University of Limerick Department of Psychology

A big thank you to everyone who attended our staff and student welcome event yesterday. We hope it was an informative session for you. We would also like to thank Dr Lorraine O Connor and Mia Daly for giving their own personal accounts of where their Psychology degree took them.

Did you have a TFMR (termination for medical reasons) for foetal anomaly? No matter when your loss was, you can participate in this study, led by Dr. Aisling O'Donnell. Your experience matters and will be treated with compassion. Email STAIN@ul.ie for info. Emailing is not a commitment to take part.

The first of our Autumn Conferring ceremonies will get underway shortly, with a record of 12 ceremonies taking place over six days this week For those unable to make it to the ceremony in person, you can watch live here: www.youtube.com/live/XVGC-3F...

"Understanding how bots shape opinions may become just as important as understanding the messages they deliver." In RTÉ Brainstorm, UL's Dr Ana Jovančević, Dr Elaine Smith and Professor Mike Quayle examine how social bots persuade people. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #StayCurious

“AI as it stands wouldn’t be a safe replacement but there are ways in which mental health professionals could utilise AI to maximise their clinical time." In the Irish Independent, UL's Dr Ruth Melia discusses the benefits & dangers of AI in mental health care. www.independent.ie/county/limer...

How can we teach toddlers about consent in an age appropriate way? UL's Dr Ann-Marie Creaven and Ellen O'Malley Dunlop discuss why consent is a fundamental life skill that children should learn about from pre-school age. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @ulpsych.bsky.social @ulsol.bsky.social

Become a Registered Intermediary & help vulnerable people communicate effectively in legal proceedings. Completing Intermediary Studies is required to register with the Irish Courts Service. Deadline is 13th August. Course page: www.ul.ie/study/postgr... Applications: www.ul.ie/study/postgr...

The Centre for Social Issues newsletter for April to June 2026 is now available! sway.cloud.microsoft/uRwU7OyHhgT3...? www.ul.ie/ehs/centre-f... #PsychologyResearch #SocialIssues

On the RTÉ Brainstorm podcast, UL's Dr Megan Vine spoke to Ronan Kelly about her research on women's sheds and the importance of these spaces for social connection and well-being. Listen: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #StudyAtUL #StayCurious @ulpsych.bsky.social

“It doesn’t matter if it’s paid or not; any demanding role you can become absorbed in can lead to burnout”. Check out this article in the Irish Examiner where our colleague Dr Stephen Gallagher was interviewed about workplace burnout. Read it here: www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he... #Psychology

✨ Reminder ✨ Our last informal drop-in session for prospective students to the MSc in Applied Social Data Analytics is taking place this Thursday (16th July) at 4pm-5pm (Irish time). Please see link below to join the session 👇 #Psychology #StudyAtUL #StayCurious

📢 The closing date for applications to the MSc Psychological Science is this Thursday 16th July. 📝 Apply now to secure your place! www.ul.ie/study/postgr... You can watch a recent programme information webinar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ59... #StudyAtUL #Psychology #StayCurious

‼️Reminder‼️ Our drop-in session for the MSc Applied Social Data Analytics is happening tomorrow (Thursday) at 4pm-5pm. You can join here: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3969319... (Meeting ID: 396 931 906 617 637 ; Passcode: Kt6ug9Kw) Pre-recorded info session is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIDc...

⚠️Closing date extended⚠️ Our application deadline for MSc in Psychological Science has been extended to 16th July! An online stream option is also available and taught fully remotely. You can apply here: www.ul.ie/gps/course/p... #StudyAtUL #StayCurious #Psychology

👇 Happening today! 👇 Our informal drop-in session for prospective students to the MSc Applied Social Data Analytics is taking place today at 4pm-5pm (Irish time). You can join the session here: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3969319... (Meeting ID: 396 931 906 617 637 ; Passcode: Kt6ug9Kw) #StudyAtUL

This visualisation comes from work by UL Psychology's Dr Srebrenka Letina showing that friendship networks are associated with the clustering of substance use and mental health outcomes. Similar topics are covered in our new MSc in Applied Social Data Analytics. Apply here www.ul.ie/gps/courses/...

"You don't want to be arguing about money on holidays as that's really going to take the joy out of it." UL's Dr Ann-Marie Creaven shared some tips with Anton Savage on Newstalk Breakfast about how to avoid a fallout when holidaying with family and friends. Listen: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Our new registered report in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (led by Tomiko Yoneda and Eileen Graham): #Loneliness appears to be consistently associated with elevated risk of #cognitiveimpairment and #mortality across stat approaches in 11 longitudinal studies (18 countries; N=175,070)

✨Applications close next week! ✨ Consider the 'MSc in Psychological Science' at UL! It provides you with a general Masters degree while its streams in Clinical Psychology, Community and Health, Social Psychology, and Research Methods will deepen your expertise in your area of interest. Apply now👇

Following yesterday's announcement from Downing Street that the UK will ban social media for under-16s, UL's Dr Ruth Melia spoke to the Irish Examiner about why an outright ban on social media for under-16s will not work Read: www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41... #StayCurious @ulpsych.bsky.social

Do you have 6-8 minutes to spare? If so please consider filling out the below survey which is exploring beliefs and attitudes toward political leaders. All information about the survey can be found in the link below ⬇️ unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #Psychology #StayCurious

Applications for the MSc in Psychological Science are still open. See more info here: www.ul.ie/gps/course/p... You can also watch an info session on the programme here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ59... Application deadline is 25th June. Apply now to secure your place! #Psychology #StudyatUL

