Postgraduate Research Students Orientation

Orientation Stages

Stage 1 - Pre-recorded presentations

Please note: Stage 1 Pre-recorded Presentations are now 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: Thursday, 19th October from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (This includes registration at the beginning and lunch at the end)
  Contact: Caoimhe Forde graduatestudies@universityofgalway.ie 
• Venue: Aula Maxima, Ground Floor, Quadrangle Building (Building 1 on Campus map) 
  A light lunch will be provided at the end of the session.
  Please let Caoimhe at graduatestudies@universityofgalway.ie know if you have any dietary requirements prior to the 12th October.
• Parking: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/buildings/service-helpdesk/get-to-around/

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, 20th October from 3 – 5 pm
  Organiser: Dr. Lindsay Reid lindsay.reid@universityofgalway.ie
  Platform: Live online via Zoom (details will be included in email sent to PGR students who didn't attend Stage 2 session in August in due course). If you attended Stage 2 in August and/or didn't receive the zoom log in details, please contact Dr. Reid directly. 

• College of Business, Public Policy, & Law
  Date/Time: Thursday, 19th October from 2-3 pm
  Organiser: Dr. Lorraine Morgan (College Contact cbppl@universityofgalway.ie)
  Venue: Whitaker Room (CA110), Cairnes Building (Building 35 on Campus map)

• College of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences*
  Date/Time: Thursday, 19th October from 2-3 pm
  Organiser: Prof. Garry Duffy garry.duffy@universityofgalway.ie 
  Venue: THB-G010 Seminar Room, Hardiman Building (Building 20 on Campus map)

• College of Science & Engineering
  Date/Time: Thursday, 19th October from 2-4pm
  Organiser: Dr. Nicholas Devaney nicholas.devaney@universityofgalway.ie
  Venue: THB-G011 Seminar Room, Hardiman Building (Building 20 on Campus map)