As I prepare to retire as 12th President of our University in early 2018, I want to acknowledge the great talent, energy and ambition of colleagues at NUI .

TOP 1% QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS*

Report of the President 2016/17

*NUI Galway is one of the top 1% of universities in the world, according to QS World University Rankings 2018 The opening of the Human Biology Building completes a transformative capital development programme begun by the University over a decade ago.

As a purpose-designed facility for the disciplines of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology & Therapeutics, the Human Biology Building will greatly enhance the delivery of pre-clinical teaching to Medical and Health Science students, as well as to Science, Biomedical Science and Engineering students. Strategically located in the south campus with close proximity to University Hospital Galway, the building is adjacent to the student hub at the heart of the campus.

The Human Biology Building will also provide excellent facilities for NUI Galway’s extensive programme of biomedical research.

New Human Biology Building at NUI Galway. Photo: Niamh Connolly 2 | TEXT Contents

A Message from 04 the President

NUI Galway 06 News

Inspired to 12 Innovate

Inspirational 14 Research

Community 20 and Outreach

Student 24 Success

Accolades 28 and Achievements

NUI Galway 32 at a Glance

TEXT | 3 A Message from the President

The past academic year has been busy and NUI Galway reaches out By incorporating the teaching centres productive. On behalf of the University, I’m in education, food science and hotel delighted to see the hard work of colleagues With the opening of the latest medical management at Shannon College and St reflected in our continued success in a range academy in Letterkenny University Hospital Angela’s College, Sligo, we have broadened of international rankings and - as the new in December 2016, NUI Galway has the University’s curriculum, and offered academic year begins - in our designation as expanded its presence across our region, new research opportunities and Sunday Times Irish University of the Year. supporting higher education from Donegal international partnerships. to Clare. Now firmly ranked in the top 1% of global Our satellite research centres in Mace universities, NUI Galway is a top 250 Through our facilities in hospitals in Head, Carron and Finavarra are embedded university in the Times Higher Education Castlebar, Ballinasloe, Sligo and Letterkenny, in a unique landscape and enable our (THE) World University Rankings and is our medical students and clinicians are researchers to address important global ranked 243rd in the QS World University bringing research-led innovation to patients issues, such as climate change, marine Rankings 2017/2018. In October 2017, across the region. diversity and environmental sustainability. NUI Galway was named ’s University The Irish-language Acadamh centres of the Year 2018 in the Sunday Times in Carna, An Cheathrú Rua and Gaoth University Guide, securing the prestigious Dobhair give our students a rich immersion Fáilte accolade for a third time, having won the in the Irish language tradition, while adding Of course, NUI Galway attracts interest title in 2002 and in 2009. to the social vibrancy of these communities. from all over the world and our campus is a hub for conference delegates, tourists and international study groups. This year we welcomed 15,000 delegates to over 100 conferences and meetings. Notable visits included that of Croatian President, Mrs Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic as part of her state visit to Ireland and the 20th birthday celebrations for Ireland’s Irish language station, TG4, at Hallowe’en 2016 when The Quadrangle provided a dramatic background for a live broadcast attended by Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D. Higgins and over 500 guests. Among the conference highlights were the national 1916 academic conference, Ireland 1916-2016: The Promise and Challenge of National Sovereignty, hosted on campus in November 2016, with contributions from leading international academics. Over 700 delegates attended, including An Taoiseach and the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the

4 | A Message from the president Gaeltacht. In June 2017, as part of SeaFest, Ireland’s national maritime festival, NUI Galway hosted two major events, Our Ocean Wealth Summit and The Digital Celebrating Ocean conference. We also welcomed over 800 visitors from groups Excellence from US and European universities, including Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and Michigan State Recognising that staff are our greatest strength, I’m University. Looking forward, we hope to see delighted to celebrate the commitment and talent of greater visitor numbers, following successful major conference bids won during the year. colleagues across all areas of university activity. Energy into outputs with societal and Teaching economic impact. The award, worth Recognising Women In recognition of the calibre and €25,000, is supported by the Tony Ryan commitment of teachers among our Trust and builds upon past generous Recognising the place of women in the academic community, the following support from the Ryan family. University’s heritage and history has been a received President’s Awards for The 2017 Ryan Award went to a recurring theme this year. In February, the Teaching Excellence in 2016-17: research team comprising Dr Michel landmark Upper Aula Maxima was renamed the • Dr Louise Allcock, School of Natural Dugon, Dr Ronan Sulpice, Professor Emily Anderson Concert Hall, honouring the Sciences Olivier Thomas, Professor Vincent UCG graduate renowned for her translation of • Dr Louise Campbell, School of O’Flaherty and Professor Afshin Samali, the letters of Beethoven and Mozart. Medicine who are pioneering research on the novel antimicrobial properties of venom In March the Engineering Building was officially • Mr Ruadhán Cooke, School of found in Irish invertebrates. named in honour of Alice Perry, who graduated Languages, Literatures and Cultures from Queen’s College Galway in 1906 - the first • Dr Helen Dodson, School of The inaugural Allergan Award for Medicine Innovation - aimed at recognising woman to graduate in engineering in Britain or accomplished Life Sciences research Ireland. This was the centrepiece of a series of • Dr Gerard Fleming, School of was presented to Dr Niamh O’Halloran, events focused on women in STEM, including Natural Sciences School of Medicine, for her project the launch of the Máire Brazil Scholarship to • Dr Michelle Millar, School of on improving outcomes in post- support female engineering students, endowed Political Science and Sociology mastectomy, implant-based breast by the distinguished engineering graduate, Áine reconstruction. Brazil, through Galway University Foundation. Research Over the spring, an exhibition featuring Research is at the heart of our mission Support Services Path Breaking Women of NUI Galway: and the President’s Research Awards The President’s Awards for Support 1912-1922 and Beyond was displayed in the were presented to the following Service Excellence reward the outstanding Hardiman Research Building, celebrating the colleagues who have made outstanding contribution and excellent performance diverse achievements of twelve very talented contributions in their field of research: of staff in the support services. women associated with NUI Galway. Early Stage Researcher Award Winners Almost 30 nominations were received It’s important that we honour the role of women • Dr John Cullinan, Arts, Humanities and the 2016-17 winners are: in the University and this year’s activities follow and Social Sciences • Nicola McNicholas, Management past naming recognitions: Áras Uí Éimhigh, • Dr Anne O’Connor, Arts, Accounting named after the late Dean of Arts and Professor Humanities and Social Sciences • Ann Ryan, Office of the Vice- of Classics, Margaret Heavey; the Máirín de • Dr Derek Morris, STEM President for Research Valera Carron Research Station in the Burren, • Lorraine Tansey, Community Established Researcher Award named after the late Professor of Botany; and Knowledge Initiative, ILAS the Bailey Allen Hall, endowed by the late • Professor Brian McGuire, Arts, • Gerardine Moloney, NCBES Humanities and Social Sciences Angela Allen. • Emma Brinton, JE Cairnes School of • Dr Frances Fahy, Arts, Humanities Business & Economics As I prepare to retire as 12th President of our and Social Sciences Events Management Team, Buildings University in early 2018, I want to recognise • Dr Paul Buitelaar, STEM & Estates Office, comprising: the great talent, energy and ambition of Virginia Connolly Sean Rafferty colleagues at NUI Galway. It has been my Research Supervisor Tony Curling Savio Costello privilege to work with teams across all • Professor Kieran Conboy, Arts, areas of the University and I am confident Humanities and Social Sciences Mark Duffy Paul Moloney that the University will continue to thrive • Dr Conor O’Byrne, STEM Hilary Murphy Mary Clery and prosper under the leadership of my To highlight the importance of Dermot Cummins Baiba Bikovica successor, Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh. innovation in the University, Galway David Kelly Noel McDonnell University Foundation, working with the Tony Ryan Trust and with Allergan, Kevin O’Donohoe Pat McGrath has established two awards. The Ryan Bernie Lambe James Swannick Award for Innovation recognises the Greg Molloy Gerry Ward translation of innovative ideas in the Anda Eglite Joe Conroy James J. Browne, PhD, DSc, MRIA, C.Eng area of Environment, Marine and Uachtarán – President A Message from the president | 5 NUI Galway News

This year saw the opening of the pioneering o’donoghue centre for drama, theatre AND performance at .

The new state-of-the-art facility will act as a central hub for cultural innovation and creativity in the University and Galway City.

The O’Donoghue Centre will deliver after he completed both Bachelor of Arts premises for the Druid Theatre ground-breaking programmes, firmly and Bachelor of Commerce degrees in the Company. This, as well as his guidance as rooted in NUI Galway’s local strengths 1960s. chairman for 20 years, provided the vital and capacities, but globally significant in commercial support for the artistic talent Dr O’Donoghue made active use of vision, ambition and innovation. of Garry Hynes. all strands of his university education. This centre comprises a 120-seat theatre He was managing director of Thomas Dr Donagh O’Donoghue continues space with retractable tiered seating, McDonagh & Sons Ltd, and was his inspiring legacy by supporting allowing for multifunctional use and chairman of Bord na Móna and, for a this Centre for Drama, Theatre and accessibility. It encompasses studio space, lengthy period, of Galway Airport. He has Performance. His vision allows a classroom, workshop and rehearsal been active in the Galway Chamber of NUI Galway to build and develop its room that will have a transformative Commerce and in IBEC, and has served strengths in drama, theatre and film effect, not only on the university’s on the Governing Authority of studies and a broad understanding of students, but on the vibrant cultural NUI Galway for 30 years. performance generally. hinterland that surrounds the campus. Dr Donagh O’Donoghue’s greatest Named after Dr Donagh O’Donoghue, contribution to Galway’s international the centre recognises the philanthropic recognition arose from his interest support of the Galway businessman, who in theatre. At a crucial time in its began his association with the University development, he was able to arrange

06 | NUI GALWAY NEWS Dr Donagh O’Donoghue continues his inspiring legacy by supporting this Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance.

NUI GALWAY NEWSTEXT | |07 7 the conference was an important event, DURING a year of national reflection.

08 | NUI GALWAY NEWS The Centenary On the Rise: NUI Galway Named Conversations NUI Galway in Top 1% Sunday Times University of World’s Universities of the Year The Centenary Conversations, Continually rising in global NUI Galway has been named ‘University of the a major initiative of the Ireland rankings in recent years, Year 2018’ in the Sunday Times University Guide, 2016 Centenary Programme, NUI Galway is consolidating its securing the prestigious accolade for a third time, welcomed leading speakers from position among the world’s elite having won the inaugural title in 2002 and again Ireland and around the globe to educational institutions, now winning the title in 2009. NUI Galway in November 2016. ranking in the top 1% of universities Outperforming 21 other third level institutions, worldwide. One of the highlights of the NUI Galway’s strong reputation as a centre of initiative was the national The University is currently ranked excellence in relation to medical technology, conference, ‘1916-2016 The 243 in the world, according to its excellence across the arts and sciences, its Promise and Challenge of the 2017 QS World University impressive progression rates and for having the National Sovereignty’. Featuring a Rankings. With an estimated best job prospects of any other Irish university host of internationally-renowned 26,000 universities worldwide, this were among the reasons for the award. academics, historians and special positions the University in the top Alastair McCall, editor of The Sunday Times guests, the conference explored 1% globally. Good University Guide, said: “In the eight years and debated some of the most One of only three Irish universities since NUI Galway last won our University of important issues and challenges to improve its position in this year’s the Year award, it has continued to grow its facing our society today. rankings, this is the fifth successive global reputation as one of the great seats of Over the course of three days, year the University has risen in the learning. Some of its academics are among international scholars reflected international rankings, climbing six the most cited in the world and its reputation on a century of national places in the QS World University spans the arts and the sciences. The University sovereignty, examining how the Ranking 2017/2018. brought in more than €65m of research income Irish state has delivered on the last year, evidence of the cutting edge at which The QS World University Ranking promise of Easter 1916. many of the academics operate. also recognised NUI Galway as The conference was considered world leading in 20 subjects for “It is also pivotal to the regional economy, rooted an important event, during a year research and teaching, a large in its community and playing an active role at all of national reflection. increase on last year’s recognition in levels. Its students are encouraged to volunteer 12 subjects. and be part of that community and not just come to Galway as educational tourists. When Three of these subjects - Medicine, Galway is the European Capital of Culture in Earth & Marine Sciences and 2020, the University will be at its heart; the Geography - are ranked in the top newly-opened O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, 200, while English Language and Theatre and Performance is a bold statement of Literature is in the top 150 globally, the importance of the arts to the University. and Nursing at NUI Galway is ranked in the top 100 subjects in “Its triumph in this year’s University of the the world. Year award is also a tribute to the leadership of University President, Dr Jim Browne, whose 10-year term of office ends early next year. He leaves NUI Galway in a position of great strength, ready to make further progress in world and national university rankings, and offering a distinctive third level education to future generations of students.”

NUI GALWAY NEWS | 09 Croatian State Visit New Medical Academy Goldsmiths Prize for for Donegal Fiction President of the Republic of Croatia, Mrs In December 2016, the Donegal Medical Novelist and NUI Galway English Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović made a special Academy was launched in partnership lecturer Mike McCormack won the visit to NUI Galway in April 2017 as part with NUI Galway, Saolta University Goldsmiths Prize for Fiction for his of her official state visit to Ireland. Health Care Group and Letterkenny much-lauded third novel, Solar Bones, University Hospital. The visit marked a particularly special in November 2016. year for Galway and the Croatian city of Donegal Medical Academy is located in a McCormack was selected from a Rijeka, both of which were designated as purpose-designed facility on the grounds shortlist that included Irish writer the European Capital of Culture 2020. of Letterkenny University Hospital, Eimear McBride and Irish-Canadian and integrates medical education with During her visit, Mrs Grabar-Kitarovic writer Anaka na Schofield. clinical delivery for medical doctors of took the opportunity to meet some of the the future. He was also named on the longlist Croatian community at the University. for the Man Booker Prize 2017, This is a major investment by The visit to NUI Galway included an along with NUI Galway honorary NUI Galway into clinical training in address by President Grabar-Kitarovic graduate Sebastian Barry for his novel Donegal. It is the last in a series of to students and academics, followed by Days Without End. medical academies developed in the a Q&A session moderated by Professor West/North West region. Construction Solar Bones, which was written in Brian Hughes, Dean of International of similar facilities at Sligo and Mayo a single novel-length sentence, was Affairs, NUI Galway. Among the University Hospitals was completed published in May 2016 by Tramp topics of discussion were International and they were opened last year. Press. The story takes place on All Relations; Brexit and the Future of Souls’ Day in Louisburgh, Co. Mayo, the European Union; Global Women’s Speaking at the launch, Minister for and is told largely through the Studies; Geo-politics of South Eastern Health, Mr Simon Harris TD said that recollections of Marcus Conway, a Europe; the Role of Croatia within the NUI Galway medical academies middleaged engineer. Europe; Migration, Culture and Identity provided a practical link between the in Europe; and Peace-building & classroom and the clinic by integrating McCormack’s previous work includes International Human Rights. teaching with practical training. Getting it in the Head, Crowe’s Requiem, and Notes from a Coma, The Croatian delegation was which was shortlisted for the Irish accompanied by Minister of State, Seán Book of the Year Award, and Forensic Canney, T.D., the Ambassador of Croatia Songs. to Ireland, Mr Ivan Masina and the Ambassador of Ireland to Croatia, Her Other awards include the Rooney Excellency, Olive Hempenstall. Prize for Irish Literature in 1996 and, in 2007, he was awarded a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship.

10 | NUI GALWAY NEWS Mike McCormack, novelist and NUI Galway English lecturer, with his Goldsmiths Prize for Fiction. Photo by Kevin Moran.

NUI GALWAY NEWSTEXT | 11 A LEGACY OF EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN Path Breaking Women of NUI Galway: 1912-1922 and Beyond is one of a number of initiatives hosted this year TO HIGHLIGHT AND CELEBRATE THE UNIVERSITY’S FEMALE GRADUATES AND STAFF.

