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Interim Chief Medical Officer
Professor Breda Smyth (College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences) has been appointed as interim Chief Medical Officer. More from RTÉ News, The Irish Times, Irish Independent here and here, Journal.ie, breakingnews.ie, Newstalk, Irish Health, and Medical Independent.
Scroll down for more of this week's news stories from across the University...
English Classes
RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime was on campus this week to speak to Ukrainian refugees taking English classes. Dr Maeve Egan (Global Galway - English Language Centre) is leading the programme after hearing from refugees and their needs at a special welcome evening hosted by Acadamh na hOllscoilaíochta in Carna last month.
The response of volunteers signing up to teach basic English was so good that within a week Dr Egan has organised classes three times a week to more than 130 refugees living on campus.
Listen back here @17.00.
Upcoming events - Imeachtaí le teacht
Sun, 19/06/2022 - Free Tai Chi Sunday - Movement is Key - Human Resources
Fri, 24/06/2022 - 800 YEARS OF CARE INSTITUTIONS IN GALWAY - AN URBAN WALK - School of Medicine
Fri, 24/06/2022 - International Pathway Centres: towards an understanding of their value - International Office
Let’s talk about Menopause
NUI Galway staff are invited to join a staff wellbeing event on 21st June at 11am in the O’Donoghue Theatre centered around the topic “Female Menopause”. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers with panel members.
Register here.
Impact 2030
Join us Wednesday 22 June, 4.30-5.30pm with special guest Professor Philip Nolan for a discussion to explore the vision of a new strategy and plans to enhance Ireland’s research and innovation ecosystem for greatest impact.
Register here.
Your Next Steps
Your next steps takes place on Wednesday 22nd of June at 6pm and is an informal networking event to discuss career ambitions and postgraduate study options. Find out about full-time, part-time, and professional courses available and get advice on funding, scholarships, and applications.
Spectrum Life Health Seminars - July 14th 2022
Learning and Development have organised a Spectrum Life Health seminar day on July 14th, 2022. For more information and to register for the seminars, click here.
Cois Coiribe
Experience the Most Biodiverse Campus in Ireland by Sound
Home to a mixture of important habitats, our NUI Galway campus has been identified as the most biodiverse university campus in Ireland. As part of Cois Coiribe Sustainability, Nuala Ní Chonghaile joins Caitriona Carlin from the Ryan Institute and School of Natural Sciences, on a walk through the Biodiversity Trail. Listen here.
NUI Galway in the Media - OÉ Gaillimh sna Meáin
Supercomputer host: The Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) at NUI Galway is one of five European sites selected to host new world-class supercomputer. More from RTÉ News, Silicon Republic, Breakingnews.ie, Tech Central, and Business Plus.
Student accommodation: President Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh spoke to Newstalk’s The Pat Kenny Show about the difficulties students face securing accommodation this Autumn. Listen back here.
War crime: Professor Ray Murphy (Irish Centre for Human Rights) spoke to Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show about what constitutes a war crime, and why are some nations seemingly immune from prosecution. Listen back here.
Family Histories of World War II: Survivors and Descendants: Dr Róisín Healy and Dr Gearóid Barry (School of History) were both guests on Newstalk’s Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan to talk about their book 'Family Histories of World War II: Survivors and Descendants'. Listen here @34.04
Emergency district court law: Professor Donncha O’Connell (School of Law) has expressed his disappointment that Justice Minister Helen McEntee is legislating against the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland recommendation, which was published report in September 2018, that a public prosecution system take over the function provided by the Gardaí. Read more here.
Northern Ireland Protocol: Professor Niall Ó Dochartaigh (School of Political Science and Sociology) spoke to Deutsche Welle TV about the Northern Ireland Protocol. Watch back here.
Illegal adoption: In a new book on redress and Ireland’s institutions, Mary Harney, a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Human Rights, tells her story of illegal adoption and the abuse and neglect that followed. More from Journal.ie.
Restoring native populations: Restoring native predator mammal populations, including reintroducing the lynx to Europe and even Ireland, could help to keep in check the most problematic invasive species around the world. The study involved a team of researchers including Dr Colin Lawton (Ryan Institute), Queen’s University Belfast, University of Aberdeen, Heriot-Watt, and Cornell University. More from The Irish Times.
Energy drinks ban: Dr Colette Kelly (Health Promotion) discussed a new proposal by the Welsh government to ban energy drinks under 16’s in a bid to tackle obesity rates, and whether Ireland should adopt a similar policy. More from RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime @2.25.50.
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What have we learned from 100 years of Irish language policy? by Dr John Walsh, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Is it time to tax the thousands of vacant houses in Ireland? by Dr Gerard Turley and Dr Stephen McNena, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics
Can Ireland meet its Zero HIV targets by 2030? by Dr Elena Vaughan, Health Promotion Research Centre
8 times Ulysses made a splash on stage and screen by Dr Barry Houlihan, Library
5 things older LGBTQ+ people need you to know by Megan Oglesby, School of Health Sciences, and Dr Sinéad Hynes, Occupational Therapy
The deadline for submissions to An Dialann is: Thursday, 12pm
Is é an sprioc-am chun uaslódáil chuig An Dialann ná: Déardaoin, 12pm
An Dialann is compiled by Deirdre Lydon and Sheila Gorham, Marketing and Communications office.
Is iad Deirdre Lydon agus Sheila Gorham, an Oifig Margaíochta agus Cumarsáide, a chuireann An Dialann le chéile.