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articles
21 July 2022
19
MINS
Finally, Ireland’s First Hydrogen Valley
Dr Rory Monaghan
Ireland’s offshore renewable electricity resource is at least five times greater than its demand. With green hydrogen, we can indirectly use that electricity to power our trucks, buses, factories, data centres, planes and ships, explains Dr Rory Monaghan, one of the partners responsible for
Ireland’s first Hydrogen Valley – GH2.
articles
Sustainability
21 July 2022
28
MINS
In Conversation With: Paul Fahy, Artistic Director, Galway International Arts Festival
Thousands of festival goers descend on Galway City for two weeks each year in July, for the Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF). The value that GIAF brings to the city and its surroundings is indisputable – attracting world-class acts to the West of Ireland, putting Galway on the global cultural map and increasing footfall to local businesses.
While sustainability has always been a goal for the festival (out of necessity as much as ethics), this year marks an important leap in its sustainability journey.
articles
20 July 2022
4
MINS
Connecting with Community for Sustainable Education
Jamie Goggins, Magdalena Hajdukiewicz
Community-engaged learning with a focus on sustainability is central to the curriculum at NUI Galway’s Civil Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering and Project & Construction Management degrees.
Prof Jamie Goggins and Dr Magdalena Hajdukiewicz discuss the impact on both society and the students who partake.
articles
Sustainability
06 July 2022
6
MINS
NUI Galway’s Sustainability Journey
Michelle O'Dowd Lohan, Sustainability Officer, NUI Galway
In 2022, NUI Galway was identified as Ireland’s number one university for Sustainable Development by the Time Higher Education’s Impact Rankings.
Below, Sustainability Officer Michelle O’Dowd Lohan recounts the University’s sustainability journey thus far, and its goals for the future.
articles
Sustainability
21 June 2022
29
MINS
Global Sea Levels are Rising – Here’s what we can do
Dr Eugene Farrell, Lecturer & Researcher, Geography, NUI Galway
Despite predictions that
large parts of Ireland’s coast will be submerged underwater by 2050, Ireland is still
decades away from realising the potential of nature-based solutions. Here, g
eographer Dr Eugene Farrell explains how we can help face the challenges of climate change by restoring key coastal ecosystems.
podcasts
Sustainability
17 June 2022
Experience the Most Biodiverse Campus in Ireland by Sound
Home to a mixture of important habitats, the NUI Galway campus has been recognised as the most biodiverse university campus in Ireland. Nuala Ní Chonghaile joins Caitriona Carlin from NUI Galway’s Ryan Institute and School of Natural Sciences, on a walk through the NUI Galway Biodiversity Trail.
articles
Sustainability
18 May 2022
35
MINS
Taking Risks on Life on this Planet
Tom McDermott, Dr Denis O’Hora
More than ever, we understand the causes of climate change and the likely consequences of inaction. So, what stops us from reducing carbon emissions in a meaningful way? Lecturer in Economics of Climate Change & Development,
Tom McDermott
and Behavioural Scientist,
Dr Denis O’Hora
investigate why we, as a society, have been unable to make greater progress in tackling this existential challenge.
articles
26 April 2022
< 1
MINS
NUI Galway News Recap 2021
A roundup of some of the top university stories from 2011
videos
01 March 2022
NUI Galway & Druid Theatre Launch New Partnership
As the university launches a new strategic partnership with Druid theatre, Garry Hynes & Marie Mullen toured campus and reminisced on their days in ‘UCG’, where they co-founded the theatre company. They speak to some current Drama students to hear about their student experience.
podcasts
04 February 2022
AI & Higher Education
Join Tom Felle and his guest Prof Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, President of NUI Galway in this edition of the Cois Coiribe Podcast – a series that explores major societal issues and the role that NUI Galway, and our global alumni network play in creating new knowledge, in research, in policy making and in problem solving. Here Prof Ó hÓgartaigh shares his views on the future of the university as concept, campus and community.
articles
26 January 2022
29
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A Humanitarian Catastrophe – on the Ground in Afghanistan
Tom Felle
NUI Galway graduates are at the forefront of the humanitarian responses to some of the world’s most difficult global crises. From Defence Forces officers serving on dangerous posts in Lebanon, to Irish diplomats at the top table at the United Nations (UN) Security Council this year, the university’s global footprint in global peace and security is ever growing. Here, Tom Felle talks to two alumni of NUI Galway who are currently working in Afghanistan.
articles
AI & Human Creativity
17 December 2021
18
MINS
Adapting to a Changing Job Market
Anastasiya Sytnyk
With COVID-19 disrupting hospitality and retail industries where many young people find employment, students like Anastasiya Sytnyk have had to reconsider their employment options. After a year of working remotely in an IT sales role, Anastasiya shares her insights on adapting to a changing job market.
articles
17 December 2021
10
MINS
Editor’s Note
A note from the editorial team of the Cois Coiribe winter edition, ‘AI and Human Creativity’.
articles
Internationalisation
01 October 2021
13
MINS
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Global One-Health Challenge
Professor Dearbháile Morris, Dr Georgios Miliotis
Prof. Dearbháile Morris & Dr. Georgios Miliotis, School of Medicine at NUI Galway tackling the pressing threat of superbugs at the source with its Global One Health approach.
articles
01 September 2021
17
MINS
Setting up a Health Partnership in Kenya
Dr Yvonne Finn
Dr Yvonne Finn speaks of her experience setting up a health partnership in Kenya
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Internationalisation
29 July 2021
11
MINS
The Value of Internationalisation
Prof. Geraint Howells
Professor Geraint Howells shares his passion for internationalisation by drawing on personal and professional experiences, and tells us why internationalisation is an important part of NUI Galway’s agenda.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
2
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Our Students on Internationalisation
Students bring their voice to the conversation on internationalisation and what it means to seek new opportunities in a foreign land in the midst of a pandemic.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
7
MINS
Student Stories: Drawn to Ireland from South Africa
A South African medic shares her experience of internationalisation and connecting with Ireland through education.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
7
MINS
Student Stories: Diversity Brings a Sense of Home
A student from United Arab Emirates joins the conversation on internationalisation with a personal insight into the value of diversity.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
19
MINS
Social distancing: Through the lens of an International Academic
Mr Manigandan Chockalingam
Mr Manigandan Chockalingam, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, NUI Galway shares his experiences as international staff member of NUI Galway during a pandemic and need for connectivity
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
14
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A Global Team Delivering an International Module on Cultural Awareness
Dr Yvonne Finn, Vice-Dean Internationalisation, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, NUI Galway
In support of embedding of internationalisation in the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, NUI Galway, Dr Finn describes how this new research module on cultural awareness, delivered by a global team, will provide PhD research students with skills to critically appraise research and the research process in health and social sciences.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
12
MINS
How Computers Can Future-Proof Minority Languages
Dr. Theodorus Fransen & Dr. John McCrae explore how digital language tools can potentially resolve the underrepresentation of minority languages in terms of digital technology and the Web.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
8
MINS
Why Here? NUI Galway and the Emerging World of Research and Innovation
Professor James Livesey
Research and Innovation will be at the heart of how societies respond to the climate emergency, the digital transition, mediating inequality, the degradation of democracy, the threats to biodiversity and a host of other wicked problems
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
17
MINS
The Importance of International Collaborations and Academic Links
Professor Laoise McNamara
Professor Laoise McNamara shares her journey from NUI Galway to Notre Dame….and back: the secrets behind an enduring, successful and rewarding transatlantic Biomedical Engineering research collaboration
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
18
MINS
A Journey in Medicine: from Training to Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Finn Hawkins
Dr. Hawkins describes his journey from graduating with a degree in Medicine from NUI Galway to his training to regenerative medicine, COVID-19 and everything in between.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
7
MINS
Student Stories: A Transatlantic Route to Success
A Boston-based medic sheds light on the international value of his studies and his learning adapted to the pandemic.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
6
MINS
Student Stories: Getting Down to the Business of Learning
Despite all the turmoil and challenges of the last year, a business student points to a unique and positive learning experience amid the pandemic.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
6
MINS
Student Stories: ‘Feeling Lost is not Comfortable, but it is Okay’
Toronto native opens up on the challenges of internationalisation and striving to learn from the challenges of a foreign environment.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
5
MINS
Student Stories: Trading Bondi Beach for Salthill
Australian medical student opens up about chasing her dream and developing a new bond far away from a world famous beach.
