Become a Registered Intermediary & help vulnerable people communicate effectively in legal proceedings. Completing Intermediary Studies is required to register with the Irish Courts Service. Deadline is 13th August. Course page: www.ul.ie/study/postgr... Applications: www.ul.ie/study/postgr...

The Centre for Social Issues newsletter for April to June 2026 is now available! sway.cloud.microsoft/uRwU7OyHhgT3...? www.ul.ie/ehs/centre-f... #PsychologyResearch #SocialIssues

CSI-R Newsletter April - June 2026

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On the RTÉ Brainstorm podcast, UL's Dr Megan Vine spoke to Ronan Kelly about her research on women's sheds and the importance of these spaces for social connection and well-being. Listen: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #StudyAtUL #StayCurious @ulpsych.bsky.social

Why women are taking to the sheds in Ireland

There are 120 or so women's sheds in operation around the country at present and that number is on the rise

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“It doesn’t matter if it’s paid or not; any demanding role you can become absorbed in can lead to burnout”. Check out this article in the Irish Examiner where our colleague Dr Stephen Gallagher was interviewed about workplace burnout. Read it here: www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he... #Psychology

My workplace burnout was my body's way of telling me to change

Carol Gaffney is just one of the 70% of workers who become physically and emotionally drained from taking on too much in their job and even in life, says Sharon Ní Chonchúir

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✨ Reminder ✨ Our last informal drop-in session for prospective students to the MSc in Applied Social Data Analytics is taking place this Thursday (16th July) at 4pm-5pm (Irish time). Please see link below to join the session 👇 #Psychology #StudyAtUL #StayCurious

University of Limerick Department of Psychology@ulpsych.bsky.social · 4w ago

‼️Reminder‼️ Our drop-in session for the MSc Applied Social Data Analytics is happening tomorrow (Thursday) at 4pm-5pm. You can join here: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3969319... (Meeting ID: 396 931 906 617 637 ; Passcode: Kt6ug9Kw) Pre-recorded info session is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIDc...

If you are a student interested in this work, we have a new proggramme for you! July 17 is the deadline for our new 1 year MSc in Applied Social Data Analytics. No prior coding skills are required. See more info here: www.ul.ie/study/postgr...

UL Psychology has been building expertise in innovative methods for exploring social systems with networks and computational social science. The attached image of issue coordination among political party supporters in the US is an example that got lots of attention. Paper: doi.org/10.1111/bjso...

📢 The closing date for applications to the MSc Psychological Science is this Thursday 16th July. 📝 Apply now to secure your place! www.ul.ie/study/postgr... You can watch a recent programme information webinar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ59... #StudyAtUL #Psychology #StayCurious

‼️Reminder‼️ Our drop-in session for the MSc Applied Social Data Analytics is happening tomorrow (Thursday) at 4pm-5pm. You can join here: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3969319... (Meeting ID: 396 931 906 617 637 ; Passcode: Kt6ug9Kw) Pre-recorded info session is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIDc...

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⚠️Closing date extended⚠️ Our application deadline for MSc in Psychological Science has been extended to 16th July! An online stream option is also available and taught fully remotely. You can apply here: www.ul.ie/gps/course/p... #StudyAtUL #StayCurious #Psychology

👇 Happening today! 👇 Our informal drop-in session for prospective students to the MSc Applied Social Data Analytics is taking place today at 4pm-5pm (Irish time). You can join the session here: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3969319... (Meeting ID: 396 931 906 617 637 ; Passcode: Kt6ug9Kw) #StudyAtUL

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This visualisation comes from work by UL Psychology's Dr Srebrenka Letina showing that friendship networks are associated with the clustering of substance use and mental health outcomes. Similar topics are covered in our new MSc in Applied Social Data Analytics. Apply here www.ul.ie/gps/courses/...

