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15.12.2025 09:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
🏆 Proud moment for UL & HRI!
Professor Alan Donnelly has received a Fáilte Ireland CARA Award for leading the hosting of ICDAM 2023 at the University of Limerick.
Huge thanks to the Local Organising Committee and everyone who made ICDAM a success!
#WhyWeDoResearch @pafhul.bsky.social
Limerick Framework for Action has been launched!
The HRI was delighted to be a sponsor of the Health Promoting Campus Network Conference in June with this key outcome from the conference taking place yesterday.
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#JobFairy
PAfH are hiring a PD Researcher.
Check out the info at the link.
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Prof Donnelly and Deirdre Hartigan at the @irish-rnm.bsky.social conference today.
#IRNM25 #WhyWeDoResearch
We're Hiring! @pesslimerick.bsky.social is recruiting a #ResearchAssistant in Physical Activity for Health (UL MedEx).
📅 Application Deadline: 9th December 2025
🔗 Apply here: ul.ie/hrvacancies
#Hiring #PhysicalActivity #Health #ULJobs #MedEx #jobopportunity
🎄 Reminder! 🎄
We’re just 2 weeks away from the Final Limerick Cancer Research Meeting taking place on Wednesday, 10th December 2025. We’re looking forward to bringing everyone together as we wrap up another year of impactful research. Full agenda to follow.
Check out HRI member and co lead of HRIs Food Diet and Nutrition Research Groups feature here.
#WhyWeDoResearch
Soon to be open access tx to @hri-ul.bsky.social
25.11.2025 21:50 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
#jobfairy
Physical Activity for Health (PAfH) are hiring a RA.
Deadline for applications is midday 09 December 2025.
#WhyWeDoResearch
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Woman reaching for her back.
Professor Kieran O'Sullivan and his team at UL’s School of Allied Health are conducting research on back pain in teenagers. He speaks to Joe Nash on Live 95 fm about this research.
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#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
A promotional graphic for the University of Limerick Health Research Institute’s “Fundamentals of Health Research Series.” The title reads “Research Ethics” followed by the text: “With Professor Róisín Cahalan, EHS Research Ethics Chair, School of Allied Health.” The University of Limerick and Health Research Institute logos appear at the top left. On the right side, there is a rectangular photo of a person wearing a teal top, set against a blurred outdoor background. At the bottom right, the hashtag #WhyWeDoResearch is displayed. The design uses a green and dark teal colour scheme with bold white text.
🔍 Fundamentals of Health Research Series
📚 Topic: Research Ethics
🎓 Featuring Professor Róisín Cahalan, EHS Research Ethics Chair, School of Allied Health.
Join us as we explore why research ethics matter and how they shape impactful health research.
Email hri@ul.ie for more info
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Recent Publication by Matthew P. Herring & Colleagues titled 'Adolescents’ perspectives on and experiences with post-primary school-based suicide prevention as end-users, co-creators and peer helpers – a systematic review meta-ethnography.'
doi:10.1111/camh.70043
#ULResearch #StayCurious #Ireland
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UL's EmmaJude Lyons shares her research in just 3 minutes at the ‘Three Minute Thesis’ National Final on Nov 19th! Register to attend in-person or online!
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#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
A promotional graphic for the University of Limerick Health Research Institute’s Work-in-Progress Seminar Series. The title reads: “Building the plane while flying it: Forging a novel interdisciplinary space across health and law to progress Ireland's policy priority of equal access to justice for all (SDG18)”. Speakers listed: Dr Aoife Gallagher and Dr Aine Kearns (School of Allied Health), Dr Alan Cusack (School of Law). Event details: Online, 09 December, 13:05–13:50. Banner includes HRI branding and hashtag #WhyWeDoResearch.
WIP Seminar Series
Building the plane while flying it: Forging a novel interdisciplinary space across health and law to progress Ireland's policy priority of equal access to justice for all”.
📅 Date: 09 December
🕐 Time: 13:05–13:50
📍 Online
Email HRI@ul.ie for more info
#WhyWeDoResearch
Patients are at the heart of research. They connect healthcare staff and scientists, clinical practice and community understanding, hard data and human meaning. Behind every dataset is a life, a family, a story.
18.11.2025 11:47 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Cancer patients are helping shape research that reflects real lives. This is Patient and Public Involvement – and it’s helping to improve research.
14.11.2025 18:07 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Delighted to have this finally to highlight all the essential work done by PPI contributing to research.
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📢 Food, Diet & Nutrition Showcase
Led by core member Prof. Eibhlís O’Connor
📅 Tue 25 Nov
MSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics students present new food products for obesity, diabetes, lactose intolerance & vegan diets.
Joined by their partners LCFE and BioSol
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Dont miss our next fundamentals webinar.
📅 Tuesday, 26 November 2025
🕤 9:30 AM (Online Event)
🎓 Research Ethics with Professor Roisin Cahalan, EHS Research Ethics Chair, UL School of Allied Health.
Email HRI@ul.ie for more information
#WhyWeDoResearch
👏 Congratulations to Prof. Ruth Clifford, Clinical Director of the LDCRC, and the Cancer Clinical Trials at UHL on the opening of the MK2140-011 trial for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL).
Another great step forward in advancing cancer treatment and research in the Mid West.
A fantastic achievement and contribution to breast cancer research, well done, Kelsi! 👏
#LDCRC #UL #CancerResearch
Science Week 2025 Spotlight! 🔬
Fantastic to see Dr. Aisling Ross (LDCRC PI, UL School of Medicine)and Dr. Rachel Cahalane (School of Engineering, University of Limerick) bring science to life today with their engaging workshop “Cool Chemistry: Ice Cream in a Bag”
The Community Exercise & Pain event was held this morning at the Irish Chamber Orchestra Hall, UL. A fantastic turnout and some great speeches by all those involved. #schoolofalliedhealth #alliedhealth #alliedhealthul #universityoflimerick #HRIUL #healthresearchinstitute @hri-ul.bsky.social
05.11.2025 14:34 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Our Good Clinical Practice Refresher course is underway.
We are delighted to offer ICH GCP R3 training to our members.
This course ensures key updates to GCP, focusing on flexibility, enhanced risk management, and embracing modern technologies in clinical trials.
CRSU@ul.ie
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A promotional graphic for the University of Limerick Health Research Institute’s “Fundamentals of Health Research Series.” The title reads: Research Integrity: from Authorship to Generative AI and beyond. Below, it states: With Professor Natalia Kopteva, Research Integrity Officer and Professor, Dept. Mathematics and Statistics, UL. The design features a dark green background with white and light green text, the University of Limerick and Health Research Institute logos in the top left, and a photo of the speaker on the right.
Join us this morning as we welcome Prof. Natalia Kopteva.
We have an engaging topic to cover, 'Research Integrity: from Authorship to Generative AI and beyond'.
Email hri@ul.ie for more info
#WhyWeDoResearch
November 19th from 9.30am we are running an in-person refresher GCP course
This is open to past participants only.
Email CRSU@ul.ie to reserve your place.
#WhyWeDoResearch
@annabarrero.bsky.social & @ajamesgreen.bsky.social travelled to Warsaw for the kick-off of #JustMobi – Digitalising Education for an Inclusive Mobility Transition 🚲🌍
@ul-alliedhealth.bsky.social @hri-ul.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social
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A team from HRI’s Participatory Health Research Unit has won the inaugural Spark and Shift Award from the European Implementation Collaborative for their work exploring music and singing as participatory methods in implementation science.
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