipisawardedbythedepartmenttoencourageandsupportULnursinggraduatestoengageinresearchactivities.


Clinical Therapies

TheDepartmentofClinicalTherapiesincludestheDisciplinesofOccupationalTherapy,PhysiotherapyandSpeechandLanguageTherapy.TheDepartmentorganisesitsresearchactivitiesintothreeresearchclustersthatreflectourcurrentresearchactivityandenableistobestrategicinourresearchinitiatives.ThethreeCTsclustersare:(i)Youth,DisadvantageandDisability;(ii)ProfessionalLearning,TheoryandPractice;and(iii)EnhancingParticipationandActivityforpeoplewithChronicConditions.Eachclusterprovidesafocusforcapacity-buildingandtrainingofethicalandrigorousresearchers.TheDepartmentannuallyofferspostgraduatescholarshipstoencourageandsupportcliniciansandtherapygraduateswhowishtoundertakeapostgraduatequalificationatUL.Withovertwenty-fivecurrentlyregisteredpostgraduateresearchstudents,theDepartmentofCThasastrongtrackrecordinsuccessfulpostgraduatestudentresearchcompletions.

Physical Education & Sport Sciences

TheDepartmentofPhysicalEducation&SportSciences(PESS)hasgrowinganddiverseprogrammesofresearchwithprioritiesin:FoodandHealth;PhysicalActivityandHealth;SportandHumanPerformance;SportPedagogyandanemergingresearchprogrammeinGolfPerformance.ThedepartmentcurrentlyhoststhePhysicalEducation,PhysicalActivityandYouthSportResearchCentre(PEPAYS);theBiomechanicsResearchUnittheHumanSciencesResearchUnitandtheMotorCognitionResearchNetwork.TherecentlyrefurbishedPhysicalEducationandSportSciencesbuildingprovidesmanywell-equippedlaboratoriesforbiomechanics,exercisephysiology,psychologyandpedagogicalresearchandthedepartmenthasrapidlydevelopingresearchethos.

Psychology

TheDepartmentofPsychologyatUniversityofLimerickisavibrantdepartment,witharesearchcommunity,whichhasafocusonsocialpsychologyandsocialissues,makingthedepartmentuniqueinIreland.Infact,theDepartmentledthedevelopmentofaCentreforSocialIssuesResearchtopromoteresearchonsocialissuesacrosstheuniversity.TheDepartmentofPsychologyhasanexcellentresearchprofileunderpinnedbyresearchinareassuchassocialidentity,socialdevelopment,minority/majorityrelations,prejudice,socialexclusionandcrowdbehaviour.Inaddition,theDepartmenthasdevelopedresearchstrengthsinClinicalandHealthPsychology,andNeuropsychology.Thedevelopmentofnew,customdesignedpsychologicalresearchlaboratorieshasprovidedanexcellentenvironmentforresearch.


IcommencedmyPhDstudiesinOctober2009,immediatelyafter

completionofmyundergraduatedegree.ThisresearchissupervisedbyDr.DrewHarrisonintheDepartmentofPhysicalEducationandSportSciencesandwassupportedbyfundingfromtheIrishResearchCouncil.Whenthisfundingfinishedin2012,IreceivedfurthersupportfromPlasseyCampusCentretocontinuemystudies.Biomechanicsandresearchmoduleswerealwaysmyfavouritepartofmyundergraduatedegree,duringwhichIhadspent8monthsworkingwiththeSportsBiomechanicsresearchgroupatCardiffMetropolitanUniversity.Thisexperienceonanumberofdifferentsportsandengineering-relatedresearchprojectsconfirmedtomethatresearchpostgraduatestudyinthisareawassomethingIwasdefinitelyinterestedinpursuing.

IworkaspartoftheBiomechanicsResearchUnitonamethodofassessingplantarflexor(calfmuscle)functioninatestconditionwhichsimulateshopping.Myfirstyearwasprimarilyfocusedonreviewoftheliteraturetoidentifysuitableresearchquestions,runningpilotstudiestodeterminethefeasibilityoftheproposedmethodsandcompletionofethicsapplications.IalsospentaperiodoftimeattheUniversityofBathandManchesterMetropolitanUniversityintheUKtoacquiretraininginmeasurementmethodsnotusedinIreland.Thatinitialyearlaidthefoundationsforsubsequentdatacollectionandanalysis.

ThroughoutmyPhD,Ihavealsobeeninvolvedinteachingonanumberofundergraduateandpostgraduateprogrammes,whichhasgreatlyenhancedmyCVandputsmeingoodsteadforfutureemployability.Since2010IhavetravelledtoandpresentedmyfindingsatconferencesintheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Portugal,HongKongandTaiwan,eachoftheminvaluableexperiencesintermsofnetworkinganddisseminationofmyresearch.Withoutadoubt,however,oneofthehighlightsofmyPhDtodatewasthepublicationofthefirstjournalarticlefromthethesisinearly2013.

lAUrA-Anne fUrlong / A Postgraduate’s experience


Dr. Raymond Lynch joined the Department of Education and Professional Studies at the University of Limerick (UL) as a lecturer in Education in January 2012.

Hisresearchinterestsaredirectedtowardstheenhancementofinitialteachereducationandinclude:studentinterests,student-coursealignment,andproblem-andproject-basedlearning.Recentresearchhasfocusedonexaminingtheimpactofvaryingtaskdifficultyonstudentengagementandconsequentlystudentlearningoutcomes.Theinitialfindingsofthisresearch,whichincorporatetheuseofacomputerisednavigationtask,arepublishedinthejournal‘EducationalResearch’.Thisongoingresearchstudyisalreadyprovidingstrongevidencetosupporttheprerequisiteofperceivedopportunitiesforsuccessintasksinordertosecureandpromotestudentinterestandengagementwithatopicofstudy.

RaymondgraduatedwithaBachelorofTechnologyEducationdegree(2006)andaPh.D.inStudentInterests(2010)fromtheUniversityofLimerick.DuringthestartofhisPh.D.studiesheworkedasaTeachingAssistantfortwoyearsintheDepartmentofDesignandManufacturingTechnology,UL.ThroughtheIrishResearchCouncil,RaymondreceivedaGovernmentofIrelandPostgraduateScholarshiptocompletethefinaltwoyearsofhisPh.D.studies.UponcompletionofhisPh.D.RaymondacceptedalecturingpositionwithintheDepartmentofDesignandManufacturingTechnologywherehetaughtsubjectcontentandsubjectpedagogymodulesoninitialtechnologyteacherprogrammes.


dr. rAymond lyncH

InhiscurrentpositionwiththeDepartmentofEducationandProfessionalStudiesRaymondcurrentlyteachesonlevel8,9,and10programmesofstudyontheNationalFrameworkofQualifications.TheseincludeundergraduateandpostgraduateinitialteachereducationprogrammesandtwostructuredPh.D.programmes.HeisCo-DirectoroftheProfessionalMasterofEducation(Technology)programme,whichisapostgraduateinitialteachereducationprogrammedesignedtomeettheneedsofgraduateswhowishtobecomepost-primaryteachersoftechnologysubjects.

Raymondiscurrentlyworkingonacollaborativeresearchprojectwhichaimstoinvestigatetheimpactofassessmentonstudentmotivation,inparticulargoalorientation.

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kemmy Business school

kBs //

kemmy BUsiness scHoolTheKemmyBusinessSchool(KBS)isadynamicandinnovativebusinessschoolwiththemissiontobeabusinessschoolthatdeliversanoutstandingeducationalexperience,isresearchactive,internationalisedandsociallyengaged,withaninternationalreputationforspecialistareasofexpertise.Excellenceinresearchisvitaltothedeliveryofthismission,inordertoensurethatthepositiveimpactofKBSonourstakeholdersandtheeconomyismaximised.

KBShostsoveronehundredfacultyandstaffandalmost3,000students,ofwhommorethan500arepostgraduates.Mostofthesearestudyingonourrangeoftaughtpostgraduateprogrammes.TheKBSGraduateResearchCentrewasestablishedin1993toprovideadedicatedhometoourpostgraduateresearchstudents,andtoensuretheywereabletoaccessalltheservicesandsupportsneededfortheirwork.TheGraduateResearchCentrecurrentlyhostsmorethan80postgraduatestudentspursuingMBSandPhDdegreesacrossarangeofbusinessdisciplines.

