Stay Curious for Research

UL is a community for the curious

Stay Curious for Research highlights the change-makers and innovators driving world-altering research at University of Limerick. It looks at those who inspire our students, those who are changing the world and those who are empowered by UL to drive their research forward to new frontiers.

It is their curiosity that drives innovation and inspires us to be bold, dynamic, entrepreneurial and collaborative.

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Stay Curious for Research is aligned with our Wisdom for Action Research Strategy and our strategic mission orientated challenges.

At the very core of UL is an instinctive drive to create knowledge for a better world. It is this orientation which leads us naturally to align ourselves to the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs).

As a young university, our very existence is due to the vision and determination of the community around us and as such we feel that we are an integral part of our city/region and its future.

Vision and Mission of UL's research strategy Wisdom for Action

University of Limerick contributes to the discovery of new knowledge for a better world. Our mission is to build a vibrant community where research excellence is valued, supported and central to all facets of our organisation

Vision and Mission of UL's research strategy Wisdom for Action

Meet our Researchers

Professor Michael Zaworotko

Bernal Chair of Crystal Engineering in the Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, Michael's research activities focus upon fundamental and applied aspects of crystal engineering.

Associate Professor Sarah Guerin

Sarah is working on computationally-guided crystal engineering of organic crystals for pharmaceutical and energy harvesting applications.

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Professor Stephen Kinsella

Head of the Department of Economics, Stephen's broad research areas are Macroeconomics, Economics for Business and Financial Economics.

Associate Professor Doireann O’Kiely

Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics, Doireann's research focus is on building mathematical descriptions of physical systems, to help understand how they behave and make predictions.

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Professor Aedín Culhane

Aedín is a computational oncologist with expertise in multi-omics data integration, statistical genomics, clinical bioinformatics and genomics in oncology.

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Professor Orla Muldoon

Orla is a social psychologist which means she is interested in how social contexts and in particular social systems and structures can shape behaviour, attitudes and health.

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Associate Professor James Carr

James is an authority on the topics of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism in Ireland having completed his doctoral studies into racism directed towards Muslim communities in Ireland.

Discovering new knowledge for a better world

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At the core of UL's research are strong academic disciplines which through collaboration and innovation have impact across society.

We have set out four strategic mission-orientated challenges in which research across disciplines at UL continues to make an impact.

Mission-oriented challenge areas

Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals, we have set out four strategic challenges in which research across all disciplines at UL is making, and will continue to make, an impact.

Stay Curious for UL Research