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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 & 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.
Research
The Department of History at NUI Galway is made of 15 permanent and research-active members of staff. Particular areas of strength in terms of research practiced by the History Staff are the following:
- Medieval Studies
- Early Modern and Modern Irish History
- Early Modern and Modern European History
- American History
- Comparative and Transnational History
Below are links to the History Staff’s Current Research Projects, Recent Publications and Postdoctoral Mentorship. Below is also a link to the current schedule for the weekly History Research Seminar scheduled on Wednesdays at 4pm.
Moreover, the History Staff maintains important connections with NUI Galway’s Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities since members of the History Department are either directors or active members of the following cognate Research Centres: