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The Health Research Board is organising this session, which will be held at Trinity Business School, Dublin, on Thursday, April 17. The event will be led by Professor Alison Metz, a specialist in implementation science with a particular emphasis on the social impact of human services on young people and families. Alison will give an overview of the principles and use of implementation science and facilitate discussion that will help participants learn about implementation science and how it might be used to increase effectiveness in prevention work.

Professor Ross MacMillan of the University of Limerick will present an overview of the RePS project, a review of prevention services in Ireland commissioned by the Health Research Board on behalf of the Department of Health.

CIRcUL is proud to announce its participation in two events during Research Week 2025 at University of Limerick. Organized by UL Research Office, the event will be held from April 28th to May 2nd.

The Centre will be featured in the inaugural event, “Showcase of UL's Internal Research Centres,” launched by Vice President Research and Innovation, Professor Kevin Ryan, on the 28th of April.

CIRcUL and Health Research Institute will organise a workshop titled “Implementation Science - Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice.” Dr Laura Keyes will facilitate the workshop, joined by three of the most influential experts in Implementation Science.

The ‘Reflecting on Implementation’ workshops are a series of six sessions designed to foster in-depth learning and discussion around implementation science. The workshops target participants with previous knowledge, practice, or experience in implementation research.

In each session, we will tackle implementation problems or questions brought by group members or delve into key concepts of implementation science. This interdisciplinary workshop aims to expand our collective knowledge and understanding of using implementation science in research, as well as how it can be mobilised for research impact.

We are very pleased to announce that applications for CIRcUL membership are now open.

CIRcUL is committed to facilitating the conduct of outstanding research and practice in implementation science and increasing capacity and knowledge in this field.

To support this goal, we aim to have a membership base comprised of research-active academic colleagues, implementation science practitioners and students.

Dr Laura Keyes, Centre Director, delivered a keynote presentation at the 2025 Health Research Board Grant Holders Conference. Dr Keyes emphasised the importance of implementation research, stating, "Implementation science is often an afterthought in health research, but it must be embedded from discovery to adoption."

In January 29th, 2025, CIRcUL was formally inaugurated by Mr John Moran, Mayor of Limerick.