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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.
Institutional SAT
The Institutional SAT was originally established in 2015. Membership was reconstituted in 2016 and renewed in 2019 to conduct the assessment for the most recent submission.
The SAT comprised 26 members (16F; 10M) and was co-chaired by Professor Anne Scott, VPED (until June 2021), and Professor Donal Leech, Dean of Graduate Studies. The large membership aimed to ensure inclusion and representation from across the University community reflecting gender, staff category, grade, senior management and work-life balance experience. The four College Vice Deans EDI were ex-officio members, providing a crucial link between the Institutional SAT and School Athena SWAN activity.
The final meeting of the SAT took place in September 2021 and the Institutional Athena SWAN Steering Group has been formed to drive implementation of the action plan.
Members of the NUI Galway Institutional Self-Assessment Team
Name | Gender Identity | Role at NUI Galway |
Kelsey Bruce | F | Postgraduate Researcher, School of Medicine |
Miriam Byrne | F | Senior Lecturer, School of Physics, and Chair of Physics SAT |
Aoife Cooke | F | Head of Equal Opportunities |
Mary Dempsey | F | Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering |
Catherine Emerson | F | Lecturer Above the Bar, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
Dermot Flaherty | M | Administrative Officer, Academic Promotions |
Walter K. Gear | M | Executive Dean, College of Science and Engineering |
John Gill | M | Chief Operating Officer |
Josephine Hynes | F | Director of HR |
Dónal Leech | M | Dean of Graduate Studies, and Professor, School of Chemistry |
Sinéad Lydon | F | Lecturer (Below the Bar), School of Medicine |
Niall Madden | M | Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics |
Nicola McNicholas | F | Head of Financial Planning |
Oonagh Meade | F | Postdoctoral Researcher and Honorary Research Lecturer, School of Psychology |
Gerry Molloy | M | Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology |
Pól Ó Dochartaigh | M | Deputy President and Registrar (Chief Academic Officer) |
Claire O'Connor | F | Director of Planning & Institutional Research |
Seán O Farrell | M | Director Information Solutions and Services |
Róisín Nic Lochlainn | F | Student’s Union President |
Shivaun Quinlivan | F | Lecturer (above the bar), School of Law |
Anne Scott | F | Vice President for Equality and Diversity |
Bríd Seoige | F | Head of Content, VP for Engagement Office |
Terry Smith | M | Professor, School of Natural Sciences |
Clare Walsh | F | Administrative Assistant, Office of the President |
Tonya Watts | F | Equality and Diversity Project Manager, CMNHS |
Chaosheng Zhang | M | Senior Lecturer, School of Geography and Archaeology |
Culture Surveys
As part of the consultation process for the Athena SWAN submission in 2015, the SAT conducted a survey of all staff in March 2015 on workplace culture in NUI Galway. The purpose of this survey was to help the SAT understand how male and female staff members experience their working environment and identify what can be improved to ensure equality of opportunity. Overall, 964 staff members responded to the survey, representing 46% of total staff. The responses provided to the survey have and continue to inform actions and initiatives to eliminate gender bias and develop an inclusive culture that values all staff. Analysis of the open-ended qualitative data was completed in October 2015 and a report was produced: Report on Athena SWAN Culture Survey 2015
A new, broader workplace culture survey was again conducted in late 2018. Overall, 574 staff members responded to the survey, representing 25% of total staff. A report was produced in 2019: Report on All Staff Culture Survey 2018.