University of Galway

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
The university was established in 1845 as Queen's College, Galway, together with <a href="/facts/University_College_Cork/QgQDb1z8">Queen's College, Cork</a>, and <a href="/facts/Queen%2527s_University_Belfast/pCAj2RfC">Queen's College, Belfast</a>. It opened for teaching on 30 October 1849 with 68 students.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a> In 1850, it became part of the <a href="/facts/Queen%2527s_University_of_Ireland/6Gv6Efmk">Queen's University of Ireland</a>, and its degrees were conferred in the name of that university.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a>

Located close to the city centre, the university campus stretches along the <a href="/facts/River_Corrib/8xE9gV1F">River Corrib</a>. The oldest part of the university, the Quadrangle with its Aula Maxima, was designed by John Benjamin Keane in a Tudor Gothic architectural style and was constructed from local limestone; it is a replica of <a href="/facts/Christ_Church%2c_Oxford/2NYXMk3T">Christ Church</a>, one of the colleges at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Oxford/ExVVQL6V">University of Oxford</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a>
The Queen's University was dissolved on 3 February 1882 under the University Education (Ireland) Act 1879, and was replaced by the <a href="/facts/Royal_University_of_Ireland/B0ayqX0Y">Royal University of Ireland</a> (RUI), which had been established on 27 April 1880.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a>
Under the <a href="/facts/Irish_Universities_Act_1908/B0ayqX0Y">Irish Universities Act 1908</a>, the RUI was dissolved and was replaced by the <a href="/facts/National_University_of_Ireland/213QqW9P">National University of Ireland</a> (NUI) and <a href="/facts/Queen%2527s_University_of_Belfast/pCAj2RfC">Queen's University of Belfast</a> (QUB). The name of Queen's College, Galway, was changed to University College, Galway (UCG), and it became a <a href="/facts/University_college/RWSyLhaK">constituent college</a> of the new National University of Ireland, together with <a href="/facts/University_College_Dublin/RN0ffSeS">University College Dublin</a> (UCD), and <a href="/facts/University_College_Cork/QgQDb1z8">University College Cork</a> (UCC). Queen's College, Belfast, became an independent university, called the Queen's University of Belfast.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> University College, Galway (UCG), was given special statutory responsibility under the University College Galway Act 1929 with respect of the use of the <a href="/facts/Irish_language/Kw97s2l4">Irish language</a> as a working language of the university.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a>
Members of the <a href="/facts/Franciscans/gwohhd4C">Franciscan Order</a> from St. Anthony's College would have studied for degrees in UCG,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a> similarly members of the <a href="/facts/Society_of_African_Missions/FIKzCx23">Society of African Missions</a> at their House of Philosophy, at Cloughballymore, Kilcolgan, Co Galway, studied for degrees in UCG. St. Anthony's is now used by the economics department.
Several new buildings were constructed on the university campus in the 1970s and were designed by architects <a href="/facts/Scott_Tallon_Walker/cJ8geDvn">Scott Tallon Walker</a>. The 1990s also saw considerable development, including the conversion of an old munitions factory into a student centre. Under the early 21st-century Presidency of <a href="/facts/Iogn%25C3%25A1id_G._%25C3%2593_Muircheartaigh/1b9dJK4I">Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh</a>, the university announced details of plans to make the university a "campus of the future" at a cost of around €400 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a> Ó Muircheartaigh's successor <a href="/facts/James_J._Browne/SkB9Tz29">James J. Browne</a> continued and implemented that plan.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a>
Under the Universities Act 1997, the name of University College, Galway, was changed to National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), and it became a university in its own right, as a constituent university of the National University of Ireland (NUI).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a> The university had hoped to change its name to University of Galway, but had received legal advice that this was not possible under the provisions of the Act.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a>
Visiting the university in 2003, on what was to be his last visit to Ireland, <a href="/facts/Nelson_Mandela/FeD1aGFC">Nelson Mandela</a> condemned U.S. foreign policy and received an honorary doctorate from the NUI Chancellor, <a href="/facts/Garret_FitzGerald/5Puca8PU">Garret FitzGerald</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a>
21st-century developments include a state-of-the-art University Sports Centre (Ionad Spóirt), Áras Moyola, J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, the Alice Perry Engineering Building, the BioSciences Research Building, the Life Course Institute, the Lambe Institute and the O'Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance, and the Human Biology Building.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a>
In 2014, the <a href="/facts/Equality_Tribunal/xwWQVWIt">Equality Tribunal</a> ruled in favor of Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington, granddaughter of the famous Irish feminist couple <a href="/facts/Hannah_Sheehy_Skeffington/pBx2nc16">Hannah Sheehy Skeffington</a> and <a href="/facts/Francis_Sheehy_Skeffington/fsRaXNIT">Francis Sheehy Skeffington</a>, who claimed she had been discriminated against on the grounds of gender during 2009. The university "unreservedly" accepted the decision that the "hiring process was flawed".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21">21</a> In 2015 with "widespread concern" among staff, mandatory <a href="/facts/Unconscious_bias_training/6UflegGF">unconscious bias training</a> was introduced for senior staff, including heads of school and interview boards.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22">22</a> In 2017 Dr Elizabeth Tilley was deemed to have exceeded qualifications for senior lectureship following a <a href="/facts/Labour_Court/VnU1YcY4">Labour Court</a> hearing and promoted.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23">23</a> In 2017, the gender ratio of senior lecturers in the university was 60:40 in favour of men. The ratio of professorships, the most senior academic grade, was 87:13 in favor of men.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24">24</a> In 2018 the university achieved bronze status<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25">25</a> in the <a href="/facts/Athena_SWAN/nd1aEf5w">Athena SWAN</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26">26</a> recognises a commitment to advancing gender equality in higher education and research careers. In 2018 a further four female lecturers who had also applied for promotion in 2009 were promoted having settled their cases "amicably".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27">27</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28">28</a>
The university launched its Strategic Plan "Shared Vision, Shaped By Values" (for the period 2020–2025) in 2020. Also in 2020, the university was awarded €4 million from the EU's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme to support its Solar2chem project.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29">29</a>
In April 2022, it was announced that NUI Galway would be renamed "Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway" in summer 2022, amid confusion over its proper title.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30">30</a> On 1 September 2022, the university changed its name to the "University of Galway".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31">31</a> This change took legal effect in February 2024.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32">32</a>

