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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.
Leadership & Governance
University of Galway demonstrates leadership in the achievement of the SDGs by promoting sustainability scholarship, social justice, human rights and global citizenship as graduate and staff attributes, by embedding sustainability in operations and investments, and by building sustainable partnerships with communities.
University of Galway Sustainability Office
In January 2024, University of Galway created a new senior leadership role in sustainability; the inagural Director of Sustainability, reporting to the Deputy President and Registrar and taking a lead role in implementing our sustainability vision. The role of the Community and University Sustainability Officer was established in 2019 and by committing to these senior leadreship roles in sustainability we demonstrate our commitment to embedding sustainability across the campus and beyond.
Green Campus
University of galway is an An Tasice Green Campus Ireland awarded site; recently awarded its second Green-Campus Flag by the international Foundation for Environmental Education. This flag demonstrates to the world that University of Galway is committed to continuous environmental improvement and cross-campus community collaboration. Read our Green Campus Charter 2022
Other leadership initiatives
We include a statement of Corporate Social Responsibility as part of our Annual Financial Report.
We have successfully divested the University’s shareholding from fossil fuels and we are actively working towards an ethical investment policy.
We demonstrate leadership at the regional and national levels by promoting partnerships with key stakeholders. This includes rolling out flagship projects with Saolta University Healthcare Group, Galway City Council and numerous community interest groups.Working with our partners, we raise major national issues affecting student and staff health and wellbeing.
We foster sustainability-related community-university partnerships and promote greater civic engagement through service learning, volunteering and outreach, student work experience, student-staff collaborations, and satellite campus projects. We are committed to strengthening public engagement and participation in addressing the SDGs.