The Path Breaking Women of education, and the equal importance of NUI Galway is a visual history doing something with that education.” exhibition featuring 12 women, The Path Breaking Women project is each a former faculty member or supported by the School of Political student of NUI Galway who made Science and Sociology, the Centre for exceptional contributions across Global Women’s Studies and the Moore a variety of disciplines, including Institute for Research in the Humanities the arts, sciences and political life, and Social Studies, NUI Galway, in The Path Breaking Women during the first decades of Irish association with the Gender ARC Alice Jacqueline Perry (1885-1969) independence and beyond. research network and University (BE, 1906) While all are from varied Women’s Network at NUI Galway. Alice Perry was the first woman engineer in backgrounds, one thing the Contributing researchers are Mary Ireland or Britain. While Queen’s College, women did have in common Clancy and Dr Muireann O’Cinneide. Galway, admitted female students in the 1880s, very few women completed degrees in was a dedication to learning Other initiatives hosted this year to engineering. Alice Perry was among a small and excellence, says project celebrate the rich contribution by number of women worldwide to achieve this leader, Professor Niamh Reilly, path breaking distinction. women to the University include the of the School of Political Science naming of the Emily Anderson Concert Mary Donovan (1887-1966) (MA, 1909) and Sociology. “They were all Hall and the naming of the Alice Perry In 1914, Mary Donovan was appointed the exceptional individuals in being Engineering Building. first Professor of History at UCG, a position driven, being ambitious, being very she held until the 1950s. She was active in talented and being quite single- In February 2017, the University women’s suffrage, arguing for equality in wages, officially named the upper Aula Maxima education and the professions, and acting as minded in one way or another. suffrage librarian. They all were very unique, and as the Emily Anderson Concert Hall, surmounted all kinds of obstacles, honouring the UCG graduate renowned Emily Anderson (1891-1962)(BA, 1911) but were also very passionate and for her translation of the letters of An accomplished linguist and scholar, Emily Beethoven and Mozart. In March 2017, Anderson’s hugely important works, The very positively engaged.” Letters of Mozart and his Family (1938) and The the Alice Perry Engineering Building Letters of Beethoven (1961), received critical was officially named after alumna Alice international acclaim. Perry, the first woman to graduate in Ada (Adeline) English (1875-1944) engineering in Britain or Ireland. The exhibition was opened by Máire (MB, BCh, BAO, 1903) Geoghegan-Quinn (LLD 2014 h.c.) a These initiatives build on similar Ada English was one of the first female doctors former TD for Galway West and the recognition over the years in a number in Ireland. In 1904, she was appointed assistant medical officer in Ballinasloe District Asylum, first female cabinet minister in the state, of locations, such as Áras Uí Éimhigh, County Galway, where she worked for the next European Commissioner for Research, named after the late Dean of Arts, 40 years. Innovation and Science from 2010 to Professor of Classics, Margaret Heavey; 2014 and, most recently, chairperson of the Máirín de Valera Carron Research Síle Ní Chinnéide (1900–1980) Very active in the Irish language revival, Síle Ní a national review of gender equality in Station in the Burren, named after the Chinnéide became a lecturer in history (through higher education institutions. late Professor of Botany; and the Bailey Irish) at UCG in 1927, advancing to Associate Allen Hall, endowed by the late Angela Professor of History in 1965, and retiring in Geoghegan-Quinn, herself a path Allen. These events are part of 1970. breaking woman of the west, NUI Galway’s commitment to highlight acknowledged the importance of the Celia Lynch (nee Quinn) (1908-1989) and celebrate the contribution by project. “This exhibition reminds us (BA, 1927; BComm, 1928) women to the University. Celia Lynch was the first female Fianna Fáil all – and I hope particularly younger chief whip and longest serving woman TD, women – of the power of passion returned for six terms before she retired in 1977. and persistence, of the importance of

12 | INSPIRED TO INNOVATE A LEGACY OF These events EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN are part of NUI Galway’s commitment to highlight and celebrate the contribution by women to the university.

Margaret Heavey (Mairéad Ní Éimhigh) (1908-1980) (BA, 1927, and H. Dip Ed and MA, 1928) A lecturer in Latin and Greek through Irish, her deep love of the classics and enthusiasm for her subject inspired generations of students. She was appointed Professor of Ancient Classics in 1958 and served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1970 to 1976. Maureen O’Carroll (nee McHugh) (1913- 1984) (Enrolled in Arts, 1932) A trade union activist who co-founded the Lower Prices Council in 1947 and spearheaded a major campaign against the rising prices of basic household goods. In 1954 she became the Labour Party’s first female deputy (TD) and chief whip (1954-1957). Máirín de Valera (1912-1984) Máirín de Valera (daughter of Eamon de Valera) became a lecturer in botany at UCG in 1947 and became the first Professor of Botany in 1962, a post she held until 1977. In 2006, NUI Galway’s field research station in the Burren was renamed the Máirín de Valera Research Station. Nora Niland (1913-1988)(BA, 1943) Nora Niland was an influential county librarian and curator, who believed in the power of books and art to help shape rural and national public life. Caitlín Maude (1941-1982) (BA 1962) An inspiring voice of Irish language arts and civil politics from the 1960s, Caitlín Maude was prominent in public protests of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly surrounding the Irish language and the social, economic and political place of the West of Ireland. Lorna Reynolds (1911-2003) Professor of Modern English at UCG in 1966, Lorna Reynolds was a highly regarded editor, literary scholar and public speaker.

Emily Anderson as a child. The Anderson Family Photographs, reproduced by kind permission of NUI Galway Archives. Giving stem cells a heartbeat “

INSPIRATIONAL RESEARCH & innovation

Ireland’s position as one of the top New Treatment for medtech clusters Jellyfish Stings

in the world was Studies from NUI Galway’s School of Natural Sciences have revealed the most STRENGTHENED effective treatment for jellyfish stings. last year with the For the last decade in Ireland, stings by jellyfish such as the Portuguese man o’ opening of the war and the lion’s mane were commonly treated by rinsing with seawater, world-class medical followed by the application of ice. Following two new studies, however, devices research scientists from the School of Natural Sciences at NUI Galway and the centre, CÚRAM. University of Hawaii at Manoa have found those measures are actually among the worst things to do if stung. The jellyfish sting experts from both universities re-evaluated which commonly recommended first aid actions, are the most effective for stings. Their results, published in the international journal Toxins, overturn the current advice and show that the best first aid is to rinse with vinegar to CÚRAM - Global Medtech Hub Opens at NUI Galway remove tentacles and then immerse in 45°C hot water, or to apply a hot pack CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland The medical technology sector in Ireland is for 45 minutes. Research Centre, will operate as a global recognised as one of five global emerging hub of research expertise in medical device hubs. Eight of the world’s top ten med-tech Although the Portuguese man o’ war technology to strengthen the Irish medtech companies are based here, and devices and lion’s mane stings are common industry. designed and made in Galway are saving lives around the world, there was little all over the world. Galway is at the heart of agreement on the best first aid responses With six academic partners and over 35 this development and NUI Galway is the to such injuries until now. industry partners, CÚRAM’s vision is powerhouse for much of this progress. to develop affordable, innovative and Dr Tom Doyle and PhD student Jasmine transformative device-based solutions to Headlam at NUI Galway collaborated treat global chronic diseases. Its research with Dr Christie Wilcox, postdoctoral in innovative ‘smart’ medical devices fellow with the Pacific Cnidaria and implants will benefit patients with Research Laboratory at the University chronic ailments such as cardiovascular, of Hawaii, and her colleague, Dr Angel musculoskeletal, neural, soft tissue, renal and Yanagihara, assistant research Professor urology, and respiratory diseases. Industry is at the University’s Pacific Biosciences central to drive the translation of research into Research Center. the next generation of medical devices and implants. CÚRAM supports industry from basic scientific research through translational preclinical and clinical development, to regulatory and commercialisation readiness.

14 | INSPIRATIONAL RESEARCH INSPIRATIONAL RESEARCH | 15 This study will lead to new insights into the nature and evolution of Mars, AND Earth, and life on Mars.

16 | INSPIRATIONAL RESEARCH Student Boldly Goes on Potential Treatment for Mars Simulation Mission Huntington’s Disease

A PhD student of Biomedical Engineering Newly-published research from at NUI Galway was recently selected to NUI Galway shows encouraging early signs head up an international mission for the of a potential treatment for the debilitating Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. and, as yet, untreatable Huntington’s Disease. Ilaria Cinelli was selected as Commander of Crew 172 of the Mars Mission at the Huntington’s Disease is an inherited research station, and led a crew of six neurodegenerative disease that causes people under the constraints of a simulated serious cognitive and movement defects. Mars mission over four weeks. Sometimes called Huntington’s chorea, it is a fatal condition. The unique facility in Utah is surrounded by terrain that is a geologic Mars analog, Professor Robert Lahue and his team at the which offered Commander Cinelli and Centre for Chromosome Biology and the her crew opportunities for rigorous field Galway Neuroscience Centre at NUI Galway studies as they would be conducted during collaborated with scientists at the University an actual space mission. of Barcelona. The researchers targeted an enzyme called histone deacetylase The Mars Desert Research Station 3 (HDAC3), which is thought to alter (MDRS), owned and operated by the Mars important biochemical mechanisms in the Society, supports Earth-based research in brain of Huntington’s disease patients and pursuit of the technology, operations, and thereby accelerate disease progression. science required for human exploration on Mars. The new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, shows that blocking This study will lead to new insights into the HDAC3 with an experimental compound in nature and evolution of Mars, and Earth a pre-clinical model of Huntington’s Disease and possible life on Mars. slows cognitive decline and delays the onset of the molecular signs of neurodegeneration.

INSPIRATIONAL RESEARCH | 17 The Arctic Circle Residency ProgramME Provides a shared experience to engage in a myriad of global issues relatED to our time, such as climate change, marine law and colonialism.

18 | INSPIRATIONAL RESEARCH Arctic Circle Experts among the world’s Forest Fires Pollute Exploration top scientific minds Galway Air Four NUI Galway experts feature on Pollution levels in Galway’s air were over 20 A nanoscience physicist, Dr Jessamyn the list of the world’s most Highly Cited times the average level following the gorse Fairfield from NUI Galway’s School Researchers. Published in November 2016, fire in Cloosh Valley, Connemara, this May. the list is a citation analysis, identifying of Physics, was chosen to embark on a These levels were recorded on a newly scientists – as determined by their fellow fascinating two-week Science Residency deployed ‘Citizen Science Air Pollution’ researchers – whose research has had Programme last June, travelling on monitoring network. The Galway City significant global impact in their respective board the ship Antigua to the Arctic air-monitoring node is located in Coláiste fields of study. Circle. Iognáid, Galway. The systems were built and The aim of the expedition, run by NUI Galway’s Professor Henry Curran, deployed by the Centre for Climate and Air artist and scientist-led organisation, Professor Colin O’Dowd, Professor Donal Pollution Studies at NUI Galway, in a joint The Arctic Circle, is to bring together O’Regan, and Dr Ronan Sulpice, made the initiative with the Environmental Protection scientists and artists to explore how the list. They rank among the world’s top 3,000 Agency, the Institute of Physics and selected Arctic and its exploration intersect with scientific minds by Clarivate Analytics, secondary schools. formerly the Intellectual Property & Science art, science, architecture, education and Speaking about the quality of Irish air in business of Thomson Reuters. activism. recent years, Professor Colin O’Dowd, The Arctic Circle is an annual Director of NUI Galway’s Centre for expeditionary residency programme Climate and Air Pollution Studies and that brings together international artists Professor of Physics, said that urban and of all disciplines, scientists, architects even rural air quality across the country has and educators, who collectively explore been getting worse rather than better over remote and fascinating destinations the years, particularly with the increase aboard a specially outfitted sailing in biomass domestic fuel consumption vessel. It provides a shared experience associated with the proliferation of wood to engage in a myriad of global issues and peat burning stoves. “We have found related to our time, such as climate that it is not uncommon in winter for change, marine law, and colonialism. pollution levels to quite regularly rival the air pollution levels in the most polluted megacities around the world such as Beijing,” he added.

INSPIRATIONAL RESEARCH | 19 Community and Outreach NUI Galway is committed to our community and to engaging with all members of society. Throughout the year, we have shared our facilities and research with the wider world.

Marking World Asteroid Day To mark World Asteroid Day, on 30 June 2017, over 100 students from Educate Together National School, Newcastle, Galway, joined scientists from the Centre of Astronomy at the University to learn about asteroids. NUI Galway’s Centre for Astronomy was the chosen designated centre in Ireland by global organisation Asteroid Day to celebrate the annual international event. This event is part of a global awareness campaign to learn about asteroid impacts and the hazards they might pose. The campaign also aims to raise awareness of what we can do to protect our planet, families, communities and future generations from asteroid impacts.

Making Space

Led by Professor Andrew Shearer in NUI Galway, Making Space is a Royal Astronomical Society project that begins this year and culminates in a year of creative events, collaborations and a celebration of astronomy and geophysics in 2020. NUI Galway, in partnership with Galway City Museum, Galway Arts Centre and Croí na Gaillimhe, secured the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) award to mark the bicentenary celebration RAS 200: Sky & Earth. This is the only project in Ireland in conjunction with four others in the UK to have received awards. RAS 200 projects involve partner organisations whose specialist knowledge leads to effective ways to share the sciences. Developments such as an Outdoor Planetarium Exhibition at the City Museum and a Planetary Walk, which extends from the Galway Prom to the Spanish Arch and up river to the University, will be complemented by an education programme aimed at primary schools, early school leavers and children and adults in direct provision.

20 | COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH Bernardo Flynn (12) from Educate Together National School, Newcastle, Galway, who enjoyed a day of education about asteroids with physicists from the Centre of Astronomy at NUI Galway, to mark World Asteroid Day Cardboard college: Volunteers build replica Aula Maxima NUI Galway and Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF) once again partnered for the SELECTED Programme this year, with students taking part in spectacular architectural event, The People Build. Devised by the French artist, Olivier Have we a good image for here? Grossetête, The People Build saw thousands of boxes transformed into a replica of NUI Galway’s Aula Maxima. To create the structure, a dedicated team of volunteers - almost 200 - were recruited to assemble the building materials over four days at the Bailey Allen Hall. On 22 July, the public watched as the extraordinary structure took shape in Eyre Square. Once the structure was completed, viewers had until the following day to admire it, before crowds and volunteers joined together in a celebratory demolition of the building. Official Lead Partner with Galway International Arts Festival, NUI Galway partners with the festival each year to produce the SELECTED Programme - exclusively available to NUI Galway students in the Creative Arts (Film, Drama, Arts Policy and Practice). The two-week, whirlwind academy allows students to immerse themselves in all aspects of the festival, offering the opportunity to see how a festival of this magnitude is put together with in-person meetings with festival organisers, international and Irish producers, and participating artists. Now in its sixth year year, the NUI Galway and GIAF partnership focuses on several initiatives that support new work, volunteering, the SELECTED internship programme, and hosting major productions on-campus. A number of GIAF events took place on the campus this year, including Casus Circus’ Driftwood, the entire series of First Thought Talks, Bathroom by Enda Walsh, How to Catch a Star by Galway’s own Branar Theatre Company, and an exhibition by one of Ireland’s most celebrated artists, John Gerrard.

People Build at GIAF 2017: the Aula Maxima at Eyre Square. A spectacular architectural event devised by the French artist, Olivier Grossetête. Photo: Andrew Downes Tribute to World Famous NUI Galway Stands University is home to Author Michel Déon Strong for Sustainability Ireland’s Friendliest Business The late Michel Déon, world famous author, This year NUI Galway made its official NUI Galway’s Saol Café won the title of Adjunct Professor and honorary graduate commitment to move away from fossil fuel the Friendliest Business in Galway during of NUI Galway, was remembered in April shares. The Climate Change Agriculture the JCI Ireland Friendly Business Awards 2017 with the announcement that the Chair and Food Security Society of NUI Galway in 2016. of French will be named in his honour. submitted a petition of over 1000 signatures highlighting the case for divestment. This Based in the Institute for Lifecourse The event took place as part of a day of report was welcomed by NUI Galway and Society (ILAS) in the University, tribute to the French author, organised by President Dr Jim Browne, who said the Saol Café is a not-for-profit community NUI Galway, Cúirt International Festival of move would bring NUI Galway in line with project. The café brings together local Literature and the French Embassy, in the global sustainability goals. community partners, SCCUL Enterprises presence of French Ambassador to Ireland and leading academics from within M. Jean-Pierre Thébault and one of Michel the Life Course and Society Institute, Déon’s fellow members of the Académie and has set the foundations for the first Française, M. Frédéric Vitoux. community-based social inclusion café to exist on a higher education campus in Speaking at the event, President of SeaFest Ireland. NUI Galway Dr Jim Browne said: “We Taking part in SeaFest 2017, NUI Galway remember with pride and affection the hosted a number of events to celebrate Saol Café focuses on employment for long friendship between NUI Galway and and highlight the importance of business people within the community who Michel Déon. Over many years, through his development and research in the marine would be usually marginalised. The association with the discipline of French industry. aim is to provide a strong foundation as Adjunct Professor, he showed generous for those individuals by teaching them support for our students and for our James A two-day Marine Trade Show took the necessary skills and providing Hardiman Library. His sharing of his vast place during SeaFest, in a purpose-built paid employment so they can engage collection of books with the University marquee on the grounds of NUI Galway, with the community in a working Library is a gesture which will be noted as to coincide with the Digital Ocean environment and have the confidence to one of great philanthropy by generations of Conference and Our Ocean Wealth make a difference to their lives through scholars to come.” Summit. resourceful living, green issues, sourcing, cooking and sharing wholesome food. NUI Galway was proud to honour the The Marine Trade Show showcased some literary achievements of Michel Déon of the highly innovative products and In addition, the menus are designed on the occasion of his conferring with an services emerging from companies across around local organic and fair trade food. honorary degree some decades ago. all sectors of the marine economy. After winning the title of the Friendliest A unique exhibition on Roald Amundsen’s Business in Galway, Saol Café was propelled into the national finals. Of the expedition to the South Pole, Cold Recall 500 in that group they came out – Roald Amundsen’s Reflections from the number one. South Pole, was held in the O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance in June. Amundsen was the first person to navigate the Northwest Passage and the first to reach the South Pole on 14 December 1911. Norwegian polar history is closely connected with the defining of Norway as an independent state in 1905, and with Norway’s position as a state closely connected to the oceans and to polar regions. The exhibition was a collaboration between NUI Galway and the Marine Institute, in association with the Norwegian Embassy and the Fram Museum, Oslo.

COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH | 23 Student Success

With over 18,000 students, the University is home to a wealth of talent and energy. Throughout the year, our students have received many prizes and accolades, And here we highlight SOME OF THEM.

Students cut a DASH to EIL Volunteering get home safely Scholarships Awarded to Five Students In November 2016, Richie Commins, a final In May this year, five NUI Galway year Business Information Systems student, students were selected to take part in an created a new service called ‘DASH’. eight-week international volunteering and cultural immersion programme, DASH (Driving All Students Home) is an which took place during the summer. app that allows students to get taxis even when they have no cash, bank card or phone NUI Galway students Danielle O’Brien, while ensuring the drivers get paid. Sinead Regan, Aaron Kilboy, David O’Reilly and Orla Tubridy were selected Richie came up with the idea after being left by The EIL Explore programme, which in situations many times without the physical provided 39 awards to Irish residents means to get taxis. Research carried out by interested in volunteering, cultural the NUI Galway Students’ Union verified that immersion, or language education students often do not have the means to get abroad. a taxi at the end of the night leading to their students being put in jeopardy. The students were prepared and supported to volunteer in local community projects in Africa, Asia and South America. This year, EIL Intercultural Learning allocated a budget of over €120,000 to fund these overseas learning opportunities.

24 | STUDENT SUCCESS STUDENT SUCCESS | 25 NUI Galway Students’ ‘Coachbook’ wins them Entrepreneurs of the Year 2017 Student Volunteering Two final year Commerce students at In May 2017, NUI Galway, together NUI Galway won the overall Enterprise with St Angela’s College, presented the Ireland Student Entrepreneurs of the 2017 President’s Award for Student Year Awards and were named ‘College Volunteering. Entrepreneurs of the Year 2017’. The 2017 recipients volunteered in a Paddy MacDonagh and Chris Bogues range of local community projects, having beat off stiff competition with their fundraised for a variety of causes and also project ‘Coachbook’, an online platform participated in the campus mentoring for riding coaches to train horse riders programmes. Students this year remotely through live video streaming, volunteered with the Samaritans, Irish winning the €10,000 prize. Girl Guides, Fáilte Isteach Conversation Classes, Foróige and Special Olympics, to mention a few. The Student Entrepreneur Awards are The goal of NUI Galway’s internationally- part of a major drive aimed at encouraging acclaimed student volunteering students to start their own business as a programme, ALIVE, is not only to career option. The project started in January connect students with volunteer 2017 as part of the Innovation Creativity and vacancies in Galway, but also to inspire Enterprise module at NUI Galway (available graduates who make meaningful to all final year students of Commerce, contributions to society to become future Business Information Systems, Information volunteers and community actors. Technology and Engineering programmes) and won multiple awards within the ALIVE (A Learning Initiative and the University throughout the semester. Volunteering Experience) was established by the University to harness, acknowledge and support the contribution that NUI Galway students make by volunteering either at home, in Galway or within the University community itself.

26 | STUDENT SUCCESS Launching NUI Galway as hosts of the 2017 Independent.ie were (l-r) Galway brothers Cathal and Pádraic Mannion; former Galway All-Ireland winning hurler Joe Connnolly; and Clare hurler Conor Cleary.

Car Breaks 10,000 Hurling Heroes Rowing Champions

MPG Efficiency Barrier NUI Galway was proud this September to NUI Galway Boat Club had their most successful have nine players, both students and graduates, championships to date this year, winning a total In June 2017, The Geec 3.0 (Galway energy- on the 2017 Galway hurling panel who beat of nine championships and claiming five national efficient car), designed and built by Waterford in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling records in the process. It was also the most NUI Galway’s Engineering students, jumped Final. Brothers Cathal and Padraic Mannion, competitive championships for the club, with all up the international rankings in the premiere , Daithí Burke, , Joseph 15 crews finishing top three in their respective global competition for extreme fuel-efficiency Cooney, , and events. Standout performances included the in cars - the Shell Eco-marathon Europe, in Sean Loftus. Their coach, , is a men’s intermediate four, winning the event for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. former Fitzgibbon player for NUI Galway, is fourth successive year; the women’s club eight, The Geec 3.0 finished in 13th place of 41 Jeff Lynskey, who was manager of Galway who had to reclaim a length deficit at the half way competitors in the prototype battery-electric minors which also took the All-Ireland title. mark and win by open water at the finish, and the class, with a score of 354 km/kWh – roughly They join notable alumni, of what was then women’s novice eight, who won by a staggering equivalent to 10,500 miles per gallon for UCG, in lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup. They margin of 26 seconds. have truly inspired our campus community. a diesel car. The Geec is the first and only Head coach, Dave Mannion said that the results Irish team in the world’s top ultra-efficiency Earlier in the year the finals of the were the product of an extremely difficult training competition, and the most energy-efficient car Independent.ie Higher Education Fitzgibbon regimen that saw the athletes training, on average, ever built in Ireland. Cup senior hurling championship were 12 times a week. He also thanked everybody who The students designed, built and tested hosted by NUI Galway. The final of the Cup had supported the club and contributed to its version 3.0 of the Geec, and competed against was also broadcast live on TG4. The annual success over the season. top European university engineering schools Independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup dinner took in London. NUI Galway was taking part for place in the Westwood Hotel, where the late Joe the third time, and remains the only Irish McDonagh’s (BA’ 75) association with Gaelic competitor. Games at the University was celebrated on a night I gCuimhne ar Joe. While in college, Joe In three years, successive Geec teams have played for the UCG football and hurling teams, progressed from newcomer status to the upper winning a Fresher’s hurling medal in 1972 and tiers of the competition, where they now aim featuring in several Sigerson and Fitzgibbon to compete amongst the most advanced ultra- campaigns. As a postgraduate student in 1977, efficient prototype cars in the world. he finally collected his Fitzgibbon Cup medal, having beaten Maynooth in the final, 1-14, 1-12.

STUDENT SUCCESS | 27 Accolades and Achievements

Honorary Conferrings 2016/2017 Renowned individuals became NUI Galway Honorary Graduates during the academic year. Their names join those of previous honorees, including the late Nelson Mandela, Hillary Clinton, Margaret Atwood, Anjelica Huston and Enya.

June 2017 Honorary Doctorates

John MacNamara, former chairman Dr Kristina M. Johnson, CEO of of the Galway University Foundation Cube Hydro Partners and former and businessman was conferred with Under Secretary of the United States a Doctor of Laws. Department of Energy was conferred with a Doctor of Science. Fintan O’ Toole, columnist with the Irish Times was conferred with a Professor Jane Grimson, engineer Doctor of Laws. and academic was conferred with a Doctor of Laws. Pat Lam, head coach of Connacht Rugby, and former rugby international was recognised at NUI Galway in October 2016 with an honorary degree for his achievements which significantly enriched both Connacht rugby and the wider community.

NUI Galway conferred honorary degrees on Irish med-tech leaders at a special honorary conferring to mark the official opening of CÚRAM in September 2016. Pictured are Professor Laoise McNamara with (back row l-r) Drs John O’Shaughnessy, Mednova and Neuravi; John O’Dea, Crospon; Helen Ryan, former CEO Creganna; Ian Quinn, Creganna founder; Paul Gilson, Mednova founder; and John Power, Aerogen.

28 | Accolades and Achievements Pictured at the June 2017 honorary conferring from left: John MacNamara, Fintan O’Toole, Dr Kristina Johnson and Professor Jane Grimson

Accolades and Achievements | 29 Alumni Awards 2017

Singer songwriter Paul Brady gave a special performance at the 2017 Alumni Awards in the Bailey Allen Hall on Saturday, 4 March 2017. Host for the ceremony was TG4 news anchor and NUI Galway graduate Eimear Ní Chonaola (BA ‘97 Ard-Dioplóma i gCumarsáid Fheidhmeach ’98).

The winners of the six alumni awards at Gala 2017: Award for Arts, Literature and Celtic Studies Alumni Award for Engineering, Science and Technology Sponsored by Galway University Foundation Sponsored by AIB Mike McCormack, Irish novelist and short story writer. Anne Marie Farrell, Head of Behavioural Economics Research Global SMB Marketing, Google. Alumni Award for Business and Commerce Sponsored by Bank of Ireland Alumni Award for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Tara McCarthy, CEO of Bord Bia. Sponsored by Medtronic Dr Eileen Naughten, Retired Consultant Paediatrician. Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Government Sponsored by Ronan Daly Jermyn Alumni Award for Contribution to Sport Dr Tom Courtney, Corporate Partner in Sponsored by Bank of Ireland Arthur Cox. Dr Eoghan Clifford, Paralympic gold medal winner and NUI Galway Lecturer, and Deirdre Mongan, Paralympic Athlete.

30 | Accolades and Achievements During the year, many NUI Galway staff excelled in their chosen fields and were recognised for their outstanding contribution in many ways. Those recognised included:

Dr Jessamyn Fairfield, of the School of Physics, was honoured Dr Jerome Sheahan, School of Mathematics, was recognised as with the Mary Somerville Medal from the Institute of Physics. the 2016 Teaching Hero by his students in the recent National Teaching Hero Awards. Professor Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, from the Discipline of History and the Moore Institute, was awarded the prestigious Parnell Professor Fidelma Dunne, Personal Professor in Medicine, won Fellowship in Irish Studies at Cambridge University for 2017- the overall award at the Irish Healthcare Awards 2016 on ‘Pre- 2018. pregnancy care for women with diabetes’ University President, Dr Jim Browne, Sylvie Lannegrand, Dr Martin O’Halloran, lecturer in Medical Technologies, was Discipline of French, and Professor JC Desplat, Director of awarded the Science Foundation Ireland Early Career Researcher ICHEC received the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes award. Académiques from the French Ambassador in Ireland, H.E. Jean- Pierre Thébault. Dr Tony Hall, lecturer in Educational Technology, was elected as Fellow of the International Society for Design and Development Professor Donncha O’Connell, of the School of Law, was in Education (ISDDE). appointed by the Government to the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. Professor Daniel Carey, Director of the Moore Institute, was appointed to the board of the Irish Research Council in 2016. Brendan Smith, Education and Community Outreach Officer of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, was declared the Galway Professor Michael Kane, Emeritus Professor of Physiology, was City Council Volunteer of the Year. the 2016 winner of the Society for Reproduction and Fertility’s premier research award, receiving the Marshall Medal. Professor Henry Curran, Director of the Combustion Chemistry Centre, was awarded the prestigious 2017 Boyle Kieran Hoare, Archivist with the James Hardiman Library, was Higgins Gold Medal Award. appointed to the National Archives Advisory Council. Caroline Loughnane, Academic Secretary was appointed as a Dr Rónán Kennedy, School of Law, and a researcher in the Director on the Board of Galway 2020. Ryan Institute, was appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Liz McConnell, Director of Public Affairs, was appointed as a Director on the Board of Music for Galway and Druid Theatre. Post-doctoral researcher Dr Elaine Toomey, Health Behaviour Change Research Group, was awarded a prestigious Leamer- Michelle Ní Chróinín, Press Officer, was re-appointed to the Rosenthal Prize. board of TG4 and appointed interim Chair in 2017.

At NUI Galway’s Alumni Awards Gala Banquet 2017 were (back row, l-r): Dr Eileen Naughten, Alumni Award for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences; Mike McCormack, Alumni Award for Arts, Literature and Celtic Studies; Dr Eoghan Clifford, Joint Alumni Award for Contribution to Sport; Dr Jim Browne, NUI Galway President; Michael Fitzgerald, who accepted the Alumni Award for Engineering, Science and Technology on behalf of Anne-Marie Farrell; and Dr Tom Courtney, Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Government.

Front row, l-r: Eimear Ní Chonaola, TG4 News Anchor and MC for the ceremony; Dr Deirdre Mongan, Joint Alumni Award for Contribution to Sport; and Tara McCarthy, Alumni Award for Business and Commerce.

Accolades and Achievements | 31 NUI Galway at a glance

Other i G €16.1m Research Student About NUI Galway 2016/17 Income Income Annual Income Fees • Established in 1845 The University has an €52.3m €218.1m €110m annual income • Over 90,000 alumni in over 107 of €218.1 million and a countries around the world State capital spend Grant • 5,693 graduates in 2016/17 of circa €18 million. €39.7m •172 PhD graduates in 2016/17

Technology Transfer and University Management Team Commercialisation Dr James J. Browne President The innovation and entrepreneurship Professor Pól Ó Dochartaigh Registrar and Deputy-President ecosystem at NUI Galway continued to thrive Professor Chris Curtin Vice-President for Innovation and Performance during the 2016/2017 academic year. This Professor Lokesh Joshi Vice-President for Research resulted in the commercialisation of research outputs, collaborations with industry, the Dr Pat Morgan Vice-President for the Student Experience formation of new companies and supports for Professor Anne Scott Vice-President for Equality and Diversity local start-ups: Mr Gearóid Ó Conluain University Secretary • 46 new collaborative R&D projects with Ms Mary Dooley Bursar industry partners. Mr John Gill Chief Operating Officer • 38 new invention disclosures were filed. • 36 start-up companies were based on campus, Údarás na hOllscoile /Governing Authority supported by the Business Innovation Centre. • Four new life-sciences companies were The Hon Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness Chair spun-out: Onkommune Limited is developing Fees and Expenses cellular therapies to treat cancer. Vetex Medical Limited is developing a novel thrombectomy External Governing Internal Governing catheter device. Loci Orthopaedics focuses Authority Members Authority Members on how thumb joint arthritis is treated. Signum Fees payable nil nil Surgical Limited is developing an implant to encourage healing in a colorectal condition Expenses payable €13,758.11 nil called perianal fistula. (figures for the year ended 30 September 2016)

Students International Students Staff

In 2016/17 there were 18,065 students In 2016/17 there were 2,886 international NUI Galway is the second largest employer at NUI Galway. students from 110 different countries. in Galway City.

Undergraduate 12,825 Undergraduate 961 Postgraduate Taught 2,748 Postgraduate Taught 400 Postgraduate Research 1,247 Postgraduate Research 411 Academic Staff 1,067 Exchange/Visiting Students 1,083 Erasmus, Visiting and Research Staff 650 Other Students 162 International Summer School 1114 Administrative/Support Staff 949

Total 18,065 Total 2,886 Total 2,666

32 | NUI GALWAY AT A GLANCE Agus mé ag ullmhú chun éirí as mo chúraimí mar an dara hUachtarán déag ar an Ollscoil ag tús 2018, ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt do thallann, d’fhuinneamh agus d’uaillmhian iontach mo chomhghleacaithe in OÉ Gaillimh.

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Tógadh an tÁras Bitheolaíochta Daonna go speisialta do dhisciplíní na hAnatamaíochta, na Fiseolaíochta agus na Cógaseolaíochta & Teiripice, agus cuirfidh an tsaoráid go mór leis an teagasc réamhchliniciúil a chuirtear ar fáil do mhic léinn Leighis agus Eolaíochta Sláinte, mar aon le mic léinn Eolaíochta, Eolaíochta Bithleighis agus Innealtóireachta. Tá an t-áras lonnaithe go straitéiseach ar an gcampas theas i ngar d’Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Gaillimh, agus i gcroílár an champais.

Cuirfidh an tÁras Bitheolaíochta Daonna saoráidí den scoth ar fáil chomh maith don chlár leathan taighde bithleighis atá idir lámha ag OÉ Gaillimh.

