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The University of Galway’s next on-campus undergraduate open day is taking place on Saturday March 9, from 9am to 3pm, providing prospective students, parents, guidance counsellors and teachers the opportunity to explore campus facilities, discover academic programmes, tour the picturesque campus and get an insight into student life.

University of Galway graduate Amber Dowling has been rated in the top 16 student engineers in the world, with a Highly Commended award in the Global Undergraduate Awards for her work on a project to help people with Parkinson’s disease.

A business visitor is worth up to three times that of the leisure tourist and meetings tend to take place outside the main summer months, which will lead to an extension of the season for the tourism sector in Galway. This has a very positive effect on the local economy in ensuring that jobs are kept in the west.

The University of Galway is hosting the 8th European Lean Educators Conference (ELEC) on November 22-24. ELEC2022 provides a platform for professors, teachers and trainers from academia, industry and public sector organizations to share their knowledge and experiences and learn from one another. The conference theme is “Lean Green and Sustainability”.Conference Chair Dr. Olivia McDermott, Assistant Professor in the College of Science & Engineering in the University of Galway stated that hosting the conference is a testament to the reputation that Ireland has as a centre for Operational Excellence with Lean educational programmes being driven by Enterprise Ireland, third level organisations and multinationals in recent years.

NUI Galway’s Sai Gujulla is prepared for a “challenging year” in his new role as the Students’ Union president.

Teaching excellence at NUI Galway was celebrated at a special ceremony this week, with awards presented to staff members for outstanding efforts in teaching.

Brenda Chanza (Swinford), Aine Mitchell (Ballina), and Rida Naseer (Ballyhaunis) were among ten students at NUI Galway who have been awarded scholarships at a virtual ceremony as part of the Johnson & Johnson Ireland Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D) Award Programme.

CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices at NUI Galway, together with partners Galway Film Centre, have announced that the latest documentary produced through the Science on Screen public engagement programme will be broadcast on TG4 on tonight Thursday, 1 July at 10.30pm.

NUI Galway will hold its annual spring postgraduate open day on Tuesday, March 2, from 11am. The virtual event is open to the public and offers the opportunity to explore the more than 400 taught and research postgraduate programmes enrolling in 2021.

NUI Galway Access Centre provides pathways for current second level students who are generally under-represented at third level to progress to university. The Access Centre targets young adults who have a real desire to study at third level but are unable to do so due to financial or social reasons or because of a disability.