UNIVERSITY of Limerick researchers have been awarded over €1.2 million in funding by Ireland’s Health Research Board.
The funding will support health research focused on primary care reform in Ireland, vascular surgery, chronic kidney disease and enhancing physical activity for multiple sclerosis patients.
The overall aim of the research is to improve patient care and health outcomes.
Dr Mary Shire, vice president of research at UL said: “Health research at the University of Limerick has the patient at its centre. We are working in partnership with health service providers, community organisations and industry to enhance the health of Irish people and support the adoption of innovative approaches to health services delivery.
“This HRB (Health Research Board) funding is an important validation of the significance this research has for patient care and healthcare reform in Ireland.”
The funding has been allocated to four principal investigators at UL.
These are: Professor Austin Stack, chair of Medicine at UL and consultant nephrologist at Limerick University Hospital; Dr Susan Coote, UL; Professor Anne MacFarlane, chair of primary health care research, Graduate Entry Medical School and Professor Stewart Walsh, professor of vascular surgery, UL and consultant vascular surgeon at University Hospital Limerick.
