Ninth Level Ireland

“President Michael D Higgins will address the 2013 Coimbra Group Annual Conference taking place at NUI, Galway this week. This is the first time that NUI Galway has hosted the event in 25 years. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Creativity, Research and Innovation in Universities’. The conference will run from Wednesday May 22 to Friday May 24 …” (more)

[Ebhan Loughlin, Galway Advertiser, 23 May]

“NUI Galway has become the only university in the State outside Dublin to secure a prestigious international accreditation for its MBA programme …” (more)

[Lorna Siggins, Irish Times, 20 May]

“No legislation or guidelines in place to support research using human embryos. Embryonic stem cells are highly-prized because they can turn into any type of cell in the body, like heart cells, muscles or neurons …” (more)

[Carl O'Brien, Irish Times, 17 May]

“Eight Irish universities have made the global top 200 for specific subject areas in the QS World University Rankings …” (more)

[Louise Holden, Irish Times, 8 May]

[The QS subject rankings are here.]

“A group of academics from universities, institutes of technology, private colleges and professional law schools gathered recently at a conference in Galway to consider the development of clinical legal education in Ireland …” (more)

[Irish Times, 6 May]

“A new European project involving NUI Galway aims to develop a cross-European university teaching programme in the growing multidisciplinary field of prevention science in order to help prevent non-communicable diseases …” (more)

[Irish Medical Times, 1 May]

“Judge Catherine McGuinness has been appointed chair of NUI Galway’s Údarás na hOllscoile (governing authority). McGuinness is a retired Supreme Court judge, former senator and lifelong activist …” (more)

[Grainne Rothery, Business and Leadership, 2 May]

“Waterford Institute of Technology and Trinity College Dublin dealt with the highest number of allegations of bullying among its staff and students in the past five years, with WIT paying more than €100,000 in investigation and legal fees …” (more)

[Irish Examiner, 29 April]

“University College Dublin Students’ Union Vice President for Entertainments, Eoin Heffernan has announced that RAG (Raise and Give) will once more occur in UCD. This year, however, the fundraiser will run more as a concept rather than a traditional series of events …” (more)

[Jack Walsh, University Observer, 22 April]

“NUI Galway has received a donation of €1 million. The Dr Tony Ryan Trust donated the money to support scholarship and innovation in environment, marine and energy as well as the university’s access programme …” (more)

[TheJournal.ie, 25 March]

“A celebration of the achievements of NUI Galway’s alumni took place in the Bailey Allen Hall on campus Saturday night with special guest An Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore TD …” (more)

[Karina Corbett, Business and Leadership, 15 March]

“Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week’s programme I spoke to Catherine Cronin, who is Academic Coordinator of online IT programmes and lecturer in IT at NUI Galway about girls and women and technology and about online learning …” (mp3)

[Inside Education on 103.2 Dublin City FM, 12 March]

“Was having lunch at NUI Galway when a lunatic dressed as Santa Claus stumbled into the eating area and started causing trouble. It wasn’t long before the college security showed up and removed him quite unceremoniously!!!!!!” (video)

[YouTube, 26 February]

“Research into wave energy and how to screen babies for diseases are among the five projects from University College Cork chosen for a funding boost. The university will lead five out of the seven research projects chosen for the €300m fund for science research over the next six years …” (more)

[Mary Regan, Irish Examiner, 26 February]

“I remember RAG week in NUI Galway as being a time of de-stressing, not having to go to some lectures, because the professors themselves didn’t expect students to show up. But from 1988 to 1991 I was a broke student …” (more)

[Breise! Breise! Extra! Extra!, 23 February]

“RAG Week is a topic that has provokes strong emotions in recent weeks, but what is RAG all about? Where did RAG Week come from? What does the future hold for RAG? …” (more)

[Daithí de Buitléir, TheJournal.ie, 23 February]

“Rocket engineers at NUI Galway are developing new materials that will reduce the cost of launching rockets into space … ” (more)

[Marie Madden, Galway Independent, 23 February]

“Dublin Institute of Technology have been told Ballymun Kickhams player Seán George could face a lengthy suspension if he plays against holders Dublin City University in this afternoon’s Irish Daily Mail Sigerson Cup semi-final at Athlone IT …” (more)

[Irish Times, 22 February]

“Galway gardaí have commended local publicans for their co-operation during this week’s unofficial RAG Week celebrations …” (more)

[Marie Madden, Galway Independent, 21 February]

“An unidentified student was filmed having a physical altercation with a bouncer on Tuesday in Supermacs on Eyre Square. It is not known how the fight started, but when the video begins, we see a bouncer under the employ of Irish fast food chain Supermacs holding one person by his collar, before turning his attention to another man in a blue t-shirt, who appears to be stepping in to help his friend …” (more)

[Stephen McGovern, College Times, 20 February]