KBSresearchhasbeenfundedthroughcompetitivefundingsources,bothdomesticandinternational,aswellasindustry-fundedprogrammes.TheIrishResearchCouncilforHumanitiesandSocialSciences(IRCHSS),EUFrameworkProgramme7andtheEuropeanFoundationforEntrepreneurshipResearch(EFER)haveallbeensignificantinrecentyears,andweanticipatethatHorizon2020willbeanimportantresource.KBSfacultycollaborateinternationallyinarangeofsuccessfulresearchnetworks,andarealsoincreasinglyinvolvedininter-disciplinarywork.Wehaveafocuswherepossibleontranslatingourresearchtomakeitaccessibletoaswidearangeofnon-academicstakeholdersaspossible.

TothisendwehaveestablishedtheKemmyBusinessSchoolResearchBulletinseries,eachissueofwhichfeaturesthefindingsofatopqualityacademicarticleandtranslatesitsfindingsinawaythatisrelevantandusefultoawiderrangeofpolicy-makers,businesses,NPOsorothergroups.TheKBSResearchBulletinseriesisavailableonlineatwww.ul.ie/business/kbs-research-bulletin


What we research

TheresearchinterestsofKBSfacultyarediverse,andcanbestbeunderstoodbylookingunderboththemesandmorediscipline-specificareas.Thefourmainthemesofourworkare:

• Work,knowledgeandemployment (themeleaders:ProfessorPatrickGunnigleandDrSiobhanTiernan)• Theserviceseconomyandtourism (themeleaders:ProfessorJimDeeganandDrEoinReeves)• Entrepreneurship,innovationandmarketing (themeleaders:DrNaomiBirdthistleandDrReginaMcNally)• Publicpolicy,enterprise,governanceandsustainability (themeleaders:DrHelenaLenihanandDrPhilipO’Regan)

Work, Knowledge and Employment

Thecoreresearchchallengeunderthisthemeistoinvestigatehoweconomiescanstrikeabalancebetweeneconomicandsocialperformanceinpromoting‘bestpractice’thatenhancescompetitivenessandproductivitywhileconcurrentlyembracinggoodemploymentstandardsandenhancinghumancapitalandpartnershipatwork.Buildingonalong-establishedrecordofachievementinworkforcemanagementresearchandteachingatUL,thisresearchthemefocusesonworkplacelearning,humanresourcedevelopmentandintellectualcapital;workdesign,workplacerelationsandemployeewellbeing;embeddingforeigndirectinvestment;strategichumanresourcemanagementandbusinessperformance;andthepoliticaleconomyofworkplacerelationsandlabourmarkets.

The Services Economy and Tourism

Thisresearchthemeemergesfromthechangingnatureofconsumptionandproductioninmodernsocieties.Atpresent,overtwo-thirdsofthoseemployedinEuropeworkinservices(bothprivateandpublic)andbetween60and70percentofGrossValueAddedinmostEuropeanstatescanbeattributedtoservices.Thebroadareasforresearchincludetransport,tourismandtravel,insurance,financialservices,educationalservices,legalservices,businessandpublicservices.



Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Marketing

Inordertodevelopanindigenousinnovation-driveneconomy,innovative,entrepreneurialandmarketing-relatedskillsandattitudesneedtobenurtured.TheKBScontributestothisagendathroughitsresearchonsmall-andmedium-sizedenterprises.Specificresearchfociincludeinternationalisation,familybusinesses,marketingstrategy,advertisingandconsumerresearch,newproductdevelopment,brandingandrelationshipmarketing.Theinterfacebetweenentrepreneurshipandpedagogyandbetweenmarketingandinnovationhasalsoattractedsignificantresearchattention.Scholarsareopentonewresearchagendas,andemergingresearchiscurrentlyongoinginsocial,femaleandethnicentrepreneurship,crisismanagement,high-growthfirms,metricsforinnovationandmarketing.

Public Policy, Enterprise, Governance and Sustainability

Thepublicpolicycomponentofthisthemecoversindustrial,economicandsocialdevelopmentissuesandpolicy,thesurvivalandgrowthoffirmsandtherolethatpublicpolicy(amongstotherfactors)playsinthisregard.Thereisaconcernwithpublicpolicyevaluation,includingongoingresearchontaxationandprivatisationpolicies.Thefocusongovernancereflectstheemergingimportanceofmattersrelatingtoregulation(includingprofessionalself-regulation),corporategovernanceandethics,sustainabilityandresponsibility(ERS).ThisaccordswiththeactiveparticipationofKBSintheUNPRMENetwork.Ongoingresearchactivityintheseareasembracerisk(includingpoliticalrisk)andgovernance,behaviouranddynamicsofboardsofdirectors,regulatoryandlegislativecompliance,controlmechanismsinlargeandsmallfirmsandcorporatesocialresponsibility.Emphasisonsustainabilityreflectstheemergenceofthistopicbothasanareaofdiscreteinterestandonethatoffersinterdisciplinarypossibilities.

Inadditiontothesefourthemes,eachofthefourconstituentdepartmentsofKBShasanactiveresearchculture.ThefourdepartmentsareAccounting&Finance,Economics,Management&Marketing,andPersonnel&EmploymentRelations.

department of Accounting & financeTheDepartmentofAccounting&Financecomprisesfacultyworkinginthedisciplinesofaccounting,riskmanagement,financeandtaxation.Theresearchactivityinthedepartmentisthereforevaried,andincludesworkonriskmanagementwithafocusonweatherriskandnanotechnology,capitalmarketsexploitingtheworld-classtradingfloorfacilityoftheKBS,ethicsandthetaxprofession,internationalandmultinationaltaxationpolicy,corporatesocialresponsibility,professionalself-regulation,criticalaccountingresearch,corporategovernance,remunerationpolicies,sustainability,aviationfinance,behaviouralfinanceandfinanceinthemedicalfield.

department of economicsTheresearchactivityoftheDepartmentofEconomicsisprimarilyinthefieldofappliedeconomics.Tworesearchcentres,theEuro-AsiaResearchCentreandtheNationalCentreforTourismPolicyStudiesarelocatedinthedepartment.Thereisalsoanactiveresearchgrouponprivatisationandpublicpartnerships,andacriticalmassofprojectsmodellingdebtanddemographicchangesacrossEuropeaneconomies.Facultyinthedepartmentalsoengageinresearchontourism,industrial/enterprisedevelopmentandpolicy,theevaluationofpolicyinterventions,firmsurvivalandgrowthandmacroeconomicissues.

department of management and marketingFacultyintheDepartmentofManagementandMarketingareengagedinavarietyofresearchprojectsinvolvingdiversedisciplinaryframeworks.WorkhasappearedinjournalssuchastheJournalofProductInnovationManagement,JournaloftheAcademyofMarketingScience,IndustrialMarketingManagement,JournalofMarketingManagement,MarketingTheory,JournalofWorldBusiness,Consumption,MarketsandCulture,JournalofBrandManagement,andJournalofConsumerBehaviour.EditorialBoardMembershipsincludeMarketingTheory,EuropeanJournalofMarketing,JournalofMarketingManagement,JournalofConsumerBehaviourandtheJournalofProductInnovationManagement.



department of Personnel and employment relationsFacultyintheDepartmentofPersonnelandEmploymentRelationshavepublishedinmajorinternationaljournalssuchasHumanRelations,BritishJournalofIndustrialRelations,InternationalJournalofHumanResourceManagement,IndustrialandLabourRelationsReview,JournalofManagerialPsychologyandtheJournalofWorldBusiness.EditorialBoardmembershipsincludeHumanResourceManagementJournal,IndustrialRelationsJournal,JournalofManagerialPsychologyandJournalofEuropeanIndustrialTraining.Keyon-goingprojectsincludeEmploymentRelationsinMultinationals;InternationalHumanResourceManagement;EmployerandEmployeePerspectivesonTraining&Development;Olderworkersandtheirexperiences;Bullyingintheworkplace;Precariousworkandimmigrantexperiencesintheworkplace.TheEmploymentRelationsResearchUnitislocatedwithinthedepartment.

