University of Galway has outlined plans for a new Water Sports Centre following the approval for planning by Galway City Council.  The proposed Water Sports Centre will primarily aim to offer first-class facilities for Rowing, Kayak and Sub Aqua clubs at the University and their 150-plus members. The new development will also house a gym, which will be open to other athletic clubs on campus, with the potential to cater for members of all other athletic clubs in the University and their 350 plus student members. President of University of Galway, Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, said: “At University of Galway, investment of this nature enables us to support our students and our coaches, their achievements and their sporting endeavours. As a university on the Corrib, with longstanding, outstanding success on the water, it is our hope that enhanced facilities will empower excellence, further success and the wellbeing of our students.” University of Galway Director of Sport Mike Heskin said: “This new Water Sports Centre is designed to provide state of the art training facilities for watersports that University of Galway has excelled in, both at national and international level.  “In 2022 our rowing club took home the biggest medal haul from the nationals. We are proud to have had two Olympians on our teams in recent years – Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh. Now we have an opportunity to provide top grade facilities to help others excel.” The development has been approved for planning permission on a site on the western bank of the River Corrib, near the Alice Perry Engineering Building on the North Campus. It will offer more secure facilities for water sports and also enhance safety for water users.  It includes:   :: Reception; first aid; changing rooms and bathrooms; gym; training room; comms room; offices; test room; café; mother and baby room. :: Drying room; plant room; function room kitchenette; equipment storage facilities; a new storage shed for rowing.  :: Two floating pontoons on the bank of the Corrib.  :: A pedestrian and cycling riverside greenway.  Ends

Fort Wayne Metals to support students with overseas study and internships University of Galway has announced a new partnership with Fort Wayne Metals, a world leading manufacturer of medical grade wire and components, to provide scholarships and bursaries to engineering students.  The five year partnership will be open to high-achieving students of Mechanical Engineering, while it will also provide internship opportunities for exceptional female students. Welcoming the partnership, President of University of Galway, Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, said: “Meitheal is an Irish word used to describe the old practice of people coming together pooling talent and resources to complete the harvest. Working closely with our industry partners, we are confident of our capacity to inspire and lead a Meitheal to the benefit of our region, our country, and our world. I am delighted that the Meitheal approach is evident in Engineering at University of Galway, driven as it is by close collaboration between us and industry to solve shared problems, and enhance outcomes and I thank all our colleagues who contribute to making it so.” The Fort Wayne Metals Scholarship will facilitate travel for two outstanding students in Mechanical Engineering to study at Purdue University (August to May each year), and intern with Fort Wayne Metals Ireland (May to September each year). Separately, the Fort Wayne Metals Bursary will recognise and reward the potential of exceptional female students with an annual award to one student who is selected to complete their internship at Fort Wayne Metals Ireland. The Fort Wayne Metals Scholarship will be open to all third year Mechanical Engineering students. The Fort Wayne Metals Bursary will be open to all third year female Mechanical Engineering students for the academic year 2022/23. Michael O’Donnell, Managing Director, Fort Wayne Metals Ireland, said: “Fort Wayne Metals are delighted to partner with the University of Galway on these scholarship and bursary programmes for engineering students. Key to the success of our Industry is the development of talented Engineers and we are proud to be able to collaborate with the University of Galway in making this funding available.” Shauna Crossan, Strategy Development Manager, said: “Fort Wayne Metals has a successful