Scientists at CÚRAM have developed an approach to grow cerebral organoids with a longer lifespan by using a soft hydrogel and introducing blood-vessel-forming cells. This allows researchers to explore brain function and diseases in the lab https://www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/

Beannachtaí na Nollag oraibh ar fad. 🎅❤️✨ Wishing all our students and staff a very Merry Christmas, from all the team at University of Galway. 🙌❄️ #MerryChristmas #NollaigShona #UniversityofGalway

Táthar ag glacadh le hiarratais anois ar Scoláireachtaí PhD Hardiman 2026. 📝 Maireann na scoláireachtaí flaithiúla seo ar feadh ceithre bliana. Íoctar stipinn €25,000 sa bhliain leis an mac léinn agus bíonn na táillí clúdaithe. https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hardiman-scholarships/

We're delighted to announce the launch of the All-Ireland Peatlands Centre of Excellence to lead research and policy development on the restoration and conservation of bogland. The Centre has been established at the Ryan Institute to help address critical challenges linked to peatlands.

Táthar ag glacadh le hiarratais anois ar Scoláireachtaí PhD Hardiman 2026. 📝 Maireann na scoláireachtaí flaithiúla seo ar feadh ceithre bliana. Íoctar stipinn €25,000 sa bhliain leis an mac léinn agus bíonn na táillí clúdaithe. https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hardiman-scholarships/

Applications are now open for the 2026 Hardiman PhD Scholarship. 📝 These generous scholarships are funded for four years, with a stipend of €25,000 p.a. plus tuition fee covered. https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hardiman-scholarships/ #Hardiman #Scholarship #StudyinGalway #UniversityofGalway

Can you teach empathy to teenagers? Dr Charlotte Silke, PhD, Lead Researcher with UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, University of Galway, spoke to Moncrieff on Newstalk. https://www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/can-you-teach-empathy-to-teenage-ZGRlODg1MmEyOGI0NzYwMmViZWI4ODE4MTNjMGZlZjA

"Early promise does not always translate into real-world performance." John Ferguson, Senior Lecturer in Statistical Science at University of Galway, writes for @theconversation.com on the cancer blood test making waves—and what the numbers really show. theconversation.com/the-cancer-b...

University of Galway is pleased to announce John Canavan as the new UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre Chair in Children, Youth, & Civic Engagement. This role will advance research on empathy, youth participation, family support, alternative education, etc. as part of the 2025–2029 programme.

Táthar ag glacadh le hiarratais anois ar Scoláireachtaí PhD Hardiman 2026. 📝 Maireann na scoláireachtaí flaithiúla seo ar feadh ceithre bliana. Íoctar stipinn €25,000 sa bhliain leis an mac léinn agus bíonn na táillí clúdaithe. https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hardiman-scholarships/

Applications are now open for the 2026 Hardiman PhD Scholarship. 📝 These generous scholarships are funded for four years, with a stipend of €25,000 p.a. plus tuition fee covered. ›https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hardiman-scholarships/ #Hardiman #Scholarship #StudyinGalway #UniversityofGalway

We are joining with 15 third level education institutions in Ireland as part of the global campaign - 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The UNiTE 2025 campaign focuses on ending digital violence against women and girls. https://www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/

Academics Xinman Zhan (pictured right) and Padraic Mac Donnacha (pictured left) are representing the @ryaninstitute.bsky.social and University of Galway at COP30, currently underway in Belém, Brazil.

Congratulations to Prof. Roja Fazaeli who has been awarded funding as par of @researchireland.ie 's COALESCE funding strand.

Satellite-based Earth observation provides a unique and powerful tool in tracking climate adaptation, an international study involving University of Galway researchers has shown.
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After resignations at the top, the BBC faces a defining test: what does impartiality mean now? Tom Felle, Associate Professor of Journalism, writes for The Conversation https://theconversation.com/after-resignations-at-the-top-the-bbc-faces-a-defining-test-what-does-impartiality-mean-now-269575

Happening today at 1.15pm!

Last week, @uniofgalway.bsky.social marked our 50th anniversary with a symposium, 'Druid at 50: People, Place, Performance', organised by the Dept of Drama and Theatre Studies, and the opening of a Druid archive exhibition at @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social.

Congratulations to University of Galway academics, Professor Henry Curran and Professor @inesthiele.bsky.social who have been named on the annual @clarivate.com Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list @clarivateag.bsky.social #HighlyCited2025 #UniversityofGalway #AcademicResearch

Congratulations to our very own University of Galway zoologist, founder of the Venom Lab and creator of The Bug Doctor series, Dr Michel M. Dugon who has been named Galway Science Person of the Year!

We were delighted to welcome Kara Owen, British Ambassador to Ireland, to campus on Friday.

A special week at Áras an Uachtaráin ✨ Yesterday University of Galway President, Professor David Burn, paid a courtesy visit to meet with President Michael D. Higgins.

Congratulations to Ihor Skorobogatko on receiving the 2025 Hamilton Prize in Mathematics! 🔢 🙌He is one of nine outstanding students to receive this prestigious undergrad award, presented by the Royal Irish Academy and sponsored by Ibec.

