Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Faculty of Health Sciences consists of the Department of Nursing and Health Care, the Department of Sport and Exercise Science and the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland on the Waterford campus and the Department of Health and Sports Sciences on the Carlow campus. The Faculty provides a vibrant and diverse research environment with a mission emphasis on delivering multi-disciplinary research with societal health impacts. It is nationally and internationally known for its research in vision health, dementia, occupational stress and wellbeing, physical activity as this relates to health and behavioural change and social and health disadvantages arising from intellectual disabilities. Fields of new research activity include online forms of addiction behaviour, palliative care provision and provision of casualty care in times of conflict. Reflecting both its vibrant research portfolio and its international reputation the Faculty is networked with research partners in every continent of the World and has nine visiting professors drawn from Ireland, the USA, Europe and Australia and two visiting Research Fellows.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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SETU 2024: Football Cooperative, a community based physical activity social intervention for men: An assessment of effectiveness when replicated at scale using a social return on investment (SROI) framework.
Carroll, P. (Principal Investigator), Egan, T. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Harrison, M. (Team Member)
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2028
Project: National
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SETU: The acute and chronic effects of plyometric jump training on female GAA players
Byrne, P. (Principal Investigator), Ramirez-Campillo, R. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Bolger, R. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2028
Project: National
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HEPA Europe Mental Wellbeing: PA and Mental Wellbeing
Murphy, N. (Principal Investigator)
16/09/2022 → …
Project: National
Research output
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Development of National Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Specific Populations in Ireland – Pregnant and Postpartum Women and People Living With Chronic Conditions
McGrath, A., Matthews, E., Kehoe, B., Cantwell , M., Lambe, B., McCormack, C., McDermott, C., Moyna, N. M., Cheilleachair, N. N., O Hagan, C., Rocha, R. S., Sheehan, P., Skelly, F., Szumilewicz, A. & Harrison, M., 28 Jan 2026, In: Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences. 5, SupplementResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From Pitch to Place: The League of Ireland's 'More than a Club' Initiative: Impact Report on Wellbeing, Inclusion and Civic Value
McGrath, A., Lambe, B. & Lavery, E., 15 Jan 2026, (South East Technological University )(South East Technological University )Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Impact of standardised v. non-standardised pre-test guidelines on surface anthropometric assessment in trained females.
Bradley O’Connor, N., Cullen, S. & Fitzpatrick, P., 02 Jan 2026, In: British Journal of Nutrition. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Phospholipid oxidation and carotenoid supplementation in Alzheimer’s disease patients
Ademowo, O. S. (Creator), Dias, H. K. (Creator), Milic, I. (Creator), Devitt, A. (Creator), Moran, R. (Creator), Mulcahy, R. (Creator), Howard, A. (Creator), Nolan, J. (Creator) & Griffiths, H. R. (Creator), Aston University, 16 Mar 2017
DOI: 10.17036/dd4fed57-df9e-439d-899e-59e242ec1a5f
Dataset
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Additional file 2 of Barriers and facilitators to implementing community-based physical activity interventions: a qualitative systematic review
Cooper, J. (Creator), Murphy, J. (Creator), Woods, C. (Creator), Van Nassau, F. (Creator), McGrath, A. (Creator), Callaghan, D. (Creator), Carroll, P. (Creator), Kelly, P. (Creator), Murphy, N. (Creator) & Murphy, M. (Creator), figshare, 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.16584533
Dataset
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Accession number PRJNA554450
Germaine, K. (Supervisor), Murphy, L. (Creator) & Cleary, J. (Supervisor), NCBI, 2019
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Prizes
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Best Oncology Presenation: 35th RSCI International Nursing conference 2017
Gooney, M. (Recipient), 2017
Prize
Activities
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Celebration of Udine-C Network post-graduate research students.Student presentation event.
Dermody, T. (Participant)
29 Apr 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Nursing Learning Outcomes Workshop
Dermody, T. (Participant)
24 Mar 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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SETU IPE One Health VISION Network (Event)
Dermody, T. (Member)
09 Mar 2026 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Courses
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Health Professional Assessment Consultancy - Foundations of Assessment
Croke, A., Walsh, D., Brown, S. & Lockwood, E. 01/10/2025 → 19/12/2025
Course
Press/Media
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SETU's €12.79 million is largest Horizon funding draw down in Ireland
Doolin, K., Kilbane, D., Wells, J., Clarke, J., Dey, I. & Van Hout, M. C.
27/05/2025
1 item of Media coverage
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SETU leads Ireland’s technological universities in Horizon Europe funding
Doolin, K., Kilbane, D., Wells, J. & Dey, I.
27/05/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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The Commentary Box: Arubi’s timely strike lifts Dundalk but questions remain up front
21/05/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Impacts
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Aqua Nutrients Ltd
Prado-Cabrero, A. (Participant), Nolan, J. (Participant), Quinlan, A. (Participant) & Gaffney, D. (Participant)
Impact: Economic , Environmental, Technological
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MENTORR: A Model for Advancing Clinical Research Leadership in Nursing and Midwifery
Dermody, T. (Participant)
Impact: Health and Well-being
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Supplement Certified Spin-Out
Nolan, J. (Participant), Prado-Cabrero, A. (Participant) & Quinlan, A. (Participant)
Impact: Economic , Quality of life
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