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
Search for courses in each school in the search boxes provided.| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Applied Behaviour Analysis (Structured PhD) | applied behaviour analysis, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Archaeology (Structured PhD) | |
| Celtic Studies/Léann Ceilteach (Structured PhD) | |
| Child and Youth Research (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, child, youth, phd, structured, psychology |
| Classics (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, classics |
| Digital Arts & Humanities (Structured PhD) | digital, digitisation, arts, digital arts, humanities, digital humanities, digital media, structured phd, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| English (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, english |
| Film Studies (Structured PhD) | film studies, huston school of film, structured phd, inter-institutional, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| French (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, structured phd, arts, humanities, social sciences, french |
| Geography (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, structured phd, arts, humanities, social sciences, geography |
| German (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, german |
| Global Women’s Studies (Structured PhD) | |
| Health Promotion (Structured PhD) | structured phd, health sciences, health promotion, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| History (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, structured phd, arts, humanities, social sciences, history |
| Irish Studies (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, irish studies |
| Italian (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, structured phd, arts, humanities, social sciences, italian |
| Latin American Studies (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, latin american studies |
| Learning Sciences (Structured PhD) | |
| Mathematics (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, structured phd, arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics |
| New Media and Film [Inter-Institutional] (Structured PhD) | |
| Nua-Ghaeilge (PhD Struchtúrtha) | |
| Old and Middle Irish (Structured PhD) | |
| Perception, Cognition & Action (Structured PhD), full-time & part-time | perception, cognition, action, structured, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, full-time, part-time |
| Philosophy (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, philosophy |
| Philosophy of Art and Culture (Structured PhD, inter-institutional) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, philosophy, art, culture, philosophy of art and culture, inter-institutional, inter, institutional, UL, university of limerick |
| Political Science and Sociology (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, political science, sociology |
| Psychology (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, psychology |
| Psychology and Health (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, psychology, health |
| Spanish Studies (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, spanish |
| Texts, Contexts, Cultures (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, texts, culture, contexts, tcc, phd, structured |
| Irish Language Studies (Structured PhD) (full-time) | structured, irish, languages, literatures, cultures, arts, studies |
| Education (Structured PhD) | education, structured, phd, socio-cultural, issues, teacher, civic engagement, community engaged research, technology, mathematics, STEM |
College of Engineering and Informatics
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering (Structured PhD) | civil engineering, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| DERI (Structured PhD) | deri, research, digital, institute, eng, engineering, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Structured PhD) | electrical, electronic, eng, engineering, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Industrial Engineering (Structured PhD) | industrial engineering, eng, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Information Technology (Structured PhD) | information technology, it, i.t., structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering (Structured PhD) | |
| Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (BMERM) (Structured PhD) | Biomedical Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Bioelectronics, Stem Cells, Gene Therapy |
College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Anaesthesia (Structured PhD) | anaesthesia, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Anatomy (Structured PhD) | anatomy, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Bacteriology (Structured PhD) | bacteriology, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| General Practice (Structured PhD) | general practice, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Health Promotion (Structured PhD—Medicine/Health Sciences) | structured phd, health sciences, health promotion, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Medicine (Structured PhD) | medicine, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Nursing & Midwifery (Structured PhD) | nursing, midwifery, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Structured PhD) | obstetrics and gynaecology, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Occupational Therapy (Structured PhD) | occupational therapy, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Paediatrics (Structured PhD) | paediatrics, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Pathology (Structured PhD) | pathology structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Structured PhD) | pharmacology, therapeutics, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Physiology (Structured PhD) | physiology, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Podiatry (Structured PhD) | podiatry, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Psychiatry (Structured PhD) | psychiatry, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Radiology (Structured PhD) | radiology, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| REMEDI (Structured PhD)—Regenerative Medicine Institute | |
| Speech and Language Therapy (Structured PhD) | speech, language, therapy, health, sciences, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Surgery (Structured PhD) | surgery, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (BMERM) (Structured PhD) | Biomedical Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Bioelectronics, Stem Cells, Gene Therapy |
College of Science
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics (Structured PhD) | Postgraduate, structured, PhD, Applied Mathematics, Science, Statistics |
| Biochemistry (Structured PhD) | structured, phd, biochemistry, natural sciences, science |
| Bioinformatics (Structured PhD) | Bioinformatics, structured, PhD, research, science, mathematics |
| Biostatistics (Structured PhD) | |
| Botany (Structured PhD) | botany, plant science, seaweed, algae, diatoms, microalgae, crops, trees, forestry, plant genetics, plant biosciences, plant physiology, plant biotechnology, plant molecular biology, plant cell biology, plant ecology, plant evolution, plant epigenetics, agribiosciences, agribiotech, marine biotech |
| Chemistry (Structured PhD) | chemistry |
| Earth & Ocean Sciences (Structured PhD) | earth, ocean, sciences, science |
| Mathematics (Structured PhD) | maths, mathematics |
| Marine Sciences (Structured PhD) | marine sciences, ryan institute |
| Microbiology (Structured PhD) | Structured, PhD, microbiology, science, research |
| Physics (Structured PhD) | physics, structured, phd, research, science |
| Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (BMERM) (Structured PhD) | Biomedical Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Bioelectronics, Stem Cells, Gene Therapy |
| Statistics (Structured PhD) | Structured, phd, mathematics, statistics, research, science |
| Zoology (Structured PhD) | zoology, phd, structured, science, research |
| Biomedical Engineering Science (Structured PhD) full-time | structured, phd, biomedical, engineering, science, |
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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 "