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Poster presentation workshop - At the Annual AHSS Research Conference scheduled for 7 May 2019 in UL, postgraduate researchers can submit a paper or a poster. In advance of the conference, a workshop was organised to assist researchers on how to design a poster from scratch using power point. Dr Michelle Stevenson, School of Law, presented a very helpful… Continue reading Poster presentation workshop
UL Journalism students receive 17 nominations in National Media Awards - UL journalism students have secured a record number of nominations in the National Student Media Awards. Limerick Voice, which was named newspaper of the year in 2018, has been nominated for the third year running in a number of different categories including: Newspaper of the Year Layout and Design Website of the Year Frances Watkins,… Continue reading UL Journalism students receive 17 nominations in National Media AwardsOpinion: 25 years on from the Rwanda genocide. Can we make sure it never happens again? - Cian Matthew Kearns is a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics at the University of Limerick. His PhD on risk assessment models for genocide is funded through the Irish Research Council and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Cian wrote an opinion piece for the Journal.ie: ’25 years on from the Rwanda genocide. Can we make… Continue reading Opinion: 25 years on from the Rwanda genocide. Can we make sure it never happens again?
Immersing Yourself in Irish Culture Through Different Courses - Originally posted on Study Ireland - Stories & Tips from International Students: If you’re thinking about studying abroad, you’re probably wondering what kind of classes you can take while here at UL. There are a wide range of classes to choose from including Irish cultural classes! If you have room in your schedule I would…
UL students win French-language intervarsity debating competition - Congratulations to Déarbhla Hennessy (a third-year student on the BA in Applied Languages) and Mario Sánchez-Cortés Macías (a UL Erasmus student from the University of Granada) who were the overall winners of the 2019 Joutes Oratoires Interuniversitaires. This event is a French-language intervarsity debating competition organised by the Service Culturel of the French Embassy in… Continue reading UL students win French-language intervarsity debating competition