The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Limerick has been conferred with a Bronze Athena SWAN award. The award recognizes the Faculty’s commitment to advancing gender equality, representation, progression and success for both staff and students. The award is valid until April 2024. The Faculty is committed to implementing a… Continue reading Athena SWAN Bronze Award for AHSS
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Call for Faculty Funding for Conference and Fieldwork 2020/2021
The 2020 AHSS Faculty Research Support Scheme invites applications to support research development. Applications from early career faculty members are particularly encouraged. Completed applications should be submitted by 5pm Thursday 12 March 2020. For further details and application form, please contact Dr. Niamh Lenahan, Niamh.lenahan@ul.ie
Call for Postgraduate Funding for Conferences and Fieldwork 2020/2021
AHSS Postgraduate Researchers can apply for conference expenses AND fieldwork/ archival research. Completed applications should be submitted by 5pm Thursday 5 March 2020. For further details and application form, please contact Dr. Niamh Lenahan Niamh.Lenahan@ul.ie
UL Journalism students take part in RTE election coverage
University of Limerick were delighted to partner with RTE for the national broadcaster's 2020 election coverage this year. Thirteen UL journalism students were at count centres around the country on Sunday as part of RTE's digital news coverage.
Managing a Career in Academia and Research
On Friday, 14 February 2020, Professor Fiona Cownie (Keele University) and Professor Anthony Bradney (Keele University) will deliver a special, interactive seminar on the topic of 'Managing a Career in Academia and Research'. The seminar will take place at 11am in the Teaching Space in the School of Law. More details about the seminar are contained in the… Continue reading Managing a Career in Academia and Research
Morning Ireland
On January 9th, Eddie Keane was delighted to be interviewed by Brian Dobson on RTE Radio 1s ‘Morning Ireland’ programme. The interview discussed the decision of the Irish Workplace Relations Commission to award a former RTE employee €100,000 for age discrimination, when she was forced to retire at the age of 65. The full interview… Continue reading Morning Ireland
Internships for UL Law students
Áine Cooke, a third year Law plus student, has been selected for the prestigious CRCC Asia internship offered by the School of Law in conjunction with CRCC. Áine has just completed her cooperative work placement with the Immediate Office of the Registrar, Kosovo Specialist Chambers and will return to her studies in the School of… Continue reading Internships for UL Law students
UL Law lecturer shortlisted for The Education Awards
Congratulations to our School of Law colleague Sinead Eaton on being shortlisted for The Education Awards in the category Best Business and Third Level Institution Collaboration. Sinead organised a Lawyering project earlier this year for final year law students on AI in the Delivery of Legal services. Sinead liaised with and got support from McCann Fitzgerald… Continue reading UL Law lecturer shortlisted for The Education Awards
English Postgraduate Career Workshop
PhD students Tracy McAvinue and Tara Giddens hosted the English Postgraduate Career Workshop on Tuesday 3rd December. It was a full day with three sessions around careers for English students. Dr David Coughlan (UL) started the day discussing how to write a cover letter and C.V., which included the “do’s and do not’s” of an… Continue reading English Postgraduate Career Workshop
AHSS Newsletter, December 2019
Read our Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences December 2019 newsletter, with all the news and events from Autumn semester 2019! Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences newsletter, December 2019Download
Gold Gaisce Award for UL First Year Arts Student
Congratulations to our first year Arts student Lorcán Tuohy-Donnelly, who was awarded a Gold Gaisce Award by President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. Gaisce – The President’s Award is a self-development programme for young people between the ages of 15-25, which can enhance confidence and well-being through participation in personal, physical, community and team challenges.… Continue reading Gold Gaisce Award for UL First Year Arts Student
16 Days of Action Event
Prof. Shane Kilcommins (School of Law) spoke at the Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women event in Dublin on the 6th December. The event centred on the prevention of, and protection from, intimate partner violence (IPV), recognising that a failure to protect may result in severe harm to women and, at its most extreme, intimate… Continue reading 16 Days of Action Event
