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Front cover: The Living Bridge, University of Limerick

The 350 metre long pedestrian bridge is one of the most innovative and

impressive pieces of architecture on campus. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre

Architects, London and built by Eiel Construction Metallique, the bridge

connects the north and south banks of the university campus.

The bridge includes four platforms, which are designed to accommodate

social gatherings, informal teaching sessions, music and dance performances

as well as a wide array of educational, social and cultural activities.

Photographs: Eoin Stephenson, Rumhann Howard-Hildige

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Vice Presidents Welcome 01

University of Limerick 03

Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences 05

Faculty of Eduction & Health Sciences 13

Kemmy Business School 21Faculty of Science and Engineering 28

Research Institutes 35

Graduates 51

How to Apply 56

Contents

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Vice Presidents WelcomeTheUniversityofLimerick(UL)isayoung,energeticandenterprisinguniversitywithaproudrecordofinnovationineducationandexcellenceinresearchandscholarship.

ULhasrecentlyundertakenastrategicreviewofitsresearchprioritiesinordertorenethekeyareasthatreectitscompetitiveadvantage.Thisstrategicreviewhasbeenguidedbythepromotionofaresearchethoscharacterisedbyconvergenttranslationalresearch.

Duringthepastyearourkeyresearchindicatorshaveshownstronggrowth,with

increasesinresearchapplications,researchincome,postgraduatenumbersandcommercialisationactivitiescomplementingthestronggainsinresearchoutputs.

ULoffersawiderangeofresearchopportunitiesatmastersandPhDlevels,therebycontributingtotheadvancementofourrapidly-evolvingknowledgesocietyinthetwenty-rstcentury.

Researchprojectsattheuniversity,whichincludeworkoncombatingthespreadofMRSAinhospitals,streamliningtheproductionofmedicinesbythepharmaceutical

industryinIreland,theproductionofrevolutionaryvasculargraftsandtheuseofinformationtechnologyintheautomotiveindustrytocombatexhaustemissions,havesecuredbothgovernmentandindustryresearchcontractsinexcessof 40million.

ULhasstronglinkswithindustryfromundergraduatetopostdoctorallevel.TheuniversityrunsoneofthelargestCooperativeEducationprogrammesinEurope(undergraduateinternship),andwehaverecentlycelebratedthesuccessesofcampuscompaniesPowervationLtd.andStokesBioLtd.Theemploymentrateofourgraduateshasalwaysbeenexceptional.Infact,our2008guresshowthatover83%ofUL

postgraduateswereemployedfollowinggraduation.

IhopethisbrochurewillgiveyouanoverviewoftheexcitingopportunitiesopentograduatestudentsatULandwillencourageyoutoinvestigatefurther.

Professor Brian Fitzgerald

VicePresidentResearch

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UniVersity of limerickTheUniversityofLimerickisanindependent,internationallyfocuseduniversitywithover11,000studentsand1,313membersofstaff.ULoffers73undergraduateprogrammesandover96taughtpostgraduateprogrammesacrossfourfaculties.Ourpostgraduateresearchstudentsbenetfromtheexperienceofinternationalresearchersandtheavailabilityofstate-of-the-artequipmentatourresearchinstitutesandcentres.

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Education & Health Sciences

Kemmy Business SchoolScience & Engineering

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KeyresearchareasatULinclude:

MaterialsandSurfaceScience Information&CommunicationTechnologies

BioEngineering&Biosciences EnergyandSustainableEnvironment AppliedMathematics StudyofKnowledgeinSociety

OtherareasunderconsiderationincludeWork,EmploymentandPublicPolicy;FoodandHealth,PhysicalActivityandSport.

Wehavefourinternationallyrecognisedresearchinstitutesacrosstheuniversity.The

fourinstitutesare:

Materials&SurfaceScienceInstitute(MSSI) StokesInstitute LeroIrishSoftwareEngineeringResearchCentre InstitutefortheStudyofKnowledgeinSociety(ISKS)

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Overthelast12monthswehaveseenexcitingnewdevelopmentsinourresearchinstitutesandcentres,asfollows:

TheSolidStatePharmaceuticalClusterinMSSIhasbeenawardedalmost7millionundertheSFIStrategicResearchClusterprogramme.

MSSIsecureda5milliontechnologyresearchcontractunderEUFrameworkProgramme7.TheaimoftheresearchistosignicantlyreduceMRSAinfectionratesinhospitalsacrosstheworld.

Lero,theIrishSoftwareEngineeringResearchCentre,continuestodevelop

technologiesforpotentialcommercialexploitationintheIrishsoftwaresector.

Over800postgraduatestudentspursuedeitherresearchmastersordoctoralprogrammesinAY2008/09.

ULhassignedalmost100formalagreementswithindustrypartnersin2008alone.ULcontinuestoleadtheuniversitysectorintermsofsuccesswithindustrypartnersintheEIInnovationPartnershipprogramme.

Collaborationwithprivateventurecapitalhasledtothedevelopmentofanumberofhigh-qualitycampuscompanies,includingPowervationLtd.,CrescentDiagnosticsLtd.,CauwillTechnologiesLtd.andStokesBioLtd.

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Arts, HUmAnities & sociAl

sciencesWithnearly150researchstudentsenrolled,theFacultyofArts,Humanities&SocialSciences(AHSS)isenrichedbyavigorousandlivelypostgraduatecommunity.Fundingof2.4millionfromtheProgrammeforResearchinThird-LevelInstitutionsCycle4(PRTLI4)hasopenedupexcitingpossibilitiesforPhDstudentsandpostdoctoralresearchers.NewlydevelopedstructuredPhDsprovideopportunitiesforstudentstodevelopresearchskillsthroughacombinationofcourseworkandthesisinathematicareasuchasgender,cultureandidentity,socialscienceorappliedlanguagestudies.

EachdisciplinewithintheFacultyofAHSShasarangeofresearchstrengths.Manyresearchersworkininterdisciplinarygroups.TheInstitutefortheStudyofKnowledgeinSociety(ISKS)beganlifeasamajorcentreforcollaborativeresearchwithinthefacultyandhasprogressedtobecomingacross-facultyinstituteprovidingarangeofresearchsupportservicesforresearchersinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesacrosstheuniversity.

MuchoftheresearchoutputoftheDepartmentofHistoryhasemphasiseddifferentaspectsofearlymodernandeighteenth-centuryIrishhistory,includingwarfare,intellectuallife,socialchangeandbiography.Otherwell-establishedresearchareaswithinthedepartmentincludetheWeimarRepublicandNaziGermany,IrishdiplomaticrelationswiththeUnitedStates,historyoffamily,arthistoryandcontemporaryhistory.

SeveralresearchersintheSchoolofLanguages,Literature,CultureandCommunicationshareeighteenth-centuryinterestswiththeDepartmentofHistoryandhelpconstituteaneighteenth-centurystudiesresearchgroup,whichfocusesonthedevelopmentofFrenchthought.ProfessorGeraldineSheridansworkonVoltaireisillustrative.Acluster

ofresearchershaveaddressedtheexperiencesofGermanexilesinIreland.IntheCentreforAppliedLanguageStudiesledbyProfessorAngelaChambers,researchershaveundertakeninternationallyauthoritativeworkonlanguagecorpora-baseddiscourseanalysis.Womenswriting,especiallyinIreland,andIrishsocio-linguisticsrepresentothermajorresearchfociwithintheschool.

Sentencing,theevolutionofIrishtortlawandtheimpactofEuropeanUnionlawinIreland,aswellaswiderconcernswithhumanrightsandconstitutionallaw,formpartoftheresearchprogrammeintheSchoolofLaw.ProfessorDermotWalshhasjust

completedanIrishResearchCouncilfortheHumanitiesandSocialSciences(IRCHSS)

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fellowshipinwhichheexaminedpolicereformintheIrishRepublicandNorthernIreland.

IntheDepartmentofPolitics&PublicAdministration,researchersembraceadiverserangeofeldsbothempiricallyandmethodologically.Withastrongcombinationofnationallyandinternationallyrenownedspecialistsinpost-Sovietpolitics,SouthernAfricanpolitics,LatinAmericanpolitics,internationalpoliticaleconomy,contemporaryEuropeanandEUpolitics,Irishpoliticsandpublicpolicy,internationalrelationstheory,feministanalysis,criticaltheory,publicadministrationandgovernance,thedepartmentretainsastrongnationalandinternationalfocusinpoliticalstudies.ThedepartmentaccommodatestheCentreforPeaceandDevelopmentStudies.Initspostgraduateresearch,thedepartmentemphasisesmethodologicaltrainingincomparativepolitics,

qualitativeresearchandquantitativeanalysis.

TheDepartmentofSociologyhaslongbeencommittedtoacriticalengagementaroundwhatbroadlyconstitutesthebasisofoursocialmembership,whethergendered,classedorlinkedtocoreissuesofhealth,themedia,migration,educationorglobalisation.Thedepartmenthasastrongcommitmenttoandexpertiseinquantitativeandqualitativeteachingresearchmethods.WomensStudiesisbasedintheDepartmentofSociology.However,theresearchgroupisinterdisciplinaryanditsoutputhasclusteredaroundseveralthemes,includingWomenandglobalbelongingandGender,memoryand

modernity.TheFacultyofAHSSincludesseveralinterdisciplinaryresearchprogrammes.Onesuchprogramme,theRalahineCentreforUtopianStudies,hasanestablishedrecordofdistinctiveworkonutopianthought,literaturesandcommunities.ThecentrewasfoundedbyProfessorTomMoylanandiscurrentlyunderthedirectionofDrJoachimFischerandDrLukeAshworth.

nw a Gwg AaEmergingresearcheldsinwhichgroupsofresearchersarebeginningtogenerateimportantworkincludemodernSpanishliterature,developmentstudies,masculinitiesandattitudestohealthissuesthatarerelatedtolifestyleandlifecycles.InterdisciplinaryresearchacrossarangeofuniversitieswithinIrelandandabroadarestrengtheningandpromotingtheproleofAHSS.