MoreinformationonresearchwithinKBSisavailableat www.ul.ie/business.

structured Phd in Business KBSoffersastructuredPhDprogrammewhichisthedefaultoptionforallstudentsregisteringwithusfromJanuary2014.Theprogrammecomprisesaresearchthesisandarangeofspecialisttaughtmoduleswhichpresentstudentswiththeopportunitytodeveloppersonaleffectiveness,teamworking,leadershipandinnovation.Thethesiscarries270creditsoftheprogrammetotalof360,withcore,specialistandresearchmethodsmodulesaccountingforupto90.Specialistmodulesarechosenonacasebycasebasisbythesupervisorandthestudent,onceanyrelevantknowledgegapshavebeenidentified.ThecoremodulesareIntroductiontoDoctoralStudies,ResearchIntegrity,PhilosophyofScienceandaGenericandTransferableSkillsPortfolio.furtherdetailavailableatStructuredPhDBusiness

frAnces sHAW / A Postgraduate’s experience

I’maPhDstudentinFinanceintheKemmyBusinessSchool.In2009IgraduatedwithadegreeinBusinessStudies,majoringinAccountingandFinanceandanMScinFinancialServicesin2010bothfromUL.NearingcompletionofmymastersIbegantothinkaboutdoingaPhD.TheMSchadintroducedmetoareasoffinancethatIknewIwantedtodevelopadeeperunderstandingandthePhDmeantthatIcouldcontinuetodoso.MyresearchfocusesonempiricalanalysisofEuropeanfixedincomederivatives.Theresearchprocesscanbeextremelychallenging,itisalotofhardworkbutsincebeginningmyPhDIhavehadtheopportunitytopublishmyresearchandpresentitatanumberofconferenceswhichhavebeenreallyrewardingexperiences.Ihavealsoactedasteachingassistantonanumberofmoduleswhichhasgivenmegreatteachingexperience.ChoosingtodoaPhDensuresthateverydayisvariedandyoucanworkatyourownpacewhichgivesgreatautonomyoveryourwork.

IchosetodomyPhDintheKemmyBusinessSchoolbecauseofacombinationoffactors,thepositiveexperiencethatIhadduringmydegreeandmasters,theexcellentlevelofsupervisionavailableandthefacilitiesthattheuniversityoffers.Mysupervisorsareextremelyapproachable,areexpertsintheirfieldsandarealwaysavailabletoofferadvicewhenneeded.AsafinancestudentintheKBSIhaveaccesstothetradingfloorwhichisafantasticresourceforresearch.DoingaPhDwasundoubtedlythebestdecisionforme,ifyouenjoytheresearchprocessandarewillingtoputinthehardworkitisunlikelythatyouwillfindamorefulfillingexperience.



Professor PAtrick gUnnigle

Dr Patrick Gunnigle is Professor of Business Studies and Director of the Employment Relations Research Unit at KBS.

AgraduateofUniversityCollegeDublin(B.Comm,1977;MBS,1978)andCranfieldSchoolofManagement(PhD,1995),hehasauthored,co-authoredoredited18booksandover100refereedjournalpapersandbookchapters.HisresearchhasbeenpublishedintheleadingjournalsinhisfieldsuchastheJournalofInternationalBusinessStudies,theBritishJournalofIndustrialRelations,IndustrialandLaborRelationsReview,IndustrialRelationsandtheJournalofWorldBusiness.

AformerFulbrightScholarandMarieCurieExchangeScholar,Paddyis

memberoftheeditorialboardsoftheHumanResourceManagementJournal,AsiaPacificJournalofHumanResources,SouthAfricanJournalofHumanResourceManagement,IndustrialRelationsJournalandEmployeeRelations:TheInternationalJournal.Heisalsoformerco-editoroftheIrishJournalofManagement.

HeholdsVisitingProfessorAppointmentsatSorbonneUniversitéParisII(Pantheon-Assas)andRhodesUniversityandhasdelivereddistinguishedlecturesandinvitedpresentationsatseveralleadinguniversitiesandbusinessschoolsinAustralia,Canada,China,SouthAfricaandtheUS.HeiscurrentlyexternalexamineratDublinCityUniversityandUniversityCollegeCorkandhasexamineddoctoralthesesatseveralIrishandinternationaluniversities,mostrecentlyatMacquarieUniversity(Australia),TrinityCollege(Dublin),QueensUniversity(Belfast)andtheUniversityofWarwick(UK).

Hewasthe2013recipientoftheUniversityofLimerickExcellenceinResearchAwardandwastherebybestowedwiththetitleUniversityResearchFellow2013-16.In2009hereceivedtheawardofinauguralFellowoftheIrishAcademyofManagementinacknowledgementofhisdistinguishedcontributiontoacademiaandthestudyofbusinessandmanagementinIreland.HeisapreviousrecipientoftheUniversityofLimerick’sSpecialAchievementinResearchAward(2000).PaddyisalsoaFellowoftheCharteredInstituteofPersonnelandDevelopment(FCIPD).

Hisresearchinterestsincludeinternationalbusiness/multinationalcompanies,humanresourcemanagement(HRM),tradeunionmembershipandrecognition,managementstrategiesinindustrialrelations,andtheroleofHRMspecialists.HisresearchhasattractedfinancialsupportfromtheEuropeanUnion’sFramework7programme,theIrishResearchCouncilfortheHumanitiesandSocialSciences,theIrishResearchCouncilandtheEconomicandSocialResearchCouncil(UK).

HepreviouslyworkedasaseniorexecutiveintheSemi-StatesectorinIrelandandlecturedforsomeyearsinZambia.

Professor PAtrick gUnnigle (contd.)


science & engineering

faculty //


science & engineeringTheFacultyofScience&EngineeringisthelargestfacultyinUL,comprisedofthefollowingtendepartments:

• Architecture• Chemical&EnvironmentalSciences• CivilEngineering&MaterialsScience• ComputerScience&InformationSystems• Electronic&ComputerEngineering• LifeSciences• Design&ManufacturingTechnology• Mathematics&Statistics• Mechanical,Aeronautical&BiomedicalEngineering• Physics&Energy

Thefaculty’sdepartmentscurrentlydelivertaughtandresearchpostgraduateprogrammestoover780registeredpostgraduates,ofwhichover330arepursuingdoctorateprogrammes.Theprimaryfocusisonincreasingthequalityandquantityofpostgraduatestudentsandresearchoutputs,includingPhDsandpublications.

Themainresearchobjectiveofthefacultyistoprovidearesearch-drivenenvironmentthatwillundertakebothfundamentalandappliedresearch.Promotingthepublicationofresults,attractingnationalandinternationalresearchers,anddevelopingfurthercollaborativelinkswithindustryarealsokeypriorities.

Theresearchinterestsofthefacultycoverawidespectrumofdisciplinesundertheumbrellaofthreestrategicresearchinstitutes–Materials&SurfaceScience(MSSI),StokesInstituteandtheIrishSoftwareEngineeringResearchInstitute(Lero)–andalargenumberofresearchcentres,includingrecentlyopenedIrishCentreforCompositesResearch(IComp).AmajoremphasishasbeenplacedonPharmaceuticalsResearchwiththerecentlaunchofthe€40millionNationalPharmaceuticalResearchCentre(SSPC-Synthesis&SolidStatePharmaceuticalCentre)attheUniversityofLimerick,whichwillpositionIrelandasaglobalhubforthepharmaceuticalindustry.

icomp: the irish centre for composites researchICompwasestablishedin2009undertheEI/IDATechnologyCentreinitiative.ItishostedbytheUniversityofLimerickwhichistheleadingcompositesresearchestablishmentintheRepublicofIreland,workinginpartnershipwithUniversityCollegeDublin.AcademiaandindustryarebeingbroughttogetherwithinIComptofocusonthecriticalrequirementsofvariousindustrialsectorsrangingfromaerospacetoconstructionandthesupplychain.ICompisfocusingonjoining,bonding,surfaceengineeringandprocessingtechnologiestoimproveperformance,reducefinalpartcostsandincreasemanufacturingthroughput,andonmaintenanceincludingdamagedetectionandrepair.

TheICompTechnologyLeaderisanex-industrialistwhohaswideR&Dexperienceinpolymersandcomposites.Heissupportedbyworldclassacademicsandadedicatedteamofhighlyqualifiedandexperiencedresearcherstogetherwithotherstaffintheuniversity.ICompprovidesafocalpointforcomposites-relatedR&D,innovationandtechnologytransferwithinanagendasetbyitsindustrialmembers,whichtheybelievewillgivethemamaterial,technicalandcommercialedgeintheglobalcompositesMarketinboththeimmediateandlongerterms.

IComp’smissionistocarryoutworldclassresearchinordertoprovideinnovativesolutionstoindustrialproblemswhichwillaccelerateeconomicgrowthinIreland.Ourvisionistobeacentre-of-excellenceprovidingthemosttechnologicallyadvancedsolutionstoindustrialproblems.ThisisanaspirationalandmotivationalresearchcentrewhichencouragesthepersonalandprofessionaldevelopmentoftalentedandpassionatepeopleinthebestinterestsoftheIrisheconomy.



