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UL Breakthrough Turns Scourge of Plastic Waste Into Useful Raw Materials

Innovative UL project could help end the scourge of plastic pollution and turn waste into profit. Researchers at University of Limerick (UL) have developed a breakthrough solution that turns waste plastic bottles into composites for many uses, including car parts. The project by researchers at the Irish Composites Centre (IComp) has already won the backing of Enterprise […]

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Ground Broken on Major New Development at University of Limerick

The ground has been broken on a massive new €20m development at University of Limerick. Construction work has started on the new Student Centre at UL, a 3,529 square metre building set over three storeys. UL President Dr Des Fitzgerald joined UL Student Life President Jack Scanlan, Robert Reidy, Director of Buildings and Estates, UL […]

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Trinity Graduate Takes on Leading Research Role in University of Limerick

A Trinity graduate has been named as the new Vice-President for Research at the University of Limerick (UL). Prof Norelee Kennedy, who graduated from Trinity with a PhD in physiotherapy in 2004, will take over the role in January of next year. As a member of the college’s executive committee, the vice-president for research plays […]

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167 Graduates to Reach for the Stars after University of Limerick Conferring Ceremony

  By Fintan Walsh for the Limerick Leader KELLY Hadfield is now reaching for the stars following her graduation at University of Limerick, thanks to the sage advice of her uncle, the world-famous Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. She and 166 fellow students have made their giant leap this week at the summer conferring ceremony at […]

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UL Researcher Awarded €1m in World-Class Frontier Research Funding that Could Help to Reduce Footprint of Global Energy Production

A RESEARCHER at the University of Limerick has been awarded almost €1m in ground-breaking research funding to study a new class of materials that could help to reduce the footprint of global energy production. Professor Michael Zaworotko, Bernal Chair of Crystal Engineering and Science Foundation of Ireland Research Professor at the Bernal Institute University of […]

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University of Limerick Ranks 35th Globally in First Ever Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings

UL first in Ireland in both ‘Gender Equality’ and ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’ rankings THE University of Limerick has ranked 35th globally in the first ever Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings and first in Ireland for gender equality. The unique ranking is designed to measure the impact of an academic institution on society, […]

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€8 million research project to improve electric vehicle battery technology led by UL

Researchers at UL’s Bernal Institute are leading an €8 million EU funded research project, called Si-DRIVE to develop battery technology for higher performance electric vehicles (EVs).  EVs currently make up less than 2% of the European fleet despite gradual gains in the market share. However, European policy demands that by 2030 40% of all new […]

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New Medical Valve Will Make Treatment of Bladder Problems Safe and Prevent Painful Injuries

Medical device company – Class Medical – a University of Limerick spinout company have secured seed funding of €550,000 from investors including iHPSU match funding from Enterprise Ireland. Class Medical’s initial product offering is a patent protected device that eliminates the risk and complications associated with the treatment of painful urinary problems. Transurethral catheterisation (TUC) […]

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University of Limerick is Sunday Times University of the Year 2019

University of Limerick is ‘University of the Year 2019’ in the Sunday Times Good University Guide.  UL’s leading position in graduate employability, its cooperative education and internship programmes, its research in partnership with industry and the opening of the €31million new Glucksman Library were among the many reasons for the award. UL previously claimed the title […]

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University of Limerick Welcomes Nearly 1,300 International Students

This month the University of Limerick (UL) had nearly 1,300 international students commence studies at the University. To welcome the students, UL held a week long orientation program filled with information sessions, events, healthy living workshops and excursions. They captured orientation week at UL and you can watch the video below.

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University of Limerick Research Recommends New Guidelines in Bowel Screening

By Fintan Walsh, Heath Correspondent for the Limerick Leader PEOPLE with a family history of colorectal cancer or abnormal gastrointestinal tissue growths (polyps) should be screened, according to breakthrough research co-led by University of Limerick academics. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Ireland, with 20 deaths and 60 diagnoses a […]

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University of Limerick Hoping to Further Develop New €47m Research Centre at Park Point

by Jess Casey for Limerick Leader THE UNIVERSITY of Limerick is seeking planning permission for further development at its new €47million research centre at a previously vacant site on the Dublin Road. The UL Confirm Centre was officially launched earlier this year, with an announcement in May that the project expected to create 100 highly-skilled jobs […]

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