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fugAswellasPRTLI,anothermajorsourceofcollaborativeresearchfundingwithinthe

FacultyofAHSSisAtlanticPhilanthropies,whichhassupportedPhDsandpostdoctoralresearchersinWomensStudies.IrishAidhasrecentlyfundedanetworkingprojectonsocialpartnershipsinsustainabledevelopment.IrishAidhasalsodonatedlibraryresourcestosupportresearchandteachingindevelopmentstudiesatUL.OthermajorfundersofindividualresearchersandresearchgroupsincludeCombatPoverty,theHealthServiceExecutive(HSE)andarangeofgovernmentdepartments.TheFacultyofAHSShasagoodtrackrecordinattainingIRCHSSscholarshipstosupportdoctoralandpostdoctoralresearch.

Inexcessof100PhDcandidatesareregisteredwiththeFacultyofAHSS.Adedicatedworkingareaandarangeofseminarsandtrainingfacilities,includingproposaldevelopmentworkshops,helpfosterasenseofintellectualcommunityamongstpostgraduates.

Onthewhole,PhDworkisundertakenbyindividualscholars.Withineachdepartment,however,clustersofstudentsworkwithincertainelds,therebyenablingthemtoshareexperiencesandinsights.Suchdisciplineclustersinclude:

Knowledge Interfaces at ISKS:

Education,technologyandlanguage Workmobilityintheknowledgeeconomy TheIrishdevelopmentalstate Mediaandmigration Health,lifestyleandpolicy

History:

Twentieth-centuryGermany Twentieth-centuryIrishrepublicanism


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Language and Cultural Studies:

ExilesandimmigrantsinIreland Irishtravelwriting Literatureandmemoryinpost-FrancoSpain Languageteachingandacquisition Appliedlanguagestudies Irishsocio-linguistics

Law:

IrishhumanrightsPoliticsandPublicAdministration: Peacekeepingandpeacemaking Developmentanddemocracy Foreignaid Europeansecurity Internationalorganisations EuropeanUnion Post-Sovietpolitics

SocialpartnershipinIreland TheIrishstate Localgovernment

Sociology:

Socialexclusion Genderandinequality

Healthandillness Researchmethods


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MynameisStephenRyanandIminmysecondyearofmyresearchinhistory.IrstcametoULoverveyearsagotostudyhistory,politicsandsocialstudiesandmajoredinhistory.IenjoyedtheresearchaspectofmynalyearprojectimmenselyandoptedtoreturntoULtodoaresearchmastersinhistory,whichIamcurrentlyworkingon.

Thefacilitiesthatareavailabletomeasaresearchstudentarefantastic.IworkfrommydeskinthepostgraduateresearchareaandhavemyownPCaswellasaccesstoprintingandphotocopyingfacilities.Thelibrarystaffandfacilitiesareexcellent,andanybooksIneedaregenerallymadeavailableto

meeitherthroughthelibrarysowncatalogueorthroughinter-libraryloans.Inmyopinion,beingaresearchstudentcanbeaveryliberatingexperience.Icanworkatmyownpace,andIhavelearnedtobecomemoreself-motivated.TheDepartmentofHistoryandmysupervisorallowmetotakeagooddegreeofcontrolovermyownworkandhelpmeineverypossiblewaytheycan.

Beingaresearchstudentisveryrewardingbutisalsoveryhardwork.Havingsaidthat,studybyresearchisundoubtedlytherightcourseformetohavetaken.

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Professor AnGelA cHAmbers

AngelaChambersisProfessorofAppliedLanguagesandDirectoroftheCentreforAppliedLanguageStudiesattheUniversityofLimerickandamemberoftheIrishResearchCouncilfortheHumanitiesandSocialSciences(IRCHSS).Hercurrentresearchfocusesonsecondlanguageacquisition,inparticularontheuseofcorpusdatabylanguagelearners.Shehasco-editedanumberofbooksandpublishedseveralarticlesonaspectsoflanguagelearning,particularlyrelatingtocorpora.

ProfessorChambersiscurrentlyprincipalinvestigatoroftheKnowledgeInterfacesProject,forwhichtheInstitutefortheStudyofKnowledgeinSociety(ISKS)wasawardedfundingof2.5millionin2007undertheHEAsProgrammeforResearchinThird-LevelInstitutionsCycle4(PRTLI4).ThisprojectispartoftheIrishSocialSciencesPlatform,whichbringstogethereightinstitutionsand19disciplines.InISKS,theprojectfunds12PhDsandthreepostdoctoralresearchfellowsandinvestigatesareassuchaslanguageandcommunication,thesociologyofhealth,andtheinteractionbetweentechnologicalchangeandsocial,culturalandpoliticallife.AftercompletingherBA(FrenchandGerman)andPhDatQueensUniversity

Belfast,ProfessorChambersworkedintheuniversitiesofBordeauxandUlster.ShejoinedULasseniorlecturerinFrenchin1990andwasappointedtohercurrentpostin2002.In19981999,shewasassociateprofessorintheUniversitdeLilleIII,France.SheiscurrentlyamemberoftheExecutiveCommitteeoftheEuropeanAssociationforComputer-assistedLanguageLearning,whichhasitsheadquartersintheUniversityofLimerick,andamemberoftheEditorialBoardoftheassociationsjournal,ReCALL,publishedbyCambridgeUniversityPress.In1998,ProfessorChamberswasawardedthehonourofChevalierdanslOrdredesPalmesAcadmiques,aFrenchgovernmenthonourawardedforservicestotheFrench

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TheIrishWorldAcademyofMusic&Dancewasestablishedin1994byProfessorMchelSilleabhin,whoseownresearchinterestsestablishedtheAcademyastheinternationalleaderinIrishmusicresearch.TheAcademyhasgraduated18researchstudentssince1994,sixofwhomcurrentlyheaduptraditionalartsprogrammesinotherIrishhighereducationinstitutes.

ResearchattheIrishWorldAcademyencompassesawiderangeofareasfromethnomusicologytomusicandhealth.Someofthekeyareasinclude:

Ethnomusicologyandethnochoreology,includingaspecialistinterestinthe

globalisationoftraditionalmusicwithparticularreferencetoEast-West/North-SouthEuropeannationalandregionalinteractionsandtransnationalengagementswithothertraditionalidiomsfromaroundtheworld.

DanceResearchForumIreland,establishedbyDrCatherineFoleyin2003.DanceResearchForumIrelandisanon-prot,international,inclusiveandinterdisciplinarysocietyforthepromotion,supportanddevelopmentofdanceresearchandpracticeinIrelandandfurtheraeld.In2009,theArtsCouncilawardedseedfundingof140,000towardstheestablishmentofthenationaldancearchiveattheULGlucksmanLibrary.

TheMusicandHealthResearchGroup,establishedin2009.Currentresearchinterestsincludemusicinhealthcare,musicandlifespandevelopmentandmusic-assistedactivityforpeoplewithdisabilityorrecoveringfrominjury/illness.

Communitymusic StructuredPhDprogrammeinArtsPractice Ritualsongtraditions

ResearchattheIrishWorldAcademyiscontextualisedbyweeklypostgraduateseminars,whichprovideopportunitiesforcross-disciplinarysharingaswellasperformancesand

visitsfromartistsinresidence.

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sciencesTheFacultyofEducation&HealthSciences(EHS)wascreatedinJanuary2008aspartofasubstantiveacademicrestructuringattheUniversityofLimerick.Departmentsinclude

Education&ProfessionalStudies(EPS) PhysicalEducation&SportSciences(PESS) Psychology(Psych) Nursing&Midwifery(N&M)

OccupationalTherapy(OT) Physiotherapy(PT) Speech&LanguageTherapy(SLT) GraduateEntryMedicalSchool(GEMS)

TheFacultyofEducation&HealthSciencesboastsavibrantresearchcommunity.Research,alongsideteaching,isacoreactivity.Themultidisciplinarystructureandexpertiseofthefacultyprovideresearchagendasaroundactivemanagementoflifelongageing,biomedicalsciences,clinicaltherapies,education,food&health,healthsciences,

physicalactivity,sportandsportsciences,professionalpreparationanddevelopment,socialissuesandpoliticalidentityallareaswherenationalchallengesexistatthistime.

Therearecurrently58full-timeand32part-timeresearchstudentsintheFacultyofEHS.EHSprovidesanumberofhigh-qualitytaughtpostgraduateprogrammes,whicharecentraltoincreasingtheresearchcapacityofthefaculty.Ourpostgraduatestudentsaremembersofawiderresearchcommunityinvolvingresearch-activeacademicstaffandresearchspecialistswithinthefaculty.ResearchinterestsandproductivityarereectedintheincreasednumberofEHS-housedresearchcentres,unitsandgroupsthatare

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ResearchclustersincludingresearchcentreswithinEHSinclude:

PEPAYSPhysicalEducation,PhysicalActivityandYouthSportResearchCentre(PESS)

CentrefortheActiveManagementofLifelongAgeing(CAMLA)(GEMS) CentreforPre-HospitalResearch(GEMS) CentreforSocialIssuesResearch(Psych) ResearchCentreforEducationandProfessionalPractice(EPS) BiomechanicsResearchUnit(PESS) CurriculumEvaluationandPolicyResearchUnit(EPS) Ubuntu;theTeacherEducationforSustainableDevelopmentNetwork;andtheIrish

RegionalCentreofExpertiseinEducationforSustainableDevelopment(EPS) LimerickHuboftheNationalPhysiotherapyResearchNetwork(PT)

AppliedBiostatisticsConsultingCentre(GEMS) HumanSciencesResearchUnit(PESS) BiomedicalIndustryInitiative2008(GEMS)

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Education & Professional Studies

TheDepartmentofEducation&ProfessionalStudieswelcomesapplicationsforresearchinawiderangeofeldswithineducationatbothprimaryandsecondlevel.Currentresearchinterestsincludeinitialteachereducation,actionresearchineducation,ICTineducation,teachereducationforsustainabledevelopment,schoolmanagementandself-evaluation,curriculumandassessmentinsecond-leveleducation,genderissuesineducation,curriculumrenewalandimplementation,moralandemotionaldevelopment,clinicalandeducationalpsychology,healthpromotion,andguidanceandcounsellinginsecond-leveleducation.ThenewResearchCentreforEducationandProfessionalPractice(RCEPP)willbeakeyinfrastructureinthesupportofresearchinterestsacrosstheuniversityinteachingandlearning.


