October University of Galway celebrates almost 2,800 graduates at conferring ceremonies

University of Galway will celebrate the achievements of almost 2,800 graduates as its autumn conferring ceremonies begin today.

Thousands of graduates, their families and friends are being welcomed to campus, with ceremonies running from today through Tuesday October 20th and continuing again on Friday October 23rd.

Graduates from across the University’s four Colleges will receive awards ranging from Bachelor, Masters and PhD degrees.

Professor David Burn, President of University of Galway, said: “It is a great pleasure to celebrate this important milestone with our graduates and their families and friends. Graduation is the culmination of years of hard work, dedication and commitment, and I congratulate every graduate on their achievement.

“These graduates are the next generation of professionals, researchers, leaders and changemakers, and we look forward to seeing the contribution they will make in the years ahead. I wish each of them every success as they begin the next chapter of their lives.”

The full schedule for the 2026 autumn conferring ceremonies is available at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/conferring/conferring-information/autumn-conferring/

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