National University of Ireland Galway

National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) is the leading higher education and research organisation in the Western, Northern and Midland regions of Ireland. It has a student population of over 20,000, with over a 1,000 studying at MSc/PhD levels. NUI Galway although a relative young, but rapidly expanding, research-led University and has an overall ranking of 271st in the QS world university rankings for 2015 and in the range of 250-275 in the Times Higher Education world rankings for 2015/2016.

NUI Galway's mission is to foster a vibrant community of students and staff, where distinguished learning, impactful research, and creative thinking are shared with the world.

Our vision is that NUI Galway will be a leading global university, renowned for our distinctive areas of research, recognised as an institution of choice
for our teaching and scholarship, celebrated for our outstanding engagement with wider society, and enriched by a dynamic network of partnerships.

The activities and work of NUI Galway are underpinned by five core values:
• Ambition – we share a drive for excellence and leadership, working to a
common purpose with confidence in our mission
• Creativity – inspired by our unique location, a distinctive spirit of creativity
imbues everything we do
• Impact – our engagement and actions will make a meaningful difference in
Galway, across the country, and around the world
• Collaboration – strong, mutually-beneficial partnerships are at the heart of
our approach, as we engage locally and internationally
• Integrity – building on our rich heritage, we value openness, diversity and
good citizenship

Over the past ten years the University has invested heavily (excess of 400 million Euro) in its research & teaching infrastructure. The most recent additions are the Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS) and the Lambe Institute for Translational Research and HRB Clinical Research Facility. ILAS opened in November 2015 and is a newly designated research institute for the applied social sciences at NUI Galway. The Institute supports applied research that informs policy development and practice to make a positive difference to people’s lives. ILAS brings together existing work in relation to targeted populations, such as older persons, children and families, and persons with disabilities into one domain of research, teaching and policy. The core function of the Institute is the pursuit of interdisciplinary research in the social sciences by creatively integrating the rich and diverse intellectual resources from within the University and beyond. The Lambe Institute for Translational Research and HRB Clinical Research Facility at University Hospital opened in September 2015. The co-location of these two facilities in one building on hospital grounds will mean basic laboratory research conducted in the translational research facility can be evaluated in clinical trials in the clinical research facility and ultimately benefit patients faster.

Current Research Income
In 2014, University income was €209 million of which €55 million was from externally funded research. In Horizon 2020, NUI Galway has the highest success rate among Irish universities at 21.8%. Already, 39 different projects have been funded which has brought more than €19.5 million to NUI Galway. (The total EC funding for these projects comes to more than €135 million). These European awards included successes in ERC, Marie Curie, Cooperation and Capacities programmes.

Current involvement in Research and Training Programmes
NUI Galway is currently coordinating four Horizon2020 ITNs:
• Tendon Therapy Train, Co-ordinator: Dimitrios Zeugolis
• BrainMat Train, Co-ordinator: Abhay Pandit
• List_MAPS, Co-ordinator: Conor O Byrne
• TRAIN-ERS, Co-ordinator: Afshin Samali

NUI Galway also places a strong focus on providing a supportive and exciting environment for its researchers and was awarded the “HR Excellence in Research” logo by the European Commission in late 2013. To date, NUI Galway has been awarded five Marie Curie Individual Fellowships under H2020.

NUI Galway researchers are also partners and coordinators on multiple awards across Societal Challenges, Industrial Leadership, and Excellent Science. These awards have been secured by researchers in the following Schools and Colleges at NUI Galway: Political Science and Sociology, Business and Economics, Medicine, Law, Engineering and Informatics, Psychology, Physics, Natural Sciences, ICHEC, History, Chemistry, Geography and Archaelogy, Nursing and Midwifery.

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No lobbyists with EP accreditations

The number of persons included above relate only to contract researchers and does not include academic staff or support staff employed on EU-funded grants.

Ann Ryan (Head of Research)

Mr Peter Feeney (University Solicitor)

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