“ssPc – synthesis and solid state Pharmaceutical centre

TheSynthesisandSolidStatePharmaceuticalCentre(SSPC),aGlobalHubofPharmaceuticalProcessInnovationandAdvancedManufacturing,fundedbytheScienceFoundationIreland(€30m)andindustry(€10m),isauniqueinclusivecollaborationbetween17companies,8academicinstitutionsand12internationalacademiccollaborators.TheSSPCishostedattheUniversityofLimerickandProfessorKieranHodnettistheSSPCDirector.TheSSPCsupports27PrincipleInvestigators,28PDRAsand60PhDstudents.TheSSPCmanagementsupportteam,comprisingsixmembers,isalsohostedattheUniversityofLimerick.

Establishedtosupportthepharmaceuticalindustry,whichisresponsiblefor56%ofallIreland’sexportsand60,000jobs,theSSPCtranscendscompanyandacademicboundariesandisthelargestresearchcollaborationinIrelandwithinthepharmaceuticalarea.TheSSPC’sroleistolinkscientistsandengineersinacademia;inpartnershipswiththepharmaceuticalindustrytoaddressandresolvecrucialresearchquestions.TheSSPCcarriesoutresearchrangingfrommoleculetomedicinewiththeobjectiveofgainingabetterunderstandingofmechanisms,controlprocessesandpredictingoutcomesfortheefficientandenvironmentallysustainableproductionofsafemedicines.TheaimofSSPCistodeliverrelevantsolutionsthataddressthemanufacturingneedsofthepharmaceuticalcompaniesand,throughthis,tobuildastrongpharmaceuticalcommunityandapharmafriendlyenvironmentinIreland.

edWArd cHAdWick / A Postgraduate’s experience

IinitiallygraduatedfromtheUniversityofLimerickin2006with

aBScinManufacturingSystems.ThroughoutmydegreeIwantedtocombinewhatIwaslearninginthecoursemoduleswithindustrialexperiencesoIcompletedmyCo-operativeeducationprogramandtwointernshipprogramsforEngineeringandSciencestudentswithVistakonIrelandinlimerick(Johnson&JohnsonsVisionCareSector).MyBScThesiswasfocusedonOptimisingthePreventativeMaintenanceSystemcarriedoutonHighSpeedManufacturingLinesproducingClassIIIMedicaldevicesinVistakon.Thiswasvaluableexperience,whichprovidedmewithagoodinsightfortheMedicalDeviceManufacturingindustryandleadmetocompleteanMScinBiomedicalEngineeringatULin2008.

TheMSccourseinvolvedtravellingtodifferentUniversitiesaroundIreland(QueensBelfast,UCD,TrinityCollegeandtheRCSIcompletingmodulesinMedicalSciences,Bio-Instrumentation,RehabilitationEngineering&BiomaterialsEngineering).MyMScThesiswasfocusedonDesigningaProstheticTerminalDeviceforaParalympicCyclist–CathalMillerwhocompetedandwastheIrishFlagBearerinthe2012LondonParalympicGames.AtthispointIwasapproachedbyDr.DavidTanneroftheMSSI&D&MTDepartmentsinULwhohadsecuredfundingforanInnovationPartnershipProgrammewithVestaSciences(USbasedResearchCompany)andUL.IgotinvolvedinanInnovationPartnershipAerospaceresearchprojectunderDr.DavidTanner’s(DMTDept.)supervisionbetweenLufthansaTechnikTurbineShannon(LTTS)andUL.

IspecialisedinprocessrepairsystemsanalysisforHighPressureTurbine(HPT)shroudmaterialsusingOM,SEM-EDS,XRD,DSCanalyticaltechniquesavailableattheMSSI.In2011,IthensecuredapositionwithDePuyOrthopedicsIrelandinCorkasaMaterialsDevelopmentEngineerworkingonMetallurgicalanalysisofPorousCoatedMedicalDevicesandtransferandinstallationofPorousCoatedDevicestotheDePuyIrelandfacilityfromotherWWDePuysites.In2012,IwasplacedonanInternationalAssignmentthroughDePuyIrelandtotheirJohnson&JohnsonMedicalSuzhouChinafacility,whereInowmanageateamofEngineersresponsiblefortransferring&validatingTitaniumPorousCoatingProcessesandMedicalDevicestotheChinafacilityfromotherinternationalsites.


sHAlini singH / A Postgraduate’s experience

IamathirdyearPhDstudentworkinginthefieldofnanomaterials-synthesisandapplicationsunderthesupervisionofDr.KevinM.RyaninMSSI.IcompletedmyMastersdegreeinOrganicChemistryfromGorakhpurUniversity,India.IwasawardedINSPIREstructuredPhDfellowshiptopursuemyPhDdegreeatUL.Myresearchprojectinvolvessynthesisofbinary,ternaryandquaternarynanocrystals(metalchacogenidesandchalcopyrites)viacolloidalrouteandtheirdirectedselfassemblyintoorganisedarraysforsolarcellapplications.

InMSSI,IreceivedtrainingonsophisticatedinstrumentssuchasTransmissionelectronmicroscope(TEM),scanningelectronmicroscope(SEM),X-rayphotoelectronspectroscope(XPS),XRDetc.Asapostgraduatestudent,Ihavehadtheopportunitytopublishmyworkinpeer-reviewedjournalsandtopresentmyworkatnationalandinternationalconferences.Theseconferenceshavenotonlyhelpedmetodevelopmypresentationskillsbutalsogavemethechancetomeetanddiscussmyprojectwiththeleadingexpertsinthefield.Theseexperiences,beingapartofnanotechnologygroupinULisverypleasingandmakesallmyeffortstowardsresearchvaluable.


Professor teWfik soUlimAne

Prof. Tewfik Soulimane is a member of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences and Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick.

HestudiedChemicalEngineeringattheUniversityofAppliedSciencesinAachenandChemistryattheUniversityofOsnabrück,Germany.HewasawardedwithaPhDinBiochemistryin1993andHabilitationin2001fromTechnicalUniversityRWTH-Aachen,Germany.Hetrainedandcontributedtotheexpertiseofworld-leadinglaboratoriessuchastheMax-PlanckInstituteofBiochemistry,withtheNobleLaureateProf.RobertHuber,inMartinsried,GermanyandPaulScherrerInstitute,SwissLightSourceinVilligen,Switzerland.

Prof.Soulimane’sexpertiseisconcernedwiththemembraneproteinfunctionalandstructuralbiology.Hehaspublishedover100papersinhigh-impactjournalswithanexcessof2000citationswithfundingsecuredfromtheGermanScienceFoundation,SwissLightSource,ScienceFoundationIreland,IrishResearchCouncilandEuropeanUnion.Furthermore,heestablishedstrongcollaborativelinksinternallyandmostimportantly,externallywithleadingresearchgroups.



Prof.Soulimane’srecentresearchachievementistheelucidationofthecrystalstructureofanenzyme-substratecomplex(cytochromecoxidase/cytochromeccomplex)whichhasbeenpublishedinNaturein2012-abreakthroughinthefieldofbioenergetics.ThisresearchhasbeeninitiatedandconductedattheUniversityofLimerickwhenhejoinedtheCES/MSSIin2005.

HeisalsoapeerreviewerforseveralscientificjournalssuchasBBABioenergetics,FEBSLetters,JournalofMolecularBiology,ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesUSAandNature.HeisalsoreviewerofgrantapplicationsfromtheBiotechnologyandBiologicalSciencesResearchCouncil(BBSRC,UK)andMedicalResearchCouncil(MRC,UK).

Professor teWfik soUlimAne (contd.)


researchinstitutes

isks - tHe institUte for tHe stUdy of knoWledge in societyTheInstitutefortheStudyofKnowledgeinSociety(ISKS)wasestablishedin2006withtheobjectiveofbuildingonUL’suniquereputationinIrelandforintegrated,interdisciplinaryarts,humanitiesandsocialsciencesresearch.

ISKShasworkedwithresearchassociates,PhDstudents,postdoctoralfellowsandresearchscholarsfromacrossallofUL’sfaculties.Itsmainareasofresearchactivityandsupportare,however,inthehumanitiesandsocialsciences.AssociatesaredrawninthemainfromtheSchoolofLanguages,Literature,CultureandCommunication;theGraduateEntryMedicalSchool;thedepartmentsofSociology,Politics&PublicAdministration,History,Law,ComputerScience&InformationSystems,PhysicalEducation&SportSciences,OccupationalTherapy,Psychology,EconomicsandManagement&Marketing;andtheIrishWorldAcademyofMusicandDance.

ISKS’sresearchprioritiesoverthecomingyearsareintheareasofUsableKnowledgeandCivicEngagement.Mostoftheknowledgethatwehaveisdefinedbyacademicdisciplines;itisgeneratedbyresearchquestionsthataredefinedasappropriateavenuesofenquirytogenerateknowledgebyapproachesandconcernscurrentwithinacademicdisciplines.Generallyacademicknowledgeisnotseenfromperspectivesotherthanthoseofthedisciplinesthatproduceit,andisjudgedagainststandardsofauthoritativenessthatareproducedwithindisciplines.Whenwethinkabouttheknowledgethatwehavewearegenerallynotveryreflexivesincewearebeingknowledgeablebythinkingwithinthesameframesthatgeneratedtheknowledgewehave.Knowledgefromthisperspectiveisfrequentlyaprivategood,hardandcostlytoaccessfromwithouttheacademy.Moreoveritisnotnecessarily‘authoritative’despite–andperhapsbecause–ofthefactofitsacademiccredentials.Theprivatenatureofmuchacademicknowledgelimitstheabilityofresearcherstodevelopcross-disciplinaryprojectsandbluntsthesocialutilityofresearchwork.


OneofISKS’srolesistohelpresearcherstodevelopthesocialutilityoftheresearchbydevelopingagreatersenseofthesocialplaceoftheirresearch:howtheirknowledgeisseenasknowledge(ornot)insociety.ThisisanissuethatiscommontoallresearchersinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesintheUniversityandisnotanissuethatistraditionallyaddressedbyhumanitiesandsocialsciencesscholars:itisnotapartofgraduatecurriculaandisameasuremissingfromconventionalmeansofassessingfacultyoutputinthesocialsciencesandhumanities.Itisnotanareathatiswellstudiedeithereventhoughithaslongbeenrecognisedthatpracticalproblemsolversaredisappointedwithwhattheyareofferedbyacademics,whilstacademicsbelievethattheyandtheirknowledgeshouldbemoreinfluential.ISKSisparticularlykeentoencourageresearchoncivicengagementandengagedscholarship.

ISKSisapartnerintheIrishSocialSciencesPlatform(ISSP),whichwasoriginallyfundedunderPRTLI4.ISSPistheonlyall-islandplatformofintegratedsocialscienceresearchandgraduatetraining;itfocusesonthesocial,culturalandeconomictransformationsshapingIrelandinthetwenty-firstcentury.OtherpartnersincludeNUIM(leadpartner),NUIG,DCU,UCC,MIC,QUB,TCD,ITSandWIT.FormoreinformationonISSP,seewww.issplatform.ie.

ISKSsupportsgraduateeducationprogrammes(GREPS)–orstructureddoctoralprogrammes–inthehumanitiesandthesocialsciences,aswellasthePhDprogrammeforinternationalstudents.Thesefour-yearintegratedprogrammesleadtotheawardofPhDandconsistofspecialisedacademicmodules,genericmodulesandresearch.Specialistmodulesareundertakeninyears1and2,mostlyinUL,butmayalsobetakenatoneofourISSPpartnerinstitutionsinIrelandorabroad,asappropriate.Thesemodulesprovidepostgraduatestudentswithspecialistcontentandmethodologicaltrainingrelevanttotheirresearchprogramme.Genericmodulesprovidepostgraduatestudentswiththeskillsnecessarytocompletetheirresearchaswellastransferableskillstopreparethemfortheirworkinglives.

FormoreinformationonISKS,seewww.ul.ie/ISKS.


lero - tHe irisH softWAre engineering reseArcH centreLerowasestablishedin2005asaScienceFoundationIrelandCentreforScienceEngineeringandTechnology.LerobringstogethersoftwareengineeringresearchersfromtheUniversityofLimerick(UL–leadpartner),DublinCityUniversity(DCU),TrinityCollegeDublin(TCD),UniversityCollegeDublin(UCD),theNationalUniversityofIrelandGalway(NUIG)andDundalkInstituteofTechnology(DkIT).

Lero’smissionistodeliverworld-leadingresearchinthoseareasofsoftwareengineeringthatsupportevolvingcriticalsystems.Lero’sresearchagendaaddressesseveralcoreresearchtopicsintheevolvingcriticalsystemsfield.Thecentralresearchtopicisbuildingsoftwarethatishighlyreliableandthatretainsitsreliabilityasitevolves.LeroenhancesthequalityandcompetitivenessoftheIrishsoftwareindustrythroughsharedprojects,knowledgetransferandeducation.Lero’sresearchersdeliverinternationallyrecognisedscientificoutputs,publishinleadingjournalsandpresentatinternationalconferences

lero outreach and educationThegoaloftheLeroEducationandOutreachProgrammeistochallenge,informandeffectivelyengagethepublicandstakeholdersinthedisciplineofsoftwareengineering.OurgoalsaremotivationandalignedwithScienceFoundationIreland’s2020visionandstrategicgoals.

Excerpt from SFI Agenda 2020 Strategic Goals:

• Tobeexemplarinbuildingpartnershipsthatfundexcellentscienceand driveitoutintothemarketandsociety • Tohavethemostengagedandscientificallyinformedpublic


Excerpt from SFI Agenda 2020 Vision Statement:

havehightake-upofscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics(Stem)inschoolsandinthird-andfourth-levelinstitutions,andberecognisedinternationallyasacountrywhosepopulationiscomfortableandconfidentwithtechnology,bothasusersandasproducers;

WeachievethesegoalsbyengagingwiththefollowingstakeholdersthroughtheLeroEducationandOutreachprogramme:

• Schools• Universities• GeneralPublic• Industry

FormoredetailsontheEducationandOutreachProgrammepleasevisitwww.lero.ie/educationoutreach

lero and industrySoftwareengineeringisanapplieddisciplineand,assuch,researchintheareamustbegroundedinpractice.Byusingresearchtomakebetterproductsinamoreeffectivemanner,companiescangaincompetitiveadvantage.However,researchiscostlyandtime-consumingandmaynotyieldusefulresults.ThisiswhereLerocomesin.Lero’sresearchersworkcloselywithIrishindustrytoidentifykeytopicsandvalidateproposedsolutions.Lerowillassistpartnercompaniesinfindingfinancialsupportforjointresearchinitiatives.


Klaas-Jan Stol is a postdoctoral researcher at Lero, where he has worked since 2008.

Hereceivedamaster’sdegreeinsoftwareengineeringfromtheUniversityofGroningen,theNetherlands,andaPhDfromtheUniversityofLimerickinIreland.HismainresearchinterestsareInnerSource,opensource,agileandleansoftwaredevelopment,aswellasresearchmethodologyandtheorybuilding.

Dr Goetz Botterweck is a senior research fellow at Lero.

HereceivedhisMScinComputerScienceandInformationSystems(“Diplom-Informatiker”)andhisPhDinComputerScienceattheUniversityofKoblenz-Landau,Germany.InMarch2007DrBotterweckjoinedLero,wherehenowheadstheprojectonmodel-drivenproductderivation.Hisresearchinterestsincludemodel-drivensoftwareengineering,userinterfaceengineeringandinformationsystemsengineering.

dr goetz BotterWeck / senior research fellow

dr klAAs-JAn stol / Postdoctoral researcher


AnneMeadeisaPhDstudentatLero.ShereceivedaBScinComputerSciencefromtheUniversityofLimerickinIreland.Anne’sresearchfocusesonabstractingthetaskofdatadecompositionandcommunicationinmessagepassingapplicationsrunningonhighperformanceenvironments.HerresearchisincollaborationwithIBM’sHPCgroupinDublin,IrelandandJBA,afloodriskmanagementconsultancybasedinSkipton,UK.

BeforejoiningLero,AnnegotatasteforacademiawhensheworkedfortwoyearsasanICTcoordinatorinacommercialcollegeinTanzania.HerotherworkexperiencesincludefouryearsasasoftwareengineerwithFidelityInvestmentsinBoston,USAandayeardevelopingjavaapplicationsforScannellSolutionsinCork,Ireland.