<h2 id="colleges-and-schools">Colleges and schools</h2>
Up until 2007, the university was divided into seven faculties (Arts, Celtic Studies, Commerce, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, and Science), which were further subdivided into some 69 departments.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33">33</a> In 2007–2008, the university transitioned from the faculties and departments structure to a structure of five colleges divided into various schools.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34">34</a>

The following are the current colleges and schools of the university:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35">35</a>

<ul><li>College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies
<ul><li>School of Political Science and Sociology</li>
<li>School of Psychology</li>
<li>School of Education</li>
<li>School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies</li>
<li>School of English, Media and Creative Arts</li>
<li>School of History and Philosophy</li>
<li>School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Acadamh_na_hOllscola%25C3%25ADochta_Gaeilge/0BHL097C">Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge</a></li>
<li>College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
<ul><li>School of Health Sciences</li>
<li>School of Medicine</li>
<li>School of Nursing and Midwifery</li></ul></li>
<li>Adult Learning and Professional Development</li>
<li>College of Business, Public Policy and Law
<ul><li>JE Cairnes School of Business and Economics</li>
<li>School of Law</li>
<li>Shannon College of Hotel Management</li></ul></li>
<li>College of Science and Engineering
<ul><li>School of Biological and Chemical Sciences</li>
<li>School of Computer Science</li>
<li>School of Engineering</li>
<li>School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences</li>
<li>School of Natural Sciences</li></ul></li></ul>
Since 2015 the <a href="/facts/Shannon_College_of_Hotel_Management/5YlWSNYR">Shannon College of Hotel Management</a> has been fully incorporated into the university — becoming part of the College of Business, Public Policy & Law at Galway — formally marked by the then <a href="/facts/Minister_for_Education_(Ireland)/h2YPlKFL">Minister for Education and Skills</a> <a href="/facts/Jan_O%2527Sullivan/XVfC3AtH">Jan O'Sullivan</a> at an event held in Shannon College on 9 November 2015. All staff of Shannon College of Hotel Management became staff of the university and all students of Shannon College of Hotel Management became students of the university.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36">36</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37">37</a>

<h2 id="research">Research</h2>

Main article: List of Research Institutes, Centres and Units of the University of Galway
There are five designated Research Institutes and a number of Research Centres and Units at the University of Galway. Designated Research Institutes at the university are characterised by significant interdisciplinary (generally cross-College) and high-quality research activity, including extensive collaboration nationally and internationally.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38">38</a>
Examples of mould-breaking research include sugar coating devices<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39">39</a> and how spider bites can lead to hospitalisation.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40">40</a>

<h2 id="foundation">Foundation</h2>
Galway University Foundation (GUF) was established in 1998 with the intention of generating financial support for the university from private individuals and institutions. It nurtures relationships with donors for whom the university's approach to education appeals. The Foundation has many 'Priority Projects' in development.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41">41</a>

The main library building of the University of Galway is named the <a href="/facts/James_Hardiman_Library/NXq2rhv8">James Hardiman Library</a> after the library's first librarian, <a href="/facts/James_Hardiman/LUf4tGlW">James Hardiman</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42">42</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43">43</a>

