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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.
Theses
Theses
2023
Wenxuan Shi (PhD Thesis). Mineral fertiliser equivalence value of dairy processing waste and derived STRUBIAS products.
Ian Byrne (PhD Thesis). Assessment of materials used in land drainage systems.Byrne thesis
John McGinley (PHD Thesis). Pesticide management for better water quality.
2022
Ahmed Mohamed (PhD Thesis). Optimizing dairy farmyard infrastructure for the management and treatment of dairy soiled water.
2020
Golnaz Asghari-Ezzati (PhD Thesis) Sustainable treatment technologies using mixed waste media to mitigate agricultural contaminants in land drainage. Ezzati PhD thesis
2019
Patricia Cusack (PhD Thesis) An investigation into the general characterisation of bauxite residue and its potential use as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal and re-use of phosphorus from wastewater. Patricia PhD thesis
Jose Gonzalez (PhD Thesis) Phosphorus and organic soils under grassland production - assessment of phosphorus losses for a more sustainable agriculture. Jose PhD thesis
2018
Collette Mulkeen (PhD Thesis) Biodiversity richness, water quality management and flood attenuation in natural and constructed wetlands. Mulqueen PhD
2017
John Murnane (PhD Thesis) Use of chemical amendments and zeolite to mitigate surface and subsurface contaminants arising from agriculture. Murnane PhD thesis
Oisin Callery (PhD Thesis) Predicting the long-term performance of phosphorus sorbing materials using small-scale adsorption column experiments. Oisin_thesis
2016
Sara E. Vero (PhD Thesis) A toolkit for assessing unsaturated soil time lag with respect to Water Framework Directive guidelines. Vero_thesis
Maebh A. Grace (PhD Thesis) Development of filtration technologies for effective, cost-efficient and robust water treatment. Grace_Thesis
2015
Dara Petyon (MEngSc Thesis) Nutrient, metal and microbial losses in runoff following treated sludge application to an Irish grassland soil. D. Peyton thesis
2013
Cornelius O’ Flynn (PhD Thesis) Chemical amendment of pig slurry for the control of phosphorus in runoff from grasslands. PDF here
Joseph Lucid (MEngSc Thesis) Determination of the nutrients and metals in runoff from grassland treated with biosolids and meat and bone meal.
2012
Zaki-ul-Zaman Asam (PhD Thesis) Cycling and transport of phosphorus and nitrogen from harvested peatland forests and possible mitigation methods.
Joanne Finnegan (PhD Thesis) Assessment of the impacts of forestry on peatlands on the environment. PDF here
Shane Troy (PhD Thesis) Treatment options for the separated solid fraction of pig manure.PDF here
Connie O’ Driscoll (PhD Thesis) Assessment and mitigation of forest clearfelling impacts on salmonid receiving waters.
John Regan (PhD Thesis) The erodibility and phosphorus loss potential of a selection of Irish tillage soils.PDF here
2011
Raymond Brennan (PhD Thesis) Chemical amendment of dairy cattle slurry for the control of phosphorus in runoff from grassland. PDF here
Ana Serrenho (MEngSc Thesis) Novel agri-engineering solutions for amelioration of surface and ground water at critical source areas.
2010
Eimear Ruane (PhD Thesis) Treatment of dairy soiled water using an aerobic woodchip filter and a sand filter. E. Ruane thesis
Owen Fenton (PhD Thesis) Mitigation techniques for the treatment of nutrient losses from agricultural systems in Ireland. PDF here
Jianping Li (PhD Thesis) Nutrient removal from slaughterhouse wastewater and oxygen-limited partial nitrification process in sequencing batch reactors. JP Li thesis
Paul Burke (MEngSc Thesis) Treatment of secondary domestic effluents in filters
