The National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway; Irish: OÉ Gaillimh) is located in the city of Galway in Ireland. A third-level teaching and research institution, the University has been awarded the full five QS stars for excellence, and is ranked among the top 1 percent of universities according to the 2018 QS World University Rankings.
The University was founded in 1845 as “Queen’s College Galway”, and was more recently known as “University College Galway” (UCG) (Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh or COG).
NUI Galway is a member of the Coimbra Group, a network of 40 long-established European universities.
Colleges
The four Colleges of the University are:
- College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies
- College of Business, Public Policy and Law
- College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- College of Science and Engineering
Since January 2006, St. Angela’s College, Sligo has been a college of Galway; it was previously a recognised college of the National University of Ireland. As a result, those admitted to St. Angela’s College are registered as students at Galway.
Since 2015 the Shannon College of Hotel Management is fully incorporated into the University — becoming part of the College of Business, Public Policy & Law at Galway — formally marked by the then Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan at an event held in Shannon College on 9 November 2015. All staff of Shannon College of Hotel Management became staff of Galway and all students of Shannon College of Hotel Management became students at Galway.
There are several Research Institutes and Centres at NUI Galway including:
- National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES)
- Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC)
- Insight Centre for Data Analytics
- Ryan Institute – Marine, Energy & Environment
- CÚRAM
- Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change
- Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS)
- Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies
- Irish Centre for Human Rights (ICHR)
- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI)
Schools
Constituent schools found in the relevant colleges include:
| J.E. Cairnes School of Business & EconomicsSchool of ChemistrySchool of Computer ScienceSchool of EducationSchool of EngineeringSchool of English and Creative ArtsSchool of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies | School of Health SciencesSchool of History and PhilosophySchool of Languages, Literatures and CulturesSchool of LawSchool of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied MathematicsSchool of Medicine | School of Natural SciencesSchool of NursingSchool of PhysicsSchool of Political Science and SociologySchool of PsychologyShannon College of Hotel Management |