January NUI Galway students and graduates honoured at National University of Ireland Annual Awards ceremony

More than 40 students and academics at NUI Galway have been honoured at the annual National University of Ireland awards. 

NUI Galway awardees were commended for exceptional achievement in academic endeavour and span the wide range of learning at the University, from history, the Irish language and modern languages, to literature, medicine, education and engineering.

Among the awardees were 28 from NUI Galway’s College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, including students honoured with the Dr Henry Hutchinson Stewart Medical Scholarships, one among the oldest awards to be offered by the National University of Ireland.

President of NUI Galway Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh said: “This clearly highlights the high calibre of students studying at NUI Galway. We respect their academic excellence.

“I congratulate everyone on their achievements and I would also like to pay tribute to the teachers and educators and other support staff for their work with our students and in helping them to achieve such high standards.”

Dr Patrick O’Leary, former Head of Chemistry at NUI Galway and began his term as Registrar of NUI this month, said: “The NUI Awards reward exceptional achievement in academic endeavour but also seek to resource some of our brightest minds to continue their academic careers. Today we make awards in a wide variety of areas and the work spans studies of the early medieval era to the NUI Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarships and Prizes, highlighting the importance of medicine and healthcare during Covid-19.  Congratulations to all the awardees.”

Full details on the NUI Galway students and academics honoured at a special awards ceremony hosted by the National University of Ireland are listed below: 

Among those awarded First Prize were:

First prize awardees from the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, included: 

The following were awarded Second Prize, Third Prize or Commendation: 

Professor Niall Ó Dochartaigh and Dr Eugene Costello both received Commendations in the Irish History category.

NUI Galway was also successful in a number of Dr H H Stewart Literary Scholarships including Chloe Bright in English and Bláithín Breathnach in French, with Bláithín also receiving a Commendation in Italian. Chloe Kennedy was awarded 2^nd prize in Spanish, and Amy Kennedy 3^rd prize in German.

In the Irish categories Muireann Ní Cheannabháin was presented with 2^nd prize in the Duaiseanna an Dr T K Whitaker sa Ghaeilge, and Amy Cox was awarded 2^nd prize in Scoláireacht Liteartha an Dr H H Stewart sa Ghaeilge

Awardees from NUI Galway’s College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences also included: 

Second prize: Shania Coutinho, Anatomy; Anmol Mahesh, Biochemistry, Dr Aoife Fitzpatrick, Clinical Radiology, Cian Buckley O’Sullivan, General Practice; Zachary Hanrasi, Pathology; Emily Grehan, Midwifery; and Heather Gallen, Podiatric Medicine.

Third Prize: Caoileann Nic Dhonncha, Anatomy; Dr Sarah Eustace, Clinical Radiology; Dr Rionagh Lynch, Medicine; Dominic Butler, Paediatrics; Wei Yang Lim, Pathology; Amy Marian Collins, General Nursing; and Muibat Cole, Children’s Nursing.

Commendation: Dr Rionagh Lynch, Surgery

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