As we enter into a new academic year I would like to take this opportunity of welcoming our new cohort of students starting in PESS who I had the great pleasure in meeting at the […]
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MSc Studentship Physical Activity & Health: Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project
Applications are invited for a 2-year full time MSc Studentship In UL, we are committed to the all-round academic and professional development of our students. The successful candidate would become part of the Physical Activity […]
PESS Graduates at Autumn 2019 Conferring Ceremony
Congratulations to Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) graduates who were conferred at the Autumn 2019 Graduation Ceremony at the University of Limerick. Graduates from the BSc. in Physical Education, BSc. Sport and Exercise Sciences, […]
Recruitment: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Physical Education/Teacher Education
The University of Limerick (UL) with over 15,000 students and 1,400 staff is an energetic and enterprising institution with a proud record of innovation and excellence in education, research and scholarship. The dynamic, entrepreneurial and […]
PESS hosts Leaving Certificate Physical Education workshop day – Dylan Scanlon
On May 15th 2019, the Physical Education and Sport Sciences Department held a Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE) workshop day for 8 post-primary schools who are enacting the LCPE curriculum. PESS staff and post-graduates ran […]
Acing Your Research Presentation – Caoimhe Tiernan
I have had the pleasure of presenting my study on sIgA as a predictor of Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) at the America College of Sport Medicine (ASCM) 2019 international conference only a few weeks […]
Hugely successful iCoachKids conference hosted at the University of Limerick – Phil Kearney
June 13th and 14th saw the iCoachKids conference hosted by Sport Ireland Coaching at the University of Limerick and attended by over 300 delegates. Co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the EU, iCoachKids is an […]
Shine A Light Event, May 11th – Padraic Rocliffe (4th Year PE)
UPCOMING SHINE A LIGHT CAMPAIGN MAY 11TH 2019 If you are interested in distributing Shine a light packs in DUBLIN CITY on MAY the 11th at 2pm, then this event in aid of the HOMELESS […]
Keep Youngsters Involved – Final Conference & Outputs (Dr. Joey Murphy)
In the past, it has been mentioned that the popularity and associated benefits of sport participation do not seem to be sufficient for retaining the participation of youngsters. Evidence suggests that participation peaks at 11 […]
Small Margins. Jonathan Holmes
In this blog, I hope to demonstrate my experience as a track and field athlete, to how I became a sports science PhD research student. In 2008, I went to Leeds Metropolitan University to study […]
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