<h2 id="student-life">Student life</h2>
<h3>Societies</h3>
University of Galway has about 150 active <a href="/facts/Student_society/VKoDBqJR">student societies</a>, ranging from the academic to artistic and performing, lifestyle and wellbeing, religious and political, social action and volunteering, social and cultural, and special interest.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44">44</a>
The oldest society on the campus is the <a href="/facts/Literary_and_Debating_Society_(NUI_Galway)/eLTEE36v">Literary and Debating Society</a>, founded in 1846.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45">45</a> The university's drama society, Dramsoc, was founded in 1914 after the earliest recorded student production in 1904 demonstrated the need for a student-run drama society.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46">46</a> Cumann Staire is one of Europe's oldest <a href="/facts/History/bSKgXaCA">history</a> societies, and is a member of Comhaltas na gCumann Staire and the <a href="/facts/International_Students_of_History_Association/D0ecXJ0V">International Students of History Association</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47">47</a> The university's <a href="/facts/Fianna_F%25C3%25A1il/xte7pcVX">Fianna Fáil</a> branch, Cumann de Barra, was founded in 1954, making it the oldest university political party branch in Ireland.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48">48</a> <a href="/facts/Fine_Gael/kBBAYeAx">Fine Gael</a>'s youth wing was founded in the university in 1973 during the <a href="/facts/Liam_Cosgrave/nGTY7Sff">Liam Cosgrave</a>-led Fine Gael/Labour Coalition government, with <a href="/facts/Enda_Kenny/RxuQ5AbQ">Enda Kenny</a> and <a href="/facts/Madeleine_Taylor-Quinn/PagkmsKj">Madeleine Taylor-Quinn</a> among those behind its establishment there.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49">49</a> <a href="/facts/Official_Sinn_F%25C3%25A9in/jkhD5Jsb">Official Sinn Féin</a> were also influential in campus politics in the 1970s, and Students Union Presidents <a href="/facts/Eamon_Gilmore/GpIqSlpm">Eamon Gilmore</a> and Johnny Curran were party members.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50">50</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51">51</a> CompSoc (the university's computer society) is the oldest of its kind in the country, established in 1977.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52">52</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53">53</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54">54</a>
Most of Ireland's main political parties have active societies at the university including <a href="/facts/Fianna_F%25C3%25A1il/xte7pcVX">Fianna Fáil</a>, <a href="/facts/Fine_Gael/kBBAYeAx">Fine Gael</a>, <a href="/facts/Green_Party_(Ireland)/rreJeou5">Green</a>, <a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Ireland)/IjaeEHNU">Labour</a>, <a href="/facts/People_Before_Profit/LxFxaJRQ">People Before Profit</a>, <a href="/facts/Sinn_F%25C3%25A9in/u8zAndFX">Sinn Féin</a> and the <a href="/facts/Social_Democrats_(Ireland)/0jIQ9317">Social Democrats</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55">55</a>
<a href="/facts/Flirt_FM/qclreLrk">Flirt FM</a> is a community radio station located on campus, spearheaded by the Radio Society. <a href="/facts/Sin_Newspaper/BB8rlKXC">Sin Newspaper</a> is the student-run news outlet of the university. 
GUMS, the university musical society, hosts annual musicals in the Dubhlann/Black Box Theatre.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56">56</a>
In 2014, the Christian and LGBT societies were involved in a showdown over <a href="/facts/Same-sex_marriage/J2dpSgaV">same-sex marriage</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57">57</a> The incident was provoked by the auditor of the Christian Society, running for the position of Equality Officer in that year's student union election.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58">58</a> Earlier, in the late part of 2013, the university suspended the Legion of Mary Society after it failed to satisfactorily explain its connection to posters containing information on a Christian support group for homosexual persons.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59">59</a>
<a href="/facts/Cumann_Gaelach/73SjEeeG">An Cumann Gaelach</a> and An Cumann Drámaíochta are the university's main <a href="/facts/Irish_language/Kw97s2l4">Irish language</a> societies, following the demise of the Cumann Craic. One of the main events of the Cumann Gaelach is the yearly celebration of <a href="/facts/Seachtain_na_Gaeilge/V5dNWDN6">Seachtain na Gaeilge</a>. The society was awarded the Best New Entry Award at the Glór na nGael awards in 2011.

