Date: Monday, 9 December 2024
Time: 09.30 - 16.30
Contact: Dr. Kathleen Markey - nmresearch@ul.ie
Location: Tower Theatre (Theatre 2), The Irish World Academy of Music & Dance, University of Limerick.

We are delighted to welcome you to the 2nd Refugee and Migrant Health Research Networking and Knowledge Exchange Seminar, in December 2024.  This seminar is coordinated by researchers in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance and the Participatory Health Research Unit, School of Medicine, University of Limerick (UL), in partnership with Doras. It is part of the Refugee and Migrant Health Partnership (a partnership between UL’s WHO Collaborating Centre for Participatory Health Research with Refugees and Migrants and the Department of Health). This seminar is funded by the Health Research Board.

The inaugural Refugee and Migrant Health Seminar hosted by the University of Limerick in December 2022 was a huge success. The purpose of this 2024 seminar is to provide a platform for sharing refugee and migrant health research or about initiatives for refugee and migrant health.

The main objectives of this seminar are to:

  1. Provide a platform for dissemination of refugee and migrant health research outcomes to inform policy and practice.
  1. Cultivate links between new and emerging community, academic, health sector and health policy maker partnerships and networks to progress collaborations for refugee and migrant health research and practice.
  1. Provide a space for dialogue with policymakers, health service planners and providers, civil society organisations and people with lived experience of migration, in highlighting the involvement of refugees and migrants in the development of public health policy through the Refugee and Migrant Health Partnership (partnership between UL’s WHO Collaborating Centre for Participatory Health Research with Refugees and Migrants   and Department of Health).

The call for abstracts for sharing by oral presentation, sharing by conversation or sharing by poster presentation is now open: https://forms.office.com/e/7fXXEbJz3p

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Closing date for abstract submission is 11th October 2024

There is no cost to attend this seminar and registrations for this seminar will open in October 2024.

Seminar Programme

The full seminar programme  and the book of abstracts will be circulated in advance of the seminar.

For General enquires please send email: nmresearch@ul.ie

Seminar Venue, Parking and Travel Advice:

Venue: The Tower Theatre (Theatre 2), The Irish World Academy of Music & Dance, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland. Campus Map (ul.ie)

Parking: Free parking is available past the Pavilion Restaurant in car parks P26 and P27. UL Campus Map

Guidance on Travelling to the University of Limerick: Please see below some guidance about travelling to the University of Limerick.

Travelling to the University of Limerick by train:

  • Iarnród Éireann Colbert Station is Limerick’s local train station and is in the City Centre.
  • The 304 / 304A bus service goes from Colbert Station to the University of Limerick.

Travelling to the University of Limerick by bus

  • Dublin Coach via Route 300 M7 Express: Dublin – Limerick – Ennis – Killarney which stops at the University of Limerick (online booking offers discounts & guaranteed seats)
  • Bus Éireann Main Limerick City Centre bus service (allows Leap Card us) 304 & 304A are the main buses for in and out of the University of Limerick.
  • The above buses stop at the Student Centre at the University of Limerick (#16 on the campus map) UL Campus Map
  • Midlands to Limerick Route 72 bus goes from Limerick bus station to Athlone bus station, the Hurlers bus stop is approximately a 15-minute walk to the University of Limerick.
  • Cork – Limerick – Galway Route 51 stops at Cork/Limerick/Galway bus stations.

Travelling to the University of Limerick by taxi

  • Free Now (Mytaxi) is an app you can download on your phone for booking taxis
  • Plassey Cabs – 061 336 336
  • Treaty Cabs – 061 415 544
  • Limerick Taxis – Book online or call 061 417 417 / 061 31 88 44

Accommodation options: