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About University of Galway
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Research & Innovation
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Accessibility & LanguageResearch Degree Programmes
Research topics
If you're interested in a research postgraduate degree, join one of our research degree programmes.
- College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies
- College of Business, Public Policy, and Law
- College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences
- College of Science and Engineering
Important note for MLitt research degree prospective students
Graduates wishing to pursue the research degree of MLitt may do so for the purposes of a stand-alone award. It is not a progression route to a PhD degree. Therefore, students registered for the MLitt research degree have no automatic transfer opportunity to a PhD programme. However, students on PhD research have the possibility to exit their programme early with an MLitt providing that they have satisfied the requirements for that award.
College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies
Search for courses in each school in the search boxes provided. Click 'Course Name' to sort the list alphabetically.
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Archaeology (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, archaeology, phd, mlitt, per annum, 2014/15, inclusive of levy, tuition, fees, fee, |
| CELT (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, celt, phd, mlitt, fees, 2014/15, inclusive of levy, fees, EU, NON EU |
| Classics (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, classics, phd, mlitt, fees, inclusive of levy, tuition, EU, NON EU, |
| Economics (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, phd, mlitt, economics, levy, 2014/15, tuition, levy, EU, NON EU |
| Education (MLitt) | education, phd, mlitt, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, full time, levy, tuition, 2014/15 |
| Film Studies (PhDs) | film studies, huston school of film, practice based, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, levy, student, fees, |
| French (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, french, mlitt, EU, part-time, tuition, levy, 2014/15 |
| Geography (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, geography, mlitt, tuition, fees, levy, 2016/17 |
| German (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, german, mlitt, 2016/17, inclusive, of, levy, tuition, fees |
| History (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, history, phd, mlitt |
| Irish Studies (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, irish studies, mlitt |
| Italian (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, italian, phd, mlitt |
| Old and Middle Irish (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, old, middle, irish, phd, mlitt |
| Philosophy (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, Philosophy, mlitt |
| Psychology (MLitt, DPsychSc) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, psychology, phd, mlitt |
| Sociology & Politics | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Spanish (MLitt) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, spanish, mlitt |
| Studio Art (PhD) | studio art, full-time, part-time, phd, burren college of art, research |
| Women’s Studies (MLitt) | postgraduate |
| Philosophy Research (MA) | Philosophy, research, masters |
| Applied Behaviour Analysis (Structured PhD) | applied behaviour analysis, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Archaeology (Structured PhD) | postgraduate, archaeology |
| Celtic Studies/Léann Ceilteach (Structured PhD) | postgraduate |
| Child and Youth Research (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, child, youth, phd, structured, psychology, interdisciplinary, global, social world, children, policy, practice, political science, sociology, rights, support, family, health, well-being, UNESCO, early years provision, emerging adulthood, ethics, theory, society, global, development, "child development", "global policy" international rights, intergovernmental organisations, |
| Children's Studies (Structured PhD) | structured phd, Children, Children’s Literature, Adolescent, Health, Immigrant, Childhood, Media, Behaviour |
| Classics (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, classics |
| Classics (Structured Research Masters) | Classics, Intertextuality, Latin-Celtic interactions, Hiberno-Latin, manuscript studies, Classical reception |
| Creative Technologies (Structured PhD) | Technologies, Digital Media, Creative, Artificial Intelligence, Immersive Technology, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Extended Reality, Mixed Reality, Augmented Creativity, AI, Creativity, Virtual Production, Creative Industries, Sustainability and technology, Hacking, Digital Making, The philosophy of Technology and Creativity |
| Digital Arts & Humanities (Structured PhD) | digital, digitisation, arts, digital arts, humanities, computer, humanities, media, structured phd, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Drama and Theatre Studies (Structured PhD) | Drama, Theatre Studies, Practice-as-Research, Playwriting, Theatre Archives, Abbey Theatre, Irish Drama, Yeats, Friel, Beckett, Shaw, |
