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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.
Expanding Image Panels
Expanding Image Panels
This content type works best on widescreen pages.
To make a page widescreen,:
- Edit the section
- Click on the 'More' tab and choose 'Metadata'
- In the DC.Keywords field, enter 'fullWidth subSite'
Make sure you include a 'Widescreen Navigation' content type in the page to replace the sidenav that will not be visible.
Instructions
- Add the 'Expanding Image Panels' (container) Content type to the section (page) you wish the images to appear in.
- Return to the Site Structure, click on the Actions button and Create a sub section called 'gallery_background'
- In gallery_background, add up to 3 'Expanding Image Panel Item' content types.
Image Info
- For best results, you should use dark (or low-key) images.
- You select images from your computer - you don't use the media library for this content type.
- You will need 2 images - Images Sizes: 1600 x 1138 (desktop) & 640 x 400 (mobile). You should optimise the same image for the two sizes
- Note: Upload file size limits apply so the images you use must be optimised for the web. [See how]
Stones
The intro text is what always appears.
The 'Full Text' field contains the extra text that appears when the user clicks on 'Read More'.
Example 2
This has an image of rocks in a lake.
But when you view it on mobile, the image is of coffee beans. Obviously, if using this content type, you should use 2 different sized versions of the same image.