Postgraduate student profile: Peng Peng Teng, MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Peng is a current student on the Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Peng describes his experience of the Masters programme and the internship he completed as part of this programme. Read more below. Peng Peng Teng, student of the MA in TESOL at the University of Limerick Firstly, can you tell…

Unsilencing Black Voices/DouglassWeek written collaboration – Call for Contributions

#DouglassWeek, which will take place from 8th – 14th of February 2021, will be an all-island collaborative event series that celebrates Frederick Douglass’s visit to Ireland in 1845-1846. During Douglass’s visit to Ireland, he lectured to packed audiences, met with Daniel O’Connell (a major inspiration for his activism against slavery), and reflected upon the devastating effects of the famine then beginning…

Mapping Singing for Health Ireland

Help us create the first ever comprehensive map of singing and health initiatives across the Republic of Ireland. By early 2021 we will know what choirs or singing groups exist, where they are located and who can access these. In recent times there has been an explosion in research and practice in the area of…

IRC 2021

The Irish Research Council offer Government of Ireland Scholarships for postgraduate students who wish to pursue a research Masters or PhD (either traditional or structured), in any discipline at eligible higher education institutions in Ireland.  The scholarships offered comprise of: a stipend of €16,000 per annuma contribution to fees, including non-EU fees, up to a…

Gantt Chart – Monday 21 September 2020

In September 2020, Prof. Ross Macmillan, Chair in Sociology, gave a workshop on how to put together a Gantt diagram for research proposals.  The session was organised by Dr Niamh Lenahan and it took place on Microsoft Teams. Prof. Macmillan explained that a Gantt is a visual representation of a work flow which  specifies when…

Global Community Engagement Through Online Skill Sharing and Music Therapy Education

In 2019, I joined an amazing interdisciplinary group of academics at UL who have built a relationship with the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and The Padre Pio Rehabilitation Centre at Ahotokurom, nr Elmina in the Central Region in Ghana. This group are working with partners in Ghana to improve the health and well-being of people in the community who…

PhD Life Hacks: What worked for me and my PhD – July 2020

In July 2020, the PhD Life Hacks topic was What worked for me and my PhD and once again, the topic was chosen by the AHSS Postgraduate community. The session was organised by Dr Niamh Lenahan and it took place on Microsoft Teams. Postgraduates within AHSS were speakers at the event. Robert Collins, History who…

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…