| Education (Structured PhD) | education, structured, phd, socio-cultural, issues, teacher, civic engagement, community engaged research, technology, mathematics, STEM, educational research |
| English (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, english |
| Film Studies (Structured PhD) | film studies, huston school of film, structured phd, inter-institutional, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| French (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, structured phd, arts, humanities, social sciences, french |
| French (Structured Research Masters) | French Literature, French autobiography, French Life writing, Translation technology, Contemporary French and Francophone Literature, Contemporary Women’s Writing in French, Postcolonial Studies, Medieval French Literature, Discourse Analysis, Translation studies, Contemporary French Politics and Institutions, Contemporary French Media, French mysticism, French sport |
| Geography (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, structured phd, arts, humanities, social sciences, geography |
| German (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, german |
| German (Structured Research Masters) | structured research masters german university of galway |
| Global Women’s Studies (Structured PhD) | postgraduate |
| Health Promotion (Structured PhD) | structured phd, health sciences, health promotion, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Health Psychology Practice (Structured PhD) | Health Psychology, Stage 2 |
| History (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, structured phd, arts, humanities, social sciences, history |
| Irish Studies (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, irish studies |
| Italian (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, structured phd, arts, humanities, social sciences, italian |
| Latin American Studies (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, latin american studies |
| Learning Sciences (Structured PhD) | postgraduate |
| Mathematics (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, structured phd, arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics |
| Medieval and Antiquity (Structured Research Masters) | Classical reception |
| Medieval Studies (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, irish studies, medieval studies, middle, middle ages, interdisciplinary, late antiquity, Europe, history, Latin, palaeography, Old Irish, Anglo-Saxon, classics, French, German, Ireland, archaeology, manuscripts, literature, philology, castles, Indo-European, kingship, Christianisation, hagiography, Welsh, |
| Nua-Ghaeilge (PhD Struchtúrtha) | postgraduate |
| Old and Middle Irish (Structured PhD) | postgraduate |
| Perception, Cognition & Action (Structured PhD), full-time & part-time | perception, cognition, action, structured, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, full-time, part-time |
| Philosophy (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, philosophy |
| Political Science and Sociology (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, political science, sociology |
| Psychology (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, psychology |
| Psychology and Health (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, psychology, health |
| Spanish (Structured Masters) | Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Latin American Studies, Translation Studies, Linguistics, Lexicography, university of galway, structured masters |
| Spanish Studies (Structured PhD) | structured phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, spanish |
| Texts, Contexts, Cultures (Structured PhD) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, texts, culture, contexts, tcc, phd, structured |
College of Business, Public Policy, and Law
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Business, Public Policy and Law (Structured PhD) full-time and part-time | Business, Economics, Law, Human Rights, Disability, PhD, Public Policy, Accounting, BIS, Marketing |
| Business Information Systems (MSc, full-time or part-time) | business information systems, msc, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, MSc (full-time) 1SY1; MSc (part-time) 1SY2 |
| Commerce (MComm, full-time or part-time) | commerce, business, mcomm, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, MComm (full-time) 1MC1; MComm (pPart-time) 1MC2, university of galway |
| MSc (Marketing) by Research | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, marketing, mbs, commerce |
College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Anaesthesia (Structured PhD) | anaesthesia, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Anatomy (Structured PhD) | anatomy, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Health Promotion (MPhil, full-time and part-time) | Health, promotion, PhD, public health, population health, mental health promotion, healthy schools, workplace health promotion, health literacy, healthy settings, sexual health promotion, healthy public policy, Health Promotion competencies, evaluation of interventions in health promotion, healthy eating, physical activity promotion, breastfeeding support, health service research, smoking cessation, healthy behaviours, community health, healthy ageing. |
