Ollscoil Luimnigh | |
Motto | Eagna chun Gnímh (Irish) |
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Motto in English | Wisdom for Action |
Type | Public |
Established |
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Chancellor | Brigid Laffan |
President | Kerstin Mey |
Academic staff | 498 (2016) |
Students | 17,645 (2023)[1] |
Undergraduates | 13,155 (2023)[2] |
Postgraduates | 4,490 (2023)[3] |
Address | National Technological Park , , Limerick V94 T9PX 52°40′26″N 8°34′16″W / 52.674°N 8.571°W |
Campus | Suburban – 340 acres (137.6 ha)[4] |
Colours | Green, White, Grey |
Affiliations | |
Website | ul |
University of Limerick (UL) (Irish: Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a public research university institution in Limerick, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in September 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989.[5] It was the first university established since Irish independence in 1922, followed by the establishment of Dublin City University.
UL's campus lies along both sides of the River Shannon, on a 137.5-hectare (340-acre) site with 46 hectares (110 acres) on the north bank and 91.5 hectares (226 acres) on the south bank at Plassey, County Limerick, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city centre. It has over 11,000 full-time undergraduate students,[6] including over 2,400 international students,[7] and 1,500 part-time students. There are over 800 research postgraduates and 1,300 postgraduate students receiving instruction[8] at the university. Its co-operative education ("co-op") programme offers students an up to eight-month work placement as part of their degree; it was Ireland's first such programme.
Following founding president Edward M. Walsh, Roger GH Downer, John O'Connor, Don Barry and Des Fitzgerald were presidents of UL from 1998 to August 2020.[9] The current president is Professor Kerstin Mey.[10]