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Award-winning ‘Blue Planet’ cameraman to present at SeaFest 2018

Flyboarding and seafood cooking demos, free kayaking, sailing, films and talks by Emmy and BAFTA-award winning underwater cameraman Doug Allan - all this and...

Underwater observatory in Galway Bay comes up for maintenance

The Marine Institute's SmartBay underwater observatory has come ashore this week for essential maintenance of its instruments. The underwater observatory has spent the past 15...

Ocean Wealth Summit comes to Galway in June

Seafood and marine industry leaders will gather at the fifth annual “Our Ocean Wealth” Summit in a purpose-built marquee at Galway Docks, on June...

Galway study shows high percentage of fish in Atlantic ingesting plastic

A study carried out by marine scientists at NUI Galway found that 73% out of 233 deep water fish from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean...

High-profile Galwegians to go plastic-free for a whole week

Could you go plastic-free? High profile Galweigans are taking on the challenge of living ‘plastic free’ for a week, as part of Plastic Free Week...

Galway prawn under threat by contaminated water

Tiny particles of plastic is causing the problems. An increase in pollution may have "significant risks" for seacreatures, including the Galway Bay prawn, researchers have...

Galway Libraries project wins gold at annual LAMA Awards

A unique Galway Libraries project aimed at promoting community participation, social inclusion, and the protection of heritage and the environment has been named overall...

Full event programme for Culture Night 2022 in Galway city

The full listings for Culture Night 2022 in Galway have been released with dozens of events organised across the city on Friday 22 September. Two...

NUI Galway celebrates seven Fulbright awards

Seven academics, researchers and graduates of NUI Galway have been named among the 40 Fulbright awardees in Ireland for 2022-2023. Each year, the Fulbright programme...

Over the Edge returns for May virtual open reading

The May ‘Over The Edge: Open Reading’ takes place on Zoom on Thursday, May 27 at the usual Over The Edge time 6.30-8.00pm (local...

Subsea telecoms cable will be a “digital bridge” connecting Galway and Iceland

Galway will benefit from serving as the hub of a subsea telecoms cable connecting Ireland with Iceland, and onwards towards Denmark and the Nordics. Icelandic...

€10 million project highlighting importance of peatlands to the climate

NUI Galway will be helping to lead a €10 million EU project to highlight the importance of peatlands to helping to combat climate change. The...

NUIG PhD student wins prestigious national research award

Dr Kathryn Schoenrock, a PhD researcher at NUIG, has been recognised for her her exceptional achievements with the Irish Research Council’s Early Career Researcher of...

Millions secured for Corncrake conservation efforts in the west

The National Parks and Wildlife service has secured €4.3 million in EU funding for the conservation of the Corncrake in the west of Ireland. Once...

Study finds octopus skin gets more warty the deeper they live

It's commonly accepted that you shouldn't judge someone based on their appearance, but you can tell a lot about an octopus by how warty...

GMIT open evening showcases courses on offer

GMIT is holding an open evening at its Galway campus this week to highlight the wide range of part-time, Springboard+ and flexible courses available...

NUIG students plough the ocean waves aboard the Celtic Explorer

Scientists and students from NUIG's Ryan Institute spent a day on the seas aboard the RV Celtic Explorer for Ocean Sampling Day 2019. Ocean Sampling Day...

Plastic pollution in our oceans even worse for the environment than believed

The pollution of our oceans of oceans by marine litter and microplastics could be having an even worse affect on the environment than previously...

Galway scientist exploring the depths of the Indian Ocean

There are still blank spots on the maps, and Prof Louise Allcock from NUI Galway is tackling that on an expedition to explore the...

NUI Galway plans to demolish fish tank storage facility ruined by fire

NUI Galway is seeking approval to demolish and rebuild part of a marine research facility in Carna that was gutted by fire last year. The...

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