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University of Limerick (UL) (Irish: Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a public research university institution in Limerick, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in September 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989. [5] It was the first university established since ...
Kerstin Mey (born 1963) is a German academic and president of the University of Limerick. She was the first woman to head a university in Ireland, [1] on an acting basis, and having participated in an international competition, was appointed to the full position with effect from 8 October 2021. She held positions in a number of universities in ...
Orla Muldoon. Orla Therese Muldoon is an Irish social and political psychologist and founding professor of psychology at the University of Limerick. Her research concerns how groups memberships and social identities affect health and well-being.
Desmond Fitzgerald (professor) Desmond Fitzgerald (born 30 October 1953) is an Irish medical doctor and academic leader. On 6 October 2016, Fitzgerald was announced as the President-elect of the University of Limerick. [1] He took up this role in early 2017, becoming the fifth President. He resigned in May 2020 for "personal health concerns ...
Walsh in 1989. Edward M. Walsh (born 1939), is the founding president of the University of Limerick, one of two new universities established by Ireland in 1989. He headed the institution from its inception as the National Institute for Higher Education Limerick, in 1970, when he was appointed as chairman of the planning board, and director, through its transformation to a university in 1989 ...
With a population of 102,287 at the 2022 census, [2] Limerick is the third-most populous urban area in Ireland, and the fourth-most populous city on the island of Ireland. [6][7][8] It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the Viking Age. The city straddles the River Shannon, with the historic core of the city located on King's ...
A National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE) (Irish: Foras Náisiúnta um Ard-Oideachas) [1] was a category of higher education institution established in Ireland to provide higher level technical education above the standard of the then established Regional Technical College system, at university level. Higher level technical education in ...
Brigid Laffan in 2015. Brigid Laffan is an Irish political scientist and Emeritus professor at Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. [1] Politico Europe ranked her among women who shape Europe in November 2018. [2] She has been Chancellor of the University of Limerick since November 2023.