Institutes and Centres

University of Limerick is recognised to have particular strengths in the areas of Materials, Advanced Manufacturing, Software, Health, and Applied Mathematical Sciences. UL's research successes are enhanced by the ongoing development of interdisciplinary research institutes, centres and collaboration with international academic and industrial partners. 

UL Research Institutes

Bernal Institute

Our cutting-edge research institute brings together experts from diverse fields, fostering interdisciplinary innovative collaborations in technologies and materials.​​

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Health Research Institute

The mission of the Health Research Institute (HRI) is to advance person-centred, technology enabled integrated healthcare and treatment.

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UL-hosted externally funded research centres

University of Limerick is host to a number of Research Centres and units including national externally-funded research centres.

UL hosted research centres

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Centre for Crime Justice and Victim Studies Centre for Applied Language Studies Centre for Early Modern Studies Centre for European Studies Centre for Implementation Research University of Limerick (CIRcUL) Centre for Irish-German Studies Centre for the Study of Popular Music and Popular Culture European Centre for the Study of Hate Ralahine Centre for Utopian Studies

Education and Health Sciences

Ageing Research Centre (ARC) Centre for Implementation Research University of Limerick (CIRcUL) Centre for Social Issues Research Limerick Digital Cancer Research Centre PE PAYS Research Centre Physical Activity for Health Research Centre Sport and Human Performance Research Centre

Kemmy Business School

Centre for Emerging Risk Studies (CERS) National Centre for Tourism Policy Studies

Science and Engineering

AMPEiRE Centre for Battery and Energy Materials Research Centre for Robotics and Intelligence Systems Centre for Sustainable Digital (Re)Manufacturing (CSDRM) Data-Driven Computer Engineering Research Centre (D2iCE) Digital Media & Arts Research Centre Interaction Design Centre Localisation Research Centre MACSI- Mathematics Application Consortium for Science & Industry Optical Fibre Sensors Research Centre

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