Lack of funding pushing Irish universities down international rankings, says UL president

Professor Kerstin Mey called for 'urgent Government action' on new funding model for sector as she addressed first in-person conferring ceremony to take place at UL for two years

Alice Creavin, Athlone. who was all conferred with a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Limerick, with 3-month-old Louis.

A lack of adequate funding is pushing Irish universities down the international rankings, the president of the University of Limerick (UL) has claimed.

Professor Kerstin Mey called for “urgent Government action” on a new funding model for the sector as she addressed the first in-person conferring ceremony to take place at UL for two years.