As part of a Major Research Project in psychology, Ameena Sherin Thazhathedath & Dr. Andrew B. Moynihan are conducting research on heterosexual men’s beliefs about manhood and emotions. You can find out more and access the study here: unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #Psychology

"The Reddit map shows that mental health problems are far more connected than the official diagnostic system suggests." In RTÉ Brainstorm, UL's Dr Srebrenka Letina outlines her research into the posting patterns of over half a million Reddit users. Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #StayCurious

Looking for a general postgrad degree in Psychology that meets your career aspirations Consider the MSc in Psychological Science at UL! It offers 5 different streams you can pick from including a remote online stream www.ul.ie/gps/course/p... Closing date is June 25th! #StudyAtUL #StayCurious

Join us to learn more about the new MSc Applied Social Data Analytics offered by the Department of Psychology at the University of Limerick, commencing September 2026. This webinar will include a presentation about the programme and a Q&A session. We look forward to having you attend the event!

Are you looking for a Postgrad degree in Psychology that meets your career aspirations? Consider the MSc in Psychological Science at UL that offers 5 different streams and a new online stream that can be done remotely. Get your application in by June 25th! www.ul.ie/gps/course/p... #StudyatUL

Dr. Sarah Jay is conducting a study about values & attitudes towards Global Citizenship Education among Higher Education teaching staff. If you hold at least a temporary teaching contract in Higher Education please find survey link below unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #StayCurious

Please find a GoFundMe link from our dear colleague Liz’ family who are fund raising for Breast Cancer Research by running 500k around the world in the month of May in aid of Breast Cancer Ireland. gofund.me/62e273254

Congratulations to Luke Slattery who competed in the Thesis in Three finals with his presentation 'Merging From the Margins', and Lynn Fenton who won second prize at the Picture This final with her entry of 'Mothers day Cards' 🎉🎉 #3MT #ResearchImpact #StayCurious #ResearchAtUL

Dr. Jenny Roth along with John Spillane andJoshua Mangvwat from the School of Engineering presented the project “Co-creating social value priorities in construction” at the UL Citizens Assembly as part of Research Week on April 30th. ulcitizensassembly.ie #Psychology #StayCurious #ULResearchWeek

Postgraduate students Adam Moloney & Jan Heng Li Bushmann are recruiting participants for a study exploring associations between early life stress, substance use & chronic pain through an online survey that should take no more than 20 mins to complete unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

All are welcome to attend a presentation 29th April, Room E1022 @ 4pm from Prof. Márta Fülöp - Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Hungary, on her research regarding "Chinese and Hungarian Parents' Socialization for a Competitive Society".

📢 Research Study Participation. Masters student is inviting heterosexual men aged 18 years & above to take part in a research study exploring psychological well-being and related experiences. If you are eligible you can access the study here: unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Post-graduate Student Eduarda Luchini is recruiting women participants for a 15-minute online study exploring the relationship between women’s emotions sexuality & societal norms. Please note that this is study is open to women aged 18 and older only.   unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Congratulations to PhD researcher Sarah O’Leary, pictured with Prof. Jennifer McMahon, who has been awarded the scholarship from Research Irelands Enterprise Partnership Scheme in partnership with Jigsaw 🎉🎉 www.ul.ie/news/ul-rese... #StudyAtUL #Psychology #StayCurious

Congratulations to our very own Professor Stephen Gallagher for winning the President’s Values in Action Award for Exceptional Colleague! 🎉 Stephen, alongside the other successful nominees, was presented with the award by President Shane Kilcommins on April 16th. #PsychologyatUL #PVAA

On March 12th the Psychology Ball 26' was held in the Castletroy Park hotel. Congratulations to the committee on organising a great night 🎉🎉🤵🏻💃 #studyatUL

Best of luck to Psychology Masters students Jordan Mangan and Emily Scally who will be representing UL today as members of Team C in the National AIPEC challenge in RCSI. 🎉 Team C previously won the Internal UL competition which took place on 25/02/2026. #StudyAtUL #StayCurious

Congratulations to Luke Slattery, a third-year Structured PhD Psychology student, who was awarded first prize in the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) – EHS Faculty Heat that took place on 25/03/26. 🎉🎉 #3MT #ResearchImpact #StayCurious #ResearchAtUL

Research Week Event: Building Capacity for Evidence Synthesis – a showcase of opportunities. Monday April 27th, 11am – 12:30pm. www.eventbrite.ie/e/building-c... #PsychologyResearch #StudyAtUL #StayCurious #ResearchWeek

All are welcome to attend an online presentation on Monday 23/3 at 1pm by Dr Mark McCann, University of Glasgow, UK You can find out more about Dr McCann's work at: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/heal... To access the meeting, email maeve.maguire@ul.ie #PsychologyResearch #youthmentalhealth

Our Psychology Department was represented at the 21st All Ireland Psychology Careers Event by Masters Student, Patricia Cross on March 7th in Maynooth University . #StudyAtUL #StayCurious #Psychology #PSICareers

Congratulations to Dr. Finn Lannon who passed his PhD viva on 19 February. Finn’s thesis, entitled “Unequal Action: Economic Inequality and Collective Action Intentions”, was examined by Prof. Rosa Rodriguez Bailón and Dr. Sarah Jay. His Research was supervised by Dr. Jenny Roth and Prof Eric Igou.

Final Year student Oisín Lane is recruiting participants aged 18-30 for a 10-minute study about engaging educational games. A physical keyboard is needed to complete this study. To participate, go to unioflimerick.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...