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EXPLORE invites students and staff to work together on innovative projects to build a culture of innovation on campus. EXPLORE is a new initiative by NUI Galway and the Students’ Union that offers students and staff the opportunity to work in equal partnership to enable sustainable innovation and change to take place on campus. Students and staff are invited to team up and work together on an innovative, sustainable project of their choosing over a period of two – five months. Up to €1,000 of funding is available for successful projects.

July 2012 - The EXPLORE Innovation initiative has gone from strength to strength with 95 students and staff now collaborating on 18 projects. EXPLORE is re-opening for applications in August 2012 – do spread the word to colleagues and students! Click here to get an insight into EXPLORE or contact Amber at amber.walsholesennuigalway.ie

Getting started

Projects can be staff or student led and can focus on any topic that involves NUI Galway campus life – social, technical, health, teaching, learning, sport, culture. Maybe you’re interested in employability, cross-campus provision, engagement in lectures, learning spaces, sustainability... the list is endless… whatever it is you have in mind,we want to hear from you. To apply you will need:

Partnership is the key - a minimum of one NUI Galway student and one NUI Galway staff member must sign off on each project(more than 1 team member is welcome
The project must be innovative(cannot already exist)
A project must be sustainable(can exist into the future)

Participating students and staff should also be willing to share their project experiences on campus and will be invited to contribute to a group EXPLORE session in the coming months.

How to Apply

EXPLORE will reopen for Applications in August 2012. Applications will be accepted after this date, but preference will be given to submissions received by the initial deadline. Keep in touch via Facebook. Connect to Student Union's Explore here.

EXPLORE was born out of the Bright Ideas Firelighter Group and supported by Bright Ideas and the Students Projects Fund, NUI Galway Students Union. Prof. Chris Curtin, Vice President for Innovation and Performance, Bright Ideas added “NUI Galway is committed to improving the performance of the University by bringing about change through innovation. I welcome the partnership with the Student Union in delivering the EXPLORE initiative. It is a practical way for students and staff to put their ideas into action whilst shaping the campus of tomorrow.”

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