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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.
PhD
PhD
We were the first department in the country to award a PhD in Primary Care. We are very keen to have PhD students and are proud of the support which we provide to them. PhD graduates have gone on to senior careers in Irish clinical medicine, public health in the UK and the WHO in the Philippines. We are focused on the research themes illustrated below and please do contact the lead person associated with these.
Current PhD students
| STUDENT | YEAR | THESIS TITLE |
| Meera Tandan | 2015 |
Association between infection prevention and control practices, antimicrobial prescribing and antimicrobial resistance in long term care facilities in Ireland |
| Siobhán Masterson | 2014 |
A geographic model for improving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival in Ireland |
| Ruth McMenamin [part-time] | 2008 |
An exploration of how the conversation partner approach supports people with aphasia to engage with their local community |
Past PhDs include:
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THESIS TITLE |
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Maureen Kelly PhD |
2015 |
Medical student selection: A mixed methods study. |
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Akke Vellinga |
2011 |
Antibiotic prescribing and bacteriuria caused by trimethoprim and quinolone resistant bacteria in the community: a multilevel study with prospective patient and retrospective practice data. |
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Niamh Gallagher |
2010 |
Patients' perspectives of continuity of care in out-of-hours general practice co-operatives: A combined methods study. |
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Brian Buckley |
2007 |
Secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease: a community cohort study of 1,609 people with a diagnosis of established ischaemic heart disease. |
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Victoria Ononeze PhD |
2004 |
Secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice: Qualitative study. |
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Molly Byrne |
2003 |
Co-supervised by Discipline of Psychology. Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: Patient beliefs and health related behaviour. |