Anne meAde / A Postgraduate’s experience


mssi - mAteriAls & sUrfAce science institUteTheMaterials&SurfaceScienceInstitute(MSSI)isaleadingIrishinstituteinmaterialsresearchandisinternationallyrecognisedforitswork.MSSIhasgatheredtogetherfacultymembersfromarangeofacademicdisciplines(physics;chemistry;materialsscience;biochemistry;andelectronic,mechanical,biomedicalandaeronauticalengineering).MSSIutilisesthisinterdisciplinaryapproachtodevelopandcharacterisematerialsfromtheatomictothemacroscopicscale,providingnewmaterials,processesandapplications.

MSSIisthelargestresearchinstituteintheuniversityandcurrentlyhousesover235researchers.TheInstituteresidesinapurpose-builtbuildingthathousesacomprehensiverangeofstate-of-the-artnationallyuniqueequipmentandfacilitiesforthesynthesisandcharacterisationofmaterials.AnextensiontotheMSSIbuilding,fundedunderCycle5oftheProgrammeforResearchinThirdLevelInstitutions(PRTLI),isunderconstructionwhichwillcomprise2,400m2ofadditionallaboratoryandresearchspacewhencompletedin2015.MSSIhousestheIrishCentreforCompositeMaterials(IComp)andtheSynthesisandSolidStatePharmaceuticalCentre(SSPC).

MSSIhasasignificanttrackrecordinsolvingfundamentalresearchproblemswithdirectapplicationinindustryandhascollaborativeresearchprogrammeswithawiderangeofcompaniessuchasCookMedical,Pfizer,Intel,RUSALAughinish,DiaNiaTechnologiesandNanoDiamond.MSSIhasactivecollaborationswithresearchinstitutionsnationally,acrossEuropeandintheUS,Brazil,China,IndiaandAustralia.

TheresearchactivitiesofMSSIarefocusedonfourresearchthemes:BiomedicalEngineeringandBiomaterials;CompositeMaterials;PharmaceuticalMaterialsandMaterialsforEnergyandEnvironment.Thekeycompetencieswithintheseresearchthemesinclude:synthesis,characterisation,modelling,catalysis/biocatalysis,nano-materials,crystallization,electrochemistryandcell/structuralbiology.

Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials

ResearchintheBiomedicalEngineeringandBiomaterialsthemeconcentratesonactivitiesfrommedicaldevicedesignforcardiovascularandurologicalapplicationtodevelopmentofnewalloysforbiomedicaldevices,tothestudyoftheroleofenzymesincellularrespiration.ULhasstrongrelationshipswithIrishmedicaldevicecompaniesincludingCookMedicalandStrykerandmuchofMSSIresearchinthisspaceiscarriedoutincollaborationwithindustrypartners.


Composite Materials

ResearchintheCompositeMaterialsthemefocusesoncarbonandglassfibrereinforcedpolymericcomposites.Thethemeconcentratesonallaspectsofresearchrelevanttocompositematerialsfromprocessingtostructuralpropertycharacterisation.MSSIhoststheIrishCentreforCompositeMaterials(IComp)fundedbyEnterpriseIrelandandtheIDA.MSSIhascapabilitiesun-paralleledbyanyotherIrishUniversityincompositemanufacture,includingahighpressureautoclaveandhotdrapeformer.Compositematerialsareusedwidelyinlightweight,safety-criticalapplications,suchasthosefoundinmodernaircraftstructures.Theirusehasbroadenedintoarangeofapplicationsusedinautomotive,biomedicaldevicesandtheconstructionsector.

Pharmaceutical Materials

ResearchinthePharmaceuticalMaterialsthemecoversanumberoftopicsincludingmulti-componentcrystalspolymorphism,nucleationandprocessengineeringandmodellingofcrystallisation.ThethemeiscloselyassociatedwiththeMSSI-basedSynthesisandSolidStatePharmaceuticalCentre(SSPC),aglobalhubforpharmaceuticalprocessinnovationandadvancedmanufacturing,fundedbyScienceFoundationIrelandandindustry,whichisauniquecollaborationbetweenseventeencompanies,eightacademicinstitutionsandtwelveinternationalacademiccollaborators.SSPCcarriesoutresearchrangingfrommoleculetomedicinewiththeobjectiveofgainingabetterunderstandingofmechanisms,controlprocessesandpredictingoutcomesfortheefficientandenvironmentallysustainableproductionofsafemedicines.

Materials for Energy and Environment

ResearchintheEnergythemeprimarilyfocusesonrenewableenergies(solarenergyandbio-energy)andenergystorage(electrochemistryandbatterytechnologies).Fundamentaltothesuccessfuldevelopmentofthesetechnologiesistheneedforsuitablematerialsandmaterialcharacterisationtechniques.ResearchintheEnvironmentthemefocusesonexaminingnewcatalystsandbio-catalyststoimprovetheefficiencyofindustrialprocessesandthedevelopmentofcleantechnologies.



mAeVe kiely / A Postgraduate experience

MaeveKielyisacurrentPhDstudentattheMSSI.ShereceivedaBScinBiomedicalSciencefromUCCin2010.Afterherdegree,shecompletedaninemonthclinicalplacementintheMercyUniversityHospital,CorkandCorkUniversityHospital.Thisplacementfacilitatedhertransitiontoafullyqualifiedhospitalbiomedicalscientist.ShemovedtoULin2011tobeginaPhDwithDrPatrickKiely’scancerresearchgroupintheDepartmentofLifeSciences.Maevesays:“Iamreallyenjoyingmytimehere-ULisagreatplacetoworkasagraduatestudent.ThefacilitiesavailableinULarestate-of-the-artandthelevelofinteractionandinterdisciplinaryworkbetweenresearcherscreatesaverystimulatingenvironmentwhichhasprovenverybeneficialtomywork”.

Maeve’sworkatMSSIisfundedbytheIrishCancerSociety.Sheisfocussingonunderstandingthemechanismsunderlyingbreastcancerandidentifyingbiomarkerstodiagnoseandtreatthedisease.Currently,sheisdevelopingbreastcancercellmodelstomimicascloselyaspossiblewhatishappeninginvivo.ThestronglinksthathavebeenforgedwithcancerteamsattheUniversityHospitalhasprovidedtheopportunitytomaximisethepotentialofherresearchanddisseminatethefindingsofherresearch.


“BeingagraduatestudentinULhasallowedmetoavailofanumberofwonderfultravelopportunities.IreceivedascholarshiptoattendacancerworkshopinSaoPaulo,Brazilwhichallowedmetomeetandlearnfromexpertsinthefieldofcancerresearchaboutthecuttingedgetechnologyandapproachesthataregoingonworldwideinthebattleagainstthisdisease.In2013,ItravelledtoWashingtonD.CtoattendtheAACRAnnualmeeting,theworld’sbiggestcancerconferencewithover17,000attendees.Ipresentedmyworktoleadingscientistsinthefieldandreceivedveryvaluablefeedback.Thesevisitsalsocreatednewcollaborationsbetweenthegroup’slabinULandotherlabsabroadaswellasstrengtheningexistingcollaborativerelationships.”

Asacancerresearcher,MaevebelievesthatitisimportanttoletpeopleknowabouttheworksheisdoinginUL.Aspartofthis,sheengagesinseveralout-reachactivitiesincludingschoolvisits,schooltalksduringscienceweekandaddressingIrishCancerSocietyvolunteers.

dr PAtrick cronin / Postdoctoral researcher

Patrick Cronin currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the MSSI.

PatrickisaformerpupilofSt.Munchin’sCollege,Limerick.Aftercompletinganapprenticeshipinautomobilemechanics,hereturnedtofull-timeeducationasamaturestudentin2005.HeundertookaBEnginMechanicalEngineeringattheUniversityofLimerick(UL),graduatingin2009.Patrickhadastronginterestintheresearchofmaterials,andaftergraduatingwasofferedaPhDresearchpositionintheBioElectricSurfaceproject,whichwasanEUFP7fundedprojectco-ordinatedbyMSSI.DuringhisPhDresearchPatrickwasbasedintheMSSI,andwasastudentoftheDepartmentofPhysicsandEnergy.

TheBioElectricSurfaceprojectconsistedofelevenpartnersfromcountriesthroughouttheEuropeancommunity,whichwasarewardingopportunityforPatricktoworkwithacademicsandindustriesacrossbordersincludingCopenhagen,DresdenandWroclaw.Patrick’sresearchfocusedonthedesignofacoatingprocessforantimicrobialtextiles.


Testrigsweredesignedandbuiltandsampleswereanalysedusingstate-of-the-artanalyticalequipmentintheMSSI,alongwithmicrobiologycollaborationfromcolleaguesinPoland.Suchnetworksandcollaborationsareofgreatbenefittoascientificresearcher’sknowledgebaseandresearchprofile.

