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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.
Accessibility & LanguageFeatured Publications
Selected Recent Publications
Bietenbeck J, Collins M (2023) New Evidence on the Importance of Instruction Time for Student Achievement on International Assessments. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 38, 423-431. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2957.
Castells-Quintana D, del Pilar Lopez-Uribe M, McDermott T (2022) Population Displacement and Urban Conflict: Global Evidence from More than 3300 Flood Events. Journal of Development Economics, 158, 102922. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2022.102922.
Collins M (2025) Sibling Gender, Inheritance Customs and Educational Attainment. Journal of Human Resources. 1023-13197R2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1023-13197R2.
Collins M, Lundstedt J (2024) The Effects of More Informative Grading on Student Outcomes. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 218, 514-549. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.12.001.
Cullinan J, Flannery D (2025) Commuting and College Student Wellbeing. Education Economics, in press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2025.2579802.
Cullinan J, Lorgelly P (2025) Equity in Health Care and Health: Contributions from Health Economics. Social Science & Medicine, 372, 117997. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117997.
Fišar M, Greiner B, Huber C, Katok E, Ozkes A, and Wasserka-Zhurakhovska L as part of the Management Science Reproducibility Collaboration (2024) Reproducibility in Management Science. Management Science, 70, 1343-1356. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.03556.
Gillespie T, Lyons R, McDermott T (2025) Estimating the Flood Risk Discount: Evidence From a One-off National Information Shock. Environmental and Resource Economics, 88, 1195-1212. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-025-00963-5.
Grosch K, Müller S, Rau H, Wasserka-Zhurakhovska L (2025) Gender Differences in Dishonesty When Leaders Make Decisions on Behalf of Their Team. The Leadership Quarterly, 36, 101910. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2025.101910.
Hattab Z, Doherty E, Ryan A, O'Neill S (2024) Heterogeneity Within the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: An Application of Causal Forests. PLoS One, 19(1):e0297205. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297205.
Henry E, Cullinan J (2024) Addressing the Distributional Consequences of Spillovers in Health Economic Evaluation: A Prioritarian Approach. Health Economics, 33, 764-778. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4796.
Gibney G, McDermott T, Cullinan J (2023) Temperature, Morbidity and Behaviour in Milder Climates. Economic Modelling, 118, 106106. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2022.106106.
Lin Y, McDermott T, Michaels G (2024) Cities and the Sea Level. Journal of Urban Economics, 143. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2024.103685.
McGowan F, Denny E, Lunn P (2023) Looking Beyond Time Preference: Testing Potential Causes of Low Willingness to Pay for Fuel Economy Improvements. Energy and Resource Economics, 75: 101404. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2023.101404.
McGrath L (2025) Bridging Philosophical Divides in the Neoclassical-Ecological Sustainable Development Debate. Ethics, Policy & Environment, Online Early View, 1–22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2025.2602529.
McGrath L (2024) Analysing the Interplay of Regional Economic Structures and COVID-19’s Impact on Irish Regions. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 11, 542–557. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2024.2382341.
McGrath L, Hynes S, McHale J (2022) The Air We Breathe: Estimates of Air Pollution Extended Genuine Savings for Europe. Review of Income and Wealth, 68: 161-188. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12512.
McHale J, Harold J, Mei J-C, Sasidharan A, Yadav A (2023) Stars as Catalysts: An Event-Study Analysis of the Impact of Star-Scientist Recruitment on Local Research Performance in a Small Open Economy. Journal of Economic Geography, 23, 343-369. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbac016.
Teahan A, Walsh S, Doherty E, O’Shea E (2021) Supporting Family Carers of People with Dementia: A Discrete Choice Experiment of Public Preferences. Social Science & Medicine, 287:114359. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114359.
