Date: Wednesday, 30 November 2022

We are delighted to invite you to the next session in our HRI fundamentals of health research series.

Subject and speakers:

Healthy UL: A pragmatic research approach to inform the development and implementation of a Healthy Campus initiative 

  • Ms Sarah Kennedy, Healthy UL Manager, University of Limerick 
  • Prof Catherine Woods, Chair of Healthy UL, Director of Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, University of Limerick
  • Dr Catherine Norton, Acting Chair Healthy UL, Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Nutrition, Department Physical Education & Sport Sciences, University of Limerick 
  • Ms Aoife Noonan, Healthy UL, PhD student 

This presentation will focus on the research work of Healthy UL. It will provide an overview of the formative research that contributed to the development of the Healthy UL framework, which is now being used by the Higher Education Authority as a model of good practice.

It will also report on ongoing research initiatives undertaken by staff and students to inform of the policy and practice of Healthy UL. Topics covered will include systematic literature reviews, Healthy UL surveys and the translation of this research into practice.

Please note: Each session now entitles participants to one RCPI CPD credit 
If you have any particular questions you would like addressed on the day, please feel free to submit them in advance to hri@ul.ie