At a glance University Facts & Figures

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4 of our researchers were named among the World’s Most HighlyCited Researchers 2016by Clarivate

We are one of Ireland’s top universitiesfor graduate employability, with over of our graduates working or in further study within six months of graduating

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1. Vision & Mission2. World Ranking3. Research Impact4. Teaching & Learning5. An Ghaeilge ar an gCampas 6. Sport 7. Creative Arts 8. NUI Galway Community9. Location

Our prestigioushistory spans over 170 years.

Established in 1845, NUI Galway has a longhistory of innovation. While our buildings andcampus might exude a sense of tradition, NUI Galway has never been conventional and we are always keen to adopt new ideas.

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N NUI Galway will be a leading globaluniversity, renowned for our distinctiveareas of research, recognised as aninstitution of choice for our teachingand scholarship, celebrated for ouroutstanding engagement with widersociety, and enriched by a dynamicnetwork of partnerships.

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To foster a vibrant community of studentsand staff, where distinguished learning,impactful research, and creative thinking are shared with the world.

MISSION

NUI Galway’s current

strategy is available at:

www.nuigalway.ie/vision2020

Vision2020NUI Galway Strategic Plan

2015 - 2020

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The University rose 6 places in the QS World UniversityRanking in 2017

Since 2012, NUI Galway has been the only university in Ireland to rise consistently in the most competitive World University Rankings. Both the Times Higher Education and QS WorldUniversity Rankings have placed the University in a higher position year-on-year.

We ranked in the top 250World Universities in theTimes Higher Education(THE) World UniversityRankings 2016/2017

topof universitiesworldwide according to QS WorldUniversity Rankings

We rank among the

Our researchers areshaping the future.

Research Impact3

The University has prioritised five cross-disciplinary research themes, building

on international success to date.

These are:

Applied Social Sciences and Public Policy

Biomedical Science and Engineering

Environment, Marine and Energy

Humanities in Context, including Digital Humanities

Informatics, Data Analytics, Physical and Computational Sciences

NUI Galway’s research is relevant to societal and economic needs. Its global reach is enhanced by the impact researchis having in key areas of strength including:

Human Rights and Equality:The Centre for Global Women’sStudies is measuring theeconomic cost of violenceagainst women and girls incountries around the world,while experts in internationalhuman rights law and disabilitylaw continue to inform policy atthe highest levels.

Lifecourse: The Institute forLifecourse and Society focuseson older people, children andfamilies, and persons withdisabilities. It is the firstinstitution in Ireland to host aUNESCO Chair, advancingresearch and training in theareas of children, youth andcivic engagement.

Big Data: The Insight Centre for Data Analytics, with 350 researchers andmore than 40 industry partners, is co-hosted by NUI Galway. It harnessesthe power of data for many purposes, such as reducing energyconsumption, maximising medical information or enhancing businessperformance.

Biomedical Science: Ireland’s onlyfacility for manufacturing adult stemcells for human trials is at NUI Galway.Through its clinical and translationalresearch facility, co-located on hospitalgrounds beside the campus, biomedicalresearch experts are advancingtherapies for medical challenges suchas stroke, Parkinson’s disease, diabetesand cancer.

Digital Humanities andArchives: NUI Galway ishome to a wealth ofarchival material datingback to 1485. In thevanguard of digitalhumanities research, theUniversity is home to theworld’s largest digitaltheatre archive, that ofthe Abbey Theatre.

Health Promotion: The Centre for Health Promotion Research, the onlyone of its kind in Ireland, has World Health Organisation (WHO) status forits role in health promotion education and research.

Med-tech: Galway is one of five globalhubs, in a medtech market worth €95billion annually in the EU. The CÚRAMCentre for Medical Device Research,with 250 researchers and 24 industrypartners, is based at NUI Galway and iscreating the next generation ofinnovative medical technologies.

Sustainability: The Ryan Institute forEnvironmental, Marine and EnergyResearch is contributing to theunderstanding of environmentalchallenges and marine ecosystems,and developing solutions in renewableenergy and waste treatment.

Irish Centre for Human Rights:Recognised among the world’s leadingexperts in human rights law.