| Bacteriology (Structured PhD) | bacteriology, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Health Sciences-Social Care (MPhil, full-time and part-time) | mphil, health sciences, health promotion, social care, research |
| General Practice (Structured PhD) | general practice, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Health Promotion (Structured PhD) | structured phd, health sciences, health promotion, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Medicine (Structured PhD) | medicine, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Nursing and Midwifery (Structured PhD) | nursing, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, PhD, Doctorate, Nursing, Midwifery, Research |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Structured PhD) | obstetrics and gynaecology, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Occupational Therapy (Structured PhD) | occupational therapy, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Paediatrics (Structured PhD) | paediatrics, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Pathology (Structured PhD) | pathology structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Occupational Therapy (MPhil, full-time and part-time) | phd, health sciences, occupational therapy, mphil, full-time, part-time, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Structured PhD) | pharmacology, therapeutics, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Physiology (Structured PhD) | physiology, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Podiatric Medicine (Structured PhD) | podiatry, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Psychiatry (Structured PhD) | psychiatry, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Radiology (Structured PhD) | radiology, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Podiatric Medicine (MPhil, full-time and part-time) | podiatry, phd, full-time, part-time, health sciences, mphil, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| REMEDI (Structured PhD)—Regenerative Medicine Institute | postgraduate, REMEDI, research |
| Surgery (Structured PhD) | surgery, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Speech and Language Therapy (MPhil, full-time and part-time) | speech, language, therapy, nuigalway, |
| Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (BMERM) (Structured PhD) | Biomedical Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Bioelectronics, Stem Cells, Gene Therapy |
| Population Health and Health Services Research (Structured PhD) | phd, structured phd, nuig, nuigalway, galway, population health, population, health services research, Health Services, Population health, Patient safety, health policy |
College of Science & Engineering
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, applied, mathematics, phd, msc |
| Biochemistry (MSc, full-time and part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, biochemistry, biology, molecular, research, enzymes, dell, dna |
| Bioinformatics (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, bioinformatics, phd, msc |
| Biomedical Science & Engineering (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, science, ncbes |
| Biostatistics (MSc, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, biostatistics, msc |
| Botany/Plant-Science (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, botany, plant, science |
| Chemistry (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, chemistry |
| Earth and Ocean Sciences (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, earth, ocean, sciences, clusters, marine, hydrogeology |
| Environmental Science (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, environmental, science |
| Mathematics (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, mathematics, phd, msc, 1MS1, 1MS2 |
| Microbiology (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, microbiology, marine |
| Occupational Health and Hygiene (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, occupational, health, hygiene |
| Physics (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui, galway, physics |
| REMEDI [Science] (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, remedi, science, 1ms1, 1ms2 |
| Ryan Institute [Science] (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, science, mri, ryan institute, science-ryan-institute |
| Statistics (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, statistics |
| Zoology (MSc, part-time or full-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, zoology |
| Anatomy (Structured PhD), full-time | anatomy, structured, research, phd, science |
| Applied Mathematics (Structured PhD) | Postgraduate, structured, PhD, Applied Mathematics, Science, Statistics |
| Biochemistry (Structured PhD) | structured, phd, biochemistry, natural sciences, science |
| Bioinformatics (Structured PhD) | Bioinformatics, structured, PhD, research, science, mathematics |
| Biomedical Engineering Science (Structured PhD), full-time | structured, phd, biomedical, engineering, science, |
| Biostatistics (Structured PhD) | postgraduate |
