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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 NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
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About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI 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
NUI 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
NUI 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 NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI 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.
Office of the Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Welcome to the Office of the Vice President for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
NUI Galway is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and to creating and sustaining an environment that values and celebrates the diversity of our staff and student body. The principle of equality of opportunity is enshrined in the core values of NUI Galway as articulated in the University’s strategic plan 2020, in legislation, and in the Public Sector Duty (Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014).
The Office of the Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion was established in 2016 and is responsible for leading and promoting all aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the University.
Our aim is to be one of the best universities in the world in which to work, study, and contribute to learning, scholarship, and research. In order to achieve this goal, the knowledge and ambitions of all staff and students must be harnessed, and their different perspectives must be included to further develop a supportive and encouraging environment for all.
Further information on the ongoing work at NUI Galway can be found below, including information on equality policies, structures, action plans, events, and training opportunities.

Helen Maher joins NUI Galway as Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Helen Maher commenced in this post in January 2022. You can find out more about Helen here.
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NUI Galway has achieved a renewed Athena SWAN Bronze Award
The renewal of the award recognises the University’s continued progress on gender equality since 2016/17. Read more about NUI Galway's Athena SWAN achievements here.
Diversity section on the Employee Self Service Core Portal
We are seeking to establish key diversity statistics (gender identity, religion, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, ethnicity and disability) for our staff members. To this end we are asking colleagues to disclose their personal diversity characteristics via the new Diversity section on the Employee Self Service Core Portal. Further information about this process can be found here.