By Áine Kenny The last Students' Union Council of 2018 took place in the Kirwan Theatre on Monday 27 November. The council was well attended, boasting a three quarters full lecture hall. Sabrina Vaughan, SU Council Chairperson, chaired the event. The meeting began with a three-minute survey involving post it notes. Attendees were asked to write down one good thing … [Read more...] about Sustainability, direct provision and a new library top priorities at SU Council
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ROPES Literary Journal is looking for submissions
By Sara Chudzik A lot of people may not know that NUI Galway has its own literary journal. Every year, MA students in Literature and Publishing produce ROPES (Review of Post - Graduate English Studies), which first launched 26 years ago. Originally, the journal mainly published critical essays which reflected on Irish literature and culture. Now poetry and prose, fiction … [Read more...] about ROPES Literary Journal is looking for submissions
NUI Galway student awarded Hamilton Prize in Mathematics
By Martha Brennan An NUI Galway undergraduate student has been awarded the 2018 Hamilton Prize for his outstanding performance in mathematics. Troy Gawley, a final - year Mathematical Sciences student, received the award late last month from the Royal Irish Academy. The annual award, named after mathematician William Rowan Hamilton, honors the best and brightest … [Read more...] about NUI Galway student awarded Hamilton Prize in Mathematics
NUI Galway hosts Climathon 2018
@GalwayClimathon @ClimateKIC @GlobalClimathon @RyanInstitute director starts @GalwayClimathon pic.twitter.com/1PRZmi2T2u — Galina (@gavchik77) October 26, 2018 By Tarryn McGuire On 26 October, in an attempt to pioneer innovative ideas towards global climate action, NUI Galway led the event ‘Climathon Galway 2018’, with an aim to reduce Galway city’s carbon … [Read more...] about NUI Galway hosts Climathon 2018
One less week of study before exams in semester two
By Áine Kenny and Paraic Fearon This year’s academic calendar has changed in comparison to previous years, SIN can reveal. The change occurs during semester two. The traditional “time off” period for semester two was one week for field trips, one week for Easter and one week for study week. This meant three weeks in total. In the academic year 2015/16, students had … [Read more...] about One less week of study before exams in semester two
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