<h3>Clubs</h3>
University of Galway has more than 40 sports clubs based on campus, ranging from indoor sports (such as <a href="/facts/Archery/VjHPRszQ">archery</a>, <a href="/facts/Badminton/abkzqM3h">badminton</a>, <a href="/facts/Fencing/9h2HHTvy">fencing</a>, <a href="/facts/Olympic_weightlifting/4EXVWqQX">weightlifting</a>, <a href="/facts/Table_tennis/4dGt6tqM">table tennis</a>, and <a href="/facts/Squash_(sport)/hSvWwlFu">squash</a>), to water sports (such as <a href="/facts/Rowing_(sport)/vN9AnU2G">rowing</a>, <a href="/facts/Kayaking/L6vjN0Lp">kayaking</a>, <a href="/facts/Sailing_(sport)/D7NlV9rB">sailing</a>, <a href="/facts/Windsurfing/Sgcm69KW">windsurfing</a>, and <a href="/facts/Scuba_diving/BEvQImbN">scuba diving</a>), as well as <a href="/facts/Martial_arts/IhdD9nVI">martial arts</a> (such as <a href="/facts/Judo/9ahgSftI">judo</a>, <a href="/facts/Karate/WEDm95Tx">karate</a>, <a href="/facts/Aikido/c9Y8JDM7">aikido</a>, <a href="/facts/Muay_Thai/YuNEDwwg">Muay Thai</a>, <a href="/facts/Kendo/KrL4z0BU">kendo</a>, and <a href="/facts/Taekwondo/3Fwxdaxf">taekwondo</a>), plus <a href="/facts/List_of_equestrian_sports/KrrBTQc1">equestrian</a>, <a href="/facts/Triathlon/wnUJoUVB">triathlon</a>, athletics, and snow sports.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60">60</a>
The university also competes in the most popular Irish field sports of <a href="/facts/Association_football/yttjeD0D">association football</a>, <a href="/facts/Gaelic_football/gWt04Y39">Gaelic football</a>, <a href="/facts/Hurling/bcw8et4G">hurling</a>, and <a href="/facts/Rugby_union/AJSbnB89">rugby union</a>, as well as <a href="/facts/Cricket/tjuTASkU">cricket</a>, <a href="/facts/Field_hockey/FjV4r6FH">hockey</a>, and <a href="/facts/Lacrosse/Un6Tbhs8">lacrosse</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61">61</a>
<a href="/facts/NUI_Galway_GAA/agGmMRDI">NUI Galway GAA</a> compete in the <a href="/facts/Sigerson_Cup/etmE6Mae">Sigerson Cup</a> (Gaelic football) and the <a href="/facts/Fitzgibbon_Cup/XQWDvpGA">Fitzgibbon Cup</a> (hurling). They are the second most prolific winners of the Sigerson Cup.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62">62</a>
<a href="/facts/NUI_Galway_RFC/XSBuSlaL">NUI Galway RFC</a> compete in the <a href="/facts/Connacht_Senior_Cup_(rugby_union)/xUfaddIK">Connacht Senior Cup</a>, and are the competition's most successful side with 34 wins.
University of Galway FC compete in the <a href="/facts/Galway_%2526_District_League/gDpRVT8Q">Galway & District League</a>, the CUFL (Colleges and Universities Football League), Collingwood Cup and Harding Cup (Freshers).
The campus is home to a wide range of sport facilities. Facilities include Dangan Sportsground, where the university's GAA teams compete, and the Kingfisher, where <a href="/facts/Moycullen_Basketball_Club/jCUQ3dHI">Moycullen Basketball Club</a> play their games.

<h3>Connacht Rugby</h3>
In 2013, the university announced it would sponsor <a href="/facts/Connacht_Rugby/dkHRscpY">Connacht Rugby</a>, the nearby professional Pro12 (now <a href="/facts/United_Rugby_Championship/ojfxqKd9">URC</a>) rugby union team, for the following three years and would put in place a "High Performance Education Partnership" that would give players from the <a href="/facts/Connacht_Rugby_Academy/dkHRscpY">Connacht Rugby Academy</a> and age-grade teams the chance to educated there. At the time of the announcement 17 members of Connacht's squad were either attending the university as students or were graduates.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63">63</a>
Within a few years of the start of the university's sponsorship of the Connacht Rugby Academy, the team had won, what was then the <a href="/facts/2015%25E2%2580%259316_Pro12/XsAXeBCI">2015–16 Pro12</a> title, for the first time by defeating <a href="/facts/Leinster_Rugby/v4CqPqvG">Leinster</a> in the <a href="/facts/2016_Pro12_Grand_Final/Y5txEbu2">2016 Pro12 Grand Final</a>. Seven players from the Connacht Rugby Academy played 55 times for their team during that campaign, with others in that squad also graduates of the Connacht Rugby Academy.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64">64</a>
The deal was renewed in 2017, covering the period until 2019.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65">65</a>

<h3>Students' Union</h3>
Main article: <a href="/facts/University_of_Galway_Students%2527_Union/YQvQ7qEq">University of Galway Students' Union</a>
The Students' Union's primary role is to provide a recognised representative channel between undergraduates and the university and college authorities.
In February 2009, the university announced the Students' Union-run <a href="/facts/Rag_(student_society)/fDGFQeKD">RAG Week</a> would "no longer form part of the university calendar". The President of the Students' Union expressed the belief that the decision was unjustified, citing the more than €20,000 raised for charities that year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66">66</a> RAG Week continued unofficially until 2024, when the fundraising event returned with support from the Students' Union.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67">67</a>

<h3>International</h3>
International students make up over 12 percent of the student population at the University of Galway.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68">68</a>

