NUIG Archives – The College View

3500 vaccines administered across third-level institutions during ‘Vaccination Week’

October 13, 2021

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed to The College View that 3500 people availed of Covid-19 vaccines as part of a week-long campaign to boost youth vaccination rates. ‘Vaccination Week’ was a campaign

Students concerns over lack of clarity from University after cyberattack shuts down systems

October 13, 2021

Students of NUI Galway have aired concerns over where they stand on assignment work and accessing course material following a cyberattack that resulted in the shutdown of their online systems. According to an email sent

Covid-19 testing research is being carried out at four Irish universities

September 29, 2021

A clinical study named UniCoV will explore rapid testing in students and staff across four Irish universities to monitor and develop early warning systems of Covid-19 cases.

The true cost of Graduate Entry Medicine

March 27, 2021

“I received top marks in the Christmas exams and having to drop out due to something as arbitrary as money infuriates me.”

Social media campaign launched to help deal with the disclosure of sexual assault or harassment

March 18, 2021

An 8-week campaign aimed to help education students and staff in higher education institutes to deal with the disclosure of sexual assault or harassment was launched last week by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

Rise in Covid-19 cases among Irish students

February 24, 2021

Covid-19 cases have spike among the Irish student population, with a total of 135 cases confirmed in NUIG and GMIT earlier this month.

The women of Irish university politics

February 10, 2021

The University experience for Irish women has progressed drastically over the past century.

USI Sexual Experience Survey defaced on live online conference

June 23, 2020

The Sexual Experience Survey (SES) 2020 publication was hacked by an unknown person yesterday, resulting in vandalism of the slides presenting the survey’s findings.

NUIG students take the plunge for Movember

December 12, 2018

Six NUIG students jumped off the Blackrock diving board in Salthill, Galway in aid of Movember, as none had the ability to grow a moustache.

NUIG undergo potential data breach

November 28, 2018

A lost USB stick has caused a potential breach of student data in the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG)

RTÉ and NUIG partner in research and teaching

October 31, 2018

An audience research panel of 500 Irish-speaking contributors will be recruited from around Ireland to give feedback on Raidió na Gaeltachta.

Families pay up to €28,000 for private autism care

October 17, 2018

Families are paying €28,000 per child on private autism care services, some of these being lone parent families.

NUIG students get refunded for journalism course

July 31, 2018

Almost 40 undergraduate journalism students are being refunded for their course in NUI Galway over concerns.

NUI Galway Students’ Union files case against student accommodation provider

June 26, 2018

NUI Galway Students’ Union has filed a case against the student accommodation provider, Cúirt na Coiribe, through the Residential Tenancies Board.

Two students hospitalised over bad batch of drugs

March 20, 2018

Two NUI Galway students were hospitalised after taking a “bad batch” of drugs.

Funding college is not an excuse for drug-dealing, say SU Presidents

March 7, 2018

The NUIG SU President has called the actions of students who sell drugs “wrong and unjustified”, after a court was told students in Galway are selling drugs to fund college.

Workshops at USI LGBT event cancelled over allegation

November 29, 2017

A speaker at Pink Training 2017 was asked to leave the event after coming into contact with a delegate who had previously made allegations against them to the Union of Students Ireland (USI).

EIB loans to address student accommodation crisis

November 29, 2017

The student accommodation crisis rages on, as the cost of renting in Dublin continues to rise, jumping 12.3 per cent in the past year.

DCU tops the table in female academia

November 15, 2017

DCU is the leading university in Ireland for female academia, according to figures released in a report by the Higher Education Authority (HEA).

Women in NUIG gender discrimination case pressured to settle

October 25, 2017

Four female lecturers in NUI Galway are supposedly under pressure to accept a settlement after a gender discrimination dispute.

NUIG becomes latest University to divest in fossil fuels

March 22, 2017

NUIG has followed Trinity’s stance in committing to divest funds towards fossil fuels in an attempt to dramatically decrease their carbon footprint.

DCU SSDP to host annual national conference

March 8, 2017

The 4th Annual National Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Conference will be held in DCU for the first time, on March 11th.

DCU claim All-Ireland fresher glory in both codes

March 8, 2017

Dublin City University’s freshers teams in both Gaelic football and hurling tasted All-Ireland glory this past week. On Thursday, March 2nd, Eoin Roche’s hurlers lifted the John Corcoran Cup for the first time in the

NUIG students protest removal of Irish language as requirement for President

January 18, 2017

Students at NUI Galway are protesting against a decision to remove fluency in the Irish language as a requirement for the next President of the University.

Centenarian honoured at alma-mater for her contribution to music

November 16, 2016

NUIG honoured 101-year-old Anne Byrne for her contribution to traditional Irish music.