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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of 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
University of 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
University of 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 University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of 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.
Research Supervision
Are you new to research student supervision or an experienced supervisor wishing to learn more about recent changes to doctoral education? Please find supports and workshops available to you below.
Seminars, workshops and supports provided by Graduate Studies
The Researcher Development Centre, hosts a wide range of supports to inform on, and develop, researcher supervision skills. For example the RDC provides access, through the Self-Paced Courses dashboard to the online Professional Skills for Research Leaders course and the Research Skills Toolkit course.
Supervisor Seminars & Workshops 2024
2 seminars/workshops will be delivered in December 2024
Please book your attendance at each of these through the HR Learning and Development Course Registration via Core Portal.
The seminars/workshop are
Course code: SUPSTUD
December 11th: 10:00-13:00 Orbsen 214 Seminar Room (includes a buffet-style lunch)
Seminar: Research Student Supervision at University of Galway
- Galway Research Degree Guidelines
- Student & Supervisor Support and the Researcher Development Centre
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Course code: TDRIV
December 12th: 14:00-16:30 Online via Zoom
Workshop: Challenges in Research Supervision
- Mental Health
- Supporting Writing
- Supervisory Teams
- Disagreements and Clashes
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CELT courses
The Centre for Excellence in Learning & Teaching offer a module (CEL6103) on Research Supervision & Development as part of their course offerings in support of professional development.
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IUA Research Supervisor Symposium
DCU hosted the 2nd annual IUA symposium on Research Supervision on May 17th 2024. Details are at here
There will be a follow-up symposium in Summer 2025.