We are recruiting for a University Teacher in Geography and Pedagogy. Closing date: 12 noon, 7th August 2026 IST. For details, search current vacancies at the University of Limerick: www.ul.ie/vacancies #JobFairy #AcademicJobs @geogsocire.bsky.social

We are advertising for a permanent Assistant Professor in Human Geography with expertise in economic, political, and/or urban–rural geography. Closing date: 12 noon, 21st August 2026 IST. Visit www.ul.ie/vacancies to find out more and apply: #JobFairy #AcademicJobs @geogsocire.bsky.social

So what exactly is AERIAL-SCAN? This thread will give you the 5 Ws on the project! #aerialphotography #archaeology 🏺 #geography 🧭#history 🪶

Pleased to be included in the lineup here by the @ria.ie and looking forward to working again with @ullibrary.bsky.social, @unioflimerick.bsky.social and the @dri.ie over the coming months. @ulresearch.bsky.social , #FAHSS, #LoveIrishResearch

Royal Irish Academy@ria.ie · last mo.

The RIA is delighted to announce that four projects will be supported under the Nowlan Digitisation grant scheme for 2026. Read more about the projects on the RIA website: www.ria.ie/2026/06/02/f...

Congratulations to the project team, partners and volunteers on this award and recognition #LoveUL #LoveIrishResearch

Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈@catsporter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage has been awarded the international ISHMap Prize in Map History 2026, which we dedicate to our volunteers! ishmap.com/ishmap-prize... @mudderofpearl.bsky.social @lizgabbett.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie

Celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday! In this article for The Conversation UK, Saffron O'Neill (Professor of Geography, University of Exeter) and Chloe Brimicombe (Climate Scientist, University of Oxford) explore his legacy - from science to storytelling ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4tiDKSB

As David Attenborough turns 100, four experts explore his legacy, from science to storytelling

Attenborough has influenced everything from conservation and documentary production to the communication of the biggest story of all – climate change.

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What a fantastic #CIG2026 hosted by @ucc.ie showcasing the strength of the discipline in Ireland! #GeographicalSocietyOfIreland #GSI

Enjoyed presenting the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage project at #CIG2026 today @ucc.ie Great to have some new and enthusiastic volunteers coming forward too! #GSI @heritagecouncil.ie @ulresearch.bsky.social

Colleague Sara Hannafin @ulgeog.bsky.social on place and belonging through assessment #CIG2026

Just arrived at the Conference of Irish Geographers at #UCC #CIG2026 and looking forward to the many sessions timetabled over the next few days. Hoping to find some time for bench mark field work too! @irelandmapped.bsky.social

Delighted to have been able to attend the opening of this exhibition. Economic history brought to life through the stories the data tell. #IrishinBritain epicchq.com/event/no-iri...

No Irish Need Apply? The Economic History of the Irish in England - EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin | Official Site

EPIC is pleased to present No Irish Need Apply, a temporary exhibition on the economic history of the Irish in England.

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Applications are invited from excellent candidates to pursue a PhD project in Geography with the School of History and Geography @unioflimerick.bsky.social #StudyAtUL Deadline: 29th May 2026. For more information, please see: www.ul.ie/artsoc/histo...

Really enjoyed taking part in ‘Irish blood, English hearth’ today on the home lives of the 2nd gen Irish @museumofthehome.bsky.social

Article in the Journal of Historical Geography with @mudderofpearl.bsky.social and @lizgabbett.bsky.social detailing preliminary findings from the project 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' doi.org/10.1016/j.jh... @heritagecouncil.ie @ulresearch.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social

On Saturday we hosted our current cohort of students taking the Professional Diploma in Climate Adaptation and Sustainability @unioflimerick.bsky.social The session focused on Urban Ecosystem Services. Interested in joining us in September? Register your interest: shorturl.at/plKS9 #StudyAtUL

Our new microcredential in Landscape Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) @unioflimerick.bsky.social is open for applications! Check out the course page to apply by 13th Feb 2026 www.ul.ie/gps/courses/... #StudyAtUL

Great to see this County Limerick bench mark collection now preserved in @dri.ie With thanks to project team members and volunteers for their efforts. There's still more to do, so watch this space! #LoveIrishResearch @heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)@dri.ie · 6mo ago

We’re delighted to announce a new collection in the Repository: Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage, published by @ullibrary.bsky.social 🗺️🏛️ The collection features Ordnance Survey bench marks across Limerick, photographed in 2025–26. Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...