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Graduate Entry Medical School

TheGraduateEntryMedicalSchool(GEMS)setuptheCentrefortheActiveManagementofLifelongAgeing(CAMLA)in2007withavisiontoengageinrelevantmedicalresearch,dedicatedtoimprovinghealthinsociety.CAMLAsinitialresearchfocusisonthevariousaspectsofageingand,particularly,onstrategiestooptimisehealthinoldage.Initsshortlifetodate,CAMLAhasbroughttogetheralargenumberofhithertodisparateindividualsandgroupstodevelopcommonresearchagendas.BecausetheGEMSsitsintheFacultyofEducation&HealthSciences,whichincludesClinicalTherapies(Physiotherapy,OccupationalTherapyandSpeech&LanguageTherapy),Education&ProfessionalStudies,Nursing&Midwifery,PhysicalEducation&SportSciencesandPsychology,itisuniquelyplacedandverykeentocollaborateininterdisciplinaryclinical,

educationalandresearchinitiatives.

Nursing & Midwifery

TheDepartmentofNursing&Midwiferyoffersarangeofvariedandexcitingresearchopportunitiestoprospectivepostgraduatestudents.Thedepartmentsresearchfocusoverthepastveyearsmirrorsvariousnicheareasofresearchinterestacrossthevariousdisciplinesofgeneral,intellectualdisabilityand

mentalhealthnursingandmidwifery.ProspectivepostgraduatestudentsattheDepartmentofNursing&Midwiferycanregisterforlevel9specialistandadvancedpracticegraduatediploma/MScprogrammesandforalevel9non-specialistgraduatediploma/MScprogrammeinnursingandmidwifery.PostgraduatemastersprogrammesbyresearchandPhDarealsoonoffer.TheannualPatriciaConnorGormanGraduateScholarshipisawardedbythedepartmenttoencourageandsupportULnursinggraduatestoengageinresearchactivities.

Occupational Therapy

TheDepartmentofOccupationalTherapyiscommittedtoengaginginrelevantoccupation-focusedresearchdedicatedtoimprovinghealthandwellbeinginsociety.Departmentstaffandresearchersparticipateinanumberofnationalandinternationalresearchgroupswithintheuniversity.Awiderangeofexpertiseinclinicalandhealthserviceresearchexistswithinthedepartment.Activeresearchareasincludeoccupationalscience,researchwithparticulargroups(peoplewithmentalhealthdifculties,peoplewithdementia,wheelchairusers),healthandsocialcareservicedeliveryandeducationalresearch.


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Physical Education & Sport Sciences

TheDepartmentofPhysicalEducation&SportSciences(PESS)hasagrowingresearchprogrammeintheareasofbiomechanics,exercisephysiology,exercisebiochemistry,physicalactivityandhealth,physicaleducationandprofessionaldevelopment,motorskills,sportspsychologyandsportscoaching.ThedepartmentcurrentlyhoststhePhysicalEducation,PhysicalActivityandYouthSportResearchCentre(PEPAYS),theBiomechanicsResearchUnitandtheHumanSciencesResearchUnit.

Physiotherapy

ResearchinterestswithintheDepartmentofPhysiotherapyincludeshoulderdysfunction,pain,outcomemeasures,cardiacandpulmonaryrehabilitation,clinicalplacements,neurologicalrehabilitation(includingphysiotherapyandphysicalactivityprogrammesforpeoplewithmultiplesclerosisandtheuseoftechnologyinneurorehabilitation),lowbackpain,motorcontrol,motionanalysisandsportsinjuries(includinginjuryprevention),exibility,rheumatology,fallsintheelderly,thedevelopmentproleofsix-to-eight-year-oldchildreninruralIrelandandtheeffectofaschool-basedmotorskillstrainingprogramme.

Psychology

TheDepartmentofPsychologyatUniversityofLimerickisarecentadditiontothecampus.Thisnewandvibrantdepartmentfocusesexplicitlyonsocialpsychology,whichmakesthedepartmentuniqueinIreland.TheDepartmentofPsychologyiscurrentlyaimingtoconsolidateitsexcellentresearchproleinareasofsocialpsychologysuchassocialidentity,socialdevelopment,minority/majorityrelations,prejudice,socialexclusionandcrowdbehaviour.ThedepartmentledthedevelopmentofaCentreforSocialIssuesResearchtopromoteresearchonsocialissuesacrosstheuniversity.

Speech & Language Therapy

TheDepartmentofSpeechandLanguageTherapyhasexistingresearchinterestsandexpertiseinaphasia,feedingandchildhoodlanguageimpairment.Additionalresearchisunderwayinprofessionaldecisionmaking,childhoodlanguagedevelopment,multilingualism,cleftpalate,developmentalspeechdisorders,specic

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Iworkaspartofateamonthe GettingtheBalanceRightprojectanevaluationofphysiotherapyandexerciseprogrammesforpeoplewithmultiplesclerosis(MS)inIreland.Iwentstraightfrommydegreeinphysiotherapytomypostgraduatestudies.Mydesiretocontributetoevidence-basedpractice

inaclinicallyrelevantareaandtomakeapositivedifferencetopeoplesliveswerethebiggestdrivingforcesinmyquesttopursueresearchinthistopic.

TodateIhavecompletedaliteraturereview,submittedalargenumberofethicsproposals,carriedoutapilotstudyandcollecteddataforthemainstudy.Asagroupwehavestartedtoenterdataforinitialandfollow-upassessments.Themostchallengingandprobablymostimportantpartoftherstyearwasconductingtheliteraturereviewtoidentifythegapinresearchandthemostappropriateoutcomemeasures.Thiswasalengthyandoftenisolatingprocess.However,itpavedthewayforanexcitingyear.HighlightsoftherstyearincludedgivingoralpresentationsatMSconferencesinLeedsandCanadaandattheannualandstudentconferencesoftheIrishSocietyofCharteredPhysiotherapists(ISCP).Anadditionalhighlightwasthedeliveryoftrainingdaysbytheprojectteamtophysiotherapistsonthenationalimplementationofexerciseprogrammes

forourrandomisedcontrolledtrial.

TheprojectteamhasbeenaskedtowritearticlesabouttheroleofcharteredphysiotherapistsintherehabilitationofpeoplewithMS.Seeingourhardworkinprintisoneofthemoreenjoyableaspectsofresearch.Feedbacktotheprojecttodatehasbeenverypositiveandindicatesthatourresearchismakingasignicantdifferenceinpeoplesfunctionandqualityoflife.MycurrentpostgraduateworkhasbeenkindlysponsoredbytheIrishResearchCouncilforScience,EngineeringandTechnology(IRCSET)

andisbeingcarriedoutinconjunctionwithMultipleSclerosisIreland.

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Igraduatedin2006withaBScinSportsandExerciseScience(rst

classhonours)fromtheUniversityofLimerick.FollowingthisIspentsixmonthsworkingasaresearchassistanttoProfessorPhilJakemanintheHumanScienceResearchUnit(HSRU),DepartmentofPhysicalEducation&SportSciences(PESS).DuringthistimeIsuccessfullyappliedtotheEmbarkInitiativePostgraduateResearchScholarshipSchemeoperatedbytheIrishResearchCouncilforScience,EngineeringandTechnology(IRCSET).IcommencedmypostgraduateresearchinOct2007attheHSRUunderthe

directionofProfessorJakeman.

Myresearchinterestsincludenutrientregulationofgrowthfactorresponseinhumanskeletalmuscle.Utilisingthemicrodialysistechniqueforthesamplingofinterstitialuid,thisprojectseekstoinvestigatetheinter-cellularresponsetotheinteractionofaminoacidsandgrowthfactorsinhumanskeletalmusclefollowingmechanicalloading.Theresearchchallengesthehypothesisthatskeletalmuscleproteinsynthesisisaugmentedbyessentialaminoacidsviaanup-regulationofthedifferentialexpressionofIGFsinresponsetomechanicalloading.


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ProfessorBillyOConnorjoinedtheGraduateEntryMedicalSchoolasHeadofTeachingandResearchinPhysiologyin2008.Aleadinggureinneuroscienceresearch,ProfessorOConnorhas25yearsexperienceinresearchandteaching.Hehasauthoredover100fulloriginalpapers,vereviews,threebookchapters,oneeditorialand288conferenceproceedingsabstracts.HehasalsoeditedonebookMonitoringMoleculesinNeuroscience(2001)andhassecuredover3millioninresearchfundingsince1996.ProfessorOConnorgraduatedwitha

BScinBiochemistry(1981)andaPhDinPharmacology(1986)fromNUIGalway.LeavingIrelandin1987,heworkedasapostdoctoralresearcherinneuroscienceattheDepartmentofPhysiologyandPharmacologyattheKarolinskaInstitute,Stockholm,whereheprogressedtothepositionofassociateprofessor.HereturnedtoIrelandin1995,takingupacollegelecturerpostintheDepartmentofHumanAnatomyandPhysiologyinUCD.

HerosetothepositionofHeadofNeuroscienceintheConwayInstitute,whereheachievedanSFIInvestigatorawardin2004.In2000ProfessorOConnorwasawardedtheConwaySilverMedalforAchievementintheBiosciencesandin2005

theSCRIPAwardforbestpartnershipalliancewithWyethforcooperativeworkonbrainillnesstreatments.Thechallengeofdevelopingaworld-classcentreofexcellenceintranslationalmedicineandtheprospectofteachingtalentedandmotivatedgraduatestudentsenticedProfessorOConnortohiscurrentpositionwiththeGraduateEntryMedicalSchool.HeisDirectoroftheTranslationalMedicineandTherapeuticsLaboratoryintheGMS,whichworksindependentlytodevelopaclinicalmicrodialysisinitiativeoncampusandinthelocalteachinghospitals.ProfessorOConnoriscurrentlyworkingonajointresearchprojectwithProfessorPhilJakeman(PESS),theaimofwhichistoinvestigatechangesin

metabolisminthelegmusclesofhealthyadultsduringmusclecontraction.

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kemmy bUsiness scHoolTheKemmyBusinessSchool(KBS)isadynamicandinnovativebusinessschoolwithareputationforrst-classeducationandleadingresearch.TheKBShostsover110facultyandstaffandalmost3,000students(ofwhom480arepostgraduates).

