about microbiology at nui galway

Teaching and Research Activities

Microbiology is one of the five disciplines comprising the new School of Natural Sciences at NUI Galway. Currenty, Microbiology is one of the largest Disciplines in the College of Science, and is host to several undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses.

Undergraduate Teaching

The theme of Microbiology in First Year is "Meet the Microbes!".

Approximately 160 students are taught Microbiology in the 2nd year of the B.Sc. degree, followed by 150 students in 3rd Year, and up to 75 students in the 4th year course.

Microbiology staff also direct a denominated B.Sc. degree in Environmental Science (20-30 students per year), and is active in the delivery of two other denominated B.Sc. degrees in Biotechnology (approx. 20 students per year) and Marine Science (approx. 20 students per year).

In addition, staff from Microbiology are actively involved in teaching in the College of Medicine, Nursing and Midwifery and Health Sciences, where they are responsible for teaching Human Genetics to both Medical and Nursing students, as well as contributing to the Master of Medical Science degree course.

The Postgraduate School in Microbiology

The Department of Microbiology has a large postgraduate school with approximately 35 students taking postgraduate degrees annually. Postgraduate courses include the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Sciences (Microbiology), and the M.Sc. in Biotechnology. All of the academic staff direct active research groups with research-based M.Sc. and Ph.D. postgraduate positions available each year.

Microbiology at NUI Galway is actively involved in both basic and applied research in the areas of biotechnology, environmental microbiology, aquaculture, marine sciences, genetics and bacterial pathogenesis. The research groups together host approximately 90 research personnel. The high standard of research is reflected by an excellent record for raising research funds from both national (Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, the Marine Institute, the Health Research Board, the Environmental Protection Agency) and international (European Union Biotechnology, Aquaculture & Marine Research Programmes) agencies.

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