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Cois Coiribe is University of Galway’s online platform for cutting-edge innovation and expert insights from our top academics, researchers and alumni. Cois Coiribe’s summer edition focuses on Global Impact. Browse below to find out how University of Galway's research and community is globally interconnected in a rapidly changing world.

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Innovate Together
12 December 2024
31  MINS

Why Ireland Is a Standout Choice for Clinical Trials

Prof Fidelma Dunne, Professor in Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and Interim Director of the Institute for Clinical Trials, University of Galway

Ireland offers a centre for MedTech and healthcare innovation; why can’t it be a leader in clinical trials as well? Here, Cois Coiribe connects with Prof Fidelma Dunne, Professor in Medicine at the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Galway and Interim Director of the Institute for Clinical Trials. She offers insight into the state of healthcare and clinical trials, and she explores advancements in diabetes medicine and management. Read more below to get a glimpse into Prof Dunne’s vision for Ireland. 

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Innovate Together
12 December 2024
16  MINS

You’re Home in Galway: A Story as Told by Dr Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan

Dr Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan, Assistant Principal and Senior Legal Researcher, Department of Justice | University of Galway Alumni

Dr Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan is a University of Galway alumnus who has had an illustrious career in the area of human rights. Currently, he is Assistant Principal and Senior Legal Researcher at the Irish Department of Justice, as well as a Lecturer at Maynooth University. Dr Ananthavinayagan explains how he came to be in Galway, what influenced his human rights work, and his trajectory after leaving University of Galway. He also tells us about the warm – and surprising – welcome he received when arriving in Galway as a stranger, why Galway spoke to him during his stay, and his enduring fondness for the City of Tribes and its people.

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Innovate Together
12 December 2024
21  MINS

Living Poetry in Galway

Professor Donna Potts, Washington State University | Visiting Scholar

American poet Professor Donna Potts arrived in Ireland for the first of four visits and found that poetry seemed to be at the centre of everything, from the decoration of airports to the design of banknotes. Recipient of a Fulbright Lecturing Award to University of Galway from 1997 to 1998, she found herself immersed in a culture where poetry seemed inseparable from daily life. She returned to Galway several times, drawn to the landscape that once inspired James Joyce. In those fleeting moments, the division between art and life had “faded utterly”.   Cois Coiribe had the chance to connect with Prof Potts and ask her what it was about Galway that consistently drew her back, inspiring her creative work as well as volumes on poet Francis Harvey, environmentalism, and Irish literature and trauma. Here she describes her dreamlike visits and explains how, for her, poetry became empowerment. 

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Innovate Together
12 December 2024
18  MINS

Professor Abhay Pandit, Founding Director of CÚRAM, on Finding Ways to Live Well as We Age

Professor Abhay Pandit, Established Professor of Biomaterials, University of Galway; Founding Director of CÚRAM

In this feature, Cois Coiribe is delighted to share the insights of Professor Abhay Pandit, Established Professor of Biomaterials at University of Galway and the Founding Director of CÚRAM, the Research Ireland Centre for Medical Devices. Prof Pandit discusses the programme and its significant impact, including its fostering of direct applications and development of breakthrough medical devices. He demystifies CÚRAM and its crucial contribution to MedTech in the West of Ireland and beyond. 

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People
03 December 2024
9  MINS

Day in the Life – Prof Mark Healy

Prof Mark Healy, Personal Professor of Civil Engineering, College of Science and Engineering

Cois Coiribe‘s ‘Day in the Life’ series showcases the diverse workings of our research and teaching life at University of Galway. We aim to spotlight researchers, academics, and students, sharing their experiences, challenges, and exciting discoveries!

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21 October 2024
23  MINS

Celebrating 25 Years of Access Programmes

Imelda Byrne, Head of the Access Centre at University of Galway

25 years, 3,500 students and a 629-enrolment count per annum. University of Galway’s Access Centre celebrates encouraging routes to education for a quarter of a century. The Access Programmes were established in 1999, with the aim to provide a supportive, educational environment that prepares students academically and personally for a full-time undergraduate degree at third level. A critical milestone, this 25-year achievement sets the precedent for many more life-changing years to come. 

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