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TEACHTAIREACHT ÓN UACHTARÁN | 3 TEACHTAIREACHT ÓN UACHTARÁN

Bhí an bhliain acadúil atá caite gnóthach scaipeadh amach ar fud an réigiúin, ag tacú le tábhachtacha domhanda cosúil le agus táirgiúil. Thar ceann na hOllscoile tá hardoideachas ó Dhún na nGall síos chomh hathrú aeráide, éagsúlacht mhara agus an-áthas orm go bhfuil aitheantas faighte fada le Co. an Chláir. inbhuanaitheacht chomhshaoil. ag ár gcomhghleacaithe as an obair chrua Le cabhair ár saoráidí sna hospidéil i atá déanta acu, tá sé seo le feiceáil sa rath gCaisleán an Bharraigh, Béal Átha na leanúnach atá bainte amach againn i réimse Sluaighe, Sligeach agus Leitir Ceanainn, tá Fáilte ranguithe idirnáisiúnta agus - le bliain ár mic léinn agus ár gcliniceoirí leighis ag Ar ndóigh, tá tarraingt ag daoine ar fud an acadúil nua ag tosú - san ainmniúchán atá tabhairt nuálaíocht atá treoraithe ag taighde domhain ar OÉ Gaillimh agus is lárionad faighte againn mar Ollscoil Éireannach na chomh fada le hothair ar fud an réigiúin. é ár gcampas do thoscairí comhdhála, do Bliana sa Sunday Times. thurasóirí agus do ghrúpaí idirnáisiúnta Cuireann ionaid an Acadaimh i gCarna, ar Agus seasamh na hOllscoile i measc an 1% is staidéir. I mbliana chuireamar fáilte an gCeathrú Rua agus i nGaoth Dobhair fearr d’ollscoileanna an domhain daingnithe roimh 15,000 toscaire chuig breis is 100 tumoideachas luachmhar ar fáil dár mic anois, táimid ar cheann den 250 ollscoil is comhdháil agus cruinniú. I measc na léinn i dtraidisiún na Gaeilge, agus borradh fearr ar domhan i Ranguithe Ollscoile an gcuairteanna mór le rá bhí cuairt Uachtarán sóisialta faoi na pobail seo dá réir. Domhain de chuid Times Higher Education Phoblacht na Cróite, an tUasal Kolinda (THE) agus táimid sa 243ú háit i Ranguithe Tríd an ionchorpú atá déanta ar na hionaid Grabar-Kitarović, mar chuid dá cuairt stáit Ollscoile QS an Domhain 2017/2018. I mí teagaisc san oideachas, eolaíocht an bhia go hÉirinn agus ceiliúradh 20 bliain stáisiún Dheireadh Fómhair 2017, ainmníodh OÉ agus bainistíocht óstáin i gColáiste na Sionna teilifíse Gaeilge na tíre, TG4, a bhí ar siúl Gaillimh mar Ollscoil Éireannach na Bliana, agus i gColáiste San Aingeal, Sligeach, tá Oíche Shamhna 2016. Rinneadh craoladh 2018 sa Sunday Times University Guide den curaclam na hOllscoile leathnaithe againn agus beo ón gCearnóg áit a raibh Uachtarán na tríú huair. Bhuaigh an Ollscoil an gradam deiseanna nua taighde agus comhpháirtíochtaí hÉireann, Micheál D. Ó hUiginn agus breis mór le rá seo in 2002 agus in 2009. idirnáisiúnta curtha ar fáil againn chomh maith. is 500 aoi eile i láthair. I measc na gcomhdhálacha tábhachtacha bhí an chomhdháil náisiúnta acadúil 1916, Éire 1916-2016: Dóchas agus Dúshlán na Ceannasachta Náisiúnta, a bhí ar siúl ar an gcampas i mí na Samhna 2016 agus ar a fhreastail lucht acadúil idirnáisiúnta mór le rá. Bhí sa bhreis ar 700 toscaire i láthair, an Taoiseach agus an tAire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta ina measc. I mí an Mheithimh 2017, mar chuid de SeaFest, féile náisiúnta mara na hÉireann, reáchtáil OÉ Gaillimh dhá chomhdháil mhóra, Cruinniú Mullaigh Our Ocean Wealth agus The Digital Ocean. Chuireamar fáilte chomh maith roimh 800 cuairteoir as ollscoileanna i Meiriceá agus san Eoraip lena n-áirítear Notre Dame, Georgia Tech agus Ollscoil Michigan State. Scóip OÉ Gaillimh Tá na hionaid taighde satailíte atá againn Agus muid ag breathnú chun cinn, táimid i gCeann an Mhása, sa Charn agus i ag súil go dtiocfaidh tuilleadh cuairteoirí Osclaíodh an t-acadamh leighis is déanaí bhFíonaigh Bheara leabaithe i dtírdhreach chugainn, i ngeall ar na comhdhálacha in Otharlann Leitir Ceanainn i mí na uathúil agus tá ar chumas ár dtaighdeoirí móra a reáchtálamar i gcaitheamh na bliana. Nollag 2016 agus leis sin tá OÉ Gaillimh ag aghaidh a thabhairt ar cheisteanna

4 | TEACHTAIREACHT ÓN UACHTARÁN Aitheantas do mhná Téama a tháinig chun tosaigh arís agus arís eile i mbliana is ea aitheantas a CEILIÚRADH thabhairt do mhná in oidhreacht agus i stair na hOllscoile. I mí Feabhra, athainmníodh an Aula Maxima mar AR FHEABHAS Cheoláras Emily Anderson, d’fhonn aitheantas a thabhairt do chéimí Aithnítear gurb iad ár gcomhaltaí foirne an acmhainn is COG a bhfuil cáil uirthi as litreacha láidre dá bhfuil againn; dá réir sin, is mór agam dúthracht Beethoven agus Mozart a aistriú. agus tallann ár gcomhghleacaithe i réimsí oibre na I mí an Mhárta ainmníodh an tÁras Innealtóireachta go hoifigiúil in ómós hOllscoile trí chéile a cheiliúradh. do Alice Perry, a bhain céim amach Chomhshaoil, na Mara agus an Fhuinnimh, agus i gColáiste na Banríona, Gaillimh sa Teagasc go dtí torthaí lena mbaineann tionchar sochaíoch bhliain 1906 - an chéad bhean a bhain Mar aitheantas ar ardchaighdeán agus ar agus eacnamaíoch. Is fiú €25,000 an gradam agus cáilíocht innealtóireachta amach sa dhúthracht na dteagascóirí atá againn sa tá sé maoinithe ag Iontaobhas Tony Ryan anuas Bhreatain nó in Éirinn. Ba é seo an chomhluadar acadúil, bronnadh Gradaim an ar an tacaíocht fhlaithiúil a chuir teaghlach Uí phríomhócáid sa tsraith a bhí dírithe ar Uachtaráin do Shárchaighdeán Teagaisc in Riain ar fáil cheana féin. 2016/17 orthu seo a leanas: mhná in STEM, lena n-áirítear seoladh Bronnadh Gradam Uí Riain 2017 ar an Scoláireacht Mháire Brazil a bhronn • An Dr Louise Allcock, Scoil na nEolaíochtaí bhfoireann taighde - an Dr Michel Dugon, an céimí innealtóireachta mór le rá, Nádúrtha an Dr Ronan Sulpice, an tOllamh Olivier Áine Brazil trí Fhondúireacht Ollscoil • An Dr Louise Campbell, Scoil an Leighis Thomas, an tOllamh Vincent O’Flaherty agus na Gaillimhe chun tacú le mic léinn an tOllamh Afshin Samali – as an taighde innealtóireachta ban. • An tUasal Ruadhán Cooke, Scoil na ceannródaíoch atá idir lámha acu ar thréithe dTeangacha, na Litríochtaí agus na gCultúr San earrach bhí taispeántas dar teideal frithmhiocróbacha nua a bhaineann le nimh in Mná Ceannródaíocha OÉ Gaillimh: 1912- • An Dr Helen Dodson, Scoil an Leighis inveirteabraigh Éireannacha. 1922 agus ina Dhiaidh Sin ar siúl in Áras • An Dr Gerard Fleming, Scoil na Bronnadh an chéad Ghradam Allergan Taighde Uí Argadáin a rinne ceiliúradh nEolaíochtaí Nádúrtha don Nuálaíocht - atá dírithe ar aitheantas a ar éachtaí éagsúla dáréag ban cumasach a thabhairt do thaighde sna hEolaíochtaí Saoil - raibh baint acu le OÉ Gaillimh. • An Dr Michelle Millar, Scoil na hEolaíochta ar an Dr Niamh O’Halloran, Scoil an Leighis, Polaitiúla agus na Socheolaíochta as a togra chun feabhas a chur ar thorthaí a Tá sé tábhachtach onóir a thabhairt do bhaineann le hathchruthú cíche bunaithe ar ról na mban san Ollscoil agus leanann ionchlannán tar éis maisteachtóime. gníomhaíochtaí na bliana seo an nós Taighde sin: Áras Uí Éimhigh, ainmnithe in Tá an taighde ag croílár ár misin agus ómós do Dhéan na nDán agus an bronnadh Gradam an Uachtaráin do Thaighde Seirbhísí Tacaíochta tOllamh le Clasaicí nach maireann, ar na comhghleacaithe seo a leanas a bhfuil a Tugann Gradaim an Uachtaráin do Mairéad Ní Éimhigh; Stáisiún Taighde gcion tábhachtach féin déanta acu ina réimsí Shárchaighdeán sna Seirbhísí Tacaíochta taighde féin: aitheantas cuí don chion a dhéanann Mháirín de Valera, an Carn i mBoirinn comhaltaí foirne faoi leith agus iad ag cur atá ainmnithe in ómós don Ollamh le Buaiteoirí na nGradam do seirbhísí tacaíochta den scoth ar fáil do Luibheolaíocht, nach maireann; agus Thaighdeoir i dTús a G(h)airme chomhluadar na hOllscoile. Halla Bailey Allen a athchóiríodh le • An Dr John Cullinan, na Dána, na Fuarthas beagnach 30 ainmniúchán agus is iad cabhair ó shíntiús a bhronn Angela Daonnachtaí agus na hEolaíochtaí Sóisialta Allen, nach maireann. seo a leanas buaiteoirí 2016/17: • An Dr Anne O’Connor, na Dána, na • Nicola McNicholas, Cuntasaíocht Agus mé ag ullmhú chun éirí as mo Daonnachtaí agus na hEolaíochtaí Sóisialta Bhainistíochta chúraimí mar an dara hUachtarán déag ar an Ollscoil ag tús 2018, ba mhaith • An Dr Derek Morris, STEM • Ann Ryan, Oifig an Leas-Uachtaráin Taighde liom aitheantas a thabhairt do thallann, • Lorraine Tansey, an Tionscnamh Eolais Gradam do Thaighdeoir Bunaithe d’fhuinneamh agus d’uaillmhian Pobail, ILAS iontach mo chomhghleacaithe in • An tOll. Brian McGuire, na Dána, na • Gerardine Moloney, NCBES OÉ Gaillimh. Ba mhór an onóir dom Daonnachtaí agus na hEolaíochtaí Sóisialta • Emma Brinton, Scoil Ghnó & oibriú le foirne i ngach réimse san • An Dr Frances Fahy, na Dána, na Eacnamaíochta JE Cairnes Ollscoil agus táim muiníneach go Daonnachtaí agus na hEolaíochtaí Sóisialta An Fhoireann Bainistíochta Ócáidí, Oifig na leanfar le fás agus le dul chun cinn na • An Dr Paul Buitelaar, STEM bhFoirgneamh & na nEastát, ar a bhfuil: hOllscoile faoi cheannasaíocht mo Virginia Connolly Sean Rafferty chomharba, an tOllamh Ciarán Ó Stiúrthóir Taighde Tony Curling Savio Costello hÓgartaigh. • An tOll. Kieran Conboy, na Dána, na Daonnachtaí agus na hEolaíochtaí Sóisialta Mark Duffy Paul Moloney Le gach dea-mhéin, Hilary Murphy Mary Clery • An Dr Conor O’Byrne, STEM Dermot Cummins Baiba Bikovica Chun aird a tharraingt ar thábhacht na David Kelly Noel McDonnell nuálaíochta san Ollscoil, tá dhá ghradam bunaithe ag Fondúireacht Ollscoil na Kevin O’Donohoe Pat McGrath Gaillimhe i gcomhar le hIontaobhas Tony Bernie Lambe James Swannick James J. Browne, PhD, DSc, Ryan agus le Allergan. Tugann Gradam Uí Greg Molloy Gerry Ward MRIA, C.Eng Riain don Nuálaíocht aitheantas do smaointe Anda Eglite Joe Conroy Uachtarán – President nuálaíocha a aistrítear trasna go dtí réimse an

TEACHTAIREACHT ÓN UACHTARÁN | 5 OÉ GAILLIMH SA NUACHT

I mBLIANA OSCLAÍODH IONAD CEANNRÓDAÍOCH UÍ DHONNCHADHA DON DRÁMAÍOCHT, AN AMHARCLANNAÍOCHT AGUS AN TAIBHLÉIRIÚ IN OÉ GAILLIMH.

Beidh an áis nua-aoiseach den chéad scoth seo mar áit lárnach don nuálaíocht agus don chruthaitheacht i gcúrsaí cultúir san Ollscoil agus i gcathair na Gaillimhe.

Cuirfear cláir cheannródaíocha ar fáil in sé Céim sna Dána agus Céim sa Tráchtáil chomhairle mar chathaoirleach ar feadh Ionad Uí Dhonnchadha, cláir ina mbeidh amach sna 1960idí. 20 bliain, ina thacaíocht ríthábhachtach láidreachtaí agus cumais an phobail áitiúil tráchtála do chumas ealaíonta Garry Bhain an Dr Ó Donnchadha leas mar bhunchlocha, ach ar cláir iad a bheidh Hynes. gníomhach as gach gné dá chuid tábhachtach go hidirnáisiúnta i dtaca leis oideachais ollscoile. Bhí sé ina stiúrthóir Tá an Dr Donnacha Ó Donnchadha ag an dearcadh, leis an uaillmhian agus leis bainistíochta ar Thomas McDonagh & cur lena oidhreacht inspioráideach trína an nuálaíocht a bheidh ag baint leo. Sons Teo., bhí sé ina chathaoirleach ar thacaíocht don Ionad Drámaíochta, Tá spás suí do 120 duine in amharclann Bhord na Móna agus chaith sé tréimhse Amharclannaíochta & Taibhléirithe seo. an Ionaid seo agus is suíocháin iad a fhada ina chathaoirleach ar Aerfort na Trína fhís siúd, tá cumas drámaíochta, thig a tharraingt ar ais chun gur féidir Gaillimhe. Tá sé gníomhach le fada an lá amharclannaíochta agus scannánaíochta an spás a úsáid ar iliomad bealach. Tá i gComhlachas Tráchtála na Gaillimhe á fhorbairt agus tá tuiscint leathan spásanna stiúideo, seomra ranga, agus agus in IBEC (Cónaidhm Ghnólachtaí ar thaibhléiriú go ginearálta in OÉ seomra ceardlainne agus cleachtaidh agus Fhostóirí na hÉireann) agus tá sé ina Gaillimh. ann a chuideoidh go mór le mic léinn bhall d’Údarás na hOllscoile le 30 bliain. na hOllscoile agus freisin leis an bpobal Tá an obair ba mhó a rinne Donnacha Ó bríomhar, cultúrtha a mhaireann timpeall Donnchadha i dtaca le cáil idirnáisiúnta ar an Ollscoil. na Gaillimhe a mhéadú fréamhaithe Tá an tIonad ainmnithe in ómós don Dr sa tsuim a bhí aige sa drámaíocht. Ag Donnacha Ó Donnchadha, agus tugtar tráth an-chinniúnach, d’éirigh leis aitheantas ann do thacaíocht fhlaithiúil, áitreabh a chinntiú do Chompántas dhaonchairdiúil an fhir ghnó as Gaillimh, Amharclannaíochta an Druid. Bhí an a bhfuil baint aige leis an Ollscoil ó bhain spás fisiciúil seo, chomh maith lena

06 | OÉ GAILLIMH SA NUACHT TÁ AN DR DONNACHA Ó DONNCHADHA AG CUR LENA OIDHREACHT INSPIORÁIDEACH TRÍNA THACAÍOCHT DON IONAD DRÁMAÍOCHTA, AMHARCLANNAÍOCHTA AGUS TAIBHLÉIRITHE SEO.