ThecoatingtechnologythatPatrickwasinvolvedinwassuccessfullydevelopedandapatentapplicationresultedfromthisproject.OncompletionoftheBioElectricSurfaceproject,anEnterpriseIreland(EI)CommercialisationFundwasawardedonthefoundationofthecoatingtechnology,allowingforthecontinuationofthisvitalandinnovativeresearch.OncompletionofhisPhDstudies,PatrickcontinuedtoworkasapostdoctoralresearcherattheMSSIfundedthroughtheEICommercialisationFund.ThishasallowedhimtoworkwiththeNexusInnovationCentreinUL,wherehewasaparticipantintheStudiotoStreetBusinessProgramme.TheprogrammechallengedandguidedPatrickinthetechnologydevelopmentforsuccessfulcommercialisationofthetechnology.



dr ning liU / lecturer in nanophysics

Dr Ning Liu joined MSSI as a postdoctoral research fellow in 2012 and is currently a Lecturer in Nanophysics in the Department of Physics and Energy.

DrLiureceivedherB.S.degreeinPhysicsfromPekingUniversity,Beijing,Chinain1999.From1999to2005,shepursuedherPhDinCondensedMatterPhysicsintheDepartmentofPhysicsandAstronomyattheUniversityofCalifornia,IrvineintheUnitedStates,wheresheacquiredexpertiseinimagingandcharacterizationofnanostructuresusingscanningprobemicroscopy.SincethecompletionofherPhD,DrLiucontinuedworkingonthedevelopmentofadvancedcharacterizationtechniquesforstudyingtheelectronic,mechanical,andopticalpropertiesofnovelnanomaterialsandnanodevices.

DrLiucametoULtojoinateamintheMSSIandtheDepartmentofPhysicsandEnergytobuildtheworld’sfirstinfraredabsorptionnanoscope,fundedundertheEUFP7LANIRproject.Inadditiontothedevelopmentofthepatentpendingnanoscope,hercurrentresearchinterestsalsoincludethefabricationofnovelplasmonicnanomaterials,understandingtheiruniqueproperties,anddevelopingtheirapplicationsinfutureinformationandcommunicationtechnologies,energyconversion,andopticalsensing.


stokes institUteTheStokesInstituteisaresearchorganisationdedicatedtoeducationandinnovationinfluidmechanicsanditsapplications.ThefacultyandresearchersatStokesclaimexpertisewhichspansthespectrumoffluidmechanics–microfluidics,multiphaseflows,aerodynamics,thermofluids,heatandmasstransfer,fluid-surfaceinteractions,andrelatedexperimentalandcomputationaltechniques.Stokes’currentresearchportfoliofocusesonexcitingcontemporaryfluidicapplicationsinbiotechnology,energygeneration&storage,pharmaceuticalprocessing,aeronautics,andelectronics/photonicspackaging.

StokesisbasedinasuiteofofficesandlaboratoriesatUL’sEngineeringResearchBuildingtotallingover1000m2.Thelaboratorieshousearangeofstate-of-the-artequipmentforfluidicsresearch:Particle-ImageVelocimetry(PIV),infra-red(IR)imaging,opticalmetrology,microscopy(opticalandSEM),high-speedimaging,windtunnels,environmentalchambersandmaterialscharacterisationfacilities.TheInstitutealsofeaturesprecisionprototypingfacilitiestoenableitsexperimentalresearch.

Stokeshasbeeninoperationforovertwodecades,activeinNationalandEuropeanUnionresearchprogrammes,withanextensiveportfolioofglobalcollaboratorsinacademiaandinindustry–forexample,BellLaboratories,theJointResearchCentre(JRC),Airbus,NokiaCorporation,MitsubishiMaterials,Hewlett-PackardandGenCellBiosystems.Ithasdeepfoundationsinscholarshipandeducation,andastrongtrackrecordinthecommercialisationofresearchthroughlicensingofIPandthroughthecreationofspin-outenterprise.Stokes’alumnihaveprogressedtohigh-levelcareersinindustryandacademia.

Myresearchisfocusedonthestudyofmultiphasemicrofluidics,whichistheflowofmultiplephasesofmatter;solid,liquidorgas,togetherin

sub-millimetresizedchannels.Thisisaveryactiveresearchareathatisconstantlygrowingbecauseofitspotentialuseinanumberofdifferentapplicationareas.MicrofluidicscanbeusedinchemicalandbiologicaldiagnosticsforDNAanalysis,inthethermalcontroloftelecommunicationsdevicesorinthecoolingofmicroelectronics.Althoughnumerousapplicationsusemultiphaseflows,littleisknownaboutwhytheworksowellandthisiswheremyresearchcomesin.Thegoalofmyworkistofindoutwhythesetypesofflowsworksowell,tofindtheiroptimumworkingconditionsforthedifferentapplicationareasand,ofcourse,towinaNobelPrize!

Aresearchpostgraduatecanbeverychallenging,buttheworkisinteresting,itvariesday-to-dayand,ultimately,allowsyoutobeyourownboss,whichisanaspectthatIreallylikeaboutit.Ithasopenedmanydoorsforme,allowingmetotravelandpresentmyworkatconferencesbothhereinIrelandandabroadintheUnitedStatesandJapan.ThishasallowedmetonetworkwithcolleaguesinotherUniversitiesandinindustryandhasresultedincollaborationswithOxfordUniversity,MIT,MemorialUniversityofNewfoundlandandafourmonthplacementattheCityUniversityofNewYork.TheskillsthatIhavedevelopedinStokesandtheconnectionsIhavemade,bothhereinIrelandandabroad,haveopeneddoorsformetopursueemploymentopportunitiesinbothindustryandacademia.


mArc mAc giollA eAin / A Postgraduate’s experience

dr ryAn enrigHt / from Post-graduate to collaborator

On completion of his B. Eng. (Hons.) degree in Mechanical Engineering at UL in 2004, Ryan enrolled as a Ph.D. scholar at the Stokes Institute.

Hisresearch,supportedbytheSFI-fundedCTVRTelecommunicationsprogramme,investigatedsuperhydrophobicsurfacesforthermalmanagementapplications.AconsiderableportionofhisdissertationworkwasperformedatBellLaboratories,MurrayHillintheUSA.OncompletionofhisPhDin2008,hetookupapostdoctoralpositionwiththeCTVRatULtocontinuehisresearch.Inmid2009,RyanwasawardedanINSPIRE:IRCSET-MarieCurieInternationalMobilityFellowshiptoworkatMIT’sDeviceResearchLaboratory,apositionthatfeaturedcontinuedcollaborationwithStokes.

UponcompletionofhisINSPIREfellowshipin2012,RyanjoinedBellLabsIrelandasaMemberofTechnicalStaffandcurrentlyholdsajointappointmentwiththeCentreforAdaptiveNanostructuresandNanodevices(CRANN)basedinTrinityCollegeDublinasaResearcher-in-Residence.InRyan’scurrentrole,hehascontinuedhiscollaborationwiththeStokesInstitutethroughtheCTVRprogrammeandPhDstudentco-supervision.Ryan’scurrentresearchinterestsareintheareasofsurfacewettability,phase-changeheattransfer,micro-scaletransport,thermoelectricmaterials,andthermalmanagementfornext-generationtelecommunicationsequipment.


OncompletionofhisBEng(Hons)degreeinMechanicalEngineeringatULin2004,RyanenrolledasaPhDscholarattheStokesInstitute.Hisresearch,fundedbytheSFI-fundedCTVRTelecommunicationsprogramme,investigatedsuperhydrophobicsurfacesforthermalmanagementapplications.AconsiderableportionofhisdissertationworkwasperformedatBellLaboratories,MurrayHill.

OncompletionofhisPhDin2008,hetookupapostdoctoralpositionwiththeCTVRatULtocontinuehisresearch.Inmid2009,RyanwasawardedanINSPIRE:IRCSET-MarieCurieInternationalMobilityFellowshiptoworkatMIT’sDeviceResearchLaboratory,apositionthatfeaturescontinuedcollaborationwithStokes.Ryan’scurrentresearchinterestsareintheareasofsurfacewettability,micro-scaletransport,andthermalmanagementfornext-generationtelecommunicationsequipment.

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grAdUAtes life after your PhdTraditionally,themajorityofpostgraduatestudentsmovedfromPhDstudyintoacademiaandteaching.Today,however,asthenumberofstudentscontinuingtofourthlevelhasincreased,sotoohasthediversityofgraduateemployment.

