Welcome  to  Botany  and  PLant Science 

Botany is one of five Disciplines based within School of Natural Sciences in the College of Science at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Botany has a strong tradition in teaching and research in areas relating to the environment including freshwater and marine aquatic systems, wetlands including bogs, fens and wet heaths, and the study of long-term environmental change. 

Botany is responsible for a 4-year course leading to a BSc (Hons) degree in Botany. It makes substantial contributions to denominated BSc degree courses in Environmental Science, Marine Science and Biotechnology. It also contributes to taught postgraduate degree courses in Archaeology (MA degree course in Landscape Archaeology) and Commerce (Masters in Rural Development). 

As regards research, Botany at NUI Galway is ideally located for botanical research in both marine (extensive rocky shorelines) and terrestrial plant science (it lies between Connemara and the Burren). Botany has an active involvement in both the Environmental Change Institute and the Martin Ryan Institute and actively co-operates with several Disciplines including Archaeology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Experimental Physics, Microbiology and Zoology.

Botany Research at NUI Galway is supported by funding at institutional (HEA, PRTLI programmes), national (eg. Enterprise Ireland, EPA, Heritage Council, Discovery Programme, Marine Institute, IRCSET-Embark Initiative) and international levels (eg. EU Framework Programmes).

For details of staff and their specific research interests, please refer to the Staff page and links therein.

Applications from Irish and foreign students for postgraduate positions leading to MSc and PhD degrees by research are always welcomed (see Research; also Contact).

  
Featured above are students from the 5 ^th class at Scoil Bhríde (Shantalla, Galway) learning about plants with Dr Zoë Popper (Botany and Plant Science, NUI, Galway) during the Access Office Primary Schools Summer Camp 2009 ( http://www.nuigalway.ie/administration_services/access_office/).

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