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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
10 January 2025
7  MINS

Foreword from the Interim President | Focal ón Uachtarán Eatramhach

Interim President, Peter McHugh

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Innovate Together
04 February 2025
30  MINS

Bridging the Gap: How BioInnovate Is Bringing Health Technology from Laboratory to Industry

Prof Martin O’Halloran, Established Professor in Medical Electronics, University of Galway; Executive Director of BioInnovate

How do you get fantastic ideas that will improve people’s health from the university lab to the local clinic? This is the challenge BioInnovate has been tackling for 12 years as part of the MedTech sector in Galway. In this article Prof Martin O’Halloran, Established Professor in Medical Electronics at University of Galway and Executive Director of BioInnovate, explains the unique recruitment process BioInnovate uses to find the health champions of the future, and his passion for bridging the gap between research and patient care through innovation. 

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Innovate Together
04 February 2025
19  MINS

Ireland’s Youth: Informing Health Policy and Practice Through Research

Professor Saoirse Nic Gabhainn, Professor of Health Promotion, University of Galway; Co-leader HBSC Ireland Group, Professor Colette Kelly, Professor of Health Promotion, University of Galway; Co-leader HBSC Ireland Group

In this article, Cois Coiribe connects with Prof Colette Kelly and Prof Saoirse Nic Gabhainn, both Personal Professors of Health Promotion at University of Galway. They lead the University‘s Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland team, based in the Health Promotion Research Centre, a World Health Organization Collaborative Centre. Founded in 1990, the Centre is now based in the School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.    Over the last 30 years, University of Galway has made major contributions to research in child and adolescent health policy and practice through the Irish HBSC study. This national study has been repeated seven times, every four years since 1998. Over time, it has had a substantial impact on policy and strategy around children’s and young people’s health and wellbeing. As a long-term project, it has established, monitored and shaped national indicators of child health. Through the Irish HBSC team’s leadership, it has significantly enhanced youth participation in European policy making.

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04 February 2025
32  MINS

Irish Culture, Transformed: A Conversation with Brian Molloy

Brian Molloy, Head of Transformation at the Irish Defence Forces; Uachtarán, The Camogie Association

Cois Coiribe is delighted to have the opportunity to highlight University of Galway alumnus Brian Molloy, who has worked in the private sector for over 30 years, earned his MBA at University of Galway, and applied his experience towards large-scale transformation across the Department of Social Protection following his appointment in 2019. Mr Molloy is now Head of Transformation at the Irish Defence Forces and is spearheading a Government-approved High Level Action Plan, leading organisational reimagining on a broad scale. The plan itself has been recognised as a significant change in the State. Mr Molloy was appointed as the first male Uachtarán (President) of the Camogie Association in 2024 due to his staunch support of female participation in sport alongside being a vocal proponent for the structural integration of the Gaelic Games. Here, Mr Molloy discusses his experiences both governmentally and as a leading voice of camogie in Ireland.

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Innovate Together
30 January 2025
13  MINS

Crossing Oceans and Building Solutions: Dr Emir Muñoz’s Journey to Senior Manager, Machine Learning at Genesys

Dr Emir Muñoz, Senior Manager, Machine Learning at Genesys | University of Galway Alumni

Dr Emir Muñoz is a Senior Manager, Machine Learning at Genesys as well as a graduate of University of Galway. Dr Muñoz worked with the University’s Data Science Institute (DSI), previously the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI). This experience provided a stepping stone into the world of industry engagement, leading to a permanent position with Genesys, a global cloud leader in AI-Powered Experience Orchestration. Read below to learn about Dr Muñoz’s journey from Santiago, Chile to Galway, Ireland, and how University of Galway paved a path toward success. 

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Innovate Together
28 January 2025
26  MINS

Collaborating for Health: The New Institute Looking at Tomorrow’s Health Solutions

Professor Ted Vaughan, Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Interim Director of the Institute for Health Discovery and Innovation, University of Galway

Cois Coiribe talks to Professor Ted Vaughan, Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Interim Director of the brand-new Institute for Health Discovery and Innovation at University of Galway. The new Institute consolidates a huge amount of the activity across the University in the fields of biomedical science, biomedical engineering, regenerative medicine and beyond, bringing researchers together to work in health discovery and innovation. Prof Vaughan explains how the Institute looks to tomorrow’s healthcare by focusing on gaining new understanding of disease and developing disruption solutions to health-based challenges, while benefitting from the support of Galway’s close MedTech community. Read on as we get a glimpse into Prof Vaughan’s experience as a researcher and Institute Director. 

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