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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 Expertise
Specific Areas of Research Expertise
· Clinical epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
· SNP genotyping, genome-wide association studies, next-generation sequencing, copy number variant analysis pertaining to schizophrenia and other nervous system disorders.
· Functional genomics including RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq and single cell genomics analysis.
· Development and validation of novel and highly-relevant animal models of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
· Sex and gender specific differences in preclinical models and neurological and psychiatric conditions
· Expertise in behavioural evaluation of motor, cognitive, affective and sensory function in animal models, healthy human participants and patients.
· Pain research from bench to bedside through the Centre for Pain Research.
· Development and validation of blood-based biomarkers for neurological disorders
· Development and validation of novel biomaterial-based technologies for treating neurological disorders.
· Stem cell technologies, including adult stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, and the application of these technologies to brain and spinal cord repair.
· Gene therapy approaches for modulation of glial scarring
· Drug target identification and preclinical drug testing for neurological and psychiatric disorders
· The role of neuroinflammation, the endocannabinoid system, endoplasmic reticulum stress, neurotrophic factors, heat shock proteins, trinucleotide repeat expansions and histone deacetylase complex in neurological and psychiatric disorders.
· Clinical neuroimaging: structural, diffusion and functional MRI, DTI-MRI, amyloid-PET and tau-PET
· Clinical neurology and neuroscience
· Cognitive neuroscience and behavioural phenotyping
· Psychological (e.g. cognitive behavioural) interventions for improved management of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
· Aetiopathogenesis and amelioration of Parkinson’s disease
· Vascular and lifestyle risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
· Stroke and neurovascular stress; blood clot analysis
· In vivo imaging of neuronal activity in freely moving mice, in vitro electrophysiology and calcium imaging
· Development of optogenetic and other brain stimulation approaches for the treatment of neurological disorders
· Ex vivo modelling of brain pathologies and spinal cord injury
· Mathematical and computer modelling