Technology Transfer & CommercialisationAt NUI Galway we collaborate to innovate. We work with industry to share our expertise,technologies and facilities.

Our university attracts over €50 millionannually in research. This level of activitygenerates many opportunities for collaboration with industry.

Spin-Outs in 10 years

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364 12collaborative R&Dprojects with industrypartners in 10 years

NUI Galwaytechnologies licensedto new or existingcompanies annually

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Teaching& Learning

The University studentbody is an internationalcommunity drawing onexpertise and culturalinfluences from nearly110 different countries.

The University offersscholarships to first yearstudents including:Excellence Scholarships;Creative ArtsPerformance Points;Sports PerformancePoints; and Elite SportsScholarships.

110A distinguished university, NUI Galway offers a distinctive student experience.

The University is leading theway in student volunteeringand civic engagement.

NUI Galway is one of Ireland’stop universities for graduateemployability with 96% of ourgraduates employed or infurther study within six monthsof graduating.

More than 70% of our undergraduate degreesoffer the possibility of work experience.

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Colleges and Schools

NUI Galway has

5 COLLEGES

16 SCHOOLS

OVER 60 ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES

STAFF

NUI Galway is the second largest employerin Galway City with 2,617 staff.

Academic Staff 1,068

Research Staff 601 Administrative/Support Staff 948

Total 2,617

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4College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies• School of Education• School of Geography and Archaeology• School of Humanities• School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures• School of Political Science and Sociology• School of Psychology

College of Business, Public Policy and Law• J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics• School of Law

Shannon College of Hotel Management

College of Engineering and Informatics

College of Medicine,Nursing and HealthSciences• School of Health Sciences• School of Medicine• School of Nursing and

Midwifery

5 College of Science• School of Chemistry• School of Mathematics,

Statistics, and AppliedMathematics

• School of Natural Sciences• School of Physics

Acadamh nahOllscolaíochta Gaeilge

Centre for Adult Learningand ProfessionalDevelopment

An Ghaeilge aran gCampas

Is lárionad d'imeachtaí Gaeilge anchampais é Áras na Gaeilge agusáiseanna den scoth le fáil ann.

Cuireann Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimhcláir uathúla Ghaeilge ar fáil sanaistriúchán, san ateangaireacht, sanoideachas, sa chumarsáid agus iléann agus i dteagasc na Gaeilge.

Tá saineolas ar leith ag an Ollscoili réimse na sochtheangeolaíochtaagus na cartlannaíochta digití.

Tá campais sheachtrachaagainn sna pobailGhaeltachta ar an gCeathrúRua, i gCarna agus inGaoth Dobhair.

Tá líon mór clár páirtaimseartha Gaeilgear fáil tríd an bhfoghlaim chumaisc.

Tá 10% de mhic léinn nahOllscoile ag déanamhstaidéir ar an nGaeilge nó trí mheán na Gaeilge.

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The University’s proximity tothe Connemara Gaeltacht –the largest Irish-speakingregion – enables it to supportthe educational, economicand cultural needs of Irish-speaking communities in theGaeltacht and around theworld. The University offers abilingual environment wherethe Irish language is regularlyused in academic and sociallife on campus.

Sport is central to life at NUI Galway, and our sporting facilities are some of the best of any Irish university. We havefostered national champions andInternationals in Rugby, Rowing, Boxing,Swimming, Basketball, Athletics,Windsurfing, Climbing and Sailingamongst others.

Our athletes have achieved recognition intheir chosen sports at Olympic Games,World Championships, University WorldChampionships, European Champions,and Rugby Six Nations and as intercountyplayers in all five codes of Gaelic sport.

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Clubs at NUI Galway include 27 Olympic sports,indoor and outdoor team sports, a full range ofwater sports, adventure, recreational and snowsports. From rowing to water polo,mountaineering to scuba-diving, ultimateFrisbee to 5-aside soccer, there is a club foreveryone at NUI Galway.

NUI Galway’s elite sports programme for talentedathletes includes coaching, access to our elite sportsgym, and a package of sports supports.

NUI Galway rewards exceptional athletes, applying forundergraduate courses, with 40 CAO Performance Points.

A generous sports scholarships programme to helpstudents with outstanding potential to achieve theirgoals, both in their sporting and academic careers.

