2,400 University of Galway graduates receive degrees in Autumn Conferring

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Graduating with an Honours Bachelor of Civil Law from University of Galway were Andrea Casburn from Bushypark, Galway and Rachel Kavanagh from Clarinbridge, Co Galway. Photo: Andrew Downes, Xposure

University of Galway has celebrated the achievements of more than 2,400 graduates during its autumn conferring ceremonies.

Graduates, including 48 who qualified with a PhD, from across the University’s four Colleges were conferred with postgraduate and undergraduate degrees.

The autumn conferring took place in a series of ceremonies on campus, with the new graduates joining the ranks of over 131,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide.

The celebrations took place on campus in Galway City from October 15th to 21st.

Professor David Burn, President of University of Galway, said that the conferring week is one of the highlights of the university calendar.

He described it as “A time to recognise the hard work, dedication, and excellence of our students, and the commitment of our staff who have supported them along the way.”

“We are very proud of our graduates as they embark on the next stage of their journey.”