<h2 id="people">People</h2>
Main article: <a href="/facts/List_of_University_of_Galway_people/Anq5WsUS">List of University of Galway people</a>
<h3>Presidents</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Name of President</th><th>Years</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Joseph_W._Kirwan/Kduj3qg3">Joseph W. Kirwan</a></td><td>1845–1849</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Edward_Berwick/x6z8etJM">Edward Berwick</a></td><td>1849–1877</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Thomas_William_Moffett/y5SmPDP8">Thomas William Moffett</a></td><td>1877–1897</td></tr><tr><td>W.J.M. Starkie</td><td>1897–1899</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Alexander_Anderson_(physicist)/q7Nv783J">Alexander Anderson</a></td><td>1899–1934</td></tr><tr><td>John Hynes</td><td>1934–1945</td></tr><tr><td>Monsignor Pádraig de Brún</td><td>1945–1959</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Martin_J._Newell/q0Tc5rYs">Martin J. Newell</a></td><td>1960–1975</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Colm_%25C3%2593_hEocha/f20Syfac">Colm Ó hEocha</a></td><td>1975–1996</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Patrick_F._Fottrell/E1u6DN0x">Patrick F. Fottrell</a></td><td>1996–2000</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Iogn%25C3%25A1id_G._%25C3%2593_Muircheartaigh/1b9dJK4I">Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh</a></td><td>2000–2008</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/James_J._Browne/SkB9Tz29">James J. Browne</a></td><td>2008–2018</td></tr><tr><td>Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh</td><td>2018–2024</td></tr><tr><td>Peter McHugh</td><td>2024 to present</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Notable alumni</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Keith_Barry/J2rvjgj9">Keith Barry</a>, performing artist</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Fiona_Everard/vJ7glTnr">Fiona Everard</a>, national champion runner<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69">69</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Ethna_Gaffney/ngDXq4Bf">Ethna Gaffney</a>, first female professor at the <a href="/facts/Royal_College_of_Surgeons_in_Ireland/9EVejrLJ">Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70">70</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Michael_D._Higgins/sWf4K1Kj">Michael D. Higgins</a>, 9th <a href="/facts/President_of_Ireland/y3Bd9wm8">President of Ireland</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Enda_Kenny/RxuQ5AbQ">Enda Kenny</a>, former <a href="/facts/Taoiseach/UQjrpjCn">Taoiseach</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Aifric_Keogh/hE0Wk2fW">Aifric Keogh</a> and <a href="/facts/Fiona_Murtagh_(rower)/tjWTIBwC">Fiona Murtagh</a> Olympic bronze medalists Tokyo 2020</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mark_Heslin/JM3IhjfU">Mark Heslin</a>, judge of the <a href="/facts/High_Court_of_Ireland/Ba3DRU0T">High Court</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/M%25C3%25A1ire_Whelan/xrT7mSSW">Máire Whelan</a>, former <a href="/facts/Attorney_General_of_Ireland/MFgg4zcU">Attorney General</a> and current judge of the <a href="/facts/Court_of_Appeal_of_Ireland/wEnRWpoT">Court of Appeal</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Breand%25C3%25A1n_%25C3%2593_hEithir/XPGNY7Ah">Breandán Ó hEithir</a>, writer and author</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Pat_McGrath_(journalist)/CBvjIzGX">Pat McGrath</a>, news correspondent</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Wilfrid_Napier/DP8sed4o">Wilfrid Napier</a> O.F.M., Cardinal, Archbishop of Durban</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Conor_Pope/ng3Dr7HV">Conor Pope</a>, journalist</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Gr%25C3%25A1inne_Seoige/hAGC4PXC">Gráinne Seoige</a>, former news anchor and TV presenter on RTÉ, Virgin, TG4 and Sky</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Martin_Sheen/m9VbywGS">Martin Sheen</a>, actor</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Nicola_Coughlan/yRRuQ6MV">Nicola Coughlan</a>, actor<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71">71</a></li></ul>
<h3>Notable faculty</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Emily_Anderson/rdSHmytV">Emily Anderson</a> - first professor of German<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72">72</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Nicholas_Canny/4sfK6vdH">Nicholas Canny</a> - historian</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Colm_McDonald/mDfCPUou">Colm McDonald</a> - professor of psychiatry</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Michael_D._Higgins/sWf4K1Kj">Michael D. Higgins</a> - sociologist, 9th <a href="/facts/President_of_Ireland/y3Bd9wm8">President of Ireland</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/William_King_(geologist)/J6aEeXVL">William King</a> - geologist<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73">73</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Alice_Perry/DvxlLNNs">Alice Perry</a> - engineer</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Gerard_Quinn/4G88Hrsh">Gerard Quinn</a> - jurist, specialist in international and comparative disability law and policy<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74">74</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Niamh_Reilly/K7UlI2Pj">Niamh Reilly</a> - sociologist and political scientist</li>
<li><a href="/facts/George_Johnstone_Stoney/47cKK7oW">George Johnstone Stoney</a> - physicist<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75">75</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="in-literature-and-other-media">In literature and other media</h2>
University of Galway is the setting for, and is referred to in, numerous works of fiction.
<a href="/facts/Breand%25C3%25A1n_%25C3%2593_hEithir/XPGNY7Ah">Breandán Ó hEithir</a>'s novel <a href="/facts/Lig_Sinn_i_gCath%25C3%25BA/TlDzyTsK">Lig Sinn i gCathú</a>, set in a thinly disguised Galway and telling the story of student life over four days in April 1949, has featured on the secondary school <a href="/facts/Leaving_Certificate_(Ireland)/v4EBATC5">Leaving Certificate</a> syllabus.
Tom Curtin's novel Melting Pot: An Irish Odyssey tells the story of three lads from University College Galway who leave Ireland for New York in 1969.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76">76</a>
The university has also faced the legal consequences of gender inequality after a number of female lecturers starting proceedings against the university as gender as a grounds of discrimination is prohibited by Irish law.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77">77</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78">78</a>