Realisingthatthefutureofmanypostgraduatestudentswillfalloutsidethetraditionalroute,theGraduateSchoolatULoffersavarietyoffreecoursesintransferableskillstoresearchstudents.Thesecoursesofferstudentstheopportunitytoincreasetheirknowledgeinavarietyofareas,suchasprojectmanagement,communicationandpresentationtechniques,ITskills,teambuildingandcareermanagement.

ULalsooffersadedicatedcareerssupportservicetoresearchstudents.Afull-timecareersadvisorisavailabletomeetwithpostgraduatesonaone-to-onebasistocovertopicssuchascareeroptions,employmentopportunities,jobsearchstrategies,applicationsandinterviews.InconjunctionwiththeGraduateSchool,thepostgraduatecareersadvisordeliversasuiteoftrainingworkshopstohelppostgraduatesidentifyandprovideevidenceoftheirtransferableskills.Careersfairsandemployerbriefingsareorganisedthroughouttheacademicyearandofferstudentstheopportunitytodiscusstheircareeropportunitiesandinterestsdirectlywithpotentialfutureemployers.Inaddition,theCareersServiceliaiseswithboththeGraduateSchoolandtheInternationalEducationDivisiontodeliveraninformationseminaron‘WorkinginIrelandforInternationalStudents’.


research careersThecareeropportunitiespursuedbyULresearchgraduatesisevidenceofthediversityinboththerangeofsubjectareaexpertiseandtransferableskillsofourresearchpostgraduates.The2012graduatesurveydemonstratesanexcellentemploymentrecordforPhDgraduates–thesurveyshowedthatover81%ofgraduatesmoveddirectlyintoemploymentacrossallsectors,includinghighereducationresearch,academia,publicsector,consultancyandindustry.Salarylevelsvaryamongresearchstudents–averagesalariesrangefrom€33,000to€41,000perannum,dependingonthesectorofemploymentandnatureofthejob.

ULoffersresearchstudentstheopportunitytodevelopexcellentacademicresearchskillsandexpertiseaswellasexpandingontheirpersonalandprofessionaltrainingtobestpositionthemselvesforawidevarietyofcareeropportunitiesupongraduation”.



Ul reseArcH grAdUAtes

dr nicolA lyncH / senior lecturer

Nicola Lynch is a senior lecturer in business economics at the University of Derby in the UK.

SheisagraduateofthePhDprogrammeatUL(2011).ImmediatelyaftercompletingherPhDDrLynchjoinedtheDerbyBusinessSchool(DBS).NicolaisnowheadoftheDBS’EnterpriseDevelopmentresearchclusterandisworkingonanumberofcollaborativeresearchprojectsintheEastMidlands.Shehaspublishedanumberofpapers,iscurrentlyeditingabook,andhaspresentedatvariouspeer-reviewedinternationalconferences.

“TheKemmyBusinessSchoolhasaverystrongresearchprofileandIcannotrecommendthePhDprogrammeattheKBShighlyenough.Mysupervisor,ProfHelenaLenihan,isoneoftheleadingscholarsinthepublicpolicyfield.Aswellasprovidingmewithexpertsupervision,havingsuchasupervisorprovidedmewithaninstantlinktoanetworkoftopinternationalresearchers.TheKBShasastrongresearchculture,withgoodfacilities,andexcellentsupportforresearchstudents.IenjoyedmytimeworkingwithintheKBS.Whilstitwasobviouslyachallengingexperience,itwasaveryrewardingone.ThePhDprogrammeprovidedmewithasolidfoundationforacareerinacademia,andIwouldthereforehighlyrecommendittoanyoneconsideringasimilarcareer.”


dr. kierAn cUrrAn / founder & ceo, gencell Biosystems

A proud graduate of the University of Limerick’s Stokes Institute, Kieran received his Ph.D. in 2005.

HavingspentanumberofyearswithasuccessfulULspin-out,StokesBio,KieranfoundedGenCellBiosystemsin2011.GenCelldevelopsadvancedgeneticanalysistechnologiesfortheimprovementofhuman,animalandplanthealth.BasedinLimerickandMadison,Wisconsin,thecompanycurrentlyemploysover45people,manyofwhomarehighlyskilledengineersandscientistsfromUL.

GenCellhassuccessfullypartneredwithanumberofleadingbiotechcompaniestocommercialiseitstechnologyacrossmultiplebiotechsectors.Thecompanyis100%exportfocusedandprovidesdisruptivetechnologytomedicaldiagnosticsaswellasscientificresearch.Collaboratingwithacademicandpublicinstitutionsworldwide,thequalityofGenCell’steamhelpstodifferentiatethecompanyfromitscompetition.

“UniversityofLimerick’sGraduateSchooldelivershighperformancegraduateswithaworkethicthatcankeeppacewitharapidlyexpandingcompanylikeGenCell.75%ofGenCell’sseniormanagementteamholdPh.D.’sfromUniversityofLimerick.Weareveryproudofourcloseassociationwithsuchagreatuniversity.”

micHelle cArey / A Postgraduate’s experience

IamcurrentlyaPostdoctoralresearcher

inthemedicalcentreatUniversityofRochester,NewYork.IgraduatedfromULwithaBScinFinancialMathematicsin2008andaPhDinStatisticsin2012.IwasalecturerinFinanceatULfrom2011untilthesummerof2013.

TheinspirationalexpertiseandfriendlydemeanouroftheLecturersintheMathematicsDepartmentwereamongthemaincontributorsinmydecisiontopursueaPhDinUL.InourweeklymeetingsmytwoPhDsupervisor’swerealwaysenthusiasticandenergetic,creatinganenjoyableworkingenvironment,whilealsoensuringthatIworkedtomyfullpotential.MyPhDsupervisor’sexceptionalguidanceandacademicrigorhasallowedmetoprepareco-authoredpaperstobesubmittedintoprankingacademicjournals.

MyPhDwasfundedbyMathematicsApplicationsConsortiumforScienceandIndustry(MACSI),agroupwithinUL,whichfostersnewcollaborativeresearchonproblemsthatariseinindustry.MyinvolvementwithinthisgroupvastlyenhancedmylearningexperiencethroughoutthedurationofmyPhDstudies.Iworkedwithmanywell-knowncompanies,e.g.BordGais,BankofIreland,OccamAssetManagementandothers.Thisexperienceprovidedmewithauniquechancetodevelopmyinterpersonalskillsandtochallengemycreativity.ThemathematicianswithinMACSItaughtmetoviewmathematicsasalanguagethatcanbeappliedtonumerousrealworldproblemsandprovidedmewiththeskillstobeabletodiversifymycareeroptionsandapplymyexpertisetomanydifferentfields,i.e.financeandmedicine.


How to Apply

Applying for Postgraduate researchTheminimumentryrequirementtoapostgraduateresearchdegreeisanhonoursprimarydegree(level8–asdefinedbytheNationalQualificationsAuthorityofIreland)withaminimumclassificationofa2:1or2:2.Individualfacultiesorresearchcentresmayhavespecificentryrequirements.

Thefirststepinapplyingforagraduateresearchpositionistoidentifyapotentialsupervisorandproject.Ifyouhavedifficultyinidentifyingapotentialsupervisoryoushouldcompleteanexpressionofinterestformavailablefromwww.graduateschool.ul.ie.Onceyouhaveidentifiedasupervisorandproject,youshouldcompletearesearchapplicationformandsubmitittothePostgraduateAdmissionsOffice.Applicationformsareavailablefromwww.graduateschool.ul.ie.ULacceptsresearchapplicationsthroughouttheyear.

Up-to-dateinformationonresearchactivitiesinfaculties,departmentsandresearchcentresisavailableontheULwebsite:www.ul.ie.Atthisstageyoushouldalsotrytoidentifypossiblesourcesoffunding.

international ApplicantsInadditiontotheminimumentryrequirementsspecifiedabove,internationalapplicantsareadvisedtomeetthefollowingstandardEnglishlanguagerequirements:

IELTS Overallscoreof6.5orabove,withnolessthan6.0 inanyonecomponent

TOEFL Aminimumscoreof580(paper-based)90(internet-based)

Uni of Cambridge GradeCorhigheronaCertificateofproficiencyinEnglish(CPE) ESOL Examination GradeAonaCertificateofAdvancedEnglish(CAE)

Informationonvisas,immigration,accommodationandinsuranceisavailableontheGraduateSchoolwebsite:www.graduateschool.ul.ie

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