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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.
Homepage Parallax Sliding
Homepage Parallax Sliding Information
This content type is for Widescreen pages. The parallax content type includes a large, full-screen main image above a white content block, which includes a smaller image, an H1 headline and short description. We recommend you prepare your images in advance of adding this content type to your home page
- Main image should be 1600 x 1069
- The image for mobile should be 767x400
- The small image should be 480 x 290
- The Title has a min number of characters of 10 and a maximum of 25 characters
- Your description should contain at least 230 characters with a maximum of 330
You need to fully comply with copyright law. Ensure that you have the right to use any images you upload or insert onto your webpage. Further information is available on our Images FAQ page - Where can I find Images to use on my website.
Tip: Make sure the filename of your image does not contain any spaces, the file name has at least 3 characters (before the dot) and does not contain any characters that are reserved for web addresses ( ! * ' ( ) ; : @ & = + $ , / ? % # [ ] ).
Click the banner below to see an example of the Homepage Parallax Sliding content type (B & E website 26/1/26)
How to add a Homepage Parallax Sliding content type
- Go to the page you wish to have a Homepage Parallax Sliding content type.
- Click on +Add Content

- Choose Homepage Parallax Sliding content type
- Give the content a Name
- For Item 1 add three images, Image Main, Image Main Mobile and Image Small, from your computer by clicking on the 'Drop file...' box or drag and drop the images.
- Provide the Item1: Title (min chars. 20; max chars: 30).
- Provide the Item1: Description (min chars: 230; max chars: 330).
- For Item 2 add three images, Image Main, Image Main Mobile and Image Small, from your computer by clicking on the 'Drop file...' box or drag and drop the images.
- Provide the Item2: Title (min chars. 20; max chars: 30).
- Provide the Item2: Description (min chars: 230; max chars: 330).
- Click on Save changes to put your content on Pending.

- Click on the small white arrow beside Save changes and choose Save and approve to approve your content.