<h2 id="art">Art</h2>
The University of Galway houses an extensive collection of artworks, featuring a wide range of works and collections since 1845.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79">79</a>

<h2 id="rankings-and-reputation">Rankings and reputation</h2>

University of Galway has been awarded the <a href="/facts/Quacquarelli_Symonds/fxetu5qP">full five QS stars</a> for excellence,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80">80</a> and is ranked among the top 1 per cent of universities according to the 2018 <a href="/facts/QS_World_University_Rankings/FC162Qmf">QS World University Rankings</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81">81</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82">82</a> These rankings marked the sixth consecutive year that the university's ranking improved by these standards.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83">83</a>
In 2016 and 2017, the university was ranked ahead of <a href="/facts/University_College_Dublin/RN0ffSeS">University College Dublin</a> (UCD) and <a href="/facts/Queen%2527s_University_Belfast/pCAj2RfC">Queen's University Belfast</a> (QUB) in the <a href="/facts/Academic_Ranking_of_World_Universities/Bko6kc5H">Academic Ranking of World Universities</a> (ARWU), placing it second among Irish universities — behind only <a href="/facts/Trinity_College_Dublin/uoLh9Nsn">Trinity College Dublin</a> (TCD).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84">84</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85">85</a> Likewise, in the <a href="/facts/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings/Fg5wftPL">Times Higher Education World University Rankings</a>, Galway was ranked ahead of UCD and behind only TCD.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86">86</a>
<a href="/facts/The_Sunday_Times/15om0zLf">The Sunday Times</a> University Guide has named the university as its "University of the Year" on three occasions. It won the Times's inaugural title in 2002–2003. A second title followed in 2009–2010.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87">87</a> Galway won its third title in 2018.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88">88</a>

<table><tbody><tr><th colspan="6"><a href="/facts/QS_World_University_Rankings/FC162Qmf">QS World University Rankings</a></th></tr><tr><th>Overall Ranking</th><th>Arts & Humanities</th><th>Natural Sciences</th><th>Engineering & IT</th><th>Social Sciences</th><th>Life Sciences</th></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2005</th></tr><tr><td>437</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2006</th></tr><tr><td>437</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2007</th></tr><tr><td>484</td><td>312</td><td>389</td><td>427</td><td>323</td><td>386</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2008</th></tr><tr><td>368</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>260</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2009</th></tr><tr><td>243</td><td>272</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>250</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2010</th></tr><tr><td>232</td><td>274</td><td>301-350</td><td>301-350</td><td>351-400</td><td>301-350</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2011</th></tr><tr><td>298</td><td>389</td><td>379</td><td>367</td><td>—</td><td>357</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2012</th></tr><tr><td>287</td><td>345</td><td>388</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>335</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2013</th></tr><tr><td>284</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2014</th></tr><tr><td>280</td><td>344</td><td>352</td><td>298</td><td>326</td><td>258</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2015</th></tr><tr><td>271</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2016</th></tr><tr><td>249</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th colspan="6">2017</th></tr><tr><td>243</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Education_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland/kSXDhQbl">Education in the Republic of Ireland</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_universities_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland/zEDP9Uoj">List of universities in the Republic of Ireland</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

Wikimedia Commons has media related to National University of Ireland, Galway.

