Postgraduate Research Students Orientation

Orientation Stages

Stage 1 - Pre-recorded presentations

Please note: Stage 1 Pre-recorded Presentations are available below. Please review each of these presentations prior to Stage 2 and Stage 3.

To view subtitles (if not provided within presentation)

• Google Chrome browser can generate captions for any audio or video file which you are watching/listening to in the browser (Settings > Advanced > Accessibility > Live Captions).
  Or

• When going to each video presentation, if subtitles not available–select Watch on YouTube, you will have an option for closed captioning or to open a transcript for subtitles. Click on the cc icon in the bottom right of the video for closed captions or on the 3 small dots under email video and select Open Transcript.

Stage 2  - University level Orientation 

Hosted by Prof. Dónal Leech, Dean of Graduate Studies

• Date/Time: Monday, 20th January 2025 from 10:50 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. (This includes lunch at the end for those on campus)
  Contact: Sandra Donohue graduatestudies@universityofgalway.ie 
• Platform: Live online via Zoom (details were included in email sent to PGR students who didn't attend Stage 2 session in September/October on the 7/1/25).
  A light lunch will be provided at the end of the session for those attending online but on campus. Please let Sandra Donohue at graduatestudies@universityofgalway.ie know if you have any dietary requirements by Monday, 13th January.
  Your attendance will be recorded so you are requested to log in to the session using your full student name.
  

Stage 3 - College Induction/Orientation 

This is organised by the Vice-Deans of Graduate Studies in your relevant College.

• College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies
  Date/Time: Friday, 17th January from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
  Organiser: Dr. Lindsay Reid lindsay.reid@universityofgalway.ie
  Platform: Online via Zoom (details were included in email sent to PGR students who didn't attend Stage 2 session in September/October on the 7/1/25). If you attended Stage 2 session in September/October and/or didn't receive the zoom log in details, please contact Dr. Reid directly for these.
  Your attendance will be recorded so you are requested to log in to the session using your full student name.
  

• College of Business, Public Policy, & Law
  Date/Time: Monday, 20th January from 2-3 p.m.
  Organiser: Dr. John Cullinan (College Contact cbppl@universityofgalway.ie)
  Venue: Whitaker Room (CA110), Cairnes Building (Building 35 on Campus map)

• College of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences*
  Date/Time: Monday, 20th January from 2-3 p.m.
  Organiser: Dr Sharon Glynn (College contact cmnhs@universityofgalway.ie)
  Platform: On via MS Teams (details were not included in email sent to PGR students who didn't attend Stage 2 session in September/October on the 7/1/25 as were not confirmed at that time). If you attended Stage 2 session in September/October and/or didn't receive the MS Teams log in details, please contact cmnhs@universityofgalway.ie directly for these.
  Your attendance will be recorded so you are requested to log in to the session using your full student name.
  
  
• College of Science & Engineering
  Date/Time: Monday, 20th January from 2-4 p.m.
  Organiser: Dr. Nicholas Devaney nicholas.devaney@universityofgalway.ie
  Platform: Online via MS Teams (details were included in email sent to PGR students who didn't attend Stage 2 session in September/October on the 7/1/25). If you attended Stage 2 session in September/October and/or didn't receive the MS Teams log in details, please contact Dr. Devaney directly for these.
  Your attendance will be recorded so you are requested to log in to the session using your full student name.

• Parking: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/buildings/service-helpdesk/parking-get-to-around/