SNS research UNITs

The School of Natural Sciences (SNS) is the largest in the College of Science at NUI Galway and has an extensive portfolio of disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research activities underway across its Research Units and five Disciplines.

The SNS Research Committee has representatives from each of the Research Centres/Clusters/Units within SNS and the two research institutes associated with SNS (i.e. Ryan Institute , NCBES).

Centre for Chromosome Biology (CCB) focuses on various aspects of research from chromatin structure to DNA replication and damage response, as well as the regulation of mitotic chromosome structure and segregation.

Apoptosis Research Centre (ARC) is active in both basic and clinically relevant investigation of this key biological pathway.

Developmental Biology Cluster (DBC) studies how single cells can grow and develop into highly specialised multicellular organisms.

Infectious Disease and Immunity Cluster (IDIC) hosts wide-ranging research into microbial diseases.

Glycoscience Research Centre (GRC) has a critical mass of expertise in the rapidly emerging and interdisciplinary fields of glycobiology and glycosciences making it a European centre of excellence.

Energy Research Centre (ERC) has a major focus of activity on the development of sustainable energy sources such as bioenergy and ocean energy (particularly tidal stream and wave).

Organisms and Environment Research Cluster (OERC) is focussed on the role of plants, animals and microorganisms in biological communities, from an ecological and an evolutionary perspective. 

Marine and BioGeosciences Research Cluster (MBGRC) conducts research into marine and terrestrial geophysics, geochemistry and biogeochemistry.

Plant and Agricultural Biosciences Centre (PABC) consists of researchers, companies and institutions developing plant, algal, livestock and agricultural biosciences innovations for sustainable development in Ireland and internationally (incl developing countries).

The vast majority of the Principal Investigators (Research Group Leaders) within the above SNS Research Units are also Academic Staff members within each of the five Disciplines of SNS. This also applies to the Ryan Institute and to the NCBES where SNS Academic Staff are major contributors to the research activities of both NUIG Research Institutes.

The five Disciplines of the School of Natural Sciences (where the disciplinary training and research necessary for inter-disciplinary research activities is fostered) are:

• Biochemistry
• Botany & Plant Science
• Earth & Ocean Sciences
• Microbiology
• Zoology

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