NUI GalwayThe Essential GuideUniversity Facts and Figures 2015-16

Our Vision

Students and Staff

Our Colleges

Inspirational Research

The Student Experience

Developing our Campus

Recognised for Excellence

The Arts

Sport

Commercialising ourresearch/An Ghaeilge

Alumni

Our missionLearning and Leadership for Life and Work

Léann agus Ceannaireacht don Saol agusdon Saothar

Established in 1845, the NationalUniversity of Ireland Galway has adistinguished reputation for teachingand research excellence.

Our VisionWe are committed to:

l A holistic educational and culturalexperience for a diverse student body.

l Innovation, excellence and leadershipin selected and distinctiveprogrammes of teaching, research andscholarship.

l Reflecting the University’s strengths,national priorities, and the strengthsand needs of our region.

l Recognising our particularcommitment to Gaeltacht regionsand the Irish language community.

l Building effective strategicpartnerships with relevant regional,national and internationalstakeholders and organisations.

Undergraduate 12,323 Postgraduate Taught 2,419 Postgraduate Research 1,218 Exchange/Visiting students 1,326 Other students 256 Total 17,542

StudentsIn 2014-15 there were17,542 students atNUI Galway.

Of these, 2,758 wereinternational studentsfrom 110 countries aroundthe world.

Academic Staff 1,041 Research Staff 539 Administrative/Support Staff 926 Total 2,506

StaffNUI Galway is one of the top employers inGalway, with 2,506 staff members.

College 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

College of Engineering and Informatics School of Engineering and Informatics

College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences School of Health Sciences School of Medicine School of Nursing and Midwifery

College of Science School of Chemistry School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Applied Mathematics School of Natural Sciences School of Physics

NUI Galway has fiveColleges, 16 Schoolsand over 60academic disciplines.

NUI Galway holds Ireland’s first UNESCO Chair, which issupported by the Child andFamily Research Centre.

The Insight Centre for DataAnalytics positions Ireland atthe heart of global data analyticsresearch.

Ireland’s only facility formanufacturing adult stem cells forhuman trials is at NUI Galway.

InspirationalResearch

The Ryan Institute is Ireland’s largestEnvironmental, Marine and EnergyResearch group.

Centre for Human Rights arerecognised among the world’s leadingexperts in human rights law.

Our Centre for Health PromotionResearch, the only one of its kind inIreland, has World HealthOrganisation (WHO) status for its role in health promotion educationand research.

The digitised Abbey TheatreArchive, the world’s largest digitaltheatre archive, is in development.

Galway is one of five global hubs in a medtech market, worth €95billion annually in the EU.

CÚRAM, the Centre for Researchin Medical Devices, is a nationalresearch centre based at NUI Galway advancing R&D in the medical device sector.

NUI Galway's Institute forLifecourse and Society bringstogether the fields of children,youth, older people anddisability into one domain ofresearch, teaching and policy.

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ResearchResearch at NUI Galway is concentrated aroundfive major research themes.

Pioneering research institutes and centres havebeen developed to establish a national andinternational reputation in these areas.

Priority Research Areas Applied Social Sciences and Public Policy Biomedical Science and Engineering Environment, Marine and Energy Humanities in Context Informatics, Data Analytics, Physical and Computational Sciences

Major Research Institutes and Centres Applied Optics Group CÚRAM, the Centre for Research in Medical Device Health Promotion Research Centre (HPRC) Irish Centre for Human Rights Insight Centre for Data Analytics Institute for Lifecourse and Society - Centre for Disability Law and Policy - Child and Family Research Centre - Irish Centre for Social Gerontology Irish Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Research Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES) - Apoptosis Research Centre (ARC) - Centre for Chromosome Biology (CCB) - Irish Centre for High-End Computing - Prostate Cancer Institute - Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) Ryan Institute for Environmental, Marine and Energy Research Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change

l NUI Galway offers almost 60undergraduate degrees, over 400postgraduate programmes and a widerange of parttime diplomas and degrees.

l 214 students completed PhDs andgraduated with doctorates fromNUI Galway in 2014-15.

l Over 15% of our undergraduate studentbody are non-traditional students,including mature students,

socio-economically disadvantagedstudents, students with a disability,members of the travelling communityand ethnic minorities.

l The James Hardiman Library housesover 450,000 printed books, 350,000 e-books and more than 30,000 full textelectronic journals across a wide rangeof subjects, as well as an impressiveliterary and theatrical archive.

