The&nbsp;University of Limerick&nbsp;(UL)&nbsp;is a&nbsp;higher education&nbsp;institution in&nbsp;Limerick,&nbsp;Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the&nbsp;National Institute for Higher Education,&nbsp;Limerick, it became a&nbsp;university&nbsp;in 1989 in accordance with the&nbsp;University of Limerick Act 1989.

Facts -&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>&nbsp;It was the first university established since Irish independence in 1922, followed by the establishment of&nbsp;Dublin City University&nbsp;later the same day.</li>
	<li>In 1989, NIHE Limerick was established by legislation as the University of Limerick&nbsp;and NIHE Dublin was established as&nbsp;Dublin City University, each with the power to award its own degrees. These became the first institutes since Irish independence to be given the title &quot;university&quot;.</li>
	<li>All entering students have access to more than 70 undergraduate and graduate programmes at the UL. </li>
	<li>Education, Chemical Engineering, Law, Literature, Business Management, Social Science, and Material Sciences are among the top-ranked subjects at the University of Limerick, according to QS.</li>
</ul>

About

On-Campus Accommodation&nbsp;&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>If you choose to live in one of UL&#39;s eight student villages, you will have your own private study bedroom equipped with a good size study desk and free access to high-speed internet via the UL wired network.</li>
	<li>All accommodation offers a private bedroom with shared living space and kitchen. Some of their&nbsp;apartment-style residences offer en-suite.</li>
	<li>All villages are equipped with a full set of inventory. From pots, pans, pillows, and duvets to a TV in the living room, they&nbsp;have thought of all the essentials so that students&nbsp;do not have to go to additional expenses.</li>
</ul>

Accommodation

Notable Alumni and Staff -

Arts -

<ul>
	<li>Jean Butler -&nbsp;&nbsp;former&nbsp;Riverdance&nbsp;choreographer and artist-in-residence at UL&#39;s Irish World Academy</li>
	<li>Patrick Cassidy -&nbsp;composer and 2015&nbsp;Oscar&nbsp;(long list) nominee</li>
</ul>

Medicine and Science -

<ul>
	<li>Michael Hinchey -&nbsp;&nbsp;Irish computer scientist</li>
	<li>David Parnas -&nbsp;Canadian software-engineering pioneer</li>
	<li>Ronan Tynan -&nbsp;medical doctor, and&nbsp;tenor</li>
</ul>

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Alumni

<ul>
	<li>Students</li>
</ul>

UL has a&nbsp;students&#39; union, representing the student body. It is presided over by three&nbsp;sabbatical officers: a president, an academic officer, and a welfare officer. Policy decisions are made by the sabbatical officers and the class representation council.

<ul>
	<li>Clubs and Societies</li>
</ul>

UL has over 70 student-run clubs and societies. Clubs are supported by the students&#39; union, the sports department, and the art office. In March 2014, the clubs and societies refused to recognize the Pro-Life Society&mdash;the first&nbsp;society not recognized by the student council.&nbsp;Since then, every new club or society must be voted on by the council and undergo a trial period (usually 14 weeks).

<ul>
	<li>Sports</li>
</ul>

The on-campus University Arena is Ireland&#39;s largest indoor sports complex.&nbsp;Open since 2002, it consists of the National 50m Swimming Pool. The arena&#39;s 3,600-square-metre (4,300&nbsp;sq&nbsp;yd) Indoor Sports Hall has four wooden courts for a variety of sports, a sprint track, an international 400m athletics track, and a 200m, three-lane, suspended jogging track. The facility has a cardiovascular and strength-training center, a weight-training room, team rooms, an aerobics studio, and classrooms. The Arena is often used by the&nbsp;Munster rugby team.

Campus

UL has the most beautiful campus in Ireland and amazing sports facilities to use. Staff is generally of a very good standard. Likewise with lecture halls, library, etc. UL is probably the most internationally focused of all the universities in Ireland so you will engage with a lot of different nationalities which is great. UCC, Trinity, UCD are all based in the city. UL is located about 10-15 mins outside Limerick. So it depends what kind of vibe you want; if you want a city to explore UCC, Trinity, UCD might be better but if you enjoy a true campus spirit then UL is best. Because of this UL is also cheaper in terms of accommodation.

UL also has a very strong Co-op placement program (essentially work experience) and Erasmus program. Most other universities might have one of these but their program probabaly won&rsquo;t be as strong and well established as ULs.

Conclusion

Faculty

In conjunction with UL Student Life and the Postgraduate Students&rsquo; Union, the University administers two types of financial aid.

Financial Aid Fund

<ul>
	<li>The Financial Aid Fund is supported by gifts from UL Alumni through the UL Foundation&rsquo;s Alumni Annual Fund Appeal and through UL Student Capitation.</li>
	<li>This scheme is designed to help students who experience short-term financial problems.</li>
	<li>If the student qualifies for assistance, she/he will receive an interest-free loan. This loan is repayable in full prior to graduation.</li>
</ul>

Financial Aid

The University of Limerick&#39;s campus comprises 367 acres and is located about 5 kilometres from Limerick city. In 2019, the UL campus was ranked #6 globally for suburban campuses. The campus provides a variety of services to students, including:

<ul>
	<li>There are 2,800 students from 100 different countries studying here.</li>
	<li>16 restaurants, 50+ activity centres, a 100-seat University Concert Hall, the Irish Chamber Orchestra building, and the Irish World Academy&#39;s 409+ high-tech research and teaching laboratories</li>
	<li>Over 364,100 print volumes and 449,100 e-books are housed at Glucksman Library.</li>
</ul>

Infrastructure

Limerick&#39;s location, known for the spectacular beauty of its lush green countryside and dynamic riverbank city, provides a unique opportunity to enjoy a quality of life where city and country living coexist together.&nbsp;Limerick, which was named European City of Sport in 2011 and National City of Culture in 2014, is a constantly changing yet quietly constant city that will captivate your senses as you discover its lively social scene, spectacular festivals, and various stores. The city is livable, with a diverse housing supply that is both inexpensive and available, and it has easy access to both the ocean and the countryside.

Places to Visit -&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>&nbsp;King John&rsquo;s Castle</li>
	<li>&nbsp;Bunratty Castle and Folk Park</li>
	<li>The Foynes Flying Boat Museum</li>
	<li>Thomond Park Rugby Museum</li>
	<li>The Hunt Museum</li>
	<li>Limerick City Gallery of Art</li>
</ul>

Travel and Transportation&nbsp;

The region&#39;s accessibility is reflected in Limerick&#39;s excellent road and rail network. Six national highways serve Limerick city and its environs. Limerick has strong rail connections, with frequent services running between Limerick, Dublin, and other major cities. Limerick is also served by substantial bus connections from all around Ireland.

Location

The most extensive undergraduate placement programme in Europe is the cooperative education programme. Every year, approximately 2000 undergraduate and graduate students are placed in cooperative education programmes with a network of over 1600 top-tier organisations. Every student is required to complete a six-to-eight-month placement that counts for 60 academic credits.

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Placements

In&nbsp;July, the warmest month of the year, the weather in Limerick is usually very mild. The average temperature is 16.2 &deg;C. On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 9 &deg;C.&nbsp;On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 25 &deg;C. The day lasts on average 16 hours and 10 minutes. So the days are very short.

Weather

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