Taking the plunge for charity

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An NUI Galway student took a plunge for charity last month, raising over a thousand euro for Pieta House and Age Action. David Maher reports…

NUI Galway students travelling to China

Left to Right: Dr. Xinmin Zhan, PEP Coordinator and Lecturer, NUI, Galway, Kathleen O’Connell, Placement Officer, Career Development Centre, NUI, Galway, Dr. Mark Healy, Lecturer, NUI, Galway,   Colm Foy and Mike, O’Donnell, two NUIG Civil Engineering PEP students travelling to the Shenzhen Graduate School of Tsinghua University, China in April. Photo by Aengus McMahon.

Two Civil Engineering students from NUI Galway are travelling in China this month as part of a Professional Experience Programme. Here’s the full story…

NUI Galway partners with RTÉ Archives in new ‘Big Data’ Project

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NUI Galway recently teamed up with RTÉ Archives in a new project. Martin O’Donoghue reports…

Student Scoops €10,000 with Study App at NUI Galway Students’ Union Enterprise Awards

NUI Galway Students Union Enterprise Awards 2013. Photograph by Aengus McMahon

There was some tough competition at this year’s Enterprise Awards, but the deserving winner was finally announced on 13 April…

Sin writers nominated for national Media Awards

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It’s a very proud week for Sin as some of our writers have been nominated for Smedia awards. Órla Ryan reports…

Fit & Well Week 2013

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EXPLORE is a fantastic way for students and lecturers to work together. In this article, John Campion and Dr Aleisha Clarke explain how they devised a mental health event for secondary schools, along with Professor Margaret Barry…

Enactus NUI Galway packing healthy lunches for schools

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NUI Galway Enactus was launched recently, with the NUI Galway team planning to provide healthy packed lunches for schools. Sarah-Jane Smith reports…

News in review: Sin’s biggest news stories

Students protesting against grant cuts and fee increases last November.

We’ve had one hell of a year for news at Sin. Jenna Hodgins looks back over some of our major stories…

NUI Galway’s Socs give it socks at the Socs Awards

Film Soc took away the award for "Best Society" this year.

NUI Galway’s Socs Awards took place last week. Conor Lane brings you the results. The awful headline is purely the fault of the editor…

NUI Galway ALIVE with volunteers for ten years

Celebrating ten years of student volunteering at NUI Galway on Wednesday 27 March were Professor Nollaig Mac Congáil, Registrar and Deputy President, NUI Galway; Tony Griffin, GAA All-Star, author, and founder of Soar Foundation; Lorraine McIlrath, Co-ordinator of NUI Galway’s Community Knowledge Initiative; Lorraine Tansey, ALIVE Volunteer Programme Coordinator; Galway City Mayor Councillor, Terry O' Flaherty; NUI Galway second year Speech and Language Therapy student and volunteer, Rachel Kelly from Edenderry, Co. Offaly; and second year Bachelor of Arts student and volunteer, Fiona Gardiner, from Annaghdown, Co. Galway.

ALIVE celebrated its tenth birthday last week with an annual awards ceremony that included a massive, tasty-looking cake. Jane Kearns reports…