| Botany (Structured PhD) | botany, plant science, seaweed, algae, diatoms, microalgae, crops, trees, forestry, plant genetics, plant biosciences, plant physiology, plant biotechnology, plant molecular biology, plant cell biology, plant ecology, plant evolution, plant epigenetics, agribiosciences, agribiotech, marine biotech |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology (Structured PhD) | apoptosis, autophagy, biochemistry, cancer biology, cell biology, cell death, cell signaling, cell stress, ER stress, genetics, molecular biology, necroptosis, proteostasis, unfolded protein response, UPR |
| Chemistry (Structured PhD) | chemistry |
| Earth & Ocean Sciences (Structured PhD) | earth, ocean, sciences, science, oceanography, geology |
| Key Enabling Technologies (Structured Masters) | key enabling technologies, photonics, nanotechnology, advanced materials, micro-and nano-electronics, industrial biotechnology and advanced manufacturing, interdisciplinary, 1ket1, 1ket2 |
| Marine Sciences (Structured PhD) | marine sciences, ryan institute |
| Mathematics (Structured PhD) | maths, mathematics |
| Microbiology (Structured PhD) | Structured, PhD, microbiology, science, research |
| Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate (Structured Masters) | Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate, Sustainability, SOLAS, Atmospheric Physics, Earth and Ocean studies, Oceanography, Atmospheric science, Physical oceanography, Atmospheric chemistry, Air/sea gas exchange, Aerosols, Ocean- atmosphere- climate interactions, Feedbacks between the ocean and atmosphere, Feedbacks between ocean-atmosphere coupled system and climate |
| Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Structured PhD) | pharmacology, therapeutics, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Physics (Structured PhD) | physics, structured, phd, research, science |
| Physiology (Structured PhD) | physiology, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Plant & AgriBiosciences (Structured PhD) | biology, biosciences, agribiosciences, agriculture, plant science, crop, livestock, molecular biology, food security, breeding, biotechnology, systems biology, agronomy, climate change, rural economics, soil science, plant genetics, animal genetics, bioinformatics, research, impact pathway, structured PhD, communications, Ireland, Irish agriculture, greenhouse gases |
| Statistics (Structured PhD) | Structured, phd, mathematics, statistics, research, science |
| Zoology (Structured PhD) | zoology, phd, structured, science, research |
| Civil Engineering (Structured PhD)—full-time and part-time | civil engineering, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| BioInnovation (MSc)—full-time | bioinnovate, research, msc, engineering, fellowship |
| Civil Engineering (MEngSc/MApplSc, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, civil, engineering, phd, mengsc, mapplsc, me |
| Computer Science (Structured PhD)—full-time and part-time | information technology, it, i.t., computer, programming, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, Part Time PhD, Engineering and Informatics at NUI Galway, Structured PhD |
| Computer Science (MSc, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, information, technology, phd, msc, mscapplcomp, it, applied, computing |
| Data Science Institute (DSI) / Insight (Structured PhD)—full-time & part-time | ata science, Linked Data, Semantic Web, Internet of Things (IOT), Natural Language Processing (NLP), information mining, knowledge discovery, reasoning and querying, machine learning, blockchain, social software, big data, bioinformatics, eGovernment,, Insight, Confirm, Vistamilk, Lero, Enable, SFI, EU Framework, Enterprise Ireland, Irish Research Council, knowledge management, graph mining, knowledge graphs, smart enterprise, ontologies, ontology engineering |
| Insight Centre for Data Analytics [Engineering] (MAppSc/MEngSc, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, deri, digital, enterprise, insight, institute, engineering, mengsc, mapplsc |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Structured PhD)—full-time and part-time | electrical, electronic, eng, engineering, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering (MEngSc/MApplSc/ME, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, electrical, electronic, engineering,mengsc, mapplsc, me |
| Industrial Engineering (Structured PhD)—full-time and part-time | industrial engineering, eng, structured, psychology, phd, research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Industrial Engineering (MEngSc/MApplSc/ME, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, industrial, engineering, mengsc, mapplsc, me |
| Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering (Structured PhD)—full-time and part-time | mechanical, biomedical, engineering, phd, graduate, postgraduate, research, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering |
| Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (BMERM) (Structured PhD) | Biomedical Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Bioelectronics, Stem Cells, Gene Therapy |
| Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering (MEngSc/MApplSc, full-time or part-time) | research, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, mechanical, biomedical, engineering, phd, mengsc, mapplsc, me |
