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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.

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Rankings Overview

NUI Galway participates in a number of University Rankings projects:

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds ) Ranking; QS rankings consists of the QS Overall World Ranking, QS Subject and QS Star Rating

THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking; THE rankings consist of THE Overall, THE European Teaching Rankings, THE Subject Ranking and THE University Impact Rankings

ST (Sunday Times): A ranking of institutions within Ireland

Two of the most prominent international rankings include the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Ranking and the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. NUI Galway has risen in rank in both these rankings in the 2011-2017 period and has been recognised in the top 250 universities in the world in both of these world ranking systems, 2018-2019 has shown some fluctuation in both rankings. In the results published in 2020, the QS Rankings reflected very well for NUI Galway climbing 21 places and making it comfortably into the top 250 universities with a rank of 238. However, 2021 and 2022 saw a decline in the QS Rankings and NUI Galway slipped out of the top 250 in 2021 with a rank of 258 and a rank of 270 in 2022.