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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
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About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
NUI Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research
Research
NUI Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Research
Welcome
Research is the hallmark of a university and NUI Galway is ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world for the quality of its research and teaching.
Collaborative, creative, interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial research opportunities exist in the areas of Sociology and Political Science, Psychology, the Humanities, Geography and Archaeology, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and Education.
The College has prioritised two cross-disciplinary research themes, building on our international success to date. These are:
- Applied Social Sciences and Public Policy
- Humanities in Context, including Digital Humanities
You can find further information on the College’s research on the School and discipline research pages and the web pages of the following research institutes.
Research Institutes
- The Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies
- The Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change
- The Institute for Lifecourse and Society
Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies involves the challenge of enquiry, the excitement of discovery, and the satisfaction of helping to change society. Join us in the quest for new knowledge.