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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 NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
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About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI 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
NUI 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
NUI 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 NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI 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.
2017 Societal Impact Winners
2017 Societal Impact Award Winners
The winners of the President's awards for Societal impact in 2017.
Congratulations to the three individuals and one team who were successful in winning the award. Click on the links to find out more.
- Dr Edward Curry, Lecturer in the School of Engineering & Informatics (Contributions to the European Big Data Value Association (BDVA ).
- Dr Frances Fahy, Lecturer in the School of Geography & Archaeology (Influencing Environmental Priorities).
- Dr Muriel Grenon, Lecturer School of Natural Sciences (Cell Explorers Programme; Promoting Science to the youth).
- The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Prof. Saoirse Nic Gabhainn, Dr Colette Kelly and Dr Michal Molcho (as members of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Team.
(HBSC Survey; using the survey findings to influence change in youth policies).
News
4th November 2020
NUI Galway achieved runner-up position for the second year in a row in the Sunday Times Good University Guide, published November 2020.
2nd September 2020
NUI Galway is ranked in the 301-350 band in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
10th June 2020
NUI Galway rises 21 places in QS World University Rankings, reaching a rank of 238th in the world.
22nd April 2020
NUI Galway achieves a world rank of 68th out of 767 Institutions in the Times Higher Education World Impact Rankings This ranking is based on how each university is contributing to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition, NUI Galway achieved a rank of 10th in the world for the SDG14: Life Below Water.
4th March 2020
QS Subject Ranking improve for NUI Galway gaining a rank in 19 subjects this year compared with 17 last year.