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The HRI celebrated a landmark year at the launch of its 2025 Annual Report—bringing together leading voices from research and the HSE to highlight impact, innovation and collaboration. Discover the standout achievements and momentum driving HRI forward.

HRI Women in Research 2026: Celebrating Leadership, Collaboration, and Impact. For International Women’s Day 2026, the Health Research Institute is proud to celebrate the women who are shaping research, policy, practice, and patient care across the University of Limerick and beyond.
This year, we invited five HRI researchers to share their stories, updates, and insights. Together, they offer a powerful reflection of what women’s leadership in research truly looks like: collaborative, courageous, community‑centred, and grounded in lived experience.

Discover how HRI member Anna Marie Kiernan is advancing chronic pain management at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital through virtual reality and specialist treatments. This groundbreaking clinical work was highlighted in the Irish Examiner.

We’re delighted to see HRI member Dr Catherine Norton in the spotlight! Featured by UL and the Irish Independent, Catherine shares her expertise on nutrition and healthy habits for the new year. Discover why balance—not extremes—is the key to long-term wellbeing

HRI member Dr Niamh Cummins explains how UHL’s unique role as the region’s critical care centre shapes patient complexity.

HRI member Prof. Ruth Clifford has co-authored a major study in The New England Journal of Medicine focused on advancing cancer research. This important work brings new insights that could shape future approaches to cancer treatment and care.

Professor Alan Donnelly, Director of the Health Research Institute (HRI), has been honoured with a Fáilte Ireland Conference Ambassador Recognition Award (CARA) for his leadership in hosting the International Conference for Dietary and Activity Measurement (ICDAM) at the University of Limerick from 26–28 June 2023.

Delighted to see our HRI community celebrate the launch of the Limerick Framework for Action, a roadmap to strengthen the health-promoting campus movement and enhance student wellbeing across higher education.

James Brown, a member of the Health Research Institute (HRI) at University of Limerick, has published an insightful piece in The Conversation titled:
“How patients are helping cancer researchers to ask better questions and find better answers.”

Researchers from University of Limerick’s Health Research Institute (HRI) have recently been highlighted in national media for their impactful contributions to health research.

A team from HRI’s Participatory Health Research Unit just won the inaugural Spark and Shift Award for shaking up implementation science with creativity and inclusivity.