Teaching and Learning

The Student ExperienceA distinguished University, NUI Galwayoffers a distinctive student experience.l The University offers scholarships to

first year students including; ExcellenceScholarships; Creative ArtsPerformance Points; SportsPerformance Points; and Elite SportsScholarships.

l NUI Galway’s student completion rateis higher than any other university inIreland, at 86%.

l NUI Galway is one of Ireland’s topuniversities for graduate employabilitywith 95% of our graduates employed orin further study within six months ofgraduating.

l The University is leading the way instudent volunteering and civicengagement.

l More than 70% of our undergraduatedegrees now enable students to puttheir learning into practice in acommunity setting.

Developing our Campus

€400mNUI Galway is in the final stages of a €400 million capital investmentprogramme, the single largest capital development plan everundertaken by the University. This investment has transformed the105 hectare riverside campus. Students and staff now have access tothe very best facilities for teaching and research

Pictured is the Biomedical Sciences Building.

Campus Developments in recent years include:l The J.E. Cairnes Business School, opened in 2005l The School of Nursing, Áras Moyola, opened in 2006l The Marine Science research building, opened in 2007l A state-of-the-art Sports Centre, opened in 2008l The Student Cultural Centre, was refurbished in 2009l The Nursing Library, opened in 2009l A Memorial Garden, opened in 2009l A Park and Ride facility, opened in 2009l The student canteen, An Bialann, was refurbished in 2010l The Engineering Building, opened in July 2011l The O’Shaughnessy Bridge, joining the campus to the city,

opened in July 2012l The Biomedical Sciences Building, opened in 2014l The Hardiman Research Building, opened in 2014l The Psychology Building, opened in 2014l The Institute of Lifecourse and Society building,

opened in 2014l The Clinical and Translational Research Facility,

opened in 2015

Campus Developments opening soon include:l A Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performancel A Human Biology Building

IncomeThe University has an annual recurrent income of €215 million and a capital spend of circa €40 million.

Student Fees €106m State Grant €42m Research Income €52m Other income €15m Total Income €215m 2014-15 figures

• NUI Galway is ranked in the top 2% of universities inthe world for the quality of its research and teaching.

• NUI Galway was the only Irish university to increaseits position in both the QS World University Rankingsand Times Higher Education Rankings in 2014.

• NUI Galway has again increased its position in the QSWorld University Rankings 2015, NUI Galway is oneof just two Irish universities to improve their standingin this year's league table.

The Arts at NUI GalwayNUI Galway has an excellent reputation forsupporting and developing the arts.The University is home to a unique campus-basedactive arts environment.

l NUI Galway has its own art collection of almost 500pieces representing Irish painting and sculpture.

l The University hosts a variety of exhibitions on campusannually by fledgling and established artists.

l Múscailt, the Spring Arts Festival, includes new andoriginal art, music, performance, song, dance andspectacle.

l A new Centre for Drama and Theatre is due to open laterthis year, this centre will be the new home for our studentdrama productions, and a range of productions by touringtheatre and dance companies.

l NUI Galway has an extensive literary and theatre archivecollection including the archive of playwright, ThomasKilroy, the archive of director, writer and actor, JohnHuston, the Druid Theatre Company archive, the AbbeyTheatre Archive and more.

l The University has a number of strategic partnerships withArts organisations including the Abbey Theatre, Ireland’sNational Theatre, Druid Theatre Company, AnTaibhdhearc: the Irish language National Theatre, and theGalway International Arts Festival.