<ul><li><a href="http://www.nuigalway.ie">Official website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:2">Hermans, Jos M. M.; Nelissen, Marc (2005). Charters of Foundation and Early Documents of the Universities of the Coimbra Group. Leuven University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-90-5867-474-6. <a href="978-90-5867-474-6" target="_blank">978-90-5867-474-6</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:5">University Education (Ireland) Act 1979 <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:9">University College Galway Act 1929 (No. 35 of 1929). Enacted on 17 December 1929. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book. <a href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1929/act/35/enacted/en/html" target="_blank">http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1929/act/35/enacted/en/html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">Kenny, Tom (5 April 2018). "Saint Anthony's College, Galway". Galway Advertiser. <a href="https://www.advertiser.ie/Galway/article/99744/saint-anthonys-college" target="_blank">https://www.advertiser.ie/Galway/article/99744/saint-anthonys-college</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:32">National University of Ireland, Galway (Change of Name of University) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 62 of 2024). Signed on 23 February 2024 by Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book. <a href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2024/si/62/made/en/html" target="_blank">http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2024/si/62/made/en/html</a> <a href="#fnref:32" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:55">"NUIG Societies". Retrieved 10 November 2018."University Societies Coordination Group (USCG)". Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. <a href="https://socs.nuigalway.ie/societies.php" target="_blank">https://socs.nuigalway.ie/societies.php</a> <a href="#fnref:55" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:56">"Musical Society (GUMS)". Retrieved 10 November 2018. <a href="https://socs.nuigalway.ie/societies.php?id=MTE5" target="_blank">https://socs.nuigalway.ie/societies.php?id=MTE5</a> <a href="#fnref:56" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:57">"Rival protests over gay marriage at NUI Galway". RTÉ News. 12 March 2014. <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0312/601866-rival-protests-over-gay-marriage-at-nui-galway/" target="_blank">https://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0312/601866-rival-protests-over-gay-marriage-at-nui-galway/</a> <a href="#fnref:57" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:58">"Gardaí called to NUI Galway as students confront Christian activists". 12 March 2014. <a href="http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/video-gardai-called-to-nui-galway-as-students-confront-christian-activists-624910.html" target="_blank">http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/video-gardai-called-to-nui-galway-as-students-confront-christian-activists-624910.html</a> <a href="#fnref:58" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:59">"NUIG suspends Legion of Mary college society over leaflets". RTÉ News. 5 December 2013. <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1205/491018-nuig-legion-mary/" target="_blank">https://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1205/491018-nuig-legion-mary/</a> <a href="#fnref:59" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:60">"NUI Galway Clubs". Retrieved 12 October 2018. <a href="https://clubs.nuigalway.ie/clubs.php" target="_blank">https://clubs.nuigalway.ie/clubs.php</a> <a href="#fnref:60" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:61">"NUI Galway Clubs". Retrieved 12 October 2018. <a href="https://clubs.nuigalway.ie/clubs.php" target="_blank">https://clubs.nuigalway.ie/clubs.php</a> <a href="#fnref:61" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:62">"NUI Galway see off DIT to advance to first Sigerson Cup final since 2003". Irish Independent. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018. NUIG, the second most prolific winners of the Sigerson Cup, advanced to their first final since 2003 when they held off a DIT comeback in heavy rain at St Loman's GAA grounds in Mullingar. <a href="https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/nui-galway-see-off-dit-to-advance-to-first-sigerson-cup-final-since-2003-36605366.html" target="_blank">https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/nui-galway-see-off-dit-to-advance-to-first-sigerson-cup-final-since-2003-36605366.html</a> <a href="#fnref:62" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:63">MacKenzie, Linley (4 September 2013). "Connacht Rugby and NUI Galway combine in pursuit of excellence: Players to avail of education at college in addition to mentoring and development". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 September 2013. <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/connacht-rugby-and-nui-galway-combine-in-pursuit-of-excellence-1.1515150" target="_blank">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/connacht-rugby-and-nui-galway-combine-in-pursuit-of-excellence-1.1515150</a> <a href="#fnref:63" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:64">Fallon, John (Autumn 2016). "Sport: A new direction". Cois Coiribe. pp. 16–19. Developing partnerships with sports organisations, particularly at elite level, will be a key component of the strategy, with the success of Connacht Rugby in winning the Guinness Pro12 title in May - the province's first trophy in its 131 year history - a good example of what can be achieved. NUI Galway is the main sponsor of the Connacht Rugby Academy, which has helped develop players for the professional game over the last few years. Seven players from the academy last season - Sean O'Brien, Peter Robb, Conor McKeon, Conan O'Donnell, James Connolly, Shane Delahunt and Rory Parata - played 55 times for Connacht during that historic Pro12 campaign, while several other members of the squad were academy graduates. Many of the academy players also study at NUI Galway, while there are a number of areas where the University and Connacht Rugby exchange expertise. <a href="#fnref:64" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:65">Rooney, Declan (27 October 2017). "NUI Galway renew deal with province". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 October 2017. NUI Galway became Connacht's Academy and University partner in 2013, and since then 19 Connacht players have graduated, or are about to graduate, from NUI Galway including current senior squad members Denis Buckley, Eoin Griffin, Eoin McKeon, Andrew Browne, Dave Heffernan, Jack Carty, Darragh Leader, Eoghan Masterson, Seán O'Brien and Conor McKeon. <a href="https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/connacht-rugby/nui-galway-renew-deal-with-province-36265387.html" target="_blank">https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/connacht-rugby/nui-galway-renew-deal-with-province-36265387.html</a> <a href="#fnref:65" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:66">Siggins, Lorna (26 February 2009). "NUIG withdraws its support for rag week because of 'unruly behaviour'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2009. <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0226/1224241834542.html" target="_blank">http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0226/1224241834542.html</a> <a href="#fnref:66" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:67">Malone, Michael (18 January 2024). "University of Galway SU launches RAG Week as charity week returns to its roots". Galway Daily. Retrieved 10 February 2024. <a href="https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/university-of-galway-su-launches-rag-week-as-charity-week-returns-to-its-roots/" target="_blank">https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/university-of-galway-su-launches-rag-week-as-charity-week-returns-to-its-roots/</a> <a href="#fnref:67" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:68">"International students". Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110630221318/http://www.nuigalway.ie/student-life/international-students/why-nuigalway.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110630221318/http://www.nuigalway.ie/student-life/international-students/why-nuigalway.html</a> <a href="#fnref:68" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:69">"The Startling running progress of Fiona Everard". Irish Times. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023. <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2023/11/20/the-startling-running-progress-of-fiona-everard/" target="_blank">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2023/11/20/the-startling-running-progress-of-fiona-everard/</a> <a href="#fnref:69" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:71">"Derry Girls' Nicola Coughlan on life in NUI Galway, acting, and the impact of the hit comedy show". 2 April 2019. <a href="https://sin.ie/2019/04/02/derry-girls-nicola-coughlan-on-life-in-nui-galway-acting-and-the-impact-of-the-hit-comedy-show/" target="_blank">https://sin.ie/2019/04/02/derry-girls-nicola-coughlan-on-life-in-nui-galway-acting-and-the-impact-of-the-hit-comedy-show/</a> <a href="#fnref:71" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:72">"Ceremony to Mark Naming of Emily Anderson Concert Hall at NUI Galway". NUI Galway News. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017. <a href="https://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2017/february2017/ceremony-to-mark-naming-of-emily-anderson-concert-hall-at-nui-galway.html" target="_blank">https://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2017/february2017/ceremony-to-mark-naming-of-emily-anderson-concert-hall-at-nui-galway.html</a> <a href="#fnref:72" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:73">"William King". History of NUI Galway, the Science Faculty and associated scientists. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120716223105/http://www.nuigalway.ie/science/king.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120716223105/http://www.nuigalway.ie/science/king.html</a> <a href="#fnref:73" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:74">"Prof. Gerard Quinn". Department of the Taoiseach. 3 March 2015. <a href="http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/News/Government_Press_Releases/Appointments_to_the_Court_of_Appeal.html" target="_blank">http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/News/Government_Press_Releases/Appointments_to_the_Court_of_Appeal.html</a> <a href="#fnref:74" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:76">"Melting Pot: An Irish Odyssey". Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171024160738/http://www.londubh.ie/?p=2650" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20171024160738/http://www.londubh.ie/?p=2650</a> <a href="#fnref:76" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:77">"Discrimination action involving female NUIG lecturers resolved". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020. <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/discrimination-action-involving-female-nuig-lecturers-resolved-1.3576043" target="_blank">https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/discrimination-action-involving-female-nuig-lecturers-resolved-1.3576043</a> <a href="#fnref:77" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:78">Employment Equality Act 1998, section 6 <a href="#fnref:78" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:79">"Art Collection". University of Galway. Retrieved 20 February 2025. <a href="https://www.universityofgalway.ie/arts_office/art-collection/" target="_blank">https://www.universityofgalway.ie/arts_office/art-collection/</a> <a href="#fnref:79" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:80">"More than 100 Universities Rated by QS Stars". QS World University Rankings. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Other recent additions include ... NUI Galway ... awarded five stars overall ... received maximum five-star ratings in several key areas, including graduate employability, teaching, facilities and innovation. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151104164318/https://www.topuniversities.com/qs-stars/qs-stars/more-100-universities-rated-qs-stars" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20151104164318/https://www.topuniversities.com/qs-stars/qs-stars/more-100-universities-rated-qs-stars</a> <a href="#fnref:80" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:81">"University news". Cois Coiribe. Autumn 2017. p. 8. ... with an estimated 26,000 universities worldwide, this positions our University in the top 1% globally, according to QS. <a href="#fnref:81" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:82">"About NUI Galway". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170628001635/http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170628001635/http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/</a> <a href="#fnref:82" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:83">"University news". Cois Coiribe. Autumn 2017. p. 8. ... with an estimated 26,000 universities worldwide, this positions our University in the top 1% globally, according to QS. <a href="#fnref:83" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:84">"Academic Ranking of World Universities 2016". Academic Ranking of World Universities. 2016. <a href="http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2016.html" target="_blank">http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2016.html</a> <a href="#fnref:84" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:85">"Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017". Academic Ranking of World Universities. 2017. <a href="http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2017.html" target="_blank">http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2017.html</a> <a href="#fnref:85" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:86">"World University Rankings 2018: Ireland". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 2018. <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/locations/IE/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats" target="_blank">https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/locations/IE/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats</a> <a href="#fnref:86" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:87">"NUI Galway is Sunday Times University of the Year for second time". <a href="http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/university-of-the-year.html" target="_blank">http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/university-of-the-year.html</a> <a href="#fnref:87" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:88">"NUI Galway secures Sunday Times University of the Year". Cois Coiribe. Autumn 2017. p. 8. NUI Galway has been named 'University of the Year 2018' in the Sunday Times University Guide, securing the prestigious accolade for a third time, having won the inaugural title in 2002 and again in 2009... having the best job prospects of any other Irish university were among the reasons for the award. <a href="#fnref:88" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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