From the beginning of my PhD, I have always been keen to gain as much practical experience as possible, in my case as a coach and practitioner within a sporting organisation. My motivation was financial […]
Category: Profiles
MSc. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, University of Limerick, Ireland
Online application for the MSc Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology is now open and will close at midnight on October 31st for the January 2020 intake. Our Masters in this field are full-time one-year postgraduate […]
Julia White, BSc Physical Education Graduate & All Ireland Camogie Player Featured in UL Links
All-Ireland camogie player Julia White reveals how she combines career with competition. They say there’s no ‘I’ in team, but looking after your personal wellbeing is key to success for your club. Finding the time, […]
MSc Sports Performance – Internationalisation. Dr Mark Lyons
The University of Limerick has links with over 400 universities in 38 countries and welcomes over 2,000 international students each year. This number is increasing year-on-year. Linked to this may be the University’s reputation for […]
Has It Been Four Years? Dr Melissa Parker
When I was ever so gently prompted that it was my time to write my personal Blog, I like others wondered – what do I write about? My colleague suggested – why not write about […]
Founding Head of NCPE, Prof Paul Robinson, Dies in Wales – Professor Mary O’Sullivan & Dr Joanne Moles
It is with great sadness we learned that Prof Paul Robinson passed away following a brief illness on December 30, 2017 in Wales. The Physical Education and Sport Sciences department was established initially in 1972 […]
1st year Sport & Exercise Sciences Student in UL shows how hard work & ambition reaps rewards
First Year Sport and Exercise Sciences Student Conor Cantwell featured in today’s Irish Independent where he talks about his experience of the Leaving Cert, university life and how he balances student life with volunteering for […]
Applied Studies Coordinator … ‘eh so what does that involve???’ Claire Walsh
It has been over a year since I started working in the Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) department at the University of Limerick (UL), and I still get asked ‘so what is it that […]
My research journey so far – Joey Murphy
I am currently in the 4th year of my PhD studies working on the Student Activity and Sport Study Ireland (SASSI) under the supervision of Prof. Catherine Woods and Dr. Ciaran MacDonncha. My research […]
Adjunct Prof to PESS Department, David Lavallee is appointed as World’s 1st Prof of Duty of Care in Sport
Prof. David Lavallee, (Adjunct Prof to the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences) has been appointed as the world’s first Professor of Duty of Care in Sport by the University of Abertay. David will […]