TEACHTAIREACHTOÉ GAILLIMH ÓN UACHTARÁNSA NUACHT | |07 7 MEASADH GUR ÓCÁID THÁBHACHTACH A BHÍ SA CHOMHDHÁIL, I mBLIAIN INA nDEARNADH MACHNAMH NÁISIÚNTA. Comhráite Dul chun cinn: OÉ Gaillimh ainmnithe an chéid OÉ Gaillimh i measc an mar Ollscoil na Bliana sa 1% is fearr d’ollscoileanna Sunday Times an domhain Cuireadh fáilte roimh chainteoirí Tá OÉ Gaillimh ag déanamh dul Ainmníodh OÉ Gaillimh mar ‘Ollscoil na iomráiteacha as Éirinn agus níos chun cinn ar bhonn leanúnach sna Bliana 2018’ sa Sunday Times University faide i gcéin go OÉ Gaillimh i mí ranguithe domhanda le blianta Guide, den tríú huair. Bhuaigh an Ollscoil na Samhna 2016 mar chuid de beaga anuas, agus dhaingnigh an gradam mór le rá seo an chéad bhliain ar Chomhráite an Chéid, tionscnamh sé a áit i dteannta shárinstitiúidí bronnadh é in 2002 agus arís in 2009. suntasach de chuid Éire 2016: Clár oideachais an domhain, agus D’éirigh níos fearr le OÉ Gaillimh ná an 21 Comórtha Céad Bliain. é anois i measc an 1% is fearr institiúid tríú leibhéal eile sa tír. I measc na d’ollscoileanna an domhain. Ar cheann de bhuaicphointí an gcúiseanna ar bronnadh an gradam seo ar an tionscnaimh bhí an chomhdháil Tá an Ollscoil rangaithe sa 243ú Ollscoil bhí an dea-cháil atá uirthi mar ionad náisiúnta dar teideal, ‘1916- háit ar domhan, de réir Ranguithe barr feabhais i réimse na teicneolaíochta leighis, 2016: Dóchas agus Dúshlán na Ollscoile QS an Domhain 2017. a sárchaighdeán sna dána agus sna heolaíochtaí, Ceannasachta Náisiúnta’. Bhí lucht Agus tuairim is 26,000 ollscoil ar na rátaí maithe maidir le dul chun cinn agus na acadúil a bhfuil cáil idirnáisiúnta fud an domhain, ciallaíonn sé seo hionchais fostaíochta is fearr as aon ollscoil eile orthu mar aon le staraithe agus go bhfuil an Ollscoil seo i measc an in Éirinn. aíonna speisialta i mbun cainte ag 1% is fearr díobh. Dúirt Alastair McCall, eagarthóir an Good an gcomhdháil agus rinneadh plé Bhí an Ollscoil ar cheann de thrí University Guide de chuid an Sunday Times: ar chuid de na deacrachtaí agus ollscoil Éireannacha ar tháinig “Sna hocht mbliana ó bhuaigh OÉ Gaillimh na dúshláin is mó atá romhainn feabhas ar a seasamh sna ranguithe duais Ollscoil na Bliana cheana tá forás déanta sa lá atá inniu ann. i mbliana; is é seo an cúigiú bliain aige i dtéarmaí an cháil dhomhanda atá air Thar thrí lá bhreathnaigh scoláirí as a chéile a bhfuil ardú tagtha mar cheann de na suíomhanna foghlama idirnáisiúnta siar ar chéad bliain ar sheasamh na hOllscoile sna is fearr atá le fáil. Tá cuid den lucht acadúil ceannasachta náisiúnta agus ranguithe idirnáisiúnta, ag ardú ar na daoine is mó ar domhan a dtagraítear iad ag scrúdú faoi mar atá beart sé áit i Ranguithe Ollscoile QS an dóibh agus cuimsíonn a cháil na dána agus na déanta ag stát na hÉireann i leith Domhain 2017/2018. heolaíochtaí araon. Anuraidh thuill an Ollscoil ghealltanas na Cásca 1916. ioncam taighde sa bhreis ar €65m, fianaise ar an D’aithin Ranguithe Ollscoile QS gceannródaíocht atá ar bun ag an lucht acadúil. Measadh gur ócáid thábhachtach an Domhain OÉ Gaillimh chomh a bhí sa chomhdháil, i mbliain maith mar cheannaire domhanda in “Ina theannta sin, baineann tábhacht ollmhór leis ina ndearnadh machnamh 20 ábhar do thaighde agus teagasc, an ollscoil i dtéarmaí an gheilleagair réigiúnaigh, náisiúnta. méadú mór ar an aitheantas a tá sé lárnach sa phobal mórthimpeall ag gach fuarthas anuraidh in 12 ábhar. leibhéal. Spreagtar mic léinn na hOllscoile chun obair dheonach a dhéanamh agus a bheith mar Tá trí cinn de na hábhair seo - chuid den phobal úd seachas díreach a bheith Leigheas, Eolaíochtaí Domhain & ina dturasóirí oideachais i nGaillimh. Nuair a Muirí agus Tíreolaíocht - rangaithe bheidh Gaillimh ina Príomhchathair Chultúir i measc an 200 is fearr; tá Teanga na hEorpa sa bhliain 2020, beidh an Ollscoil i agus Litríocht an Bhéarla i measc an gcroílár na féile; agus Ionad Uí Dhonnchadha 150 is fearr go domhanda, agus tá don Drámaíocht, an Amharclannaíocht agus an Altranas in OÉ Gaillimh rangaithe Taibhléiriú mar ráiteas ceannasach ar thábhacht i measc an 100 ábhar is fearr ar na ndán don Ollscoil. domhan. “Is comhartha ómóis é bua na bliana seo chomh maith do cheannaireacht Uachtarán na hOllscoile, an Dr Jim Browne, a bheidh ag cur deireadh lena théarma deich mbliana in oifig go luath an bhliain seo chugainn. Fágann sé OÉ Gaillimh i staid an-láidir, réidh chun tuilleadh dul chun cinn a dhéanamh i ranguithe ollscoile domhanda agus náisiúnta, agus inniúil ar oideachas tríú leibhéal den scoth a chur ar fáil do mhic léinn sna blianta amach romhainn.”

OÉ GAILLIMH SA NUACHT | 09 Cuairt Stáit na Cróite Acadamh leighis nua do Gradam Goldsmith Dhún na nGall d’Fhicsean

In Aibreán 2017, thug Uachtarán I mí na Nollag 2016, seoladh Acadamh I mí na Samhna 2016, bhuaigh an Phoblacht na Cróite, Kolinda Leighis Dhún na nGall i gcomhpháirt t-úrscéalaí agus an léachtóir le Béarla Grabar-Kitarović, cuairt speisialta ar le OÉ Gaillimh, Grúpa Cúraim Sláinte in OÉ Gaillimh, Mike McCormack, OÉ Gaillimh mar chuid dá cuairt Ollscoile Saolta agus Otharlann Leitir Gradam Goldsmith d’Fhicsean as a stáit oifigiúil ar Éirinn. Ceanainn. thríú húrscéal a bhfuil moladh mór faighte aige, Solar Bones. Bhí an chuairt mar chuid de bhliain Tá an tAcadamh Leighis lonnaithe in thar a bheith speisialta do Ghaillimh ionad a tógadh go speisialta ar thailte Roghnaíodh McCormack as agus do chathair na Cróite, Rijeka, gearrliosta ar a raibh an scríbhneoir agus an dá chathair ainmnithe mar Otharlann Leitir Ceanainn, agus Phríomhchathair Chultúir na hEorpa comhtháthaíonn sé oideachas leighis le Éireannach Eimear McBride agus an 2020. seachadadh cliniciúil do dhochtúirí na scríbhneoir Ceanadach Éireannach todhchaí. Anaka na Schofield. Le linn a cuairte, thapaigh Grabar-Kitarović an deis casadh le Leis seo tá infheistíocht mhór á déanamh Ainmníodh é chomh maith ar an cuid den phobal Crótach san Ollscoil. ag OÉ Gaillimh in oiliúint chliniciúil i bhfadliosta i gcomhair Dhuais Man Booker 2017, in éineacht le céimí Chuimsigh an chuairt ar OÉ Gaillimh gCo. Dhún na nGall. oinigh OÉ Gaillimh Sebastian Barry óráid a thug an tUachtarán Seo an ceann deiridh de na hacadaimh as a úrscéal Days Without End. Grabar-Kitarović do mhic léinn leighis atá bunaithe san Iarthar agus agus don lucht acadúil, agus seisiún san Iarthuaisceart. Tógadh ionaid den I mí na Bealtaine 2016, d’fhoilsigh ceisteanna agus freagraí ina dhiaidh chineál céanna ag Otharlanna Ollscoile Tramp Press Solar Bones, leabhar faoi chathaoirleacht an Ollaimh Brian nach bhfuil ann ach aon abairt Hughes, an Déan Gnóthaí Idirnáisiúnta, Shligigh agus Mhaigh Eo agus osclaíodh OÉ Gaillimh. I measc na n-ábhar a iad sin anuraidh. fhada amháin. Tá an scéal lonnaithe i gCluain Cearbán, Co. Mhaigh Eo pléadh bhí caidreamh idirnáisiúnta; Ag labhairt dó ag an seoladh, dúirt an ar Lá na Marbh agus insítear é den Breatimeacht agus todhchaí an Aontais tAire Sláinte, an tUasal Simon Harris, chuid is mó trí chuimhní cinn Marcus Eorpaigh; léann domhanda na mban; T.D., go nascann acadaimh leighis OÉ geopholaitíocht oirdheisceart na hEorpa; Conway, innealtóir meánaosta. Gaillimh an seomra ranga leis an obair ról na Cróite laistigh den Eoraip; imirce, cultúr agus aitheantas san Eoraip; chliniciúil ó tharla go mbíonn an teagasc I measc shaothair eile McCormack cothú na síochána & cearta daonna fite fuaite san oiliúint phraiticiúil. tá Getting it in the Head, Crowe’s idirnáisiúnta. Requiem, agus Notes from a Coma, a cuireadh ar an ngearrliosta do In éineacht le toscaireacht na Cróite Ghradam Leabhar Éireannach na bhí an tAire Stáit, Seán Canney, T.D., Bliana, agus Forensic Songs. Ambasadóir na Cróite chun na hÉireann, an tUasal Ivan Masina agus Ambasadóir I measc na ngradam eile atá bainte na hÉireann chun na Cróite, a Soilse amach aige tá Duais Rooney do Olive Hempenstall. Litríocht Éireannach in 1996 agus, sa bhliain 2007, bronnadh Comhaltacht Civitella Ranieri air.

10 | OÉ GAILLIMH SA NUACHT Mike McCormack, úrscéalaí agus léachtóir le Béarla in OÉ Gaillimh, lena Dhuais Goldsmith d’Fhicsean. Grianghraf le Kevin Moran.

TEACHTAIREACHTOÉ GAILLIMH ÓN UACHTARÁN SA NUACHT | 11 OIDHREACHT NA MBAN EISCEACHTÚIL TÁ MNÁ CEANNRÓDAÍOCHA OÉ GAILLIMH: 1912-1922 AGUS INA DHIAIDH SIN AR CHEANN DE NA TIONSCNAIMH A BHÍ AR SIÚL I MBLIANA CHUN CEILIÚRADH A DHÉANAMH AR CHÉIMITHE AGUS AR FHOIREANN BAN NA HOLLSCOILE.

Taispeántas físiúil is ea Mná tábhachtach céanna is atá sé rud éigin a Ceannródaíochta OÉ Gaillimh dhéanamh leis an oideachas sin.” faoi dháréag ban, gach duine acu Tá tacaíocht á fáil ag an tionscadal Mná ina hiarchomhalta foirne nó ina Ceannródaíocha ó Scoil na hEolaíochta - hiarmhac léinn de chuid Na Mná Ceannródaíocha Polaitiúla agus na Socheolaíochta, OÉ Gaillimh agus a rinne cion ar Ionad Léann Domhanda na mBan agus Alice Jacqueline Perry (1885-1969) leith thar réimse disciplíní, lena Institiúid de Móra do Thaighde sna (BE, 1906) n-áirítear na dána, na heolaíochtaí Daonnachtaí agus sa Léann Sóisialta, Ba í Alice Perry an chéad bhan-innealtóir in agus an saol polaitiúil, le linn na Éirinn nó sa Bhreatain. Cé go raibh Coláiste OÉ Gaillimh, i gcomhar le Líonra chéad bhlianta de neamhspleáchas na Banríona, Gaillimh ag glacadh le mná Taighde Inscne ARC agus Líonra Ban na mar mhic léinn sna 1880idí, ba bheag bean na hÉireann agus ina dhiaidh sin. hOllscoile, OÉ Gaillimh. Ar na taighdeoirí a bhain céim amach san innealtóireacht. Bhí Cé go dtagann siad ar fad as cúlraí a bhí bainteach tá Mary Clancy agus an Alice Perry ar dhuine den ghrúpa beag ban éagsúla, bhí cosúlacht amháin Dr Muireann O’Cinneide. ar fud an domhain a chuir deireadh leis an idirdhealú seo. eatarthu ar fad, ba é sin tiomantas I measc na dtionscnamh eile a bhí ar siúl don fhoghlaim agus don fheabhas, Mary Donovan (1887-1966) (MA, 1909) i mbliana chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh a deir ceannaire an tionscadail, In 1914, ceapadh Mary Donovan mar chéad ar an gcion ollmhór atá déanta ag mná ar Ollamh le Stair in COG, post a bhí aici go an tOllamh Niamh Reilly, Scoil son na hOllscoile bhí ainmniú Cheoláras dtí na 1950idí. Bhí sí gníomhach ar son na hEolaíochta Polaitiúla agus REQUEST FOR ALL Emily Anderson agus ainmniú Áras an vóta a thabhairt do mhná, ag iarraidh na Socheolaíochta. “Ba dhaoine NAMES OF PATH Innealtóireachta Alice Perry. cothromaíocht ó thaobh pá, oideachais iontacha iad ar fad, bhí siad tiomanta, agusBREAKING na ngairmeacha WOMEN agus d’oibrigh IN sí mar leabharlannaí ag gníomhú ar son na vótála. uaillmhianach, cumasach agus I mí Feabhra 2017, athainmníodh an A PANEL diongbháilte ar bhealach amháin nó Aula Maxima uachtarach mar Cheoláras ETRIEDmily Anderson BUT (1891-1962)(BA,NOT FITTING 1911) ar bhealach eile. Bhí siad ar fad thar Emily Anderson, d’fhonn aitheantas Teangeolaí agus scoláire mór le rá a bhí a bheith eisceachtúil, agus sháraigh a thabhairt do chéimí COG a bhfuil intiBUT agus HOW bhain a SMALLsaothair ríthábhachtacha, CAN THE siad chuile chineál dúshlán, ach bhí cáil uirthi as litreacha Beethoven agus TheTEXT Letters BE? of Mozart and his Family (1938) Mozart a aistriú. I mí an Mhárta 2017, agus The Letters of Beethoven (1961), cáil siad thar a bheith díograiseach agus idirnáisiúnta amach. dearfach san am céanna.” ainmníodh an tÁras Innealtóireachta go hoifigiúil in ómós do Alice Perry, Ada (Adeline) English (1875-1944) an chéad bhean a bhain cáilíocht (MB, BCh, BAO, 1903) Is í Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (LLD 2014 innealtóireachta amach sa Bhreatain nó Bhí Ada English ar dhuine de na chéad h.c.), a bhíodh ina T.D. do Ghaillimh in Éirinn. bhandochtúirí in Éirinn. In 1904, ceapadh Thiar agus an chéad aire stáit ban í ina hoifigeach cúnta leighis in Ospidéal Tá na tograí seo ag aithris ar thograí sa tír, an Coimisinéir Eorpach um Meabhairghalair Bhéal Átha na Sluaighe, Co. eile a thug aitheantas do dhaoine thar na Gaillimhe, áit ar oibrigh sí ar feadh dhá scór Thaighde, Nuálaíocht agus Eolaíocht na blianta, cosúil le hÁras Uí Éimhigh, bliain. ó 2010 go 2014 agus, le déanaí ainmnithe in ómós do Dhéan na cathaoirleach ar athbhreithniú náisiúnta Síle Ní Chinnéide (1900–1980) nDán agus an tOllamh le Clasaicí Bhí Síle Ní Chinnéide an-ghníomhach in ar chomhionannas inscne in institiúidí nach maireann, Mairéad Ní Éimhigh; athbheochan na Gaeilge agus ceapadh í ina ardoideachais, a d’oscail an taispeántas. Stáisiún Taighde Mháirín de Valera, Léachtóir le Stair (trí Ghaeilge) in COG in D’aithin Geoghegan-Quinn, ar bean an Carn i mBoirinn atá ainmnithe in 1927. Rinneadh Ollamh Comhlach le Stair di in 1965, agus chuaigh sí ar scor in 1970. cheannródaíoch ón iarthar í féin, an ómós don Ollamh le Luibheolaíocht, tábhacht a bhaineann leis an tionscadal. nach maireann; agus Halla Bailey Allen Celia Lynch (Quinn roimh phósadh di) “Cuireann an taispeántas seo i gcuimhne a athchóiríodh le cabhair ó shíntiús a (1908-1989) (BA, 1927; BComm, 1928) Bhí Celia Lynch ar an gcéad phríomh-aoire dúinn ar fad – agus go háirithe do bhronn Angela Allen, nach maireann. ban de chuid Fhianna Fáil agus ar an mbean mhná níos óige tá súil agam – an Baineann na hócáidí seo le dúthracht ab fhaide a chaith am ina T.D., agus í atofa ar chumhacht a bhaineann le paisean OÉ Gaillimh chun aird a tharraingt agus feadh sé thréimhse nó go ndeachaigh sí ar scor agus le diongbháilteacht, an tábhacht a ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar an gcion atá in 1977. bhaineann le hoideachas, agus chomh déanta ag mná don Ollscoil.

12 | SPREAGADH NA NUÁLAÍOCHTA OIDHREACHT NA MBAN BAINEANN NA EISCEACHTÚIL HÓCÁIDÍ SEO LE DÚTHRACHT OÉ GAILLIMH CHUN AIRD A THARRAINGT AGUS CEILIÚRADH A DHÉANAMH AR AN

- GCION ATÁ DÉANTA Mairéad Ní Éimhigh (1908-1980) (BA, 1927, agus Ard-Diop. Oid. agus MA, AG MNÁ DON 1928) Bhí sí ina léachtóir le Laidin agus le Gréigis trí Ghaeilge, agus spreag an tóir a bhí aici ar OLLSCOIL. na clasaicí agus ar a hábhar na glúnta mac léinn. Ceapadh í ina hOllamh leis na Sean- Chlasaicigh in 1958 agus bhí sí ina Déan ar Dhámh na nDán ó 1970 go 1976. Maureen O’Carroll (McHugh roimh phósadh di) (1913- 1984) (Cláraithe sna Dána, 1932) Bhí sí gníomhach ar son na gceardchumann agus, in 1947, chomhbhunaigh sí an Lower Prices Council, a chuir tús le feachtas i gcoinne ardú ar phraghas earraí tí. In 1954, bhí sí ar an gcéad bhan-Teachta Dála agus príomh-aoire (1954-1957). Máirín de Valera (1912-1984) Ceapadh Máirín de Valera (iníon Éamoin de Valera) ina léachtóir le luibheolaíocht in COG in 1947 agus ba í an chéad Ollamh le Luibheolaíocht í in 1962, post a bhí aici go dtí 1977. In 2006, athainmníodh stáisiún taighde allamuigh OÉ Gaillimh i mBoirinn agus tugadh Stáisiún Taighde Mháirín de Valera air. Nora Niland (1913-1988) (BA, 1943) Leabharlannaí contae agus coimeádaí mór le rá a bhí i Nora Niland, a chreid go láidir sna leabhair agus san ealaín chun cuidiú le saol na tuaithe agus leis an saol náisiúnta poiblí a fheabhsú. Caitlín Maude (1941-1982) (BA, 1962) Ba ghuth spreagúil na n-ealaíon Gaeilge agus na polaitíochta sibhialta ó na 1960idí í Caitlín Maude agus bhí sí lárnach in agóidí poiblí sna 1960idí agus 1970idí, go mór mór ag agóidí faoin nGaeilge agus faoi staid shóisialta, eacnamaíoch agus pholaitiúil Iarthar na hÉireann. Lorna Reynolds (1911-2003) Ceapadh Lorna Reynolds ina hOllamh le Nua-Bhéarla in COG in 1966, bhí an-cháil uirthi mar eagarthóir, mar scoláire liteartha agus mar chainteoir poiblí. Emily Anderson mar leanbh. Grianghraif Theaghlach Anderson, curtha ar fáil le caoinchead ó Chartlanna OÉ Gaillimh. Giving stem cells a heartbeat “

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ANURAIDH CUIREADH LE SEASAMH NA HÉIREANN Cóireáil nua do MAR CHEANN DE NA ghathanna ó smugairlí róin BRAISLÍ TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA Léirigh staidéar atá déanta ag Scoil na LEIGHIS IS FEARR AR nEolaíochtaí Nádúrtha in OÉ Gaillimh an chóireáil is éifeachtaí do ghathanna ó DOMHAN NUAIR A smugairlí róin. Le deich mbliana anuas in Éirinn, chuirfí OSCLAÍODH AN TIONAD uisce sáile ar ghathanna a d’fhaightí ó smugairle an tseoil agus ón smugairle TAIGHDE DEN SCOTH leonmhongach, agus ansin chuirfí oighear ar an nga. D’FHEISTÍ LEIGHIS, CÚRAM. Tar éis dhá staidéar, áfach, tá sé faighte amach ag eolaithe i Scoil na nEolaíochtaí Nádúrtha in OÉ Gaillimh agus in Ollscoil Haváí in Manoa go bhfuil an dá rud sin ar chuid de na rudaí is measa a d’fhéadfaí a dhéanamh. Rinne na saineolaithe ar ghathanna ó smugairlí róin sa dá ollscoil athmheasúnú ar cé acu de na gnímh gharchabhrach mholta is éifeachtaí do ghathanna. Ní thagann na torthaí, a foilsíodh san CÚRAM - Mol Domhanda Teicneolaíochta irisleabhar idirnáisiúnta Toxins, leis an gcomhairle reatha agus léiríonn siad gurb Leighis oscailte in OÉ Gaillimh é an rud is fearr le déanamh is ea an áit a bhfuil an ga a rinseáil le fínéagar chun Feidhmeoidh CÚRAM, an t-ionad taighde dtí an fhorbairt aistritheach réamhchliniciúil na braiteoga a bhaint agus ansin é a chur d’fheistí leighis de chuid Fhondúireacht agus chliniciúil, agus as sin go dtí ullmhacht in uisce te 45°C, nó paca te a chur air ar Eolaíochta Éireann, mar mhol domhanda rialúcháin agus tráchtála. feadh 45 nóiméad. saintaighde i bhfeistí leighis d’fhonn tionscal Aithnítear earnáil na teicneolaíochta leighis in teicneolaíochta leighis na hÉireann a neartú. Cé go bhfuil smugairle an tseoil agus Éirinn ar cheann de chúig lárionad domhanda an smugairle leonmhongach ar fáil go Tá sé chomhpháirtí acadúla agus breis is a bhfuil borradh láidir faoi. Tá ocht gcinn as coitianta ar fud an domhain, ní rabhthas 35 comhpháirtí tionscail ag CÚRAM, agus na deich gcuideachta teicneolaíochta leighis is ar aon fhocal faoin gcaoi ab fhearr le é mar aidhm aige cóir leighis bunaithe ar fearr ar domhan lonnaithe anseo, agus tá feistí garchabhair a chur ar fáil do na gortuithe fheistí leighis atá inacmhainne, nuálach atá deartha agus déanta i nGaillimh ag sábháil seo go dtí anois. agus bunathraitheach a fhorbairt do ghalair beatha daoine ar fud an domhain mhóir. Tá ainsealacha dhomhanda. Rachaidh an Gaillimh i gcroílár na forbartha seo agus tá D’oibrigh an Dr Tom Doyle agus an taighde a dhéanfar ann ar fheistí leighis OÉ Gaillimh mar lárionad do chuid mhór den mac léinn PhD Jasmine Headlam agus ar ionchlannáin nuálacha ‘cliste’ chun dul chun cinn seo. in OÉ Gaillimh leis an Dr Christie sochar othair le tinnis ainsealacha cosúil le Wilcox, comhalta iardhochtúireachta le galar cardashoithíoch, matánchnámharlaigh, Saotharlann Taighde Cnidaria an Aigéin néarach, fíocháin bhoig, duán agus Chiúin in Ollscoil Haváí, agus lena úireolaíochta, agus riospráide. Tá páirt lárnach comhghleacaí, an Dr Angel Yanagihara, ag an tionscal i dtaobh taighde a aistriú Ollamh cúnta taighde in Ionad Taighde go dtí an chéad ghlúin eile d’fheistí agus Bitheolaíochtaí an Aigéin Chiúin san ionchlannáin leighis. Tacaíonn CÚRAM leis Ollscoil sin. an tionscal ón taighde tosaigh eolaíoch go

14 | TAIGHDE INSPIORÁIDEACH TAIGHDE INSPIORÁIDEACH | 15 TABHARFAIDH AN STAIDÉAR SEO LÉARGAS NUA AR NÁDÚR AGUS AR ÉABHLÓID MHARSA, AGUS AN DOMHAIN, AGUS AN SAOL AR MHARS.

16 | TAIGHDE INSPIORÁIDEACH Mac léinn misniúil ar Cóireáil fhéideartha don mhisean ionsamhlúcháin Ghalar Huntington Mharsa Le déanaí, roghnaíodh mac léinn PhD le Léiríonn taighde nua-fhoilsithe ó hInnealtóireacht Bhithleighis in OÉ Gaillimh go bhfuil an chosúlacht ann OÉ Gaillimh le bheith i gceannas ar go bhféadfadh go bhfuil cóireáil faighte mhisean idirnáisiúnta don Stáisiún don Ghalar Huntington, galar atá díblithe Taighde Fhásach Mharsa in Utah. agus gan chóir leighis go fóill. Roghnaíodh Ilaria Cinelli mar Cheannasaí Galar néaraimheathlúcháin a bhíonn ar Chriú 172 ar Mhisean Mharsa ag an sa mhianach ag daoine é an Galar stáisiún taighde, agus bhí sí i gceannas ar Huntington agus bíonn máchailí sheisear agus iad ag feidhmiú faoi shrianta cognaíocha agus gluaiseachta mar mhisean ionsamhlúcháin Mharsa ar feadh thoradh air. Tugtar cóiréa ainsealach thréimhse ceithre seachtaine. forchéimnitheach ó oidhreacht air uaireanta, agus is galar marfach é. Tá an tsaoráid uathúil in Utah lonnaithe ar thalamh atá ina mhacasamhail Chomhoibrigh an tOllamh Robert gheolaíochta do Mhars, agus tugadh Lahue agus a fhoireann san Ionad deiseanna don Cheannasaí Cinelli agus a don Bhitheolaíocht Crómasóm agus criú tabhairt faoi dhianstaidéar allamuigh Ionad Néareolaíochta na Gaillimhe in mar a dhéanfaí le linn fíormhisean spáis. OÉ Gaillimh le heolaithe in Ollscoil Barcelona. Dhírigh na taighdeoirí ar Tá Stáisiún Taighde Fhásach Mharsa einsím ar a dtugtar hiostón faoi úinéireacht agus á fheidhmiú ag dí-aicéitileáis 3 (HDAC3), a cheaptar Cumann Mharsa, agus tacaíonn sé le a athraíonn meicníochtaí tábhachtacha taighde domhan-bhunaithe atá sa tóir bithcheimiceáin in inchinn othair a bhfuil ar theicneolaíocht, ar oibríochtaí, agus an galar Huntington orthu agus dá bhrí ar eolaíocht a theastaíonn le go mbeidh sin a chuireann luas le dul chun cinn an daoine in ann dul go Mars ag taiscéaladh. ghalair. Mar thoradh ar an staidéar seo tabharfar Léiríonn an staidéar nua a foilsíodh léargas nua ar nádúr agus ar éabhlóid san irisleabhar Scientific Reports, gur Mharsa, agus an Domhain, agus an saol ar féidir an meath cognaíoch a mhoilliú Mhars, más ann dó. má bhlocáiltear HDAC3 le cumasc turgnamhach i múnla réamhchliniciúil den Ghalar Huntington agus go gcuirtear moill ar na comharthaí móilíneacha a bhaineann le néaraimheathlúchán.

TAIGHDE INSPIORÁIDEACH | 17 CUIREANN CLÁR CÓNAITHEACH AN CHIORCAIL ARTAIGH EISPÉIREAS ROINNTE AR FÁIL CHUN TABHAIRT FAOIN ILIOMAD FADHBANNA DOMHANDA A BHAINEANN LENÁR LINN, COSÚIL LE HATHRÚ AERÁIDE, DLÍ NA MARA AGUS COILÍNEACHAS.

18 | TAIGHDE INSPIORÁIDEACH Taiscéalaíocht sa Saineolaithe i measc na Tinte foraoise ag truailliú Chiorcal Artach n-intinní eolaíochta is aer na Gaillimhe tábhachtaí ar domhan Roghnaíodh eolaí naineolaíochta, an Tá ceathrar saineolaithe as OÉ Gaillimh ar Bhí na leibhéil truaillithe in aer na Gaillimhe Dr Jessamyn Fairfield ó Scoil na Fisice, liosta na dTaighdeoirí is mó a luaitear ar os cionn 20 uair an meánleibhéal tar éis tine OÉ Gaillimh, chun tabhairt faoi chlár domhan. Foilsíodh an liosta i mí na Samhna aitinn ar an gClochbhaile i gConamara i mí cónaitheach eolaíochta ar leith a mhair 2016 agus is anailís ar luanna é a aithníonn Bealtaine na bliana seo. coicís i mí an Mheithimh seo caite, áit ar eolaithe – arna socrú ag a gcomhthaighdeoirí Rinneadh na leibhéil seo a thaifeadadh thaistil sí ar bord an longa Antigua go dtí – a raibh tionchar suntasach domhanda ag a ar líonra monatóireachta nua ar a dtugtar an Ciorcal Artach. gcuid taighde ina réimsí staidéir faoi seach. ‘Aerthruailliú Eolaíocht na Saoránach’. Ba é aidhm an turais taiscéalaíochta, Bhí an tOllamh Henry Curran, an tOllamh Tá nód aermhonatóireachta Chathair na a bhí faoi stiúir an Arctic Circle, Colin O’Dowd, an tOllamh Donal O’Regan, Gaillimhe lonnaithe i gColáiste Iognáid, eagraíocht atá á stiúradh ag ealaíontóirí agus an Dr Ronan Sulpice, ar an liosta. Tá Gaillimh. Is san Ionad Léinn Aeráide agus ag eolaithe, eolaithe agus siad luaite i measc an 3,000 intinn eolaíochta agus Truaillithe Aeir, OÉ Gaillimh a ealaíontóirí a thabhairt le chéile is fearr ar domhan dar le Clarivate Analytics, tógadh agus a tugadh feidhm do na córais chun iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar an an gnó Maoine Intleachtúla & Eolaíochta de mar chuid de chomhthionscnamh leis mbaint atá ag an Artach, agus an chuid Thomson Reuters mar a bhí. an nGníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú taiscéaladh a dhéantar air, le healaíon, Comhshaoil, Institiúid na Fisice agus eolaíocht, ailtireacht, oideachas agus scoileanna dara leibhéal ar leith. gníomhaíochas. Ag labhairt dó faoi chaighdeán an aeir Clár cónaitheachta sluaíochta bliantúil in Éirinn le blianta beaga anuas dúirt an is ea an Ciorcal Artach a thugann le tOllamh Colin O’Dowd, Stiúrthóir an chéile ealaíontóirí idirnáisiúnta as Ionaid Léinn Aeráide agus Truaillithe Aeir gach disciplín, eolaithe, ailtirí agus in OÉ Gaillimh agus Ollamh le Fisic, go oideachasóirí, a dhéanann taiscéal le bhfuil an t-aer uirbeach agus tuaithe, fiú, chéile ar áiteanna iargúlta agus iontacha ag meath seachas ag dul i bhfeabhas ar fud ar bord long seoil feistithe go speisialta. na tíre le roinnt blianta, go háirithe leis Cuireann sé eispéireas roinnte ar fáil an méadú ar ídiú breosla bithmhaise tí a chun tabhairt faoin iliomad fadhbanna bhaineann leis an méadú ar shoirn dóite domhanda a bhaineann lenár linn, cosúil adhmaid agus móna. “Tá sé faighte amach le hathrú aeráide, dlí na mara, agus againn nach bhfuil sé neamhchoitianta coilíneachas. sa gheimhreadh go mbeadh na leibhéil truaillithe go minic chomh hard leis na leibhéil truaillithe aeir i bhformhór na mórchathracha ar fud an domhain, amhail Béising,” a dúirt sé.

TAIGHDE INSPIORÁIDEACH | 19 AN POBAL AGUS IMEACHTAÍ POBAIL TÁ OÉ GAILLIMH TIOMANTA DÁ PHOBAL AGUS CUIREANN SÉ ROIMHE CAIDREAMH A BHUNÚ LE GACH BALL DEN TSOCHAÍ. I RITH NA BLIANA ROINNEAMAR ÁR GCUID ÁISEANNA AGUS TAIGHDE LEIS AN SAOL MÓR.

Ceiliúradh ar Lá Astaróidigh an Domhain Chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Lá Astaróidigh an Domhain, an 30 Meitheamh 2017, chas breis is 100 dalta ó Scoil Náisiúnta Foghlaim le Chéile ar an gCaisleán Nua i nGaillimh le grúpa eolaithe ó Ionad na Réalteolaíochta san Ollscoil chun foghlaim faoi astaróidigh. Roghnaigh an eagraíocht dhomhanda, Lá Astaróidigh, Ionad na Réalteolaíochta in OÉ Gaillimh mar an t-ionad ainmnithe chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar an ócáid bhliantúil idirnáisiúnta seo. Áirítear an ócáid seo mar chuid d’fheachtas feasachta domhanda chun foghlaim faoin tionchar a bhíonn ag astaróidigh agus na contúirtí a d’fhéadfadh a bheith ag baint leo. Tá sé mar aidhm ag an bhfeachtas seo freisin feasacht a ardú ar céard is féidir linn a dhéanamh chun ár bpláinéad, ár dteaghlaigh, ár bpobail agus na glúnta atá le teacht a chosaint ó bhuillí astaróidigh.

An Tionscadal Making Space Cuirfear tús i mbliana leis an tionscadal ‘Making Space’, tionscadal de chuid an Chumainn Ríoga Réalteolaíochta atá faoi stiúir an Ollaimh Andrew Shearer in OÉ Gaillimh, agus tiocfaidh sé chun críche le hócáidí cruthaitheacha, comhoibrithe agus ceiliúradh ar réalteolaíocht agus ar gheoifisic in 2020. Bhain OÉ Gaillimh, i gcomhpháirtíocht le Músaem Cathrach na Gaillimhe, le hIonad Ealaíon na Gaillimhe agus le Croí na Gaillimhe, gradam an Chumainn Ríoga Réalteolaíochta (RAS) amach chun cothrom dhá chéad bliain RAS 200: Spéir & Domhan a cheiliúradh. Is é seo an t-aon tionscadal in Éirinn, mar aon le ceithre thionscadal eile sa Ríocht Aontaithe, ar bronnadh gradaim orthu. Áirítear sna tionscadail RAS 200 eagraíochtaí comhpháirtíochta a gcuidíonn a gcuid saineolais le heolaíochtaí a roinnt ar bhealaí éifeachtacha. Tabharfar faoi fhorbairtí ar a n-áirítear Taispeántas Pláinéadlainne faoin Spéir ag Músaem na Cathrach agus Siúlóid Phláinéadlainne, a rachaidh ó phromanáid na Gaillimhe chomh fada leis an bPóirse Caoch agus suas an abhainn chomh fada leis an Ollscoil, mar aon le clár oideachais atá dírithe ar bhunscoileanna, ar luathfhágálaithe scoile agus ar ghasúir agus ar dhaoine fásta atá i soláthar díreach.

