Impact Summary: This study demonstrates that medium conditioned by ex vivo human serum can regulate muscle protein synthesis in skeletal muscle cells in vitro via the mammalian Target of Rapomycin (mTOR) pathway, and this can be […]
Month: May 2018
BSc. Physical Education: Congratulations to all of our graduating Physical Education students. Dr Daniel Tindall
On behalf of the Physical Education faculty here at the University of Limerick, and as Course Director, I would like to congratulate all of our 4th year students on the completion of their degree programme. […]
Publication: Interventions to improve physical activity among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups: an umbrella review
Research Impact: People from socioeconomically disadvantaged population groups are less likely to be physically active and more likely to experience adverse health outcomes than those who are less disadvantaged. In this umbrella review, we examined across […]
PhD Scholarship Opportunity in Studying Nature & Well-Being
Announcing a funded PhD on Nature and Well-Being: A Campus Wide Approach. The Faculty of Education and Health Sciences at the University of Limerick is sponsoring PhD research scholarships to be associated with the Health Research […]
Publication: Activity Involvement & Spiritual Health in Children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities
Impact Summary: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities (LDs) represent two of the most prevalent disabilities experienced by adolescents. Moreover, spiritual health is recognized as an important health domain, with a direct relationship to quality of […]
Research using Virtual Reality and its Application in Industry – Niall Kelly
In research, a trade off exists between trying to control the testing environment, and making it feel as natural as possible. With specific relation to sport, we can lose how organic a task feels by […]
PhD Scholarship in Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance Project
The Faculty of Education and Health Sciences is sponsoring PhD research scholarships to be associated with the Health Research Institute (HRI) and the National Institute for Studies in Education (NISE). Six scholarships will be available for 2018/19 […]
PhD Scholarship: Teaching and promoting innovative assessment in teacher education
The Faculty of Education and Health Sciences is sponsoring PhD research scholarships to be associated with the Health Research Institute (HRI) and the National Institute for Studies in Education (NISE). Six scholarships will be available for 2018/19 […]
Equality Games 2018 at the University of Limerick – Shauna Molloy
On Friday, 20th April, 3rd year Physical Education (PE) students from the University of Limerick (UL) held the inaugural Equality Games. 6th class pupils from the following Limerick schools – St Patrick’s Boys, St. Patrick’s Girls and the Gaelscoil, travelled to the University campus to participate on the […]
Why become a Researcher? Dr Miryam Amigo-Benavent
Becoming a researcher is a long-distance race with hurdles. You have to train, compete and fight to succeed. According to the Collins dictionary, a “scientist is someone who has studied science and whose job it […]
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