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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.
Accessibility & LanguageWeb Services
Web Services
Web Editing Model
The University has an effective, ever-evolving, user-friendly website.
We aspire to continuously improve the website's efficacy by focusing on the 9 Ts (accessibility, availability, capability, discoverability, editability, quality, security, sustainability, and usability).
Web content accuracy is achieved through a devolved editing model, where individual units (i.e. groups / disciplines / schools / colleges / departments) take responsibility for their own web content, with technical support from ISS.
Direction & Governance
The ISS web team:
- supports University staff, responsible for content in segments of the of the University's website.
- facilitates each of the 9 Ts.
- promotes adherence to best practice and standards.
- ensures compliance with Irish and EU legal obligations, such as accessibility, e-privacy (cookies), and GDPR.
- shields users from the complexities of modern web development / management by applying meticulous solution-focused strategies to an enterprise content management system.
The overall strategy and direction of the University website is decided by a Web Governance Group, whose members include Academics, Students, and representatives from Student Services, Marketing & Communications, ISS, Buildings & Estates, and the Content and Quality Offices.
Web Site Hosting
Web site hosting is the hosting of Web content on University of Galway’s central Web servers (www.universityofgalway.ie). The service is a highly available clustered solution using the latest technology. The service supports/hosts:
- Officially branded University of Galway Web sites
- Web pages (HTML and PHP)
- Content Management System
- Domain hosting
- Free NUI Galway Web addresses e.g. http://www.nuigalway.ie/mysite/ or http://mysite.nuigalway.ie/
- IE Web addresses e.g. http://www.ncbes.ie/
- Other domain names (e.g. mysite.com, mysite.net) can be supported but must be purchased separately from a third party, e.g. http://www.register.ie/.
Who can use the service?
The main focus is to provide the basis for a Web presence for University of Galway organisation units, but the hosting of other, University of Galway-related Web sites, can also be requested by University of Galway staff.
Availability
- Hosted Web sites are available 24x7
- For support queries, contact the Service Desk (Tel. x5777 eMail servicedesk
nuigalway.ie) from 09:15 to 17:00 (Monday – Friday)
Prerequisites required for the service
- The Web site must be authorised by the Head of Unit.
- The Head of Unit must also assign at least one, but preferably two, Web Administrators to maintain the website - ISS will not be in a position to edit any website content on their behalf.
- All involved should also consider whether there is a need for a new website - perhaps the the desired content should be added to an existing website instead.
Setup instructions for users
Request must be logged by contacting the Service Desk (Tel. x5777 eMail servicedesknuigalway.ie).
Related University ICT policies
Web Support Service
A Web support service is applied to the use and management of officially branded University of Galway Web sites that are hosted on the University’s Web site hosting service. Support covers the creation and management of Web content using the University’s Content Management System (CMS).
Who can use the service?
The support service is only available to University Web site administrators who use the official Web publishing template and CMS.
Availability
- Content Management System is available 24x7
- For support queries, contact the Service Desk from 09:15 to 17:00 (Monday – Friday)
Prerequisites required for the service
- The Web site must be authorised by the Head of Unit.
- The Head of Unit must also assign at least one, but preferably two, Web Administrators to maintain the website - ISS will not be in a position to edit any website content on their behalf.
Training
CMS training is provided by Web Services via an on-demand course. A self-help resource is also available, complete with FAQs, working examples, browser tools, and interactive demonstrations.
Setup instructions for users
To request:
- a new (blank) website and CMS access to edit it
- access to edit an existing website
Contact the Service Desk (by logging a helpdesk ticket, phoning. x5777 or eMailing servicedesk at universityofgalway.ie ).
Troubleshooting Tips for users
For faster problem resolution, we recommend you check the Self-Help site's Course Videos, Troubleshooting Checklist, FAQs, working examples, browser tools, and interactive demonstrations before logging a support ticket.
Support tickets must be logged by contacting the Service Desk (Tel. x5777 | eMail servicedesk at universityofgalway.ie).
Related University ICT policies
Each department / unit is responsible for its own Web content.
Each department / unit should assign at least one, ideally two, 'Web administrators' to edit & publish content, using the University's Web Content Management System.
CMS training, support, and self-help resources are provided by ISS's web team.
For full details please see our CMS webpage.