TheGraduateCentreofBusinessissituatedintheFoundationBuildingatUL.TheGraduateCentrewasestablishedin1993toensurethatstudentswhowereengagedinpostgraduateresearchhadahomeandanidentityandtoprovidetheservicesandinfrastructurenecessaryfortheirstudies.TheGraduateCentrecurrentlyhostsmorethan80postgraduatestudentspursuingMBSandPhDdegreesacrossarangeof

businessdisciplines.

KBSresearchfundingincludessignicantawardsfromdomesticandinternationallycompetitivefundingsourcessuchastheIrishResearchCouncilforHumanitiesandSocialSciences(IRCHSS),EUFrameworkProgramme7andtheEuropeanFoundationforEntrepreneurshipResearch(EFER).MembersoftheKBSareinvolvedincollaborationswithinUL,withpartnersatotheruniversitiesworldwideandwithgovernmentagencies,professionalorganisationsandindustrystakeholdersbothinIrelandandoverseas.TheKBScurrentlyparticipatesinanumberofsuccessfulresearchnetworkssuchasCRANET

(Craneld),EuropeanNetworkonIndustrialPolicy(EUNIP),Marketinginthe21stCentury(Aston)andCrossCulturalManagement(IESE,Barcelona).

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TheresearchinterestsofKBSfacultycanbecategorisedintothefollowingfourthemes:

Work,knowledgeandemployment(themeleaders:ProfessorPatrickGunnigleandDr SiobhanTiernan) Theserviceseconomyandtourism(themeleaders:ProfessorJimDeeganandDrEoin Reeves) Entrepreneurship,innovationandmarketing(themeleaders:DrNaomiBirdthistleand DrLisaOMalley) Publicpolicy,enterprise,governanceandsustainability(themeleaders:DrHelena LenihanandDrPhilipORegan)


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Work, Knowledge and Employment

Thecoreresearchchallengeunderthisthemeistoinvestigatehowdeveloped

economies,particularlyIreland,canstrikeabalancebetweeneconomicandsocialperformanceinpromotingbestpracticethatenhancescompetitivenessandproductivitywhileconcurrentlyembracinggoodemploymentstandardsandenhancinghumancapitalandpartnershipatwork.Irelandsstatusasasmallopeneconomylendsitselftothecomparativeanalysisofbothemploymentrelationsandpractice.

Buildingonalong-establishedrecordofachievementinworkforcemanagementresearchandteachingatUL,thisresearchthemefocusesonworkplacelearning,humanresourcedevelopmentandintellectualcapital;workdesign,workplacerelationsandemployeewellbeing;embeddingforeigndirectinvestment;strategichumanresourcemanagementandbusinessperformance;andthepoliticaleconomyofworkplacerelationsandlabourmarkets.

The Services Economy and Tourism

Therationalefortheestablishmentofthisresearchthemeemergesfromthechangingnatureofconsumptionandproductioninmodernsocieties.Atpresent,

overtwo-thirdsofthoseemployedinEuropeworkinservices(bothprivateandpublic)andbetween60and70percentofGrossValueAddedinmostEuropeanstatescanbeattributedtoservices.Thebroadareasforresearchincludetransport,tourismandtravel,insurance,nancialservices,educationalservices,legalservices,businessandpublicservices.

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Marketing

Irelandsgoalistodevelopanindigenousinnovation-driveneconomy.Toachieve

this,innovative,entrepreneurialandmarketing-relatedskillsandattitudesneedtobenurtured.TheKBScontributestothisagendathroughitsresearchonsmall-andmedium-sizedenterprises.Specicresearchfociincludeinternationalisation,familybusinesses,marketingstrategy,advertisingandconsumerresearch,newproductdevelopment,brandingandrelationshipmarketing.Theinterfacebetweenentrepreneurshipandpedagogyandbetweenmarketingandinnovationhasalsoattractedsignicantresearchattention.Scholarsareopentonewresearchagendas,andemergingresearchiscurrentlyongoinginsocial,femaleandethnicentrepreneurship,crisismanagement,high-growthrms,metricsforinnovationand

marketing.


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Public Policy, Enterprise, Governance and Sustainability

Withinthistheme,thepublicpolicyfocusconcernsitselfwithindustrialandeconomicdevelopmentissuesandpolicy,thesurvivalandgrowthofrmsandtherolethatpublicpolicy(amongstotherfactors)playsinthisregard.Thereisalsoaconcernwithpublicpolicyevaluation,which,todate,hasbeenprimarilyappliedtotheevaluationofindustrialandenterprisepolicies.Thesearecomplementedbyongoingresearchintothedisciplinaryanddistributiveconsequencesoftaxationpolicy.Thefocusonenterpriseiskeytothethemegiventhatmuchoftheresearchactivityisoperationalisedattheleveloftheenterprise.

Thefocusongovernancereectstheemergingimportanceofmatters

relatingtoregulation,corporategovernanceandprofessionalself-regulation.Ongoingresearchactivityintheseareasembracerisk(includingpoliticalrisk)andgovernance,behaviouranddynamicsofboardsofdirectors,regulatoryandlegislativecompliance,controlmechanismsinlargeandsmallrmsandcorporatesocialresponsibility.Emphasisonnotionsofsustainabilityreectstheemergenceofthistopicbothasanareaofdiscreteinterestandonethatoffersinterdisciplinarypossibilities.

rah c CentreforEntrepreneurialStudies CentreforInformationandKnowledgeManagement Euro-AsiaResearchCentre InternationalCentreforSustainableEnterprises NationalCentreforTourismPolicyStudies


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su fugTheGraduateCentreofBusinessperiodicallyoffersresearchassistantshipsandstipends

toscholarsregisteringforpostgraduatedegreesbyresearchandthesis.TheKBSalsooffersthefollowingfull-timePhDscholarships:

EuropeanNetworkonIndustrialPolicy(EUNIP)/ULScholarship InternationalManagementScholarship KBSCentreforProjectManagementScholarship KemmyBusinessSchoolScholarship DepartmentofAccountingandFinanceScholarship DepartmentofEconomicsScholarship DepartmentofPersonnelandEmploymentRelationsScholarship DrDaveMcKevittDoctoralScholarship(DepartmentofManagementandMarketing)

Detailedinformationoneachscholarshipisavailableatwww.ul.ie/business.


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nicolA lyncH/ A Pgaua exp

MynameisNicolaLynchandIaminthethirdyearofmyPhDin

Economics.IcompletedmyundergraduatestudiesandMBSinBusinessEconomicsatUniversityCollegeCork.IrstcametoULasaTeachingAssistantin2002.Itwas,however,throughmyworkasaResearchAssistantthatIdevelopedmyinterestinresearch.MyresearchprojectdevelopsframeworksforevaluatingtheimpactofbusinessnetworksinIreland.IntherstyearofmyresearchIwasawardedtheULRegistrarsscholarshipandwassubsequentlyawardedtheIRCHSSGovernmentofIrelandResearchScholarship(October07present).

TheKBShasastrongresearchproleandprovidesgreatencouragementforresearchstudents.Mysupervisor,DrHelenaLenihan,iswellknowninhereldofresearchandprovidesgreatsupportandencouragement.Ihavehadtheopportunitytopresentmyresearchatbothnationalandinternationalconferencesandhavepublishedapaperinaninternationallypeer-reviewedjournal.Theseexperiencesaloneareimmenselyrewardingandmakeallthehardworkmorethanworthwhile.


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Professor micHAel morley


ProfessorMichaelMorleyisProfessorofManagementandHeadoftheDepartmentofManagement&MarketingintheKemmyBusinessSchool.AgraduateoftheUniversityofLimerick,ProfessorMorleyhasbeenacareeracademicforover16years.HisearlierappointmentsatULincludejuniorlecturer,lecturerandseniorlecturerinhumanresourcemanagement.HehasalsopreviouslyservedasHeadoftheDepartmentofPersonnel&EmploymentRelations,asAssistantDeanofResearchandasDirectoroftheGraduateCentreofBusiness.

ProfessorMorleyspublicationsrecordincludes18co-authored/co-editedbooks,some50bookchaptersandmorethan70refereedjournalarticlesinpublicationssuchastheJournalofWorldBusiness,AdvancesinInternationalManagement,InternationalStudiesofManagement&Organization,ManagementDecision,InternationalJournalofHumanResourceManagement,HumanResourceManagementJournal,HumanResourceManagementReviewandCrossCulturalManagement.Collaboratingwithanetworkof40businessschoolsthroughouttheworld,ProfessorMorleycontinuestoengageininternational,comparativeandcross-culturalstudiesofmanagement,leadershipandHRpractices.

ProfessorMorleyisassociateeditoroftheJournalofManagerialPsychologyandregionaleditoroftheEuropeanJournalofInternationalManagement.Inaddition,heservesontheeditorialboardsofnineotherinternationaljournals,includingInternationalJournalofCrossCulturalManagement,LeadershipandOrganizationalDevelopmentJournal,InternationalJournalofStrategicChangeManagementandInternationalJournalofEmploymentStudies.Heisthe20072010ElectedChairoftheIrishAcademyofManagement(IAM),theleadingprofessionalassociationformanagementresearchandeducationontheisland

ofIreland.

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science & enGineerinGComprisingthefollowing10departments,theFacultyofScience&EngineeringisthelargestfacultyinUL.

Architecture Chemical&EnvironmentalSciences ComputerScience&InformationSystems Electronic&ComputerEngineering LifeSciences Manufacturing&OperationsEngineering

MaterialsScience&Technology Mathematics&Statistics Mechanical&AeronauticalEngineering Physics

Thefacultysdepartmentscurrentlydelivertaughtandresearchpostgraduateprogrammestoinexcessof1,000registeredpostgraduates,500ofwhomarepursuingdoctorateprogrammes.Theprimaryfocusisonincreasingthequalityandquantityofpostgraduatestudentsandresearchoutputs,includingPhDsandpublications.

Themainresearchobjectiveofthefacultyistoprovidearesearch-drivenenvironmentthatwillundertakebothfundamentalandappliedresearch.Promotingthepublicationofresults,attractingnationalandinternationalresearchersanddevelopingfurthercollaborativelinkswithindustryarealsokeypriorities.