20 | AN POBAL AGUS IMEACHTAÍ POBAIL Bernardo Flynn (12) ó Scoil Náisiúnta Foghlaim le Chéile, an Caisleán Nua, Gaillimh, a bhain taitneamh as an lá ag foghlaim faoi astaróidigh i gcomhluadar fisiceoirí ó Ionad na Réalteolaíochta in OÉ Gaillimh chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Lá Astaróidigh an Domhain COLÁISTE CAIRTCHLÁIR: Macasamhail den Aula Maxima tógtha ag oibrithe deonacha

Bhí OÉ Gaillimh i gcomhpháirt arís i mbliana le Féile Idirnáisiúnta Ealaíon na Gaillimhe chun an clár SELECTED a chur ar bun, agus ghlac mic léinn páirt san ócáid shuntasach ailtireachta, Obair Thógála na nDaoine. Ba é an t-ealaíontóir Francach, Olivier Grossetête, Have we a good image for here? a tháinig aníos leis an smaoineamh d’Obair Thógála na nDaoine agus baineadh úsáid as na mílte bosca chun macasamhail den Aula Maxima in OÉ Gaillimh a chruthú. Chun tabhairt faoin struchtúr a chruthú, tugadh foireann dhíograiseach - beagnach 200 oibrí deonach - le chéile chun an t-ábhar tógála a chur le chéile in imeacht ceithre lá i Halla Bailey Allen. Ar an 22 Iúil, bhí an pobal i láthair fad is a bhí an struchtúr éachtach á chur le chéile ar an bhFaiche Mhór. Bhí ón uair a críochnaíodh an struchtúr go dtí an lá arna mhárach ag daoine chun é a fheiceáil sular bhailigh na sluaite agus na hoibrithe deonacha le chéile chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh fad is a bhí siad á leagan go talamh. Mar phríomhpháirtí oifigiúil Fhéile Idirnáisiúnta Ealaíon na Gaillimhe, bíonn comhpháirtíocht idir OÉ Gaillimh agus lucht na féile gach bliain chun an clár SELECTED a chur ar bun - clár atá ar fáil go sonrach do mhic léinn OÉ Gaillimh sna hEalaíona Cruthaitheacha (Scannán, Dráma, Polasaí agus Cleachtas Ealaíon). Cuireann an t-acadamh sciobtha coicíse seo ar chumas na mac léinn iad féin a thumadh i ngach gné den fhéile, ag cur deiseanna ar fáil dóibh foghlaim conas a chuirtear féile ar an scála seo le chéile, a chuimsíonn cruinnithe le lucht eagraithe na féile, le léiritheoirí náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta, agus le healaíontóirí. Ó bunaíodh an chomhpháirtíocht sé bliana ó shin idir OÉ Gaillimh agus Féile Idirnáisiúnta Ealaíon na Gaillimhe, dírítear ar thionscnaimh éagsúla a thugann tacaíocht d’obair nua, d’obair dheonach, don chlár intéirneachta SELECTED, agus ar mhórléiriúcháin a eagrú ar an gcampas. Cuireadh roinnt ócáidí de chuid na Féile ar bun ar an gcampas i mbliana, orthu sin bhí Sorcas Casus Driftwood, an tsraith iomlán First Thought Talks, Bathroom le Enda Walsh, How to Catch a Star le Branar, compántas drámaíochta Gaillimheach, agus taispeántas de chuid duine de na healaíontóirí is mó cáil in Éirinn, John Gerrard.

Obair Thógála na nDaoine ag Féile Idirnáisiúnta Ealaíon na Gaillimhe 17: an Aula Maxima ar an bhFaiche Mhór. Ócáid shuntasach ailtireachta a chuir an t-ealaíontóir Francach, Olivier Grossetête le chéile. Grianghraf: Andrew Downes Ómós don údar clúiteach, Seasamh láidir An gnó is cairdiúla in Michel Déon inbhuanaitheachta ag Éirinn lonnaithe san OÉ Gaillimh Ollscoil

Tugadh an t-údar clúiteach, an tOllamh I mbliana ghlac an Ollscoil cinneadh Ainmníodh an Caifé Saol in OÉ Gaillimh Taca agus céimí onórach de chuid OÉ oifigiúil chun imeacht ó scaireanna breosla mar an Gnó is Cairdiúla i nGaillimh mar Gaillimh, Michel Déon nach maireann, iontaise. Shínigh breis is 1000 duine chuid de Ghradaim JCI don Ghnó is chun cuimhne i mí Aibreáin 2017 nuair a achainí a réitigh Cumann don Athrú Cairdiúla in Éirinn in 2016. fógraíodh go n-ainmneofar Ollúnacht na Aeráide, Talmhaíocht agus Slándáil Bia in Tionscadal pobail neamhbhrabúis atá Fraincise in ómós dó. OÉ Gaillimh chun aird a tharraingt ar na sa Chaifé Saol atá lonnaithe in Institiúid cúiseanna a bhí ann dífheistiú a dhéanamh. Cuireadh an ócáid ar bun mar chuid den Cúrsa Saoil agus Sochaí na hOllscoile. Chuir Uachtarán OÉ Gaillimh, an Dr Jim chomóradh lae a rinneadh in ómós don Tugann an caifé comhpháirtithe pobail Browne fáilte roimh an tuarascáil seo, údar Francach, ócáid a d’eagraigh OÉ áitiúla le chéile le fiontraíochtaí SCCUL agus mhínigh sé go mbeadh spriocanna Gaillimh, Féile Idirnáisiúnta Litríochta agus le lucht acadúil mór le rá ón na hOllscoile ar aon dul le spriocanna Cúirt agus Ambasáid na Fraince, ag a Institiúid Cúrsa Saoil agus Sochaí, agus inbhuanaitheachta domhanda de thoradh raibh Ambasadóir na Fraince chun na tá sé ar an gcéad chaifé pobal-bhunaithe an athraithe seo. hÉireann, an tUasal Jean-Pierre Thébault agus cuimsithe sóisialta ar champas agus comhghleacaí le Michel Déon san ardoideachais in Éirinn. Académie Française, an tUasal Frédéric SeaFest Díríonn Caifé Saol ar fhostaíocht a chur Vitoux i láthair. ar fáil do bhaill an phobail a bheadh ar an Bhí an méid seo a leanas le rá ag Uachtarán Ghlac OÉ Gaillimh páirt i bhféile SeaFest imeall de ghnáth. Is é an aidhm atá aige OÉ Gaillimh, an Dr Jim Browne ag an 2017, agus mar chuid den fhéile eagraíodh bunchloch láidir a sholáthar do na daoine ócáid: “Cuimhnímid le bród agus le cion ar roinnt ócáidí chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh seo trí na scileanna cuí a chur ar fáil dóibh an gcaidreamh fada idir OÉ Gaillimh agus agus aird a tharraingt ar an tábhacht a agus fostaíocht a bhfuil pá ag dul leis a Michel Déon. Le blianta fada, leis an mbaint bhaineann le forbairt ghnó agus le taighde chur ar fáil ionas gur féidir leo páirt a a bhí aige le disciplín na Fraincise mar i dtionscal na mara. ghlacadh sa phobal i dtimpeallacht oibre Ollamh Taca, thug sé tacaíocht fhlaithiúil Le linn SeaFest eagraíodh Seó Trádála agus an mhuinín a bheith acu difríocht dár mic léinn agus do Leabharlann Mara dhá lá, in ollphuball in OÉ Gaillimh a dhéanamh ina saoil trí mhaireachtáil Shéamais Uí Argadáin. Cuimhneoidh fad is a bhí an chomhdháil Digital Ocean go seiftiúil, agus a bheith san airdeall ar lucht léinn go brách ar an gcaoi ar roinn agus an cruinniú mullaigh Our Ocean cheisteanna comhshaoil, bia folláin a sé a bhailiúchán ollmhór leabhar leis an Wealth ar siúl. aimsiú, a chócaráil agus a roinnt. Leabharlann mar chomhartha gnaíúil Ina theannta sin, úsáidtear bia orgánach daonchairdis.” Chuir an Seó Trádála Mara cuid de na táirgí agus na seirbhísí ardnuálacha ó áitiúil agus bia cóirthrádála. I ndiaidh Ba mhór an onóir do OÉ Gaillimh ómós a chomhlachtaí ar fud earnálacha uile an de Chaifé Saol an teideal mar an Gnó léiriú d’éachtaí liteartha Michel Déon agus gheilleagair mhara i láthair an phobail. is Cairdiúla i nGaillimh a bhuachan, céim oinigh á bronnadh air roinnt mhaith cuireadh ainm an chaifé ar aghaidh chuig blianta ó shin. Eagraíodh taispeántas ar leith ar thuras na babhtaí ceannais náisiúnta. D’éirigh Roald Amundsen chuig an bPol Theas leo an bua a fháil i measc an 500 gnó a bhí dar teideal Cold Recall – Cuimhní Cinn ainmnithe sa ghrúpa sin. Roald Amundsen ón bPol Theas, in Ionad Uí Dhonnchadha don Drámaíocht, an Amharclannaíocht agus an Taibhléiriú i mí an Mheithimh. Ba é Amundsen an chéad duine a thug turas tríd an bPasáiste Iarthuaiscirt agus ba é an chéad duine é a bhain an Pol Theas amach ar an 14 Nollaig 1911. Tá dlúthcheangal ag stair pholach na hIorua leis an stádas neamhspleáchais a bhain an Iorua amach sa bhliain 1905, agus le staid na hIorua mar stát a bhfuil dlúthcheangal aige leis na farraigí móra agus leis na réigiúin pholacha. Ba chomhoibriú idir OÉ Gaillimh agus Foras na Mara a bhí sa taispeántas seo, i gcomhar le hAmbasáid na hIorua agus Músaem Fram in Osló.

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NÍL AON TEORAINN LEIS AN MÉID TALLAINNE AGUS FUINNIMH ATÁ IN OÉ GAILLIMH, OLLSCOIL A BHFUIL BREIS AGUS 18,000 MAC LÉINN AG FREASTAL UIRTHI. BRONNADH GO LEOR DUAISEANNA AGUS GRADAM AR ÁR GCUID MAC LÉINN I RITH NA BLIANA, AGUS SEO A LEANAS BLAISEADH DÍOBH.

Mic léinn ag déanamh Scoláireachtaí EIL a mbealach abhaile go d’obair dheonach sábháilte bronnta ar chúigear mac I mí na Samhna 2016, chruthaigh Richie léinn Commins, mac léinn sa bhliain deiridh den I mí Bealtaine na bliana seo, roghnaíodh chúrsa Córas Faisnéise Gnó, seirbhís nua dar cúigear mac léinn de chuid teideal ‘DASH’. OÉ Gaillimh chun páirt a ghlacadh i Is aip é DASH (Ag Tiomáint Gach Mac Léinn gclár idirnáisiúnta ocht seachtaine sa Abhaile) a chuireann ar chumas na mac léinn samhradh in obair dheonach agus i tacsaí a fháil fiú nuair nach mbíonn airgead dtumadh cultúrtha. tirim, cárta bainc ná guthán acu, ach ag an am Roghnaíodh na mic léinn seo a leanas céanna ag cinntiú go n-íoctar na tiománaithe. as OÉ Gaillimh, Danielle O’Brien, Tháinig Richie ar an smaoineamh i ndiaidh Sinead Regan, Aaron Kilboy, David na taithí a bhí aige roinnt babhtaí nuair O’Reilly agus Orla Tubridy, don chlár nach raibh sé in acmhainn tacsaí a fháil. EIL Explore, clár a bhronn 39 gradam ar Dhearbhaigh taighde a rinne Comhaltas na mhuintir na hÉireann a bhfuil spéis acu Mac Léinn in OÉ Gaillimh nach mbíonn mic in obair dheonach, i dtumadh cultúrtha, léinn in acmhainn tacsaí a fháil go minic ag nó in oideachas teangacha thar lear. deireadh na hoíche agus go gcuireann sé seo Ullmhaíodh na mic léinn agus cuireadh na mic léinn i mbaol. tacaíocht ar fáil dóibh chun tabhairt faoi obair dheonach i dtionscadail pobail áitiúil san Afraic, san Áise agus i Meiriceá Theas. I mbliana, chuir EIL Foghlaim Idirchultúrtha buiséad sa bhreis ar €120,000 ar fáil chun na deiseanna foghlama thar lear seo a mhaoiniú.

24 | ÉACHTAÍ NA MAC LÉINN ÉACHTAÍ NA MAC LÉINN | 25 Gradam Fhiontraithe na Bliana 2017 bronnta ar ‘Coachbook’ de chuid mhic Mic Léinn i mbun léinn OÉ Gaillimh obair dheonach Bhuaigh beirt mhac léinn Tráchtála Bhronn OÉ Gaillimh, i gcomhar le Coláiste atá sa bhliain deiridh in OÉ Gaillimh San Aingeal, Gradaim an Uachtaráin d’Oibrithe mórghradam Fhiontraithe Mac Léinn na Deonacha 2017 i mí Bealtaine na bliana seo. Bliana de chuid Fhiontraíocht Éireann Thug buaiteoirí 2017 faoi obair dheonach agus ainmníodh iad mar ‘Fhiontraithe le lear mór tionscadal sa phobal áitiúil, agus Coláiste na Bliana, 2017’. bhailigh siad airgead do chúiseanna éagsúla D’éirigh le Paddy MacDonagh agus agus ghlac siad páirt i gcláir mheantóireachta ar le Chris Bogues an lámh in uachtar an gcampas. Ghlac mic léinn na bliana seo páirt a fháil ar na hiomaitheoirí eile agus in obair dheonach le heagraíochtaí éagsúla, duaischiste €10,000 a thabhairt leo lena ina measc bhí na Samáraigh, Banóglaigh na dtionscadal ‘Coachbook’, ardán ar líne hÉireann, Ranganna Comhrá Fáilte Isteach, do chóitseálaithe marcaíochta chun Foróige agus na Cluichí Oilimpeacha Speisialta. oiliúint chianda a chur ar mharcaigh trí Is é sprioc chlár oibre deonaí na mac léinn, bheoshruthú físe. ALIVE, clár de chuid OÉ Gaillimh a bhfuil cáil Tá na Gradaim Fhiontraithe Mac Léinn idirnáisiúnta air, folúntais d’obair dheonach i mar chuid d’fheachtas ollmhór atá dírithe nGaillimh a chur ar shúile na mac léinn, chomh ar mhic léinn a spreagadh a ngnó féin a maith le céimithe a dhéanann obair mhór ar bhunú. Cuireadh tús leis an tionscadal i mhaithe leis an tsochaí a spreagadh chun go mí Eanáir 2017 mar chuid den mhodúl mbeidh siad ina n-oibrithe deonacha agus ina dar teideal Cruthaitheacht Nuálaíochta ngíomhairí pobail sa todhchaí. agus Fiontraíocht in OÉ Gaillimh (atá ar Bhunaigh an Ollscoil an clár ALIVE fáil do gach mac léinn sa bhliain deiridh (Tionscnamh Foghlama agus Taithí ar Obair ar na cláir: Tráchtáil, Córais Faisnéise Dheonach) agus é mar aidhm an obair Gnó, Teicneolaíocht Faisnéise agus dheonach a dhéanann mic léinn OÉ Gaillimh a Innealtóireacht) agus bhuaigh sé gradaim chur chun tairbhe, a aithint agus a thacú; bíodh go leor laistigh den Ollscoil le linn an sin sa bhaile, i nGaillimh nó laistigh de phobal tseimeastair. na hOllscoile féin.

26 | ÉACHTAÍ NA MAC LÉINN Ag seoladh Chorn Mhic Giobúin Independent.ie 2017 a reáchtáladh in OÉ Gaillimh bhí (c-d) deartháireacha iomána na Gaillimhe, Cathal agus Pádraic Mannion; iar-iománaí na Gaillimhe a bhfuil craobh na hÉireann buaite aige, Joe Connolly; agus iománaí an Chláir, Conor Cleary.

