University of Limerick Department of Psychology

University of Limerick Department of Psychology Our new and vibrant department has an explicit focus on the area of Social Psychology, making it unique in Ireland.

The Department is aiming to consolidate its current excellent research profile in areas of social psychology such as social identity, social development, social cognition and decision making, minority majority relations, prejudice, social exclusion and crowd behaviour. Graduates interested in pursuing research degrees are encouraged to contact the department

Congratulations to Mia Daly who has won the Special Interest Group in Human Rights & Psychology Undergraduate Dissertati...
06/01/2026

Congratulations to Mia Daly who has won the Special Interest Group in Human Rights & Psychology Undergraduate Dissertation Award from the PSI! 🎉

Mia's thesis, titled: "A Tale of Two Cultures: Relevance of Cultural Compatibility for International Students' Bicultural Identification and Intergroup Attitudes", examined acculturation processes among international students in Irish third-level institutions, focusing on how perceived compatibility between home and host cultures relates to bicultural identity integration and intergroup attitudes.

Grounded in social psychology, the project adopts a cognitive balance perspective to understand how temporary migrants negotiate identity, belonging, and cross-cultural interactions within a host society.

Overall, the research highlights the importance of recognising cultural similarities, alongside embracing difference, in fostering inclusive multicultural environments within universities and wider society alike.

Last Thursday the Department of Psychology SCYLab (the School, Child & Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Lab) hosted a P...
17/12/2025

Last Thursday the Department of Psychology SCYLab (the School, Child & Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Lab) hosted a PhD Networking and Development Event. This event was designed to build meaningful networking opportunities for incoming PhD students, current PhD researchers, and SCYLab alumni and explored a range of topics essential for shaping a productive and fulfilling doctoral experience.

Well done to all involved!

Congratulations to Dr. Aoife Bowman Grangel who passed her PhD viva on Friday 5th December! 🎉 ...
12/12/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Aoife Bowman Grangel who passed her PhD viva on Friday 5th December! 🎉 Aoife's thesis was entitled "Exploring the Health and Well-being of Youth Providing Care: A Mixed Methods Approach."
Both examiners were very impressed with how Aoife handled questions throughout the viva.
Congratulations again to Aoife and her supervisors, Dr Stephen Gallagher and Dr Jennifer McMahon.
Sincere thanks to external examiner Dr Samantha Dockray and internal examiner Dr Daragh Bradshaw.

The festive season has landed in the Department of Psychology! 🎄❄️🎅If you happen to pass by our Psychology Christmas Wis...
02/12/2025

The festive season has landed in the Department of Psychology! 🎄❄️🎅

If you happen to pass by our Psychology Christmas Wishing Tree outside E1024, please feel free to add a message or a wish and share some holiday spirit! ✨

All are welcome to attend a bespoke workshop on 'Demystifying Research Impact: Making Effective Decisions for Your Resea...
02/12/2025

All are welcome to attend a bespoke workshop on 'Demystifying Research Impact: Making Effective Decisions for Your Research, Career and University Success', hosted by Ashling Hayes, Head of Research Services in the Glucksman Library.
This interactive online session has been tailored to Psychology research and is suitable for all, including early career researchers and senior academics.

The workshop will run from 13:00 - 14:00 December 3rd.
Please e-mail Maeve.Maguire@UL.ie for the access link.

27/11/2025

Here's another look at The Centre for Social Issues Research (CSI-R), an interdisciplinary research group based in University of Limerick’s Faculty of Education and Health Sciences.

For more details on this group please visit: https://www.ul.ie/ehs/centre-for-social-issues-research.

Congratulations once again to Professor Aisling O'Donnell in her new role as the Director of the Centre for Social Issues, and well done to all Department of Psychology Staff members involved.

Congratulations to Dr. Anna Lashkay who passed her PhD viva on Friday 21st November! 🎉 Anna was commended by her examine...
24/11/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Anna Lashkay who passed her PhD viva on Friday 21st November! 🎉

Anna was commended by her examiners, Dr. Blerina Kellezi (Nottingham Trent University) and Prof. Siobhán Howard, on her excellent, innovative research and impressive performance in the viva. Anna's thesis, entitled “Disidentification, childhood trauma & stress: A mixed-methods approach” was similarly praised as beautifully written, dealing excellently with complex literatures and reporting an impressive and varied research programme.

Anna's PhD was supervised by Prof. Orla Muldoon and Dr. Elaine Kinsella.

All are welcome to attend a presentation on Mon 24/11 at 1pm in E1-022 by Anna-Marie Bertram, University of Basel, Switz...
21/11/2025

All are welcome to attend a presentation on Mon 24/11 at 1pm in E1-022 by Anna-Marie Bertram, University of Basel, Switzerland.

Anna-Marie will speak about "Choosing to Trust: How Vulnerability guides our Decisions and Behaviors"

You can find out more about Anna-Marie's work at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna-Marie-Bertram-2

Psychology - MA (Conversion) Webinar Event on Monday 24th November 2025, 17:30pm - 18:30pm. Interested applicants can u...
21/11/2025

Psychology - MA (Conversion) Webinar Event on Monday 24th November 2025, 17:30pm - 18:30pm.

Interested applicants can use this webinar to meet the course director and ask questions regarding the MA in Psychology (Conversion) at UL.

Please scan QR code for registration link, or e-mail maeve.maguire@ul.ie.

We would like to take a moment to highlight our colleague Professor Aisling O'Donnell and her new role as the Director o...
19/11/2025

We would like to take a moment to highlight our colleague Professor Aisling O'Donnell and her new role as the Director of the Centre for Social Issues! 🎉

"The key to our centre’s immense success is its people: each individual accomplishment has been supported by the group, and leads to more success as the learning is passed on. We are all passionate about addressing real-world social issues in theoretically grounded ways. As Director, I aim to support our members to allow our vibrant research culture to continue to flourish."

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