TheresearchinterestsofthefacultycoverawidespectrumofdisciplinesundertheumbrellaofthreestrategicresearchinstitutesMaterials&SurfaceScience(MSSI),StokesInstituteandtheIrishSoftwareEngineeringResearchInstitute(Lero)andalargenumberofresearchcentres,includingMACSI(MathematicsApplicationsConsortiumfor

ScienceandIndustry).Morerecently,amajoremphasishasbeenplacedonenergyandsustainableenvironmentresearchundertheCharlesParsonsInitiative(CPI).

mAcsi maha Appa cu s a iu

TheMACSIindustrialmathematicsnetworkistherstofitskindinIrelandanetworkofmathematicalmodellersandscienticcomputationalanalystswhoseobjectives

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Producingworld-classresearchandresearchtraininginmathematicalmodelling Enablingindustrialcompaniestoimprovetheirproductsandprocessesthroughthe applicationofcutting-edgemathematicalmodellingtechniques

Providinganoutreachprogrammetoschoolstudentstoraisetheirawarenessofthe roleofmathematicsinmodernindustry

MACSIistheinitiationofanewerainIrishmathematics,whereappliedmathematiciansunderpindevelopmentsinthephysical,biologicalandsocialsciences.ThegroupissupportedbythelargestsinglegranteverawardedtomathematicsinIreland(4.34millionfromtheSFIMathematicsInitiative).

cha Pa iavTheCharlesParsonsInitiative(CPI)hasapproximately70researchersactiveintheareaofenergyandsustainableenvironmentandhasearnedmorethan20millioninexternalresearchfundingsince2004.RepresentingamergerofsixresearchcentresatUL,CPIfocusesonresearchingenvironmentandsustainableformsofenergyacrosstheareasofelectrochemistry;physics;electronic,mechanicalandaeronauticalengineering;computerscience;mathematicsandstatistics;andaccountingandnance.

CPIisconsideredtobealeadingplayerinEuropeintheareaofbioreningandhasmadesignicantprogressinthemodellingofnationalenergysystems.ThesethemesmatchthekeystrengthsofCPIwiththeneedsoftomorrow,i.e.,theproductionoffuelsandplatformchemicalsfrombiomass;storagewhichiswidelyconsideredthekeyenablingtechnologyforlarge-scalerenewableelectricitysystems;andintegratedmodellingofelectricity,heatandtransporttoenableinformeddecisionsontheprimaryscienticandengineeringchallengesofourtime.

Currentresearchactivitiesinclude: Energygenerationusingrenewablenaturalresources(wind,solar,wave,ocean current,hydro)

Bio-fuelsandadvancedconversion Energyconservation,storage,energyefciency Environmentalsensors;thermal,emissions,gases,radiation,distributedenvironment monitoring Sustainabilityandenergy-relatedenvironmentalconsiderations Life-cycleengineering


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Aoife finnerAn/ A Pgaua exp

IcompletedaBEnginManagementEngineeringwithFrenchatNUI Galway.Ergonomicsformedasubstantialpartofmyundergraduatedegree,andIdecidedIwouldliketocontinuemystudiesinthisarea.IappliedtoULbecauseoftheergonomicsfacilitiesoncampusandtheavailabilityoffunding.Iwasspecicallyinterestedinaprojectintheareaofproductivityandergonomics.

Musculoskeletaldisorders(MSDs),particularlythoseoftheupperlimb,

arehighlyprevalentinindustry.ImplicationsofMSDsforindustryincludecostandlostworkdays.MSDsalsohaveimplicationsforproductivity,notonlybecauseoflostworkdaysbutbecauseofthefunctionalincapacityofoperatorsasaresultofpainordiscomfort.MyresearchprojectinvestigatestherelationshipbetweenpainanddiscomfortresultingfromMSDsandoperatorproductivity.Itishopedthatanergonomicproductivityassessmenttoolwillbedevelopedthatwillenableanergonomisttocompleteproductivityanddiscomfortassessmentsintandem.

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ctHl Wilson/ A Pgaua exp

IamaPhDstudentin

theEnterpriseResearch CentreintheEngineeringResearchBuilding.IgraduatedfromULwithadegreeinManufacturingEngineeringin2005andamcurrentlynishingmyPhDresearch.IdecidedtostayonatULanddomy

PhDherebecauseofthesupervisionandsupportstructuresthatwereavailableoncampus.ItsalsoagreatlocationformeasitsagoodhalfwaypointbetweenmyindustrialcontactsinCorkandtheMidlands.

IcurrentlyworkwithDrConSheahanaspartoftheEnterprisePerformanceResearchGroup,whichisstudyingenterpriseperformancemeasurementinsmallandmediumenterprises.Myresearchisfundedbyathree-yearIRCSETscholarship.IhadagoodknowledgeofmanufacturingbeforeIstartedmyPhD.MyparentsownandrunanindustrialheatingcompanyCeramicxIrelandLtd.basedinWestCorkandIvealsoactedasacontractconsultantintheareaofproductivityimprovementwithAndonaServicesLtd.basedinLongford.

ThetypeofresearchIamdoingmeansthatmydaysarevaried.AspartofmyresearchIspendalotofmytimewithvariouson-sitecompanies.IvealsoactedasteachingassistantforanumberofmodulesintheDepartmentofManufacturing&OperationsEngineering,andIrantheDrawingLearningCentreforthreesemesters.In2007,withfellowstudentAndrewLynch,Iranaone-dayworkshopthatbrought30companiestothecampus.DoingpostgraduateresearchgivesyouopportunitiestopublishtodateIhavepublishedsixconferencepapers,twojournalarticlesandsomearticlesforTechnologyIrelandMagazine.


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dr mArtin J. leAHy

DrMartinJ.LeahyjoinedtheUniversityofLimerickin1997asaresearchscientistwiththeDepartmentofMechanical&AeronauticalEngineering.He

iscurrentlyemployedasalecturerintheDepartmentofPhysicsandlecturesonthefollowingmodules:MedicalPhysics,MedicalInstrumentation,PhysicsforEngineers,EnergyRatings,ExperimentalPhysics,andACCircuitsandDevices.Inaddition,DrLeahy,teachesgraduatecoursesontissueopticsforphysicalandlifescientistsandchairstheinternationalBiophotonicsandImagingGraduateSummerSchool(BIGSS).

PriortocomingtoUL,DrLeahyworkedasaWellcomeTrustresearchassistantatOxfordBrookesandasresearchfellowattheDepartmentofEngineeringScienceatOxfordUniversity.Withacolleague,heestablishedOxfordOptronixLtd.in

the1990stoexploitdevelopmentsinlaser-basedbloodowandoxygenationmeasurements,onwhichhisDPhilthesiswasbased.

DrLeahysresearchisalwaysappliedand,inadditiontoOxfordOptronixLtd.,hassofarledtotheestablishmentofBiomassHeatingSolutionsLtd.,MillstreamEnergyLtd.andWheelsbridgeAB.TheimplicationsofthegrowingenergycrisisanddwindlingfossilfuelreserveshavebeenrecognisedbytheUniversityofLimerickwiththeestablishmentoftheCharlesParsonsInitiative(CPI)onenergyandsustainableenvironment.DrLeahyiscurrentlyDirectorofCPI.CPIisIrelandslargestresearchorganisationinthisarea.

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DrLeahysinterestinbiophotonicsislargelyintheinteractionofvisibleand

infraredlightwithhumantissues.Historically,thishasbeenmanifestedinthedevelopmentofinstrumentstomeasurebloodow(laserDoppler)andoxygenation(spectroscopy),whichhavefoundmanyapplicationsduetotheroleofthemicrocirculationinallorgans.Morerecently,DrLeahysresearchgrouphasbeencollaboratingwiththeUniversityofLinkpingonthedevelopmentofasuiteofinstrumentsrelatedtotissueviabilityandskinaging.Therstofthese,theTiViimager,isjustnowbecomingcommerciallyavailableviaWheelsbridgeAB.Itusesthetechniqueofpolarisationspectroscopyandapatentedimageanalysistechniquetoprovideanindexofredbloodcellconcentrationinthetissue.TwopostdoctoralresearchersandfourPhDstudentsareworkingonthesethemes,whicharecloselylinkedtoclinicalneed.Afurthervestudentsareworkingontheenergystoragetheme.


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isks - tHe institUte for

tHe stUdy of knoWledGein societyTheInstitutefortheStudyofKnowledgeinSociety(ISKS)wasestablishedin2006withtheobjectiveofbuildingonULsuniquereputationinIrelandforintegrated,interdisciplinaryarts,humanitiesandsocialsciencesresearch.ISKScurrentlyhas47associates,60PhDstudents,fourpostdoctoralfellowsandoneresearchscholar.ISKSwasawarded2.5millioninPRTLI4foritsKnowledgeInterfacesproject.ResearchersinISKSexamineknowledgeinsocietyinfourinterrelatedways:

Knowledge innovation:creatingnewknowledgebybringingdifferentdisciplinesand groupstogether

Knowledge transfer:translatingacademicknowledgetoinformpolicymakersand stakeholders

Knowledge about society:understandingtheconstructionanddisseminationof knowledgebyandinsociety,withparticularemphasisonthecultural,political,

linguistic,historicalandlegalaspectsoftheseprocesses Knowledge as an economic good:studyinghowknowledgeisdistributedand experiencedinanIrishandaninternationalcontext

OriginallybasedintheFacultyofArts,Humanities&SocialSciences,ISKShasbecomeacross-facultyinstituteservicingtheneedsofassociatesfromarangeofdiversedisciplinesinallfourfacultiesoftheuniversity.AssociatesaredrawnfromtheSchoolofLanguages,Literature,CultureandCommunication;theGraduateEntryMedicalSchool;thedepartmentsofSociology,Politics&PublicAdministration,History,Law,Computer

Science&InformationSystems,PhysicalEducation&SportSciences,OccupationalTherapy,Psychology,EconomicsandManagement&Marketing;andtheIrishWorldAcademyofMusicandDance.

