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Research in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies addresses some of the most significant environmental, societal, cultural and spatial challenges facing contemporary communities.
Our research combines disciplinary expertise with interdisciplinary collaboration to generate innovative, critically informed knowledge that advances scholarship while supporting policy development, community engagement and sustainable futures.
The School has established an international reputation for research excellence through major national and European funding successes, extensive collaborative networks and impactful public scholarship. Our researchers lead projects in areas including climate change, sustainability transitions, rural development, spatial planning, international development, environmental change, archaeology, cultural heritage and Irish studies.
Through field-based research, creative collaboration and engagement with communities, policymakers and international partners, we seek to improve understanding of key global and local challenges and contribute solutions that promote social, environmental and cultural wellbeing.
Research in Geography explores environmental change, sustainability, rural transformation, planning and questions of geopolitics and justice, connecting local and global perspectives through diverse geographical approaches and research groups.
Archaeological research investigates people, places and material culture across Ireland and Atlantic Europe, bringing evidence-based approaches to landscapes, societies and artefacts and connecting research with communities and understandings of the past.
Research at the Centre for Irish Studies takes an interdisciplinary approach to modern and contemporary Ireland, with particular strengths in literature and translation, place and cultural geography, music, migration and cultural practice.
The School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies is a research-intensive and internationally connected community of scholars addressing some of the most pressing societal, cultural and environmental challenges of our time. Through interdisciplinary, field-based and community-engaged research, the School generates knowledge that informs policy, enriches public understanding and contributes to more sustainable, socially just and culturally informed futures.
Our research themes explore the relationships between people and place, past and present, culture and environment. Across Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies, researchers examine how landscapes are shaped, inhabited, remembered and transformed, connecting local and Atlantic perspectives with wider social, cultural and environmental questions.
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Browse research outputs from across the School of Geography, Archeology and Irish Studies
Our research clusters, centres and units bring together expertise across Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies, creating focused communities for collaboration.
Explore major funded projects and research achievements that reflect the School’s success in securing competitive national and European support for ambitious, collaborati
Research at Rathcroghan has transformed the understanding of this major archaeological landscape while supporting heritage conservation, sustainable farming, tourism and community stewardship in central Connacht.
ENERGISE transformed understanding of household energy use across Europe by showing how social and cultural practices shape consumption. This impact case study impacts both everyday behaviour change and national and EU energy policy making.
The Care-Peat Project demonstrated how peatland restoration can cut carbon emissions while developing practical tools, influencing European policy and supporting farmers and landowners in more sustainable peatland management practices.
The Palaeoenvironmental Research Unit supports interdisciplinary research on past climates and environments,
while School researchers contribute to University-wide networks including the Ryan Institute, the Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS),
Institute for Creativity and UrbanLab.
Research connects with wider communities through initiatives including the Rural Voices Seminar Series, developed with ATU,
and the Spring Lunchtime Lecture Series at Galway City.
School researchers contribute to national scholarly networks through the Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Humanities Alliance,
supporting interdisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of research across institutions.
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