articles
29 July 2021
6
MINS
Student Stories: Starting a New Life Amid a Pandemic
Aishwarya Suryakant Surve
NUI Galway MSc Exercise Physiology Student, Aishwarya Suryakant Surve discusses internationalisation and what it means to seek new opportunities in a foreign land in the midst of a pandemic.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
18
MINS
Are we Ready for Internationalisation?
Prof Michal Molcho
New to the Parish: Michal Molcho arrived at NUI Galway to do a post-doctoral fellowship I 2005. 17 years on, Professor Molcho is the Vice Dean for Internationalisation, leading the internationalisation strategy in the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies. Settling in Ireland was not straightforward, especially when it came to Galway’s temperate climate, Galway’s diverse set of local dialects, and much more…
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
14
MINS
The Languages of Internationalisation
Professor Rebecca Braun
Professor Rebecca Braun shares her experience of the languages of internationalisation, together with the linguistic preparation necessary for other languages and cultures in universities.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
5
MINS
Student Stories: ‘I Have Never Felt as an Outsider’
Sarh Alamri
A Podiatric Medicine student from Saudi Arabia, Sarh Alamri’s fears over moving to Ireland to study were quickly allayed.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
6
MINS
Student Stories: Coming home
Moya McKeever
Occupational Therapy Student, Moya McKeever ponders on finding her land of opportunity across the Atlantic.
articles
Internationalisation
29 July 2021
5
MINS
Global Citizenship & NUI Galway
Two international NUI Galway students write home about their experiences of living and studying in Galway.
articles
Internationalisation
26 July 2021
10
MINS
Business Schools Post-Covid: Why We Need a ‘Global’ Vision
Dr. Murray Scott
Dr Murray Scott, Lecturer in J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics at NUI Galway reveals how COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the need of interconnectedness and a global approach to education to ensure the relevancy of business schools.
articles
15 June 2021
2
MINS
We thank our artists
Prof Patrick Lonergan, , ,
Irish fiction is currently experiencing a new golden age, one in which new writers are coming forward to ask urgent questions. For this Cois Coiribe issue, we wanted to celebrate the work of three of those writers, bringing previously unpublished stories by them to our readers.
articles
Equality
15 June 2021
9
MINS
Hidden Ireland: Migrant women’s right to rights
Prof Niamh Reilly
NUI Galway is part of a seven-country study looking at how inequality affects vulnerability to Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence and what strategies can be deployed to help migrant women improve their lives and live free from violence.
articles
29 April 2021
5
MINS
Fáilte fial ó chois coiribe go Cois Coiribe
Prof Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh
NUI Galway President, Prof Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh welcomes you to the Spring online edition of
Cois Coiribe
– shining a light on the journey of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
podcasts
28 April 2021
Cois Coiribe Podcast: Mary Harney – survivor and social justice activist
In this episode of our Cois Coiribe podcast, Law lecturer Dr Maeve O’Rourke sits down with NUI Galway alumna Mary Harney (MA 2013, LLM 2020). The tireless and beloved social justice activist shares wisdom she has gleaned from surviving institutional abuse as a child, a lifetime advocating for justice and her pursuit of education.
articles
Equality
28 April 2021
27
MINS
Two Birds, One Stone
Elaine Feeney
Elaine Feeney has published three collections of poetry including
The Radio was Gospel
and
Rise.
Feeney teachers at NUI Galway, where she is also Creative on the Tuam Oral History Project. In 2017 she wrote the multi award-winning drama piece for the Liz Roche Company,
WRoNGHEADED.
