Athena SWAN Bronze Award for AHSS

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Limerick has been conferred with a Bronze Athena SWAN award. The award recognizes the Faculty’s commitment to advancing gender equality, representation, progression and success for both staff and students. The award is valid until April 2024. The Faculty is committed to implementing a…

Graduate Profile: MA Music Therapy Graduate: Barbora Klimova

Barbora is a graduate of the MA Music Therapy at the University of Limerick, she is originally from the Czech Republic and is currently pursuing her career goal of working as a music therapist. She givers her experience of the MA programme below and how it has benefited her both personally and professionally. Borbora on…

The Ogham Stone Literary Journal-The Postgraduate student experience-Grainne Quinlan (MA English)

Grainne is a graduate of the MA in Creative Writing (2017) and is a current student on the MA in English at the University of Limerick (UL), where as part of her programme of study,along with with her classmates on the MA English and MA Creative Writing programmes, she helped to edit and publish the…

Graduate Profile: MA Music Therapy Graduate: Diarmuid Boyle

Diarmuid Boyle, a recent graduate of the MA in Music Therapy describes how completing the MA in Music Therapy has enhanced his academic and clinical knowledge and furthered his career goals. He currently works as a music therapist in Tipperary. Diarmuid Boyle, MA Music Therapy graduate What made you study at UL? In September 2012,…

Graduate Profile: MA Music Therapy: Lisa Kelly

Lisa is a graduate of the MA Music Therapy programme in UL. Lisa describes her experience of the programme and how this has benefitted her own personal and career goals. Lisa Kelly, Graduate, MA Music Therapy What made you study at UL? I began my studies in UL in 2014 when I was a student…

5 reasons to do a postgraduate degree in Law at the University of Limerick

Learn why choosing to do a postgraduate degree at UL might just be the best decision you’ll ever make. Experiential hands-on learning One of the greatest strengths of the School of Law at the University of Limerick is its commitment to practice-orientated tuition delivered by a highly experienced team of academics, who have direct practical…

Postgraduate student profile: Mostafa Darwish, MA Journalism

Mostafa is a student on the MA Journalism programme and is originally from Eygpt. Mostafa describes his experience of the programme and his delight at recently winning Student journalist of the Year 2020 at the Student Media Awards (SMEDIAs). Mostafa Darwish, Student, MA in Journalism at the University of Limerick Can you take us through…

Graduate Profile: MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): Andrea La Touche

Andrea La Touche is a recent graduate of the MA TESOL at UL. She has been elected Postgraduate Student Union President for the period 2020/21. She describes how the MA TESOL helped her develop both personally and professionally. Andrea La Touche, Graduate MA TESOL, UL What made you study at UL? I had made a…

Postgraduate profile: Sandrine Ndahiro, Graduate: MA in English

Sandrine is a graduate of the MA in English here at the University of Limerick (UL). She is currently completing her PHD studies at the School of English, Irish and Communication here at UL. Her current research focuses on contemporary African literature. Sandrine describes how the MA in English has helped her develop her writing,…

AHSS PhD Life Hacks 2020

As with previous years, the topic for AHSS PhD Life Hacks is chosen by the AHSS Postgraduate community.  In June 2020, the PhD Life Hacks topic was Managing Work/Life Balance and Teaching Practices.  The session was organised by Dr Niamh Lenahan and given the current situation, it took place on Microsoft Teams. Caroline Lynn, our…

Postgraduate History Programmes at the University of Limerick

MA HistoryMA Public History and Cultural HeritageMA History of FamilyMA Local History MA History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzJ-ZmW9h4A Read our latest blog from our MA in History graduate Stephen Griffin and his UL experience here. If you’re looking for a challenge, if you want to identify any historical problem and if you want to find a solution to…

Masters in the History of Family-Postgraduate graduate profile: Una Costello

Una Costello is a professional genealogist living in Ballina, Co Tipperary, who has set up her own genealogy research business: Celtic Genealogy (www.celticgenealogy.ie ). Una describes how the Masters in History of Family at UL helped her in her current career in geneology and the historical research surrounding this. Una Costello, Graduate of the MA in History of the Family, UL What made…