ResearchinISKSisorganisedaroundanumberofinterfaces,orthemes.Thesearecollaborative,interdisciplinary,thematicprojects,whichreectkeyISKSpriorities(alignedwithUL,nationalandEUpriorities);providesupportandinfrastructureforprojectsandapplications;createsynergiesacrossdifferentdisciplines,facultiesandinstitutions;andfacilitateinteractionwithpolicymakers,communities,professionals,industryandother

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ThecurrentprogrammeinISKSincludesthefollowinginterfaces:

Shapingtechnology

Understandinghealth Changingcommunication Governanceandcitizenship Modellingdevelopment Culturalcohesionanddiversity Understandingequality

ISKSisapartnerintheIrishSocialSciencesPlatform(ISSP),whichisfundedunderPRTLI4.ISSPistheonlyall-islandplatformofintegratedsocialscienceresearchandgraduate

training;itfocusesonthesocial,culturalandeconomictransformationsshapingIrelandinthetwenty-rstcentury.OtherpartnersincludeNUIM(leadpartner),NUIG,DCU,UCC,MIC,QUB,TCD,ITSandWIT.FormoreinformationonISSP,seewww.issplatform.ie.

ISKScurrentlyofferstwograduateeducationprogrammes(GREPS)orstructureddoctoralprogrammesoneinsocialsciencesandoneinappliedlanguages.Thesefour-yearintegratedprogrammesleadtotheawardofPhDandconsistofspecialisedacademicmodules,genericmodulesandresearch.Specialistmodulesareundertakeninyears1and2,mostlyinUL,butmayalsobetakenatoneofourISSPpartnerinstitutionsinIrelandorabroad,asappropriate.Thesemodulesprovidepostgraduatestudentswithspecialistcontentandmethodologicaltrainingrelevanttotheirresearchprogramme.Genericmodulesprovidepostgraduatestudentswiththeskillsnecessarytocompletetheirresearchaswellastransferableskillstopreparethemfortheirworkinglives.

FormoreinformationonISKS,seewww.ul.ie/ISKS.


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l - tHe irisH softWAre

enGineerinG reseArcHcentreLerowasestablishedin2005bysoftwareengineeringresearchersfromtheUniversityofLimerick(ULleadpartner),DublinCityUniversity(DCU),TrinityCollegeDublin(TCD)andUniversityCollegeDublin(UCD).ItwasinitiallyfundedbyScienceFoundationIreland(SFI)undertheCentreforScienceEngineeringandTechnology(CSET)programme.

Lerosmissionistodeliverworld-leadingresearchinthoseareasofsoftwareengineeringthatsupportevolvingcriticalsystems.Lerosresearchagendaaddressesseveralcoreresearchtopicsintheevolvingcriticalsystemseld.Thecentralresearchtopicisbuildingsoftwarethatishighlyreliableandthatretainsitsreliabilityasitevolves.LeroenhancesthequalityandcompetitivenessoftheIrishsoftwareindustrythroughsharedprojects,knowledgetransferandeducation.Lerosresearchersdeliverinternationallyrecognisedscienticoutputs,publishinleadingjournalsandpresentatinternationalconferences

l a iu

Softwareengineeringisanapplieddisciplineand,assuch,researchintheareamustbegroundedinpractice.Byusingresearchtomakebetterproductsinamoreeffectivemanner,companiescangaincompetitiveadvantage.However,researchiscostlyandtime-consumingandmaynotyieldusefulresults.ThisiswhereLerocomesin.LerosresearchersworkcloselywithIrishindustrytoidentifykeytopicsandvalidateproposedsolutions.Lerowillassistpartnercompaniesinndingnancialsupportforjointresearchinitiatives.

l ouah a euaLerorunsasuccessfuleducationandoutreachprogrammethataimstomakesoftwareengineeringand,inparticular,Leroresearchvisibleandaccessibleatsecond-andthird-leveleducationinIreland.Lerohasdevelopedahighlysuccessfultransitionyear(TY)computingmodulebasedonMITsScratchsoftwareincollaborationwithITTallaghtandCIOIreland.InpartnershipwiththeIrishComputerSociety,thematerialshavebeendistributedtoallsecond-levelschoolsinIreland.Formoredetails,visitwww.scratch.ie.

LerohasestablishedtheLeroGraduateSchoolinSoftwareEngineering(LGSSE),whichprovidesastructuredPhDprogramme.Inaddition,atfourth-level,theoutreachand

educationprogrammeisconcernedwithorganisingeventsandprovidingservicestopostgraduatestudentsandresearchers.Visitwww.lero.ieformoredetails.


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dr Goetz botterWeck/ s rah fw

DrGoetzBotterweckisaseniorresearchfellowatLero.HereceivedhisMScinComputerScienceandInformationSystems(Diplom-Informatiker)andhisPhDinComputerScienceattheUniversityofKoblenz-Landau,Germany.InMarch2007DrBotterweckjoinedLero,wherehenowheadstheprojectonmodel-drivenproductderivation.Hisresearchinterestsincludemodel-drivensoftwareengineering,userinterfaceengineeringandinformationsystemsengineering.


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LianpingChenisadoctoralresearcheratLero.HereceivedamastersdegreeinsoftwareengineeringfromNorthwesternPolytechnicalUniversity,

China.DuringhispostgraduatestudiesinChina,hespentoneyearasaninternatIBMChinaResearchLab,Beijing.Hisdoctoralresearchfocusesondevelopingandevaluatingtechniquesandtoolsforarchitecturalknowledgemanagement.Lianpingisalsointerestedinimprovingtheuseofempiricalmethodsforsoftwareengineeringresearch.

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HeshamShokryisaPhDstudentatLero.HereceivedaBScinElectricalandComputerEngineeringfromAssiutUniversity,Egypt.Heshamsresearchfocuses

onapproachestodesigningandevaluatingdynamicsoftwarearchitecturesforembeddedsystems.BeforejoiningLero,HeshamworkedforthreeyearsasastaffsoftwareengineerwithIBM,developingsoftwaresystemsfortheautomotiveindustry.PriortojoiningIBM,hewasaresearchengineerattheAerospaceResearchCenter,agovernmentalinstituteinEgypt,wherehewasinvolvedindevelopingavionicssoftwareandsimulationtools.

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mssi - mAteriAls & sUrfAce

science institUteTheMaterialsandSurfaceScienceInstitute(MSSI)istheleadingnationalinstituteinmaterialsandisinternationallyrecognisedforitswork.MSSIhasgatheredtogetherfacultymembersfromarangeofacademicdisciplines(materialsscience;physics;chemistry;biochemistry;andelectronic,mechanical,biomedicalandaeronauticalengineering).MSSIutilisesthisinterdisciplinaryapproachtodevelopandcharacterisematerialsfromtheatomictothemacroscopicscale,providingnewmaterials,processesandapplications.

MSSIisthelargestresearchinstituteintheuniversityandcurrentlyhousesover220researchers.Theinstituteresidesinapurpose-builtbuildingthathousesacomprehensiverangeofstate-of-the-artequipmentandfacilitiesforthesynthesisandcharacterisationofmaterials.MSSIhasasignicanttrackrecordinsolvingfundamentalresearchproblemswithdirectapplicationinindustryandhascollaborativeresearchprogrammeswithawiderangeofcompaniessuchasCookInc,Pzer,RusalAughinishAlumina,Merck,RocheandCrescentDiagnostics.MSSIcurrentlyhasover100activecollaborationswithresearchinstitutionsnationally,acrossEuropeandintheUS,China,

IndiaandAustralia.

TheresearchactivitiesofMSSIarefocusedonfourresearchthemes:nanomaterials,biomaterials,compositeandglassmaterials,andbio/catalysisandcleantechnology.

Nanomaterials

Controlofmatteratthenanoscale(dimensionssub-100nm)isfundamentalto

arangeofmodernindustriesandinparticulartoelectronicsandphotonics.Asenhancementofmaterialanddeviceperformancethroughcontrolatthemicroscalereachesitslimits,dramaticimprovementscanbeachievedthroughthesynthesis,controlandorganisationofmaterialatthenanoscale.MSSIfocusesondevelopingnewmaterialsforsemiconductorandsolarcellapplications.


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Biomaterials

Biomaterialsresearchisconcernedwiththedevelopmentofbiomimeticmaterials

inwhichin-vivodevicesfunctioninwaysthatmimictheorganortissuetheyarereplacingorsupplementing.Specictargetareasfortheclusterareorthopaedicsandvascularrepairandreplacement,withanemphasisondevelopingmaterialsthatenableregenerationoftissue.

Composite and Glass Materials

Compositematerialsareusedwidelyinlightweight,safety-criticalapplications,

suchasthosefoundinmodernaircraftstructures.Recently,theirusehasbroadenedintoarangeofapplicationsusedinbiomedicaldevicesandintheautomotiveandconstructionsectors.Ceramics,ceramiccompositesandglassesarealsousedasbiomaterialsandphotonicmaterials.Thecompositeandglassmaterialsclusterisfocusingonproducingmaterials,structuresanddeviceswithhighperformance,maximumfunctionalityandminimalenvironmentalimpactduringproductionandutilisation.

Bio/Catalysis and Clean TechnologyThisclusterfocusesonthedevelopmentofnewcatalystsandmethodsofproducingmaterialsmoreeffectivelyandefciently.Amajorprogrammehascommencedtoexaminethemechanismbywhichcrystalsform.Thisisasignicantchallengeandaseriousissueinthepharmaceuticalsector,whichishighlyregulatedandwheretheproductionofpharmaceuticalingredientsintheincorrectformatcanbesignicantintermsofcostandwastedisposal.FormoredetailsonMSSI,visitwww.ul.ie/mssi.


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dr syed A. m. tofAil/ s rah fw

DrSyedA.M.TofailisaseniorresearchfellowatMSSI.DrTofailreceivedhisBScin1996andMScin1999,bothinmetallurgicalengineeringfromtheDepartmentofMaterialsandMetallurgicalEngineering,BangladeshUniversityofEngineeringandTechnology,Dhaka,Bangladesh.HewasalecturerattheDepartmentofMaterialsandMetallurgicalEngineeringatBangladeshUniversityofEngineeringandTechnologypriortocomingtotheUniversityofLimerickin1999topursuehis

PhDattheDepartmentofPhysics.HecompletedhisPhDin2002andjoinedMSSIasapostdoctoralfellowbeforetakinguphiscurrentpositionasaseniorresearchfellowin2006.

