-
Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
-
University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
-
About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
-
Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
University of Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
-
Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
-
Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
-
Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
-
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Jim Duggan
Dr. Jim DugganDr. Duggan’s interest is in policy modelling to investigate the feedback interactions between economical and energy policies and the environment. He is lead investigator with the System Dynamics Research Group at NUI Galway, and specialises in the design of computational methods to model complex social systems.
Health Care Demographic Model 2030
This research will take as a case study the Irish Healthcare system, and develop a dynamic model to project the impact of chronic illness – such as diabetes – on the health service. The model will be informed by similar studies in the US and UK, and be strongly grounded in empirical data.
Automated Task Allocation for Software Project Management
Software development is a complex activity, requiring the coordination of people and resources in the context of changing customer demands. Accurate and adaptive schedule development requires intelligent algorithms that can react to realtime changes in project status. This project will build on existing work in the area of multiple objective optimisation, in order to find ways to improve schedule efficiencies.
Agent-Based Models to Support Pandemic Planning
The goal of this research is to build agent-based models of infectious diseases spread, based on key cohorts and data from previous epidemics. Informed by census data on population profiles and area densities, the models will be calibrated and refined to support policy planning, in terms of vaccination and social distancing measures.
