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🏆 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

Professor Alan Donnelly Receives Fáilte Ireland CARA Award for Hosting ICDAM 2023 at UL

Professor Alan Donnelly, Director of the Health Research Institute (HRI), has been honoured with a Fáilte Ireland Conference Ambassador Recognition Award (CARA) for his leadership in hosting the Inter...

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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. #WhyWeDoResearch www.ul.ie/hri/news/adv...

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Delighted to see our HRI community celebrate the launch of the Limerick Framework for Action, a roadmap to strengthen the health-promoting campus movement and enhance student wellbeing across higher e...

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#JobFairy PAfH are hiring a PD Researcher. Check out the info at the link. #WhyWeDoResearch universityvacancies.com/university-l...

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

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PESS team member Catherine Norton was recently featured in an article exploring how winter daylight impacts our body clocks—and why eating dinner earlier can boost recovery, energy, and sleep. Check it out⬇️ shorturl.at/kB91Y #Nutrition #Health #ULResearch #StayCurious #PESSUL #Ireland

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After lots of back and forth with reviewers, and amazing patience in the part of the Editor our S/R and narrative review of unmet healthcare needs amongst adults with Neurodevelopmental disabilities is out 🤩 doi.org/10.1080/0963...

#jobfairy Physical Activity for Health (PAfH) are hiring a RA. Deadline for applications is midday 09 December 2025. #WhyWeDoResearch universityvacancies.com/university-l...

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. Listen: shows.acast.com/live-95-lime... #StayCurious #StudyAtUL

🔍 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 #WhyWeDoResearch

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

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! www.iua.ie/events/three... #StayCurious #StudyAtUL

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.

Cancer patients are helping shape research that reflects real lives. This is Patient and Public Involvement – and it’s helping to improve research.

How patients are helping cancer researchers to ask better questions – and find better answers

Cancer patients are helping shape research that reflects real lives. This is Patient and Public Involvement – and it’s helping to improve research.

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Delighted to have this finally to highlight all the essential work done by PPI contributing to research. @ldcrc-ul.bsky.social @hri-ul.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @aicri.bsky.social

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Cancer patients are helping shape research that reflects real lives. This is Patient and Public Involvement – and it’s helping to improve research.

📢 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 #WhyWeDoResearch

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

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 #WhyWeDoResearch

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 www.iscycle.ie/news#h.jh3tg...

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. #WhyWeDoResearch read more below www.ul.ie/hri/news/par...

Need support with your clinical trial or health research project? Our team is trained, experienced, and ready to support all HRI members. 📍 3rd floor, CERC Building, UHL 📧 crsu@ul.ie #WhyWeDoResearch @irish-rnm.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social @pesslimerick.bsky.social