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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.
THE Overall World Ranking
University of Galway THE World University Ranking
THE World Rankings Overview
University of Galway partakes annually in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Ranking along with over a 1,500 other universities. The Times Higher Education (THE) investigates five key areas known as the performance indicators, using rigorous standards and global benchmarks across all University's key missions.
Five key areas;
- Teaching (the learning environment);
- Research (volume, income and reputation);
- Citations (research influence);
- International outlook (staff, students and research); and
- Industry income (knowledge transfer).
University of Galway was ranked in the 301-350 band in the results published September 2022, in THE World University Rankings for the year 2023.
THE Methodology
The Times Higher Education (THE) methodology is explained in detail on the THE website.
See a breakdown of the metrics in figure 1 & 2 below. The Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings are heavily weighted on the research metrics with a total of 60% weighting between the Citations and Research metrics.
Figure 1: Pie Chart of each metrics in the THE Ranking.
Figure 2: Detailed breakdown of each metric in the THE Ranking
THE Press Releases
See press releases relating to the Times Higher Education (THE) University rankings.
Published 2021
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Published 2017
NUI Galway maintains position in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Rankings 2017
Published 2016
- Read NUI Galway's news archive on the university rankings 2016.
- Read more on the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking results, in the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, The Journal.ie and the Galway Advertiser.
- President Dr. Jim Browne's Interview on News Talk, 24/09/2016
Find out more on the Times Higher Education Ranking on the:
