History

• Established as the National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE) in 1972
• Awarded university status in 1989

President          

• Professor Don Barry

Students

• Total number of students: 11,638
• Undergraduate: 9,250
• Postgraduate: 2,388

Staff                  

• 1,313 staff

Faculties                

• Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• Education and Health Sciences
• Kemmy Business School
• Science and Engineering

Academic Programmes                                                                                        

• 72 undergraduate programmes
• 103 taught postgraduate programmes
• Wide range of graduate research programmes

Campus        

• Green Campus – 133 hectares located beside River Shannon
• 5km outside Limerick city
• 30 minutes from Shannon International Airport
• On-campus accommodation for over 2,000 students

Key Research Areas

• Materials and Surface Science
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Bioengineering and Biosciences
• Energy and Sustainable Environment
• Applied Mathematics
• Study of Knowledge in Society