"You don't want to be arguing about money on holidays as that's really going to take the joy out of it." UL's Dr Ann-Marie Creaven shared some tips with Anton Savage on Newstalk Breakfast about how to avoid a fallout when holidaying with family and friends. Listen: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Our new registered report in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (led by Tomiko Yoneda and Eileen Graham): #Loneliness appears to be consistently associated with elevated risk of #cognitiveimpairment and #mortality across stat approaches in 11 longitudinal studies (18 countries; N=175,070)

✨Applications close next week! ✨ Consider the 'MSc in Psychological Science' at UL! It provides you with a general Masters degree while its streams in Clinical Psychology, Community and Health, Social Psychology, and Research Methods will deepen your expertise in your area of interest. Apply now👇

University of Limerick Department of Psychology@ulpsych.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Applications for the MSc in Psychological Science are still open. See more info here: www.ul.ie/gps/course/p... You can also watch an info session on the programme here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ59... Application deadline is 25th June. Apply now to secure your place! #Psychology #StudyatUL

Following yesterday's announcement from Downing Street that the UK will ban social media for under-16s, UL's Dr Ruth Melia spoke to the Irish Examiner about why an outright ban on social media for under-16s will not work Read: www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41... #StayCurious @ulpsych.bsky.social

Do you have 6-8 minutes to spare? If so please consider filling out the below survey which is exploring beliefs and attitudes toward political leaders. All information about the survey can be found in the link below ⬇️ unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #Psychology #StayCurious

Applications for the MSc in Psychological Science are still open. See more info here: www.ul.ie/gps/course/p... You can also watch an info session on the programme here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ59... Application deadline is 25th June. Apply now to secure your place! #Psychology #StudyatUL

MSc Psychological Science | Information Session

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As part of a Major Research Project in psychology, Ameena Sherin Thazhathedath & Dr. Andrew B. Moynihan are conducting research on heterosexual men’s beliefs about manhood and emotions. You can find out more and access the study here: unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #Psychology

"The Reddit map shows that mental health problems are far more connected than the official diagnostic system suggests." In RTÉ Brainstorm, UL's Dr Srebrenka Letina outlines her research into the posting patterns of over half a million Reddit users. Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #StayCurious

Looking for a general postgrad degree in Psychology that meets your career aspirations Consider the MSc in Psychological Science at UL! It offers 5 different streams you can pick from including a remote online stream www.ul.ie/gps/course/p... Closing date is June 25th! #StudyAtUL #StayCurious

Join us to learn more about the new MSc Applied Social Data Analytics offered by the Department of Psychology at the University of Limerick, commencing September 2026. This webinar will include a presentation about the programme and a Q&A session. We look forward to having you attend the event!

Are you looking for a Postgrad degree in Psychology that meets your career aspirations? Consider the MSc in Psychological Science at UL that offers 5 different streams and a new online stream that can be done remotely. Get your application in by June 25th! www.ul.ie/gps/course/p... #StudyatUL

Dr. Sarah Jay is conducting a study about values & attitudes towards Global Citizenship Education among Higher Education teaching staff. If you hold at least a temporary teaching contract in Higher Education please find survey link below unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #StayCurious

Please find a GoFundMe link from our dear colleague Liz’ family who are fund raising for Breast Cancer Research by running 500k around the world in the month of May in aid of Breast Cancer Ireland. gofund.me/62e273254

Congratulations to Luke Slattery who competed in the Thesis in Three finals with his presentation 'Merging From the Margins', and Lynn Fenton who won second prize at the Picture This final with her entry of 'Mothers day Cards' 🎉🎉 #3MT #ResearchImpact #StayCurious #ResearchAtUL

Dr. Jenny Roth along with John Spillane andJoshua Mangvwat from the School of Engineering presented the project “Co-creating social value priorities in construction” at the UL Citizens Assembly as part of Research Week on April 30th. ulcitizensassembly.ie #Psychology #StayCurious #ULResearchWeek

Postgraduate students Adam Moloney & Jan Heng Li Bushmann are recruiting participants for a study exploring associations between early life stress, substance use & chronic pain through an online survey that should take no more than 20 mins to complete unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

All are welcome to attend a presentation 29th April, Room E1022 @ 4pm from Prof. Márta Fülöp - Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Hungary, on her research regarding "Chinese and Hungarian Parents' Socialization for a Competitive Society".