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International students from Canada, Jennifer Rioux, Michael Lindesay, Erin Adam and Allison Biamonte shared with us why they chose Ireland and UL for their pre-registration Masters in Physiotherapy.

UL Global warmly welcomed over 1600 new international students in glorious weather to campus last week. Our 7-day Orientation programme commenced with the arrival of excited students into Shannon Airport where they were met by our Global Guides and continued with a host of information sessions and engagement activities throughout the week.

5 UL Researchers presented with prestigious Lero Awards!

UL Professor & Director of Lero, Brian Fitzgerald received a special award in recognition of his contributions to the Science Foundation Ireland Research centre at the Lero Summit on Thursday. Brian is a founding member of Lero and has played an instrumental role in its ongoing success over the last 7 years.

On July 11th, the 3rd INTERACT+ partner meeting took place online. The partner meeting was necessary to discuss the already achieved deliverables, the general progress and  development of the project, and future steps to achieve the project.

51ÉçÇø has been named among the top 500 universities globally, according to the latest edition of world university rankings.

UL has significantly improved its position in the 2024 QS World University Rankings, climbing more than 100 places to a ranking of 426 overall. UL is now in the top 2% of universities in the world.

Watch ‘Famine Lessons: Ireland and European Union Aid, Education, and Heritage’ a film marking the 50th anniversary of Ireland’s accession to the EU

From 19-21 April 2023, the 51ÉçÇø hosted the first transnational partner meeting of the ‘International and European Sport Organisations Activate Citizens–Plus (INTERACT+) project.

This year 51ÉçÇø staff and students marched in the Limerick St. Patrick's Day parade to celebrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at UL. 

51ÉçÇø hosted a large gathering of European university leaders as part of the three-day Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN) General Assembly.

Taking place from March 14-16, the event saw 23 presidents and rectors from institutions across Europe attend and take part in a host of activities on campus, as well as visiting attractions across the region.