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Courses
Courses
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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.
Neuroscience and Pain Research
Disorders of the brain and nervous system account for 35% of Europe’s total disease burden at an annual cost of €800 billion. One in three people will suffer from a neurological or psychiatric disorder.
Neuroscience at NUI Galway is multidisciplinary and cross-College. The Galway Neuroscience Centre (GNC), founded in 2004, brings together 34 principal investigators and clinicians at NUI Galway and affiliated hospitals with interests in advancing the understanding and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Research within GNC, together with the Centre for Pain Research (CPR) and Centre for Neuroimaging and Cognitive Genomics (NICOG).
Centre for Pain Research is the first and only centre in Ireland to span basic science through to clinical management of pain at individual and population levels. Neurotechnology and neural biomaterials are critical areas of strength underpinned by research within CÚRAM.
Galway Neuroscience Centre was designated an international Centre of Excellence in Neurodegeneration (CoEN) in 2012 following peer review. Neuroscience researchers have published >500 full, peer-reviewed papers since 2015, including Nature, Science, and Cell. Neuroscience and pain research have attracted highly competitive funding (ERC, H2020, SFI, IRC Laureate, HRB Leaders; ~€23.2 million currently active). Research spans bench to bedside via collaboration between basic scientists and clinicians in pain management, anaesthesia, neurology, psychology, and psychiatry. It includes ten ongoing clinical trials in pain, bipolar disorder, stroke, psychosis and autism. Neuroscience has a very strong education, outreach and public engagement programme, e.g. two MSc programmes, structured PhD modules, Brain Awareness Week, Ireland’s first Brain Bee competition, informing Government policy (medicinal cannabis), and high profile, award-winning documentaries on bipolar disorder (Mood Atlas, Dr. Dara Cannon), stroke (A Tiny Spark, Dr. Karen Doyle) and Parkinson’s disease (Feats of Modest Valour, Dr. Eilis Dowd).
