Organisation: University of Galway

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Timing of oral exams for Leaving Cert students is being evaluated 
Timing of oral exams for Leaving Cert students is being evaluated 
State Examinations Commission is assessing the impact of holding Leaving Cert oral exams during the Easter break, following calls to return to pre-pandemic norms

Wed, 29 Nov, 2023

Neil Fox: Remembering road traffic victims is a chance to make change
Neil Fox: Remembering road traffic victims is a chance to make change
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is a time to reflect and take stock, writes NEIL FOX, who lost his sister to a traffic accident in 2016

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

Teacher trainees cash incentives
Consent lessons should be expanded to secondary schools, Oireachtas committee told
An Oireachtas committee has heard that some parents 'want to keep their children ignorant' about issues around intimacy and consent

Tue, 07 Nov, 2023

Animal testing continues to raise hackles in some quarters
Animal testing continues to raise hackles in some quarters
Animal testing is necessary says the Health Products Regulatory Authority, but not so claim certain animal welfare campaigners, who point to the rehoming of rabbits by one university as a welcome first step and want greater transparency

Mon, 30 Oct, 2023

Consent classes among university projects to share €5.5m development fund
Consent classes among university projects to share €5.5m development fund
The University of Limerick's 'Greentown Project’ has helped children escape the clutches of criminal gangs

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

Richard Collins: Irish expert could help solve mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Richard Collins: Irish expert could help solve mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Barnacle research may help reveal location of lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

Sun, 24 Sep, 2023

Online report
Failure to address online abuse of female politicians could lead to silencing of women's voices
University of Galway research found that 96% of women surveyed had received abusive social media messages

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023

NIU Galway
'Revolutionary' implant uses AI to sense when patient needs drugs released into their body
The implantable device uses 'soft robotics' that more closely resembles the physical characteristics of living organisms

Thu, 31 Aug, 2023

Universities spend almost €850k on business class airfares
Universities spend almost €850k on business class airfares
UCD had the highest spend of the seven universities

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Young hedgehog in natural habitat
Wildlife rescuer helps after hedgehog with broken pelvis gives birth to five hoglets 
While there are no official numbers of hedgehogs, it is estimated there are around 5,000 in Ireland

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

Kildare v Down - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final
Spikes in covid infections linked to social gatherings after county finals — study
The study noted that other sources of spikes in individual counties included outbreaks in food processing plants and nursing homes

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Snorers almost twice as likely to have a stroke, study finds
Snorers almost twice as likely to have a stroke, study finds
People who experience sleep problems are more likely to have a stroke, new research has found.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Women prisoners unable to parent their children due to past traumas and addiction — study
Women prisoners unable to parent their children due to past traumas and addiction — study
Absence of their children in their lives — sometimes even before incarceration — had a huge impact on mothers, new research finds

Wed, 05 Apr, 2023

Mental health patient talking to the group at therapy.
Online news reporting on psychosis and schizophrenia needs to challenge stigma
A new report shows that while the overwhelming majority of articles avoided reinforcing stigma, very few articles actively challenged negative public perceptions

Sun, 02 Apr, 2023

Lecturer challenges suspension over 'false accusation' of 'sexual activity' with student
Lecturer challenges suspension over 'false accusation' of 'sexual activity' with student
The married father of two claims that the complaint was allegedly made by a colleague who Mr Roberts says allegedly "bears me considerable ill will"

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

System Security Specialist Working at System Control Center. Room is Full of Screens Displaying Various Information.
Security watchdog proposals show Ireland's 'addiction to weak oversight', says legal expert
Concerns have been expressed about some of the provisions setting up the Security Examiner

Sun, 26 Feb, 2023

Irish scientists publish first record of noble false widow spider feeding on pygmy shrew
Irish scientists publish first record of noble false widow spider feeding on pygmy shrew
It is the first time any species of false widow spider to prey on shrews anywhere in the world

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

Marine Casualty Investigation Board probes incident in which boats swept toward Galway's salmon weir
Marine Casualty Investigation Board probes incident in which boats swept toward Galway's salmon weir
In one of two incidents on the same day, up to 10 people were rescued

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

First robotic-guided heart surgery in UK and Ireland takes place in Galway
First robotic-guided heart surgery in UK and Ireland takes place in Galway
Surgeons have carried out the first robotics-guided heart procedure in Ireland or the UK at Galway University Hospitals. This new technology allows surgeons to use remotely controlled technology to manipulate equipment.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2023

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Scientists in Galway find glyphosate traces in one quarter of people tested
Scientists investigating exposure to glyphosate, found in Roundup commonly sprayed on weeds, among Irish households have detected low levels of the herbicide in a quarter of people tested.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2023

Breakthrough in treating superbugs like MRSA by University of Galway scientists
Breakthrough in treating superbugs like MRSA by University of Galway scientists
Scientists have shown MRSA could be much more efficiently killed by penicillin-type antibiotics when combined with purines, which are the building blocks for DNA

Tue, 17 Jan, 2023

Confronting porn: ‘What’s going on with our children? You gave them the phones’
Confronting porn: ‘What’s going on with our children? You gave them the phones’
In the second of three articles, CONOR CAPPLIS hears from experts who caution parents of the effect pornography can have on children — and the likelihood that they are seeing it

Wed, 04 Jan, 2023

Scientists recover 'one of the most striking fossil finds in the last century' from Hook Head
Scientists recover 'one of the most striking fossil finds in the last century' from Hook Head
The find shows the dramatic moment almost 350 million years ago when over 200 sea urchins died together on the seafloor

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Glasses of Beer and Peanuts on a Wooden Table at a Pub, a Close Up
High alcohol intake linked with 57% increase in stroke
The global study looked at the key risk factors for stroke in different regions of the world focusing on the role of alcohol intake and stroke risk

Thu, 27 Oct, 2022

Age of consent 'needs to be examined' as free contraception scheme extended 
Age of consent 'needs to be examined' as free contraception scheme extended 
The age of consent in Ireland needs to be looked at as Budget 2023 saw the expansion of free contraception to women aged between 16 and 30 — yet the consent age is 17, warned Dr Padraig MacNeela, active consent programme co-lead at the University of ...

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

International scientists use Cork Harbour to devise water quality measure
International scientists use Cork Harbour to devise water quality measure
University of Galway researchers, in collaboration with Charles Sturt University in Australia, used artificial intelligence and data mining in the harbour to come up with the tool

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

Toxic culture: Where scorpion stings and tarantula bites are all in a day's work
Toxic culture: Where scorpion stings and tarantula bites are all in a day's work
The venom systems laboratory at the University of Galway’s Ryan Institute is involved in studying up to 150 species, from snakes to scorpions, centipedes to tarantulas, to test the pharmaceutical potential of their venom, writes Lorna Siggins

Sat, 03 Sep, 2022

Tolkien fans to descend on the Burren
Tolkien fans to descend on the Burren

When Mr Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in... Co Clare.

Tue, 07 May, 2013

Local authorities ‘may be in breach’ of human rights

LOCAL authorities could be sued in the courts under little-known, but powerful, European rights, according to a leading legal expert.

Mon, 18 Oct, 2004

State will face ‘banished-babies’ litigation,’ expert predicts

IRISH-BORN children deported with their parents will return and sue the State for breaches of their constitutional rights, a legal expert predicted yesterday.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2003

Neptune on the Brink of Success

Neptune are only two victories away from the Superleague title following their 85-72 victory over Tralee Tigers on Wednesday night.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2003

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