relationship established with Purdue University over many years, with our Headquarters based in Indiana. It is great for Fort Wayne Metals Ireland to be part of this association in the future, to provide funding and industrial experience for talented engineers.” Mary Dempsey, Vice Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Science and Engineering, said: “Working in partnership with our industry partners, we are better able to attract the best and brightest students and support them in their learning to become global citizens in an engineering ecosystem. The mobility and placements offer a rewarding environment which supports diversity, innovation and excellence. It will also accelerate our undergraduate students’ capacity for leadership and global curiosity.” Ends 

Fort Wayne Metals chun tacú le mic léinn tabhairt faoi staidéar agus intéirneachtaí thar lear  Tá comhpháirtíocht nua fógartha ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe le Fort Wayne Metals, déantóir ceannródaíoch sreinge agus comhpháirteanna de ghrád leighis, chun scoláireachtaí agus sparánachtaí a chur ar fáil do mhic léinn innealtóireachta. Beidh an chomhpháirtíocht cúig bliana oscailte do mhic léinn ardfheabhais san Innealtóireacht Mheicniúil, agus beidh deiseanna intéirneachta ar fáil freisin do mhic léinn bhaineanna thar barr. Agus é ag cur fáilte roimh an gcomhpháirtíocht, bhí an méid seo a leanas le rá ag Uachtarán Ollscoil na Gaillimhe, an tOllamh Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh: “Is focal Gaeilge é Meitheal a úsáidtear chun cur síos a dhéanamh ar an tsean-nós a bhíodh ann nuair a thiocfadh daoine le chéile ag roinnt a gcuid scileanna agus acmhainní chun an fómhar a bhaint. Ag obair go dlúth lenár gcomhpháirtithe tionscail, táimid muiníneach as ár gcumas Meitheal a spreagadh agus a threorú chun leas ár réigiúin, na tíre agus an domhain. Tá lúcháir orm go bhfuil cur chuige na Meithle le sonrú san Innealtóireacht in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe, agus é á thiomáint ag dlúth-chomhoibriú eadrainn féin agus an tionscal chun fadhbanna comhroinnte a réiteach, agus torthaí a fheabhsú agus gabhaim buíochas lenár gcomhghleacaithe go léir a chuidíonn ina leith.” Éascóidh Scoláireacht Fort Wayne Metals taisteal do bheirt mhac léinn den scoth san Innealtóireacht Mheicniúil chun staidéar a dhéanamh in Ollscoil Purdue (Lúnasa go Bealtaine gach bliain), agus intéirneacht a dhéanamh le Fort Wayne Metals Ireland (Bealtaine go Meán Fómhair gach bliain). Anuas air sin, tabharfaidh Sparánacht Fort Wayne Metals aitheantas agus luach saothair d’acmhainneacht na mac léinn baineann thar barr trí dhámhachtain bhliantúil a bhronnadh ar mhac léinn amháin a roghnaítear chun a hintéirneacht a dhéanamh in Fort Wayne Metals Ireland. Beidh Scoláireacht Fort Wayne Metals oscailte do gach mac léinn sa tríú bliain atá i mbun na hInnealtóireachta Meicniúla. Beidh Sparánacht Fort Wayne Metals ar oscailt do gach mac léinn baineann sa tríú bliain atá i mbun na hInnealtóireachta Meicniúla don bhliain acadúil 2022/23. Dúirt Michael O'Donnell, Stiúrthóir Bainistíochta, Fort Wayne Metals Ireland: “Tá áthas ar Fort Wayne Metals dul i gcomhpháirtíocht le hOllscoil na Gaillimhe ar na cláir scoláireachtaí agus sparánachtaí seo do mhic léinn innealtóireachta. Tá forbairt Innealtóirí cumasacha ríthábhachtach do rathúlacht ár dTionscail agus táimid bródúil as bheith in ann comhoibriú le hOllscoil na Gaillimhe chun an maoiniú seo a chur ar fáil.” Dúirt Shauna Crossan, an Bainisteoir Forbartha Straitéise: “Tá caidreamh rathúil bunaithe ag Fort Wayne Metals le hOllscoil Purdue le blianta fada anuas, agus tá ár gCeanncheathrú lonnaithe in Indiana. Is iontach an rud é go mbeidh Fort Wayne Metals Ireland mar chuid den chomhlachas seo amach anseo, chun maoiniú agus taithí thionsclaíoch a sholáthar d’innealtóirí cumasacha.” Dúirt Mary Dempsey, an Leas-Déan Comhionannais, Éagsúlachta agus Cuimsithe i gColáiste na hEolaíochta agus na hInnealtóireachta: “Agus sinn ag obair i gcomhar lenár gcomhpháirtithe tionscail, táimid in ann na mic léinn is fearr agus is éirimiúla a mhealladh agus tacú leo ina gcuid foghlama le bheith ina saoránaigh dhomhanda in éiceachóras innealtóireachta. Cuireann an tsoghluaisteacht agus na socrúcháin timpeallacht fhiúntach ar fáil a thacaíonn le héagsúlacht, nuálaíocht agus barr feabhais. Cuirfidh sé dlús freisin le cumas ceannaireachta agus fiosrachta domhanda ár gcuid mac léinn fochéime.” Críoch