SportWith 54 clubs, experienced coachesand the latest facilities, sport iscentral to life on campus.

l NUI Galway’s elite sportsprogramme for talented athletesincluding coaching from our elitesports officer, access to our elitesports gym, and a package ofsports supports.

l In 2014, NUI Galway announcedit will reward a limited number of athletes, applying forundergraduate courses, with 40 CAO Performance Points.

l A generous sports scholarshipsprogramme to help students withoutstanding potential to achievetheir goals, both in their sportingand academic careers.

NUI Galway boasts outstanding sporting andrecreational facilities. Our 6,500 sq metre SportsCentre includes facilities of an internationalstandard such as:

l 6-lane, 25 metre swimming pool with moveable floor,dedicated squash and racquetball courts. Nationalleague basketball arena and sports hall 100 piececardiovascular gym

l Dedicated elite training gyml Fitness studios for aerobic trainingl A competition style climbing walll Saunas and steam room

Outdoor sporting facilities include:

l An 8-lane synthetic international standard trackl Grass pitches for Gaelic games, soccer and rugbyl Astroturf pitches in developmentl Excellent water conditions for rowing, kayaking

and canoeing with plans in development forupgrade to water sports facilities

An Ghaeilge ar an gCampasl Is lárionad d'imeachtaí Gaeilge an champais é

Áras na Gaeilge agus áiseanna den scoth le fáilann.

l Cuireann Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh cláiruathúla Ghaeilge ar fáil san aistriúchán, sanateangaireacht, san oideachas, sa chumarsáidagus i léann agus i dteagasc na Gaeilge.

l Tá saineolas ar leith ag an Ollscoil i réimse napleanála teanga agus na soctheangeolaíochta.

l Tá campais sheachtracha againn sna pobailGhaeltachta ar an gCeathrú Rua, i gCarnaagus i nGaoth Dobhair.

l Tá 10% de mhic léinn na hOllscoile agdéanamh staidéir ar an nGaeilge nó trí mheánna Gaeilge.

Commercialisingour researchNUI Galway continued to excel indelivering commerical outcomes forresearch activities in 2014/15.l 30 start-up companies supported in the

Business Innovation Centrel 57 new collaborative research

agreements with industry partnersl 50 new inventions identifiedl 13 patents granted

Alumni There are 90,000 NUI Galway alumni inover 100 countries around the world. Manyof our graduates hold positions of seniorityin business, academia, politics, industry, thearts and the media.

The NUI Galway alumni communityincludes:l Garry Hynes, Founder and Director,

Druid Theatre Companyl Marie Mullen, Actressl Eamon Gilmore, former Tánaistel Michael D. Higgins, President of Irelandl Máire Whelan, Attorney Generall Seán O’Rourke, RTÉ Broadcasterl Harry McGee, Irish Times Journalistl Ciaran Fitzgerald, Irish and Lions

Captain, Former Manager of IrelandRugby Team

l Gráinne Seoige, RTÉ broadcaster

Eamon Gilmore

l Olive Loughnane, Olympic Athletel Paul Hession, Olympic Athletel Pádraig Ó Céidigh,

Founder of Aer Arannl Irial Finan, Vice-President Coca Colal Dr Ronan Lambe, Founder ICON plcl Declan Kelly, Former US Economic

Envoy, Business Entrepreneurl Michael Higgins,

Managing Director, CIBC, USAl Dr Brian Joyce,

Chairman, Clancourt Holdingsl Adrian Jones,

Managing Director, Goldman Sachsl Gabriel D’Arcy, CEO of Bord na Mónal Finian O’Sullivan, Bayfield Group and

Founder of Burren Energy Ltd.

Marie Mullen Marie WhelanSeán O’Rourke

Michael D. Higgins Declan Kelly Paul HessionOlive Loughnane

Garry Hynes

Ciaran Fitzgerald

NUI Galway,University Road, Galway, IrelandTelephone: +353 91 524 411

www.nuigalway.ie