Dervla Ryan

Dervla Ryan is a Research Assistant in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. She is also a MSocSc candidate in Social Policy & Social Justice in University College Cork. Dervla's research interests focus on social policy and social justice, with particular focus on anti-racism, class inequality, critical feminist and race theory, youth voice and participation, the capitalist crisis of care, and widening participation in HEIs.

During the academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26, Dervla held the role of Vice-President Diversity & Inclusion Officer at UL Students' Union, which is a democratically elected position responsible for being the primary advocate and representative of the equality, diversity and inclusion interests of all UL students. During her two-year term, she also published the UL Student Commuter Survey Report in 2026, highlighting the impact of the current cost-of-living and housing crisis on UL students.