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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
Research
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.
Handbooks & General Information
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH DEGREES - POLICY AND PROCEDURE HANDBOOKS
The purpose of the handbooks are to provide postgraduate research students, supervisors and College staff with the necessary information to ensure best practice in the administration of the research degree process within the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (CMNHS). Individual handbooks are available for the following degrees and click on the name of the programme to view/save the current handbook (PDF).
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| Non Structured PhD Handbook | Structured MD Handbook | Non Structured MD Handbook | Research Master Handbook |
These guidelines should be used in conjunction with the College Calendar ( click here), the University Guidelines for Research Degree Programmes ( click here) and the University General Calendar ( click here).
Where local guidelines and timelines are in place within Schools, disciplines or group, they should complement the requirements and processing guidelines outlined within the handbooks and the University guidelines.
Frequently used forms
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(Recommendation of Admission onto a Research Degree Programme) |
See Handbooks - Section 7 |
| Transfer Request Form | See Handbooks - Section 11 or 12 |





