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Ohlmeyer has been the Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI for 25 research and research infrastructure projects with awards totalling c. €22 million from national, European and international funders.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
In addition to historical research, Ohlmeyer regularly speaks on topics that relate more generally to the importance of the arts and humanities,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=O'Brien|first=Carl|title=Analysis: What's the point of an arts degree?|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/analysis-what-s-the-point-of-an-arts-degree-1.3014518|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Ohlmeyer|first=Jane|title=The Stem obsession does a disservice to arts and humanities|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/the-stem-obsession-does-a-disservice-to-arts-and-humanities-1.2548342|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=O'Brien|first=Carl|title=Are arts degrees past their sell-by date?|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/are-arts-degrees-past-their-sell-by-date-1.3360465|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref> the value of inter- and trans-disciplinarity,<ref name=":3">{{cite web|date=2016|title=Interdisciplinarity for Impact|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix2kFb1Kado}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web|title=European Union Research & Innovation Days, Brussels, 24-26 September 2019: "Me and My Society – Integration of Social Sciences and Humanities" – SHAPE-ID: Shaping Interdisciplinary Practices in Europe|url=https://www.shapeid.eu/european-union-research-innovation-days-brussels-24-26-september-2019-me-and-my-society-integration-of-social-sciences-and-humanities/|access-date=2020-11-21|language=en-US}}</ref> educational policy,<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=McGuire|first=Peter|title=How to future-proof your child|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/how-to-future-proof-your-child-1.3612827|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref> and digital humanities.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|title=Jane Ohlmeyer presents a case of successful interdisciplinary research in the digital humanities — en|url=http://www.iea.usp.br/en/news/jane-ohlmeyer-presents-case-of-successful-interdisciplinary-research-in-the-digital-humanities|access-date=2020-11-21|website=www.iea.usp.br}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{cite web|date=2016|title=Trinity Centre for Digital Humanities|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuLmqyHAemc}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite web|last=Douglas|first=Blaise|title=Digital Humanities: an Historical Perspective Jane Ohlmeyer Trinity College Dublin|url=https://slideplayer.com/slide/6066458/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=slideplayer.com}}</ref> She has commented on the barriers facing women in the university sector<ref>{{cite web|title=It's the don of a new age|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12162735.its-the-don-of-a-new-age/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=HeraldScotland|date=13 December 2000 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite news|last=O'Brien|first=Carl|title=Mediocre men outperform outstanding women|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/mediocre-men-outperform-outstanding-women-1.3160597|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{cite web|title=Irish Research Council welcomes establishment of gender equality task force for higher education sector|url=http://research.ie/2017/11/06/irish-research-council-welcomes-establishment-of-gender-equality-task-force-for-higher-education-sector/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Irish Research Council|language=en}}</ref> and launched a free Democracy Curriculum in 2020.<ref name=":11">{{Cite news|title=Democracy curriculum|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/democracy-curriculum-1.4221302|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref> She is a committed advocate of the public humanities and policy engagement and is a notable public commentator on contemporary issues, including [[Brexit]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|last=Ohlmeyer|first=Jane|title=Brexit presents major opportunities for researchers – but are we ready to grasp them?|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/brexit-presents-major-opportunities-for-researchers-but-are-we-ready-to-grasp-them-1.2810244|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{cite web|date=2018-11-01|title=Trinity voices Brexit fears with Financial Times open letter|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30882402.html|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Irish Examiner|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{cite web|date=2017-03-21|title=NI students face huge rise in fees for Republic courses|website=[[RTÉ.ie]] |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/brexit/2017/0321/861413-brexit-higher-education/|language=en}}</ref>
In 2021, Ohlmeyer delivered the [[Ford Lectures]] on 'Ireland, Empire and the Early Modern World' at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Thinking on Arts and Humanities: A Conversation with Sara Guyer and Jane Ohlmeyer {{!}} Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes|url=https://chcinetwork.org/ideas/global-thinking-on-arts-and-humanities-a-conversation-with-sara-guyer-and-jane-ohlmeyer|access-date=2020-11-21|website=chcinetwork.org|language=en}}</ref> She was the eleventh women to deliver the prestigious lectures since they were founded in 1896. Ohlmeyer was the first person from a university in Ireland to since [[F. S. L. Lyons|F.S.L Lyons]] in 1977. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], this was the first time the lectures were delivered online. The lectures are now available on the [[RTÉ]] website.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ohlmeyer|first=Jane|date=2021-03-04|title=Ireland, Empire, and the Early Modern World: watch the lectures|website=[[RTÉ.ie]] |url=https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0304/1201023-ireland-empire-and-the-early-modern-world-watch-the-lectures/|language=en}}</ref>
== Early life and education ==
Ohlmeyer was born in [[Zambia]] to a Northern Irish mother and a South African father, moving to Belfast in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/ep-467-professor-jane-ohlmeyer-NBzarGK2soi/|title=Ep 467 Professor Jane Ohlmeyer - The Women's Podcast|website=Listen Notes|date=19 January 2021 }}</ref> She read history as an undergraduate at the [[University of St Andrews]] before going on to complete an MA at the [[University of Illinois]] and a PhD at [[Trinity College Dublin]].{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
== Career ==
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