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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 University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of 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
University of 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 & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of 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 University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of 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.
Experts Directory
Media Directory
The University of Galway Interactive Media Directory is designed to give those working in the media an overview of the extent of expertise available in the University. The directory lists staff who are willing, when possible, to speak on the area which they have expertise.
Staff willing to be interviewed ’as Gaeilge’ are identified by the letter G following their names.
How to Use the Media Directory
You can scroll through the University of Galway Media Directory from page to page using the scroll bars and arrow keys as normal. However, the Directory also has additional navigation
elements to make it easier to use on screen.
Indices
Individual entries in the Discipline and Expertise indices are clickable links to allow you to jump directly to specific areas.
Navigation bar
The top of the page has navigation buttons A-Z to allow you to reach specific areas within the publication. For example, click on a particular letter to go direct to the disciplines starting with that letter.
Bookmarks and thumbnails
The Directory also has built-in bookmarks and page thumbnails, which you can access from the navigation panel of your viewing software.
Search Function
Your web browser has a built in search engine usually found by pressing “command f” on Mac or “control f” on PC.
Links through Desktop and Mobile Devices
The Directory has built-in clickable links to emails which work on both desktop and mobile devices. Phone numbers are also clickable when viewed on a smart phone.
Browser
The functionality of the document performs best when viewed through the Firefox Web Browser.
Latest news
Quick facts
University of Galway has:
- 4 Colleges
- 19 Schools
- 5 Research Institutes
- over 19,000 students
- 4,000 international students from 116 countries
- almost 3,000 staff members
- over 4,600 links with institutes across the globe
- 110,000 alumni worldwide
- 175 years experience providing university education
University of Galway Is:
- The Sunday Times University of the Year 2022
- Ireland's top University for graduate employability with 98% of our graduates employed or in further study within six months of graduating
- ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide - QS World University Ranking
- the largest and oldest university in the west of Ireland
- listed among the top 30 most beautiful campuses in Europe
- Ireland's leading university for student volunteering with more than 4,000 registered volunteers
- the most biodiverse campus in Ireland
University of Galway is world leading for research in:
- Biomedical Science and Engineering
- Web Science
- Human Rights
- Marine Science, Energy and Environmental Science
- Applied Social Sciences and Public Policy
Humanities, in particular, Literature, Theatre and Irish Studies