We're getting ready for our open day on Saturday 17th January! If you want to learn more about studying Geography @unioflimerick.bsky.social, come chat with us in EGO-010 or join a subject talk at 11am or 1pm in C1-059. We're looking forward to meeting you! #LoveUL #StudyAtUL

Yesterday, Sunday, 28 September was #WorldRiversDay ! This sunny photograph of Derryinver River at Renvyle Co. Galway is from the Fáilte Ireland Tourism Photographic Archive Collection, deposited in the DRI by Dublin City Library and Archive: doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... #Rivers #EnvironmentalHeritage

🌊To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the Embassy of France in Ireland is proud to present FLOW – Shannon Estuary 2023–2100: an artistic journey into changing coastlines through photography, video mapping, sound & workshops. 📍 2–31 Oct | Limerick, Kerry & Clare 👉 tinyurl.com/ynk332y5

Great to meet our new first years this week and find out about the geographies they bring with them @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Congratulations to our BSc Social Sciences and BA Arts students who graduated from the @unioflimerick.bsky.social yesterday! A special congratulations to the 2024-25 Geography FYP Prize winner, Eimear Winters. Her supervisor, Dr Immanuel Darkwa, presented the prize. Well done Eimear! #StudyAtUL

Pictured: Researchers from UL’s School of History and Geography at their National Heritage Week 2025 event. The ‘Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage’ team was joined by archivists and surveyors from Tailte Éireann, who led a surveying demonstration in People’s Park, Limerick. #StayCurious

HERITAGE WEEK EVENT! 1-3pm, Sat 23rd August at People's Park, Limerick. The event includes a talk followed by a demonstration by @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors and a chance to try out the project app and learn how you can record bench marks. @unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie

Wonderful to read of the success of this summer school run by our colleague @idarkwa.bsky.social

University of Limerick@unioflimerick.bsky.social · 12mo ago

School students attending a University of Limerick Geography lecturer’s summer camp completed the programme equipped with ‘in-demand’ digital skills and hands-on experience of top geographical technologies. Read on: www.ul.ie/news/ul-lect... #StudyatUL #StayCurious

The story behind the benchmarks hiding in plain sight around Ireland. The Ordnance Survey marks chiselled into buildings, walls & bridges were originally used to measure height across the country. By @catsporter.bsky.social & Margaret O'Sullivan @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The story behind the benchmarks hiding in plain sight in Ireland

The Ordnance Survey benchmarks chiselled into buildings, walls and bridges were originally used to measure height across Ireland

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"It's basically like a big treasure hunt" Margaret O'Sullivan from UL's School of History & Geography spoke to Clare FM about a new UL research project that's seeking the public's assistance to locate Irish heritage relics known as bench marks. 🎧 www.clare.fm/podcasts/ul-... ‪@ulgeog.bsky.social‬

Great to see this out in the world! If you like to mix weather with GIS and sentiment analysis then please have a read @irelandmapped.bsky.social

Ireland Mapped - OS200@irelandmapped.bsky.social · last yr.

Our latest project publication is out in Irish Geography! In 'Isolated data showers', @catsporter.bsky.social and @zenobiewan.bsky.social explore the early nineteenth-century weather journals recorded by the Ordnance Survey in the OS Memoirs. doi.org/10.55650/igj...

Listen again to @mudderofpearl.bsky.social chatting to Joe Nash on Live 95FM about our project to search out Ordnance Survey benchmarks in County Limerick and how you can get involved @ulresearch.bsky.social @ulgeog.bsky.social @ulhistory.bsky.social

University of Limerick@unioflimerick.bsky.social · last yr.

Margaret O’Sullivan, School of History & Geography, featured on Live 95FM to give an insight into the UL research project aimed at preserving a unique piece of Ireland’s heritage – and how the Limerick community can get involved. Listen: shows.acast.com/60b372fb-6c9... #StudyatUL #StayCurious

Delighted to have made it, despite ATC strikes, to #IMISCOE2025 as the heat subsides in Paris. Paper on the ongoing transnational lives of 2nd gen returnees. @ulgeog.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social