Today we launched a new research partnership with multinational engineering company Trane Technologies 🤝 
This three-year collaboration is co-funded by I-Form, Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Trane Technologies 🌱🏭 https://ow.ly/cCJJ50Xfy3J

Researchers at the University of Galway have revealed the results of a world-first study into how bowel cancer shuts down the immune system, and how this can be reversed to improve treatment. 🧬 Read more 👉 https://jitc.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/jitc-2025-012491

New research by University of Galway University of Galway-J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics & University College Cork has revealed that male colleagues and managers know little about menopause in the workplace https://ow.ly/3Apy50Xe3bN

Congratulations to Professor Karena Yan on her appointment as Dean of the University of Galway - J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics. 🙌 We wish Professor Yan the best of luck! 🍀 @uniofgalwaycairnes.bsky.social

A new study led by Prf. Emer McGrath, Consultant Neurologist at UHG & Associate Prf. of Medicine at University of Galway, has found that women who go through menopause earlier may face a higher risk of developing dementia later in life. Read more. ➡️ https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13872877251372430

University of Galway is to host Ireland’s new supercomputer, following a collaboration agreement by Government of Ireland and the European Commission 🤝 
 Read more: https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/way-open-building-eurohpc-world-class-supercomputer-ireland-2025-10-13_en

Postdoc researcher, Arrigo Moro, writes for The Conversation UK about the wild honeybee's status—officially listed as endangered in the EU—and how we can no longer afford to leave them understudied and unprotected.🐝 https://ow.ly/GWls50XaqL9

A €2.1M DTIF grant has been awarded to a consortium led by Fortis Medical Devices, a University of Galway spin-out, to develop cueStim-Stroke; a wearable device tackling post-stroke gait impairments affecting 20M+ people globally. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Ejzx50X8YGh

We were honoured to welcome the Ukrainian Ambassador to Ireland, Gerasko Larysa to campus this week for a special screening of the award-winning documentary, Imagine War| 75 Days of Survival in Mariuopl by Ukranian journalism student, Vladyslav Piatin-Ponomarenko.

Join us this weekend at the Undergraduate Open Days @uniofgalway.bsky.social Find us in the 🟠 Zone and discover our part-time study options including #microcredentials 💻 Register at: universityofgalway.ie/opendays #TuesdayThoughts #OpenDay #UniversityOfGalway

We were delighted to welcome Minnesota Governor @governorwalz.mn.gov to campus yesterday, along with representatives from the University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and the wider region, for an event celebrating Minnesota’s Leadership and Innovation in Life Sciences.

Renowned sean-nós singer Orla Ní Fhinneadha has been appointed '25-'26 Sean-Nós Singer-in-Residence at University of Galway’s Centre for Irish Studies. Orla, from Baile na hAbhann, Co Galway, has many singing titles to her name, including coming third in the Corn Uí Riada at the Oireachtas in 2016.

Find out how to use the printers in the library - starting Mon 29th Sept for the next 3 weeks. No need to register ... Just drop in! 11:00-11:30am Mon & Wed #printing #photocopying #library

Spoke on RTÉ radio ‘News at one’ today on the UN Commission of Inquiry report on genocide in Gaza. @rteradio1.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social You can listen back here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

croi.ie/event/counte... @curamdevices.bsky.social @researchireland.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social

University of Galway is hosting the exhibition of the Press Photography Ireland Awards 2025, featuring some of the most powerful moments in the world of news, sport, politics, arts and everyday life.

Delighted to post our new animation from Chris Tierney @EarthboundFilm.co, explaining what we do and why we do it at CÚRAM @researchireland.ie Centre for Medical Devices @uniofgalway.bsky.social - now featured on our website at curamdevices.ie #medtech #innovation #ppi #engagedresearch

Meet Dr. Robert Emmet Morris — an 81-year-old graduate of University of Galway's part-time Irish Studies Online Diploma. #LifelongLearning #HeritageMatters #UniversityOfGalway @uniofgalway.bsky.social

We are delighted to welcome planning approval for the development of a new School of Medicine Building. The new facility will complement the ongoing expansion of courses in our College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences #UniversityofGalway #Medicine #Nursing #HealthSciences

Our students and staff will host SDG Week from September 20th- 27th - dedicated to increasing awareness, engagement and action to help achieve the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). #UniversityofGalway #SDGs #UnitedNations

Imirce, our emigrant letters project, featured on the History Show on RTÉ Radio 1 on Sun 14 Sept. Participants included Marie-Louise Rouget, the project’s digital archivist, & Helen Hayes-Sweeney, who used material in the Imirce database for her MA in History. Listen here: tinyurl.com/5fz3694y

Save the date: Conference on Public Interest Litigation and Access to Justice in @uniofgalway.bsky.social / @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social on 14th & 15th November 2025. Should be of interest to academics, activists and practitioners. Details to be announced shortly… www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Our former president, Alexander Anderson, has been recognised with a prestigious commemoration for his groundbreaking invention in electrical measurement, more than 130 years on from the discovery. #UniversityofGalway #STEM #AndersonBridge

📢 Students are encouraged to visit www.susi.ie to check their eligibility for financial support under the expanded criteria. Undergraduate students from households with a reckonable income below €115,000 may qualify.

Investment in higher education grows the economy, strengthens public services and delivers solutions to national challenges. We are calling for urgent action from government in Budget 2026 - This is not a cost, it’s a strategic investment in Ireland’s future. #budget2026

Apply before 2 Oct for the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Writer in Residence / Fellowship Scheme 2026. Writers can apply for positions at @maynoothuniversity.ie @dublincityuni.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social @ucc.ie @ucddublin.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...

A warm welcome to all our new part-time students this #September! We’re excited to meet you and will support you every step of your #LifelongLearning journey here at @uniofgalway.bsky.social 💻 universityofgalway.ie/adult-learning/newstudents #mondaymotivation #collegelife #UniversityOfGalway