DrTofailsresearchinterestisinthephysicalpropertiesofmaterialswithaspecicfocusonbiomaterialsandsurfaces.In2005,hediscoveredthathydroxyapatite,themainmineralcontentofboneandteeth,hadpiezoelectricproperties,whichmayhaveimplicationsforthedevelopmentofnewboneimplants.Whileheisactivelypursuingresearchinthisarea,DrTofailhasalsocommencedresearchprojectsinthemodellingandcharacterisationofmaterialsandcurrentlyleadsa

researchgroupinthiseld.

Since2005,thegrouphasreceivedover 0.4millioninfundingfromEnterpriseIrelandforresearchworkwithhydroxyapatiteandnitinol.DrTofailisProjectCo-ordinatorforBIOELECTRICSURFACE,aEuropeanCommissionFP7project.ProjectpartnersincludenineotherEuropeanagenciesaswellasNUIGalwayandIrishcompaniesBeoCareandCookMedical.Theprojectwilladdresstheinteractionsofbiologicalspecieswiththesurfacesofmedicaldevices.Theprojectteamintendstodevelopnanotechnology-derivedtextilesthatwillhelphospitalsintheirght

againstMRSA.


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dArrAGH GAffney/ Phd su

DarraghGaffneyisaPhDstudentatMSSI.HereceivedaBScinChemistryfromUCDin2005.WhileattendingUCD,Darraghcompleteda12-weekUREKAplacementintheresearchlaboratoryofDrPeterRutledgeand,afterreceivinghisdegree,workedintheresearchlaboratoryofProfessorDonaldFitzmauriceforninemonths.HethenmovedtotheUniversityofLimerickafterapplyingforaPhDposition.Darraghwasveryimpressedwiththeuniversityasawhole.Not

onlywasMSSIequippedwithcutting-edgetechnologybuttherewasatangiblebuzzabouttheplacethatwasgeneratedfromthemultidisciplinaryresearcherslocatedthere.

Darraghscurrentprojectdealswiththetailoredadsorptionofenzymesontomesoporoussilicatesforthegenerationofbiocatalysts.Atypicaldayisspentworkinginthelaboratoryandtroubleshootinganyproblemsthatarise,aswellasusingarangeofinstrumentationtocharacterisesamples.Duringtheacademicyear,aportionoftheweekisallocatedtodemonstratingandteachingtoundergraduatestudents.Darraghsproject,whichisfundedbySFI,hasgivenhim

theopportunitytotraveltointernationalconferencesfromwhichcollaborationswithotheruniversitieshavearisen.

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dr Grinne cArroll/ Pa rah fw

DrGrinneCarrollcurrentlyworksasabiomedicalengineeringpostdoctoralresearchfellowatMSSI.GrinneoriginallycametoULin1999tostudyBEngMechanicalEngineering.Shewasintroducedtotheconceptofbiomedicalengineeringontheprogramme,whichcombinedherinterestinengineeringandbiology.WhilecompletinghernalyearprojectunderthesupervisionofProfessorTimMcGloughlin,Grinnerealisedthatshehadastronginterestinresearchanddecidedtoapplyforpostgraduatepositionsinthebiomedicalengineering

eld.ShejoinedtheCentreforAppliedBiomedicalEngineeringResearch(CABER)inMSSI.HerPhDprojectincorporatedengineeringandbiologybynumericallyinvestigatingbloodowwithinthevenoussystemfordialysispatientsandsubsequentlyanalysingtheregulationofendothelialcellgenesbybloodow.

DuringhertimeasapostgraduatestudentatUL,Grinnewasabletoavailofanumberofopportunities,whichincludedpresentingherworktootherbiomedicalengineersathomeandabroad.InternationaltripsincludedtravellingtoMunichfortheWorldCongressofBiomechanicsandtoColoradoandFloridafortheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersSummerBioengineeringConference.Notonlydothesetripsprovidestudentswithachancetodeveloptheirpresentationskillsbuttheyalsointroducethemtotheinternationalbioengineeringworld.Throughtheseconferences,studentscanmakecontactswithinthebiomedicalengineeringeld,whichwillhopefullyopendoorsforthemwhentheycompletetheirpostgraduatestudies.

UponcompletionofherPhDinJanuary2008,GrinneappliedtotheFSScienceChallengeProgramme.UnderthisprogrammeshewenttoDukeUniversity,NorthCarolina,wheresheconductedfurtherbiomedicalengineeringresearchunder

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stokes institUteTheStokesInstituteisamulti-disciplinaryteamofengineersandscientistsworkingonsolutionstochallengesinthemostadvancedeldsofhumanendeavour.Itsmissionistwo-fold:graduateeducationandscholarship;andinnovationleadingtothecreationofenterprise.Stokesscurrentresearchportfoliofocusesonthreeapplicationareas:ICT,aeronauticsandlifescienceresearch/moleculardiagnostics.

Information & Communications Technologies (ICT)

Thermalmanagementtechnologies:interfacematerials;two-phaseheat

spreaders;fansandactiveheatsinks;lowprolecoolingtechniques;single-phase liquidcooling Energymanagementfromsilicontoambientinlarge-scalecomputingand communicationsfacilities Energyharvestingfromvibrationalandthermalsources Reliabilityphysicsofelectronicinterconnectionandpackaging:hygro-thermo- mechanicalanalysis;corrosionscience;shockandvibrationtesting;failureanalysis; andreliabilitystatistics

Aeronautics

Fundamentalsofaerodynamics,includingboundarylayertransitiontoturbulence Heattransferinaircraftstructuresandcompositematerials Energyefciency/entropygenerationinuidsystems

Life Science Research/Molecular Diagnostics

Microuidics-basedsystemsforgeneticanalysis

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TheStokesInstituteisbasedinacustom-builtresearchspacewithinULsEngineeringResearchBuilding.Ithasasuiteoflaboratoriesthatarecomprehensivelyequippedforexperimentationandsimulationonuidmechanics,heatandmasstransfer,

andmaterialsphenomena.ItalsohasaccesstoULsstate-of-the-artmaterialscharacterisationfacilities.

Stokessresearcherspublishprolicallyandpresentfrequentlyatinternationalconferencesandmeetings.TheInstitutehasanexcellentreputationforitsgraduateeducationithasagrowingalumni,manyofwhomhaveprogressedtohigh-levelcareersinindustryandacademia.

Stokesparticipatesstronglyingovernmental,Europeanandindustrially-fundedresearch.Ithasfosteredparticularlydeeppartnershipswithacademia,researchorganisationsand

industry,suchasJointResearchCentre,BellLaboratories,Airbus,Nokia,BartsHospital,USDepartmentofEnergyandHewlett-Packard.Inparticular,Stokespridesitselfonthecreationofenterprisethroughspin-outcompanies(StokesBioLtd.)andtechnologylicenses(AMD,AsiaVitalComponents,Henkel).Forfurtherdetails,visitwww.stokes.ie.


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cilliAn bUrke/ A Pgaua exp

DuringmyMechanicalEngineeringundergraduatestudiesatULIwasintroducedtotheworldofengineeringresearchthroughasummerplacementwiththeStokesInstitute.Iworkedonlaser-basedvibrometrytechniquestoexaminethemechanicalresponseofelectronicassemblies,

complementingskillsthatIdevelopedonanine-monthcooperativeeducationplacementatAnalogDevicesinLimerick.MytimeattheInstitutealsogavegreatpracticalapplicationformanyskillslearnedthroughoutmystudiesinULandafoundationformynalyearprojectaninvestigationofthereliabilityofthreenewly-developedsoldermaterialsunderharshvibrationenvironments.Igraduatedwitharstclasshonoursdegreein2008.

MyexperiencesofresearchinspiredmetoapplyforanIRCSETscholarshiptostudyatStokes,andmyapplicationwassuccessful.MyresearchfocusesonadvancedpackagingtechnologiesforMicroElectroMechanicalSystems

(MEMS),devicesthatareusedextensivelyinmodernelectronicssuchasmobilephones.MyworkisbeingconductedinclosecollaborationwithAnalogDevices.IamcurrentlydevelopinganoveltestfacilitytocharacterisethemechanicalpropertiesofglassfritsealingmaterialsforMEMS.Postgraduateresearchworkischallengingandveryrewarding.MyprojecthasbeenenhancedthroughtheexperiencedguidanceofmysupervisoratStokesandthecloseindustriallinkswithAnalogDevices.IhavealreadyhadtheopportunitytopresentmyresearchataninternationalconferenceintheUS,andIhaverecentlygivenaninvitedtalkat

AnalogsR&DfacilityinBoston.


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dr ryAn enriGHt/ Pa rah fw

OncompletionofhisBEng(Hons)degreeinMechanicalEngineeringatULin2004,RyanenrolledasaPhDscholarattheStokesInstitute.Hisresearch,fundedbytheSFI-fundedCTVRTelecommunicationsprogramme,investigatedsuperhydrophobicsurfacesforthermalmanagementapplications.AconsiderableportionofhisdissertationworkwasperformedatBell

Laboratories,MurrayHill.

OncompletionofhisPhDin2008,hetookupapostdoctoralpositionwiththeCTVRatULtocontinuehisresearch.Inmid2009,RyanwasawardedanINSPIRE:IRCSET-MarieCurieInternationalMobilityFellowshiptoworkatMITsDeviceResearchLaboratory,apositionthatfeaturescontinuedcollaborationwithStokes.Ryanscurrentresearchinterestsareintheareasofsurfacewettability,micro-scaletransport,andthermalmanagementfornext-generationtelecommunicationsequipment.


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GrAdUAtesl a yu Phd

Traditionally,themajorityofpostgraduatestudentsmovedfromPhDstudyintoacademiaandteaching.Today,however,asthenumberofstudentscontinuingtofourthlevelhasincreased,sotoohasthediversityofgraduateemployment.

Realisingthatthefutureofmanypostgraduatestudentswillfalloutsidethetraditionalroute,theGraduateSchoolatULoffersavarietyoffreecoursesintransferableskillstoresearchstudents.Thesecoursesofferstudentstheopportunitytoincreasetheir

knowledgeinavarietyofareas,suchasprojectmanagement,communicationandpresentationtechniques,ITskills,teambuildingandcareermanagement.

