Teagasc and NUI Galway announce a new partnership – BSc Agricultural Science degree in the West of Ireland

2021 saw the launch of a brand new BSc in Agricultural Science at the National University of Ireland Galway with a strong focus on Sustainable Agriculture; attracting over 500 applicants in the first year. Building on close research and education links between the two institutions and particularly with Teagasc’s Mellows Campus, Teagasc and NUI Galway […]

COVID-19 Remote Working National Employee Survey Launched by the Western Development Commission and NUI Galway

Researchers from the Whitaker Institute at NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission (WDC) have today launched a national survey to gather data on employees’ experiences of remote working in these unprecedented times. This project is being led by Profeessor  Alma McCarthy, Professor Alan Ahearne and Dr Katerina Bohle-Carbonell at NUI Galway and Tomás Ó […]

Tulsa Launches National Child And Family Support Week In Laois and Offaly

Tusla-Child and Family Agency has launched its first ever national promotional drive to highlight the range of services it provides as part of its Prevention, Partnership and Family Support(PPFS) programme. Tusla National Child and Family Support Week will feature special public events across Longford, Westmeath, Laois and Offaly and will be backed up by a […]

New Research Shows Volunteers Making Major Impact In Rural Communities

A new report published by Volunteer Ireland and NUI Galway explores how volunteering impacts the development and sustainability of rural communities. The report was launched at NUI Galway to mark National Volunteering Week (14th – 20thMay) by Minister Sean Kyne TD, Minister of State for Rural Affairs and Natural Resources and Pat Spillane, Ambassador for the Action Plan […]

Haiti Connect & NUI Galway hold Ireland’s first CrisisCamp!

Haiti Connect & NUI Galway hold Ireland’s first CrisisCamp! NUI Galway’s Discipline of Information Technology will be hosting Ireland’s first CrisisCamp on Sunday 26 February. It is being organised by Haiti Connect, a charitable trust based in Co. Galway. CrisisCamps are a series of global workshops organised by members of CrisisCommons a global community of […]