Research topics
If you're interested in a research postgraduate degree, join one of our research programmes.
- College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies
- College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies / An tAcadamh
- College of Business, Public Policy, and Law
- College of Engineering and Informatics
- College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences
- College of Science
Important note for MLitt research degree prospective students
Graduates wishing to pursue the research degree of MLitt may do so for the purposes of a stand-alone award. It is not a progression route to a PhD degree. Therefore, students registered for the MLitt research degree have no automatic transfer opportunity to a PhD programme. However, students on PhD research have the possibility to exit their programme early with an MLitt providing that they have satisfied the requirements for that award.
College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies
Search for courses in each school in the search boxes provided.| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Archaeology (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, archaeology, phd, mlitt |
| CELT (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, celt, phd, mlitt |
| Celtic Studies/Léann Ceilteach (PhD) | |
| Classics (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, classics, phd, mlitt |
| Economics (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, phd, mlitt, economics |
| Education (PhD, MLitt) | education, phd, mlitt, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| English (PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, phd, humanities, dissertation, social sciences, celtic studies |
| Film Studies (PhDs) | film studies, huston school of film, practice based, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| French (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, french, phd, mlitt |
| Geography (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, geography, phd, mlitt |
| German (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, german, phd, mlitt |
| Health Promotion (PhD/MPhil, full-time or part-time) | phd, health sciences, health promotion, mphil, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| History (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, history, phd, mlitt |
| Irish Studies (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, irish studies, phd, mlitt |
| Italian (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, italian, phd, mlitt |
| Mathematics (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, mathematics, phd, mlitt |
| Nua-Ghaeilge (PhD/MLitt) | |
| Old and Middle Irish (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, old, middle, irish, phd, mlitt |
| Philosophy (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, Philosophy, phd, mlitt |
| Psychology (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, psychology, phd, mlitt |
| Sociology & Politics (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Spanish (PhD, MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, spanish, phd, mlitt |
| Studio Art (PhD) | studio art, full-time, part-time, phd, burren college of art, research |
| Women’s Studies (PhD/MLitt) |
College of Business, Public Policy, and Law
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Business Information Systems (MSc, full-time or part-time) | business information systems, msc, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Commerce (PhD/MComm, full-time or part-time, MPhil) | commerce, business, phd, mphil, mcomm, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Disability Law & Policy (PhD, full-time or part-time) | disability law and policy, phd, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Human Rights (PhD, full-time or part-time) | law, phd, human rights, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Law (PhD/LLM, full-time or part-time) | law, phd, llm, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Marketing (MBS) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, marketing, mbs, commerce |
| BioInnovation (MSc)- full-time | bioinnovate, research, msc, engineering, fellowship |
| Cloud Computing Research (MSc) | cloud, computing, research, business, msc, |
College of Engineering and Informatics
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering (PhD/MEngSc/MApplSc/ME, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, civil, engineering, phd, mengsc, mapplsc, me |
| DERI [Engineering] (PhD/MAppSc/MEngSc, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, deri, digital, enterprise, institute, engineering, phd, mengsc, mapplsc |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering (PhD/MEngSc/MApplSc/ME, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, electrical, electronic, engineering, phd, mengsc, mapplsc, me |
| Industrial Engineering (PhD/MEngSc/MApplSc/ME, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, industrial, engineering, phd, mengsc, mapplsc, me |
| Information Technology (PhD/MSc, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, information, technology, phd, msc, mscapplcomp, it, applied, computing |
| Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering (PhD/MEngSc/MApplSc/ME, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, mechanical, biomedical, engineering, phd, mengsc, mapplsc, me |
| BioInnovation (MSc)- full-time | bioinnovate, research, msc, engineering, fellowship |
College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Anaesthesia (PhD/MD, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, phd, md, anaesthesia |
| Anatomy (PhD/MSc, full-time or part-time) | anatomy, phd, msc, medicine, nursing, health sciences |
| Bacteriology (PhD/MD, full-time or part-time) | bacteriology, phd, md, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| General Practice (PhD/MD, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, phd, md, general practice |
| Health Promotion (MD) | md, health sciences, health promotion, full-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Health Promotion (PhD/MPhil, full-time or part-time) | phd, health sciences, health promotion, mphil, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Medicine (PhD/MD, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, phd, md, medicine |
| Nursing & Midwifery (PhD/MPhil, full-time or part-time) | nursing, phd, msc, medicine, nursing, health sciences, midwifery, MPhil |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology (PhD/MD/MAO, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, phd, md, mao, obstetrics, gynaecology |
| Occupational Therapy (PhD/MPhil, full-time or part-time) | phd, health sciences, occupational therapy, mphil, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Paediatrics (PhD/MD, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, paediatrics, medicine |
| Pathology (PhD/MD, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, pathology, medicine |
| Pharmacology and Therapeutics (PhD/MSc, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, pharmacology, medicine, science, therapeutics |
| Physiology (PhD/MSc, full-time or part-time) | |
| Podiatry (PhD/MPhil, full-time or part-time) | podiatry, phd, full-time, part-time, health sciences, mphil, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Primary Care—Health Sciences (MHSc) | |
| Psychiatry (PhD/MD, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, psychiatry, medicine |
| Radiology (PhD/MD, full-time or part-time; MSc, full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, radiology, medicine |
| REMEDI [Medicine] (PhD, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, remedi, medicine |
| Speech and Language Therapy (PhD/MPhil, full-time or part-time) | phd, health sciences, speech, language, therapy, mphil, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Surgery (PhD/MCh/MD, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, surgery, medicine |
| BioInnovation (MSc)- full-time | bioinnovate, research, msc, engineering, fellowship |
| Health Sciences - Social Care (MPhil) | mphil, health sciences, health promotion, social care, research |
College of Science
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, applied, mathematics, phd, msc |
| Biochemistry (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, biochemistry, biology, molecular, research, enzymes, dell, dna |
| Bioinformatics (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, bioinformatics, phd, msc |
| Biostatistics (MSc, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, biostatistics, msc |
| Botany/Plant-Science (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, botany, plant, science |
| Chemistry (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, chemistry |
| DERI [Science] (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-timec) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, deri, science |
| Earth and Ocean Sciences (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, earth, ocean, sciences, clusters, marine, hydrogeology |
| Environmental Science (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, environmental, science |
| Mathematics (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, mathematics, phd, msc |
| Microbiology (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, microbiology, marine |
| NCBES [Science] (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, science, ncbes |
| Occupational Health and Hygiene (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, occupational, health, hygiene |
| Physics (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, physics |
| REMEDI [Science] (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, remedi, science |
| Ryan Institute [Science] (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, science, mri, ryan institute, science-ryan-institute |
| Statistics (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, statistics |
| Zoology (PhD/MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, zoology |
| BioInnovation (MSc)- full-time | bioinnovate, research, msc, engineering, fellowship |
| Bacteriology (PhD/MD, full-time or part-time) | bacteriology, phd, md, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Cancer Research (MSc) | MSc, Masters Degree, research, cancer research, molecular biology, oncology, hematology, signal transduction, translational cancer research |
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Current students
Silvia Bernabei
E-learning and foreign language acquisition
"I have had a very positive experience so far as a PhD student in the Italian Department at NUIG. There are great facilities and seminars and the helpfulness of the people in the Department is a wonderful asset. It has been a very enriching experience, on a personal, cultural and educational level "