Achieving Impact in Ageing Research (HRI Event)
Time: 9am to 10.30am
Location: ERB001
The Ageing Research Centre (ARC) comprises an interdisciplinary group of UL researchers, external academic collaborators, clinical collaborators and a Public and Patient Involvement panel of older adults and family caregivers. For this event experts from the ARC will discuss their research which aims to improve the health, well-being and social inclusion of older people.
Exemplars of tangible advantages for older adults, the university, the research community, and broader society arising from research in the Centre will be outlined by Dr Aoife Leahy, Consultant Geriatrician in Integrated Care of Older Persons in University Hospital Limerick/ MidWest Community Healthcare Organisation.
Digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Future of Work
Time: 11am to 12.30 pm
Location: KBG12
Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence are rapidly transforming the very essence of work, organisations, and society. Against the backdrop of the increasing reach of digitalisation, and the rising capability of Artificial Intelligence, the Kemmy Business School brings together a panel of experts to present their research on this evolving field and discuss its shaping influence on our work, workplaces, and working lives.
Research-Led Practice in Enhancing Sport and Human Performance
Time: 11am to 12.15pm
Location: ERB001
The Sports and Human Performance Research Centre (SPHPRC), Department of Physical Activity and Sports Science at UL is dedicated to innovative, interdisciplinary and applied translational research in sport and human performance. SHPRC has extensive national and international collaborations and with five core themes. This interactive session will showcase some of the cutting-edge research taking place within the five themes and the impact in enhancing sport and human performance.
Navigating Research Ethics
Time: 11am to 12pm
Location: FG042
Led by the UL Research Ethics Committee (RECs) chairs, this session will highlight the value and importance of good research practice, the requirements of research ethics in a UL context, and what RECs can do for researchers to support the rigour and impact of their activity. This session will be of particular relevance to active researchers and those with an interest in incorporating surveys and interview activity into their research practice.
Research Ethics: Good Practice and Contemporary Challenges
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Location: FG042
Research Ethics specialist and UL Research Ethics Governance committee chair Paul Reynolds, Open University, will survey recent challenges to undertaking research with human participants, with particular reference to the problem of criminal disclosures in the course of data collection, participant issues from consent to co-production and web challenges from data scraping to ChatGPT. This session will be of particular interest to those looking for guidance in the area of good research practice in a shifting regulatory environment.
Implementation Research in Policy and Practice (HRI Event)
Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Location: ERB001
The Centre for Implementation Research UL (CIRcUL) is a multidisciplinary centre aimed at enhanccing the adoption of evidence-based research, policies, programs, and professional practices for effective service delivery to public entities, industry collaborators and other established partnerships. The Centre for Implementation Research University of Limerick (CIRcUL) hosts a talk by Jane Lewis, Managing Director of the Centre for Evidence Implementation (CEI) UK titled “Implementation science in practice”. Jane will be joined by the Centre leads Professor Alice Coffey, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, and Professor Sean Redmond, School of Law who will deliver a short presentation on the journey to becoming a centre and future plans.
EU Knowledge Valorisation Policy and Its Role in Technology Transfer
Time: 2pm to 3.30pm
Location: ERB001
A guide to the on recent policy developments at EU level, including European Research Area Action 7, Guiding Principles on Knowledge Valorisation, Codes of Practice (intellectual assets, standardisation, industry-academia collaboration) and how they affect KT/TT. Keynote speaker: Alessandra Baccigotti, University of Bologna Head of Knowledge Transfer Office and Innovation Funding - ASTP Chair of Europe Committee and consultant for EU matters
School of Allied Health Research Impact Showcase
Time: 3pm to 4.30pm
Location: HSG-030, Health Sciences Building
Join us for the School of Allied Health Research Impact Showcase, an event dedicated to highlighting the collaborative spirit and interdisciplinary synergies within our School. This event aims to celebrate impactful research that has been enabled by meaningful connections between School of Allied Health researchers, practitioners, and the community at large. The event will be opened by Associate Professor Aileen Wright, Head of the School of Allied Health, who will present an overview of the thematic areas of focus of research in the School of Allied Health.
3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Grand Final
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Location: KBG12
The qualifiers are through and ready to present their research in just three minutes.Twelve PhD candidates who have finished in the top three in their respective faculty heats, will be presenting a summary of their research and its potential impact – all in just three minutes, using one slide, in front of a panel of judges. The winner of the Picture This! photo competition will also be announced.