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Courses
Courses
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University Life
University Life
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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.
People

Dr Cornelia Connolly
Dr Cornelia Connolly is a lecturer at the School of Education, National University of Ireland, Galway. Her teaching and research interests centre principally on STEM education, with a particular emphasis on the Technology (T) aspect of STEM. Dr Connolly is jointly responsible for the BA Mathematics and Education programme, the concurrent specialist Mathematics and Applied Mathematics teacher education degree. Dr Connolly is also a member of the Department of Education and Skills Monitoring Group for the Professional Diploma in Mathematics for Teaching and a member of the NCCA Development Group for Computer Science.
Cornelia co-authored The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook (with Prof. Sarah Moore, Maura Murphy and Dr Colin Neville), published by Open University Press and continues her research interests in innovative pedagogical approaches to STEM education, student retention and numerical competency.
Chair of the Research Committee in the School of Education, College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies, Cornelia also leads a Google funded project titled “Creative Coding for Maths Makers, a project integrating mathematical and computer programming concepts, with a specific focus on promoting STEM amongst student teachers.
Cornelia was elected Fellow of the International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) in 2018 http://www.isdde.org and was Co-Chair of ISDDE 2018, the 14th Annual ISDDE Conference, "Culture and Educational Design" at the NUI Galway, 28th-31st May 2018: https://www.isdde.org/conferences/conference-galway-2018/.
Along with Dr Tony Hall, Cornelia will jointly guest-edit, a special issue of Tech Trends, to be published following MiTE 2019: the 5th Annual MiTE Conference, which will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney, 18th-19th January 2019: https://mite2019.uts.edu.au.