ULalsooffersadedicatedcareerssupportservicetoresearchstudents.Afull-timecareersadvisorisavailabletomeetwithpostgraduatesonaone-to-onebasistocovertopicssuchascareeroptions,employmentopportunities,jobsearchstrategies,applicationsandinterviews.InconjunctionwiththeGraduateSchool,thepostgraduatecareersadvisordeliversasuiteoftrainingworkshopstohelppostgraduatesidentifyandprovideevidenceoftheirtransferableskills.Careersfairsandemployerbriengsare

organisedthroughouttheacademicyearandofferstudentstheopportunitytodiscusstheircareeropportunitiesandinterestsdirectlywithpotentialfutureemployers.Inaddition,theCareersServiceliaiseswithboththeGraduateSchoolandtheInternationalEducationDivisiontodeliveraninformationseminaronWorkinginIrelandforInternationalStudents.

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ThecareeropportunitiespursuedbyULresearchgraduatesisevidenceofthediversityinboththerangeofsubjectareaexpertiseandtransferableskillsofourresearchpostgraduates.The2008graduatesurveydemonstratesanexcellentemploymentrecordforPhDgraduatesthesurveyshowedthatover83%ofgraduatesmoveddirectlyintoemploymentacrossallsectors,includinghighereducationresearch,academia,publicsector,consultancyandindustry.Salarylevelsvaryamongresearchstudentsaveragesalariesrangefrom32,000to44,000perannum,dependingonthesectorofemploymentandnatureofthejob.

ULoffersresearchstudentstheopportunitytodevelopexcellentacademicresearchskills

andexpertiseaswellasexpandingontheirpersonalandprofessionaltrainingtobestpositionthemselvesforawidevarietyofcareeropportunitiesupongraduation.


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Ul rah Gaua

dr Helen mcQUillAn/ Pa rahHelenMcQuillanwasrunningarestaurantbusinessinEnnisin1992whenshesawanadvertisementinherlocalnewspaperforpostgraduatecoursesinUL.JoiningtheWomensStudiescourse,shegraduatedwithanMAin1994andaPhDin2006.

HeleniscurrentlyworkingasapostdoctoralresearcherintheCentreforSocialandEducationalResearchinDIT.Herresearchisfocusedondigitalinclusion,youngpeopleandnewmedia,andgenderandtechnology.Despitebeingaself-confessedtechnophobewhenshejoinedUL,amoduleonTechnology,InnovationandSocialChangesetherresearchinterestsandhercareerinadirectionshecouldneverhaveenvisaged.WhileshewasdoingherPhDsheworkedasresearchmanagerfortwomajorICTprogrammes:theEnnisInformationAgeTownProjectinIrelandandtheLocale-GovernmentProgrammeinEngland.WithuniqueinsightintocommunityengagementwithICT,HelenhasworkedasanadvisortoEU,IrishandUKgovernmentsone-inclusionpolicy.Shenowworkswithmanycommunitytechnologyprojects,includingDITsDigitalCommunityprogrammeandLimerickCitysCommunityICTprogramme.

dr dAVid collinGs/ s lu

DavidCollingsisaseniorlecturerininternationalmanagementatNUIGalway.HeisagraduateoftheBBS,MBS(HumanResourceManagement)andPhDprogrammeatUL.AftercompletinghisPhDDrCollingsjoinedthefacultyattheUniversityofShefeldsManagementSchoolintheUK.Hehaspublishedwidelyintheareaofhumanresourcemanagement.HisworkhasappearedinleadingjournalssuchasHumanResourceManagement,JournalofWorldBusiness,InternationalJournalofHumanResource

Management,HumanResourceManagementReview,andinanumberofchaptersinresearchmonographsandtextbooks.Hehaseditedsixbooks,themostrecentofwhichisHumanResourceManagement:ACriticalApproachwithGeoffWood(Routledge2009).DrCollingsiscurrentlyeditoroftheHumanResourceManagementJournalandIrishJournalofManagement.

IcannotrecommendthePhDprogrammeattheKemmyBusinessSchoolhighlyenough.MystudiesweresupervisedbyProfessorsPaddyGunnigleandMikeMorley,whoaretwooftheleadingscholarsintheeldofinternationalHRM,notonlynationallybutinternationally.Thekeybenetsoftheprogrammeincludedthepersonalattention

studentsreceivedfromtheirsupervisionteam,theresearchculturewithintheKemmy


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BusinessSchool,thetop-qualityfacilitiesandtheworld-classfaculty.ThefactthatIgainedapermanentfacultypositioninoneoftheUKsleadingmanagementschoolsattheUniversityofShefeldbeforeevenhavinggraduatedfromtheprogrammeis

testamenttotheinternationalreputationwhichtheUniversityofLimerickandtheKemmyBusinessSchoolenjoyinternationally.ThePhDprogrammeattheKemmyBusinessSchoolmostcertainlyprovidedmewithaverysolidfoundationforacareerinacademia,andIwouldrecommenditwithoutreservationtoanyoneconsideringpursuingaPhDinHRMorinternationalmanagementmoregenerally.

dr tom comyns/ sgh & cg cah

MyPhDresearch,whichwasfundedbytheIrishRugbyFootballUnionandEnergia,focusedonappliedstrengthandconditioningtrainingmethods.Itlookedathowtoeffectivelycombineweighttrainingandplyometric( jump)trainingtoenhancethepowertrainingofIrishrugbyplayers.SincecompletingmyPhDinMay2006,IhavebeenworkingasstrengthandconditioningcoachwithMunsterrugbyandtheIRFU.Ichosethiscareerpathbecauseitwasadirectfollow-onfrommyappliedresearchandhasprovidedmewiththeopportunitytoapplymyresearchndingstoimprovethequalityoftheMunsterrugbyplayersstrengthandpowertraining.

dr AbiGAil mAckey/ Pa rah fw

TheprojectscarriedoutaspartofmyPhDinULwerefocusedonmonitoringtheresponseofmuscletodifferentexercisechallenges.Themainaspectofthisresearchwasdocumentingthechangesintheconnectivetissuestructureswithinthemuscle.Theworkwasperformedonbloodandmusclesamplesfromhealthyyoungmenandwomen,andthendingswerepublishedinpeer-reviewedjournals.

SoonaftercompletingmyPhDin2003,ImovedtotheInstituteofSportsMedicine,Copenhagenforatwo-yearpost-docposition,whereIamnowpermanentlyemployed.MymainjobhereistocarryoutexperimentsaswellastoeducatePhDstudentsinmethodsrequiredfortheirownanalyses.TheworkIdoinDenmarkiscloselyrelatedtomyresearchinULfromthepointofviewoflaboratorymethodsaswellasbuildingontheknowledgebaseestablishedatthattime.WhileIcantsaythatIeversetouttopurposelypursueacareerinresearch,IcansaythatbeingwhereIamtodayisduetoacombinationoffactors,i.e.choosingworkthatIenjoyandthathasgoodprospects,andchoosingoptionsthatwereopentomeatvariousstagesofmycareerpath.


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dr ronAn skeHill & dr iAn rice/ epu

InNovember2009,CauwillTechnologiesLtd.wasawardedtheBest-EmergingCompanybyIntertradeIrelandintheSeedcorncompetitionandscooped 100,000.Thecompanywasfoundedin2009byRonanSkehillandIanRice.Thecompanysproduct,PinPoints,isasmartweb-mobiletechnologythatreachesintosat-navsandprogramsthemforendusers.Cauwillssoftwareandservicesaresoldtothetravelindustry,andthecompanyiscurrentlyfocusingontheonlinehotelbookingenginesegmentofthemarket.

BothgraduatescompletedtheirPhDsunderthesupervisionofDrSeanMcGrathintheWirelessAccessResearchCentreatUL.DuringtheirresearchtheysecuredanEnterpriseIrelandProof-of-Conceptproject,whichfocusedonlocation-basedservices

andextendingthetechnologytomobileplatforms.Theresearchanddevelopmentconductedduringtheprojectformedthefoundationsofacommercialandpatentedpieceoftechnology,whichultimatelyledtothecreationofCauwillTechnologiesLtd,thespin-outcompany.


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Appg Pgaua rah

Theminimumentryrequirementtoapostgraduateresearchdegreeisanhonoursprimarydegree(level8asdenedbytheNationalQualicationsAuthorityofIreland)withaminimumclassicationofa2:1or2:2.Individualfacultiesorresearchcentresmayhavespecicentryrequirements.

Therststepinapplyingforagraduateresearchpositionistoidentifyapotentialsupervisorandproject.Up-to-dateinformationonresearchactivitiesinfaculties,departmentsandresearchcentresisavailableontheULwebsite:www.ul.ie.Atthisstageyoushouldalsotrytoidentifypossiblesourcesoffunding.

Onceyouhaveidentiedasupervisorandproject,youshouldcompletearesearchapplicationformandsubmitittothePostgraduateAdmissionsOfce.Applicationformsareavailablefromwww.graduateschool.ul.ie.ULacceptsresearchapplicationsthroughouttheyear.

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Inadditiontotheminimumentryrequirementsspeciedabove,internationalapplicantsareadvisedtomeetthefollowingstandardEnglishlanguagerequirements:

IELTSscoreof66.5andnotlessthan6inanyonecomponentforentrytotheFacultyofScience&Engineeringandacompositescoreintherangeof6.57andnotlessthan6inanyonecomponentforentrytotheFacultiesofArts,Humanities&SocialSciences,Education&HealthSciencesandtheKemmyBusinessSchool.

Informationonvisas,immigration,accommodationandinsuranceisavailableontheGraduateSchoolwebsite:www.graduateschool.ul.ie.

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Anup-to-datescheduleoffeesisavailabletodownloadfromwww.graduateschool.ul.ie


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Fundingforpostgraduateresearchisavailablefromavarietyofsources.IndividualfacultiesatULmayofferscholarshipsorfundedpositionswhileexternalfundingisavailablefromIrishandinternationalresearchcouncils,otherpublicbodiesandtheprivatesector.ThetwomainresearchcouncilsinIrelandaretheIrishResearchCouncilforScience,EngineeringandTechnology(IRCSET)andtheIrishResearchCouncilforHumanitiesandSocialSciences(IRCHSS).Localauthorityfundingisalsoavailabletoresearchstudents.

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