Her debut novel
As You
Were (Vintage) won the 2021 Kate O’ Brien Award and shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, The Rathbone Folio Prize, Dalkey Literary Awards and was an Observer Best Debut of 2020.
articles
Equality
28 April 2021
27
MINS
Rupture
Tanya Farrelly
Tanya Farrelly is the author of three books: a short fiction collection
When Black Dogs Sing
(Arlen House)
,
which was longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize and named winner of the Kate O’ Brien Award 2017, and two novels:
The Girl Behind the Lens
and
When Your Eyes Close
(Harper Collins). She holds a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from Bangor University, Wales, and teaches at numerous institutions, including the Irish Writers Centre, Dublin, and the People’s College. She is the founder and director of Bray Literary Festival and is the current Writer-in-Residence at NUI Galway. Her second short story collection
Nobody Needs to Know
is forthcoming from Arlen House.
articles
Equality
28 April 2021
27
MINS
Small Gods
Deirdre Sullivan
Deirdre Sullivan is a writer and teacher from Galway. She has written seven acclaimed books for young adults, including Savage Her Reply (Little Island, 2020),Perfectly Preventable Deaths (Hot Key 2019) and Tangleweed and Brine (Little Island 2017). She was the recipient of the CBI award in 2018 and the An Post Irish Book Award for YA in 2020. Her short fiction has previously appeared in Banshee and The Dublin Review and her first collection of short fiction for adults, I Want To Know That I Will Be Okay (Banshee Press, 2021) was released in May 2021.
podcasts
28 April 2021
Cois Coiribe Podcast: Women in Sports and levelling the playing fields
This episode of our Cois Coiribe podcast delves into equality, diversity and inclusion when it comes to women in sport. Host Seán Crosson, lecturer and co-director of the MA in Sports Journalism and Communication at NUI Galway, teases out these burning issues with Clíona Foley, sports journalist and regular on Newstalk’s Off The Bench and Louise Toal, digital sports editor for Galway Pulse.
articles
Equality
28 April 2021
18
MINS
Migrants and minorities in higher education – battling embedded inequality
Dr Srinivasan Raghavendran
An academic’s personal reflection on the need to level the playing field for immigrant and minority ethnic staff and students in universities and a call for institutions to be the champion for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
articles
17 January 2021
18
MINS
The University as Space of Curiosity and Source of Ethics
Michael D Higgins
As someone who spent many years teaching political science and sociology in NUI Galway, I feel a close bond with the university, an affection that stays with me to this day as I recall so many wonderful years of teaching and research there, as well as the lifelong friendships forged.
videos
14 January 2021
NUI Galway Launch Strategic Plan 2020-2025
videos
14 January 2021
Welcome to NUI Galway
articles
17 December 2020
19
MINS
Sustainability & Covid-19 – A Setback or the Cusp of Change?
NUI Galway’s Community and University Sustainability Partnership (CUSP) is a multi-disciplinary, voluntary team of over 30 students and staff from across the campus and community, with the common aim of establishing the university as a leading institutional model for sustainability. CUSP has been at the heart of a vital pillar of the university’s strategy – a commitment to sustainability as one of four underpinning values for everything that the university does (alongside respect, openness and excellence).
articles
17 December 2020
16
MINS
Key Trends in Business & Innovation – The Covid-19 Effect
Prof Alma McCarthy
articles
17 December 2020
8
MINS
NUI Galway – A global leader in medtech and an asset for the Industry
articles
15 December 2020
13
MINS
Beir litir uaim go hÉirinn
An tOll Breandán Mac Suibhne
articles
15 December 2020
7
MINS
NUI Galway’s Research – Covid-19 Response
Prof Lokesh Joshi,
articles
15 December 2020
28
MINS
Infrastructure – for Public Good and Collaborative Creativity
John Concannon
articles
15 December 2020
19
MINS
From Plague to Covid – What History Teaches us about Pandemics
Prof Daniel Carey
articles
15 December 2020
20
MINS
NUI Galway – Strengthening Global Peace & Security
Tom Felle, Mícheál Tierney, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett, Prof Siobhán Mullally
articles
15 December 2020
19
MINS
A University for the Future – Serving the Public Good
Prof Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh
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