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May 2016 NUI Galway Wins Science Postgraduate Course of the Year

NUI Galway Wins Science Postgraduate Course of the Year

Pictured receiving the 2016 Course of the Year Award in the Science category from Dr Eucharia Meehan (centre), Director of the Irish Research Council and (right) Louise Keegan, Employer Marketing Consultant with gradireland to, from left, NUI Galway’s Dr Cindy Smith, Dr Aoife Boyd and Dr Mary Ní Fhlathartaigh.

May 03 2016 Posted: 12:25 IST

NUI Galway was awarded the ‘Postgraduate Course of the Year in Science Award’ at the national gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards 2016 which took place in Dublin last week. This year, the prize was awarded for the University’s MSc in Biotechnology.

Judges commented on evolving nature of the well-established MSc in Biotechnology programme by stating that despite the course being around since 1981, it is a strong course that keeps evolving with deep-rooted industry links, comprehensive content and a great reputation.

The NUI Galway MSc Biotechnology programme is the longest running course of its kind in Ireland and it continues to be the most up-to-date programme in the country. This postgraduate programme is highly regarded nationally and internationally as a programme through which students develop the skills, knowledge and experience required for a successful career in biotechnology. Graduates of the MSc Biotechnology programme are essential for Ireland’s smart economy that has at its core exemplary research, innovation and commercialisation.

Potential applicants interested in applying to participate in the MSc in Biotechnology can contact Dr Mary Ní Fhlathartaigh at mary.nifhlathartaigh@nuigalway.ie for more details.

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