UL Postgraduate Students’ Union (ULPSU) is the chief representative body for postgraduate students’ in University of Limerick. ULPSU is a democratic organization run by 2 full time officers elected by the Postgraduate Student Body along with the staff. The PSU’s main functions are to provide academic assistance to postgraduate students, to provide support to students in need, to lobby the University and the government on issues affecting postgraduate students, and to promote social and cultural inclusion.

There are two officers working full time, the President, the Vice President Academic Research along with a part time PHD Officer. Each of these officers has responsibility for their own brief and work to provide the best possible service and representation to our postgraduate students.

The ULPSU is located near the stables courtyard. The ULPSU is established in accordance with its constitution, statutes and regulations of the Governing Authority of the University as the sole representative body for UL postgraduate students. Each postgraduate student is automatically a member of the ULPSU.

The ULPSU sabbatical officers represent students on a number of committees including UL’s Governing Authority, Academic Council etc as mentioned below.