Carr ag sárú bac Laochra Iomána Seaimpíní Rámhaíochta éifeachtúlachta B’údar mór bróid do OÉ Gaillimh go raibh D’éirigh thar cionn le Club Bádóireachta naonúr imreoirí, idir mhic léinn agus chéimithe, OÉ Gaillimh sna craobhchomórtais go 10,000 míle an galún ar phainéal iomána na Gaillimhe, 2017 a fuair dtí seo i mbliana, agus an bua acu i naoi an ceann is fearr ar fhoireann Phort Láirge i gcraobhchomórtas agus ghnóthaigh siad cúig I mí an Mheithimh 2017, d’ardaigh seasamh gCluiche Ceannais Sinsear Iomána na hÉireann. churiarracht náisiúnta le linn an phróisis. Bhí siad an Geec 3.0 (carr éifeachtach fuinnimh na Na deartháireacha Cathal agus Padraic Mannion, ar na craobhchomórtais ab iomaíche a bhí ag an Gaillimhe), a dhear agus a thóg mic léinn Aidan Harte, Daithí Burke, Niall Burke, Joseph gclub chomh maith, le criú iomlán de 15 dhuine Innealtóireachta OÉ Gaillimh, sna ranguithe Cooney, John Hanbury, Conor Whelan agus Seán ag críochnú sa chéad trí áit ina n-imeachtaí idirnáisiúnta sa chéad chomórtas domhanda Loftus. Is iar-imreoirí ar fhoireann OÉ Gaillimh a féin. I measc na mbuaicphointí bhí foireann do charranna atá fíoréifeachtach ó thaobh d’imir do Chorn Mhic Giobúin iad an cóitseálaí idirmheánach na bhfear de cheathrar, a bhuaigh breosla de - Eicea-mharatón Eorpach Shell, i Francis Forde agus Jeff Lynskey, bainisteoir na an imeacht seo den cheathrú bliain as a chéile; bPáirc Oilimpeach Bhanríon Eilís i Londain. Mionúr a bhuaigh Craobh na hÉireann chomh club na mban d’ochtar, a raibh easnamh faid Chríochnaigh an Geec 3.0 sa 13ú háit i measc maith i mbliana. le clúdach acu ag an líne leath bealaigh agus ar éirigh leo an bua a fháil ar deireadh, agus foireann 41 iomaitheoir san aicme fréamhshamhla Áirítear iad seo i measc alumni mór le rá na tosaitheora na mban d’ochtar, a thug leo an bua le cadhnra-leictrí, le scór 354 km/kWh – is hOllscoile, nó Coláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh bearna ollmhór 26 soicind sa deireadh. ionann é seo agus 10,500 míle an galún nó mar (COG) mar a bhí ag an am, a thug leo Corn Mhic sin i gcarr díosail. Is é an Geec an chéad agus Cárthaigh. Tugann siad spreagadh den chéad Dúirt Dave Mannion, an príomhchóitseálaí an t-aon fhoireann Éireannach sa chomórtas scoth do phobal an champais. gur léiriú iad na torthaí ar réim thraenála thar a fíoréifeachtach is fearr ar domhan, agus is é an bheith crua agus na lúthchleasaithe ag traenáil Níos túisce sa bhliain, reáchtáil OÉ Gaillimh carr is éifeachtúla é ó thaobh breosla a tógadh 12 bhabhta, ar an meán, sa tseachtain. Ghabh sé cluichí ceannais chraobhchomórtas Chorn Mhic in Éirinn riamh. buíochas freisin le gach duine a thug tacaíocht Giobúin Independent.ie, an craobhchomórtas don chlub agus a chuidigh leis an éacht a rinne Dhear, thóg agus thástáil na mic léinn leagan ardoideachais iomána sinsir. Craoladh cluiche siad le linn an tséasúir. 3.0 den Geec, agus chuaigh siad in iomaíocht ceannais an Choirn seo beo ar TG4. Bhí dinnéar leis na scoileanna innealtóireachta ollscoile is bliantúil Chorn Mhic Giobúin Independent.ie fearr san Eoraip thall i Londain. Ba é seo an ar siúl in Óstán an Westwood, agus rinneadh tríú huair do OÉ Gaillimh páirt a ghlacadh sa ceiliúradh ar an gceangal a bhí ag Seosamh Mac chomórtas agus ní raibh aon iomaitheoir eile Donncha (BA ’75) leis na Cluichí Gaelacha as Éirinn páirteach go dtí seo. san Ollscoil ag an ócáid I gCuimhne ar Joe. Sa In imeacht trí bliana, d’éirigh thar cionn choláiste, d’imir Joe ar fhoirne peile agus iomána le foirne Geec dul chun cinn a dhéanamh COG. Bhuaigh sé bonn iomána sa chéad bhliain ó bheith ina dtosaitheoirí go dtí leibhéil in 1972 agus is iomaí comórtas Sigerson agus níos airde sa chomórtas, áit a bhfuil súil Mhic Giobúin a raibh sé páirteach iontu. Mar acu a bheith san iomaíocht leis na carranna iarchéimí in 1977, bhuaigh sé bonn i gCorn Mhic fíoréifeachtúla is forbartha ar domhan. Giobúin ar deireadh, nuair a bhí an bua ag COG ar Mhá Nuad sa chluiche ceannais, 1-14, 1-12.

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Bronnadh Céimeanna Oinigh 2016/2017 Bronnadh Céimeanna Oinigh OÉ Gaillimh ar phearsana cáiliúla le linn na bliana acadúla. Tá na céimithe seo anois i measc céimithe oinigh mór le rá a tháinig rompu ar a n-áirítear Nelson Mandela, Hillary Clinton, Margaret Atwood, Anjelica Huston agus Enya.

Bronnadh Dochtúireachtaí Oinigh i mí an Mheithimh 2017

Bronnadh Dochtúireacht le Bronnadh Dochtúireacht le hEolaíocht Dlíthe ar John MacNamara, ar an Dr Kristina M. Johnson, fear gnó agus iarchathaoirleach Príomhfheidhmeannach Cube Hydro ar Fhondúireacht Ollscoil na Partners agus iar-fho-rúnaí sa Roinn Gaillimhe. Fuinnimh i Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá. Bronnadh Dochtúireacht le Bronnadh Dochtúireacht le Dlíthe ar an I mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2016, bhronn OÉ Gaillimh céim Dlíthe ar Fintan O’ Toole, Ollamh Jane Grimson, innealtóir agus oinigh ar Pat Lam, príomhchóitseálaí Rugbaí Chonnacht, colúnaí le The Irish Times. scoláire. agus iar-imreoir rugbaí idirnáisiúnta as an méid a rinne sé do rugbaí Chonnacht agus don phobal i gcoitinne.

Bhronn OÉ Gaillimh céimeanna oinigh ar cheannairí teicneolaíochta leighis Éireannacha ag bronnadh oinigh speisialta chun oscailt oifigiúil CÚRAM a cheiliúradh i mí Mheán Fómhair 2016. Sa ghrianghraf tá an tOllamh Laoise McNamara leis na Dochtúirí John O’Shaughnessy, Mednova agus Neuravi; John O’Dea, Crospon; Helen Ryan, iar-Phríomhfheidhmeannach Creganna; Ian Quinn, bunaitheoir Creganna; Paul Gilson, bunaitheoir Mednova; agus John Power, Aerogen.

28 | DUAISEANNA AGUS ÉACHTAÍ Sa ghrianghraf a tógadh ag bronnadh oinigh mhí an Mheithimh 2017 ó chlé tá: John MacNamara, Fintan O’Toole, an Dr Kristina Johnson agus an tOllamh Jane Grimson

DUAISEANNA AGUS ÉACHTAÍ | 29 Gradaim Alumni 2017 Chas an t-amhránaí agus scríbhneoir Paul Brady ag Gradaim Alumni 2017 i Halla Bailey Allen Dé Sathairn, an 4 Márta 2017. Ba í Eimear Ní Chonaola láithreoir nuachta TG4 agus céimí OÉ Gaillimh (BA ’97, Ard-Dioplóma i gCumarsáid Fheidhmeach ’98) a bhí ina bean an tí.

Seo a leanas buaiteoirí na sé ghradam alumni a bronnadh ag Mórfhéasta 2017: Gradam do na Dána, an Litríocht agus an Léann Ceilteach Gradam Alumni don Innealtóireacht, an Eolaíocht agus an Urraithe ag Fondúireacht Ollscoil na Gaillimhe Teicneolaíocht Mike McCormack, úrscéalaí agus gearrscéalaí Éireannach. Urraithe ag AIB Anne Marie Farrell, Ceannasaí Taighde ar an Eacnamaíocht Gradam Alumni don Ghnó agus an Tráchtáil Iompraíochta, Margaíocht Dhomhanda, Gnólachtaí Beaga agus Urraithe ag Banc na hÉireann Meánmhéide, Google. Tara McCarthy, Príomhfheidhmeannach Bhord Bia. Gradam Alumni don Leigheas, an tAltranas agus Gradam Alumni don Dlí, an Beartas Poiblí agus an Rialtas na hEolaíochtaí Sláinte Urraithe ag Ronan Daly Jermyn Urraithe ag Medtronic An Dr Tom Courtney, Comhpháirtí Corparáideach le An Dr Eileen Naughten, Leanbhlia Comhairleach ar scor. Arthur Cox. Gradam Alumni don Rannpháirtíocht sa Spórt Urraithe ag Banc na hÉireann An Dr Eoghan Clifford, Buaiteoir bonn óir Pharailimpigh agus Léachtóir in OÉ Gaillimh, agus Deirdre Mongan, Lúthchleasaí Parailimpeach.

30 | DUAISEANNA AGUS ÉACHTAÍ Le linn na bliana, d’éirigh thar cionn le comhaltaí foirne OÉ Gaillimh ina gcuid réimsí ar leith agus tugadh aitheantas dóibh as a gcion tábhachtach féin atá déanta acu ar go leor bealaí. Ina measc siúd bhí:

An Dr Jessamyn Fairfield, Scoil na Fisice, ar bronnadh Bonn An Dr Jerome Sheahan, Scoil na Matamaitice, ar ainmnigh Mary Somerville ó Institiúid na Fisice uirthi. a chuid mac léinn é mar Laoch Teagaisc 2016 sna Gradaim Náisiúnta do Laoch Teagaisc le gairid. An tOllamh Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, Disciplín na Staire agus Institiúid de Móra, ar bronnadh comhaltacht Parnell sa Léann An tOllamh Fidelma Dunne, Ollamh Pearsanta le Leigheas, a Éireannach ag Ollscoil Cambridge do 2017- 2018 air. bhuaigh an mórghradam ag Gradaim Chúram Sláinte na hÉireann 2016 ar ‘Cúram réamhthoirchis do mhná le diaibéiteas’. Uachtarán na hOllscoile, an Dr Jim Browne, Sylvie Lannegrand, Disciplín na Fraincise, agus an tOllamh JC Desplat, Stiúrthóir An Dr Martin O’Halloran, léachtóir le Teicneolaíochtaí ICHEC a fuair an gradam Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Leighis, ar bronnadh gradam don Taighdeoir Luathghairme Académiques ó Ambasadóir na Fraince chun na hÉireann, a Fhondúireacht Eolaíochta Éireann air. Shoilse Jean-Pierre Thébault. An Dr Tony Hall, léachtóir le Teicneolaíocht an Oideachais, a An tOllamh Donncha O’Connell, Scoil an Dlí, a cheap an toghadh mar Chomhalta de Chumann Idirnáisiúnta do Dhearadh Rialtas ar an gCoimisiún i dtaca le Todhchaí na Póilíneachta in agus Forbairt san Oideachas. Éirinn. An tOllamh Daniel Carey, Stiúrthóir Institiúid de Móra, a Brendan Smith, Oifigeach Oideachais Pobail agus For-rochtana ceapadh ar Bhord Chomhairle Taighde na hÉireann in 2016. ó Ionad Anailísíochta Sonraí Insight, a fógraíodh mar Oibrí An tOllamh Michael Kane, Ollamh Emeritus le Fiseolaíocht, Deonach na Bliana de chuid Chomhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe. a bhuaigh an gradam taighde is fearr in 2016 de chuid an An tOllamh Henry Curran, Stiúrthóir Ionad Ceimice Dócháin, Chumainn Atáirgthe agus Torthúlachta, agus Bonn Marshall ar bronnadh Gradam Bonn Óir Boyle Higgins 2017 air. bronnta air. An Dr Rónán Kennedy, Scoil an Dlí, agus taighdeoir in Kieran Hoare, Cartlannaí i Leabharlann Shéamais Uí Argadáin, a Institiúid Uí Riain, a ceapadh ar Choiste Comhairleach na ceapadh ar an gComhairle um an gCartlann Náisiúnta. Gníomhaireachta um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil. Caroline Loughnane, an Rúnaí Acadúil a ceapadh ina Stiúrthóir An Dr Elaine Toomey, Taighdeoir Iardhochtúireachta, Grúpa ar Bhord Ghaillimh 2020. Taighde don Athrú Iompraíochta Sláinte, ar bronnadh Duais Liz McConnell, an Stiúrthóir Gnóthaí Pobail, a ceapadh ina Leamer-Rosenthal uirthi. Stiúrthóir ar an mBord Music for Galway agus Amharclann an Druid. Michelle Ní Chróinín, Oifigeach Preasa, a athcheapadh ar bhord TG4 agus a ceapadh mar Chathaoirleach eatramhach in 2017.

Ag Mórfhéasta Dhuaiseanna Alumni OÉ Gaillimh 2017 bhí (ar chúl, c-d): An Dr Eileen Naughten, Gradam Alumni don Leigheas, an tAltranas agus na hEolaíochtaí Sláinte; Mike McCormack, Gradam do na Dána, an Litríocht agus an Léann Ceilteach; an Dr Eoghan Clifford, Comh-Ghradam Alumni don Rannpháirtíocht sa Spórt; an Dr Jim Browne, Uachtarán OÉ Gaillimh; Michael Fitzgerald, a ghlac le Gradam Alumni don Innealtóireacht, an Eolaíocht agus an Teicneolaíocht thar ceann Anne-Marie Farrell; agus an Dr Tom Courtney, Gradam Alumni don Dlí, an Beartas Poiblí agus an Rialtas. Chun tosaigh, c-d: Eimear Ní Chonaola, Láithreoir Nuachta TG4 agus Bean an Tí don ócáid; an Dr Deirdre Mongan, Comh-Ghradam Alumni don Rannpháirtíocht sa Spórt; agus Tara McCarthy, Gradam Alumni don Ghnó agus an Tráchtáil.

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Eile G €16.1m i Táillí Ioncam Mac Léinn Eolas faoi OÉ Gaillimh Ioncam 2016/17 Taighde IONCAM BLIANTÚIL €110m • Bunaíodh an Ollscoil sa bhliain 1845 Tá ioncam bliantúil €52.3m €218.1m • Tá os cionn 90,000 alumni i mbreis is 107 tír €218.1 milliún ag an ar fud an domhain Ollscoil agus caiteachas Deontas caipitil thart ar €18 Stáit • Bronnadh céim ar 5,693 mac léinn in 2016/17 milliún. • Bronnadh céim PhD ar 172 mac léinn in €39.7m 2016/17

Aistriú Teicneolaíochta Foireann Bainistíochta na hOllscoile agus Tráchtálú An Dr James J. Browne An tUachtarán Chuaigh éiceachóras nuálaíochta agus An tOllamh Pól Ó Dochartaigh An Meabhránaí agus Uachtarán Ionaid fiontraíochta OÉ Gaillimh ó neart go neart arís An tOllamh Chris Curtin An Leas-Uachtarán do Nuálaíocht agus Feidhmíocht le linn na bliana acadúla 2016/2017. Dá thoradh seo, tá tráchtálú á dhéanamh ar aschuir thaighde An tOllamh Lokesh Joshi An Leas-Uachtarán Taighde agus comhoibriú á dhéanamh le hearnáil na An Dr Pat Morgan An Leas-Uachtarán d’Eispéireas na Mac Léinn tionsclaíochta, tá cuideachtaí nua cruthaithe agus tá tacaíochtaí ar fáil do chuideachtaí An tOllamh Anne Scott An Leas-Uachtarán Comhionannais agus Éagsúlachta nuathionscanta áitiúla: An tUasal Gearóid Ó Conluain Rúnaí na hOllscoile • 46 comhthionscadal nua Taighde agus Mary Dooley, Uasal An Sparánaí Forbartha le comhpháirtithe tionsclaíochta. • Cláraíodh 38 faisnéisiú fionnachtana nua. An tUasal John Gill An Príomhoifigeach Oibriúcháin • Bunaíodh 36 cuideachta nuathionscanta ar an gcampas, le tacaíocht ón Ionad Nuálaíochta Gnó. Údarás na hOllscoile • D’eascair 4 mhac-chuideachta nua eolaíochtaí An Breitheamh Onórach Catherine McGuinness An Cathaoirleach beatha ar a n-áirítear: Onkommune Teoranta atá ag forbairt teiripithe ceallacha chun Táillí agus agus Costais Costais cóir leighis a chur ar fáil don ghalar ailse. Vetex Medical Teoranta atá ag forbairt feiste Baill Sheachtracha Baill Inmheánacha cataitéir nua i dtaca le trombasachtóime. Loci Údarás na hOllscoile Údarás na hOllscoile Orthopaedics atá ag díriú ar airtríteas in alt na Táillí iníoctha náid náid hordóige a leigheas. Signum Surgical Teoranta atá ag forbairt ionchlannán chun cuidiú le Costais iníoctha €13,758.11 náid fadhb cholaireicteach ar a dtugtar fiostúil anasach a chneasú. (figiúirí don bhliain dar chríoch an 30 Meán Fómhair 2016)

Mic Léinn Mic Léinn Idirnáisiúnta Comhaltaí Foirne In 2016/17 bhí 18,065 mac léinn ag freastal In 2016/17, bhí 2,886 mac léinn idirnáisiúnta Is é OÉ Gaillimh an dara fostóir is mó i ar OÉ Gaillimh. as 110 tír éagsúil ag freastal ar OÉ Gaillimh. gCathair na Gaillimhe.

Fochéimithe 12,825 Fochéimithe 961 Iarchéimithe ar Chláir Mhúinte 2,748 Iarchéimithe ar Chláir Mhúinte 400 Comhaltaí Foirne Acadúla 1,067 Iarchéimithe ar Chláir Thaighde 1,247 Iarchéimithe ar Chláir Thaighde 411 Comhaltaí Foirne Taighde 650 Mic Léinn Mhalairte/ar Cuairt 1,083 Mic Léinn Erasmus, ar Cuairt agus Mic Comhaltaí Foirne Riaracháin / Mic Léinn eile 162 Léinn sa Scoil Samhraidh Idirnáisiúnta 1114 Tacaíochta 949

Iomlán 18,065 Iomlán 2,886 Iomlán 2,666

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