7CreativeArts NUI Galway has an excellent reputationfor supporting and developing the creativearts. The University is home to a uniquecampus-based active arts environment.

The University has a number of strategic partnerships with arts organisations at a local, regional and national level, including the Abbey Theatre, Ireland’sNational Theatre, Gate Theatre, Druid Theatre Company, An Taibhdhearc: theIrish language National Theatre, and the Galway International Arts Festival

The O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance is home for ourstudent drama productions, and a range of productions by touring theatre anddance companies

The Arts Office hosts the Múscailt arts festival each spring, bringing new andoriginal art, music, performance and spectacle to campus, while the Arts inAction series provides free weekly performances on campus throughout theacademic year

NUI Galway is home to a growing collection of archives from some of the most iconic cultural icons: including filmmaker, John Huston;writer, John McGahern; playwright, Thomas Kilroy; and the Druid,Gate, Lyric and Taibhdhearc theatre archives. Our project to digitisethe Abbey Theatre’s archive is the largest of its kind in the world

The University supports a number of revolving creative residencies,including writers-in-residence, dancers-in-residence and sean-nóssingers/dancers-in-residence

The University’s art collection comprises over 500 pieces dottedacross the campus. You can browse the entire collection at:www.nuigalway.ie/artcollection

The University offers a range of creativearts programmes at undergraduate andpostgraduate levels, in drama and theatre,film, creative writing, digital media, andarts policy and practice

NUI Galway was a strong supporter ofGalway’s successful bid to becomeEuropean Capital of Culture, and theUniversity is playing a key role in theGalway 2020 arts programme

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munity Today, the graduate body of

over 90,000 alumni constitutesa network of real importancefor the University. We valueour graduates and alumnicommunity as a collective ofindividuals who can engagewith, and lend their advocacyand support to, thedevelopment of NUI Galway.This vibrant network is activein over 100 countries aroundthe world.

NUI Galway’scommunity includes:

OLIVE LOUGHNANE,World Championships Goldmedallist

MICHAEL D HIGGINS,President of Ireland

GARRY HYNES, Founder and Director, Druid Theatre Company

MÁIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN,Former European Commissioner IRIAL FINAN,

Vice-President Coca Cola

EOGHAN CLIFFORD,Paralympic Gold medallist& Member of EngineeringFaculty

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LocationGalway City, located on the West Coast ofIreland, sits on the River Corrib betweenLough Corrib and Galway Bay and has apopulation of approx. 75,500. Galway is a vibrant, cosmopolitan citysteeped in culture, rich in folklore andfamous for its cobble-stoned streets,quaint shops and charming restaurants.Known as Ireland’s cultural heart,Galway is renowned for its vibrantlifestyle and numerous festivals,celebrations and events.

A UNESCO City of Film and home to the world-renowned Druid TheatreCompany, Macnas Street TheatreCompany and An Taibhdhearc, there is much to do in this wonderful city thathas recently been designated the European Capital of Culture 2020.

Galway City is a gateway to the rurallandscape of Connemara and Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way. The landscape leavesone breathless, from the prehistoric fort of Dun Aengus, to the Burren, an area ofbeautiful limestone landscapes in nearbyCounty Clare.

The medical technology sector inIreland is recognised as one of thefive global emerging hubs andGalway is at the very heart of thisdevelopment. As many as 18 of theworld’s top 25 medical technologycompanies have a base in Ireland and50% of the 450 med-tech companiesbased here are indigenous.

Galway city has experienced very rapidgrowth in recent years and has a strong localeconomy with complementary businesssectors, including manufacturing industry,tourism, retail and distribution, education,healthcare and services that includefinancial, construction, cultural, andprofessional. In particular, Galway, and thewest of Ireland, is recognised as a high-techindustry centre, for medical technology,manufacturing and information technology.

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A trulyinternationalUniversityFrom our position on the Atlanticedge of Europe, we have a proudhistory of reaching out andconnecting with the world.

Our student body is internationalwith 110 countries represented. We continue to develop high-levelstrategic partnerships with choseninternational universities, in pursuit ofa suite of intensive institutionalpartnerships that is geographicallyand academically diverse.

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